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10:40 PM ET, April 27, 2026

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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
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 …
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NBC News:
Congressional Republicans are split on using taxpayer funds to build Trump's ballroom
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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Douglas Soule / NPR:
Florida's DeSantis unveils a voting map that could add to Trump's GOP redistricting
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Virginia Supreme Court weighs legality of Democratic redistricting plan after voters approved it
Andrew Solender / Axios:
“I don't give a damn”: Jeffries defends “maximum warfare” remark … - After Virginians narrowly voted last week to approve a new map that could give Democrats a 10-1 majority, Jeffries said at a press conference: “We are in an era of maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time.”
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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.
Riley Beggin / Washington Post:
House may scrap DHS funding bill, likely extending agency's shutdown  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson argued the Senate's bill includes “problematic language.”  —  Summary  —  Plans to fund the Department of Homeland Security hit a new snag Monday as House Speaker Mike Johnson said his conference …
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Supreme Court hears Roundup case that could limit Americans' ability to sue pesticide companies
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.
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.
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
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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Washington Post:
National Trust rejects Trump demand to drop ballroom suit in wake of shooting  —  The nonprofit pushed back against the Justice Department's claim that the lawsuit endangers Trump, calling it “irresponsible,” and said he must follow the law.  —  Summary  —  The National Trust …
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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
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.
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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.
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 …
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs / Forbes:
Billionaires Tax Closer To California Ballot—Here's Who Has Already Left  —  Topline  —  Organizers of a proposal to impose a one-time, 5% tax on the wealth of California residents with assets worth at least $1.1 billion say they've collected twice as many signatures as they need …
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.
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 …
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
Scott MacFarlane Reports:
Journalist Katie Phang Files Suit Against Justice Department Over Epstein Files Release  —  A former Justice Department prosecutor has filed a federal civil lawsuit, on behalf of journalist Katie Phang, against the Trump Administration, alleging the Administration is violating federal law …
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 …
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ, Axios and NewsMax.com
Liam Scott / Washington Post:
First came the shooting.  Then, the conspiracy theories.  —  The shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner has sparked conspiracy theories on the left and the right that it was staged to drum up support for Trump and his ballroom.  —  Summary  —  About six hours after a shooter stormed …
Elaine Mallon / Fox News:
Talarico torched after pastor's ‘disgusting’ Trump shooting remark as Cornyn says ‘Texans should be outraged’  —  Rev. Jim Rigby also called the confederacy the ‘heart of the MAGA movement’ and labeled it a ‘fascistic movement’  —  Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, called on Democratic Senate …
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
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Rep. Ilhan Omar mocked over brutal World War ‘11’ gaffe in resurfaced video  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was mocked on social media Monday over a resurfaced video where she referred to World War II as “World War Eleven.”  —  In the Jan. 22, 2025, clip, Omar, flanked by other congressional Democrats …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Maydeen Merino / Washington Examiner:
Lee Zeldin clashes with Democrats over climate change and public health  —  Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin clashed with Democrats over the agency's approach to climate change and public health.  —  Zeldin testified before the House Appropriations subcommittee on the Interior …
Discussion: RedState and House Committee …
 
 
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Ruth Marcus / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Pardon Economy
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Senate Democrats probe attack that killed 6 US service members in Kuwait amid Iran war
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CBS News
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Pressed on latest Putin interactions, Trump prefers secrecy to transparency
Discussion: HuffPost
Hamed Aleaziz / New York Times:
ICE Warehouse Plan Faces Delay Over Lack of Environmental Reviews
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Gregg Nunziata / The Atlantic:
The Age of American Caesarism
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Trump backs idea of changing ICE's name to ‘NICE’
Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
CDC delay of infant hepatitis B shot likely to raise infections, studies show
Discussion: STAT and The Hill
Reuters:
How Trump is moving to control U.S. elections, one state at a time
Discussion: The Daily Signal and Newsweek
 

 
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Madeline Halpert / BBC:
Melania Trump calls on ABC to “take a stand” on Jimmy Kimmel, after his joke that she has “a glow like an expectant widow” days before the WHCD shooting

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
President Trump lashed out at Norah O'Donnell in a 60 Minutes interview after she read a portion of a manifesto left by the WHCD shooting suspect

Todd Spangler / Variety:
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