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11:50 AM ET, April 14, 2025

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Associated Press:
Suspect in arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence being treated at hospital, police say  —  A man who authorities said scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and broke into the Pennsylvania governor's mansion where he set a fire is in police custody …
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NBC News:
What we know about suspect in arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence  —  Cody A. Balmer has been accused of a slew of charges, including terrorism, prosecutors said Monday.  —  The man charged in connection with an arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's home …
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
CNN:
Suspect arrested after arson at Pennsylvania governor's house forced Shapiro and family to evacuate
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: NPR
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
This evening, lawyers for the Department of Justice told a federal court that the administration does not believe it has a legal obligation to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States, despite a court order to do so.  —  The 29-year-old Abrego Garcia came to the U.S. about 2011 …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Rake-Stepping Through the Trade War
Steve Vladeck / One First:
142. Five Questions About Domestic Use of the Military
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Exceptional Tariff Weekend
David Bauder / Associated Press:
President Trump says CBS and ‘60 Minutes’ should ‘pay a big price’ for going after him  —  President Donald Trump bitterly attacked “60 Minutes” shortly after the CBS newsmagazine broadcast stories on Ukraine and Greenland on Sunday, saying the network was out of control and should “pay a big price” for going after him.
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Trump says CBS should lose license after ‘60 Minutes’ segments on Ukraine, Greenland
Discussion: CBS News and Washington Examiner
Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The 2025 60 Minutes Interview transcript
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
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 …
New Republic:
Transcript: Trump Henchwoman Alina Habba's Vile New Threat is Ominous  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 14 episode of the Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR network.
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 …
Discussion: NPR and Raw Story
Michael Lederman / The Columbus Dispatch:
Republicans' nonsense is convincing me to NEVER vote Republican again … I've lived in Ohio for 50 years.  —  Sometimes the Republican Party has the better candidate on the ballot, and so I've voted for Republicans in the past.  —  But I don't think I ever will in Ohio again.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
The Kleptocracy Presidency  —  Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.  —  as the stock markets crashed on Friday, April 4, Donald Trump left Washington, D.C. He did not go to New York to consult with Wall Street.  He did not go to Dover, Delaware …
David Gilbert / Wired:
HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say  —  The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency's staff and the safety of critical health data.  —  Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning …
CNN:
Ex-January 6 prosecutors urge attorney disciplinary board to investigate Trump's controversial pick to be DC's top prosecutor  —  Five former prosecutors who worked on criminal cases stemming from the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are urging the disciplinary office governing lawyers in Washington …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Retreats From White-Collar Criminal Enforcement
Discussion: NCJA and The Dispatch
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 …
Discussion: New York Times and Politico
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Reuters:
China, Vietnam sign agreements on supply chains, railway cooperation
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Bloomberg:
Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel-Winning Peru Novelist, Dies at 89
Discussion: New York Times and El País
Nicole Foy / ProPublica:
Congress Has Demanded Answers to ICE Detaining Americans.  The Administration Has Responded With Silence.  —  Amid increasing reports that U.S. citizens have been caught up in the Trump administration's immigration dragnet, a dozen members of Congress have written to the government with pointed questions.
Discussion: Truthout
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The devious purpose behind MAGA's incessant lying  —  🗣️ 🎤 🤯 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.
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump aide Hassett says U.S. got ‘amazing’ tariff deal offers, recession ‘100% not’ happening … National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Monday that “more than 10” countries have made “very good, amazing” trade deal offers to the United States after President Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs …
Paul Krugman:
Democrats Shouldn't Support Tariffs  —  Don't get sucked in by Trump's revenge mania  —  Donald Trump's tariffs are bad economics.  They're also bad politics.  I'm not an expert on issue polling, but public opposition to the Trump tariffs looks extraordinary.
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Associated Press:
Plans to celebrate America's 250th anniversary were underway. Then came the federal funding cuts
CRIMEWATCH:
CODY BALMER CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH ARSON AT GOVERNOR'S MANSION
Discussion: USA Today, The Hill and New York Times
The Downballot:
Morning Digest: In a surprise, Iowa Republican Kim Reynolds is first governor to retire this cycle
Discussion: Boston Herald
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Republicans set to largely avoid town halls during the congressional recess
New York Times:
How Geo Group's Surveillance Tech Is Aiding Trump's Immigration Agenda
Reuters:
Democrat-sponsored bill seeks ethics checks on special government employees like Elon Musk
Politico:
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Ilya Somin / Reason:
Over Eighty Universities File Amicus Brief in Case Challenging Trump's Speech-Based Deportations of Non-citizen Students
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
China Would Lose a ‘Trade War’ With the US—'Gradually, then Suddenly'
David Allen Green / The Law and Policy Blog:
A note about injunctions in the context of the Abrego Garcia case
Discussion: The Federalist
Caitlin Cassidy / The Guardian:
Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
When this is over, U.S. rights abusers must be tried for crimes against humanity
New York Times:
Texas Muslims Want to Build Homes and a Mosque. The Governor Says No.
Discussion: Washington Examiner