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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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The Hill, Politico, RedState, New York Post, Mother Jones, The Guardian, Forbes, Vanity Fair, Notes From The Circus, Raw Story, Bloomberg and Mediaite
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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.
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NPR and One America News Network

Trump Says He's ‘Not Joking’ About Seeking a Third Term in Defiance of Constitution
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Reuters and The Independent

Trump says he's ‘not joking’ about possibly running for a third term - even though he can't
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The Gateway Pundit and The Independent


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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Scripps News, New York Post, The Guardian, Fox News, Townhall, KTVZ-TV, New York Times, Agence France-Presse, Washington Times, Rolling Stone, Al Jazeera, The Hill, One America News Network, Boston Herald, City A.M., RedState, Forbes, Politico, Axios, The Independent, Fortune, Mediaite, USA Today and WFLA-TV
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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 …


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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Scripps News, Breitbart, RedState, Townhall, New York Post, The Independent, PoliticusUSA, Forbes, The Hill, Eschaton and Mediaite
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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.
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Wall Street Journal, Cafe Hayek, CNN and USA Today

Trump team's message: Don't worry about prices, tax cuts are coming
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PoliticusUSA, Mediaite, Washington Times, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill, The Daily Wire, Raw Story and Crooks and Liars


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.
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To the Contrary, Bloomberg and Vox


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.
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Washington Examiner, The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Variety, The Independent, Washington Post, OutsideTheBeltway, Townhall, Raw Story, The Daily Beast, The Daily Caller, New York Times, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill, Mediaite, Twitchy, The Hollywood Reporter, New York Post, Deadline, Politico and al.com, more at Mediagazer »


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.


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.


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,” …


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.
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Rolling Stone
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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 …
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Washington Examiner, CBS News, Washington Times, Newsbusters and New York Times


‘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 …


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.
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New York Post, KTVZ-TV and The Hill


(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 …
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Bloomberg, Reuters and Kyodo News+


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 …
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New York Post


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 …
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The Guardian, Raw Story, USA Today, No More Mister Nice Blog and Saywhat Politics


‘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.


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.


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.
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Bloomberg and Washington Examiner


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 …
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Axios


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 …
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Associated Press


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 …


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 …
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Phillips's Newsletter and Boston Herald


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 …