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9:35 PM ET, April 20, 2025

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New York Times:
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat  —  The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information …
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John Ullyot / Politico:
Former Top Pentagon Spokesperson Details ‘Month from Hell’ Inside the Agency  —  The total chaos at the Department of Defense is becoming a major distraction for the Trump administration, writes John Ullyot.  —  It's been a month of total chaos at the Pentagon.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Paul McLeary / Politico:
Former Pentagon official warns department's dysfunction could topple Hegseth  —  “The last month has been a full-blown meltdown at the Pentagon,” John Ullyot, the former top Defense Department spokesperson, wrote in a POLITICO Magazine opinion piece.  —  The Pentagon is in “total chaos” …
CNN:
Hegseth shared detailed military plans in second Signal chat that included his wife and brother  —  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared detailed plans about a military operation against the Houthis in Yemen on a second Signal group chat that included his wife, lawyer and brother, three people familiar with the chat told CNN.
Discussion: Reuters and Politico
Zach LaChance / Washington Examiner:
Hegseth posted Yemen strike details in second Signal chat: Report  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed details on U.S. strikes on the Yemeni Houthis in a second Signal group chat that included members of his family, according to a report.  —  A New York Times report on Sunday revealed that the chat, titled “Defense |
Discussion: Raw Story, WUSA and The Independent
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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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Anti-Trump resistance sees another leader in Van Hollen as Democrats' leadership carousel turns
Discussion: The Hill
Kaanita Iyer / CNN:
Sen. Chris Van Hollen argues Trump administration's actions in Abrego Garcia case 'threaten everybody's rights'
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Politico:
‘Bonkers crazypants’: American diplomats shaken by reports of possible cuts
Discussion: Raw Story and Semafor
Eric Katz / GovExec.com:   Rubio denies that Trump will politicize the Foreign Service and slash embassies
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 …
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NBC News:
As legal fight raged, ICE buses filled with Venezuelans heading toward airport turned around, video shows
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
NBC News:
Sen. Kennedy says Trump's idea to send Americans to foreign prisons is not ‘moral’: Full interview  —  In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) disagreed with President Trump's idea to deport U.S. citizens to foreign prisons, saying it should not be “considered appropriate or moral.”
Discussion: Mediaite
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:   GOP senator says Trump shouldn't send Americans to foreign prisons: ‘We have our own laws’
Bill Whitaker / CBS News:
As bird flu hits cattle herds in U.S., scientists say these H5N1 factors worry them most  —  As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked, it could spiral into a possible pandemic
Discussion: Reason
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.
Discussion: RedState
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CBS News:   Transcript: EPA administrator Lee Zeldin on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” April 20, 2025
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
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
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.
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
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 …
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 Guardian and The Independent
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 …
Brad DeLong / Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality:
The Self-Inflicted Slump: How Tariffs Are Pushing the U.S. Toward a VTRR—A Voluntary Trade Reset Recession  —  A sudden spike in tariffs has small businesses on the ropes, and the broader economy may be next.  Yes, individually big businesses can lobby and bribe Trump and Trumpists for loopholes.
 
 
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