Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said President Trump should apologize to Pope Leo XIV following their public spat over the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran, adding that “when you’re wrong, you’re wrong,” NewsNation reports.
History Is Running Backwards
David Brooks: “Maybe you’ve seen photos of Tehran in the 1970s, just before the Islamic Revolution: images of young women going to work in miniskirts, of couples making out in parks while wearing bell-bottoms, of people at pools in bikinis. It looks like Paris or Milan or Los Angeles. But in 1979 the revolution happened, and now Tehran looks like something from an earlier century.”
“Sometimes I think that our whole world has become kind of like that—going backwards in time. The religious movements thriving in today’s secularized age are the traditionalist ones that dissent from large parts of contemporary culture—not only the Shiite Islam of post-revolution Iran, but Orthodox Judaism and conservative Catholicism. Young Americans are flooding into Eastern Orthodox churches.”
“Many of us thought that the world would get more democratic as it modernized, but for the past quarter century, we have seen a reversion to authoritarian strongmen.”
Iran Has an Urgent Reason to Negotiate
“Iranian leaders have portrayed the current cease-fire as a victory against an overwhelming U.S. and Israeli onslaught. But they now face a towering postwar reconstruction challenge that is putting pressure on them to negotiate for sanctions relief,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Trump Is Flailing on Multiple Fronts
Jonathan Lemire: “The president is on a losing streak, and even some of his aides are dismayed by his choices.”
Abdul El-Sayed and Mallory McMorrow Tied In Michigan
A new Emerson College survey of Michigan likely Democratic primary voters finds 24% support Abdul El-Sayed and Mallory McMorrow in the August U.S. Senate primary, while 13% support Haley Stevens.
Thirty-six percent are undecided
Record Number of Senate Democrats Vote Against Israel
Punchbowl News: “A stunning 40 Senate Democrats voted late Wednesday to block a U.S. weapons sale to Israel, the latest sign of the party’s growing rift with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu-led government over its continued military campaigns in the region.”
“Two Senate resolutions authored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) got an unprecedented level of support from the Democratic Caucus even as their leader, Chuck Schumer (D-NY), voted against both. Schumer — strongly pro-Israel but anti Netanyahu — is the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in U.S. history.”
Trump Leans In on Idea of Replacing a Justice
“President Donald Trump seems to be leaning in on the idea that elderly conservative Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas might think about a conveniently timed retirement this year,” CNN reports.
“The first thing to note is that Alito and/or Thomas retiring would be very much in keeping with how things work on the Supreme Court. The last seven justices to retire (as opposed to dying in office like Ginsburg or Antonin Scalia) have done so when the party more aligned with them controlled both the presidency and the Senate — and could confirm a like-minded replacement.”
Legal Question at the Heart of the Fed Chair Showdown
“At the heart of President Trump’s threat to fire Jerome Powell lies an unsettled legal question: When the Fed chair’s term expires without a confirmed successor, who gets to decide what happens next?,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“This week, the administration signaled that if no successor is confirmed by May 15, Powell shouldn’t continue as chair. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that several people—not just Powell—could serve as the Federal Reserve’s interim leader, naming Vice Chair Philip Jefferson and governor Christopher Waller as alternatives.”
“On Wednesday, Trump went further, saying ‘I’ll have to fire him’ if Powell didn’t step aside.”
“But last month, Powell pre-emptively staked out his position, announcing he would continue leading the central bank as ‘chair pro tempore’ if no successor is confirmed on time.”
Victoria Guida: How Trump is sabotaging himself on the Federal Reserve.
Trump Tests the Loyalty of Christian Supporters
Karen Tumulty: “The willingness of his supporters on the Christian right to shrug off the apostasies and antics of President Donald Trump has been put to new tests, as his behavior has become even more erratic.”
“Trump has claimed God’s backing for foreign adventurism as he has threatened to demolish one of the world’s oldest civilizations; written an Easter Sunday screed that included an f-bomb and a ‘praise be to Allah’ sign-off; tangled with a popular, American-born pope; and employed his social media platform to spread an image that appeared to depict him as Jesus.”
“Of the many unlikely turns in the Trump era, ranking high is the fervor with which religious conservatives have embraced an irreverent, thrice-married Manhattan real estate developer given to regular outbursts of vulgarity, lying and vindictiveness.”
NPR: Trump allies defend his remarks about Pope Leo.
Talarico Is a Fundraising Juggernaut
New York Times: “James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, raised $27 million in the first months of 2026 — a remarkable haul that far outpaced that of any other Senate candidate. His campaign said it was the most a Senate hopeful had ever raised in the first quarter of a year.”
Vance Collects Cash, Chits and Contacts for 2028
“Vice President JD Vance’s unusual second job as the finance chair of the Republican National Committee is exactly the kind of role an ambitious presidential aspirant might dream up,” the New York Times reports.
“He’s been able to do some good for the party, raising tens of millions of dollars at events for Republicans as they head into the midterms. And he’s been able to do some good for himself, wooing some of his party’s richest and most influential patrons.”
Axios: Vance heading to Iowa for midterm events.
A Portrait of Trump Under Pressure
“In a 12-hour span this week, President Trump promised that the war with Iran was ending soon. He picked a fight with the pope on social media. He threatened to fire the chair of the Federal Reserve. He posted an illustration of himself receiving an encouraging hug from Jesus Christ,” the New York Times reports.
“This is what it looks like when Mr. Trump is under pressure and burrowing his way into a more flattering news cycle. And anyone who has been paying even a little bit of attention over the past decade can pinpoint where we are in a well-established routine, when, intentionally or not, the president tosses out little rhetorical grenades meant to shift attention elsewhere. (It often works: Remember last week, when he threatened to wipe out Iranian civilization?)”
“Now, Mr. Trump is showering Truth Social with Jesus memes and threats and endorsements.”
Secret Donors Pour Money Into Virginia Redistricting Race
“Massive amounts of money are flowing into Virginia’s redistricting referendum as Democrats and Republicans from across the nation wrestle for control of the House of Representatives, but the identities of individual contributors — and their agendas — remain cloaked in secrecy,” the Washington Post reports.
“About 95 percent of the total $93 million raised so far in Virginia, as of a Monday night filing deadline, came from nonprofit groups not required to disclose their donors.”
European Airlines Face Fuel Shortages Within Weeks
“The war in Iran has forced airlines to raise prices and cut flights. But soon, some of them, particularly in Europe, could struggle to find enough jet fuel to put planes in the sky,” the New York Times reports.
“Ryanair, the low-cost airline that dominates flying within Europe, said this week that its suppliers could guarantee it enough jet fuel only through most of May. The airline said fuel could be in short supply if ships laden with energy did not soon begin passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway on Iran’s southern coast.”
Israel Loses More Democrats
“Israel’s relationship with Democrats on Capitol Hill is rapidly deteriorating, with a growing number of lawmakers saying they can no longer support U.S. funding for even the country’s defensive weaponry,” Axios reports.
Said Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA): “I’ve never seen public opinion change as fast on any issue, including gay marriage, as it has on the U.S.-Israel relationship.”
Trump Discussed ‘Jesus’ Meme with Bill Pulte
Before President Trump posted an image of him as a Christ-like healer, he discussed the meme with his controversial housing finance chief Bill Pulte, Axios reports.
Pied-a-Terre Tax Gains Momentum in New York
“Gov. Kathy Hochul has thrown New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani a lifeline on his plan to raise taxes on the wealthy, with a proposal to tax luxury second homes that raises revenues without targeting the city’s top earners,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Hochul this week unveiled a plan for a pied-à-terre tax on second homes in New York City valued at $5 million or more, which is gaining momentum as a way to plug the city’s budget deficit.”
Miriam Adelson Gives GOP $40 Million Boost
“Pro-Israel megadonor Miriam Adelson gave $40 million to the Republicans’ House and Senate super political action committees, boosting the party’s war chest as it fights to maintain control of both chambers,” Bloomberg reports.
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