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NBC News:
Info Pete Hegseth shared with wife, brother came from top general's secure messages  —  Hegseth has denied the information he shared was classified, but it was given to him on a system for sensitive and classified information, sources told NBC News.  —  WASHINGTON — Minutes …
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New York Times:
Under Hegseth, Chaos Prevails at the Pentagon  —  The defense secretary's inner circle is in disarray, and distrust is growing among civil servants and senior military officials.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived at the Pentagon in January with almost no government experience …
Discussion: Politico and American Greatness
Tom Bowman / NPR:
Exclusive: The White House is looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary  —  The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.  —  This comes as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to find himself mired in controversy.
Associated Press:
As controversies pile up, Trump allies increasingly turn on one another  —  The infighting and backstabbing that plagued President Donald Trump's first term have returned as a threat to his second, with deepening fissures over trade, national security and questions of personal loyalty.
Discussion: WTOP News
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Hegseth's siege mentality
Rachael Bade / Politico:
‘An amateur person’: GOP Rep. Bacon says Hegseth should go
Hannah Erin Lang / Wall Street Journal:
Dow Headed for Worst April Since 1932 as Investors Send ‘No Confidence’ Signal  —  Few think administration's negotiations with trade partners will yield results soon enough to ease the strain  —  Created with Highcharts 9.0.1Performance since April 2 'Liberation Day'Sources: Dow Jones Market Data …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Fire Jerome Powell Market Rout  —  Investors render a verdict on tariffs and politicizing the Fed.  —  Click for Sound  —  If the White House wanted a test of how firing Jerome Powell would go over in the markets, it succeeded on Monday.  U.S. stocks and the dollar plunged while yields …
The Mainichi:
Dollar falls below 140 yen line as Trump attacks Fed chief  —  TOKYO (Kyodo) — The U.S. dollar briefly fell below 140 yen on Tuesday for the first time since last September after U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up his criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for not reducing interest rates.
Discussion: Reuters, Fortune and Bloomberg
Paul Krugman:   Stop! In the Name of Trump!
Jack Blanchard / Politico:   Trump gets a downgrade
Jean Lee / NBC News:
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them  —  Without scientist Kseniia Petrova's expertise, no one can fully unlock the data's potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:
Mahmoud Khalil's Son Arrives After ICE Refuses to Let Him Attend Birth  —  Mr. Khalil, a permanent resident detained in Louisiana, had requested a monitored furlough for the birth.  His request was denied in less than an hour.  —  The Department of Homeland Security denied Mahmoud Khalil permission …
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Threats to Cut Funding  —  Harvard's lawsuit comes after the administration sought to force the university to comply with a list of demands by cutting billions in federal funding the school receives.  —  Harvard, the world's wealthiest university …
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Melissa / Harvard University President:
Upholding Our Values, Defending Our University
Samuel A. Ha / The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over $2.2 Billion Funding Freeze
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Mississippi Governor Declares April 2025 as Confederate Heritage Month  — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has declared April 2025 as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping alive a 32-year-old tradition that began in 1993.
Wall Street Journal:
From Fake Eyelashes to Care Bears, U.S.-Bound Goods Are Stuck in Tariff Limbo  —  Some companies are torn: Do they revamp supply chains or wait for the trade war to ebb?  —  Just after the Trump administration raised tariffs on Chinese goods to 145% this month, a truck full of fake eyelashes came …
CNN:
GOP Rep. Byron Donalds faces shouting, critical questions over DOGE at contentious town hall  —  GOP Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida faced frequent shouting from the crowd at a contentious town hall on Monday with a number of attendees asking critical questions about the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency.
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NBC News:
Rep. Byron Donalds' town hall turns contentious over questions about DEI and Gaza
Discussion: The News-Press and CBS News
David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
IMF says Trump's tariffs will be a drag on global economic growth  —  Import taxes will hurt the United States and its trading partners, according to IMF experts.  —  The global economy will slow sharply this year, weighed down by President Donald Trump's imposition of the highest import taxes …
Annie Ma / Associated Press:
Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says  —  The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers,officials said Monday.
Leah Douglas / Reuters:
US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts  —  The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.
Frank Langfitt / NPR:
Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism  —  WASHINGTON — A survey of more than 500 political scientists finds that the vast majority think the United States is moving swiftly from liberal democracy toward some form of authoritarianism.
Discussion: Alternet.org
Emma Farge / Reuters:
Malnutrition treatments halted in Ethiopia due to underfunding, WFP says  —  The World Food Programme suspended malnutrition treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia this week due to severe funding shortages, the U.N. agency said, with millions more at risk of losing access to aid.
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Venezuelan Immigrant Deported by Trump Administration Has Disappeared  —  The immigrant does not appear on a list of people sent to a prison in El Salvador, and his family and friends have no idea of his whereabouts.  He has essentially disappeared.  —  In late January, Ricardo Prada Vásquez …
Madiba K. Dennie / Balls and Strikes:
Trump DOJ: Providing Basic Sewer Services to Black People Is Actually “Illegal DEI”  —  Hookworm, a parasite that lives in the small intestine, was thought to be eradicated in most of the United States decades ago.  People generally contract the illness by walking on soil contaminated by human feces …
Aleks Phillips / BBC:
Toilet use based on biological sex, says minister  —  Trans women should use toilets according to their biological sex, the equalities minister has said.  —  In response to the UK Supreme Court's ruling that a woman is legally defined by biological sex, Bridget Phillipson stopped short …
Discussion: PinkNews and The New European
Robert Faturechi / ProPublica:
Politically Connected Firms Benefit From Trump Tariff Exemptions Amid Secrecy, Confusion  —  The administration's lack of transparency about tariff exemptions has experts concerned that some firms might be winning narrow carve-outs behind closed doors.  “It could be corruption …
Sana Aljobory / KATU-TV:
Gov. Ferguson signs bill restricting out-of-state military forces in Washington  —  OLYMPIA, Wash. (KATU) — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed a new law that restricts out-of-state military forces from entering the state without explicit permission.  —  House Bill 1321 …
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Trump approval rating dips; many wary of his wielding of power, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  President Donald Trump's public approval rating edged down to its lowest level since his return to the White House, as Americans showed signs of wariness over his efforts to broaden his power, a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Monday found.
David Batty / The Guardian:
Oxford academics drank from cup made from human skull, book reveals  —  Decades-long use of chalice at Worcester College highlights violent colonial history of looted human remains, says Prof Dan Hicks  —  Oxford academics drank from a chalice made from a human skull for decades …
Melissa Gomez / Los Angeles Times:
Southeast Asians in L.A. region are being detained, deported at routine ICE check-ins  —  A growing number of Southeast Asian immigrants in Los Angeles and Orange counties whose deportation orders have been on indefinite hold for years are being detained, and in some cases …
Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
E.P.A. Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals  —  The cancellations, set to apply to pending and active grants, also affect research into “forever chemicals” contaminating the food supply.  —  The Trump administration is set to cancel tens of millions of dollars …
 
 
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