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“News organizations have a First Amendment right to publish stories about matters of public importance—including stories the government would prefer to suppress” — Jameel Jaffer, executive director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University: Trump Threatens to Jail Journalists in Hunt to Find Leaker of Iran Fighter Jet Story (NBC News) “The entire…

Iran war updates: Iran’s Downing of Plane and U.S. Rescue Leave Both Sides Dangerously Emboldened (NY Times) Trump Issues a Fiery, Expletive-filled Threat Against Iran as Details of US Aviator’s Rescue Emerge (AP) ‘Unhinged Madman’: US Politicians React to Trump’s Expletive-laden Threat to Iran (The Guardian) ‘An Easter Miracle’: Trump Invokes Religious Rhetoric in Praise…

“As Christians across the globe remember Jesus’ journey through Holy Week, Israel is taking the unprecedented steps of restricting access to holy sites in Jerusalem”: Israel Is Blocking Palestinians from Easter at Church Where Jesus Resurrected (Sojourners) Iran War updates: Trump Says U.S. Military Has Rescued Airman Shot Down over Iran (NPR) Iran Says Several…

War updates: Two U.S. Warplanes Shot Down; Search Ongoing in Iran for 1 Missing Crew Member (Washington Post) Rescue Team in Iran Face ‘Harrowing and Dangerous’ Search for US Crew Member (BBC) Iranian Media Claims UAE Entered War Against Iran (Andalou Ajansi) India Makes First Iranian Oil Buy in Seven Years with No Payment Problems…

As the war continues unabated … Iran Fires on Targets Across Mideast While Israel and US Hit Tehran as War Shows No Signs of Slowing (AP) … “the Army’s most senior general … is being removed” … Hegseth Removes Army’s Top General During Iran War (Axios) … “The Pentagon intends to replace him with a…

War updates: Trump Says Iran War Is ‘Nearing Completion’ as He Seeks to Calm Economic Worries (Washington Post) Takeaways from Trump’s Address: No End Date for Iran War and Few Details on Strategy Ahead (AP) Unbothered by Reality, Trump Gives Disjointed Update on Iran War (Time) Attacks Persist on Iran and Across the Mideast as…

Will Trump’s planned address clarify or confuse? Trump to Address Nation on Iran Wednesday, After Hinting at War’s End (Axios) Trump’s Mixed Messages on Iran Perplex His Own Team (Axios) Iran War updates: Iran Hits Tanker Off Coast of Qatar, Kuwait Airport and Israel Kills 5 in Beirut Attack (29 News) US Says It’s Ready…

“President Trump’s threat to bomb Iran’s water supply would constitute his most dramatic breach of the laws and norms designed to protect civilians in wartime” … Trump Pursues Era of Unshackled Warfare (Axios) … but Iran remains publicly defiant, calling U.S. demands unrealistic and continuing its attacks on Israel and the region … Iran Hits Israeli…

Iran war updates: Lawmakers React to Reports Pentagon Preparing for Ground Operations in Iran (The Guardian) Iran Warns U.S. Ground Troops Would Be ‘Set on Fire’ and Pakistan Says It Will Host U.S.-Iran Talks (PBS) There Are Now over 50,000 American Troops in the Mideast (NY Times) Iran Strike on Saudi Arabia’s Sultan Airbase Destroys…

“Third major day of protests sees nearly 40% jump in events outside big cities since they began in June”: ‘No Kings’ Anti-Trump Rallies Take Place Across US amid Anger over Iran War (Times of Israel) Both U.S. and Iran are preparing for a ground war: Pentagon Prepares for Weeks of Ground Operations in Iran (Washington…