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9:20 PM ET, April 9, 2025

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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump's Lust for Power Cannot Be Satiated  —  It is a fool's errand to try to rationalize President Trump's obsession with tariffs.  —  This is not to say that people haven't tried.  There are any number of theories that seek to explain Trump's preoccupation with tariffs and trade wars.
Discussion: HotAir, Vox and The Mahablog
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Markets Slide Further as U.S. Imposes Punishing Tariffs  —  President Trump's latest moves included a 104 percent tariff on Chinese goods.  Stocks and bonds slumped as Beijing hit back with its own levies and European leaders prepared retaliation measures.  —  Here's the latest.
Lingling Wei / Wall Street Journal:
China Has Readied a Trade-War Arsenal That Takes Aim at U.S. Companies  —  Beijing's strategy to hit back at Trump goes well beyond tariffs, targeting companies who bank on their China ties  —  In the years since President Trump's first trade war with China, Beijing has built an arsenal of tools to hit the U.S. where it hurts.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries, hits China harder with 125% … President Donald Trump on Wednesday dropped tariffs under his new trade plan to 10% on imports from most countries, as he announced a 90-day pause for higher, so-called reciprocal tariffs that took effect on many countries this week.
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump pauses most of his new tariffs for 90 days, increases China tariffs to 125%
Axios:
Trump pauses reciprocal tariffs for 90 days for everyone but China
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump announces pause in tariffs; markets jump
Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Another One Bites The Dust
The Atlantic:
The Art of the Retreat  —  Ask President Donald Trump's aides and allies, and they'll tell …
Associated Press:
Live updates: S&P 500 soars 9.5% to one of its biggest gains since WWII after Trump limits some tariffs
HuffPost:
Donald Trump Backs Down On His Trade War Against The World
New York Times:
Johnson Delays Budget Vote As G.O.P. Defectors Balk
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Trump Orders DOJ To Investigate Prominent Critic in Shocking Oval Office Remarks: 'I Think He's Guilty of Treason'  —  President Donald Trump directed the Justice Department to investigate former Homeland Security official Miles Taylor over his “anonymous” essay and book hammering Trump during his first term.
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Sam Sabin / Axios:
Trump orders investigations of Chris Krebs, Miles Taylor  —  President Trump has revoked the security clearances belonging to former CISA leader Chris Krebs and ex-DHS official Miles Taylor and ordered investigations into the work they did while in public service.
The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses Risks from Chris Krebs and Government Censorship  —  RESTORING TRUST IN GOVERNMENT: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum revoking any active security clearance held by Chris Krebs and his associates.
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:   Addressing Risks Associated with an Egregious Leaker and Disseminator of Falsehoods
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:   Addressing Risks from Chris Krebs and Government Censorship
New York Times:
How Musk and Trump Are Working to Consolidate Government Data About You  —  Databases that Elon Musk's team is trying to access include more than 300 personal details about members of the U.S. public.  —  The federal government knows your mother's maiden name and your bank account number.
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Guardian and Futurism
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Wired:
Elon Musk's DOGE Is Getting Audited  —  The General Accountability Office's audit examines DOGE's handling of data at a number of federal agencies, according to sources and records reviewed by WIRED.  —  The General Accountability Office (GAO) is auditing Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Discussion: Federal News Network
Wired:
US DOGE Service Agreement With Department of Labor Shows $1.3 Million Fee—and Details Its Mission  —  The unsigned agreement between the US DOGE Service and the Department of Labor provides significant insight into DOGE's work with federal agencies.  —  An unsigned agreement between the US DOGE Service …
New York Times:
How Trump Is Putting Law Firms in a No-Win Situation  —  As Willkie Farr & Gallagher learned, cutting a deal with the White House can avert a financially punitive executive order.  But doing so can draw internal rebukes and external criticism.  —  Willkie Farr & Gallagher last week became …
Discussion: Above the Law and Daily Kos
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Anna Bower / Default:
Energy Dept. Instructs Employees to Gather Info on Deals with Law Firms
Discussion: Law & Crime and Reason
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Trump signs order targeting law firm behind $787.5m Fox defamation suit
Discussion: Above the Law
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Justice Department sharply criticizes judge who blocked enforcement of an order targeting a law firm
Discussion: CBS News and Associated Press
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Kash Patel Quietly Removed as Acting ATF Director After Ghosting Gig  —  CANNED  —  He has been replaced by Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll after he reportedly did not show face in an ATF facility for weeks.  —  FBI Director Kash Patel has been quietly removed as the acting director …
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Reuters:   FBI director Kash Patel removed as director of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Maintaining Acceptable Water Pressure in Showerheads  —  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.  Overregulation chokes the American economy and stifles personal freedom.
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John-John Williams IV / The Baltimore Banner:
Rejected at her door, ICE nabs a Maryland woman in her car after smashing her window  —  The arrest was captured on camera by her daughter  —  This Monday started off like any other day for Karen Cruz Berrios.  —  The 18-year-old and her mother — Elsy Noemi Berrios, 52 …
Jasmine Garsd / NPR:
U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants' social media for antisemitism  —  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced it will begin screening immigrant's social media for evidence of antisemitic activity as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests.
Discussion: UPI
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USCIS:
DHS to Begin Screening Aliens' Social Media Activity for Antisemitism
CNN:
Tulsi Gabbard declared her residency in Texas.  Then she voted in Hawaii  —  As Tulsi Gabbard completed her transformation from a Hawaii Democratic politician to a MAGA surrogate last year, she put down stakes in a far redder state.  Gabbard and her husband bought a home outside of Austin …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Wire
Science:
NIH freezes all research grants to Columbia University  —  Trump administration fires staff for flagship U.S. climate assessment  —  After April Fools' Day purge, U.S. health agencies spiral into chaos  —  Sifter  —  Gene editing fixes DNA—and treats incurable lung and liver disease
Emily Peck / Axios:
Social Security backs off cuts to phone services amid outcry  —  After weeks of confusion and outcry, the Social Security Administration said it is backing off its announced drastic cuts to phone services.  —  Why it matters: The changes would've strained an already backlogged agency …
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
US Justice Dept bars its attorneys from participating in American Bar Association events  —  The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday barred its attorneys from traveling to or speaking at American Bar Association events, in the latest salvo by President Donald Trump's administration …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:   Read the DOJ memo barring employees from participating in American Bar Ass'n events
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Supreme Court lets Trump remove independent regulators, for now  —  The cases test the boundaries of presidential power and involve Gwynne Wilcox of the National Labor Relations Board and Cathy A. Harris of the Merit Systems Protection Board.  —  just now  —  Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr …
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Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Trans pilot falsely blamed in D.C. plane crash sues conservative influencer  —  Military pilot Jo Ellis said she had to hire private armed security for her family because of the false claims, which went viral on social media.  —  A transgender military pilot filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday …
Discussion: HuffPost and New York Times
Emese Bartha / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Treasury Yields Jump as Trump Tariffs Fuel Bond Selloff  —  The increase in long-end Treasury yields prompted a rise in European counterparts, though the selloff in Europe was less intense  —  U.S. Treasury yields continued to surge after President Trump's sweeping duties …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Democrats launch campaign to oust Musk by June
Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
H.R. McMaster receives accidental call from President Trump
Elizabeth Cooney / STAT:
National public health group calls for RFK Jr. to resign, citing ‘complete disregard for science’
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
DOJ seeks to drop charges against man it said was “East Coast leader” of MS-13 gang
Nigel Jaquiss / Willamette Week:
The Oregon GOP's New Chairman Brings Some Baggage to His Role
 Earlier Items: 
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
We Don't Have Dictators In America  —  What's missing from the fight over Trump's tariff fiasco.
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Gabbard's Pick to Run Counterterrorism Center Aided Start of a Right-Wing Paramilitary Group
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Some elite Trump supporters are having regrets. We asked them why.
Wall Street Journal:
Dollar Confidence Crisis Is Here, Deutsche Bank Warns
Discussion: Reuters and Bloomberg
 

 
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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