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NYTIMES (Rebecca R. Ruiz and Andrei Petre) - Trump Organization Eyes Transylvania Golf Course Deal

The president’s company is eyeing a site for a golf course and luxury apartments. Will a huge landfill and a troubled project history stand in the way?

NYTIMES (Alexandra Stevenson, Aaron Krolik, Tung Ngo and Victoria Kim) - Scramble for Jet Fuel Shows How Energy Shortages Are Rippling Across Asia

As China and other major suppliers of refined oil in the region restrict exports, import-dependent countries are desperate to secure fuel supplies.

NYTIMES (Sui-Lee Wee, Jason Gutierrez, Muktita Suhartono, Kittiphum Sringammuang and Tung Ngo) - Iran War Fallout: Southeast Asia Hard Hit by Skyrocketing Fuel Prices

Across Southeast Asia, a region heavily dependent on energy exports brought via the Strait of Hormuz, lives are being upended by higher oil and gas prices.

NYTIMES (Steven Erlanger) - One Global Power, One Regional Power, Two Different Goals

The U.S. is a superpower that views Iran through a prism of global responsibilities and strategic goals. Israel has a more regional approach. After three weeks of war, their paths are diverging.

AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Trump mulls risky Kharg Island takeover to force Iran to open strait

The Trump administration is considering plans to occupy or blockade Iran's Kharg Island to pressure Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz , four sources with knowledge of the issue tell Axios. Why it matters: President Trump can't end the war, at least on his terms, until he breaks Iran's chokehold on shipping through the strait. In the meantime, global energy prices are surging. - But an operation to take over Kharg Island, which sits 15 miles offshore and processes 90% of Iran's crude oil exports, could put U.S. troops more directly in the line of fire. - Thus, such an operation would only be launched after the U.S. military further degrades Iran's military capacity around the Strait of Hormuz. "We need about a month to weaken the…

NPR (Manuel Rueda) - From mall to torture site: The debate over El Helicoide's future in Venezuela

Once a futuristic shopping mall, El Helicoide became one of Venezuela's most feared prisons. Now, as the country changes, so does its fate — erase it, rebuild it, or remember what happened inside.

AMERICANGREATNESS (Liz Sheld) - Morning Greatness: Comey Subpoenaed in Conspiracy Case Against Obama Officials Who Investigated Trump

Good Friday morning. Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time 10:30 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in […] Source

ABCNEWS - TSA workers pushed to the brink as DHS shutdown forces some to get 2nd jobs

As the partial government continues, Transportation Security Administration workers are worried about the long-term consequences of working with no pay.