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Man Who Spat on Allies For a Year Demands the World Clean Up His Catastrophe  —  Liberation Day was April 2, 2025.  Trump stood in the Rose Garden and announced that America had been ripped off for fifty years by allies who'd bled with us in every war since 1945.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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Trump is eager to declare victory, but a battered Iran still has cards to play  —  The U.S. and Israel crippled Iranian forces in two weeks of war, but Tehran's ability to disrupt oil flows and its uranium stockpile complicate the push to end it.  —  Just now
Discussion: The Week, UPI and Axios
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For Trump, a Promised Economic Boom Collides With the Costs of War  —  President Trump had envisioned a growing economy and improving fortunes for American families in 2026.  That appears at risk in his war with Iran.  —  To President Trump, the U.S. economy appeared to be moving in his direction at the turn of the year.
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Trump claims international coalition will send war ships to reopen the strait of Hormuz
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Zelenskiy says Ukraine wants money, technology in return for Middle East drone help  —  Ukraine wants money and technology in return for helping Middle Eastern nations that have sought its expertise as they defend against Iranian kamikaze drones, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, after Kyiv sent specialists to the region.
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Gateway Pundit
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Iran strikes back after US bombs an oil-critical Iranian island as Mideast war enters third week
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Trump's latest tariffs face a fresh set of legal hurdles … Legal experts told POLITICO that Trump's backup tariffs are probably on stronger legal footing than the “Liberation Day” taxes the high court struck down.  —  Despite that, his challengers are exuding bravado about their chances.
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Jeffrey Epstein victim: He trafficked me to Mohamed Al Fayed  —  ‘Natalie’ says she was sent to the Harrods boss as a teenage model and he sexually assaulted her on his yacht  —  Josie Ensor, Chief US Reporter, Katie Tarrant and Dipesh Gadher, Home Affairs Correspondent  —  What you need to know
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In Texas, an Unyielding Gun Culture Jumps Off YouTube and Into Politics  —  Brandon Herrera, a Republican candidate for Congress, built a large online fan base as a “guntuber.”  —  Two young men stood on the windswept prairie of Northern Colorado.  —  One of them, Brandon Herrera …
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Where Mamdani Has Refused to Moderate  —  The New York City mayor is not soft-pedaling his views on Israel.  —  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife, Rama Duwaji, played host this past week to another young married couple, who came to Gracie Mansion to break their Ramadan fast.
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He Was Chevron's Man in Venezuela—and a CIA Informant  —  After retiring from the U.S. oil giant, Ali Moshiri warned the Trump administration it would face a morass if it tried to replace Maduro with the democratic opposition  —  In the months before President Trump moved …
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Pentagon tightens controls over Stars and Stripes after calling it “woke”  —  The Defense Department has begun to exert greater control over Stars and Stripes, weeks after a top spokesman accused the independent military newspaper of focusing on “woke distractions.”
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UF disbands College Republican chapter, citing antisemitic activity … The University of Florida deactivated its College Republicans chapter after the Florida Federation of College Republicans alerted the university to a photo showing a student leader performing a Nazi salute.
Discussion: Reuters and Florida Politics
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Trump's FCC Chairman Threatens Broadcasters' Licenses After POTUS' Tirade Over Iran War News Coverage … Brendan Carr wrote on X on Saturday, “Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions - also known as the fake news - have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up.
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Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96  —  Jürgen Habermas, whose work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world's most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figure in his native Germany, has died.  He was 96.
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Trump fundraising pitch features U.S. soldiers killed in Iran war  —  The email solicitation to benefit Trump's PAC also offers donors “private national security briefings.”  —  President Donald Trump's political action committee this week sent a fundraising email promising donors …
Discussion: New York Times, The Independent and CNN
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Israel is running critically low on interceptors, US officials say  —  The Scoop  —  Israel informed the US this week that it is running critically low on ballistic missile interceptors as the conflict with Iran rages on, US officials told Semafor.  —  Israel had reportedly entered …
Discussion: Reuters and Middle East Monitor
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Who will be the first to take off their shoes?  —  When Joseph Stalin took the stage, applause wasn't just standard.  It meant your freedom.  —  As the crowd thundered with cheers, no one dared to break first.  Not after two minutes.  Not after four.  Not after six.
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How Israel Used the War in Gaza to Accelerate Settlements in the West Bank  —  The Netanyahu government is pushing expansionist policies, while America looks the other way.  —  In the past several years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has entrenched Israeli control of the West Bank …
Discussion: Associated Press and Al Jazeera
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How Epstein lured girls to his Zorro Ranch and kept authorities away  —  At least 10 women and girls say they were groomed at what was once Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico.  —  To girls without much money who needed help with college or a career, visiting Jeffrey Epstein's 10,000-acre …
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Lobbyist Arrested in Extortion Attempt of Client Who Received a Trump Pardon  —  Josh Nass had recently represented Joseph Schwartz, a former nursing home executive who was convicted of tax crimes before being freed by the president late last year.  —  Josh Nass, a conservative lawyer and lobbyist …
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