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NBC News:
Trump won't rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News ‘there are methods’ for doing so  —  President Donald Trump said in a Sunday-morning phone call that he was “not joking” about a third term, adding that “it is far too early to think about it.”
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Chris Megerian / Associated Press:
Trump says he's considering ways to serve a third term as president  —  President Donald Trump said Sunday that “I'm not joking” about trying to serve a third term, the clearest indication he is considering ways to breach a constitutional barrier against continuing to lead the country after his second term ends in early 2029.
Discussion: NPR and One America News Network
Emma Colton / Fox News:   Trump teases running for a third term: ‘Not joking’
NBC News:
Trump says he's ‘very angry’ and ‘pissed off’ at Putin during an NBC News interview  —  Trump said in an early-morning phone call that if he believes Russia is at fault for a ceasefire not being reached with Ukraine, he may impose secondary tariffs on Russian oil.
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Reuters:
Trump says “there will be bombing” if Iran does not make nuclear deal  —  U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened Iran with bombings and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program.  —  In a telephone interview with NBC News …
Discussion: Crikey, RedState and Politico
Associated Press:
Iran has rejected direct negotiations with the US in response to Trump's letter
Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
Americans want Trump's focus more on prices, not tariffs; most approve of deportation efforts — CBS News poll  —  After a week that brought tough economic news and polling showing Americans' views of the economy are still sour, most say President Trump has focused too much on tariffs …
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump's promised ‘Liberation Day’ of tariffs is coming.  Here's what it could mean for you  —  President Donald Trump says Wednesday will be “Liberation Day” — a moment when he plans to roll out a set of tariffs that he promises will free the United States from foreign goods.
New York Times:
For God's Sake, Fellow Lawyers, Stand Up to Trump  —  President Trump this month issued an executive order clearly intended to destroy the venerable law firm Perkins Coie, a firm that has zealously represented clients large and small for more than a century.
Discussion: To the Contrary, Bloomberg and Vox
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: White House to take charge of briefing-room seating chart  —  The White House plans to impose its own seating chart for reporters in the briefing room in coming weeks, taking over a function long managed by the reporters themselves through the White House Correspondents' Association.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Deep fear in coal country: DOGE cuts put region's miners and families on edge  —  For federal safety inspectors, the urgent call to their sprawling mining office near Pittsburgh was bleak: Man crushed in the rubble of an aging mine in the heart of coal country.
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow  —  Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing  —  Here is my best guidance for action, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow.  I first published these lessons more than eight years ago, in late 2016.
Neil Irwin / Axios:
The s-word rippling through Wall Street and Main Street  —  Economic growth has flatlined so far this year.  Inflation has picked up.  And consumers expect both to get worse in the months ahead.  —  Why it matters: For the moment, it adds up to Wall Street's least-favorite “s-word,” …
Prem Thakker / Zeteo:
SCOOP: ICE Revoking Students' Immigration Statuses Without Their or the University's Knowledge  —  In a developing story, it appears the Trump administration is quietly targeting even more students for deportation and doing so in a way that is taking universities and the students themselves completely by surprise.
Discussion: Rolling Stone
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
UAW president: ‘Deplorable’ that Trump stripped union rights for federal workers  —  United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain said it is “deplorable” that President Trump moved to strip union rights from federal workers.  —  Fain joined CBS News's “Face the Nation” on Sunday …
Joe Lofaro / CTV News:
‘Climate of fear’: Montreal doctor says NYU cancelled her presentation  —  A Montreal doctor says her presentation at NYU was abruptly cancelled and believes the university did so out of fear of being pressured by the Donald Trump administration.  Dr. Joanne Liu, the former international president …
Washington Post:
DOGE wants businesses to run government services ‘as much as possible’  —  Elon Musk's effort is pushing privatization — a longtime goal for conservatives and for Silicon Valley alike — across federal agencies  —  Mail delivery.  Real estate.  Foreign aid grants.
Discussion: New York Post, KTVZ-TV and The Hill
Kim Na-young / Yonhap News Agency:
(2nd LD) Trade chiefs of S. Korea, China, Japan discuss advancing trade cooperation at three-way meeting  —  Kim Na-young  —  (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 7-9, 12-15)  —  The top trade officials of South Korea, China and Japan on Sunday discussed bolstering trade cooperation among …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Reuters and Kyodo News+
Haaretz:
In Gaza, Almost Every IDF Platoon Keeps a Human Shield, a Sub-army of Palestinian Slaves  —  Innocent Palestinians are regularly forced by soldiers to enter houses in Gaza to make sure there are no terrorists or explosives.  So why is the IDF's Military Police Criminal Investigation Division opening …
Discussion: New York Post
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
A Competitive Race for Mike Waltz's Seat Rattles Republicans  —  Democrats are hoping to do better in Florida's Sixth District than they did in November, when President Trump won it by 30 points.  —  Frank Curnow, a retired Navy veteran, had a question for the Republican Party volunteers …
Politico:
‘Never been done’: Why Republicans might approve a budget whose numbers don't match up  —  The planned House vs. Senate split sidesteps a thorny political problem but sets up a tricky path forward.  —  President Donald Trump wants action now, unity later, on his legislative agenda.
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Infantilizing the Military  —  Hegseth is now purging military libraries  —  It is fair to say that Pete Hegseth did not get to where he is today by reading, or considering all sides of a topic.  He shoots from the hip.  He calls it like it is.  He posts war plans on group chats.
Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
A.O.C. Wants the Democrats to Think Anew  —  It might surprise some people that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American politics' most dynamic progressive icon, wishes Democrats would stop thinking “that the power struggle within the party is between progressives and moderates,” as she told me recently.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Washington Examiner
The Harvard Crimson:
More Than 80 HLS Professors Denounce Trump Admin Attacks on Law Firms in Letter to Students  —  Roughly 70 percent of Harvard Law School's professors accused the federal government of exacting retribution on lawyers and law firms for representing clients and causes opposed by President Donald Trump …
Discussion: Axios
NBC News:
Trump quickly works to consolidate power and muzzle dissenting voices  —  From law firms and universities to the arts and the press, Trump has targeted these independent actors and tried to bend them to his worldview — willingly or not.  —  WASHINGTON — Moving at a rapid-fire clip …
Discussion: Associated Press
Avery Lotz / Axios:
The Trump 2.0 resistance: Alive, but evolved  —  The resistance of 2025 may not be wearing a pink knitted cap — but it's alive in town halls, streets, campuses and car dealerships across the country.  —  The big picture: If the 2017 Women's March heralded a new era of protest, so too …
Adam Entous / New York Times:
The Secret History of the War in Ukraine  —  This is the untold story of America's hidden role in Ukrainian military operations against Russia's invading armies.  —  On a spring morning two months after Vladimir Putin's invading armies marched into Ukraine, a convoy of unmarked cars slid …
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Republican Party of New Mexico says headquarters was targeted in “deliberate act of arson”  —  The Republican Party of New Mexico said its Albuquerque headquarters was targeted Sunday in what it called a “deliberate act of arson.”  —  The entryway to the party's headquarters …
Discussion: Townhall and Fox News
 
 
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CBS News:
Transcript: Sue Gordon and Frank McKenzie on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” March 30, 2025
Kenan Malik / The Guardian:
Just like McCarthy, Trump spreads fear everywhere before picking off his targets
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
‘This is all wholly preventable,’ former Covid chief says of measles outbreak
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Bruce Y. Lee / Forbes:
RFK Jr. Expected To Lay Off Entire Office Of Infectious Disease And HIV/AIDS Policy
Adam Wren / Politico:
Playbook: Biden world braces for book storm
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
After DOGE Targeted V.A., an Iraq Veteran Faced Uncertainty and Crisis
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
When ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Actually Means the Opposite
New York Times:
On Minnesota's Iron Range, Trump's Tariffs Could Be Boom or Bust
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump seeks takeover of elections in a bid for more presidential power
Discussion: Slate
Lydia DePillis / New York Times:
They Want More Babies. Now They Have Friends in the White House.
Politico:
Protesters rebelling against Elon Musk's purge of US government swarm Tesla showrooms
Los Angeles Times:
White House ordered firing of L.A. federal prosecutor on ex-Fatburger CEO case, sources say
 

 
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Katie Strang / New York Times:
How the repetition of a false rumor by ESPN's Pat McAfee, ESPN radio hosts, and others negatively impacted an Ole Miss student, who plans to sue

American Journalism Project:
John Thornton, founder of The Texas Tribune, co-founder of the American Journalism Project, and venture capitalist, has died at age 59

 
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