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1:25 PM ET, April 27, 2026

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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.
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Associated Press:
Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts its blockade and the war ends, officials say  —  Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the U.S. lifting its blockade on the country and an end to the war, while proposing that discussions on the larger question …
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.
Discussion: Breitbart and Al Jazeera
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Calls Secret Meeting as His War Crisis Spirals  —  HUNKER DOWN  —  Talks to try to end the Middle East conflict have flatlined over the past few days.  —  Donald Trump is set to hold a national security meeting to discuss the situation regarding negotiations to end the Iran war, according to reports.
Discussion: Townhall
Michael Nienaber / Bloomberg:
Trump Being ‘Humiliated’ in Iran Talks, German Leader Says  —  The US is being “humiliated” by Iranian leaders as President Donald Trump struggles to negotiate an end to the war, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in comments that risk driving a further wedge in transatlantic relations.
Discussion: Reuters
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Iran offers U.S. deal to reopen strait but postpone nuclear talks  —  Iran through Pakistani mediators gave the U.S. a new proposal for reaching a deal on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the ending of the war, with nuclear negotiations postponed for a later stage, according to a U.S. official and two sources with knowledge.
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
A more secure ballroom will not stop the madness  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🍃🍃 Subscribe to PN 🍃🍃  —  Four US presidents were assassinated while in office, and dozens of other times, someone has plotted to kill the occupant of the White House.
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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 …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Today Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the Department of Justice Civil Division wrote …
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:   'It's going to be a circus': Inside Mike Johnson's grueling week
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Fetterman: Democrats should ‘drop the TDS,’ fund Trump ballroom after shooting
Washington Post:
Correspondents' dinner lacked highest security level despite presence of top officials
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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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 …
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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Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:
Katie Phang Sues DOJ Over Alleged Violations of Epstein Files Transparency Law  —  A major test will be standing.  —  Journalist and legal analyst Katie Phang has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice, accusing it of failing to comply with a landmark transparency law requiring …
Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
CDC delay of infant hepatitis B shot likely to raise infections, studies show  —  Federal vaccine advisers to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted in December to recommend delaying the first shot until at least two months of age for infants born to mothers who test negative for the virus.
Discussion: STAT
Wall Street Journal:
The Simple Security Flaws That Exposed Trump to Another Gunman  —  Dinner guests said getting into the hotel was remarkably easy; “What the hell is the Secret Service doing?”  —  At the same hotel where then-President Ronald Reagan was shot 45 years ago, it was remarkably easy for a shooter …
Discussion: Politico, CBS News, HotAir, Mediaite and DNYUZ
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump lashes out at ‘60 Minutes’ anchor for reading alleged gunman's manifesto
Norah O'Donnell / CBS News:
Trump “wasn't worried” during White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting
Eric Levitz / Vox:
Democrats' latest critique of Walmart is wrong — and dangerous  —  For years, many Democrats have lamented the fact that some workers at highly profitable corporations — from Amazon to Walmart to McDonald's — receive Medicaid benefits.  —  Their reasoning isn't hard to understand …
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: Newsweek
New York Post:
How many times must Trump be targeted before the left quits radicalizing people?  —  For the third time, an assassin Saturday night came far too close to killing President Donald Trump.  —  And in what's starting to seem like a pattern, the suspect was clearly a radicalized lefty.
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Trump backs idea of changing ICE's name to ‘NICE’  —  President Trump on Sunday endorsed the idea of changing the name of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which would give the agency the acronym NICE.
David Rothkopf / Need to Know:
Five Uncomfortable Truths About the Latest Alleged Assassination Attempt on Trump  —  Political violence in America should be condemned.  So should be its principle promoter.  —  In the wake of Saturday night's incident at the White House Correspondents dinner in which a 31-year-old …
 
 
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