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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
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Joe Gould / NOTUS:
This Democrat Is Offering Trump a Blueprint to Land an Iran Nuclear Deal
This Democrat Is Offering Trump a Blueprint to Land an Iran Nuclear Deal
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Axios
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Calls Secret Meeting as His War Crisis Spirals
Trump Calls Secret Meeting as His War Crisis Spirals
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Michael Nienaber / Bloomberg:
Trump Being ‘Humiliated’ in Iran Talks, German Leader Says
Trump Being ‘Humiliated’ in Iran Talks, German Leader Says
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New Republic
Richard Connor / Reuters:
Merz says US ‘humiliated,’ lacks strategy in Iran conflict
Merz says US ‘humiliated,’ lacks strategy in Iran conflict
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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
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis releases new congressional map creating four more GOP-leaning seats in Florida
Ron DeSantis releases new congressional map creating four more GOP-leaning seats in Florida
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
DeSantis unveils new GOP-friendly congressional map on eve of special session
DeSantis unveils new GOP-friendly congressional map on eve of special session
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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 …
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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
JD Vance can't escape the Iran war
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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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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Republicans Seek to Fund Trump Ballroom After Dinner Shooting
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Fetterman: Democrats should ‘drop the TDS,’ fund Trump ballroom after shooting
Fetterman: Democrats should ‘drop the TDS,’ fund Trump ballroom after shooting
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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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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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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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.
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Newsweek
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 …
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 …
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.
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STAT
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.
Gregg Nunziata / The Atlantic:
The Age of American Caesarism … Julius Caesar styled himself as a servant of the republic, claiming to speak for the people even as he disregarded laws and norms to govern by caprice. The Roman republic did not survive him. — The second Trump administration has revealed American Caesarism in nearly full bloom.
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
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Johnson says Senate-passed DHS funding bill will have to change — Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that language in a Homeland Security funding bill the Senate passed unanimously near three weeks ago is “problematic” and will have to be changed to pass the House.
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court seems a bit nervous about letting the police track you with your phone — If I'd only listened to the first half of the Supreme Court's Monday argument in Chatrie v. United States, a case asking when police can use cellphone data to determine who was present near the site of a crime …
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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 …

