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Reuters:
China, Vietnam sign agreements on supply chains, railway cooperation
Discussion: The Diplomat and New York Times
New York Times:
Trump Signals New Tariffs on Chips, Calling Exclusions Temporary
Luke Garrett / NPR:
Trump mulls semiconductor levies after lifting reciprocal tariffs on electronics
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Allies Are Sitting Out Trump's Trade War With China
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Federalist and Semafor
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:   China Would Lose a ‘Trade War’ With the US—'Gradually, then Suddenly'
Dan Balz / Washington Post:   Trump is pursuing a radical agenda. Does he have a strategy, or is he winging it?
Greg Wehner / Fox News:
Trump vows nobody getting ‘off the hook’ for ‘unfair’ trade balances, says there was no tariff ‘exception’
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:   What President Trump's team wants from the rest of the world
Reuters:
Trump plans separate levy on exempted electronics amid trade war, Lutnick says
CNN:
Suspect arrested after arson at Pennsylvania governor's house forced Shapiro and family to evacuate  —  A 38-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an arson fire at the Pennsylvania governor's house as the governor and his family slept inside.  —  Harrisburg Bureau of Fire responded …
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NBC News:
Suspect in custody after overnight fire at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence  —  Shapiro said his family was evacuated from the official Harrisburg residence at 2 a.m. and that no one was injured.  —  One person is in custody in relation to the fire set to to Gov. Josh Shapiro's official residence …
Yasmeen Hamadeh / The Daily Beast:
Josh Shapiro's Firebombed House Revealed in New Inside Pics  —  SCORCHED EARTH  —  Photos show the horrific aftermath after an alleged 38-year-old arsonist set fire to the Pennsylvania governor's home.  —  New photos have been released capturing the horrific aftermath of a suspected arson attack …
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Harrisburg man to be charged with attempted murder for setting fire to Gov. Josh Shapiro's Harrisburg residence
John Hudson / Washington Post:
No evidence linking Tufts student to antisemitism or terrorism, State Dept. office found  —  An internal memo, prepared days before Rumeysa Ozturk was detained by ICE agents, raises doubts about the Trump administration's claims that she supports Hamas.  —  Just now
Politico:
Trump administration contends it has no duty to return illegally deported man to US  —  The administration's position suggests officials do not view the Supreme Court's order as compelling them to seek Abrego Garcia's return.  —  The Trump administration insisted Sunday that it has no legal obligation …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Bukele, Abrego Garcia, and Red Lines  —  An emergency Sunday Triad, because I'm concerned that people don't appreciate how important this week will be for American democracy and our constitutional order.  —  Buckle up.  —  Join now  —  1. Escape  —  If you were Chris Krebs, would you flee the country?
Discussion: Semafor and NPR
BBC:
Mario Vargas Llosa: Giant of Latin American literature dies at 89  —  Mario Vargas Llosa, who has died at the age of 89 in his native Peru, was a towering figure in Latin American literature and culture who rarely shied away from controversy.  —  With more than 50 works to his name …
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Bloomberg:
Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel-Winning Peru Novelist, Dies at 89  — One of the foremost writers and intellectuals in Latin America  — He ran an unsuccessful campaign for president in 1990  —  Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature …
New Republic:
Transcript: Trump Henchwoman Alina Habba's Vile New Threat is Ominous … Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR network.  I'm your host, Greg Sargent.  —  President Donald Trump's abuses of power are escalating on multiple fronts.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Official Who Oversaw Closure of USAID Has Left State Department  —  Pete Marocco led the foreign-assistance mission at the State Department  —  WASHINGTON—A key architect of the Trump administration's campaign to slash foreign aid has left the State Department after less than three months on the job …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's $1 Billion Law Firm Deals Are the Work of His Personal Lawyer  —  Boris Epshteyn, who doesn't work for the government, has negotiated with a series of law firms to cajole them into entering deals  —  President Trump has reached around $1 billion in deals with the country's top law firms …
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Ryan Lucas / NPR:   Trump attacks on law firms begin to chill pro bono work on causes he doesn't like
Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
China Halts Critical Exports as Trade War Intensifies  —  Beijing has suspended exports of certain rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for the world's car, semiconductor and aerospace industries.  —  China has suspended exports of a wide range of critical minerals and magnets …
Max Rivlin-Nadler / Hell Gate:
Andrew Cuomo Used ChatGPT For His Housing Plan  —  On Saturday, former governor and leading Democratic mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo released his plan for “Addressing New York's Housing Crisis.”  —  The 29-page plan itself is fairly unremarkable—much of it is spent talking …
Andy Bounds / Financial Times:
EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones over spying fears  —  European Commission officials heading to IMF and World Bank spring meetings advised to travel with basic devices  —  The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage …
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
When this is over, U.S. rights abusers must be tried for crimes against humanity  —  In a just and decent America, the law enforcement career of Charles Cross Jr. would have ended more than a decade ago.  A Milwaukee police sergeant, Cross was briefly fired from the force in 2007 after kicking …
 
 
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