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Paul Krugman:
Trump Is Stupid, Erratic and Weak  —  Live shot of Donald Trump setting tariffs:  —  And here's what happened yesterday:  —  Anyone sounding the all-clear on tariffs, or Trump economic policy in general, should be kept away from sharp objects and banned from operating heavy machinery.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
We Just Saw the Cracks in Trump's Wall of Power  —  The past week undermined the narrative that has surrounded the president — that he is a political juggernaut able to run roughshod over his party and beyond.  —  The opening months of President Donald Trump's second term have been studded …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Trump's Tariffs Whiplash Is Open Corruption.  He Admitted It Himself.  —  Trump may have accidentally confessed to insider trading and market manipulation on Truth Social.  —  “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!  DJT,” the president wrote on Wednesday, a mere four hours before announcing a 90 …
Annie Linskey / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says He Will Consider Exempting Some U.S. Companies From Tariffs
Rachel Treisman / NPR:
Where do tariffs stand? A look at what's in place and what's on pause
Mehdi Hasan / Zeteo:
Forget Trade. Here's the Real Reason Trump Wants Tariffs
Discussion: The Contrarian and Washington Post
New York Times:
From ‘Be Cool!’ to ‘Getting Yippy’: Inside Trump's Reversal on Tariffs
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump's Encouragement of Stock Investors Draws Scrutiny
Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Live Updates: U.S. Market Rally Fades as China Trade Tensions Intensify
NBC News:
Judge in Signal group chat case wants more info from government
Discussion: Townhall and PBS NewsHour
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Trade Math Ignores a Major Export: American Services
NBC News:
A ‘disaster’: Gretchen Whitmer's talk on tariffs and meeting with Trump anger fellow Democrats
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Own Aides Keep Him in State of Delusion About Tariff Fiasco
Discussion: The Liberal Patriot and Raw Story
Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
House Republicans Just Passed a Voter Suppression Bill That Would Disenfranchise Millions  —  Two weeks after Donald Trump issued a sweeping anti-voting executive order, the House of Representatives on Thursday passed a measure, the SAVE Act, that is described by voting rights advocates …
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
SAVE Act: House Passes GOP Voting Bill That Could Disenfranchise Millions  —  The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a major voter suppression measure that, if it became law, could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters and badly undermine U.S. democracy.
Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
House GOP adopts Trump budget plan after conservatives fold  —  Washington — The House on Thursday adopted a budget blueprint for President Trump's agenda after Republican leaders scrambled to convince GOP holdouts who want deeper spending cuts to back it.  —  The resolution was adopted …
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
House Republicans pass bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote  —  House Republicans for a second time passed a stand-alone bill that would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections and impose voter roll purge requirements on states.  —  The legislation …
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House GOP adopts Trump budget blueprint after last-minute scramble
Kathryn Krupnik / CBS News:
Plane at Reagan Airport carrying lawmakers bumps wings with another plane
Discussion: Reuters
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Republican-led House passes bill to limit nationwide orders from federal district judges
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Signs Orders Punishing Those Who Opposed His 2020 Election Lies  —  The president targeted two officials from his first administration and an elite law firm as part of his campaign for retribution.  —  President Trump on Wednesday signed executive orders punishing two officials …
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New York Times:
Top Pro Bono Leader Resigns from Paul Weiss, a Firm Hit in Trump's Crackdown on Big Law  —  Steven Banks, who once ran New York's social services department, said he wanted to return to helping the homeless.  He leaves within weeks of the elite firm striking a deal with President Trump.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Axios:
White House axes land bureau pick after past Jan. 6 criticism  —  The Trump administration has withdrawn the nomination of Kathleen Sgamma to be director of the Bureau of Land Management, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Mike Lee said Thursday.  —  Why it matters …
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Ben Lefebvre / Politico:   Trump pick to lead Interior's land management agency withdraws nomination
Aimee Picchi / CBS News:
Social Security backtracks on in-person identification policy after outcry.  Here's what it means.  —  The Social Security Administration said it's backtracking from a requirement that would have forced some elderly and disabled people to visit agency offices in person to verify …
Discussion: HuffPost and The Daily Caller
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: NRSC privately blasts GOP senators on lackluster fundraising  —  The GOP's Senate campaign arm delivered a blunt warning to Republicans on Thursday: Democrats are about to swamp you in cash.  —  Why it matters: Senate Republicans were caught flat-footed in states like Nebraska in 2024.
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CNBC:
Dow falls 1,000 points as tariff sell-off resumes after historic rally: Live updates  —  Stocks fell Thursday, giving back some of the historic rally seen in the previous session after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day reprieve on some of his “reciprocal” tariffs.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Wants to Install Federal Oversight of Columbia University  —  Government is aiming to legally bind the school to changes as they negotiate over federal funding  —  The Trump administration is planning to pursue a legal arrangement that would put Columbia University …
Politico:
Feds move to drop criminal case against man they previously called a major gang leader  —  Pam Bondi, Kash Patel and President Donald Trump celebrated his arrest.  —  Federal prosecutors have abruptly abandoned the criminal case against a Virginia man portrayed by the Justice Department …
Rolling Stone:
Inside Elon Musk's Gleeful Destruction of the Government  —  The world's richest man has blazed a staggering trail of destruction as Trump's DOGE chief, firing tens of thousands of workers while cashing in  —  B  —  en Vizzachero had his dream job, working as a wildlife biologist with the Los Padres National Forest in California.
Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
U.S. ambassador to Ukraine to resign her post early  —  U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink intends to resign from her post early, three sources told CBS News.  —  The State Department confirmed her intent to step down Thursday afternoon.  —  “Ambassador Brink is stepping down.
Discussion: Reuters and The Kyiv Independent
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
This Is Why Dictatorships Fail  —  This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  He blinked.  But we don't really know why.  —  Whether it was the stock market cascading downward, investors fleeing from U.S. Treasury bonds …
Discussion: Open Letters …
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.
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
John Roberts will save the judiciary if he has to burn it down  —  ✍️ ⚖️ ✍️ With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever.  Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers.
Discussion: Default and Law & Crime
 
 
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