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10:45 PM ET, April 8, 2025

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Washington Post:
IRS chief to quit over deal to share data with immigration authorities  —  Melanie Krause clashed with Treasury Department officials who sought to circumvent IRS executives so immigration authorities could access taxpayers' information.  —  The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service plans …
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Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
I.R.S. Agrees to Share Migrants' Tax Information With ICE  —  The agreement is a major departure from the Internal Revenue Service's efforts to gain the trust of migrants and encourage them to file their taxes.  —  The Internal Revenue Service has agreed to help homeland security officials find immigrants …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
DOGE to Shutter DOJ Tax Division … I didn't know this until this morning.  And I'm surprised it hasn't gotten more press attention.  We know that DOGE is in the process of gutting the IRS.  According to internal IRS estimates reviewed by The Washington Post this internal sabotage …
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Politico:   House GOP leaders won't bring up District of Columbia funding fix bill this week
Associated Press:
Trump fails to sway many House GOP holdouts as his ‘big’ bill of tax breaks and spending cuts stalls
Stan Choe / Associated Press:
US stocks drop after another stunning day of reversals as uncertainty reigns about Trump's tariffs  —  U.S. stocks dropped after a second day of stunning reversals.  The S&P 500 fell 1.6% Tuesday after wiping out an early gain of 4.1%, which had it on track for its best day in years.
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Law firm WilmerHale asks federal judge to permanently block Trump's executive order against it
Discussion: PBS NewsHour
Lauren Weinstein's Blog:   The Enormous Negative Impacts of the New Tariffs on the Technology Sector
Reuters:
Limited options push China into trade ‘war of attrition’ with Trump
Discussion: MeidasTouch News and Breitbart
New York Times:
Stock Markets Slide Again as Trump Plans to Move Ahead With More China Tariffs
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can't bar its journalists
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Trump White House Won't Respond to Some Journalists Who Display Their Pronouns
Discussion: The Hill
Zach Montague / New York Times:   White House Must Allow The Associated Press Full Access to Trump, Judge Rules
David Folkenflik / Associated Press:
Judge orders White House to allow AP access to news events
Discussion: Newsbusters, RedState and Variety
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
In Trump Cases, Supreme Court Retreats From Confrontation  —  In a series of narrow rulings, the justices have seemed to take pains to avoid a showdown with a president who has challenged the judiciary's legitimacy.  —  6 MIN READ  —  Justices Give Trump a Tentative Win in Push to Fire 16,000 Federal Workers
Discussion: Washington Post
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Supreme Court Pauses Order to Rehire Federal Probationary Workers
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court blocks order requiring Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers
Marin Scotten / New Republic:
Trump Claims Nazis Treated Jewish Prisoners With “Love” … In his latest rewrite of European history, Donald Trump made a ridiculous and sympathetic declaration about the Nazis.  —  Amid the tariff chaos he spurred, Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office Monday …
Discussion: New Jersey Online and Raw Story
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
DOJ: Some Jan. 6 defendants should be repaid money they sent to Congress  —  Prosecutors say those whose convictions were wiped out are entitled to reimbursement of the restitution they paid.  —  Jan. 6 defendants whose convictions were wiped out by President Donald Trump are entitled …
New York Times:
Trump Signs Orders Aimed at Reviving a Struggling Coal Industry  —  The moves include loosening environmental rules, but it is unclear how much they can help reverse the sharp decline in coal power over the last two decades.  —  President Trump signed four executive orders Tuesday aimed …
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Reinvigorating America's Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241
Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
White House Confirms Trump Is Exploring Ways To ‘Deport’ U.S. Citizens  —  The administration could try removing American citizens if it identifies a pathway it can claim to be legal.  —  Video  —  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that President Donald Trump …
Discussion: New Republic, USA Today, Slate and Newsweek
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Live updates: Trump's approval hits new low after “Liberation Day” tariffs  —  His average economic approval also hits a new low (-13), and his tariffs are underwater by 30 points … As of midday April 8, 2025, two pollsters have published new polls of Trump's approval rating …
Ashley Lopez / NPR:
New Social Security rules will create hurdles for millions of seniors, report finds  —  Americans seeking retirement or survivor benefits from the Social Security Administration will no longer be able to apply over the phone, starting on Monday.  —  Instead, they will have to seek services online …
Wired:
Dr. Oz Pushed for AI Health Care in First Medicare Agency Town Hall  —  Dr. Oz, who now controls the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and its $1.5 trillion budget, promoted the idea that AI avatars could replace frontline health care workers.  —  Dr. Mehmet Oz, the new administrator …
Martin Wolf / Financial Times:
Trump's tariffs will damage the world  —  The trade deficits will remain roughly unchanged — the globe will just end up poorer  —  Now we know which economy is the gravest threat to the US after China: Lesotho.  China currently has a combined tariff of 54 per cent under Donald Trump's new plan.
Discussion: City A.M.
New York Times:
Wall Street Bursts With Anger Over Tariff ‘Stupidity’  —  Billionaire investors are in an unfamiliar position, watching and cringing as tariffs roll on and the stock market reels.  —  Wall Street billionaires are not used to being on the outside looking in.
Discussion: Semafor and NBC News
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Trump admin cuts funding to Princeton University over climate programs  —  The Trump administration is pulling nearly $4 million in funding from Princeton University, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced Tuesday.  —  The big picture: The cuts come days after the administration already paused dozens …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Musk's DOGE using AI to snoop on U.S. federal workers, sources say  —  Trump administration officials have told some U.S. government employees that Elon Musk's DOGE team of technologists is using artificial intelligence to surveil at least one federal agency's communications …
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Musk calls Navarro “moron” as trade spat intensifies  —  Elon Musk escalated his war of words with Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro on Tuesday, calling him “truly a moron” and “dumber than a sack of bricks” over comments about Musk's businesses.  —  Why it matters: The gloves are off …
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200, Do Go Out of Business  —  DONALD TRUMP'S TARIFFS are so punishing that even the houses in Monopoly are going to get more expensive.  —  And I do mean that literally.  —  While the tariffs will have profound impacts on big-ticket items like cars …
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Gabbard Starts a Task Force Focused on Politicization of the Intelligence Agencies  —  The director of national intelligence framed it as an effort to eliminate the politicization of the agencies and to investigate episodes where intelligence was “weaponized.”
Dee-Ann Durbin / Associated Press:
US expected a big travel year, but overseas visitors — angered by Trump — are heading elsewhere  —  Olja Ivanic looked forward to welcoming some cousins from Sweden to her Denver home in June.  Ivanic and the four travelers were planning to go hiking in Colorado and then visit Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Prem Thakker / Zeteo:
Trump Is Trying to Deport Students Who Show Up in a ‘Criminal Records Check.’ But Many Have Never Been Convicted  —  The Trump administration has expanded the scope of its deportation assault on international students.  What began as targeting students for their affiliation with anti-war …
Shira Stein / San Francisco Chronicle:
DOGE head denies responsibility for mass firings in private group chat message  —  WASHINGTON — Amy Gleason, acting administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency, denied responsibility for widespread government layoffs in a message to industry colleagues obtained by the Chronicle.
Matthew Goldstein / New York Times:
Two Law Firms File for Permanent Relief From Trump's Executive Orders  —  Jenner & Block and WilmerHale are seeking summary judgments against what one of them called “a plain violation of the First Amendment.”  —  Two big law firms that have come under attack by the Trump administration filed court papers …
Center for Constitutional Rights:
Video of arrest, new details in Trump administration's case targeting Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Dr. Khan Suri for speech on Palestinian rights  —  RICHMOND, Va. - Today Georgetown professor and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Badar Khan Suri filed an amended complaint in his case Khan Suri v. Trump challenging …
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Ken Paxton Says He Will Challenge Senator John Cornyn in 2026  —  The announcement by Mr. Paxton, the attorney general of Texas and a firebrand conservative, set up what is expected to be a blockbuster showdown in Texas.  —  Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, officially announced …
Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
Another Masterful Gambit: DOGE Moves From Secure, Reliable Tape Archives to Hackable Digital Records  —  The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced Monday that the General Services Administration converted 14,000 magnetic to digital records, and claimed the process saved a million dollars a year.
Discussion: The Register and New Scientist
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Suspect in Trump's second alleged assassination attempt asks judge to suppress eyewitness  —  Ryan Routh, the suspect in the second alleged assassination attempt against President Trump, has formally asked a judge to suppress statements from the eyewitness who identified him to police …
 
 
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Eric Martin / Bloomberg:
El Salvador Is Now Viewed as Safer to Visit Than France by the US
Discussion: Reuters and KRDO
Arwa Mahdawi / The Guardian:
Trump's very beautiful tariffs will fix America, masculinity and the family. It said so on Fox News
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Jeffries challenges Johnson to “one-on-one” House floor debate
Discussion: The Hill
Pew Research Center:
Americans Give Early Trump Foreign Policy Actions Mixed or Negative Reviews
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Associated Press:
Trump admin revokes legal status for migrants who entered the U.S. on Biden-era CBP One app
Reuters:
Trump plans to fine migrants $998 a day for failing to leave after deportation order
 

 
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Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: ESPN and MLB have a deal framework giving ESPN exclusive rights to sell out-of-market regular-season games digitally and in-market games for five clubs

Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple raises the price of Apple TV+ in the US and some markets globally after previously raising the price in 2023; in the US, the price will rise $3 to $12.99

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