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3:00 PM ET, April 6, 2025

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Hakyung Kim / CNBC:
Market crash not part of Trump's strategy, says top White House economic advisor … A crashing stock market is not part of an intentional strategy by President Donald Trump, White House National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett told ABC's “This Week” on Sunday.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump administration to markets: Don't expect a rescue  —  If there was one consistent message from Trump administration economic officials Sunday morning, it was this: We're not worried about the stock market plunging, and the cavalry isn't coming to save you from tariffs, either.
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Bessent calls tariffs ‘a one-time price adjustment’  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that President Trump's tariffs are a “one-time price adjustment,” which he stressed is different from continuous price increases caused by inflation.  —  In an interview on NBC News's …
Discussion: Business Insider, Mediaite and Axios
Erika Edwards / NBC News:
Second measles death reported in Texas  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to attend the child's funeral, which is scheduled for Sunday.  —  Another child with measles in Texas has died, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed late Saturday night, though the exact cause of death is under investigation.
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Reuters:
Second child dies of measles in Texas, media reports  —  A second child with measles has died in Texas as hundreds of cases of the infectious disease have been recorded in recent weeks, prompting U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to visit the state, media outlets reported on Sunday.
Teddy Rosenbluth / New York Times:
A Second Child Dies of Measles in Texas  —  It is the second confirmed measles death in the U.S. in a decade.  If the outbreak continues at the current pace, the nation may lose its “elimination” status.  —  3 MIN READ  —  How Measles Attacks an Unvaccinated Child  —  ADVERTISEMENT  —  Got a Tip?
Washington Post:
Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad  —  Since Trump took office, the park service — an agency charged with preserving American history — has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow
Discussion: Rolling Stone
CNN:
‘Hands Off!’ protesters across US rally against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk  —  Millions of people took part in protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk across all 50 states and globally on Saturday, organized by a pro-democracy movement in response to what they call a …
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Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:   You Can Stop Asking Where the Mass Opposition Is. It's Everywhere.
Washington Post:
Mass protests across the U.S. signal opposition to Trump, Musk
Associated Press:
DOJ places attorney on leave after struggling in Maryland migrant case  —  Pam Bondi said DOJ lawyers must “zealously advocate” for the administration.  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference at the Justice Department, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington.
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:   Judge to Trump: Yes, You Really Do Have to Undo ‘Lawless’ Deportation to El Salvador
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Exclusive: how the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg got added to the White House Signal group chat  —  Internal investigation cleared the national security adviser Mike Waltz, but the mistake was months in the making  —  Donald Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz included a journalist …
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Doge's attack on social security causing ‘complete, utter chaos’, staff says  —  Understaffed agency sent into ‘death spiral’ as employees warn Musk-led cuts will lead to structural collapse  —  Office closures, staffing and service cuts, and policy changes at the Social Security Administration …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Pamela Herd / Can We Still Govern?:
As Savings Disappear, Social Security is Also Under Threat  —  Many Americans are watching their retirement savings melt away because of President Trump's disastrous trade policies.  In normal downturns, they could at least reassure themselves that Social Security would always be there.
Avery Lotz / Axios:
GOP Rep: Adversaries are “laughing at us” over NSA firings  —  Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) slammed the decision to fire Gen. Timothy Haugh, the National Security Agency director and head of U.S. Cyber Command, without any explanation as “heartbreaking” Sunday.  —  The big picture: Haugh …
Discussion: The Hill, HuffPost and New York Times
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CBS News:   Transcript: Rep. Don Bacon on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” April 6, 2025
CNN:   White House advisers have kept Laura Loomer at bay for months. Then, Trump invited her in
Marco Rubio / United States Department of State:
Defending America's Security through Visa and Travel Restrictions on South Sudan  —  It is time for the Transitional Government of South Sudan to stop taking advantage of the United States.  Enforcing our nation's immigration laws is critically important to the national security and public safety of the United States.
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Democrats see growing number of young progressive challengers  —  A growing number of Democratic incumbents are facing primary challenges from younger progressives, underscoring generational and ideological rifts within the party.  —  At least three long-serving members of the House …
Discussion: Punchbowl News
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Washington Post:   Younger Democrats want to force an uncomfortable conversation about age
Robert Ilich / CNN:
Elon Musk hopes for ‘zero-tariff situation’ between US and EU  —  Elon Musk, the world's richest man and the face of the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, said Saturday that he hopes for a “zero-tariff situation” between Europe and the United States.
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump tariffs based on massive error, conservative think tank says  —  The formula used by the Trump administration to levy reciprocal tariffs contains a serious math error that over-inflates the impact by about a factor of four, economists at the American Enterprise Institute said.
Pieter Haeck / Politico:
France suggests targeting Big Tech's data use in response to US tariffs  —  French Economy and Finance Minister Eric Lombard has suggested striking back against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs broadside by more strictly regulating U.S. Big Tech's use of data.
Discussion: Bloomberg
 
 
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Brendan Bordelon / Politico:
Washington worries Trump could bail out Zuckerberg
Michael Barnard / CleanTechnica:
China Just Turned Off U.S. Supplies Of Minerals Critical For Defense & Cleantech
Washington Post:
Worries grow over risks to Americans as Trump cuts health, safety agencies
The Atlantic:
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David French / New York Times:
Don't Roll Your Eyes at Due Process
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
IRS plans to cut up to 25% of workforce in next round of layoffs
Erin Mansfield / USA Today:
How some of Trump's firings could upend legal precedent and expand presidential power
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
Trump's Next Target: Poverty-Stricken Kids
Didi Tang / Associated Press:
Foreign journalists at US-backed media fear being sent to repressive homelands after Trump's cuts
Valerie Gonzalez / Associated Press:
Texas county that swung to Trump grapples with immigration crackdown after bakery is targeted
New York Times:
A Playbook for Standing Up to President Trump
 

 
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