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Head of I.R.S. Is Ousted in Treasury's Power Struggle With Elon Musk — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to President Trump that the acting commissioner had been installed without his knowledge. — President Trump has replaced the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service …
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Trump is replacing the acting IRS commissioner, part of a dispute between treasury and Elon Musk — The move comes after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Trump that Gary Shapley was placed in the position without his knowledge and at Elon Musk's direction.
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With Harvard Threat, Trump Tries to Bend the I.R.S. to His Will — Since the post-Nixon era, the Internal Revenue Service has had a degree of independence from the White House. President Trump is seeking to change that. — In the years after President Richard Nixon enlisted …


Top Trump econ adviser says White House is studying ways to fire Powell — President Trump's top economic adviser told reporters Friday the White House is exploring how to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell despite the legal guardrails on his position.
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Trump's Attack of Powell Tempered by Risk of Market Panic
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Semafor, WBEZ Chicago, Washington Post, Hollywood Life and Raw Story

Don't fall for the tariff panic; Trump has already crushed inflation


Rubio Says Trump to ‘Move On’ From Ukraine Peace Talks if No Progress Soon — “If it is not possible to end the war in Ukraine, we need to move on,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as he departed meetings in Paris. — The United States will abandon efforts to end the war in Ukraine …
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Rubio's firing of Marocco ignites a MAGA world meltdown
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Raw Story and Alternet.org

‘Little Marco’ Rubio Splits With Trump With Brutal Slapdown on Ukraine
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Trump ready to ‘move on’ from Ukraine peace talks if no progress, Rubio says
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US will abandon Ukraine peace push if no progress ‘within a matter of days,’ Rubio says
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THE ORIGIN — 1. — The virus possesses a biological characteristic that is not found in nature. — 2. — Data shows that all COVID-19 cases stem from a single introduction into humans. This runs contrary to previous pandemics where there were multiple spillover events. — 3.
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‘Lab Leak,’ a flashy page on the virus' origins, replaces government COVID sites
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Ars Technica

Trump administration replaces COVID websites, takes down COVID signage
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Alternet.org


Abrego Garcia's deportation case exposes a rift among Democrats over how to take on Trump — As some Democrats vocally push for the release of the man the administration says was mistakenly deported, others have sought to steer clear and focus on high prices and economic issues.
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Should Democrats focus on immigration or the economy? — It is possible for parties to walk and chew gum at the same time … I have seen political analysts suggest or imply a few times now that Democrats should not be trying to fight Republicans on immigration in general …
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New York Magazine and Townhall

The Abduction of Kilmar Abrego Garcia Is Not About Politics
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The Contrarian, Los Angeles Times, The Nation, BBC and Mediaite


The New America: Federal (ICE) Agents Boarding Trains? — As an attorney I'm deeply alarmed by an incident that occurred just this week and feel compelled to share it—to raise awareness of the legal and constitutional crossroads we are rapidly approaching.


The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights — The Trump administration is substantially scaling back the State Department's annual reports on international human rights to remove longstanding critiques of abuses such as harsh prison conditions …
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New Republic


Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label — The immigrants are among more than 6,000 who were falsely added to a deaths database by DHS and the U.S. DOGE Service in a bid to pressure them to leave the United States. — Immigrants falsely labeled dead …
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Eschaton


Judge orders halt to mass firings at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — About 1,500 employees were set to be jettisoned at the bureau. — A security officer works inside of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau building headquarters Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Washington.
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DOGE is slashing 90% of a federal agency designed to prevent another financial crisis
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Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court says — The Democratic governor of Wisconsin's creative use of his uniquely powerful veto can lock in a school funding increase for 400 years, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
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New Trump policy to speed deportations cannot be implemented, US judge rules — A U.S. judge on Friday barred the Trump administration from implementing a new policy allowing it to rapidly deport hundreds if not thousands of migrants to countries other than their own without giving them a chance …
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The Daily Wire


Travel to the U.S. from almost everywhere is falling under Trump — Charts show the scale of a steep drop in visitors from key countries and regions after President Donald Trump returned to office. — Overseas travel to the United States has declined sharply since President Donald Trump returned to office.


DHS tells US citizen and immigration advocate to leave the country … Aldo Martinez received an email April 11 from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), telling him to leave the country or he would be removed. It read: … “I was born in National City, California,” Martinez said.
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WPR, Washington Examiner and New Republic


Chart of the week: Trump is losing voters on the economy — Inflation got Donald Trump elected in 2024. Now, his ratings on economic issues are at their lowest point ever, even worse than during COVID-19 — The numbers on the economy are basically unanimous and relatively straightforward …
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YouGov, New Republic, Rochester Democrat … and The Economist


Trump is wrapping up 100 days of historic failure — America has seen ruinous periods, but never when the president was the one knowingly causing the ruin. — By any reasonable measure, President Donald Trump's first 100 days will be judged an epic failure. — He has been a legislative failure.
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CBS News and Alternet.org


Why do Trump voters have no regrets? Because the people they hate are getting hurt more — Even amid political chaos and rising prices, what matters most to his supporters is a macabre form of payback and vengeance — The stock market is plunging, prices are rising …
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Trump administration eyes elimination of program that helps low-income people heat and cool their homes — The Trump administration is considering support for the end of a program that helps low-income people heat and cool their homes. — A draft budget request document reviewed …
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CNN and Bloomberg Government


13 Trump Voters on the Highs and Lows of His Term So Far — “There's a lot of social media saying: Hey, are you Republicans or MAGA people regretting your vote? And no, I'm not,” one participant told us in Opinion's latest conversation with voters in our America in Focus series.


FSU Shooter Shows Radicalized White Men Are The Threats to College Campuses—Not Student Protestors — In this Teen Vogue Take, news & politics editor Lex McMenamin analyzes the April 17th Florida State University shooting and the politics of alleged gunman Phoenix Ikner, 20.
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For now, Pentagon and DHS won't recommend that Trump invoke the Insurrection Act — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will not recommend invoking the Insurrection Act in a memo the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security are preparing to send …
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The War Horse and Al Jazeera


Records Related to the Assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy — On This Page — The National Archives' Role in Fulfilling Executive Order 14176 — How is the National Archives Making These Records Available? — 2025 Release — Other Records Related to RFK — Contact Us


What to know about the nationwide ‘50501’ protests planned against Trump — Organizers say the demonstrations are expected in cities across the U.S., focused on different issues and include ‘day of action’ community service elements. — A national action against the Trump administration's policies …
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USA Today, Houston Public Media and Raw Story


Housing Secretary Lets Staff Go Home Early For Easter To Reflect On Jesus — “We go into this holy weekend with freedoms that the world has never known,” reads a department-wide email from Scott Turner's chief of staff. — WASHINGTON - Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner told …
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Fox News


‘You caved’: El Salvador president ripped for posting photos from US Senator's meeting — Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) received applause Thursday after he succeeded in meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador who has become the face …
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You Cannot Appease Someone Who Intends to Destroy You — Last month, the law firm of Paul Weiss struck a deal with the White House, promising to donate $40 million in pro bono legal services to Trump-approved causes in order to avoid a cartoonishly unconstitutional executive order targeting the firm and its clients.
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Above the Law and The Hill


Emails Show Mohsen Mahdawi Pleaded with Columbia for Protection for Months Before ICE Detained Him — “Is this how Columbia cares for its students?” the green card holder asked less than a month before his arrest this week. — Palestinian Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi pleaded …
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Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr later praised him as an ‘extraordinary’ healer — A Texas doctor who has been treating children in a measles outbreak was shown on video with a measles rash on his face in a clinic a week before Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met …
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