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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: The Guardian
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Theodoric Meyer / Washington Post:
El Salvador refuses to allow senator to meet with mistakenly deported man
Discussion: Slate and Breitbart
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Sen. Chris Van Hollen travels to El Salvador to advocate for Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release
Senator Chris Van Hollen / Senator Chris Van Hollen on YouTube:
Van Hollen speaks to press after meeting with El Salvador VP about return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia  —  Van Hollen speaks to press from El Salvador after meeting with El Salvador Vice President Félix Ulloa about return of wrongly deported Marylander Kilmar Abre...
Discussion: IJR
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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
El Salvador denies senator visit with mistakenly deported man: Van Hollen  —  The government of El Salvador denied a request from Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to see or speak to his Maryland constituent who was mistakenly deported there, the senator said during a visit to the country on Wednesday.
Senator Chris Van Hollen / YouTube:
Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Discussion: ABC News
Associated Press:
Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with El Salvador's vice president in push for prisoner's release
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.
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
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Vox:
China has a plan to win Trump's trade war
Discussion: Axios, CNN, The Hill and The Independent
NBC News:
Federal judge calls Trump's order targeting prominent law firm a ‘shocking abuse of power’  —  Trump, three months into his term, has moved swiftly to use the powers of the presidency in unprecedented ways to punish, weaken and silence his enemies, experts say.
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Wall Street Journal:
Former Trump Official Targeted With Government Probe Vows to Fight
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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
Reuters:
Trump administration likely acted in contempt of court by not turning around deportation flights, judge says  —  Judge James Boasberg had ordered the flights to be returned.  —  President Donald Trump meets with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, April 14, 2025.
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John Sexton / HotAir:
Judge Boasberg Threatens to Hold Trump Administration in Contempt
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
Nick Miroff / The Atlantic:
We're About to Find Out What Mass Deportation Really Looks Like  —  This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  The Trump administration is working hard to convince the public that its mass-deportation campaign is fully under way.
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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Sana Noor Haq / CNN:
UK Supreme Court says legal definition of ‘woman’ excludes trans women, in landmark ruling
Eileen Guo / MIT Technology Review:
US office that counters foreign disinformation is being eliminated  —  The only office within the US State Department that monitors foreign disinformation is to be eliminated, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, confirming reporting by MIT Technology Review.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Truth Social launches scheme to profit from Trump's tariff policies  —  The signature economic policy of President Trump's second term has been tariffs, which Trump has imposed, frozen, and revised haphazardly.  On April 2, which Trump dubbed “Liberation Day,” Trump imposed “reciprocal” …
Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program for free tax filing, AP sources say  —  The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS' Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar with the decision.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Inside the Mind of an ICE Agent  —  Is this what she signed up for?  —  ∙ Paid  —  Quick update: Yesterday it was reported Cory Booker is joining Chris Van Hollen in going to El Salvador.  John Lewis would be proud.  This is good trouble; necessary trouble.  —  1. Choices
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.
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: The Guardian
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Schumer Moves to Block Trump Picks for Two Key Prosecutor Positions  —  An arcane Senate tradition effectively gives senators veto power over nominees for U.S. attorney in their home states, providing Democrats a potential opening to stop President Trump's picks.
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Politico:
Schumer moves to block Trump's top prosecutors
Discussion: Alternet.org and Blaze Media
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.
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.
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 …
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.
Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
Judge rules against parents who wore wristbands to protest transgender student athlete  —  A federal judge ruled Monday that two fathers cannot wear pink wristbands with two X's — the symbol for female chromosomes — drawn on them in opposition to a transgender high school athlete on one of their daughters' rival soccer teams.
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 …
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
America's Shameful ‘No’ to the World  —  A HISTORIC GEORGETOWN CHURCH recently mailed out flyers about its 2025-26 concert season, and I was drawn to the opening performance this fall: “Stellar Mexican quartet honors music of the New World on farewell tour.”
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
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Powell Warns of ‘Challenging Scenario’ for Fed as Trade War Rages  —  Sees strong likelihood that consumers face higher prices while unemployment rises because of tariff increases  —  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that the central bank could have less flexibility to quickly cushion …
Elena Schneider / Politico:
In unprecedented move, DNC official to spend big to take down fellow Democrats  —  David Hogg, the DNC vice chair, wants to take down some safe incumbents.  —  David Hogg, a controversial Democratic National Committee vice chair, is pledging to upend Democratic primaries by funding candidates …
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose.  The Federal Government is the largest buyer of goods and services in the world …
 
 
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Katherine Long / Politico:
GOP representative says ‘Left has to look in the mirror too’ after condemning Shapiro arson attack
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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
Discussion: New Republic
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Trump IRS Pick Was Just Enriched By Tax Schemers
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