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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 …
Reuters:
US IRS chief to quit over deal to share data with immigration officials, report says
Discussion: IJR
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump's Tariffs Disrupt Global Trade Without a Clear Strategy  —  The global trading system is only one example of the administration tearing something apart, only to reveal that it has no plan for how to replace it.  —  As the breadth of the Trump revolution has spread across Washington in recent weeks …
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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
Devan Cole / CNN:
Federal judge says White House's punishment of Associated Press is unconstitutional  —  The White House's decision to punish the Associated Press by eliminating its access to President Donald Trump's events, the Oval Office and Air Force One is unconstitutional, a federal judge said Tuesday.
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can't bar its journalists  —  A federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore The Associated Press' full access to cover presidential events, affirming on First Amendment grounds that the government cannot punish …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Trump White House Won't Respond to Some Journalists Who Display Their Pronouns  —  Some Trump administration officials have declined to answer questions from several journalists on the basis of their email signatures.  —  The Trump administration formally barred federal workers from listing …
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: RedState, Variety and Newsbusters
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: A dozen House Republicans mull defying Trump on tariff bill  —  At least a dozen House Republicans are considering signing onto Rep. Don Bacon's (R-Neb.) bill to restrict the White House's ability to impose tariffs unilaterally, Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters …
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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
New York Times:
Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say  —  The funding pause amid civil rights investigations into both universities sharply escalates the Trump administration's campaign against elite colleges.  —  The Trump administration …
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 …
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, Slate, USA Today and Newsweek
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
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.”
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.
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.
Erin Reed / Erin In The Morning:
17 Montana Republicans Cross Party Lines, Defeat Anti-Trans Bill After Nonbinary Rep's Speech  —  Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication.  To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.  —  On Tuesday, Montana's House considered Senate Bill 164 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Make Tooth Decay Great Again: GOP Comes For Fluoride In Drinking Water  —  “There's a concern that it may be having a negative effect on the health of children,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson, parroting RFK's false claims.  —  WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) …
Discussion: The Hill, UPI, Raw Story, Bloomberg Law and Axios
Kris Van Cleave / CBS News:
FAA's head of air traffic retires early as agency replaces senior managers at Reagan National Airport  —  Tim Arel, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Organization, will retire early as part of the second round of buyouts at the Department of Transportation.
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.
 
 
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