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1:25 PM ET, April 10, 2025

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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 …
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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.
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
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.
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: Washington Post
New York Times:
From ‘Be Cool!’ to ‘Getting Yippy’: Inside Trump's Reversal on Tariffs
NBC News:
A ‘disaster’: Gretchen Whitmer's talk on tariffs and meeting with Trump anger fellow Democrats
Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Live Updates: U.S. Market Rally Fades as China Trade Tensions Intensify
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump's Encouragement of Stock Investors Draws Scrutiny
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Trade Math Ignores a Major Export: American Services
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Trump's Tariffs Whiplash Is Open Corruption. He Admitted It Himself.
David Goldman / CNN:
US stocks set to tumble again as reality sets back in on Wall Street
Discussion: Associated Press
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:   When Autocrats Screw Up  —  Acting president Elon Musk declared that tariff cheerleader Peter Navarro “is truly a moron.”
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez: Colleagues ‘should probably disclose’ recent stock purchases now
Discussion: The Guardian
Washington Post:
The 18 hours that changed Trump's mind on trade
Discussion: Daily Mail
Avery Lotz / Axios:
“Market manipulation”: Democrats scrutinize Trump's posts ahead of tariff pause
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.
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
BREAKING: House Hands Trump a Yuuge Win On Budget Plan, Tax Cuts; UPDATE: Chuck-y's Not In Love  —  Have you grown tired of the winning yet?  Especially after the past week?  —  Yesterday, the media narrative on the House was “Republicans in disarray!”  Today, Speaker Mike Johnson …
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Republican-led House passes bill to limit nationwide orders from federal district judges
NBC News:
Speaker Mike Johnson presses forward with budget vote despite conservative opposition
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Why Republicans in Congress Are Hiding Their Panic
Discussion: New York Times, Axios and Deseret News
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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Josh Funk / Associated Press:
Egg prices increase to record high despite Trump's predictions and bird flu outbreak slowing  —  U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump's predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks.
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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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
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.
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 Kos and Daily Mail
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.
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 …
Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
U.S. ambassador to Ukraine intends to resign, sources say  —  U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink intends to resign from her post early, three sources told CBS News.  —  Brink has not formally submitted resignation papers but she has been making farewell calls to colleagues, sources said.
Discussion: Reuters
 
 
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