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 …

Trump Signals New Tariffs on Chips, Calling Exclusions Temporary  —  On Friday, the administration carved out an exception for a variety of electronics from the steep taxes now applied to Chinese imports.  —  President Trump signaled on Sunday that he would pursue new tariffs …

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

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?

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 Administration Retreats From White-Collar Criminal Enforcement  —  Justice Department backs away from some cases involving foreign bribery, money laundering and crypto markets; defense lawyers brace for slowdown  —  Gordon Coburn and Steven Schwartz were on the verge of going to trial …

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.

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 …

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.