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9:50 AM ET, April 1, 2025

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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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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 …
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.”
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.
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.
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.”
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 …
Burgess Everett / Semafor:   Booker bids for a marathon anti-Trump speech
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Democrat will block Trump's VA nominees to protest cuts
Discussion: Fox News
Dasha Afanasieva / Bloomberg:
Republican Anxiety Grows as Florida Races Test Trump Strength
Discussion: Mediaite
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is at stake in race that's drawn powerful political interests
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Wisconsin Supreme Court race is MAGA movement's first test since Trump win
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Abbott Delays Calling a Special House Election. Democrats Cry Foul.
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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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.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump administration admits ‘error’ in deporting Maryland resident to El Salvador
Discussion: The Guardian and The Independent
Josh Marcus / The Independent:
Trump admin accidentally sent Maryland father to Salvadorian mega-prison and says it can't get him back
Discussion: New York Post
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 …
Discussion: Forbes and The Independent
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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Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
Trump task force to review Harvard's funding after Columbia bows to federal demands
David Pozen / Balkinization:
The Tenth Demand?  —  The latest drama at Columbia—involving interim President Katrina Armstrong's …
Discussion: The Guardian
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 …
Discussion: 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.
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.
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
Discussion: GovExec.com
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Cutting Off NPR and PBS  —  Republicans say there is no reason for the government to fund the public broadcasters.  —  There is no reason, Republicans say, for the government to fund NPR and PBS.  —  Last week, G.O.P. members of Congress, led by Marjorie Taylor Greene …
Anne Applebaum / Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum:
The Hungarian Model  —  The corruption and stagnation in our future  —  If anyone had been placing bets back in 1989, trying to guess which Warsaw Pact state would emerge most rapidly and successfully from communism, most of the money would have been on Hungary.
Discussion: The Atlantic
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.
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.
Jared Gans / The Hill:
How Biden's frailties hampered Harris  —  Democratic Party officials and White House staffers were well aware of former President Biden's frailties ahead of his choice to end his ill-fated reelection bid last summer, according to exclusive excerpts of a new book released to The Hill.
 
 
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Russell Contreras / Axios:
Immigrant removals continue slide under Trump, new data show
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There's no sum of money that will keep you safe from Trump
Discussion: The Hill and The Independent
Mark Alfred / NOTUS:
DOGE's Multibillion-Dollar Contract Cuts Are Hitting Blue Districts Hardest
David W. Blight / New York Times:
Trump's Order to the Smithsonian Distorts Teaching of American History
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Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Pennsylvania Must Count Undated Mail-In Ballots, Federal Court Rules
Discussion: Associated Press and PoliticsPA
Nicole Russell / Yahoo News:
I'm tired of being mocked and hated because I'm a conservative woman
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