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'Destroying your presidency!' MAGA civil war breaks out on Trump's own platform

(Raw Story) President Donald Trump's social media site, normally nothing more than a platform for himself to rant and his most avid fans to admire him, is plunging into warfare, as MAGA fans turn on each other over Trump's moves in the Iran conflict. According to The New York Times, "Thousands of users on the social media platform, which Mr. Trump created in 2022, have responded to the president’s drumbeat of posts with a mix of frustration, disbelief and outrage. They have written that they feel betrayed by the expanding war in Iran and ashamed when Mr. Trump used an expletive on Easter to make demands of the Iranian government. Some were so perplexed by his military interventions that one declared they 'make zero sense.'"

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Democrats introduce impeachment articles against Trump and Hegseth as nearly 100 lawmakers call for 25th Amendment

(The Independent) Democratic members of Congress have filed articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth while nearly 100 congressional Democrats are calling for the president’s removal from office over his threats to Iran. Rep. John Larson of Connecticut has filed 13 articles of impeachment against Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors, including the president’s “criminal lawlessness” that has “invited blowback against the United States and its citizens risking 9/11 2.0.”

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Trump slams NATO after meeting with Mark Rutte

(The Hill) President Trump went after the NATO alliance following a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte — comments that came after the Trump administration had recently expressed frustration with members of the alliance. “NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN. REMEMBER GREENLAND, THAT BIG, POORLY RUN, PIECE OF ICE!!!” Trump said in a Wednesday evening post on Truth Social, referencing his push to take over Greenland that he ramped up a few months ago.

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American-born Pope Leo may not visit US while Trump is president after diplomat meeting disaster: report

(The Independent) Pope Leo XIV may not return to the U.S. while President Donald Trump remains in office, according to a report citing a contentious meeting between a Catholic official and the Pentagon. On Monday, The Free Press reported that in the wake of the Pope's annual address to the Vatican’s diplomatic corps in January, in which he criticized states seeking conflict around the globe, the Department of Defense invited Cardinal Christophe Pierre for a meeting. At the time, Pierre was serving as Pope Leo’s personal envoy to the United States. The Pentagon requesting a meeting with a Vatican official is "unprecedented," according to the report.

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'Bondi Cannot Escape Accountability': Mace Insists She Will Get Ex-AG to Testify on Epstein

(Mediaite) Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) vowed on Wednesday that ex-Attorney General Pam Bondi will still be compelled to testify before the House Oversight Committee, despite a committee spokesman saying Bondi was off the hook. “Pam Bondi cannot escape accountability simply because she no longer holds the office of Attorney General. Our motion to subpoena Pam Bondi, which was passed by the Oversight Committee, was for Bondi by name, not by title,” wrote Mace on social media

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Eligible US men will be automatically registered for military draft pool beginning in December

(Daily Mail) The rule change was submitted by The Selective Service System, which maintains a database of Americans who would be eligible for the draft, on March 30. 'This statutory change transfers responsibility for registration from individual men to SSS through integration with federal data sources,' the agency's website said. It adds that the rule change remains under review by regulatory affairs and is awaiting finalization.

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White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project

(New York Times) President Trump has championed the U.S. steel industry, promising to strengthen it and to impose stiff tariffs on foreign metals to shield manufacturers from overseas competitors. ... Yet the White House has secured tens of millions of dollars worth of donated foreign steel for Mr. Trump's $400 million ballroom project, according to two people familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive and private conversations.

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Retired general: Trump 'an absolutely terrible commander in chief'

(The Hill) A retired U.S. general slammed President Trump on Tuesday for being an “absolutely terrible commander in chief” after Trump threatened Iran’s “whole civilization” ahead of his deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and negotiate a peace agreement. CNN’s Kate Bolduan asked Brig. Gen. Steve Anderson about his reaction to Trump’s heightened rhetoric. The president was doubling down on an earlier warning to Iran after giving them until 8 p.m. EDT on Tuesday to agree to a deal.

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A Landslide in Wisconsin Will Make It Much Harder for MAGA to Steal Elections

(Mother Jones) Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election received far less attention than a similar contest a year ago, when Elon Musk spent $25 million trying to flip the balance of power on the court. Back then, the world’s richest man—who, at the time, was also a key White House adviser—personally hand-delivered $1 million checks to voters while wearing a cheesehead hat. This time, majority control of the state’s highest court wasn’t at stake. But the outcome was still hugely significant for politics in Wisconsin and nationally.

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Analysis Finds That Google's AI Overviews Are Providing Misinformation at a Scale Possibly Unprecedented in History

(Futurism) ]Google’s AI Overviews are peddling misinformation on a scale that may be virtually unprecedented in human history. A recent analysis conducted by the AI startup Oumi at the behest of The New York Times found that the AI-generated summaries, which appear above Google search results, are accurate around 91 percent of the time. In a sense, that may sound like an impressive figure. But here’s an even more impressive one: five trillion. That’s roughly the number of search queries that Google processes every year, translating to tens of millions of wrong answers that the AI Overviews are providing every hour — and hundreds of thousands every minute, the analysis calculated.

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U.S. Pushes Allies to Chase a New Terrorism Target: The Far Left

1 min ago - When senior Western officials met in Ottawa last month to discuss potential terrorism threats in light of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, a top State Department counterterrorism official delivered an unexpected message. The United States was as co ... (NYT)

'It Was Chaos': US Troops Who Survived Deadly Iranian Attack Dispute Pentagon's Version of Events

8 min ago - Apr 9th, 2026, 11:52 am Troops in Kuwait who survived the deadliest Iranian attack on U.S. forces since the war began told CBS News that the Pentagon wasn’t being truthful with its description of events. Six U.S. Army Reserve service members l ... (MEDIAite)

Hillary Clinton knocks Trump on affordability, highlights 'kid's agenda'

42 min ago - 04/09/26 1:14 PM ET Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rebuked President Trump for his 2027 budget proposal and warned of negative ramifications for families in a new op-ed published in The New York Times on Thursday. The $1.5 trillion request ... (The Hill)

RFK Jr's CDC delays report showing benefits from Covid vaccine, insiders say

1 hr ago - Stalled publication sparked concerns that information conflicting with Kennedy’s views may be sidelined Brendan Rascius Thursday 09 April 2026 15:44 BST The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention delayed publishing a report showin ... (independent.co.uk)

Police corporal created AI porn from driver's license pics

1 hr ago - A corporal in the Pennsylvania state police yesterday pleaded guilty to a mind-boggling set of crimes that include going through his co-workers’ underwear, possessing a stolen gun, having child sexual abuse material on his hard drives, and using ... (Ars Technica)

Russian authorities search Novaya Gazeta editorial office, detain investigative journalist

1 hr ago - Russian authorities conducted a search of Novaya Gazeta's editorial office and detained one of its journalists on April 9, the independent media outlet reported on its Telegram channel. -snip- Lawyers representing Novaya Gazeta have been barred from ... (Kyiv Independent)

Russia brands Nobel-winning rights group Memorial an extremist movement

1 hr ago - Russia's Supreme Court designated human rights group Memorial as an "extremist" movement on Thursday, a move the group said ‌marked a new phase of oppression in the country. The ruling - the latest in a sweeping, years-long crackdown on free spe ... (NBC)

NATO's Rutte told allies Trump wants Hormuz commitments within days, diplomats say

2 hrs ago - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has briefed some capitals that U.S. President Donald ‌Trump wants concrete commitments within the next few days for help securing the Strait of Hormuz, three European diplomats told Reuters on Thursday. -snip- " ... (Reuters)

'We got our butts kicked': Republicans reckon with Democratic success ahead of the midterms

2 hrs ago - By SCOTT BAUER, JEFF AMY and JONATHAN J. COOPER Updated 7:57 AM CDT, April 9, 2026 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The bluntest assessment of Republican failures during this week’s elections in Wisconsin came from one of their own. “We got our b ... (AP)

'We are not some piece of ice': Greenland hits back at Trump's Arctic insult

2 hrs ago - Greenland's Prime Minister ​Jens-Frederik Nielsen called on NATO allies to stand together to defend international law as he pushed ‌back against U.S. President Donald Trump's latest comments about the Arctic island. -snip- "We are not some ... (Reuters)

Republicans block effort to halt Trump's war with Iran after 'civilization' threat

2 hrs ago - April 9, 2026, 11:34 AM EDT / Updated April 9, 2026, 12:08 PM EDT WASHINGTON — House Democrats unsuccessfully attempted to pass a resolution to halt Donald Trump’s war with Iran on Thursday — a response to the president’s shocking ... (NBC News)

Emperor Penguins Have Just Been Declared Endangered

2 hrs ago - Two iconic South Pole species, the emperor penguin and the Antarctic fur seal, have been officially declared endangered by the world's leading conservation authority -- a consequence of dramatic changes to their habitats caused by global warming. Emp ... (Washington Post)

At least 182 killed as Israel strikes central Beirut after saying Iran truce doesn't apply there

3 hrs ago - BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli strikes hit busy commercial and residential areas in central Beirut without warning on Wednesday, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Lebanon said at least 182 people were killed and hun ... (AP)

Army survivors of deadly attack in Kuwait dispute Pentagon's account, say unit "was unprepared" to defend itself

3 hrs ago - Updated on: April 9, 2026 / 8:47 AM EDT Survivors of the deadliest Iranian attack on U.S. forces since the war began have disputed the Pentagon's description of events and said their unit in Kuwait was left dangerously exposed when six service membe ... (cbs news)

Teen birth rates hit another historical low in 2025, CDC says

4 hrs ago - April 9, 2026 12:01 AM ET The teenage birth rate in the U.S. fell by 7% in 2025, continuing decades of decline, according to a report published Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics. "A 7% decline is really quite extraordinary," says ... (NPR)

Protesters rally against planned Maryland immigration detention facility that's now paused

4 hrs ago - By REBECCA SANTANA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Updated 9:26 AM CDT, April 9, 2026 Leer en español HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Horns blared and protesters screamed “Stop ICE!” outside a meeting on the western edge of Maryland where cou ... (AP)

Eligible men will soon be automatically registered for military draft

5 hrs ago - April 9, 2026, 9:42 a.m. ET Eligible men will be automatically registered into the U.S. military draft pool by December in an effort to streamline the existing self-registration process, according to the agency that oversees the system. On March 30, ... (USA Today)

Oil Prices Jump Back up Near $100 a Barrel on Skepticism Over Fragile US-Iran Ceasefire

5 hrs ago - April 9, 2026, at 12:47 a.m. Oil prices skipped higher early Thursday and Wall Street veered toward modest losses on skepticism over a fragile and muddled ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran. Futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each slid 0. ... (US News & World Report/AP)

US economy grew a sluggish 0.5% in fourth quarter, government says, downgrading previous estimate

6 hrs ago - Updated 8:48 AM EDT, April 9, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The American economy, slowed by last fall's 43-day government shutdown, grew at a sluggish 0.5% annual pace from October through December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in downgrade of ... (AP)

Inflation held sticky at 3% as U.S. headed into war with Iran, key Fed gauge shows

6 hrs ago - Published Thu, Apr 9 2026 8:35 AM EDT Updated 14 Min Ago Core inflation held above the Federal Reserve's target before the recent surge in energy prices, according to a key gauge released Thursday that offers the central bank a snapshot of conditions ... (CNBC)

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