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3:55 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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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.
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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.
Discussion: CBS News
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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
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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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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
Discussion: Politico and Washington Times
Jacob Grier / The UnPopulist:
Trump's Tariffs Won't Even Let You Drink Your Way Through these Tough Times  —  One evening last week I came home and mixed myself a cocktail.  That night it was a riff on a martini.  I started with a bottle of Botanist gin, which is distilled in Scotland with a broad range of local botanicals like apple mint, birch leaf, and heather.
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
 
 
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Trump's ‘Happy Easter’ Message Filled with Vengeance and Vitriol
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?
Reuters:
Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Russian army ‘trying to create impression’ of Easter ceasefire
 Earlier Items: 
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
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’