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Melania Trump tried to sweep the Epstein saga away, but she ended up reviving it

(CNN) The optics were of a first lady fed up with reports and speculation she believes falsely link her to Epstein. But she was not speaking in a vacuum. Her personal position is complicated by her proximity to her husband, who leads an administration accused by Epstein victims of silencing their voices. The first lady’s speech, which lasted just under six minutes, was confined to the Epstein controversy. But its implications will go far beyond the issue, since she chose a moment of huge political vulnerability for her husband to go public.

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Lawyer for Trump Sex Accuser, 13, Demands President Testify Under Oath

(Daily Beast) The lawyer for a woman who accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was a child is calling on the president to testify under oath. Lisa Bloom represents the woman who claimed that Jeffrey Epstein introduced her to Trump in 1984, when she was about 13 years old. An FBI report released as part of the Epstein files revealed the woman told interviewers in 2019 that Trump had forced her to perform a sexual act on him.

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

(Mediaite) 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 lost their lives when an Iranian drone struck a tactical operations center in Kuwait on March 1. Additionally, more than 20 soldiers were wounded. CBS News spoke to some of the survivors who detailed the attack that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed was the result of an anomalous “squirter” drone that just happened to get through the fortified unit inside Kuwait. One injured soldier told CBS News, “Painting a picture that ‘one squeaked through’ is a falsehood.

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The cracks in Trump's coalition keep growing -- but when does it break?

(Salon) “Make it stop,” said the voice on the other end of the phone in the tone of someone weary from emotional pain, or maybe under the influence of opioids. Could be both. I’d asked him about President Trump’s Truth Social post that began by declaring “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” “I haven’t had my morning coffee,” he continued, “my wife has a doctor’s appointment and I haven’t had a day off from this mess in two weeks.” Those symptoms describe many who live in the United States, but then he said, “The fact that I voted for this dumb**s makes it hurt more.” The fact that the person on the other end of the phone is a ranking Republican member of Congress made that statement even more poignant.

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'He's had plenty of time': Red state Trump voters ditch MAGA as energy bills skyrocket

(Raw Story) Donald Trump promised to cut Americans' electricity bills in half within his first year and a half in office, but in ruby red West Virginia, some residents are now getting hit with monthly electric bills bigger than their paychecks. Rebecca Michalski, a disabled woman on a fixed income in Rainelle, West Virginia, opened her February electric bill to find a charge of $940.08, more than her monthly check, The Associated Press reported Thursday. She keeps one energy-efficient lamp on at night and turns the lights off during the day. She took out a loan after receiving a cut-off notice during an arctic blast.

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J.D. Vance Is Stumping for a Dictator. The Reason Should Make Us Very Nervous.

(Slate) On a stage in Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday afternoon, Vice President J.D. Vance had a remarkable request for the Hungarian people: reelect a dictator. ... Vance knows that country’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has fostered rampant corruption, curtailed the independence of the country’s judiciary, attacked its universities’ academic freedom, spread antisemitic conspiracy theories, and promoted racial homogeneity. But Vance had one major justification for flying to Europe to personally campaign for Orbán’s reelection, as Orbán flags in the polls: Orbán was the United States’ partner in morality.

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The Joint Chiefs is now all-white, all-male, overseeing a force that is 20 percent female and 43 percent people of color

(The Atlantic) Service in wartime has long been a reliable path for Americans denied full citizenship to secure their rights. Black troops’ contributions to the Union cause during the Civil War helped convince Abraham Lincoln of the righteousness of extending suffrage to Black men. Women’s work on the home front during World War I persuaded a reluctant Woodrow Wilson to urge passage of the Nineteenth Amendment as a “war measure.” The military’s repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was followed a few years later by the Supreme Court’s recognition of the marriage rights of same-sex couples. Perhaps the Trump administration is hoping the process works just as well in reverse.

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Confusion surrounds Trump effort to pay TSA, DHS; some could see last paycheck Friday

(The Hill) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning its employees that Friday’s paycheck could be their last until Congress acts to fund the department and end the record-long partial shutdown — but questions remain over whether that warning extends to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers. TSA employees last week began receiving back pay after President Trump signed a March 27 executive order directing the DHS to find funds to compensate them for their unpaid work since the shutdown began Feb. 14. The TSA workers have been a critical factor in the shutdown negotiations.

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Pentagon denies reports that official threatened Pope Leo

(Salon) Relations between Pope Leo XIV and the Trump administration are under intense scrutiny this week following reports of a contentious January meeting between a Vatican envoy and Defense Department officials. The meeting came after the pope directly addressed the U.S. war in Iran during his State of the World speech in January. In his speech, the pope warned of “escalating tensions” worldwide. War is back in vogue, and a zeal for war is spreading,” he said.

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Trump administration plans to attack Biden DOJ as 'anti-Christian' in new report

(NBC News) The Trump administration is finalizing a report that casts the Biden Justice Department as anti-Christian over its enforcement of laws protecting abortion clinics and enforcement of Covid regulations, among other issues, according to details of the report viewed by NBC News. The report stems from a Justice Department-led task force that aims to “eradicate anti-Christian bias” formed after an executive order President Donald Trump signed in February 2025.

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Service members are trying to find ways out early after anger over Iran war: 'It's been a mess'

20 min ago - Friday 10 April 2026 10:18 EDT U.S. service members are increasingly looking for ways to leave the military early rather than participate in President Donald Trump’s Iran war, a report has alleged. Almost 3,600 people, including at least 1,665 ... (The Independent)

France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech

41 min ago - France is trying to move on from Microsoft Windows. The country said it plans to move some of its government computers currently running Windows to the open source operating system Linux to further reduce its reliance on U.S. technology. Linux is an ... (TechCrunch)

US Trade Court Weighs Legality of Trump's 10% Global Tariff

1 hr ago - April 10, 2026, at 6:07 a.m. NEW YORK, April 10 (Reuters) - A U.S. trade court ⁠on ⁠Friday considered the legality of a 10% ⁠global import tax imposed by President Donald Trump, which several states and small ​businesses say ... (US News & World Report/Reuters)

France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech

1 hr ago - France is trying to move on from Microsoft Windows. The country said it plans to move some of its government computers currently running Windows to the open source operating system Linux to further reduce its reliance on U.S. technology. -snip- Linux ... (TechCrunch)

Supreme Court's Sotomayor slams colleague Kavanaugh for ICE ruling

2 hrs ago - April 9, 2026 Updated April 10, 2026, 12:09 p.m. ET Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took a swipe at fellow Justice Brett Kavanaugh at an event on April 7, criticizing her bench-mate for his recent opinion in an immigration case. Speaking at an ... (USA Today)

Desperate for fuel, US allies in Asia are turning to its adversaries instead

2 hrs ago - PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2026, 5:00 AM ET The US has negotiated a fragile ceasefire that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but Asian allies that depend on the waterway are already being forced to rely on others for energy security– to the benefit of A ... (CNN World)

Trump officials unveil designs for president's controversial 250-foot arch

2 hrs ago - The Trump administration on Friday unveiled new renderings for President Donald Trump's planned 250-foot triumphal arch, his most significant effort to remake Washington's skyline, as officials begin the process of seeking formal approval for the con ... (Washington Post)

Iran's Schools and Hospitals in Ruins, Times Analysis Shows

3 hrs ago - The scale of devastation is likely far greater than The Times's analysis. The Iranian Red Crescent Society, the country's primary humanitarian relief organization, said on April 2 that at least 763 schools and 316 health care facilities had been dama ... (NYTimes)

Trump team dismisses hot inflation print, promising energy shocks will 'very, very quickly go away'

3 hrs ago - The White House on Friday tried to look past government data showing a jump in inflation driven by the war in Iran. Consumer prices posted their largest monthly gain since 2022, according to new Labor Department data, as rising costs at the gas pump ... (Yahoo Finance)

Airline pilots fear retribution over refusing to fly in Middle East, aviators' group says

3 hrs ago - Fri, April 10, 2026 at 10:53 AM EDT MONTREAL/NEW DELHI, April 10 (Reuters) - Airline pilots who have safety concerns about flying in the Middle East during the Iran war have told a global aviators' union group they fear blowback ranging from lost pay ... (Yahoo! News/Reuters)

Trump's DOJ claims East Wing was 'infested' and 'dilapidated' in latest appeal over White House ballroom

4 hrs ago - Friday 10 April 2026 10:47 EDT Lawyers for Donald Trump’s administration claim that the federal judge’s order blocking construction of a $400 million White House ballroom “gravely threatens national security” and that “upgrad ... (The Independent)

AP Exclusive: Trump administration admits a glaring error in its New York health fraud accusations

5 hrs ago - By ALI SWENSON Updated 9:41 AM CDT, April 10, 2026 NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration this week acknowledged it made a significant error in figures it used to help justify a fraud probe into New York’s Medicaid pro ... (AP)

Man who killed sheriff's deputy in California dies after being run over with armored vehicle

5 hrs ago - A central California sheriff's deputy was fatally shot on Thursday morning while serving an eviction notice, leading to a prolonged standoff that concluded with authorities killing the suspect by running him over with an armured vehicle. The incident ... (The Independent, US edition)

MTG, Alex Jones And Candace Owens Respond To Trump's 'Rambling' Attack On Them

5 hrs ago - Apr 10, 2026, 12:01 AM EDT | Updated 4 hours ago Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Candace Owens and Alex Jones responded to President Donald Trump’s lengthy Truth Social post attacking them and other right-wing figures on Thursday for ... (Huff Post)

Sheridan teachers union threatens recall of school board as strike drags on

5 hrs ago - Educators have spent more than a week on the picket line. They remain in a stalemate with the district as neither side budges over one policy. Erica Breunlin 3:52 AM MDT on Apr 10, 2026 Union leaders behind a teachers strike that began more than a we ... (Colorado Sun)

Consumer sentiment hits record low, inflation fears rise amid Iran war

6 hrs ago - Published Fri, Apr 10 2026 10:07 AM EDT Updated 12 Min Ago Consumer confidence plunged to a record low in April as fears mounted over rising energy prices and the broader impact of the Iran war, according to a University of Michigan survey Friday. Th ... (CNBC)

'Illegal' forest service overhaul risks causing 'chaos' across US public lands, union claims

6 hrs ago - US public lands will “pay the price” of a drive by Donald Trump’s officials to restructure the agency that oversees them, union leaders have warned, accusing the administration of forcing workers to decide whether to relocate or resign ... (The Guardian)

Agriculture secretary's religious Easter message to all employees sparks internal backlash and a formal complaint

7 hrs ago - Updated Apr 9, 2026, 11:37 PM ET PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2026, 10:19 PM ET A “Christ is Risen” Easter message sent by the secretary of agriculture has sparked backlash inside the department, angering some of its nearly 100,000 employees and prompt ... (CNN Politics)

DNC votes down 'dark money' resolution singling out AIPAC, defers resolution on military aid to Israel

7 hrs ago - April 9, 2026, 11:09 PM Members of the Democratic National Committee voted down a symbolic resolution aimed at curbing the "growing influence" of "dark money" corporate groups in Democratic primaries that specifically called out the American Israel P ... (ABC News)

Consumer prices rose 3.3% in March, as energy prices spiked due to Iran conflict

8 hrs ago - Published Fri, Apr 10 2026 8:31 AM EDT Updated 2 Min Ago Consumer prices spiked in March as the Iran war sent energy costs soaring and took the Federal Reserve further from its inflation target, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Frid ... (CNBC)

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