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Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Trump post appearing to depict him as Jesus removed amid backlash  —  Before the post was deleted, Evangelical and Catholic allies called the image blasphemous in a rare public break from a base that has largely stood by Trump.  —  President Donald Trump's posting of an image that appeared …
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Joseph Gedeon / The Guardian:
Trump deletes post with AI image of himself as Christ-like figure after outcry  —  The US president's conservative, Christian supporters decried the Truth Social post, calling it ‘disgusting’  —  Less than a year after signing legislation that will pull nearly 12 million Americans off health insurance …
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump Attacks Pope Leo as Too Liberal and ‘Weak on Crime’  —  President Trump's lengthy post on social media showed there were really no boundaries when it comes to people he might target, including the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.  —  Pope Leo XIV is one of the world's most powerful critics of the U.S. war with Iran.
Wired:
Staunch Trump Supporters Are Now Asking If He's the Antichrist  —  The Iran war and a series of social media posts, including one depicting Trump as Jesus Christ, have some conservative commentators and fans suspecting the president may be the antichrist.  —  In a matter of days …
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Image depitching Trump as Christ-like savior removed from president's social media page following backlash  —  The post prompted condemnation from both sides of the aisle.  —  A social media post on President Donald Trump's page depicting him as a Christ-like savior appeared to have been removed …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump deletes Truth Social image depicting him as Jesus: ‘I thought it was me as a doctor’15 minutes ago
David Gilmour / Mediaite:
‘Gross Blasphemy!’ MAGA Die-Hards Deliver Rare Rebuke of Trump for Posting ‘Unacceptable’ Meme Depicting Himself as Jesus
Discussion: The Atlantic and IJR
Sean James / Mediaite:
BREAKING: Trump Deletes Post Depicting Himself as Jesus Amid Heavy MAGA Backlash
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate  —  As the president threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, even some former allies and advisers are questioning whether he has grown increasingly unbalanced, describing him as “lunatic” and “clearly insane.”
Discussion: Mediaite and Eschaton
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable  —  If Viktor Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too.  —  In the end, the defeat of Viktor Orbán, Hungary's autocratic prime minister, required not just an ordinary election campaign or new messaging but rather …
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The Guardian:
Viktor Orbán is gone.  What does his fall mean for Europe?  Our panel responds  —  Hungary's return to democracy will be hard.  But the impact of Péter Magyar's decisive victory could be profound, inside the country and beyond  —  We've shown that even entrenched illiberal regimes are not invincible
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
What Orban's Defeat Means for the Rest of the World  —  On Saturday, the day before the Hungarian election, I went to Puspokladany, a run-down town of about 16,000 in northeastern Hungary, for the penultimate rally of opposition leader Peter Magyar.  Though the region has traditionally …
Paul Krugman:
The Axis of Autocracy Loses a Wheel
Discussion: Euronews
Gabriela Greilinger / Talking Points Memo:
Three Lessons From Hungary on How to Beat Competitive Authoritarianism
Associated Press:
Election loss for Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán has ripple effects for Trump, US conservatives
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
U.S. begins blockade in Strait of Hormuz; Trump warns Iran ‘attack ships’ to stay away … The U.S. on Monday said it began blocking ships from entering or exiting Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, attempting to ratchet up pressure on Iran to reopen the key oil route after peace negotiations collapsed.that a
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Reuters:
NATO allies refuse to join Trump's Iranian port blockade
Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
To Open the Strait of Hormuz, Trump Wants to Blockade Iran. Experts Are Skeptical.
Discussion: CBS News and Townhall
Associated Press:
Live updates: Pope pushes back against Trump's criticism as US-Vatican feud erupts over Iran
Corinne Ramey / Wall Street Journal:
Judge Dismisses Trump's Defamation Lawsuit Against WSJ Publisher  —  The president alleged an article about a bawdy Epstein birthday letter was defamatory  —  A federal judge on Monday dismissed President Trump's defamation lawsuit against the publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
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Politico:
Judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against WSJ over Epstein birthday letter
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:
Federal Judge Dismisses Donald Trump's Lawsuit Concerning the Epstein Birthday Letter
Discussion: Breitbart
ProPublica:
Inside Trump's Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections  —  Reporting Highlights  — Safeguards Destroyed: In advance of this year's midterm elections, President Donald Trump has systematically demolished federal guardrails that prevented him from overturning the 2020 election.
Discussion: Mediaite and Democracy Docket
DoorDash:
Dasher Completes First Ever White House Delivery to Mark Impact of No Tax on Tips  —  The special delivery to the Oval Office highlights how No Tax on Tips is helping millions of workers keep more of what they earn, including hundreds of millions of dollars for Dashers.
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Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
The world's worst dealmaker screws up the Iran negotiations  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🤝 Subscribe to PN 🤝  —  “The Iranians don't seem to realize they have no cards, other than a short term extortion of the World …
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Adam Wren / Politico:
Iowa looks competitive, according to new Dem poll  —  Iowa looks to be seriously in play for Democrats in November up and down the ballot, according to a new survey from a Democratic group that backs moderate candidates.  Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand holds an eight-point lead in the governor's race …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Associated Press:
Already under financial pressure, Midwest soybean farmers are squeezed further by tariffs, Iran war  —  Strong winds whipped around Doug Bartek, a fifth-generation farmer, as he headed into a grain bin to shovel soybeans onto a conveyor chute.  The 60-year-old was anxious at the onset …
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
Harmeet Dhillon Is Not Wasting Any Time … Last may, one month into her time as the assistant attorney general for civil rights, Harmeet Dhillon stood behind the lectern at a meeting of the conservative Federalist Society and set out her vision for the Justice Department's civil-rights work.
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Financial Times:
Meta builds AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with staff  —  CEO is training and testing his own character as part of wider push to develop ‘personal superintelligence’
 
 
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Swalwell faces House ethics probe over alleged sexual misconduct as expulsion threat looms   Find
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Emily Goodin / New York Post:
Trump tips DoorDash driver $100 for McDonald's delivery at Oval Office to promote ‘no taxes on tips’   Find
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump deletes Truth Social image depicting him as Jesus: ‘I thought it was me as a doctor’   Find
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Associated Press:
Minnesota county is investigating potential kidnapping and false imprisonment by federal officers   Find
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Politico:
Judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against WSJ over Epstein birthday letter   Find
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
House Ethics opens Eric Swalwell investigation   Find
 
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Minnesota county is investigating potential kidnapping and false imprisonment by federal officers20 minutes ago
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Thomas Escritt / Bloomberg:
Hungary Foreign Minister Shredding EU Documents, Magyar Says
Discussion: Reuters, France 24 and Al Jazeera
Riley Beggin / Washington Post:
Voters grill Republican lawmaker in crucial swing district on Iran war
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Jeff Tomich / Politico:
Missouri town fires half its city council over data center deal
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Nikolas Guggenberger / Lawfare:
America Used to Own the Internet. Now It's Running Scared.
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
MAGA International Goes Down in Flames
Discussion: RedState, Fox News and Rolling Stone
Stefanos Chen / New York Times:
Can This Chaotic Brooklyn Plaza Be Car-Free? Mamdani Says Yes.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
April 12, 2026  —  By the end of 2024, inflation in the U.S., which had soared in the aftermath …
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
What the death of Direct File tells us about state capacity
Discussion: MS NOW
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
New data suggests Trump's assault on democracy may be stalling out
 

 
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