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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 …
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.”
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.
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 …
Burgess Everett / Semafor:
Booker bids for a marathon anti-Trump speech
Discussion: USA Today
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Democrat will block Trump's VA nominees to protest cuts
Discussion: Fox News
Dasha Afanasieva / Bloomberg:
Republican Anxiety Grows as Florida Races Test Trump Strength
Discussion: Mediaite
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is at stake in race that's drawn powerful political interests
Associated Press:
Sen. Cory Booker speaks through the night on Senate floor, criticizing Trump and Musk
Discussion: ABC News, USA Today and Washington Post
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Wisconsin Supreme Court race is MAGA movement's first test since Trump win
Washington Post:
The elections on Trump's mind
Discussion: NPR, Daily Mail and USA Today
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Abbott Delays Calling a Special House Election. Democrats Cry Foul.
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  —  The Department of Justice says it has no recourse now that the man is in his home country, where he'd previously feared torture and persecution.  —  The Trump administration acknowledged late Monday …
New York Times:
U.S. Says Deportation of Maryland Man Was an ‘Administrative Error’
Discussion: Reuters and The Hill
Josh Marcus / The Independent:
Trump admin accidentally sent Maryland father to Salvadorian mega-prison and says it can't get him back
Discussion: New York Post
Washington Post:
Trump aides draft tariff plans as some experts warn of economic damage  —  The president's team is exploring using trillions of dollars in new import revenue for a tax dividend or refund, people familiar with the matter said.  —  White House aides have drafted a proposal to impose tariffs …
Discussion: Forbes, Raw Story and The Independent
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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 …
Vimal Patel / New York Times:
As Republicans Target Colleges, Harvard Cower  —  Harvard, the wealthiest school in the world, sought compromise amid pressure to do more to combat antisemitism.  The Trump administration is examining its funding anyway.  —  The Trump administration has turned campaign promises …
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Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
Trump task force to review Harvard's funding after Columbia bows to federal demands
David Pozen / Balkinization:
The Tenth Demand?  —  The latest drama at Columbia—involving interim President Katrina Armstrong's …
Discussion: The Guardian
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.
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.
STAT:
HHS starts layoffs of thousands of workers across its agencies  —  As many as 10,000 — one-quarter of the department — are expected to be let go  —  Layoff notices began arriving early Tuesday for thousands of employees of the sprawling Department of Health and Human Services and its subsidiary agencies, with
Discussion: Axios and GovExec.com
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New York Times:   Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies
Kathryn Anne Edwards / Bloomberg:
The Coming Recession Will Be Self-Inflicted  —  The looming economic contraction will be unique in past-war America in that it will be the first directly caused by White House policy.  —  The US economy is plodding toward a recession, a result of the Trump administration's pursuit …
Discussion: Fortune, Raw Story, El País and ABC News
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.
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.
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Cutting Off NPR and PBS  —  Republicans say there is no reason for the government to fund the public broadcasters.  —  There is no reason, Republicans say, for the government to fund NPR and PBS.  —  Last week, G.O.P. members of Congress, led by Marjorie Taylor Greene …
 
 
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Anne Applebaum / Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum:
The Hungarian Model  —  The corruption and stagnation in our future
Discussion: The Atlantic
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Immigrant removals continue slide under Trump, new data show
Public Notice:
There's no sum of money that will keep you safe from Trump
Discussion: The Hill and The Independent
Mark Alfred / NOTUS:
DOGE's Multibillion-Dollar Contract Cuts Are Hitting Blue Districts Hardest
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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
Alex Fitzpatrick / Axios:
Canadians' demand for U.S. travel is cratering
Tim Marchman / Wired:
Top Officials Placed on Leave After Denying DOGE Access to Federal Payroll Systems
 

 
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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
A judge dismisses former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant's defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Today; Bryant sued in 2023 over reporting about a welfare scandal

Fareed Sahloul / Bloomberg:
Sources: connected TV ad platform MNTN, which filed for a US IPO in late February, is among companies pausing listings as Trump's trade war upends the economy
 
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