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Trump administration says wrongly deported man is alive in El Salvador prison — The U.S. government continued to refuse to provide any details about whether it has taken any steps to return him to the United States. — The Trump administration confirmed Saturday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia …
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Trump DOJ Flips Off SCOTUS in Brazen Update on Deported Dad — ‘BARBARIANS’ — A senior department official stated that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was detained under the sovereign authority of El Salvador. — The Trump administration is continuing to seemingly do everything it can to avoid securing …
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Team Trump Is Gaming Out How to Ship U.S. Citizens to El Salvador — Trump officials are talking internally about denaturalizing American citizens — and potentially sending some to El Salvador — Donald Trump and his White House have moved to deport green-card holders for espousing pro-Palestinian views …
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Trump admin tells judge man wrongly deported to El Salvador is alive, still detained
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Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from new tariffs … Smartphones and computers will be exempted from President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs, according to new guidance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. — The guidance comes after Trump earlier this month imposed 125% tariffs …
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CSMS # 64724565 - UPDATED GUIDANCE - Reciprocal Tariff Exclusion for Specified Products; April 5, 2025 Effective Date
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Smartphones and computers are now spared from Trump's reciprocal tariffs
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Apple, Nvidia Score Relief From US Tariffs With Exemptions
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Trump Administration Live Updates: New Rule Exempts Smartphones and Computers From Most Tariffs
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Trump administration says it will exclude some electronics from reciprocal tariffs
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Smartphones and computers are now exempt from Trump's latest tariffs
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Harvard Professors Sue Trump Administration Over Threat to Cut Funding — The administration is reviewing about $9 billion in federal funding that the university receives. — Two groups representing Harvard professors sued the Trump administration on Friday, saying that its threat …
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Whitmer Shows How Democrats Are Playing With Fire in Cozying Up to Trump — The Michigan governor's awkward Oval Office appearance reflected how several Democratic state leaders are cultivating cordial but politically risky relationships with the president.


Trump administration overrode Social Security staff to list immigrants as dead — A senior executive who objected was marched out of his office and put on leave, while earlier warnings about the agency's deaths database were ignored. — Just now — Two days after the Social Security …
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‘One million.’ The private goal driving Trump's push for mass deportations. — Immigration officers and analysts are increasingly skeptical the Trump administration can deport that many immigrants in a single year. — Just now — As the Trump administration aggressively pushes to deport …
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Americans Must Prepare to Fight for the Citizenship Rights of U.S. Prisoners — If there is something you can do, even one thing, to ensure humanity exists behind bars, do it. —Albert Woodfox (2019) — Sherrilyn's Newsletter is a reader-supported publication.


Dozens of DHS staffers, including top FEMA officials, given lie detector tests over alleged leaks — The Department of Homeland Security has administered lie detector tests to about 50 staffers in recent weeks, including FEMA's acting administrator and roughly a dozen officials at the disaster relief agency …


‘Why are high fertility people always so weird?’: A weekend with the pronatalists — CNN's Meena Duerson travels to Austin to join roughly 200 “pronatalists” for the second-ever Natal Conference, an event devoted to discussing the world's declining birth rates and potential solutions.


Wisconsin teen allegedly killed parents in extremist plot to assassinate Trump, FBI says — Nikita Casap, 17, is accused of killing his mother and stepfather. — Nikita Casap is shown in court in the screen grab from a video. — WISN — A Wisconsin teen allegedly killed his parents to …
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So You Want to Be a Dissident? — A practical guide to courage in Trump's age of fear. — Once upon a time—say, several weeks ago—Americans tended to think of dissidents as of another place, perhaps, and another time. They were overseas heroes—names like Alexei Navalny and Jamal Khashoggi …


Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change. — Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes. — Over the past 20 years, Paris has undergone a major physical transformation, trading automotive arteries …


Musk goes where no other Trump adviser can: Publicly disagreeing with the president — The Trump adviser appears uninhibited in sharing his opinions — and that seems to be just fine with the president. — President Donald Trump is notorious for selecting advisers who closely follow his command — and firing those who don't.
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Far-right Republicans tease rebellion but fall in line when Trump asks — The House Freedom Caucus, which used to drive a hard bargain on spending, is facing an identity crisis and has capitulated when pressured by the president. — Just now — First, they threatened …
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Trump Can't Recall the Details of His Favorite Cognitive Test — AN APPLE A DAY — Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, “It's a pretty well known test. Whatever it is. I got every one right.” — President Donald Trump was unable to recall the details of the cognitive test …
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Donald Trump is now badly wounded. Europe and the UK can seize an advantage — It's time to fashion a new global trade order without the US — The game-changing geopolitical event last week was the near collapse of the immense $29tn market in US government debt, threatening the stability …
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Bond market moves raise fears of growing bets against America — Treasury yields have been behaving unusually, sparking concerns that the typical “safe haven” investment might be losing some of its shine. — Government bonds have been selling off while stocks have plunged.
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Measles cases rise to 700, adding pressure to RFK Jr. — The measles outbreak has now surpassed 700 reported cases in the U.S., raising the pressure on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to rein in the deadly virus. — Overall, 712 cases have been reported with new cases …
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In Trump's Washington, MAGA fashionistas lay claim to American hotness — At a party thrown by a conservative lifestyle publication, an “objectively beautiful lifestyle” and an “objectively superior worldview” go hand in hand. — “We are the zeitgeist now.”


Bill Maher Praises ‘Gracious,’ ‘Measured’ Trump After Wild White House Meeting: 'You Can Hate Me For It, But I'm Not a Liar' — Bill Maher praised President Donald Trump as “gracious” and “measured” during their recent White House meeting while providing a “book report” from the night's events to his audience.
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