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8:50 AM ET, April 1, 2025

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Senator Cory Booker / Senator Cory Booker on YouTube:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America's Moral Moment on the Senate Floor  —  Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has taken the Senate floor and is speaking as long as he is physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed a...
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Punchbowl News:
4/1/25 ☀️ AM: … President Donald Trump is on the brink of levying a sweeping set of new tariffs against an unidentified number of countries.  Trump's actions are rattling financial markets, business leaders and foreign officials.  —  Now House and Senate Republicans are beginning …
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Inside Cory Booker's Plan To Disrupt ‘Business As Usual’ On The Senate Floor  —  A member of the U.S. Senate took the floor at 7:00 p.m. on Monday evening — and he doesn't plan on leaving it any time soon.  In a text message to TPM, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said he was about to begin speaking for as long as he could stand.
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
D-Day for Musk: Democrats in Special Elections Target Trump's DOGE Chief  —  Special Elections Reveal Trump's Weak Spot: Elon Musk  —  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Trumpeting new tariffs he hopes will return industry to America, President Donald Trump has called April 2 “Liberation Day.”
C-SPAN.org:
U.S. Senate  —  The Senate will vote to advance President Trump's nomination of Matthew Whitaker to be the U.S. Ambassador to NATO.  He previously served as Acting Attorney General during the first Trump Administration.
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Democrats Sue to Block Trump Bid to Control Elections  —  The Democratic Party is suing President Donald Trump over his sweeping executive order last week that attempted to wrest control of elections from the states.  —  Filed Monday by Elias Law Group on behalf of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer …
CNN:
Democrat kicks off marathon Senate floor speech to protest Trump administration actions  —  New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker has kicked off what is expected to be a marathon speech on the Senate floor to protest actions taken by President Donald Trump's administration, saying that he will keep going “as long as I am physically able.”
Discussion: RedState, PoliticusUSA and KTVZ-TV
Politico:
GOP senators line up with Democrats to oppose Trump's Canada tariffs  —  A loss on the Senate floor Tuesday would represent the most significant Republican rebuke of Trump's second term.  —  Republicans could be poised to deal a symbolic blow to President Donald Trump's trade policy …
Discussion: Associated Press, IJR and Roll Call
Burgess Everett / Semafor:
Booker bids for a marathon anti-Trump speech  —  The News  —  Sen. Cory Booker began a marathon speech on the Senate floor on Monday evening, vowing to speak as long as he's “physically able” to protest President Donald Trump's agenda.  —  “In just 71 days, the president has inflicted harm …
Associated Press:
Sen. Cory Booker speaks through the night on Senate floor, criticizing Trump and Musk
Discussion: Washington Post and USA Today
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Abbott Delays Calling a Special House Election. Democrats Cry Foul.
NBC News:
Some Republicans ask for tariff exemptions and express concern over Trump trade war
Associated Press:
Nonprofit groups and Democrats sue Trump administration over election executive order
Nick Miroff / The Atlantic:
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison  —  The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing Monday that it had grabbed a Maryland father with protected legal status and mistakenly deported him to El Salvador, but said that U.S. courts lack jurisdiction …
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Jonathan Blitzer / New Yorker:
The Makeup Artist Donald Trump Deported Under the Alien Enemies Act  —  The President has invoked the law to send Venezuelans to prison in El Salvador without due process—and, in many cases, under false pretenses.  —  Throughout the fall and winter, Alexis Romero de Hernández struggled to accept a grim new routine.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump administration admits ‘error’ in deporting Maryland resident to El Salvador
Discussion: The Guardian and The Independent
New York Times:
Stocks Mark Worst Month in Years as Trump's Tariffs Loom  —  Markets around the world have wavered as fear and uncertainty over tariffs and trade wars rattle investors.  The S&P 500 just recorded its worst month since 2022, shedding 5.8 percent in March.  —  The S&P 500 ended March …
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Matthew Lynn / Telegraph:
Trump is plotting the biggest tax rise in global history  —  The burden for paying the bulk of the president's Liberation Day tariffs will fall on consumers, potentially at some $600 billion a year  —  We might think of him as a tax-cutter, an enemy of big government, and an instinctive ally …
Washington Post:
Trump aides draft tariff plans as some experts warn of economic damage
Discussion: The Independent
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Trump's Tariff Agenda Bets on Americans Giving Up Cheap Goods
Discussion: Drezner's World and HuffPost
Brian Barrett / Wired:
DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show  —  The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost.  —  The DOGE-affiliated acting president …
Discussion: Rolling Stone
David Gilbert / Wired:
The Proud Boys and Militias Come to Tesla's Defense  —  After weeks of “Tesla Takedown” protests, extremist groups are showing up to back Elon Musk's beleaguered car company.  —  Over the weekend, thousands of people joined the “Tesla Takedown” protest movement at the company's showrooms across the country.
Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
Trump task force to review Harvard's funding after Columbia bows to federal demands  —  Harvard University has become the latest target in the Trump administration's approach to fight campus antisemitism, with the announcement of a new “comprehensive review” that could jeopardize billions of dollars for the Ivy League college.
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David Pozen / Balkinization:
The Tenth Demand?  —  The latest drama at Columbia—involving interim President Katrina Armstrong's …
Discussion: The Guardian
New York Times:
Trump Administration Will Review Billions in Funding for Harvard
Discussion: Instapundit
Bloomberg:
Harvard Threatened by Trump With $9 Billion of Funds at Risk
Carla K. Johnson / Associated Press:
Layoffs begin at US health agencies charged with tracking disease, researching and regulating food  —  Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.
Discussion: Associated Press
Ramishah Maruf / CNN:
Hooters files for bankruptcy  —  New York CNN —  Hooters — the restaurant chain first known for its orange-clad, all-female wait staff and then its chicken wings — filed for bankruptcy, the company announced Monday.  But the decades-old brand said it isn't going anywhere.
New York Times:
Is Elon Musk Buying Today's Election in Wisconsin?  —  A state judicial race has turned into a referendum on a billionaire.  —  Listen and follow ‘The Daily’  —  On paper, the election in Wisconsin on Tuesday is about who should control the state's highest court.
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch News:
Republican Operative Nicholas Jacobs Locks Twitter After Elon Musk Check Controversy  —  Jacobs received a $1M check from Musk at a rally in support of Brad Schimel  —  Nicholas Jacobs, chair of the Wisconsin College Republicans and a rising GOP operative, has locked his Twitter account …
Jared Gans / The Hill:
How Biden's frailties hampered Harris  —  Democratic Party officials and White House staffers were well aware of former President Biden's frailties ahead of his choice to end his ill-fated reelection bid last summer, according to exclusive excerpts of a new book released to The Hill.
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
No Toilet Paper and No Privacy: Returning to the Office, Federal Workers Walk Into Chaos  —  President Trump has described his new in-office requirement as a way to ensure workers are doing their jobs.  He sees potentially leading more employees to quit as an added benefit.
Nicole Russell / Yahoo News:
I'm tired of being mocked and hated because I'm a conservative woman  —  As a conservative woman living in Texas, I often feel like I'm living a dual reality.  I'm a mom and a writer, but that's not all.  I go to church, laugh with friends and wave at my neighbors while we are walking our dogs.
Axios:
Trump's “Art of the Deal” hits new hurdles  —  President Trump's global dealmaking blitz is facing new obstacles, with early optimism eclipsed by broken ceasefires, pissed-off allies and thinning patience at home and abroad.  —  Why it matters: Ten weeks isn't a long time in foreign policy.
Tim Marchman / Wired:
Top Officials Placed on Leave After Denying DOGE Access to Federal Payroll Systems  —  DOGE demanded full access to a US Department of the Interior system that handles even the Supreme Court's paychecks.  When top staff asked questions, they were put on leave.
The Guardian:
Israel killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers one by one, says UN  —  Workers on a mission to help colleagues were buried in mass grave in southern Gaza, says humanitarian office  —  Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem, Malak A Tantesh in Gaza, and Julian Borger
Discussion: UN News, The Hill, KTVZ-TV and CBS News
 
 
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Mark Alfred / NOTUS:
DOGE's Multibillion-Dollar Contract Cuts Are Hitting Blue Districts Hardest
David W. Blight / New York Times:
Trump's Order to the Smithsonian Distorts Teaching of American History
Kathryn Anne Edwards / Bloomberg:
The Coming Recession Will Be Self-Inflicted
Discussion: Fortune, El País and ABC News
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Lindell teases run for Minnesota governor
Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
White House abruptly fires career Justice Department prosecutors in latest norm-shattering move
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Republicans might skip Senate ruling on controversial accounting tactic
Discussion: NOTUS
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Jazmine Ulloa / New York Times:
Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Bid to End Deportation Protections for Venezuelans
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Musk Visits C.I.A. to Discuss Downsizing Efforts
Discussion: Reuters
Corbin Hiar / Scientific American:
Big Banks Quietly Prepare for Catastrophic Warming
Discussion: al.com and Informed Comment
Alex Fitzpatrick / Axios:
Canadians' demand for U.S. travel is cratering
Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Pennsylvania Must Count Undated Mail-In Ballots, Federal Court Rules
Discussion: Associated Press and PoliticsPA
Michael Pack / Wall Street Journal:
Voice of America Is Broken and Can't Be Reformed
Victoria Scott / InsideEVs:
The Pragmatic And Moral Case To Sell Your Tesla
Discussion: The Atlantic
 

 
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Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge:
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Ben Weiss / Fortune:
Internal memo: the US DOJ disbands the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Unit, established by Biden in 2021, as the agency is “not a digital assets regulator”

Bradly Shankar / MobileSyrup:
Nintendo says Switch 2 pre-orders in Canada “will not start on April 9, 2025 in order to align with the timing of pre-orders to be determined in the US”
 
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