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2:15 PM ET, April 20, 2025

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Cherise Halsall / ABC News:
Van Hollen: ‘I am not defending the man, I am defending the rights of this man to due process’  —  Senator says the Abrego Garcia case is about upholding the rule of law.  —  Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks with ABC News while appearing on ‘This Week’ April 20, 2025.
Discussion: The Hill, CNBC and Breitbart
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Sen. Chris Van Hollen says America is in a ‘constitutional crisis’ as Trump disregards court orders in the Abrego Garcia case  —  The Maryland senator told “Meet the Press” that the Trump administration needs to litigate the case in courtrooms rather than social media posts.
Discussion: The Independent and Grabien
ABC News:
Homan: Trump administration ‘did the right thing’ deporting Abrego Garcia
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Trump Administration Draft Order Calls for Drastic Overhaul of State Department  —  The draft executive order to be signed by President Trump would eliminate Africa operations and shut down bureaus working on democracy, human rights and refugee issues.  —  A draft White House executive order proposes …
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Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after tangle over migration, gets chocolate eggs for kids  —  U.S. Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis on Sunday to exchange Easter greetings, after they got into a long-distance tangle over the Trump administration's migrant deportation plans.
Danyelle Khmara / Arizona Public Media:
U.S. citizen in Arizona detained by immigration officials for 10 days  —  IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS IN TUCSON ARRESTED THE 19-YEAR-OLD MAN FROM ALBUQUERQUE ON APRIL 8, SAYING HE HAD ENTERED THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY, BEFORE A JUDGE DISMISSED HIS CASE ON APRIL 17.  —  19-year-old Jose Hermosillo …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
GOP senator says Trump shouldn't send Americans to foreign prisons: ‘We have our own laws’  —  Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said on Sunday he does not think the law would allow President Trump to send United States citizens convicted of violent crimes to Salvadoran prisons …
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
GOP Sen. John Kennedy says Trump administration should not send Americans to foreign prisons
Discussion: USA Today and Mediaite
Bangkok Post:
Boeing begins flying back planes refused by Chinese airlines  —  Beijing orders carriers to stop taking deliveries of US jets as part of its trade war strategy  —  The US plane manufacturer Boeing has begun flying 737 Max jets that were refused by Chinese airline customers back to the United States …
Discussion: Reuters, Fox Business and AIRLIVE
NBC News:
As legal fight raged, ICE buses filled with Venezuelans heading toward airport turned around, video shows  —  At least 28 detainees were placed on buses Friday evening at ICE's Bluebonnet Detention Center in Anson, Texas, and then driven toward an airport about an hour away.
Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Thousands of protesters rally against Trump across US  —  Thousands of protesters rallied in Washington and other cities across the U.S. on Saturday to voice their opposition to President Donald Trump's policies on deportations, government firings, and the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.
Discussion: NPR and Associated Press
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New York Times:
‘Shame!’ Protesters Nationwide Rally Again to Condemn Trump Policies.
Biz Carson / Bloomberg:
Zuckerberg, Dimon Are Among Top Sellers Ahead of Tariff Stock Rout  —  Billionaire Oracle CEO also unloaded shares in first quarter before markets tumbled.  —  Insiders including Meta Platforms Inc.'s Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle Corp.'s Safra Catz and JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s Jamie Dimon cashed …
New York Times:
Kash Patel Embraces the Limelight, Unlike Recent F.B.I. Directors  —  Kash Patel's embrace of the spotlight appears to be a break from the recent past, as his predecessors typically did the job with little fanfare.  —  Kash Patel flew to Miami on Air Force One last weekend to watch …
Stephen Marche / The Guardian:
The America I loved is gone  —  It was a nation of dreams, built for the screen.  Then it shattered  —  The first impression America gave me was gentle carelessness.  We were driving down from Canada to visit family friends in Texas sometime in the mid- to late 1980s …
Kristina Peterson / Wall Street Journal:
Tomatoes Become One of the First Everyday Casualties of Trade War  —  New fees will hit fresh tomato imports from Mexico starting in July unless a new agreement is reached  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump dialed back his trade war—but not on tomatoes.  —  Starting in July …
New York Times:
Read Justice Alito's Dissent  —  Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote that the Supreme Court's decision to block the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants under a wartime law was premature. … See more on: Samuel A. Alito Jr., U.S. Supreme Court  —  Our Coverage of the Supreme Court
The Hill:
Democrats face growing calls for generational change  —  Calls for generational change among Democrats are growing louder as the party seeks to chart a path forward going into the 2026 midterms.  —  On Wednesday, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair David Hogg's group Leaders …
Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
This Midwestern city has long been a federal hub.  The pain from DOGE's cuts is everywhere  —  In her 28 years working for the federal government, Shea Giagnorio provided day care for the children of U.S. soldiers, training for employees and oversight for safety net programs.
CBS News:
Transcript: EPA administrator Lee Zeldin on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” April 20, 2025  —  The following is the transcript of an interview with EPA administrator Lee Zeldin that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on April 20, 2025.  —  WEIJIA JIANG: Welcome back to Face the Nation.
New York Times:
‘A Huge Negative Shock’: Three Experts Game Out Recession Odds and Economic Uncertainty  —  Josh Barro, a contributing Opinion writer, hosted a written online conversation with Lael Brainard, the director of the National Economic Council from 2023 to 2025 and a former vice chair of the Federal Reserve …
Reuters:
Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Russian army ‘trying to create impression’ of Easter ceasefire  —  Russia and Ukraine blamed each other on Sunday for breaking a one-day Easter ceasefire announced by President Vladimir Putin, with both sides accusing the other of carrying out hundreds of attacks.
Michael Lee / Fox News:
GRAPHIC LANGUAGE: Congresswoman's profane supermarket argument with constituent caught on camera  —  Mace told the man he is welcome to attend any of her future town halls  —  Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., recorded a confrontation with a voter over when the conservative lawmaker was going to hold …
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Border Crossings Grind to Halt as Trump's Tough Policies Take Hold
Discussion: The Post Millennial
Steve Liesman / CNBC:
Trump's approval rating on the economy drops to lowest of his presidential career, CNBC Survey finds
Discussion: Fortune
Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill:
Medicaid cuts risk worsening Black maternal health crisis
Andrew O'Hehir / Salon:
The fascist moment is here: Have mainstream liberals heard the alarm go off?
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Musk to Force Pentagon to Build and Then Pay Him to Use Network of Killer Satellites
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
In Haverford, 80-somethings and 90-somethings take to the road to protest Trump
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
America's Second-Richest Elected Official Is Acting Like He Wants to Be President
Discussion: Politico
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump claims unfettered presidential power on immigration
Discussion: Grabien
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Trump isn't holding rallies these days — and doesn't seem to miss them much
Tara Copp / Associated Press:
Three Hegseth aides ousted in leak investigation decry ‘baseless attacks’
Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
Elon Musk Faces Questions About His Government Influence After Setbacks
Discussion: Raw Story
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Arizona Democrats are suddenly engulfed in party chaos
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
Health Insurance for Millions Is Now on the Chopping Block
Discussion: Alternet.org and CNN
Washington Post:
How a defunct gang registry helped deliver Kilmar Abrego García to a Salvadoran prison