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Trump Fired His AG and Replaced Her With His Personal Defense Lawyer
Pam Bondi is out. Todd Blanche is in. The president's own criminal defense attorney is now the nation's top law enforcement officer. The reasons being cited — Epstein files, Democrats not prosecuted — tell you something about what happens next at DOJ.
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The DHS Shutdown Is 48 Days Old and the Senate Just Blinked First
The Senate passed a bipartisan DHS funding bill by unanimous consent. The House didn't take it up. The shutdown continues — and the airport lines are getting worse.
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Liberation Day Turns One. Trump Celebrated With More Tariffs.
One year after the original Liberation Day order — which SCOTUS struck down 6-3 — Trump signed new pharmaceutical and steel/aluminum tariffs. Narrower, harder to challenge, same intent.
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The Supreme Court Struck Down Liberation Day Tariffs 6-3. It Was a Bigger Deal Than It Sounded.
The ruling wasn't that tariffs are unconstitutional. It was that this particular legal theory didn't hold up. The administration took it as a design constraint and rebuilt.
Tech
AMD Is Buying Intel. Let That Land for a Second.
The all-stock deal would combine the two dominant x86 chip designers. Antitrust review will be enormous. Intel's trajectory made this possible. AMD's made it logical.
Tech
Artemis II Is Circling the Moon Right Now and We've Barely Talked About It
Four humans launched toward the Moon on April 1. The first crewed lunar flyby since 1972. It landed somewhere after the fold in the news cycle, which says something about us.
World
One Month In: What the Iran War Looks Like From Inside Iran
Steel plants bombed. Prices spiking. Civilians not sleeping. "I haven't slept more than three hours at a time in two weeks." Macron told Trump to stop talking. The view from inside is nothing like the briefings.
World
Hegseth Asked the Army's Top General to Step Down. Here's Why That Matters.
Gen. Randy George — Biden nominee, 35-year veteran — is out. He's the latest in a pattern of Pentagon brass removal by the Hegseth DoD. What happens when you rebuild military leadership around political deference.
Entertainment
The Blake Lively Case Won't Die. Here's Where It Stands.
Judge dismissed most of Lively's claims against Baldoni — but left 3 sexual harassment allegations standing. Civil trial goes ahead next month. The case that everyone declared over is not over.
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Thursday Evening Internet: The Week's Last Damage Report
The Bondi takes are already dated. The Liberation Day memes are back. Humans are circling the Moon and we're barely paying attention. A roundup of how the internet processed Thursday.