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Annie Linskey / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says He Will Consider Exempting Some U.S. Companies From Tariffs  —  President Trump said Wednesday that he's considering granting some U.S. companies an exemption from his tariff program.  “There are some that have been hard,” Trump told reporters when asked about companies requesting exemptions.
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New York Times:
From ‘Be Cool!’ to ‘Getting Yippy’: Inside Trump's Reversal on Tariffs  —  Economic turmoil, particularly a rapid rise in government bond yields, caused President Trump to reverse course on the steep levies.  —  For the past week, President Trump has been urging calm in the face …
Wall Street Journal:
Why Trump Blinked on Tariffs Just Hours After They Went Into Effect  —  Treasury secretary helped persuade president to take time to negotiate with trading partners in face of pressure from business leaders  —  President Trump finally blinked.  —  It took a week for the plunge in the stock …
Bernard Condon / Associated Press:
Trump's ‘buy’ tip on social media before his tariffs pause made money for investors who listened  —  When Donald Trump offered some financial advice Wednesday morning, stocks were wavering between gains and losses.  But that was about to change.  —  “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!
Rebecca Patterson / New York Times:
The Damage From Trump's Tariff Pause Is Already Done  —  Growing up in Florida, I lived through some bad hurricanes.  The worst of them altered the shape of the land, destroyed islands and left channels that hadn't existed before.  —  That's what the past several weeks have felt like in my work as an economist and investor.
Nik Popli / Time:
Adam Schiff Calls For Insider Trading Investigation into Trump Over Tariff Pause … The California Senator has long been one of Trump's fiercest critics.  He served as the lead prosecutor in Trump's first impeachment trial, and as a central figure in the congressional response to the Justice Department's Russia investigation.
Jorge Liboreiro / Euronews:
EU pauses retaliatory tariffs against US to ‘give negotiations a chance’  —  Copyright Omar Havana/Copyright 2025 The AP.  All rights reserved.  —  The counter-tariffs agreed by EU countries were set to target almost €21 billion in American products, such as soybeans, copper and motorbikes.
Associated Press:
Bessent reacts as Trump pauses tariffs but increases taxes on China to 125%
Washington Post:   The 18 hours that changed Trump's mind on trade
Jack Blanchard / Politico:   Gettin' yippy with it  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  Good Thursday morning.
Lloyd Lee / Business Insider:
Trump's team and supporters justify abrupt tariff reversal: It's ‘The Art of the Deal,’ dummy
Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Another one bites the dust
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Trump draws criticism from Michigan business and auto groups as auto tariffs remain
NBC News:
Trump suddenly backs off major tariff plan after days of economic and market turmoil
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump announces pause in tariffs; markets jump
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Trump Orders DOJ To Investigate Prominent Critic in Shocking Oval Office Remarks: 'I Think He's Guilty of Treason'  —  President Donald Trump directed the Justice Department to investigate former Homeland Security official Miles Taylor over his “anonymous” essay and book hammering Trump during his first term.
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Addressing Risks from Chris Krebs and Government Censorship
Discussion: The Register
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:   Addressing Risks Associated with an Egregious Leaker and Disseminator of Falsehoods
C-SPAN.org:
President Trump Signs EOs Directing DOJ to Investigate Miles Taylor and Chris Krebs
Maddy Lauria / NPR:
Judge finds Newsmax aired false and defamatory claims about voting-tech company  —  A Delaware judge, once again, has found that a conservative news outlet broadcast false and defamatory claims about the role a voting technology company played in the 2020 presidential election.
Discussion: The Independent and Deadline
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Newsmax defamed Dominion Voting Systems, judge rules
Discussion: CNBC
Reuters:
Delaware judge rules Newsmax coverage of Dominion Voting Systems was false, defamatory
more at Mediagazer »
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Trump signs order targeting law firm behind $787.5m Fox defamation suit
Discussion: Business Insider and Above the Law
Punchbowl News:
4/10/25 ☀️ AM: … Johnson and House GOP leaders delayed a vote on a compromise budget resolution, yielding to conservative hardliners who want deeper spending cuts than the Senate can likely stomach.  —  At the end of the day, Johnson had more than a dozen holdouts.
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New York Times:
Johnson Delays Budget Vote as G.O.P. Defectors Balk
Scott Wong / NBC News:
House votes to rein in federal judges amid Trump's attacks on the courts
Oliver Darcy / Status:
The Pool Filter  —  Some White House pool reports are no longer making it to the official distribution list, Status has learned—an unsettling development in the Trump administration's escalating war on the press.  —  At approximately six-thirty on Tuesday evening, Joseph Morton …
John-John Williams IV / The Baltimore Banner:
Rejected at her door, ICE nabs a Maryland woman in her car after smashing her window  —  The arrest was captured on camera by her daughter  —  This Monday started off like any other day for Karen Cruz Berrios.  —  The 18-year-old and her mother — Elsy Noemi Berrios, 52 …
Discussion: Fox News
Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
H.R. McMaster receives accidental call from President Trump  —  Just over a month ago, retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster received an unexpected call on his personal cell, four sources told CBS News.  It was from the White House and he was instructed by the voice on the other end to stand by for the president.
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and The Independent
Wired:
US DOGE Service Agreement With Department of Labor Shows $1.3 Million Fee—and Details Its Mission  —  The unsigned agreement between the US DOGE Service and the Department of Labor provides significant insight into DOGE's work with federal agencies.  —  An unsigned agreement between the US DOGE Service …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Read the DOJ memo barring employees from participating in American Bar Ass'n events  —  The following memorandum, issued on April 9, 2025 by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, was obtained by Law Dork and is being published here in full.  —  Share  —  U.S. Department of Justice
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Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:   US Justice Dept bars its attorneys from participating in American Bar Association events
Science:
NIH freezes all research grants to Columbia University  —  Trump administration fires staff for flagship U.S. climate assessment  —  After April Fools' Day purge, U.S. health agencies spiral into chaos  —  Sifter  —  Gene editing fixes DNA—and treats incurable lung and liver disease
Discussion: Bloomberg
The Moscow Times:
Russia Frees U.S.-Russian Dual National Ksenia Karelina in Prisoner Swap With United States  —  Russia released U.S.-Russian dual national Ksenia Karelina in a prisoner exchange with the United States early Thursday in Abu Dhabi, U.S. officials confirmed.  —  “American Ksenia Karelina …
CNN:
Tulsi Gabbard declared her residency in Texas.  Then she voted in Hawaii  —  As Tulsi Gabbard completed her transformation from a Hawaii Democratic politician to a MAGA surrogate last year, she put down stakes in a far redder state.  Gabbard and her husband bought a home outside of Austin …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Wire
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Kash Patel Quietly Removed as Acting ATF Director After Ghosting Gig  —  CANNED  —  He has been replaced by Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll after he reportedly did not show face in an ATF facility for weeks.  —  FBI Director Kash Patel has been quietly removed as the acting director …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Kash Patel replaced as acting ATF director by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Maintaining Acceptable Water Pressure in Showerheads  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose.  Overregulation chokes the American economy and stifles personal freedom.
Emily Peck / Axios:
Social Security backs off cuts to phone services amid outcry  —  After weeks of confusion and outcry, the Social Security Administration said it is backing off its announced drastic cuts to phone services.  —  Why it matters: The changes would've strained an already backlogged agency …
 
 
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Shefali Luthra / The 19th:
She was tracking post-Roe abortions. The government just pulled her funding.
David Kirton / Reuters:
Exclusive: Chinese sellers on Amazon to hike prices or exit US as tariffs soar
Discussion: Fortune and The Post Millennial
Jonathan Landay / Reuters:
US intelligence investigating whether FBI involved in 2021 Capitol riot
Heather Hunter / Washington Examiner:
Joy Behar suggests America could face martial law with ‘dictator’ Trump
Discussion: Newsbusters and Mediaite
Matthew Perrone / Associated Press:
FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations
Alexander Tin / CBS News:
CDC faces backlash for cutting sickle cell, adult disability programs
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Democrats launch campaign to oust Musk by June
Discussion: Townhall
Anna Bower / Default:
Energy Dept. Instructs Employees to Gather Info on Deals with Law Firms
Discussion: Law & Crime and Reason
Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Trans pilot falsely blamed in D.C. plane crash sues conservative influencer
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Filing: Disney sues YouTube, claiming breach of contract after YouTube hired longtime Disney executive Justin Connolly as its global head of media and sports

David Folkenflik / NPR:
The EU says it will give $6.2M in emergency funding to RFE/RL, after Trump withheld its funding; Sweden pledged $2M, but those funds have yet to arrive

Washington Post:
Kimi Yoshino, who has led The Baltimore Banner for 3.5 years as its first editor-in-chief, is joining The Washington Post as managing editor, starting July 7
 
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