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6:45 PM ET, April 19, 2026

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NBC News:
8 children killed in Louisiana mass shooting  —  The alleged gunman, who is related to some of the children, was killed after a vehicle chase, according to police.  —  Eight children were killed in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Sunday morning, according to police.
Discussion: UPI, Lawyers, Guns & Money and CBS News
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Johnny Diaz / New York Times:
8 Children Killed in Domestic Violence Shooting in Louisiana, Police Say  —  The authorities said a total of 10 people had been shot in a crime scene in Shreveport that involved multiple sites.  The gunman was fatally shot by officers.  —  Eight children were killed in a domestic violence shooting spree …
Christina Schaefer / KSLA-TV:
8 Shreveport children dead after what began as a domestic dispute, police say  —  Suspect fled to Bossier where he was shot by police  —  SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Authorities say eight children were killed in a domestic disturbance in Shreveport on W 79th Street.
Emily Mae / CBS News:
8 children killed in mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, police say
Anthony Blair / New York Post:
8 kids — ages 1 to 14 — killed in mass shooting across Shreveport, Louisiana — as gunman targets his ‘descendants’
Discussion: Metro.co.uk and The Daily Wire
Brentin Mock / Democracy Docket:
FBI Director says arrests ‘coming soon’ on 2020 rigged election conspiracy  —  FBI director Kash Patel said that his agency will soon make arrests - maybe this week - in connection to the 2020 presidential election, which he claims was rigged.  —  Patel's comments on Fox News anchor Maria …
Discussion: Washington Times and Mediaite
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NBC News:
Justice Department demands Michigan county turn over 2024 ballots  —  Michigan Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel dismissed the latest election inquiry from the Trump administration as “absurd” and “baseless.”  —  The Justice Department has demanded Wayne County, Michigan …
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:   DOJ demands Detroit-area 2024 ballots, escalating election scrutiny
NBC News:
Poll: Trump's approval rating hits second-term low as Americans sour on the economy and Iran war  —  Two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of inflation, according to an NBC News Decision Desk Poll, with some cracks emerging in his GOP support.
New York Times:
Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Attacks Iranian Cargo Ship While Preparing for New Round of Talks  —  President Trump said a Navy destroyer had attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Oman.  The White House said it is dispatching a high-level delegation, including Vice President JD Vance, to Pakistan for negotiations.
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
U.S. takes Iran-flagged ship into custody, Trump says
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Trump says US-Iran talks to continue Monday in Pakistan
Associated Press:
Iran doubles down on closing the Strait of Hormuz as the ceasefire nears expiration
María Paula Mijares Torres / Bloomberg:
UAE in Talks With US for Possible Financial Lifeline, WSJ Says  —  The United Arab Emirates has begun talks with the US about a financial backstop in case the Iran war plunges the country into further crisis, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials it didn't identify.
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NBC News:
Trump loyalist Joe diGenova now leading ‘grand conspiracy’ probe of Trump targets  —  DiGenova, 81, who was a federal prosecutor in the Reagan era, was a Fox News regular who joined an infamous news conference following Trump's 2020 election loss.  —  Joe diGenova, a former Trump campaign lawyer …
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emptywheel:
Todd Blanche Puts Dmitry Firtash's Onetime Lawyer In Charge of Criminalizing the Russian Investigation
Discussion: RedState
MS NOW:
‘Most important speech...that should never have been given’: Fmr Judge pans SCOTUS justice's remarks  —  At a recent event, the conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas delivered a grievance-soaked address that argued that progressivism is incompatible with the Declaration of Independence.
Discussion: Salon and Raw Story
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Syrian Billionaires Needed a Favor in Washington.  They Invoked the Trump Name.  —  The attempt by the Khayyats to influence foreign policy while discussions are underway about potential Trump family deals is an increasingly common feature of the president's second term.
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Why Yale's term paper on what's wrong with college gets a ‘D-’  —  By Yale's sad standards, the Ivy League university's new, high-profile report on why Americans have lost all faith in higher education deserves a grade of at least an ‘A-.’  —  Why?  Because nearly every student paper that's produced …
Discussion: The Free Press
Washington Post:
Trump's fixation on White House ballroom is increasing, Post analysis finds  —  The president has publicly highlighted his ballroom project on roughly a third of the days this year.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump had just begun a Jan. 9 meeting at the White House with oil …
New York Post:
3 University of Iowa students wounded in mass shooting, wild brawl near campus  —  At least three students were injured in a mass shooting a block away from the University of Iowa's campus during a wild brawl early Sunday.  —  Police were responding to a large fight at the Pedestrian Mall …
Arek Sarkissian / Politico:
Aspiring pot companies had big dreams for Florida.  Reality has hit hard. … “It's going to be a challenge, and I think expectations have been moderated,” said Jeffrey Sharkey, president of Medical Marijuana Business Association of Florida.  “There was always a sense that some of them would sell …
 
 
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Financial Times:
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Ben Geman / Axios:
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Ronny Reyes / New York Post:
Glam Iranian businesswoman busted at LAX, charged with helping regime sell drones, bombs and ammo
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Muslim Southerners Face a Fresh Wave of Hateful Political Rhetoric
Simon Tisdall / The Guardian:
JD Vance could yet save his political skin. But it will mean turning on Trump - and soon
Discussion: Raw Story
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Natalie Fertig / Politico:
In wake of political violence, states use campaign cash for personal security
Politico:
Battleground Republicans are starting to worry about the Senate
Discussion: Raw Story and Wide World of News
Advocate:
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NBC News:
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