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Punchbowl News:
4/1/25 ☀️ AM: … President Donald Trump is on the brink of levying a sweeping set of new tariffs against an unidentified number of countries. Trump's actions are rattling financial markets, business leaders and foreign officials. — Now House and Senate Republicans are beginning …
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
D-Day for Musk: Democrats in Special Elections Target Trump's DOGE Chief — Special Elections Reveal Trump's Weak Spot: Elon Musk — DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Trumpeting new tariffs he hopes will return industry to America, President Donald Trump has called April 2 “Liberation Day.”
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AP-NORC, Raw Story, Fox News, Washington Examiner and Daily Kos
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Wisconsin Supreme Court race is MAGA movement's first test since Trump win — The most expensive judicial contest in U.S. history will determine whether conservatives can topple the 4-3 liberal majority that has controlled the court for the past two years. — Just now
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USA Today, NBC News, Wall Street Journal, MPR News, The Guardian, Breitbart, New York Times, CNN, The Daily Signal, Raw Story, Reuters and The Hill
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Democrats Sue to Block Trump Bid to Control Elections — The Democratic Party is suing President Donald Trump over his sweeping executive order last week that attempted to wrest control of elections from the states. — Filed Monday by Elias Law Group on behalf of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer …
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Associated Press, New York Times, The Hill, Axios, The Federalist, Washington Post, Politico and The Daily Signal
Politico:
GOP senators line up with Democrats to oppose Trump's Canada tariffs
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Associated Press, IJR and Roll Call
Dasha Afanasieva / Bloomberg:
Republican Anxiety Grows as Florida Races Test Trump Strength
Republican Anxiety Grows as Florida Races Test Trump Strength
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Mediaite
Joseph Ax / Reuters:
Wisconsin votes in high-profile judicial race after millions spent by Musk
Wisconsin votes in high-profile judicial race after millions spent by Musk
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Washington Examiner, Scripps News, TechCrunch, GZERO, Chicago Tribune and Al Jazeera
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is at stake in race that's drawn powerful political interests
Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is at stake in race that's drawn powerful political interests
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CBS News, The Hill, ABC News, The Gateway Pundit, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Scripps News, Politico, Townhall, Forbes, WPR, Crooked Media and New York Times
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Abbott Delays Calling a Special House Election. Democrats Cry Foul.
Abbott Delays Calling a Special House Election. Democrats Cry Foul.
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Washington Examiner, The Hill and Off the Kuff
Senator Cory Booker / Senator Cory Booker on YouTube:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America's Moral Moment on the Senate Floor — Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has taken the Senate floor and is speaking as long as he is physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed a...
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New York Times, Crooks and Liars and Washington Examiner
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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Inside Cory Booker's Plan To Disrupt ‘Business As Usual’ On The Senate Floor — A member of the U.S. Senate took the floor at 7:00 p.m. on Monday evening — and he doesn't plan on leaving it any time soon. In a text message to TPM, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said he was about to begin speaking for as long as he could stand.
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C-SPAN.org:
U.S. Senate — The Senate will vote to advance President Trump's nomination of Matthew Whitaker to be the U.S. Ambassador to NATO. He previously served as Acting Attorney General during the first Trump Administration.
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CNN:
Democrat kicks off marathon Senate floor speech to protest Trump administration actions — New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker has kicked off what is expected to be a marathon speech on the Senate floor to protest actions taken by President Donald Trump's administration, saying that he will keep going “as long as I am physically able.”
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NBC News, New York Daily News, RedState, PoliticusUSA and KTVZ-TV
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Democrat will block Trump's VA nominees to protest cuts
Senate Democrat will block Trump's VA nominees to protest cuts
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Fox News
Associated Press:
Sen. Cory Booker speaks through the night on Senate floor, criticizing Trump and Musk
Sen. Cory Booker speaks through the night on Senate floor, criticizing Trump and Musk
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ABC News, USA Today and Washington Post
Vivian Ho / Washington Post:
Why did Cory Booker spend the night speaking on the Senate floor?
Why did Cory Booker spend the night speaking on the Senate floor?
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NPR, Axios, New Jersey Online and The Hill
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Cory Booker launches marathon Senate speech
Cory Booker launches marathon Senate speech
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Nick Miroff / The Atlantic:
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison — The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing Monday that it had grabbed a Maryland father with protected legal status and mistakenly deported him to El Salvador, but said that U.S. courts lack jurisdiction …
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Townhall, Washington Examiner, Fox News, CNN, New York Times, KTVZ-TV, emptywheel, PREVAIL, Patterico's Pontifications, Associated Press and Nudity and Nerdery
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Jonathan Blitzer / New Yorker:
The Makeup Artist Donald Trump Deported Under the Alien Enemies Act — The President has invoked the law to send Venezuelans to prison in El Salvador without due process—and, in many cases, under false pretenses. — Throughout the fall and winter, Alexis Romero de Hernández struggled to accept a grim new routine.
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Popular Information, New York Times, NPR, New Jersey Online, New York Post, The Moderate Voice, Miami Herald and The Independent
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump administration admits ‘error’ in deporting Maryland resident to El Salvador
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The Guardian and The Independent
New York Times:
Stocks Mark Worst Month in Years as Trump's Tariffs Loom — Markets around the world have wavered as fear and uncertainty over tariffs and trade wars rattle investors. The S&P 500 just recorded its worst month since 2022, shedding 5.8 percent in March. — The S&P 500 ended March …
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Washington Post:
Trump aides draft tariff plans as some experts warn of economic damage — The president's team is exploring using trillions of dollars in new import revenue for a tax dividend or refund, people familiar with the matter said. — White House aides have drafted a proposal to impose tariffs …
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The Independent
Eric Levitz / Vox:
How Trump's tariffs will affect the economy and your wallet
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New York Times, Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire, New York Post, CBS News, Scripps News and Washington Post
Matthew Lynn / Telegraph:
Trump is plotting the biggest tax rise in global history
Trump is plotting the biggest tax rise in global history
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Wall Street Journal, Jared's Substack, Raw Story, CNN, New York Times, Los Angeles Times and The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
A $6 Trillion Trump Tax Increase?
A $6 Trillion Trump Tax Increase?
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Cafe Hayek, Reason, The Independent and Newsmax
Vimal Patel / New York Times:
As Republicans Target Colleges, Harvard Cower — Harvard, the wealthiest school in the world, sought compromise amid pressure to do more to combat antisemitism. The Trump administration is examining its funding anyway. — The Trump administration has turned campaign promises …
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Will Review Billions in Funding for Harvard
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Harvard University President, The Hill, Breitbart and Instapundit
Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
Trump task force to review Harvard's funding after Columbia bows to federal demands
Trump task force to review Harvard's funding after Columbia bows to federal demands
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Brian Barrett / Wired:
DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show — The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost. — The DOGE-affiliated acting president …
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Rolling Stone
David Gilbert / Wired:
The Proud Boys and Militias Come to Tesla's Defense — After weeks of “Tesla Takedown” protests, extremist groups are showing up to back Elon Musk's beleaguered car company. — Over the weekend, thousands of people joined the “Tesla Takedown” protest movement at the company's showrooms across the country.
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Talking Points Memo, New York Daily News and Mock Paper Scissors
Carla K. Johnson / Associated Press:
Layoffs begin at US health agencies charged with tracking disease, researching and regulating food — Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.
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Tim Marchman / Wired:
Top Officials Placed on Leave After Denying DOGE Access to Federal Payroll Systems — DOGE demanded full access to a US Department of the Interior system that handles even the Supreme Court's paychecks. When top staff asked questions, they were put on leave.
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Ars Technica, The Guardian and New York Times
STAT:
HHS starts layoffs of thousands of workers across its agencies — As many as 10,000 — one-quarter of the department — are expected to be let go — Layoff notices began arriving early Tuesday for thousands of employees of the sprawling Department of Health and Human Services and its subsidiary agencies, with
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Ramishah Maruf / CNN:
Hooters files for bankruptcy — New York CNN — Hooters — the restaurant chain first known for its orange-clad, all-female wait staff and then its chicken wings — filed for bankruptcy, the company announced Monday. But the decades-old brand said it isn't going anywhere.
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New York Times:
Is Elon Musk Buying Today's Election in Wisconsin? — A state judicial race has turned into a referendum on a billionaire. — Listen and follow ‘The Daily’ — On paper, the election in Wisconsin on Tuesday is about who should control the state's highest court.

