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12:55 PM ET, April 16, 2025

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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.
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:   America, This Is an Old and Brutal Tyranny
Politico:
Judge launches inquiry into Trump administration's refusal to seek return of wrongly deported man
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
Senator Chris Van Hollen / YouTube:
Just landed in El Salvador to discuss release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia  —  I just landed in San Salvador a little while ago, and I look forward to meeting with the team at the U.S. embassy to discuss the release of Mr. Abrego Garcia...
Discussion: Grabien
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Sen. Chris Van Hollen travels to El Salvador to advocate for Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release
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
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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Tyler Katzenberger / Politico:
California is first state to sue Trump on tariffs
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
California sues the Trump administration over the president's sweeping tariffs
Discussion: HuffPost and East Bay Times
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Tries to Run Harvard  —  Many of his demands on the school exceed his power under the Constitution.  —  Click for Sound  —  The Trump Administration on Monday froze $2.2 billion in funds to Harvard after the university refused to surrender to its sweeping demands.
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Thomas Chatterton Williams / The Atlantic:
Trump's Harvard Whiplash
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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.
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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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
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.
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.
Severin Carrell / The Guardian:
Legal definition of woman is based on biological sex, UK supreme court rules  —  Judges say Equality Act definition excludes transgender women, after gender-critical campaigners' challenge  —  The UK supreme court has ruled that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act refer …
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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  —  Update: Sources confirm that, at an 11:15AM meeting, undersecretary Darren Beattie has announced the closure of the office, and the termination of all remaining positions.  —  The only office within the US State Department …
Discussion: The Federalist
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.
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 …
David Sirota / The Lever:
Trump IRS Pick Was Just Enriched By Tax Schemers  —  Keep reading for FREE.  This is not a paywall.  —  Just sign up below for a free subscription to The Lever to get access to this story and much more.  —  SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE  —  Already have an account?  Sign in
Washington Post:
Judge Boasberg to launch contempt proceedings for Trump administration  —  Judge James E. Boasberg has pressed Trump officials for weeks on their compliance with his order to return migrants deported under the Alien Enemies act.
Discussion: Business Insider and Reuters
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Memo shows U.S. can send migrants without criminal records to Guantanamo, despite Trump's promise to hold “the worst” there  —  A government memo obtained by CBS News shows the Trump administration created broad rules outlining which migrants can be held at Guantanamo Bay …
Dasha Burns / Politico:
Stefanik considering run for governor of New York  —  Since giving up her nomination to be U.N. ambassador, Stefanik has been getting encouragement to run.  —  Rep. Elise Stefanik is considering a run for New York governor, according to two people familiar with her thinking and granted anonymity to discuss it.
Discussion: NOTUS
 
 
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Discussion: The Hill
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Trump Admin Deports Teen With No Criminal Record to El Salvador Prison: Report
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YouTube launches a weekly top podcast shows chart, tracking podcasts in the US and updated every Wednesday; The Joe Rogan Experience currently tops the chart

David Folkenflik / NPR:
Public broadcasting officials plan to go to DC today to convince lawmakers to keep their funding; Indiana cut all taxpayer funding for its 17 public stations

Bloomberg:
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