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Garrett Downs / CNBC:
U.S. struck, seized Iranian-flagged ship Touska in Gulf of Oman, Trump says … A U.S Navy guided missile destroyer fired on and disabled an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman before Marines boarded and seized the vessel, President Donald Trump said Sunday.
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Bloomberg:
Iran Wavers on Peace Talks as Tensions Rise After US Seizes Ship — Iran Can Sustain the War for Months: Johns Hopkins' Slim — Video Player is loading. — Unmute — Current Time 0:00 Loaded: 5.57% Playback Rate — captions off, selected — English — This is a modal window.
Politico:
Trump's inconvenient truth — With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray — Good Monday morning. This is Jack Blanchard, fresh off a sun-baked weekend in beautiful West Virginia, where the kids hunted for salamanders in an icy mountain lake and your author discovered the joys of hot pepper jelly.
New York Times:
Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Attacks Iranian Cargo Ship While Preparing for New Round of Talks
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
U.S. takes Iran-flagged ship into custody, Trump says
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump says he'll send negotiators to Pakistan, Iran suspects trap
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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 …
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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 …
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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Trump DOJ redoubling election scrutiny efforts
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Detroit Free Press, Washington Examiner and The Gateway Pundit
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
DOJ demands Detroit-area 2024 ballots, escalating election scrutiny
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The Independent
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.
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New York Times:
Haunted by ‘Dark Thoughts,’ Louisiana Father Kills 8 Children
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Christina Schaefer / KSLA-TV:
8 Shreveport children dead after what began as a domestic dispute, police say
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Wall Street Journal:
U.A.E. Asks U.S. About a Wartime Financial Lifeline — Emirati officials speak with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about accessing dollars if Middle East conflict drags on — WASHINGTON—The United Arab Emirates has opened talks with the U.S. about obtaining a financial backstop in case …
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María Paula Mijares Torres / Bloomberg:
UAE in Talks With US for Possible Financial Lifeline, WSJ Says
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
UAE official: More than 90% of Iran's targets were civilian infrastructure
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The Hill, ABC News and Middle East Monitor
New York Times:
Energy Secretary Says Gas Prices May Stay Above $3 Until 2027 — Secretary of Energy Chris Wright's acknowledgment in a TV interview undercut President Trump's earlier claim that price increases would be “short-term.” — Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said on Sunday that gasoline prices …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why a Democratic Senate, Once Unthinkable, Is a Real Possibility — Helped by a favorable national environment and strong candidate recruitment, Democrats are tied or ahead in four Republican-held seats, polls show. — At the start of the 2026 election cycle, the Senate looked far out of reach for the Democrats.
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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.
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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Punchbowl News:
4/20/26☀️ AM: … The Strait of Hormuz remains closed, and oil prices are nearing $100 per barrel again. Plus, Trump is threatening to attack Iran's infrastructure unless a peace agreement is reached. — Vice President JD Vance, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are headed to Islamabad …
Al Weaver / NOTUS:
Senate Republicans Agonize as Trump Tramples on Tax Cut Message — “We're not even singing in the same tongue right now,” says one GOP senator about their sales pitch being overshadowed by Trump's feud with the pope and war in Iran. — Copy — Senate Republicans have one big …
Wall Street Journal:
Hegseth's Feud With Army Secretary Spills Into Public View — Spat comes as the military faces unprecedented commitments around the world — Soon after his first day at the Pentagon in early 2025, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll walked into his boss's office with a proposal.
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
How Trump is wooing Joe Rogan after their Iran split — President Trump and his administration officials are working aggressively behind the scenes to court Joe Rogan, even as the podcast titan torches the president over the Iran war. … The president knows that keeping him close still matters.
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Washington Post:
Uncertainty reigns at DOJ in the aftermath of Bondi's departure — Acting attorney general Todd Blanche has moved quickly to put his stamp on the department, but other Trump loyalists also appear to be vying for leading roles. — Summary — Since President Donald Trump tapped Todd Blanche …
Julian Mark / Washington Post:
Supreme Court justices are writing children's books — and earning big — The trend is fueled by their status as political celebrities in a deeply divided country. — Summary — Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch has been recognized for writing lofty — sometimes lengthy — judicial opinions on the country's biggest issues.
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