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5:05 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.
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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.
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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Politico:
‘Bonkers crazypants’: American diplomats shaken by reports of possible cuts
Discussion: Raw Story
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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.
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
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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 …
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
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.
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CBS News:   Transcript: EPA administrator Lee Zeldin on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” April 20, 2025
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! …
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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 …
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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 …
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.
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
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 …
 
 
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Jacob Grier / The UnPopulist:
Trump's Tariffs Won't Even Let You Drink Your Way Through these Tough Times
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
New York Times:
‘A Huge Negative Shock’: Three Experts Game Out Recession Odds and Economic Uncertainty
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?
 Earlier Items: 
Reuters:
Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Russian army ‘trying to create impression’ of Easter ceasefire
The Hill:
Democrats face growing calls for generational change
Discussion: Politico and Washington Times
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
In Haverford, 80-somethings and 90-somethings take to the road to protest Trump
Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Thousands of protesters rally against Trump across US
Discussion: CNN, NPR and Associated Press
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
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’