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CBS News:
“Hands Off!” demonstrations protest Trump, Musk across U.S.  —  Opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk rallied across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the administration's actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues.
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Dave Collins / Associated Press:
Protesters tee off against Trump and Musk in ‘Hands Off!’ rallies across the US  —  Crowds of people angry about the way President Donald Trump is running the country marched and rallied in scores of American cities Saturday in the biggest day of demonstrations yet by an opposition movement trying …
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
You Can Stop Asking Where the Mass Opposition Is.  It's Everywhere.  —  It is a cliche to begin a story about a rally with a quote from a funny sign, but one small piece of floppy brown cardboard floating down 40th Street in Manhattan on Saturday seemed to capture the mood of this weekend's …
Axios:
In photos: “Hands Off!” protesters rally against Trump across the U.S.
Rolling Stone:
Anti-Trump Protesters Assemble in Every State and Cities Worldwide
Discussion: The Verge and USA Today
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Accuses Top Immigration Lawyer of Failing to Follow Orders  —  Erez Reuveni conceded in court that the deportation last month of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who had a court order allowing him to stay in the United States, should never have taken place.
Discussion: Associated Press
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Senior Justice Dept. Lawyer Put on Leave After Questioning Trump Administration
Discussion: Politico
Poppy Mcpherson / Reuters:
U.S. aid team fired while in Myanmar earthquake zone, ex-official says
Discussion: Associated Press and New York Post
Steve Vladeck / One First:
138. Abrego Garcia, Constructive Custody, and Federal Judicial Power  —  Federal courts don't have jurisdiction over foreign prisons.  That doesn't mean that they're powerless when the U.S. government wrongly removes someone from the United States.  —  Welcome back to “One First,” an …
Discussion: New York Times
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Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone:
Trump Admin Dismisses Judge's Order to Bring Back Man Accidentally Sent to El Salvador  —  “We suggest the judge contact President Bukele,” said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt … “We suggest the judge contact President Bukele because we are unaware of the judge having jurisdiction …
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Trump administration argues judge can't order return of man mistakenly deported to El Salvador  —  A federal judge didn't have the authority to order the Trump administration to broker the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. to a notorious El Salvador prison …
Makena Kelly / Wired:
DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS.  It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data  —  DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.  —  Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency …
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CNN:
DOGE expected to take aim at DHS with staffing cuts, including at US Secret Service
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Musk slams key Trump adviser Navarro as tariffs bite  —  Elon Musk blasted top Trump administration trade adviser Peter Navarro overnight, calling out his education and lack of corporate credentials.  —  Why it matters: The two-day rout in the stock market this week, after Trump announced sweeping …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A scary quote for the GOP on Trump and tariffs
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
As Trump tariffs sink in, conservatives challenge whether they're legal
Discussion: Reason and UPI
Associated Press:   Trump goes all in with bet that the heavy price of tariffs will pay off for Americans
Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
Lesotho, a Small African Nation, Expects a Big Hit From Trump's Tariffs  —  The amount of manufactured goods exported from Africa to the United States is minuscule.  But for Lesotho, the impact of a stunning 50 percent tariff is enormous.  —  The nation that the Trump administration slapped …
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Firing of National Security Agency Chief Rattles Lawmakers  —  Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, who was also the head of U.S. Cyber Command, was one of several national security officials fired on the advice of a conspiracy theorist.  —  As soon as word spread that President Trump had fired Gen. Timothy D. Haugh …
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New York Times:
Trump Weakens U.S. Cyberdefenses at a Moment of Rising Danger
Discussion: CBS News
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell calls out Trump for hiring ‘amateur isolationists’ at Pentagon, firing NSA director
Discussion: New York Post
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
DHS officials ask IRS to use tax data to locate up to 7 million immigrants  —  The agencies have still not reached an agreement on sharing information.  But immigration officials now say they're seeking records on millions of people suspected of being in the United States without authorization.
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Jerry Nadler on Trump's university attacks: 'He doesn't give a damn about antisemitism'
Discussion: The Independent
Kevin M. Levin / Civil War Memory:
The History Books Purged From the Naval Academy's Library  —  We now have a list of the 381 books that have been removed from the U.S. Naval Academy's Nimitz Library in Annapolis, Maryland.  Many of the books in the list fall under categories such as Critical Race Theory, Gender and Ethnic Studies, LGBTQ Studies, etc.
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Jenny Kleeman / The Guardian:
I was a British tourist trying to leave America.  Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre  —  Graphic artist Rebecca Burke was on the trip of a lifetime.  But as she tried to leave the US she was stopped, interrogated and branded an illegal alien by ICE.
Lindsay Ellis / Wall Street Journal:
Big Law Firms Struck a Truce With Trump—and Set Off a Clash With Recruits  —  Law students at top schools reconsider offers at Skadden and other firms while associates cancel interviews in protest  —  Campus recruiting is the newest front in the Trump-induced turmoil at some of the country's most prominent law firms.
Discussion: The Guardian
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New York Times:
Video Shows Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Under Gunfire Barrage, With Ambulance Lights On  —  The U.N. has said Israel killed the workers.  The video appears to contradict Israel's version of events, which said the vehicles were “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency signals.
New York Times:
Trump Family's Cash Registers Ring as Financial Meltdown Plays Out  —  The party was on at a Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament at the president's Doral resort in Florida and a fund-raiser at Mar-a-Lago, even as markets tumbled.  —  The financial market meltdown was underway …
Discussion: Raw Story and Chicago Tribune
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Doug Emhoff publicly criticizes his law firm for coming to agreement with Trump administration  —  Speaking at a charity gala dinner Thursday night in Los Angeles, former second gentleman Doug Emhoff condemned the decision by his law firm to preemptively come to an arrangement …
Discussion: Townhall, Business Insider and TMZ.com
Giedrė Peseckytė / Politico:
Jaguar Land Rover suspends shipments to US after Trump tariffs  —  The company, which exports almost a quarter of its production to the U.S., is pausing shipments in April as it works out longer-term solutions.  —  Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), U.K.-based luxury automaker, said it will “pause” …
 
 
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
He Said He Would Ban Congressional Stock Trading. Now in Office, He Trades Freely.
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Fox News:
Dems slam Elon Musk, Melania Trump with xenophobic attacks: ‘Go back to South Africa!’
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