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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump's Lust for Power Cannot Be Satiated  —  It is a fool's errand to try to rationalize President Trump's obsession with tariffs.  —  This is not to say that people haven't tried.  There are any number of theories that seek to explain Trump's preoccupation with tariffs and trade wars.
Discussion: PBS NewsHour
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Markets Slide Further as U.S. Imposes Punishing Tariffs  —  President Trump's latest moves included a 104 percent tariff on Chinese goods.  Stocks and bonds slumped as Beijing hit back with its own levies and European leaders prepared retaliation measures.  —  Here's the latest.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries, hits China harder with 125% … President Donald Trump on Wednesday dropped tariffs under his new trade plan to 10% on imports from most countries, as he announced a 90-day pause for higher, so-called reciprocal tariffs that took effect on many countries this week.
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump announces 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs, increases China tariffs to 125%  —  President Trump on Wednesday announced a 90-day pause on most of his new tariffs, and a lowering of the “reciprocal tariff” rate to 10%, effective immediately, he said on Truth Social.
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 …
Bloomberg:
Trump Pauses Higher Tariffs on Most Nations, Raises China Duties  —  President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on higher reciprocal tariffs that hit dozens of trade partners after midnight, while raising duties on China to 125%.  —  The president's about-face comes roughly 13 hours …
Jesse Pound / CNBC:
China slaps 84% retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods in response to Trump
Axios:
Trump pauses reciprocal tariffs for 90 days for everyone but China
Reuters:
Has Trump cancelled Christmas? China's decorations makers report no US orders
Discussion: American Thinker
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg:
Amazon Cancels Some Inventory Orders From China After Tariffs
Eli Stokols / Politico:
As the trade war rattles bond markets, Trump advises to ‘BE COOL’
Wired:
Elon Musk's DOGE Is Getting Audited  —  The General Accountability Office's audit examines DOGE's handling of data at a number of federal agencies, according to sources and records reviewed by WIRED.  —  The General Accountability Office (GAO) is auditing Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Discussion: Federal News Network
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New York Times:
How Musk and Trump Are Working to Consolidate Government Data About You  —  Databases that Elon Musk's team is trying to access include more than 300 personal details about members of the U.S. public.  —  The federal government knows your mother's maiden name and your bank account number.
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Politico:
House GOP leaders move to quash vote on Trump's global tariffs
Discussion: MSNBC
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Steve Doocy: Major GOP donors ‘terrified’ after Trump tariffs
Discussion: Mediaite
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
It's Republicans' Fault
Discussion: The Atlantic
Bloomberg:
About 90% of Migrants Deported to El Salvador Had No US Criminal Record  — Men were accused of ties to Tren de Aragua criminal gang  — US court records show just a few charges for serious crimes  —  Trump administration officials have described the men deported to El Salvador prisons last month as …
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Emese Bartha / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Treasury Yields Jump as Trump Tariffs Fuel Bond Selloff  —  The increase in long-end Treasury yields prompted a rise in European counterparts, though the selloff in Europe was less intense  —  U.S. Treasury yields continued to surge after President Trump's sweeping duties …
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Reuters:
FBI director Kash Patel removed as director of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives  —  Trump appointee replaced by US army secretary Daniel Driscoll, four people familiar with the matter said  —  The FBI director Kash Patel was quietly removed as the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Kash Patel removed as acting ATF director, replaced by Army Secretary, sources say  —  FBI Director Kash Patel was removed as the Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and replaced by U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, four people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Discussion: USA Today and Breitbart
New York Times:
How Trump Is Putting Law Firms in a No-Win Situation  —  As Willkie Farr & Gallagher learned, cutting a deal with the White House can avert a financially punitive executive order.  But doing so can draw internal rebukes and external criticism.  —  Willkie Farr & Gallagher last week became …
Discussion: The Hill
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Jasmine Garsd / NPR:
U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants' social media for antisemitism  —  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced it will begin screening immigrant's social media for evidence of antisemitic activity as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and ABC News
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USCIS:
DHS to Begin Screening Aliens' Social Media Activity for Antisemitism
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Some elite Trump supporters are having regrets.  We asked them why.  —  President Donald Trump's tariffs haven't only demolished trillions in wealth and raised the chance of a global recession.  They've also led some prominent Trump supporters to wonder whether they made a huge mistake.
Wall Street Journal:
Dollar Confidence Crisis Is Here, Deutsche Bank Warns  —  The broad selloff in U.S. stocks and bonds, and the continuing decline in the dollar, represents a “simultaneous collapse in the price of all U.S. assets,” analysts at Deutsche Bank said Wednesday.  They warned that “unchartered territory” lies ahead.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Reuters
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Gabbard's Pick to Run Counterterrorism Center Aided Start of a Right-Wing Paramilitary Group  —  When Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, went looking for someone to head the National Counterterrorism Center, she landed on Joe Kent, a former Green Beret, past CIA officer …
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Many lawyers who argue for Trump at Supreme Court are heading for the exit  —  At least half of the front-line attorneys in the solicitor general's office plan to leave, people familiar with the matter said, as Trump's emergency requests pile up at the high court.
Discussion: New Republic and Townhall
Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
Ice director says deportations should be run like ‘Amazon Prime for human beings’  —  Todd Lyons said he wanted US immigration agency to be ‘like a business’ in its deportation process  —  The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said he'd like the agency to implement a system of trucks …
New York Times:
'Where's Alex?'  A Beloved Caregiver Is Swept Up in Trump's Green Card Crackdown … Alfredo Orellana, 31, was not just a caregiver for Luke Ferris, a 28-year-old with severe autism.  The pair worked out at the gym, got tacos and played video games together.  They exchanged elbow bumps.
Rep. Troy A. Carter, Sr / The Hill:
Lavish Trump spending undermines public trust  —  The Trump administration is forcing the American people to make sacrifices and endure “short-term” pain because of their policies.  Apparently, the need for sacrifice only applies to the American people, not Donald Trump.
Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Former journalist launches NY House bid to ‘unf‑‑‑ our country’  —  Comedian and Emmy-winning former journalist Mike Sacks (D) launched a bid Wednesday for a crucial House seat currently held by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), offering a candid-if-profane message for potential supporters …
 
 
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