Suspect in arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence planned to beat him, documents 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 had planned to beat …

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?

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.

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

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.

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 …

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 …

Trump aide Hassett teases ‘amazing’ tariff deal offers, says 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 on imports from many nations.

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 …

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 …

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.

Xi Jinping warns ‘no winners’ from Trump trade war as he heads to Vietnam  —  Chinese leader seeks to strengthen ties with export-dependent economies facing high US levies  —  Xi Jinping has warned that US protectionism will “lead nowhere” as the Chinese leader embarked on a tour of Vietnam …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

A note about injunctions in the context of the Abrego Garcia case  —  What courts can and cannot order - and what those injuncted can and should do  —  In the United States the constitutional crisis seems to have intensified overnight, with the US government appearing to flout an injunctive order …