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12:25 PM ET, April 24, 2025

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Politico:
Trump admin must seek return of another man who was improperly deported to El Salvador, judge rules  —  A Trump-appointed judge ruled that the administration deported a 20-year-old Venezuelan man last month in violation of a legally binding, court-approved settlement agreement.
Discussion: Raw Story
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Nayib Bukele, 2028 Republican Frontrunner
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Switching from ICE to DoD Custody: An Alarming Violation of Court Order on Deportations to El Salvador
Discussion: Just Security and Political Wire
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: The first 100 days of President Trump's second term  —  82% are extremely or very concerned about inflation, down from 89% in January  —  As Donald Trump approaches the 100th day of his second term, a Fox News survey finds voters pleased with the job he is doing on border security …
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New York Times:
Trump's Approval Rating Has Been Falling Steadily, Polling Average Shows  —  President Trump's approval rating has sunk to about 45 percent, down from 52 percent one week after he took office.  —  President Trump's job approval rating has fallen steadily during his first three months in office …
David Montgomery / YouGov:
Trump approval falls, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, 100 days, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: April 19-22, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
Discussion: Axios, The Hill and Mediaite
Ben Sales / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
72% of American Jews disapprove of Donald Trump's performance so far, poll finds
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Hegseth had Signal messaging app installed on an office computer  —  The move was intended to circumvent a lack of cellphone service in much of the Pentagon and enable easier communication between Hegseth and other Trump officials, said people familiar with the matter.
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New York Times:
Hegseth Set Up Signal on a Computer in His Pentagon Office  —  The app facilitated communications in a building where cell service is poor and personal phones are not allowed in some areas.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had the commercial messaging app Signal set up on a computer …
Ronald J. Deibert / Foreign Affairs:   The Real Lesson of SignalGate
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Washington Post:   U.S. races to head off economic shock from China trade war restriction
ProPublica:
The Untold Story of How Ed Martin Ghostwrote Online Attacks Against a Judge — and Still Became a Top Trump Prosecutor  —  Martin's career is dotted with ethical and professional questions, records show.  Some of the most serious ones about the interim U.S. attorney for D.C. have remained buried …
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Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:   Exclusive: Trump nominee apologizes for praising Nazi sympathizer while awaiting Senate confirmation hearing
CNN:
Trump writes ‘Vladimir, STOP!’ after Russia launches deadliest strikes on Kyiv since last summer  —  US President Donald Trump said he is “not happy” after Russia launched its deadliest wave of attacks on Kyiv in nine months, telling President Vladimir Putin to “STOP!” as he attempts …
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose.  A bedrock principle of the United States is that all citizens are treated equally under the law.
Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
U.S. Texts Barnard Employees and Asks if They Are Jewish  —  A questionnaire from a federal commission also inquired about whether professors and other college staff members had been harassed.  —  The personal cellphones of dozens of current and former Barnard College employees pinged Monday evening …
Politico:
Trump to target ActBlue in presidential memorandum  —  The action is expected to come Thursday.  —  In a shot at ActBlue, the left's major online donation platform, President Donald Trump plans to sign a presidential memorandum on Thursday cracking down on foreign contributions in American elections …
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton becomes the first to launch a bid for Dick Durbin's Senate seat  —  Stratton, who came into office alongside Gov. JB Pritzker in 2018, announced on Thursday she will seek Durbin's spot in the Senate.  —  CHICAGO — And the race is officially on.
Reuters:
100 days of DOGE: lots of chaos, not so much efficiency  —  At the Social Security Administration, lawyers, statisticians and other high-ranking agency officials are being sent from the Baltimore headquarters to regional offices to replace veteran claims processors who have been fired or taken buyouts from the Trump administration.
Paul Krugman:
Trump Is a Virus  —  Chaos is about to take its toll  —  Hammering out a few words before getting on the bike.  —  It has been amazing to watch the stock market gyrating in response to things that aren't even policy changes — they're hints and rumors of policy changes.
Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
Millions of U.S. measles cases forecast over 25 years if shots decline  —  Measles, once virtually wiped out in the United States, could become commonplace again if declining vaccination rates continue, a new model shows.  —  The United States faces millions of measles cases over the next 25 years …
Discussion: Forbes, Fortune, STAT and Baltimore Sun
Xavier Martinez / Wall Street Journal:
Fearing Trump's Visa Crackdown, College Students Race to Scrub Op-Eds  —  Campus newspapers confront ethics debates as international students try to remove their names and opinions from past articles  —  The Harvard Crimson, the student newspaper at one of America's most prominent universities …
Discussion: masslive.com
Anna Lagos / Wired:
The US Has Spent Over $500,000 on YouTube Ads to Discourage Irregular Migration  —  A WIRED investigation reveals that the US Department of Homeland Security has deployed at least 30 YouTube ads since April 1 to threaten irregular migrants with deportation and a ban on reentry.
Maureen Tkacik / American Prospect:
Runaway Tren  —  How a Colorado slumlord's psyop turned into a brand-new ‘forever war’ on Venezuela  —  Earlier this month, a middle-aged woman with shaggy, silvery hair and a pleasant smoker's contralto flew from Denver to Washington to testify before the House Judiciary Committee.
Discussion: Fox News, The Daily Wire and RedState
NBC News:
Justice Department cutting grants that help crime victims  —  Some of the cuts were reversed within 24 hours, but even that temporary shut-off could be devastating to programs assisting victims, a source told NBC News.  —  Acting on recommendations from the Department of Government Efficiency …
Discussion: Reuters
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
How I Describe Myself Politically These Days  —  I struggle these days whenever someone asks me for my political affiliation.  But if you really force me, I'd describe myself as a “Waymo Democrat.”  Waymos are the self-driving electric taxis started by Google.
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Musk Goons Purged Living U.S. Citizens from Social Security  —  RESURRECTION DAY  —  Elon Musk and his DOGE foot soldiers effectively killed the financial lives of “countless” citizens through their database meddling.  —  What might be called Day of the Dead Living is being continually played …
Akela Lacy / The Intercept:
A Bomb Threat Targeted Student Protesters.  So Why Did They Get Blamed for It?  —  When a bomb threat coincided with a pro-Palestine student protest at Barnard College last month, the New York City Police Department arrested nine demonstrators.  By the next day, local and national media had picked up the story.
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
BBC launches satellite news channel in Myanmar after Trump silences VOA  —  Corporation responds to ‘urgent need’ following earthquake by taking over Voice of America's former channel  —  The BBC has stepped in to launch a news service in Myanmar after the devastating earthquake in the country …
Rob Stein / NPR:
Funding cut for landmark study of women's health  —  The Trump administration is shutting down most of a landmark federal project studying women's health, stunning researchers around the country.  —  “It's a huge loss.  I can't put into words what a huge loss it is,” says Marian Neuhouser …
Discussion: Science
Politico:
David Jolly registers as a Democrat, making moves toward Florida governor bid  —  Jolly is launching a state political committee called Florida 2026, which he said will be geared at registering voters and tackling key affordability problems.  —  Democrats may get a second shot at running …
New York Times:
D.N.C. Will Send More Cash to Red States, Aiming to Strengthen Party's Reach  —  A 50-state program announced by the Democratic Party seeks to build on past efforts and help recruit candidates to take on Republicans in less-friendly terrain.  —  The Democratic National Committee is pledging …
Discussion: Axios and Democrats
Politico:
Pentagon to resume medical care for transgender troops  —  The move is another setback for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has made culture war issues a major part of his role.  —  The Pentagon will resume gender-affirming care for transgender service members, according to a memo obtained by POLITICO …
 
 
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Big Ten university faculties push for defense compact against Trump
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
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Washington Post:
Meet the top donors to Trump's $239 million inauguration fund
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Abrahm Lustgarten / ProPublica:
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Discussion: Daily Camera and Cardinal News
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
It's not just ‘leftist’ judges. GOP appointees have many sharp words for Trump.
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Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education
 

 
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Will Oremus / Washington Post:
The US House passes the Take It Down Act to criminalize posting nonconsensual sexual images of others, including deepfakes, and require platforms to remove them

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Staff of business-focused public radio outlet Marketplace say comments by its CEO following last week's layoffs were tone-deaf; management expresses regrets

Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
In the WH briefing room, pro-Trump media personalities, who lack the accountability structures of traditional media, are asking fawning, useless “questions”

 
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