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8:00 PM ET, April 27, 2026

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Reuters:
Russian superyacht crosses blockaded Strait of Hormuz  —  A superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, shipping data showed, one of very few vessels to transit the blockaded shipping lane at the heart of the U.S.-Iran conflict.
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Reuters:
Germany's Merz says Iran is humiliating US as talks stall  —  German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday Iran's leadership was humiliating the United States and getting U.S. officials to travel to Pakistan and then leave without results, in an unusually abrupt rebuke over the conflict.
Associated Press:
Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts its blockade and the war ends, officials say
Michael Nienaber / Bloomberg:
Trump Being ‘Humiliated’ in Iran Talks, German Leader Says
Discussion: New Republic and Semafor
The Atlantic:
The Pentagon May Not Be Telling Trump the Full Picture About the War  —  Vice President J.D. Vance is worried that the U.S. is running low on weapons.  —  In closed-door meetings, J. D. Vance has repeatedly questioned the Defense Department's depiction of the war in Iran and whether …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
JD Vance can't escape the Iran war
Discussion: Washington Times and Raw Story
Fox News:
Ron DeSantis unveils new Florida congressional map that would give the GOP an extra four seats  —  FIRST ON FOX: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis revealed the new redistricted congressional map for the state, which shows the GOP gaining an extra four seats.  —  Should the state legislature …
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Virginia Supreme Court weighs legality of Democratic redistricting plan after voters approved it
CNBC:
Cole Allen charged with trying to assassinate Trump at WHCD event … Cole Tomas Allen, the man arrested after allegedly charging a security checkpoint for the White House Correspondents' Dinner, was criminally charged Monday with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump, who was in attendance at that event Saturday.
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Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Jeffries says AI data centers will be Dem priority … Jeffries' comment comes as House Democratic leadership's AI priorities are beginning to crystallize.  Earlier Monday, Republican Rep. Jay Obernolte and Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu — both members of leadership from California — introduced legislation to boost federal research on AI.
Garrett Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
The Trouble with Trump's Bunker and Ballroom  —  Is he building it to sustain an attack — or the end of democracy? … Saturday's incident was closer on the spectrum to the Clinton era “assassination attempt” when a guy opened fire on the White House with an AK-47 from the public sidewalk …
CNN:
Trump calls on ABC to fire Kimmel after he joked Melania was an ‘expectant widow’  —  President Donald Trump called Monday for ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel after he jokingly called first lady Melania Trump an “expectant widow” during a White House Correspondents' Dinner skit on his show last week.
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Emily Goodin / New York Post:
Melania Trump blasts ‘coward’ Jimmy Kimmel over ‘hateful’ monologue delivered days before WHCD shooting
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the E.P.A.  —  The agency's prestigious research office spent decades doing scientific work insulated from political pressure.  Now it's being dismantled.  —  For more than a half-century, a prestigious scientific arm of the federal government …
Discussion: Steady
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:   King Charles Will Speak of ‘Reconciliation and Renewal’ During Address to Congress
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Do Not Authorize The F@cking Ballroom  —  A message to frontline Democrats.  —  ∙ Paid  —  The upshot of the White House Correspondents' Association's limp decision to invite Donald Trump to its annual dinner has been to fuel a Republican propaganda blitz.
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Liam Scott / Washington Post:
First came the shooting. Then, the conspiracy theories.
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
CBS News ousts London bureau chief Claire Day after she clashed with Bari Weiss over Iran, Gaza coverage: sources  —  CBS News has ousted London bureau chief Claire Day after she clashed with editor-in-chief Bari Weiss over the network's coverage of Iran and Gaza, The Post has learned.
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Jamie Raskin's Harsh Trump Takedown on CNN Has Damning Hidden Message  —  Of all the media exchanges that unfolded in the wake of a deranged gunman's attack on the White House Correspondents' Dinner, the most telling by far was the one between CNN's Dana Bash and Representative Jamie Raskin on Sunday.
TMZ.com:
Reagan Shooter John Hinckley Says D.C. Hilton Not Secure, WHCD Shooting Proves It  —  REAGAN SHOOTER JOHN HINCKLEY BAD THINGS KEEP HAPPENING AT WASHINGTON HILTON ... Shut Down Big Events!!! … John Hinckley — the man who shot then-President Ronald Reagan in 1981 — says the Washington Hilton Hotel …
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
GOP member presses Johnson to hold vote on DHS funding as conservatives balk  —  Republican Rep. Nick Langworthy is pushing Speaker Mike Johnson to call up the stalled Homeland Security funding bill passed by the Senate for an immediate House vote following the weekend shooting …
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New York Times:
Sergey Brin Moves to the Right, With a ‘MAGA Girlfriend’ by His Side  —  After once backing liberal causes, the Google co-founder has praised President Trump, donated to Republicans and spent $57 million to try to block a California billionaire tax.  —  It was a holiday party …
Mike Konczal:
Cherry-Picking the Wrong Inflation Measures With Kevin Warsh  —  Let's play a game.  Below is a list of 13 inflation measures.  I want you to guess two of them.  Specifically I want you to guess the two inflation metrics Kevin Warsh said were his preferred measures during his Senate nomination hearing last week.
Scott MacFarlane Reports:
Journalist Katie Phang Files Suit Against Justice Department Over Epstein Files Release  —  Lawsuit alleges violation of law from “inappropriate”, “unexplained” and “incomplete” redactions  —  A former Justice Department prosecutor has filed a federal civil lawsuit, on behalf of journalist Katie Phang …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators losing confidence in Hegseth amid Pentagon turmoil  —  Editor's note: An earlier version of this article misattributed a quote describing a resignation of Gen. Randy George, the Army chief of staff, as a “real loss.”  House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.) described George's departure in those terms.
Reuters:
How Trump is moving to control U.S. elections, one state at a time  —  Reuters uncovered a broader-than-previously known Trump administration effort to gain federal control over elections, historically run locally, in at least eight states - using investigations, raids and demands for access to balloting systems and voter ID.
Discussion: The Daily Signal and Newsweek
Joe Gould / NOTUS:
This Democrat Is Offering Trump a Blueprint to Land an Iran Nuclear Deal  —  The only physicist in Congress argues Iran should get limited uranium enrichment under strict controls.  — Copy  —  Rep. Bill Foster, an Illinois Democrat and the only Ph.D. physicist in Congress …
Lawfare:
The Grand Conspiracy's New Prosecutor May Be the Case's Biggest Liability  —  Former Trump lawyer Joseph diGenova is one of the most vocal proponents of a conspiracy theory that he is now in charge of investigating.  —  annabower.bsky.social  —  Meet The Authors
Discussion: Raw Story
Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
Employment Agency Pushes Discrimination Cases That Match Trump's Agenda  —  Field staff at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission say they are being pressured to bring politically charged cases, even with little evidence.  —  Field staff at the federal agency that enforces civil rights laws …
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation
 
 
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The Economist:
Donald Trump is crushing America's farmers—yet they back him
Tampa Bay Times:
Making it official, Charlie Crist running for mayor of St. Petersburg
Discussion: The Hill and Florida Politics
Tripp Mickle / New York Times:
From Indiana to Idaho, a Backlash Against A.I. Gathers Momentum
Discussion: RedState and DNYUZ
Elaine Mallon / Fox News:
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
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Wall Street Journal:
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Trump backs idea of changing ICE's name to ‘NICE’
Fox News:
Supreme Court hands GOP a redistricting win by striking down lower court block on Texas map
Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
CDC delay of infant hepatitis B shot likely to raise infections, studies show
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Democrats' latest critique of Walmart is wrong — and dangerous
 

 
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OpenAI:
Microsoft and OpenAI amend their deal to let OpenAI serve all its products across any cloud provider; Microsoft will no longer pay a revenue share to OpenAI

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