Live long enough to see a landslide election in Hungary place CPAC in the global spotlight

Local TV giant Nexstar's $6.2 billion deal to acquire rival Tegna won speedy approval from Trump administration regulators. But it faces tough challenge from a pair of anti-trust lawsuits.

NEWS: 3rd pastor leaves Life Church, head pastor schedules emergency meeting on bodycam footage The embattled church led in part by Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith has cut services, lost families since head pastor's son sentenced to six years for child sexual abuse www.24sight.news/p/3rd-pastor...

I get a lot of questions about the criminal probe of Indiana Lt Gov. Micah Beckwith’s office. Well, I’ve got updates shortly with my friend, independent journalist Rob Kendall! Subscribe to www.24sight.news for the latest and support Rob with his successful launch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhOd...

It's not a counterpunch, guys. The pope didn't throw a punch. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/u...

Hungary’s Orban, Beacon to the Right, Concedes Election Defeat Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has inspired populist movements globally, could not overcome the growing dissatisfaction of his own citizens. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/w...

Fascinating conversation with @bsky.app's @rose.bsky.team about what they are thinking and how they feel about you, dear user www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZbd...

Forthcoming VP JD Vance (second) memoir set to publish, focusing on his conversion from protestant to Catholic www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...

NEW: The Pentagon today invited more than 3,500 employees to attend a Good Friday service at its in-house chapel. Except it’s only for Protestants, not Catholics. www.huffpost.com/entry/news-l...

#Pooligans! Tune in to The Julie Mason Show at 5p ET on this goodest of Good Fridays! I’m on the reporter panel recapping another world wild week of news in this, the second of Trump terms. Tune in! SiriusXM 124!

The Trump DOJ argues that the 14th Amendment was designed to protect formerly enslaved people, not undocumented immigrants. Justice Barrett presses Sauer on whether the DOJ's position would deny citizenship to both. Scholar @ilyasomin.bsky.social made this point here --> buff.ly/iBgFkjX

“It’s a new world, it’s the same Constitution” - Chief Justice John Roberts in response to Solicitor General John Sauer argument that the rise of Chinese birth “tourism” would have been considered by framers of 14th Amendment

It's peak nasal congestion season here in the nation's capital. Happy Snotnose Week to all who celebrate

There’s a Good Reason You Can’t Concentrate www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/o...

It's an extraordinary move that came as senators were reviewing a "last and final" offer to end the funding impasse that has jammed airports and disrupted travel, just as TSA workers faced another missed paycheck Friday. n.pr/4cdEimv

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com By closing the Strait of Hormuz, “Iran has learned the lessons of American foreign policy,” Edward Fishman writes in a guest essay. “It has used the tools at its disposal to exacerbate risk, forcing private actors to become unwitting tools of its statecraft.”

From @theathletic.com: The 16 teams still alive in the NCAA Tournament have all committed big bucks to men’s basketball. In terms of return on investment, one can argue that no one is getting a bigger, or better, bang for their buck than Houston.

The Kennedy Center Is Giving Bill Maher the Mark Twain Prize The annual award that recognizes merit in humor is going to the satirist and talk show host who has been critical of President Trump and political correctness. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/a...

Trump endorses Sen. Liz Brown, other Republicans who supported Indiana redistricting indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/trump...

Award-Winning Work and What It Demonstrates About Journalism What I saw judging the Goldsmith Explanatory entries dicktofel.substack.com/p/award-winn...

The film will focus on chapters in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring that were left out of the first movie in the trilogy. n.pr/4rY5kE2

Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case A jury found the companies harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/t...

This from @Dave Bangert on one of the Indiana state Senate primaries in upcoming royal rumble is really interesting. *Note that Bagsby v. Alting is not one of the WH targeted battles, but still important … will have more on that down the road ;) www.basedinlafayette.com/p/website-ad...

Earlier this month, I spent some time with Michigan gubernatorial candidate @jocelynbenson.bsky.social in Alabama, where she got her start working at the SPLC straight out of college and returns every year to mark the anniversary of Bloody Sunday 19thnews.org/2026/03/joce...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Jimmy Donaldson, the popular YouTuber better known as MrBeast, requesting more details about his company’s plans to expand into financial services and potentially push cryptocurrency to children.

How Obama’s Strategist Discouraged Biden From Running in 2016 In a new set of oral histories, David Plouffe, President Barack Obama’s political adviser, described how he urged Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. not to challenge Hillary Clinton for the nomination. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/u...

In a meeting with Department of Energy officials, a DOGE staffer shot down the long-held notion that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is an independent body. “Assume the NRC is going to do whatever we tell the NRC to do,” he said, records show. 👉 Full story: https://propub.li/4t51eLu

As corporate consolidation reshapes the media landscape, independent nonprofit journalism has become even more essential. ProPublica answers to readers, not shareholders. Your support keeps it that way. Become a member during our Spring Member Drive: https://propub.li/4cMFBun

Robert S. Mueller III, 81, Dies; Rebuilt F.B.I. and Led Trump Inquiry After he concluded that Russia had interfered in the 2016 election, he became a target of the president’s anger. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/u...

UPDATE: The Arizona Senate has released the federal grand jury subpoena for the records related to the partisan audit of Maricopa County's 2020 election. Link to full record: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion. But it absolved him of some fraud allegations. n.pr/47YxUhj

Pentagon press policy ruled unconstitutional in case brought by N.Y. Times 
A federal judge found that controversial updates to the policy violated the First and Fifth Amendment rights of the New York Times and one of its reporters, Julian E. Barnes. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

This Indiana state Senate primary is off the hook indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/18/i...

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Get those brackets in! /PSA

Elizabeth Warren endorses Graham Platner

After he left jail in 2009, Jeffrey Epstein went on a quest to overhaul his online reputation, according to a New York Times review of records released by the Justice Department. The documents make clear how Epstein became deeply invested in hiding his criminal past.

US downgraded in democracy index as press freedom concerns grow www.cnn.com/2026/03/18/m...

The Senate Intelligence Committee's annual "monitoring the situation" hearing is underway: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXcb...

Before the Senate intelligence committee this morning, DNI Tulsi Gabbard will testify that Iran made "no efforts" to restart its uranium enrichment program prior to the American and Israeli war.

Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years An investigation by The New York Times found extensive evidence that the United Farm Workers co-founder groomed and sexually abused girls who worked in the movement. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...

As Operation Epic Fury enters its third week, relentless attacks by cheap Iranian drones are being fended off by multi-million-dollar U.S. interceptors. How long can the math hold up? n.pr/4urGr66

More than 200 Ukrainian military experts are in the Middle East to help defend against Iranian drones, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has said, as he looks to leverage his country’s years of experience fighting Russian attacks.

Chief Justice John Roberts warns personal attacks on judges have 'got to stop'

Sarah Palin has withdrawn her appeal in her failed defamation lawsuit against the New York Times. Federal juries rejected her claims twice. (The first time, an appeals court revived the case because of a judge's error.)

What is the point of copyrights if the most powerful companies on earth can ignore them?

Some intense weather hitting in the DC region/DMV, stay safe friends! www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...

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