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11:55 AM ET, April 16, 2025

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Wall Street Journal:
Trump, Abrego Garcia and the Courts  —  The President may win this showdown, but by taunting the Supreme Court he is tempting fate later on cases of far greater consequence.  —  Does President Trump want to force a showdown at the Supreme Court over executive power and the judiciary?
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
America, This Is an Old and Brutal Tyranny
Discussion: RealClearPolitics
Politico:
Judge launches inquiry into Trump administration's refusal to seek return of wrongly deported man
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Case Against Man Deported in “Error” Just Took Another Big Hit
Washington Post:
Trump's D.C. U.S. attorney pick appeared on Russian state media over 150 times  —  Trump nominee Ed Martin's 100-plus appearances on Russian state-directed media RT and Sputnik from 2016 to 2024 alarm some former national security officials.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Law Firms Made Deals With Trump.  Now He Wants More From Them.  —  To avoid retribution, big firms agreed to provide free legal services for uncontroversial causes.  To the White House, that could mean negotiating trade deals — or even defending the president and his allies.
Discussion: Axios, Above the Law, The Hill and The Trace
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Inside Democrats' scramble to travel to El Salvador  —  Democrats are rushing to organize trips to El Salvador as President Trump refuses to comply with a Supreme Court order to facilitate the return of a Maryland resident who was erroneously deported to the country.
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Sen. Chris Van Hollen travels to El Salvador to advocate for Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release  —  The Maryland senator previously said he would travel to El Salvador if the Abrego Garcia was not released by midweek.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Chris Van Hollen is flying to El Salvador on Wednesday …
Paul Krugman:
Why Trump Will Lose His Trade War  —  Scenes from the trade war:  — In response to Donald Trump's huge tariffs on Chinese exports, China's government has suspended exports of rare earth minerals and magnets, both critical to many modern industries and the military
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Truth Social launches scheme to profit from Trump's tariff policies
Vivian Wang / New York Times:   A U.S.-China Trade War With Students and Tourists as Potential Pawns
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
1 big thing: Trump tariffs are on trial  —  U.S. courts have the potential to be the biggest threat yet to the central tenet of President Trump's economic agenda.  —  Why it matters: Legal groups representing Main Street businesses want judges to block some tariffs as lawsuits against the levies …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
California sues the Trump administration over the president's sweeping tariffs
Discussion: East Bay Times
Tyler Katzenberger / Politico:
California is first state to sue Trump on tariffs
New York Times:
Why Harvard Decided to Fight Trump  —  The Trump administration will freeze over $2 billion in federal funds because Harvard refused to comply with a list of demands.  Harvard leaders believed saying no was worth the risk.  —  Late last week, officials at Harvard University were trying …
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Thomas Chatterton Williams / The Atlantic:
Trump's Harvard Whiplash
Maya C. Miller / New York Times:
2 Protesters at Marjorie Taylor Greene Town Hall Are Subdued With Stun Guns  —  Three people, including the two who were subdued with stun guns, were arrested.  —  A town hall for Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia outside of Atlanta on Tuesday quickly deteriorated into chaos …
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CNN:
Tempers flare as few Republicans hold in-person town halls  —  Republicans faced frustrated constituents at town hall meetings Tuesday, offering a glimpse at the building anger over Donald Trump's sweeping overhaul of the federal government among portions of the electorate — and …
ABC News:
Protesters tased, arrested at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Georgia town hall
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Trump dashed Musk's secret Pentagon briefing on China  —  Beyond tariffs and court battles over Trump policies, two pieces of White House palace intrigue emerged Tuesday:  — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suspended two top Pentagon officials, Dan Caldwell and Darin Selnick …
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Politico:
Two top Pentagon officials placed on leave in leak probe  —  The disclosures under investigation include Elon Musk's visit to the Pentagon.  —  The Pentagon placed two top political appointees under administrative leave on Tuesday after a probe into potential leaks of sensitive information, according to three defense officials.
Phil Stewart / Reuters:
Exclusive: Top Hegseth adviser Dan Caldwell put on leave in Pentagon leak probe
Bryan Anderson / Anderson Alerts:
Riggs on track to win NC Supreme Court race  —  Based on a court filing from the North Carolina State Board of Elections, Democratic Supreme Court Justice will defeat Republican Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs …
Discussion: Alternet.org
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Dana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal:
The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers  —  The world's richest man juggles more than a dozen children and ‘harem drama’ along with running his companies and advising Trump.  He recently took a paternity test in a battle with one woman over money and privacy.
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Severin Carrell / The Guardian:
Legal definition of woman is based on biological sex, UK supreme court rules
BBC:
UK Supreme Court rules legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex
Discussion: PinkNews and Semafor
Punchbowl News:
4/16/25 ☀️ AM:  —  The red lines begin: A dozen House Republicans say no to big Medicaid cuts  —  The rise of the million-dollar House fundraising quarter  —  Sheehy finds his footing after bruising campaign  —  Jordan to headline Feenstra's Iowa event
Discussion: RedState and National Review
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Eileen Guo / MIT Technology Review:
The US office that counters foreign disinformation is being eliminated, say officials … The only office within the US State Department that monitors foreign disinformation is about to be eliminated, two State Department officials have told MIT Technology Review.
Juliette Rihl / PennLive:
Pa. Gov. Shapiro was targeted for ‘what he wants to do to Palestinian people’: warrant  —  The suspect in the arson attack at the Governor's Residence targeted Josh Shapiro due to his perceived stance on Palestine, according to a search warrant obtained by PennLive.
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Daniel Greenfield / Frontpage Mag:   Media is About to Make Gov. Shapiro Arson Attempt Disappear
David Sirota / The Lever:
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New York Post:
Trump administration refers NY AG Letitia James for potential prosecution over alleged mortgage fraud  —  WASHINGTON — New York Attorney General Letitia James — who infamously declared that “no one is above the law” when she was targeting Donald Trump — was hit with a federal criminal referral …
 
 
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Associated Press:
Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports
Senator Chris Van Hollen / YouTube:
Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
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Trump Admin Deports Teen With No Criminal Record to El Salvador Prison: Report
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