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Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade set firm deadlines for the Trump administration to process refunds for tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court. The administration must provide a refund processing update by Thursday, with full processing due by April 20. Eaton warned that interest is accruing at approximately $650 million monthly, with an estimated $10 billion accumulating by year's end if entries aren't liquidated—a burden American taxpayers will bear. Officials contend the 45-day deadline is insufficient for processing 50 million affected entries, though CBP estimates automated controls will save 4 million labor hours. More than 2,000 companies sued the Trump administration over the tariffs. The judge questioned why the government continued enforcing tariffs after the Supreme Court ruled them illegal under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

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A lawyer for imprisoned election denier Tina Peters suggested Monday that his client may now regret her actions – a notable departure from years of insisting she did nothing wrong.

Peters, a former Colorado county clerk and ally of President Donald Trump, is serving a nine-year prison sentence for election-related crimes that prosecutors said were carried out to support election denial claims following the 2020 election.

MS NOW's Rachel Maddow kicked off her weekly show Monday night with a searing criticism of President Donald Trump's handling of the growing war in Iran — even as he claims the war is nearly over.

Trump keeps shifting his argument for why the war is happening, and how long it will last, Maddow noted — and in the meantime, he is lifting sanctions on Russian oil, at precisely the moment Russia is giving Iran the intelligence it needs to take out U.S. facilities around the Middle East.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a longtime advocate for military intervention, issued an unusual call for restraint Sunday after Israeli attacks on Iranian oil refineries created toxic rain over Tehran, threatening chemical burns and lung damage to residents. Graham urged target selection that preserves Iran's oil economy for future development after the regime collapses. U.S. officials were reportedly dismayed by the scope of Israeli strikes, with one senior official stating they didn't "think it was a good idea." An Israeli official characterized the U.S. response as "WTF." The refineries hit in densely populated Tehran prompted Iran's Red Crescent to urge residents to shelter indoors. Graham, who vocally supported the Trump administration's initial Iran strikes and has consistently backed military action globally, has seen seven U.S. service members killed in the conflict so far.

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President Donald Trump's dark warning to Iran on Truth Social late Monday shocked observers.

Trump threatened military retaliation if the country interferes with oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.

Supreme Court justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Brett Kavanaugh sparred publicly on Monday over how the court has repeatedly stepped in to aid policies pushed by President Donald Trump.

The rare exchange occurred during a joint appearance at a federal courthouse event in Washington, D.C., where the two justices discussed the court’s growing use of emergency rulings – often referred to as the “shadow docket,” according to NBC News.

A disgruntled former staffer for the Florida gubernatorial campaign of James Fishback has revealed a series of bizarre texts to The Bulwark that show chaos behind the scenes.

Bryant Fulgham, the staffer in question, showed that staffers were alarmed about Fishback's financial problems, including rumors that his couch would be repossessed, as well as abusive-looking behavior toward his employees, chewing them out for various things, and strange fixations rooted in white nationalist "Groyper" culture.

Military experts and U.S. defense officials directly contradicted President Donald Trump's claim that Iran attacked the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, killing at least 175 people. A government official reviewing satellite imagery stated Trump was "lying," and the strike was clearly not an Iranian failed rocket. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stopped short of agreeing with Trump, saying the incident is under investigation. Video analysis by former Special Operations controller Wes Bryant identified the munition as exclusively U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles, indicating a precise American strike operation targeting the compound. Another former Pentagon official specializing in civilian harm confirmed the precision targeting, noting entry holes suggesting perpendicular strikes from above rather than short-range ballistic missiles. Evidence indicates the U.S. likely misidentified the target location.

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Donald Trump posted a stark warning to Iran on Truth Social Monday evening, threatening military retaliation if the country interferes with oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.

"If Iran does anything that stops the flow of Oil within the Strait of Hormuz, they will be hit by the United States of America TWENTY TIMES HARDER than they have been hit thus far," Trump wrote in the post.

A top Republican senator is warning that farmers are already feeling the financial squeeze from rising energy prices tied to the U.S. military conflict with Iran.

Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), who chairs the Senate Agriculture Committee, said Monday that farmers, a key constituency for President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement, will soon need additional federal aid as costs for gasoline, diesel, and fertilizer surge.

The wife of a Republican state senator in Michigan has been charged with embezzling money from a local chamber of commerce.

According to The Detroit News, "On Friday, Kellie Lauwers, who had been the treasurer of the Yale Area Chamber of Commerce, was charged with one count of embezzlement and one count of using a computer to commit a crime, according to a complaint filed in Port Huron's 72nd District Court and obtained by The Detroit News. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years behind bars. The warrant was signed by Michael Frezza, an assistant attorney general. The Michigan State Police conducted the investigation, according to the court records."

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) criticized the Pentagon for wasteful "impulse purchases" totaling $93 billion in September, the highest monthly spending since 2008, as the military risks depleting munitions amid Trump's Iran war. Government watchdog Open The Books detailed extravagant expenditures including $225 million on furniture alone, with $12,000 spent on fruit basket stands and $60,000 on premium Herman Miller chairs. The Pentagon purchased $2 million in Alaskan king crab and $1.8 million in musical instruments, including a $98,329 Steinway grand piano, $26,000 violin, and $21,750 handmade Japanese flute. Foreign purchases reached $6.6 billion, over $1 billion above the previous record. Ernst accused "binge-buying bureaucrats" of burning through billions on frivolous items while taxpayers fund $1.5 trillion in defense spending. Open The Books CEO urged Secretary Hegseth to refocus on warfighting priorities.

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A federal judge appointed to the bench by Donald Trump issued a 111-page ruling Monday, finding that the president's own immigration enforcement machine likely ran an unconstitutional racial profiling operation targeting Black and Latino Minnesotans.

The ruling, filed in the District of Minnesota, found "clear" evidence that ICE and Border Patrol agents detained more than two dozen American citizens and legal residents during "Operation Metro Surge," a 3,000-officer invasion of the Twin Cities, based on skin color.