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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.
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” …
Discussion: Raw Story
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: HuffPost and Clayton Cramer
Wall Street Journal:
Hegseth Faces Heat After New Signal Chat Emerges and Claim of Pentagon ‘Chaos’  —  A former top Hegseth adviser suggested Sunday night that Trump should consider replacing the embattled Defense chief  —  WASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth created a Signal chat with his wife …
Minho Kim / New York Times:
After Meeting Wrongly Deported Man, Van Hollen Accuses Trump of Defying Courts  —  “Facilitating his return means something more than doing nothing, and they are doing nothing,” Senator Chris Van Hollen said after his trip to El Salvador.  —  Senator Chris Van Hollen on Sunday accused …
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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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Eric Katz / GovExec.com:   Rubio denies that Trump will politicize the Foreign Service and slash embassies
Politico:
‘Bonkers crazypants’: American diplomats shaken by reports of possible cuts
Discussion: Raw Story and Semafor
Jazmin Tolliver / HuffPost:
Nancy Mace Films Herself Having Wild Meltdown On ‘Unhinged Lunatic’ Voter Over Hosting Town Halls  —  The shocking, filthy exchange took a turn after the politician alluded that he was gay.  —  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) shared footage of an expletive-laden confrontation between her and an “unhinged lunatic” voter over the weekend.
Discussion: Advocate and New York Post
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Michael Lee / Fox News:
GRAPHIC LANGUAGE: Congresswoman's profane supermarket argument with constituent caught on camera
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
The Free Press:
Is Donald Trump Breaking the Law?  Seven Experts Weigh In.  —  Trump critics say we are in a constitutional crisis.  The White House says that's hysterical.  What do our top legal minds say?  —  The first 90 days of President Trump's second term have been marked by a series of aggressive legal maneuvers.
Discussion: Reason
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Amy Klobuchar calls on supreme court to hold Trump officials in contempt  —  Senator warns of US getting ‘closer to a constitutional crisis’ as Samuel Alito's dissent signals deference to Trump  —  Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar warned on Sunday that the US is “getting closer and closer …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Irate at Harvard, Plans to Pull Additional $1 Billion in Funding  —  The university publicized a government demand letter that asked for federal oversight of the campus  —  The Trump administration has grown so furious with Harvard University after a week …
Discussion: The Harvard Crimson and Fox News
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
Idaho News 6 Boise Twin Falls:
Six men charged after forcibly removing woman from North Idaho town hall  —  KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho — Just one week after its recommendation, the Coeur d'Alene City Attorney's Office has filed charges against six men involved in the forced removal of a woman at a Kootenai County town hall in February.
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
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
Anthony Clark / The Last Campaign:
Trump's Surgeon General Pick Distorted Key Parts of Her Résumé  —  Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, an urgent-care physician and former Fox News medical contributor 1 who is President Donald Trump's nominee for surgeon general of the United States, has over at least the last 15 years falsely represented …
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: HuffPost, Raw Story and 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’
Discussion: NBC News and Breitbart
Kalea Hall / Reuters:
Buick finally had cars Americans wanted to buy - then came tariffs  —  General Motors' (GM.N) Buick was on a roll.  Sales for the once-stodgy brand were up 39% in the first quarter with a refreshed lineup of compact SUVs including the Envision, Encore GX, and the Envista, its top-selling SUV for under $30,000.
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.
 
 
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John Harris / The Guardian:
RFK's statements prove autistic people and their families everywhere should fear Trump and his allies
Discussion: The Daily Wire
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