Donald Trump's tariffs will fix a broken system  —  Next we must tackle the barrage of non-tariff weapons used to strangle American exports  —  The writer is President Trump's senior counsellor for trade and manufacturing  —  The international trade system is broken — and Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff doctrine will fix it.

140. The Disturbing Myopia of Trump v. J.G.G.  —  In normal times, it might be possible to defend the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling on Monday vacating a pair of temporary restraining orders in the Alien Enemy Act case.  But these aren't normal times.  —  Welcome back to “One First,” an …

Lawyer for U-M protester detained at airport after spring break trip with family  — Dearborn attorney Amir Makled was detained and questioned at Detroit Metro Airport about his clients and asked to surrender his cellphone.  — Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stated …

The Case of Wrongful Migrant Deportation  —  The Trump Administration fights to keep a man falsely expelled in a Salvadoran hellhole.  —  Click for Sound  —  The Trump Administration's never-back-down style is becoming a governance problem with overtones of cruelty.

MTA, feds reach agreement that could keep NYC congestion pricing tolls in place into the fall  —  The MTA and the Trump administration have reached an agreement that could keep New York City congestion pricing in place into the fall.  —  Once the agreed-to timeline expires …

U.S. admiral at NATO fired, latest ouster in Trump military purge  —  Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield is one of at least nine senior military leaders — and the fourth woman — removed since Trump's return to Washington.  —  The Trump administration has fired a top Navy admiral assigned …

1 big thing: 🥵 Scoop: New donor plea  —  Republicans admit President Trump's tariffs are spiking their blood pressure.  Their Wall Street donors are feeling it too, with some giving top GOP lawmakers an earful this weekend.  —  Why it matters: Trump is making it clear he won't tolerate …

The False Tariff Headline That Sent Stocks on a $2 Trillion Ride  —  Misinformation on a White House official's remarks triggers a short-lived rally  —  A wild stock-market swing based on false information added $2.4 trillion in value and erased it almost as quickly Monday morning.

Tech C.E.O.s Spent Millions Courting Trump.  It Has Yet to Pay Off.  —  With inauguration donations and Mar-a-Lago visits, leaders of the biggest tech companies sought favor with the president in an attempt to steer regulation and tariffs, to little avail.  —  The biggest technology companies …

Nearly 150 Students Have Had Visas Revoked and Could Face Deportation  —  Dozens of schools, including the University of California and Harvard, said the Trump administration ended the visas of their students in recent days.  For many, the reasons are unclear.

N.C. Supreme Court halts decision requiring verification of 65,000 votes in tight judicial race  —  The order temporarily pauses a ruling that had the potential to tip the results of a North Carolina Supreme Court race that the Democratic candidate currently leads by 734 votes.

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 …

Influencer Who Bought Trump a Rolex Has Lost Over $10M Since Tariffs Hit the Market: 'It's So Bad'  —  “It's bad, I'm not gonna lie to you”  —  Just months after gifting President Donald Trump a gold Rolex and a custom MAGA-wrapped Tesla Cybertruck, controversial streamer Adin Ross …

Attack of the Quack-Industrial Complex  —  By now it's obvious to anyone willing to see — which many people still aren't — that Donald Trump is, in practice, waging war against American greatness.  And the attack is taking place on multiple fronts.  —  For the past few days everyone …

Trump Administration Aims to Spend $45 Billion to Expand Immigrant Detention  —  A request for proposals for new detention facilities and other services would allow the government to expedite the contracting process and rapidly expand detention.  —  The Trump administration is seeking …

Trump administration weighs drone strikes on Mexican cartels  —  The administration has increased surveillance flights over Mexico as it tries to track the powerful cartels that dominate the fentanyl trade.  —  The Trump administration is considering launching drone strikes on drug cartels …

What is the Underground Railroad?  —  I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say — I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.  —  The Underground Railroad—the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight …

Rightwing group backed by Koch and Leo sues to stop Trump tariffs  —  New Civil Liberties Alliance says president's invocation of emergency powers to impose tariffs is unlawful  —  A libertarian group that has been funded by Leonard Leo and Charles Koch has mounted a legal challenge …

US is starting to look like an emerging market after tariff shock, Euronext CEO says  —  The United States is starting to resemble an emerging market more than a developed country, the head of pan-European stock exchange operator Euronext (ENX.PA) said on Tuesday as financial markets remained volatile …