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Politico:
Pentagon leadership vacuum overwhelms Hegseth's office: 'It's a free-for-all'  —  The departure of the Defense secretary's top advisers has left the first-time government official without senior staff who understand Washington.  —  The circle of top advisers in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's orbit …
Discussion: The Hill
Reuters:
Hegseth used Signal app connected to ‘dirty line’ on personal computer in Pentagon office: Sources  —  It was connected to the internet on an unsecured commercial line, sources said.  —  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a meeting of the Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias Task Force …
Discussion: Raw Story
Zack Stanton / Politico:
Playbook: A WHCD like none other  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  Happy Friday.  This is Zack Stanton.  Welcome to the start of White House Correspondents Dinner weekend.  Get in touch.  —  A NOTE TO READERS: This week marks 10 years since the launch of POLITICO Europe.
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Fredreka Schouten / CNN:
Trump to target Democratic fundraising powerhouse ActBlue with DOJ probe  —  President Donald Trump is slated to issue a memorandum on Thursday targeting ActBlue, the Democratic Party's main fundraising platform - taking aim at one of the key pillars of the financial infrastructure for Democratic candidates.
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Elon Musk and DOGE's Savings May Be Erased by New Costs  —  An expert on the federal work force estimates that the speed and chaos of Mr. Musk's cuts to the bureaucracy will cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year.  —  President Trump and Elon Musk promised taxpayers big savings …
Discussion: Hartford Courant
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Elon Musk leaves legacy of self-destruction at DOGE  —  Elon Musk arrived in Washington as the most powerful political outsider ever, brimming with Silicon Valley swagger and bipartisan buy-in for his goal of streamlining the federal government.  — He's leaving with his reputation in tatters …
Discussion: Raw Story, Techdirt and WCNC-TV
Time:
Read the Full Transcript of Donald Trump's ‘100 Days’ Interview With TIME  —  President Donald Trump sat down for an interview with TIME at the White House on April 22.  —  Over the course of the interview, Trump discussed a wide range of issues, including his trade war and the economy …
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USA Today:
Trump's first 100 days: Here's 100 things that have changed (so far)  —  From the momentous to the less so, there have been plenty of changes across America in Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.  —  WASHINGTON - From the structure of the global economy to the use of plastic straws …
Discussion: Blaze Media, New York Times and Reuters
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New York Times:
Trump Tells Putin to ‘STOP!’  After Deadly Russian Attack on Kyiv  —  The attack, which killed at least 12 people, was the deadliest on Ukraine's capital in nearly a year.  President Trump called on President Vladimir V. Putin to “STOP!” in a post on social media.
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Ryan Grenoble / HuffPost:
Trump Says Russia's Concession In Ukraine Talks Is To Not Take ‘The Whole Country’
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Ali Swenson / Associated Press:
Judge halts parts of Trump's overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement
Jason Sattler / THE FARCE:
Why 72% of American Jews disapprove of Trump  —  American Jews continue to reject Donald Trump overwhelmingly.  —  A new poll from the Mellman Group finds: … The disapproval extends, but not as overwhelmingly, to how Trump is “handling antisemitism.” … Think about it.
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Rob Stein / NPR:
In a reversal, the Trump administration restores funding for women's health study  —  The Trump administration is restoring financial support for a landmark study of women's health, an official said Thursday, reversing a defunding decision that shocked medical researchers.
Discussion: WBUR
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Roni Caryn Rabin / New York Times:   Federal Officials Promise to Restore Funding to Women's Health Initiative
Washington Post:
Trump's immigration ratings turn negative, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds  —  President Donald Trump's approval ratings on immigration, relatively strong in the early weeks of his second term, have dipped into negative territory, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll …
New York Times:
U.S. Sidelines Lawyers Who Doubted Their Own Case on Congestion Pricing  —  The Trump administration replaced lawyers who had exposed flaws in its legal battle over New York City's congestion pricing program.  —  The U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday said it took the extraordinary step …
New York Times:
The Zuckerbergs Founded Two Bay Area Schools.  Now They're Closing.  —  Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, opened the schools to help communities of color.  Some families wonder if the shutting of the schools is related to his D.E.I. retrenchment.
Discussion: Palo Alto Daily Post and Fortune
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Trump Victim I Can't Stop Thinking About  —  I understand why Kilmar Abrego Garcia has become the face of Donald Trump's monstrous policy of sending migrants to a gulag in El Salvador.  In a court filing, the administration's own lawyers initially admitted that his deportation was an …
Discussion: New York Post
Punchbowl News:
4/25/25 ☀️ AM: … The slot won't open up until after the 2026 election, but Schatz and other hopefuls will spend the next 19 months lobbying colleagues for their support. … The effort is a sign that Republicans are seriously considering including the tax hike in their reconciliation package.
Heather Mac Donald / City Journal:
Trump Takes His Biggest Step Yet Toward Restoring Meritocracy  —  The administration's executive order eliminating disparate-impact theory restores the 1964 Civil Rights Act to its original meaning.  —  Measured in Trump time, it took them eons to get around to it, but the White House …
Jeffrey Mervis / Science:
Exclusive: NSF director to resign amid grant terminations, job cuts, and controversy  —  “I have done all I can,” says Sethuraman Panchanathan, a Trump appointee who has led agency since 2020  —  The director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced his resignation today …
Trevor Hughes / USA Today:
ICE to spend up to $45 billion on contractors for immigrant detention, deportation  —  Private prison company CEO calls $45 billion detention expansion plans ‘exciting’ as President Trump ramps up deportations  —  The Trump administration is preparing to dramatically escalate the number …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Documents show differences over U.S. peace drive for Ukraine  —  Ukrainian and European officials pushed back this week against some U.S. proposals on how to end Russia's war in Ukraine, making counterproposals on issues from territory to sanctions, according to the full texts of the proposals seen by Reuters.
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
'Won't have anywhere to hide': Democrats are eager to pick apart the GOP megabill  —  Republicans will face a plethora of votes putting them on the record regarding some of the most controversial pieces of their agenda.  —  Republicans are gearing up to put pen to paper on President Donald Trump's big domestic policy bill.
Discussion: Associated Press
David Ibave / KFOX-TV:
Ex-judge, wife into custody after claims of hosting Tren de Aragua member in Las Cruces  —  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — A former judge and his wife were taken into custody after authorities raided their home in Las Cruces following accusations that they had an alleged Tren de Aragua member living in their home.
Mike Firn / Radio Free Asia:
Hanoi denies Washington will snub Vietnam War commemoration  —  The Vietnamese government says it expects American officials to attend ceremonies, in spite of a US media report.  —  BANGKOK - The Vietnamese government says it is expecting a sizable U.S. presence when it marks the 50th anniversary …
Discussion: WTOP News and Associated Press
Nick Squires / Telegraph:
Trump to be in third-tier seats at Pope's funeral  —  Arcane Vatican protocol suggests US president may have to settle for a place away from the limelight  —  Donald Trump may be the most famous person on the planet and leader of the free world, but he could be deeply disappointed when he sees …
Discussion: The Hill
Adam Wren / Politico:
Slotkin is testing a ‘war plan’ to beat Trump.  She wants Dems to ditch wokeness and muscle up  —  The Michigan senator will give the first in a series of political speeches on Thursday.  —  Elissa Slotkin, the former CIA analyst turned battleground senator, will on Thursday start road-testing …
 
 
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Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
DNC chair rips vice chair David Hogg's plan to challenge incumbent Democrats
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Investigation into Unlawful “Straw Donor” and Foreign Contributions in American Elections
Sara Schonhardt / Politico:
Rubio eliminates office that oversees climate talks
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‘The Democratic Party in Florida is dead’: Top Florida Senate Dem leaves party
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Tuberville running for Governor of Alabama in 2026
Discussion: Raw Story and RedState
Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Trump grants interview to The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg despite Signal chat bombshell, past criticism
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