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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: Grabien
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
GOP Sen. John Kennedy says Trump administration should not send Americans to foreign prisons  —  The Louisiana senator also said he doesn't believe Trump has the authority to fire a Federal Reserve chair.  —  Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., pushed back Sunday on President Donald Trump's expressed interest …
Discussion: USA Today
Kaanita Iyer / CNN:
Sen. Chris Van Hollen argues Trump administration's actions in Abrego Garcia case 'threaten everybody's rights'  —  Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who recently met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, slammed the Trump administration for its handling of the Maryland man's mistaken deportation …
Isabel Keane / New York Post:
Rep. Jasmine Crockett ripped for claiming Trump is more dangerous than suspected MS-13 gangbanger Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Discussion: RedState and Mediaite
ABC News:
‘Margarita-gate’: Sen. Chris Van Hollen slams efforts to stage optics of meeting with Abrego Garcia
Discussion: Townhall and Breitbart
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 …
Vatican News:
Pope Francis meets with US Vice President JD Vance at Santa Marta  —  The brief meeting of Pope Francis with US Vice President JD Vance offered the opportunity to exchange Easter greetings.  Yesterday Cardinal Parolin met with the US leader at the Secretariat of State.
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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.
Washington Post:
Pope meets Vance, then releases Easter message decrying ‘logic of fear’  —  The visit at the Vatican brought together the ailing head of the Catholic church and a high-profile convert who has criticized the pope's social teachings.  —  Vance meets with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday
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 …
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 and AIRLIVE
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.
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.
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
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.
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 …
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.
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Supported Federal Immigration Efforts  —  The administration wants the Supreme Court to “dissolve” their block on deportations of Venezuelans and to allow lower courts to consider the case.  —  The Trump administration asks the justices to reject an A.C.L.U. request to pause deportations.
Discussion: The Post Millennial and Breitbart
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court's Late-Night Rebuke to Trump Is Extraordinary in More Ways Than One
Wall Street Journal:
Border Crossings Grind to Halt as Trump's Tough Policies Take Hold  —  Illegal crossings at southern border are at lowest levels in decades, as a trend that began before the election has continued under new administration  —  CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico— In this border city …
Discussion: The Post Millennial
Tara Copp / Associated Press:
Three Hegseth aides ousted in leak investigation decry ‘baseless attacks’  —  Three former senior advisers to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth decried on Saturday what they called “baseless attacks” after each was escorted from the Pentagon in an expanding probe on information leaks.
Washington Post:
Trump isn't holding rallies these days — and doesn't seem to miss them much  —  “There's really no reason to do it,” a senior White House official said of holding a rally.  —  In his first eight months in the White House in 2017, Donald Trump held nine rallies — the kind of campaign-style events …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump claims unfettered presidential power on immigration  —  The president's deportations have created a clash between the rule of law and due process, and his assertions of presidential power and resistance to challenges by federal judges.  —  From the day he came down the escalator …
Discussion: Grabien
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 …
 
 
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Steve Liesman / CNBC:
Trump's approval rating on the economy drops to lowest of his presidential career, CNBC Survey finds
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill:
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 Earlier Items: 
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
Health Insurance for Millions Is Now on the Chopping Block
Discussion: CNN
Washington Post:
How a defunct gang registry helped deliver Kilmar Abrego García to a Salvadoran prison
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
The 40-something single dad shaping liberal media from his laptop
Aaron Pressman / The Boston Globe:
Crowds gather peacefully at 250th anniversary celebrations despite divided political climate
Naftali Bendavid / Washington Post:
Three ex-presidents denounce the current one in a two-week stretch