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1. Kevin Warsh, Trump’s Fed Pick, Has Tough Task Shedding ‘Sock Puppet’ Label

   Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:34:43 -0000

   Kevin M. Warsh, at his confirmation hearing to lead the Federal Reserve, sought to dispel concerns that he would cut interest rates to please President Trump.

2. How the War Powers Act Could Pressure Trump to End the Iran War

   Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:43:54 -0000

   A decades-old law allows the president to wage war without congressional approval for 60 days, then limits his options for continuing. President Trump may seek to get around it.

3. Not a Deal-Breaker: White House Downplays Iranian Action Near the Strait

   Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:12:04 -0000

   President Trump’s threats have given way (for the moment, at least) to a more conciliatory tone about Iran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz.

4. F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend

   Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:26:34 -0000

   The bureau said it is not pursuing a case, but the scrutiny is an example of the Trump administration weighing whether to criminalize routine news gathering.

5. As Democrats Outraise Republican Candidates, the G.O.P. Has This $600 Million Edge

   Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:10:40 -0000

   Even as the party faces a worrisome political environment and its candidates are outraised by Democratic ones, powerful Republican groups and super PACs have built a colossal advantage.

6. A Capitol Police Officer, Bogus Accusations and a Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theory

   Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:03:53 -0000

   Shauni Kerkhoff was wrongfully implicated in the notorious Capitol Hill pipe-bomb case. Can she ever fully move on?

7. How the Southern Poverty Law Center Drew the Ire of Conservatives

   Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:51:17 -0000

   Before the Justice Department filed charges against it, the group had faced scandal and critiques from both the left and the right.