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Politico:
Hill Republicans lack a clear path to get Trump his ballroom … Sen. Lindsey Graham (R.S.C) said he has been hearing from Trump directly about the ballroom and wants Senate Majority Leader John Thune to “expedite” consideration of his new bill with GOP Sens. Katie Britt of Alabama and Eric Schmitt …
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Semafor, Wall Street Journal, The Daily Wire, Washington Examiner and The Hill
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Punchbowl News:
4/28/26☀️ AM: … This week is already unraveling for House Republicans.
4/28/26☀️ AM: … This week is already unraveling for House Republicans.
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Florida Politics
NBC News:
Congressional Republicans are split on using taxpayer funds to build Trump's ballroom
Congressional Republicans are split on using taxpayer funds to build Trump's ballroom
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Washington Examiner, Mediaite, Raw Story, The Independent, Roll Call, Bloomberg and NewsMax.com
Riley Beggin / Washington Post:
House may scrap DHS funding bill, likely extending agency's shutdown
House may scrap DHS funding bill, likely extending agency's shutdown
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The Hill, Fox News, Politico, Axios, NewsMax.com, CNN, Raw Story, The Independent, ABC News, Breitbart and Washington Examiner
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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Semafor, The Guardian, The Independent, NOTUS, Daily Caller News Foundation, Mediaite and DNYUZ
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New York Times:
Trump Is Dissatisfied With Iran's Plan to Reopen Strait of Hormuz — The proposal would have set aside questions about what to do with Iran's nuclear program. — President Trump has told advisers he is not satisfied with Iran's latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war …
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Paul Krugman, The Hill, Modern Diplomacy, Al Jazeera, Reuters, Washington Times, Foreign Policy, New York Post, Associated Press and Bloomberg
Axios:
The Iran conflict is the new Cold War — The Iran conflict has entered a Cold War-like phase of financial sanctions, gunboat interdictions and talks about having talks. … So higher energy prices appear certain for months — and a hot war could break out at any moment.
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Bloomberg
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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Ace of Spades HQ and Axios
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Breaking: DOJ's leaders just filed what amounts to a Truth social post as a legal filing in the ballroom case — Acting A.G. Todd Blanche, Associate A.G. Stanley Woodward, and Trent McCotter beclowned themselves in yet another dark, embarrassing moment for DOJ.
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CBS News and The Independent
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Washington Post:
National Trust rejects Trump demand to drop ballroom suit in wake of shooting
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Politico, Law and Chaos, Washington Examiner, DNYUZ, UPI, Law Dork, WTTG-TV, Letters from an American and Associated Press
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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Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, MS NOW, RedState, Washington Times, The Hill, Fox News, Newsbusters, The Post Millennial and Poynter
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Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Jeffries says AI data centers will be Dem priority
Jeffries says AI data centers will be Dem priority
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twitchy.com, NewsMax.com, The Independent, Washington Examiner, Townhall, National Politics and NRCC
New York Times:
Trump Administration Will Pay More Energy Firms to Cancel Wind Farms — In exchange, the companies will invest in oil and gas projects, echoing an earlier deal with the French energy giant TotalEnergies. — The Trump administration will pay energy companies hundreds of millions of dollars …
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Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, The Hill, Washington Examiner and KFMB
Ryan Quinn / Inside Higher Ed:
Board Ouster Raises Further Concerns About NSF's Future — The White House axed all members of the board overseeing the National Science Foundation Friday, leaving the agency with no board, director or deputy director. It finally provided a reason Monday afternoon.
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Associated Press, Scientific American, The Independent and Raw Story
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court Appears Divided Over Roundup Weedkiller Case — The case could help determine the future of thousands of lawsuits against the maker of a popular herbicide over claims that it causes cancer. — The Supreme Court appeared divided on Monday during arguments in a dispute …
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STAT, PBS NewsHour, NC Newsline, Mother Jones, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Axios, Inside Climate News and American Prospect
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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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Status, Poynter, The National Pulse, Deadline and Variety, more at Mediagazer »
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
No, higher turnout won't fix the Republicans' midterms problem — The GOP is manufacturing its own base turnout fantasy to avoid acknowledging the real reason it's struggling in 2026: Voters don't like Trump's agenda! — ∙ Paid — A ballot initiative to gerrymander Virginia's …
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Bloomberg
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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twitchy.com, The Daily Wire, Washington Times, The Post Millennial, Wonkette, Diane Ravitch's blog and Newsbusters
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 …
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Steady
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
King Charles Will Speak of ‘Reconciliation and Renewal’ During Address to Congress
King Charles Will Speak of ‘Reconciliation and Renewal’ During Address to Congress
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West Hawaii Today
Eva Fedderly / Straight Arrow News:
Accused correspondents' dinner shooter charged with trying to assassinate Trump — The California man accused of attacking the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday faces a potential life sentence for attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, federal prosecutors said Monday.
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West Hawaii Today, Daily Montanan, Washington Post, Washington Examiner, The Daily Signal, Breitbart and Mediaite
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CNBC:
Cole Allen charged with trying to assassinate Trump at WHCD event
Cole Allen charged with trying to assassinate Trump at WHCD event
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Washington Post, MS NOW, NBC News, Civil Discourse …, Washington Times, DNYUZ, Washington Examiner, CBS News, The Daily Caller, Deseret News, Wired, Townhall, New York Post, New York Sun, One America News Network, Charleston Daily Mail, The Daily Signal, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, The Hill, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, Associated Press, Politico, New Republic, The Guardian, The Wrap, Alpha News MN, NPR and UPI
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 …
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.
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NewsMax.com, The Independent and Raw Story
Douglas Soule / NPR:
Florida's DeSantis unveils a voting map that could add to Trump's GOP redistricting — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed new Florida voting lines that could help Republicans win four additional seats in the U.S. House this November. — DeSantis has called lawmakers to a special legislative session starting Tuesday.
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The Hill, Fox News, The National Pulse, Axios, Florida Politics, ABC News, One America News Network, New York Magazine, National Review, West Hawaii Today, Roll Call, CBS News, The Guardian, NewsMax.com, Diane Ravitch's blog, New York Sun, Washington Times, The Daily Wire, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, FOX 35 Orlando, Washington Examiner, UPI, Washington Post, RedState, New Republic, NBC News, CNN and Election Law Blog
Nick Garber / New York Focus:
Cuomo Allies Pour Money Into Race Against Lindsey Boylan … With the election just a day away, a New York City Council race has seen a surge of outside spending over the past week from a super PAC tied to allies of former governor Andrew Cuomo — whose treasurer is a sitting member of the city's Board of Elections.
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City & State New York, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Advocate and Gothamist
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Affordability Still Dominates Americans' Financial Worries — WASHINGTON, D.C. — The high cost of living continues to top Americans' list of the most important financial problems facing their families. The 31% citing it in an open-ended question is below the 41% peak in 2024 but similar …
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 …
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Fox News, New York Post, NPR, RedState, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit and House Committee …
Politico:
'There's a day of reckoning coming': Energy experts expect another spike at the pump … But the president's promises can only work for so long. Supply of oil — especially in Europe and Asia — is dwindling and a price shock is coming, said Dan Pickering, chief investment officer at Pickering Energy Partners.
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DNYUZ, NewsMax.com and New York Times
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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New York Sun, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, Washington Examiner, NBC News, MS NOW, Bloomberg and Washington Post
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.
Washington Post:
Trump wants a correspondents' dinner redo. Critics aren't convinced. — Following the shooting that disrupted the dinner, critics of the event — and of Trump's relationship with the press — have renewed calls to end the schmoozing between journalists and the administration. — Summary
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Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Marco Rubio / United States Department of State:
Secretary of State Marco Rubio With Trey Yingst of Fox News Channel — WASHINGTON, D.C. — QUESTION: Secretary Rubio, thank you for speaking with Fox News. — SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. Thanks. It's great to see you here and not on the balcony with a vest on. — QUESTION: Absolutely.
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CBS News, NPR and Washington Examiner

