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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump tells The Post no reason to panic over Iran war oil-price surge: ‘I have a plan for everything’  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post that he has “a plan” to tackle surging oil prices caused by the war with Iran after the cost per barrel briefly neared $120 …
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The Bulwark:
Trump Confounded by the War He Started  —  It's now clear: There was no plan.  —  Andrew bought a Toyota hybrid a couple months ago, and at one point the thought occurred to him: You know, this gas mileage would be even sweeter if gas weren't pretty cheap right now.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Open to Khamenei Being Killed if He Doesn't Cede to U.S. Demands  —  President Trump has told aides he would back the killing of new Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei if he proves unwilling to cede to U.S. demands, such as ending Iran's nuclear development, current and former U.S. officials said.
Weijia Jiang / CBS News:15 minutes ago
Trump says “the war is very complete,” and he's considering taking over Strait of Hormuz  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  In a phone interview with CBS News Monday afternoon, President Trump said the U.S. war with Iran could almost be over.  —  “I think the war is very complete, pretty much …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
9 days in, the most basic question about the Iran war remains unanswered
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Elizabeth N. Saunders / Good Authority:
Trump and Rubio dismantled U.S. diplomacy. It's making the Iran War harder.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
NBC News:
Iran war elevates Marco Rubio in Trump's 2028 succession jockeying
Discussion: Mediaite
Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Rep. Kevin Kiley leaves GOP to become an independent, complicating Johnson's majority  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — Rep. Kevin Kiley of California said Monday he was immediately leaving the Republican Party to become an independent.  —  “I'm also today asking the clerk …
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Republican Rep. Kiley leaves GOP, tightening Johnson's margins  —  Rep. Kevin Kiley (Calif.) announced Monday that his decision to leave the Republican Party and register as an Independent will take effect immediately. … - Kiley said he will still caucus with Republicans for …
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
House Republican's Shock Racist Post Triggers Instant Backlash  —  OH MY GOP  —  Tennessee congressman Andy Ogles is showing his nasty side.  —  MAGA hardliner Andy Ogles is under fire for a shockingly Islamophobic post on social media.  —  The Tennessee Republican …
Discussion: Washington Post and NPR
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Tennessee GOP Rep. Andy Ogles says Muslims 'don't belong' in America
Discussion: The Guardian and Mediaite
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Weird Fetish for Discount Dress Shoes Revealed  —  GRIN AND BEAR IT  —  “Everybody's afraid not to wear them,” one White House insider said of the shoes Trump keeps forcing on his aides.  —  President Donald Trump apparently has a bizarre obsession with Michael Jackson's favorite men's shoe brand …
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ABC News:
Iran may be activating sleeper cells outside the country, alert says  —  The encrypted transmission was intercepted by the U.S.  —  A crowd holding Iranian flags gathers during a demonstration in support of the nomination of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as successor to his late father …
Politico:
Trump administration subpoenaing Arizona 2020 voting records, as Trump pushes to consolidate election power … Jason Berry, a spokesperson for Maricopa County, said in a statement the county had not yet received a subpoena but would cooperate if it did.  —  The move comes just six weeks …
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Douglass K. Daniel / Associated Press:
Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies at 99  —  Alexander Butterfield, the White House aide who inadvertently hastened Richard Nixon's resignation over the Watergate scandal when he revealed that the president had bugged the Oval Office and Cabinet Room …
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Alexander Butterfield, Who Revealed Nixon Tapes in Watergate Scandal, Dies at 99NEW!
Discussion: Washington Post
New York Times:
Live Updates: N.Y. Police Commissioner Says Gracie Mansion Incident Inspired by Islamic State  —  Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said that three improvised explosive devices were found, including one that was found in a vehicle on Sunday.  No one was injured in the incident on Saturday.
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Stepping Down  —  Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will take over as interim CEO as Bluesky's board of directors hunts for a permanent replacement.  —  Jay Graber is stepping down as head of Bluesky, the social media platform exclusively announced to WIRED.
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Ahead of 2028, Sen. Cory Booker to unveil bill to make $75,000 in income tax-free  —  The bill is a marker for the next time Democrats get a chance to rewrite the tax code.  The New Jersey senator told NBC News he's keeping the door open to a 2028 presidential bid.
Quinnipiac University Poll:
U.S. Military Action Against Iran: Over Half Of Voters Oppose It, 74% Oppose Sending Ground Troops Into Iran, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Vast Majority Expects The Conflict To Last Months Or More  — mail_outline  —  Over a week after the United States and Israel …
Politico:
'We've got to pay attention': GOP anxiety spikes over rising energy prices … “The price of gas is always kind of a benchmark,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters on Capitol Hill Monday.  “I do think the fact that we've increased our supply here domestically will help ease it …
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Jarrett Renshaw / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump reviews options to curb energy prices as Iran strikes roil markets
Discussion: Washington Post and Fox News
New York Times:
U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows  —  The evidence contradicts President Trump's claim that Iran was responsible for a strike at the school that killed 175 people, most of them children.  —  A newly released video adds to the evidence that an American missile likely hit …
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Nick Turse / The Intercept:
U.S. Military Refuses to Endorse Trump Claim That Iran Bombed Girls' School25 minutes ago
Discussion: Raw Story
Claire Carter / Washington Examiner:
NYC bombing suspects charged with supporting terrorism after pledging allegiance to ISIS in custody  —  New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Monday said the suspects who planted and attempted to deploy two makeshift bombs at a protest in New York City have been charged …
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New York Post:
Parents of alleged ISIS-loving NYC bomb thrower own $2.5M Pennsylvania home, are naturalized citizens from Afghanistan
Perry Bacon / New Republic:
Guess What Moderate Democratic Voters Aren't Anymore?  Moderate.  —  The center-left group Third Way held a conference last week where moderate Democratic strategists and politicians blasted progressive ideas and the party's left wing.  Third Way and other centrist Democratic groups espouse positions …
Discussion: Townhall
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Thune: Talking filibuster ‘more complicated and risky’ than people realize  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune sent a warning shot Monday over the talking filibuster, saying the procedural playcall is “way more complicated” than many supporters realize.  “This particular approach in terms …
Reuters:
Trump bought Netflix and Warner Bros bonds at height of bidding war with Paramount  —  U.S. President Donald Trump bought more than $1.1 million of Netflix (NFLX.O) bonds over the last three months as the streaming giant unsuccessfully fought Paramount Skydance (PSKY.O) to buy Warner Bros Discovery …
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
Kai Trump gets heat for bringing Secret Service during Erewhon trip in video  —  Kai Trump is receiving scrutiny over her latest YouTube video, in which she visits Erewhon, a high-end grocery store.  —  President Donald Trump's granddaughter began her YouTube channel in October 2024 and has 1.45 million subscribers.
CNN:
Exclusive: Iran is ready for a long war with the US and only economic pain will end it, senior official tells CNN  —  The Middle East Oil & gas Donald Trump  —  Tehran - A top Iranian official has warned that the government is prepared for a long war with the US and signaled that it is willing …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Gullible, Cynical America  —  The trouble with believing anything and nothing at the same time  —  Many americans believe that vaccines are unsafe, but will jab themselves full of performance enhancers.  They think seed oils cause chronic disease, but beef tallow is healthy.
Berkeley Lovelace Jr / NBC News:
Dr. Oz says Obamacare enrollment may be ‘too high’  —  Even as the top official for Medicaid and Medicare claims millions may be falsely enrolled, the Trump administration is urging younger people to sign up for high-deductible ACA plans.  —  Although Obamacare sign-ups have fallen significantly …
NBC News:
Live Nation settles antitrust case with DOJ, avoids Ticketmaster breakup  —  The agreement takes a company breakup off the table and lifts regulatory uncertainty — but critics say high fees and competition concerns remain.  —  Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster …
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
The Pete Hegseth Exception  —  Nearly a year after a national-security scandal erupted on my iPhone, no one in the Trump administration has faced consequences.  —  the uniform code of Military Justice serves as the criminal-justice framework for America's armed forces.
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
White House fires GOP NTSB member, who calls it ‘political hit job’  —  J. Todd Inman frequently represented the National Transportation Safety Board in news conferences after the deadly American Airlines crash in D.C. last year.  —  The White House fired a Republican member …
 
 
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Alexander Butterfield, Who Revealed Nixon Tapes in Watergate Scandal, Dies at 99   Find
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Lauren Penington / Denver Post:
7th U.S. soldier killed in Iran war was stationed at Colorado's Fort Carson   Find
 
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Politico:
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Discussion: The 19th and The Daily Caller
Valerie Gonzalez / Associated Press:
ICE detention of South Texas Mariachi band teens sparks bipartisan criticism
Discussion: The Texas Tribune and KVUE-TV
Tom Bartlett / The Atlantic:
The Fight Over Tylenol and Autism Just Got Messier
Discussion: MedPage Today
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Threats to democracy top issue for voters, new poll shows
Discussion: DNYUZ and NBC News
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Inside the DHS Campaign Against US Citizens
Discussion: ABC News
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Reuters:
Trump calls on Australia to give asylum to Iranian women's soccer players
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Impeach Jared Polis?
Discussion: The Colorado Sun
Media Matters for America:
Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade tells oil tankers to go through the Strait of Hormuz: “Show some guts and go through that strait and do it”
Discussion: New Republic and BizPac Review
Daniel W. Drezner / Drezner's World:
‘Nobody Could Have Seen This Coming,’ Says Blindfolded Administration
New York Times:
Billionaires Made 19% of Federal Election Campaign Contributions in 2024
Discussion: NextDraft
Washington Post:
After slashing federal jobs, Trump administration ramps up hiring
Discussion: NewsMax.com and RedState
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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