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2:40 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: PBS NewsHour
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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.
Jesse Pound / CNBC:
China slaps 84% retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods in response to Trump  —  China has pushed back again on U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies by hiking its levies on U.S. imports to more than 80%.  —  Tariffs on U.S. goods entering China will rise to 84% from 34% starting April 10 …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
A Clown in a China Shop  —  A weird split-screen underway this morning: With Liberation Day tariffs slamming in place pretty much everywhere overnight, the wheels are well and truly coming off the economic bus.  J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon said this morning on Fox News that a recession has become “a likely outcome.”
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries, hits China harder with 125%
Jordan Fabian / Bloomberg:
Trump Pauses Higher Duties on Most Nations, Hikes China Rate
Eli Stokols / Politico:
As the trade war rattles bond markets, Trump advises to ‘BE COOL’
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.
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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
Washington Post:
IRS chief to quit over deal to share data with immigration authorities
Politico:
House GOP leaders move to quash vote on Trump's global tariffs  —  Republican leaders in the House are moving to short-circuit an attempt to force a vote on President Donald Trump's new global tariffs, repeating a maneuver they used earlier this year to block attempts to overturn narrower levies targeting Canada.
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
House GOP moves to turn off ability to force vote on rescinding Trump ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs  —  House Republicans are moving to turn off Democrats' ability to force a vote on rescinding the sweeping global tariffs imposed by President Trump as part of his “Liberation Day” announcement.
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Steve Doocy: Major GOP donors ‘terrified’ after Trump tariffs
Discussion: Mediaite
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
It's Republicans' Fault
Discussion: The Atlantic
Zeeshan Aleem / MSNBC:
Republicans who say they didn't vote for this economic crisis are wrong
Discussion: The Independent and The Hill
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
April 8, 2025  —  Stocks were up early today as traders put their hopes in Treasury Secretary …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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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Colby Smith / New York Times:
U.S. Bond Sell-Off Raises Questions About ‘Safe Haven’ Status
Discussion: Reuters, Bloomberg and Semafor
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: The Hill
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Kash Patel removed as acting ATF director, replaced by Army Secretary, sources say  —  FBI Director Kash Patel was removed as the Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and replaced by U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, four people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Discussion: Breitbart
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Reuters:   FBI director Kash Patel removed as director of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Some elite Trump supporters are having regrets.  We asked them why.  —  President Donald Trump's tariffs haven't only demolished trillions in wealth and raised the chance of a global recession.  They've also led some prominent Trump supporters to wonder whether they made a huge mistake.
Wall Street Journal:
Dollar Confidence Crisis Is Here, Deutsche Bank Warns  —  The broad selloff in U.S. stocks and bonds, and the continuing decline in the dollar, represents a “simultaneous collapse in the price of all U.S. assets,” analysts at Deutsche Bank said Wednesday.  They warned that “unchartered territory” lies ahead.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Reuters
Bloomberg:
About 90% of Migrants Deported to El Salvador Had No US Criminal Record  — Men were accused of ties to Tren de Aragua criminal gang  — US court records show just a few charges for serious crimes  —  Trump administration officials have described the men deported to El Salvador prisons last month as …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Gabbard's Pick to Run Counterterrorism Center Aided Start of a Right-Wing Paramilitary Group  —  When Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, went looking for someone to head the National Counterterrorism Center, she landed on Joe Kent, a former Green Beret, past CIA officer …
Rep. Troy A. Carter, Sr / The Hill:
Lavish Trump spending undermines public trust  —  The Trump administration is forcing the American people to make sacrifices and endure “short-term” pain because of their policies.  Apparently, the need for sacrifice only applies to the American people, not Donald Trump.
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Inside a Powerful Database ICE Uses to Identify and Deport People  —  A powerful Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) database, parts of which have been seen by 404 Media, allows the federal government to search for and filter people by hundreds of different, highly specific categories.
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Many lawyers who argue for Trump at Supreme Court are heading for the exit  —  At least half of the front-line attorneys in the solicitor general's office plan to leave, people familiar with the matter said, as Trump's emergency requests pile up at the high court.
Discussion: New Republic and Townhall
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Bessent cancels Hill appearance amid market turmoil  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent canceled a planned appearance on Capitol Hill Wednesday before a group of House Republicans.  Bessent had been scheduled to address the Republican Study Committee lunch, where he was expected …
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
'I Know Musk's Secret Blueprint to Destroy Social Security from The Inside'  —  COLD AND CALCULATED  —  “I'm almost certain that the goal is privatization,” one 15-year veteran of the agency tells the Daily Beast.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Rennie Glasgow took a pay cut when he left a job in sales …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
'Where's Alex?'  A Beloved Caregiver Is Swept Up in Trump's Green Card Crackdown … Alfredo Orellana, 31, was not just a caregiver for Luke Ferris, a 28-year-old with severe autism.  The pair worked out at the gym, got tacos and played video games together.  They exchanged elbow bumps.
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Trump tries to restore a grim era for American workers  —  🪚 🚧 ⛏️ With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever.  Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers.
Discussion: The Nation and Futurism
Wall Street Journal:
Why Musk vs. Navarro Matters  —  The fight reflects the competing factions in Trump's coalition.  —  Elon Musk opined on the internet Tuesday that White House trade adviser Peter Navarro is “truly a moron” and “dumber than a sack of bricks.”  Mr. Navarro had told a TV show that Mr. Musk …
Reuters:
Has Trump cancelled Christmas?  China's decorations makers report no US orders  —  Chinese producers of plastic Christmas trees and other festive decorations say orders from U.S. clients, which are crucial for their business, should have started to come in by now.  But because of surging import tariffs, they haven't.
Discussion: American Thinker
New York Times:
Trump's Gulag Archipelago  —  Of all the lawless acts by the Trump administration in its first two and a half months, none are more frightening than its dumping of human beings who have not had their day in court into an infamous maximum-security prison in El Salvador …
 
 
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Michael Embrich / Rolling Stone:
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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
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Kelsie Hoffman / CBS News:
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Discussion: The Hill, STAT and Washington Examiner
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
DOJ deals ‘major blow’ to Mexican cartels with $509 million drug bust by Coast Guard: Bondi
Discussion: ABC News
Politico:
Loomer sets her sights on Trump's nominee to serve as Pentagon's top lawyer
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Spencer Soper / Bloomberg:
Amazon Cancels Some Inventory Orders From China After Tariffs
Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
IRS Acting Commissioner Is Resigning After Deal To Share Immigrants' Tax Information With ICE
Wall Street Journal:
Parents About to Tap 529 College Accounts Can't Wait Out Market Turmoil
Washington Post:
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
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