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New York Times:
How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran … The black S.U.V. carrying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the White House just before 11 a.m. on Feb. 11. The Israeli leader, who had been pressing for months for the United States to agree to a major assault on Iran …
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Washington Post:
Hegseth's boastful claims about Iran war contradict reality, officials say — The defense secretary's portrayal of U.S. success in the conflict risks misinforming the public and the president, observers worry. — President Donald Trump has continued to describe the war against Iran …
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump warns a ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ but says Iran could still capitulate — EDITED BY BRIDGET BROWN, LORIAN BELANGER AND BRIAN P. D. HANNON — President Trump warns a ‘whole civilization’ could die but adds Iran still has time to capitulate
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Other Thing Trump's Dying to Break — Today, the president tells us, is judgment day in Iran. “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” Trump posted this morning. “I don't want that to happen, but it probably will.” If his threats are to be believed …
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Axios:
Iran talks show glimmer of progress as Trump deadline looms — Progress has been made in the past 24 hours in the negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, though reaching a ceasefire deal by President Trump's 8pm ET deadline still looks like a long shot, according to a U.S. official …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Warns Iran ‘Whole Civilization Will Die’ — President Trump has given a deadline of 8 p.m. ET for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. conducted more than 50 strikes on military targets on Iran's Kharg Island. — President Trump threatened to wipe out the entirety …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Threatens to Kill Thousands More Iranians in Unnerving Tirades — Donald Trump is threatening to bomb Iran's power plants in order to send that country “back to the stone ages,” as he has put it. Trump's tendency to wrap sociopathic expressions of sadism and bloodlust in such cartoonish language …
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Wall Street Journal:
Iran Cuts Off Direct Diplomacy With U.S. — Iran has cut off direct communications with the U.S. over President Trump's threat to destroy Iran's “whole civilization” Monday morning, though talks with cease-fire mediators continue, Middle Eastern officials said.
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Politico:
Pentagon's new plans in Iran give Trump a way out of war crime accusations … Trump on Monday threatened a situation “where every bridge in Iran will be decimated by 12:00 tomorrow night, where every power plant in Iran will be out of business, burning, exploding and never to be used again.”
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New York Times:
6 Takeaways From the Story of Trump's Decision to Go to War With Iran — New details from the weeks leading up to the campaign show how President Trump's alignment with Benjamin Netanyahu and a lack of sustained opposition from his inner circle put the United States on a course to war.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
NBC News:
Live updates: U.S. strikes Kharg Island, official says; Trump warns ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ if Iran doesn't make a deal — The president has threatened massive U.S. attacks on civilian infrastructure and brushed off concerns about possible war crimes ahead of his 8 p.m. ET deadline.
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Between Hegseth and the Fox Cabinet, no restraints on Trump's war crimes plan
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Washington Post:
U.S. strikes Iran's Kharg Island as Trump warns ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’
U.S. strikes Iran's Kharg Island as Trump warns ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Trump says ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ ahead of deadline for Iran
Trump says ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ ahead of deadline for Iran
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New York Times:
U.S. Strikes Kharg Island as Trump Raises Iran Threats to Apocalyptic Levels
U.S. Strikes Kharg Island as Trump Raises Iran Threats to Apocalyptic Levels
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Trump removal chatter erupts among Dems over Iran post
Trump removal chatter erupts among Dems over Iran post
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Axios:
Trump's tipping point: Destroy Iran's infrastructure or give talks a chance
Trump's tipping point: Destroy Iran's infrastructure or give talks a chance
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Ali Walker / Politico:
‘Vile on every level’: Tucker Carlson rips Donald Trump over Easter Sunday ‘f-word’ post
‘Vile on every level’: Tucker Carlson rips Donald Trump over Easter Sunday ‘f-word’ post
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Caitlin Doornbos / New York Post:
Trump tears into Tucker Carlson over Iran war claims: ‘Low-IQ person’
Trump tears into Tucker Carlson over Iran war claims: ‘Low-IQ person’
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
“It's really difficult to cover him in a way that conveys how unhinged he is,” …
Jeffrey Lord / The American Spectator:
Trump: A Real Commander-in-Chief
Trump: A Real Commander-in-Chief
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Alex Nitzberg / Fox News:
Trump warns ‘whole civilization will die tonight,’ as Iranian official urges human chains around power plants
Trump warns ‘whole civilization will die tonight,’ as Iranian official urges human chains around power plants
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Ines Ferré / Yahoo Finance:
US gas prices risk topping $5 per gallon if Strait of Hormuz stays closed: JPMorgan
US gas prices risk topping $5 per gallon if Strait of Hormuz stays closed: JPMorgan
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NewsMax.com, CBS News and The Portland Press Herald
Jakub Krupa / The Guardian:
Vance accuses EU of ‘foreign interference’ in upcoming Hungarian election while endorsing Orbán - Europe live — US vice-president claims ‘the bureaucrats in Brussels have tried to destroy the economy of Hungary’ — JD Vance criticises alleged EU interference in Hungarian elections …
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Washington Post:
Vance stumps for Hungary's Orban as Trump-aligned movement faces critical test
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Daria Sito-Sucic / Reuters:
‘Europe is a bit of a mess’, Donald Trump Jr. tells panel in Bosnia20 minutes ago
‘Europe is a bit of a mess’, Donald Trump Jr. tells panel in Bosnia20 minutes ago
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Paul Krugman:
Our Darkest Hour — The civilization we destroy may be our own — This is America's darkest hour. — Hi, Paul Krugman with an update Tuesday morning. Earlier today, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, … Not going to be a problem if we ever do get the war crimes trial that all of this deserves.
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BBC:
Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from coming to UK — Wireless Festival has been cancelled after headliner Kanye West was blocked from coming to the UK. — The government refused permission for West to travel to the UK after a backlash to his planned set at the London festival this summer.
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Wall Street Journal:
Some Republicans Set Their Own Deadline on Iran War. It's Getting Close. — Lawmakers point to law requiring approval by Congress after 60 days of fighting, as Trump mulls major escalation — WASHINGTON—As President Trump threatens a major escalation in Iran by a Tuesday night deadline …
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Sudiksha Kochi / The Hill:
GOP patience with Iran operation growing thinner as Trump escalates tensions
GOP patience with Iran operation growing thinner as Trump escalates tensions
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George Grylls / The Times:
The man who watches Trump all day, every day — Aaron Rupar spends up to 80 hours a week following the US president, from meandering speeches to impromptu press conferences. He says it's ‘pretty bleak’ — The psychological demands of Aaron Rupar's work are immense.
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Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
The president speaks genocide — The words, the law, the future — “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” — These are not the words of Hitler, or Stalin, or Mao, or Pol Pot, or Assad, or Putin. These are the words of the president of the United States, today.
NBC News:
ICE involved in shooting in Northern California, sheriff's office says — There was a shooting involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement in California, according to a statement from the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office. — No details were provided on the shooting incident …
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The Times:
Iran's supreme leader ‘unconscious and receiving treatment in Qom’ — A diplomatic memo reveals the location of Mojtaba Khamenei. He was wounded in the same US-Israeli airstrike that killed his father — Gabrielle Weiniger, Tel Aviv, and David Charter, Washington
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Margaret Sullivan / American Crisis:
How the media should cover this deranged president — The moment I saw Trump's crazy and dangerous Truth Social post on the morning of Easter Sunday, I could imagine the freakout in newsrooms across the country. The essence of it would be something like this: “How much of this do we publish?
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Doomsday Scenario
Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
Texas Considers Required Reading List for Schools, Which Includes the Bible — Education officials are planning an overhaul to English and social studies in the nation's largest Republican led state. — Texas education officials are considering sweeping changes to English …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
What to Watch in the Election to Succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia — Clay Fuller, a Republican allied with President Trump, will face Shawn Harris, a Democrat, in the election to fill the remainder of Ms. Greene's term after her resignation from Congress.
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Katya Schwenk / The Lever:
The “Moderate” Think Tank Backed By AI Money — The previously undisclosed board of an ascendant D.C. think tank pushing Democrats to the center includes a Democratic Party megadonor with a stake in artificial intelligence chipdesigner Nvidia, which could benefit from the organization's efforts …
Mark Alfred / NOTUS:
Trump Will Fund New Archway With $15 Million From the National Endowment for the Humanities — A spending plan confirms taxpayer dollars will be used for the project. — Copy — The White House plans to spend $15 million in National Endowment for the Humanities funds to finance …
