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3:50 PM ET, April 6, 2025

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Hakyung Kim / CNBC:
Market crash not part of Trump's strategy, says top White House economic advisor … A crashing stock market is not part of an intentional strategy by President Donald Trump, White House National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett told ABC's “This Week” on Sunday.
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Erika Edwards / NBC News:
Second measles death reported in Texas  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to attend the child's funeral, which is scheduled for Sunday.  —  Another child with measles in Texas has died, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed late Saturday night, though the exact cause of death is under investigation.
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Reuters:
Second child dies of measles in Texas, media reports  —  A second child with measles has died in Texas as hundreds of cases of the infectious disease have been recorded in recent weeks, prompting U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to visit the state, media outlets reported on Sunday.
Teddy Rosenbluth / New York Times:
A Second Child Dies of Measles in Texas  —  It is the second confirmed measles death in the U.S. in a decade.  If the outbreak continues at the current pace, the nation may lose its “elimination” status.  —  3 MIN READ  —  How Measles Attacks an Unvaccinated Child  —  ADVERTISEMENT  —  Got a Tip?
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Associated Press:
DOJ places attorney on leave after struggling in Maryland migrant case  —  Pam Bondi said DOJ lawyers must “zealously advocate” for the administration.  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference at the Justice Department, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington.
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:   Judge to Trump: Yes, You Really Do Have to Undo ‘Lawless’ Deportation to El Salvador
Washington Post:
Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad  —  Since Trump took office, the park service — an agency charged with preserving American history — has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Exclusive: how the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg got added to the White House Signal group chat  —  Internal investigation cleared the national security adviser Mike Waltz, but the mistake was months in the making  —  Donald Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz included a journalist …
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Doge's attack on social security causing ‘complete, utter chaos’, staff says  —  Understaffed agency sent into ‘death spiral’ as employees warn Musk-led cuts will lead to structural collapse  —  Office closures, staffing and service cuts, and policy changes at the Social Security Administration …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Pamela Herd / Can We Still Govern?:   As Savings Disappear, Social Security is Also Under Threat
CNN:
‘Hands Off!’ protesters across US rally against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk  —  Millions of people took part in protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk across all 50 states and globally on Saturday, organized by a pro-democracy movement in response to what they call a …
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New York Post:
Elon Musk appears to break with Trump admin on tariffs — as he slams Peter Navarro and says he wants ‘zero tariff situation’ with Europe  —  Elon Musk appeared to split from the Trump administration on tariffs overnight — as he lashed out at trade adviser Peter Navarro and said he hoped for a …
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Robert Ilich / CNN:
Elon Musk hopes for ‘zero-tariff situation’ between US and EU
Marco Rubio / United States Department of State:
Defending America's Security through Visa and Travel Restrictions on South Sudan  —  It is time for the Transitional Government of South Sudan to stop taking advantage of the United States.  Enforcing our nation's immigration laws is critically important to the national security and public safety of the United States.
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
GOP Rep: Adversaries are “laughing at us” over NSA firings  —  Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) slammed the decision to fire Gen. Timothy Haugh, the National Security Agency director and head of U.S. Cyber Command, without any explanation as “heartbreaking” Sunday.  —  The big picture: Haugh …
Discussion: The Hill, HuffPost and New York Times
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CBS News:   Transcript: Rep. Don Bacon on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” April 6, 2025
Washington Post:
Younger Democrats want to force an uncomfortable conversation about age  —  Many complain the party is dominated by an older generation of leaders who have lost touch with Americans' day-to-day struggles.  —  Just now  —  LOS ANGELES — Democrat Saikat Chakrabarti decided to challenge …
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Democrats see growing number of young progressive challengers
Discussion: Punchbowl News
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump tariffs based on massive error, conservative think tank says  —  The formula used by the Trump administration to levy reciprocal tariffs contains a serious math error that over-inflates the impact by about a factor of four, economists at the American Enterprise Institute said.
The Atlantic:
The Cabinet Secretary Who Wants His Cookies Freshly Baked  —  Interior Secretary Doug Burgum likes chocolate-chip cookies—preferably freshly baked and still warm.  —  This peculiar fact became the talk of the Department of Interior in recent weeks after his chief of staff, JoDee Hanson …
Barry Levitt / The Daily Beast:
James Carville Reveals New Way to Shame Trump ‘Collaborators’  —  HALL OF SHAME  —  The Democratic strategist warned that history won't be kind to those complicit in the president's “anti-patriotic” power grab.  —  James Carville has had enough.  —  On the latest episode of his Poltiicon podcast …
Pieter Haeck / Politico:
France suggests targeting Big Tech's data use in response to US tariffs  —  French Economy and Finance Minister Eric Lombard has suggested striking back against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs broadside by more strictly regulating U.S. Big Tech's use of data.
Discussion: Bloomberg
New York Times:
A Playbook for Standing Up to President Trump  —  In his attacks on law firms, universities and other American institutions, President Trump is relying on an illusion.  The illusion is that the institutions are powerless to fight back and that they face a choice between principle and survival.
 
 
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CNN:
GOP rift grows over Cornyn's Senate seat as Trump pressured to take sides
Discussion: Raw Story
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
For Republicans, Tariffs Pose a Risk Like No Other
Discussion: Raw Story
Brendan Bordelon / Politico:
Washington worries Trump could bail out Zuckerberg
Michael Barnard / CleanTechnica:
China Just Turned Off U.S. Supplies Of Minerals Critical For Defense & Cleantech
Washington Post:
Worries grow over risks to Americans as Trump cuts health, safety agencies
Dave Collins / Associated Press:
NY public schools tell Trump administration they won't comply with DEI order
 Earlier Items: 
David French / New York Times:
Don't Roll Your Eyes at Due Process
Discussion: To the Contrary
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
IRS plans to cut up to 25% of workforce in next round of layoffs
Erin Mansfield / USA Today:
How some of Trump's firings could upend legal precedent and expand presidential power
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
Trump's Next Target: Poverty-Stricken Kids
Didi Tang / Associated Press:
Foreign journalists at US-backed media fear being sent to repressive homelands after Trump's cuts
Valerie Gonzalez / Associated Press:
Texas county that swung to Trump grapples with immigration crackdown after bakery is targeted
Angie Orellana Hernandez / Washington Post:
Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging
 

 
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
People magazine launches its first standalone app, featuring a TikTok-style interface and exclusive content; e.l.f. Beauty is the app's launch sponsor

Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Gannett says it will stop publishing its workforce demographic and diversity data and has removed diversity mentions from its website, citing Trump's EO on DEI

Kendra Barnett / Adweek:
Two new lawsuits allege that The Trade Desk tracks people online, builds out user profiles, and monetizes consumer data without adequate disclosures or consent

 
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