Battleground Republicans are starting to worry about the Senate Democrats still face serious challenges to flipping the chamber. But Republicans are no longer dismissing the threat as quickly as they once did.

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Opinion | Trump Meets His Match in Pope Leo As Bishop Sheen said to Milton Berle, the vicar of Rome has better writers and a better sponsor.

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Orbán Was First. Trump Is Next. Can America have its own liberal patriotic renaissance?

"We weren’t always perfect in following them, but our rules helped raise America to heights no other country achieved. Now, the president and vice president suggest, no one should complain if we lower our standards to the level of the world’s most lawless regimes."
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George Conway mocks Trump’s new Iran pressure campaign: ‘Blockading the blockade’ U.S. Central Command confirmed President Trump’s blockade on the Strait of Hormuz after 21-hour peace talks in Islamabad ended without a deal or path forward. Attorney George Conway and breaking news ...

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NYT: “.. A series of disjointed, hard-to-follow and sometimes-profane statements capped by his “a whole civilization will die tonight” threat .. have left many with the impression of a deranged autocrat mad with power.”

@nytimes.com
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We need to stand up for a moral vision of America. Trump threatening to wipe out an entire civilization is something that no American president has ever done and betrays our values and our faith traditions.

He must be removed.

Blockading a blockade is the work of a pure stable genius like no one has ever seen before. Only Donald Trump could have thought of this.

It's like, "You think you can shoot at us? Well, we'll show you—we'll shoot ourselves!!"

We should all have tears in our eyes.

Not only that, because Trump, through his incompetence, recklessness, capriciousness, instability, and derangement, has so recklessly squandered our government's credibility, it's almost inconceivable to expect anyone—especially the Iranians—to rely on any commitment the U.S. might try to make.

Opinion | Four Ways Trump’s War Is Weakening America

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Pete Hegseth is a disaster of a defense secretary. It’s no surprise | Margaret Sullivan The former Fox host has misled the public, prayed for violence and clashed with the press. This is not a serious military leader

"With his bloodthirsty utterances, his fierce loyalty to Trump and his appalling inability to manage this huge moment in world history, Hegseth is every bit the disaster that anybody sensible could have seen coming," writes @sulliview.bsky.social.

War in Iran sends inflation soaring and the mood of American consumers plunging The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening the politi...

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This is how Bruce Springsteen opened his concert in Los Angeles last night. 🔥🔥

Footage from @margaret_nagle on Threads.

Trump’s gone too far: Invoke the 25th Amendment before it’s too late The danger is coming from inside the White House.

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Pope Leo XIV: "Often, the proclamation of truth is obscured by what we today call “fake news” — lies, insinuations, and unfounded accusations. Yet, in the face of such obstacles, the truth does not remain hidden; rather, it comes forth to meet us, living and radiant, illuminating even the deepest darkness."

Key Details Trump Accuser, 13, Told FBI Were Censored From Epstein Files The FBI interviewed her four times in 2019.

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Forget euphemism, Trump is using unabashed viciousness in his language against Iran The Trump administration takes pleasure in deploying dysphemism to describe the killing of Iranians

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US-Israeli onslaught damages 55 libraries across Iran <article data-history-node-id="437439" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-israeli-onslaught-damages-55-libraries-across-iran" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-israeli-onslaught-damages-55-libraries-across-iran" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US-Israeli onslaught damages 55 libraries across Iran</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>US and Israeli attacks during their war on Iran have damaged 55 libraries across Iran, including two that have been completely destroyed,&nbsp;the head of the country’s public libraries’ association was cited as saying by local media.&nbsp;</p> <p>Since the start of the war in late February, various academic and heritages sites have been targeted, including&nbsp;30 universities.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Macron Urges Countries To Stand Up To ‘Hegemonic Powers’ U.S. And China Amid Growing Trump Feud The French president urged countries to band together to avoid becoming “vassals” or face the “dominance” of China or the “unpredictability” of the U.S.

The French president urged countries to band together to avoid becoming “vassals” or face the “dominance” of China or the “unpredictability” of the U.S.

Trump signs order limiting mail-in voting The order directs the Postal Service to only send mail-in ballots to an approved list of voters.

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Trump signs order to restrict mail-in ballots in probably unconstitutional move President has falsely claimed ‘legendary’ fraud for limiting mail-in ballots and himself voted by mail last week

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A month into Iran, the GOP’s political reality sinks in Republicans in battleground states are largely sticking by the president's war — but they’re finding it harder to brush off the consequences.

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ICE, Iran, Epstein, economy among issues driving Nevadans to the streets to protest Trump • Nevada Current In downtown Las Vegas, about 1,400 protesters gathered in front of the Lloyd George Federal Courthouse on Las Vegas Blvd amid a March heat wave that brought temperatures as high as 93 degrees during t...

ICE, Iran, Epstein, economy among issues driving Nevadans to the streets to protest Trump nevadacurrent.com/2026/03/29/i...

"Undeniable harm": When ICE comes to town, students stay home Data in Charlotte, Chicago, Minneapolis, California, Florida and Texas show thousands were suddenly absent when agents showed up..

"Undeniable harm": When ICE comes to town, students stay home www.axios.com/2026/03/26/i...

Opinion | Trump Does Anything He Wants — and More

Trump Does Anything He Wants — and More www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/o...

As Trump feels pressure to end war, allies fear what Iran may do next Iran has demonstrated it can inflict significant damage on the world’s economy, even while outgunned. That creates a dilemma for President Trump.

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Standoff With Iran Raises Fresh Doubts About Trump’s Freestyle Diplomacy

Standoff With Iran Raises Fresh Doubts About Trump’s Freestyle Diplomacy www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/u...

Flights, fertilizer, mortgage rates: how the Iran war is raising more than just US gas prices Oil is used to power the supply chain, from machines that manufacture a cell phone to diesel that powers a truck

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Billionaire Christy Walton Appears To Take Out Ad Calling For ICE To Release 70% Of Detainees An ad under Walton’s name ran in Sunday’s print edition of the New York Times.

An ad under Walton’s name ran in Sunday’s print edition of the New York Times.