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2:20 AM ET, April 20, 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.
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Emily Mae / CBS News:
Man kills 7 of his children and 1 other 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: CBS News 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 …
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Trump DOJ redoubling election scrutiny efforts … Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson rebuffed the demand, writing in a Sunday opinion piece that the request is “about a weaponized DOJ trying to please a president who doesn't want to be held accountable …
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:   DOJ demands Detroit-area 2024 ballots, escalating election scrutiny
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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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
U.S. takes Iran-flagged ship into custody, Trump says
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump says he'll send negotiators to Pakistan, Iran suspects trap
Simon Tisdall / The Guardian:
JD Vance could yet save his political skin. But it will mean turning on Trump - and soon
Discussion: Raw Story
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  —  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.
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
UAE official: More than 90% of Iran's targets were civilian infrastructure
Discussion: The Hill and ABC News
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Financial Times:   Impact of Iran war will hurt US even after conflict ends, economists warn
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: Raw Story and Salon
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
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:
Democrats Eye a Broader Battlefield to Capture Congress in November  —  Weighed down by President Trump's approval ratings, some Republican incumbents are struggling to raise money while Democrats look for targets like a Tennessee seat south of Nashville.  —  As the mule-drawn floats …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Politico
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.
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
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Harry Keyishian, Lead Plaintiff in Academic Freedom Case, Dies at 93  —  He was one of 5 University of Buffalo faculty members fired for not signing loyalty oaths.  In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled in their favor.  —  Harry Keyishian, one of five University of Buffalo faculty members …
 
 
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Al Jazeera:
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Associated Press:
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Dems kick off 5-city fight to host 2028 convention
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 Earlier Items: 
New York Post:
3 University of Iowa students wounded in mass shooting, wild brawl near campus
Ronny Reyes / New York Post:
Glam Iranian businesswoman busted at LAX, charged with helping regime sell drones, bombs and ammo
Politico:
Battleground Republicans are starting to worry about the Senate
Discussion: Raw Story and Wide World of News
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Syrian Billionaires Needed a Favor in Washington. They Invoked the Trump Name.
Advocate:
A forceful opening  —  The opinion opened with unusually blunt language, calling out the case …
Discussion: Reason