memeorandum: DHL suspends high value US deliveries over tariffs (Dearbail Jordan/BBC)

5:20 PM ET, April 20, 2025

Top Items:

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: WBAL Baltimore News, Breitbart, The Hill and CNBC

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 Hill, New York Times, The Independent, Breitbart and Grabien

Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Anti-Trump resistance sees another leader in Van Hollen as Democrats' leadership carousel turns

Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill

Minho Kim / New York Times:
After Meeting Wrongly Deported Man, Van Hollen Accuses Trump of Defying Courts

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Associated Press, National Review, Need to Know, The Daily Wire and Bloomberg

ABC News:
Homan: Trump administration ‘did the right thing’ deporting Abrego Garcia

Discussion: The Wrap, Washington Times, The Gateway Pundit and WBAL Baltimore News

Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Van Hollen: If You Won't Fight for the Constitution, You Don't Deserve to Lead

Discussion: The Hill, Breitbart and Grabien

Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Emmer disagrees with Van Hollen, says Abrego Garcia was given due process

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Mediaite and Just Security

Isabel Keane / New York Post:
Rep. Jasmine Crockett ripped for claiming Trump is more dangerous than suspected MS-13 gangbanger Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Discussion: Townhall, Fox News, The Post Millennial, RedState and Mediaite

Kaanita Iyer / CNN:
Sen. Chris Van Hollen argues Trump administration's actions in Abrego Garcia case 'threaten everybody's rights'

Discussion: USA Today, RedState, The Guardian, Mediaite, Twitchy, Raw Story and Politico

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 …

Discussion: Rolling Stone, The Guardian, NBC News, GovExec.com, Bloomberg, UPI, Fortune and emptywheel

Politico:
‘Bonkers crazypants’: American diplomats shaken by reports of possible cuts

Discussion: Raw Story

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.

Discussion: vaticannews.va, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Politico, CBS News and Al Jazeera

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’

Discussion: RedState, Associated Press, UPI, Bloomberg, Raw Story, Politico, CBS News and Breitbart

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.

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money

Douglas MacMillan / Washington Post:

Immigrants forced to sleep on floors at overwhelmed ICE detention centers — Conditions are deteriorating as many detention centers approach capacity and the Trump administration closes two agencies overseeing health and safety at the facilities. — At a crowded Miami detention center …

Lauren Irwin / The Hill:

Zeldin says he can ‘absolutely’ assure public EPA deregulation efforts won't harm environment — Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said he can “absolutely” assure the public that the various deregulation efforts undergone by the agency will not harm the environment.

CBS News: Transcript: EPA administrator Lee Zeldin on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” April 20, 2025

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 …

Discussion: The Independent

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

Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:

‘F-ck You’: Nancy Mace Loses It in Public Argument With Constituent — The congresswoman posted a video of herself in a confrontation with a constituent who asked if she planned to hold any more town halls this year — Rep. Nancy Mace proudly posted a video of herself yelling, “Fuck you! …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, AS USA, Advocate, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit

Michael Lee / Fox News:
GRAPHIC LANGUAGE: Congresswoman's profane supermarket argument with constituent caught on camera

Discussion: New York Post and Crooks and Liars

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: Business Insider, The Hill, Raw Story, USA Today and Mediaite

Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill: GOP senator says Trump shouldn't send Americans to foreign prisons: ‘We have our own laws’

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 …

Dearbail Jordan / BBC:

DHL suspends high value US deliveries over tariffs — DHL Express is suspending deliveries to the US worth more than $800 (£603) because of a “significant increase” in red tape at customs following the introduction of Donald Trump's new tariff regime.

Discussion: Reuters, UPI, New York Post and CityNews Toronto

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 …

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 …

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.