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10:55 AM ET, April 24, 2025

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Politico:
Trump admin must seek return of another man who was improperly deported to El Salvador, judge rules  —  A Trump-appointed judge ruled that the administration deported a 20-year-old Venezuelan man last month in violation of a legally binding, court-approved settlement agreement.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Reuters:
Judge orders return of 2nd migrant deported to El Salvador  —  The judge in the case referenced the similar case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.  —  A Salvadoran soldier stands guard at the CECOT prison, in Tecoluca, El Salvador April 4, 2025.  —  A federal judge in Maryland has ordered …
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Switching from ICE to DoD Custody: An Alarming Violation of Court Order on Deportations to El Salvador
Discussion: Political Wire and Just Security
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Nayib Bukele, 2028 Republican Frontrunner
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump's Tariffs Bump Into Reality as Economic Strategy Wavers  —  President Trump has said his punishing tariffs would force companies to build factories in the United States.  But it is far from clear that they will have the effects he predicted.  —  阅读.体中 …
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Washington Post:   U.S. races to head off economic shock from China trade war restriction
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Hassett on whether Trump is worried about empty shelves: ‘Absolutely not’
Discussion: Alternet.org
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: The first 100 days of President Trump's second term  —  82% are extremely or very concerned about inflation, down from 89% in January  —  As Donald Trump approaches the 100th day of his second term, a Fox News survey finds voters pleased with the job he is doing on border security …
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New York Times:
Trump's Approval Rating Has Been Falling Steadily, Polling Average Shows  —  President Trump's approval rating has sunk to about 45 percent, down from 52 percent one week after he took office.  —  President Trump's job approval rating has fallen steadily during his first three months in office …
David Montgomery / YouGov:
Trump approval falls, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, 100 days, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: April 19-22, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
Discussion: Axios, The Hill and Mediaite
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Hegseth had Signal messaging app installed on an office computer  —  The move was intended to circumvent a lack of cellphone service in much of the Pentagon and enable easier communication between Hegseth and other Trump officials, said people familiar with the matter.
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New York Times:
Hegseth Set Up Signal on a Computer in His Pentagon Office  —  The app facilitated communications in a building where cell service is poor and personal phones are not allowed in some areas.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had the commercial messaging app Signal set up on a computer …
Ronald J. Deibert / Foreign Affairs:   The Real Lesson of SignalGate
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy  —  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.  A bedrock principle of the United States is that all citizens are treated equally under the law.
Reuters:
100 days of DOGE: lots of chaos, not so much efficiency  —  At the Social Security Administration, lawyers, statisticians and other high-ranking agency officials are being sent from the Baltimore headquarters to regional offices to replace veteran claims processors who have been fired or taken buyouts from the Trump administration.
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CNN:
Trump writes ‘Vladimir, STOP!’ after Russia launches deadliest strikes on Kyiv since last summer  —  US President Donald Trump said he is “not happy” after Russia launched its deadliest wave of attacks on Kyiv in nine months, telling President Vladimir Putin to “STOP!” as he attempts …
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ProPublica:
The Untold Story of How Ed Martin Ghostwrote Online Attacks Against a Judge — and Still Became a Top Trump Prosecutor  —  Martin's career is dotted with ethical and professional questions, records show.  Some of the most serious ones about the interim U.S. attorney for D.C. have remained buried …
Discussion: Washington Post
Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
U.S. Texts Barnard Employees and Asks if They Are Jewish  —  A questionnaire from a federal commission also inquired about whether professors and other college staff members had been harassed.  —  The personal cellphones of dozens of current and former Barnard College employees pinged Monday evening …
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton becomes the first to launch a bid for Dick Durbin's Senate seat  —  Stratton, who came into office alongside Gov. JB Pritzker in 2018, announced on Thursday she will seek Durbin's spot in the Senate.  —  CHICAGO — And the race is officially on.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Sign Executive Order Targeting University Accreditors  —  Move is latest in effort to remake higher education after the president and other Republicans have long criticized the accreditation process  —  President Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday to shake …
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American Universities
Discussion: The Post Millennial and Politico
Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Hegseth orders makeup studio installed at Pentagon  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered modifications to a room next to the Pentagon press briefing room to retrofit it with a makeup studio that can be used to prepare for television appearances, multiple sources told CBS News.
Xavier Martinez / Wall Street Journal:
Fearing Trump's Visa Crackdown, College Students Race to Scrub Op-Eds  —  Campus newspapers confront ethics debates as international students try to remove their names and opinions from past articles  —  The Harvard Crimson, the student newspaper at one of America's most prominent universities …
Discussion: masslive.com
Anna Lagos / Wired:
The US Has Spent Over $500,000 on YouTube Ads to Discourage Irregular Migration  —  A WIRED investigation reveals that the US Department of Homeland Security has deployed at least 30 YouTube ads since April 1 to threaten irregular migrants with deportation and a ban on reentry.
Akela Lacy / The Intercept:
A Bomb Threat Targeted Student Protesters.  So Why Did They Get Blamed for It?  —  When a bomb threat coincided with a pro-Palestine student protest at Barnard College last month, the New York City Police Department arrested nine demonstrators.  By the next day, local and national media had picked up the story.
Paul Krugman:
Trump Is a Virus  —  Chaos is about to take its toll  —  Hammering out a few words before getting on the bike.  —  It has been amazing to watch the stock market gyrating in response to things that aren't even policy changes — they're hints and rumors of policy changes.
Discussion: Washington Post and CBS News
US Department of Justice:
High-Ranking Tren de Aragua Member in Custody on Terrorism and International Drug Distribution Charges  —  For Immediate Release  —  Case Marks First Instance of TdA Member Charged with Terrorism Related Crimes  —  A five-count superseding indictment has been unsealed today charging …
New York Times:
Trump Offers Private Dinner to Top 220 Investors in His Memecoin  —  The offer, which caused President Trump's memecoin to surge in price, was his family's latest effort to profit from cryptocurrencies.  —  The flashy online announcement called it “the most EXCLUSIVE INVITATION in the World …
New York Times:
D.N.C. Will Send More Cash to Red States, Aiming to Strengthen Party's Reach  —  A 50-state program announced by the Democratic Party seeks to build on past efforts and help recruit candidates to take on Republicans in less-friendly terrain.  —  The Democratic National Committee is pledging …
Discussion: Axios and Democrats
Politico:
Trump to target ActBlue in presidential memorandum  —  The action is expected to come Thursday.  —  In a shot at ActBlue, the left's major online donation platform, President Donald Trump plans to sign a presidential memorandum on Thursday cracking down on foreign contributions in American elections …
Abrahm Lustgarten / ProPublica:
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On  —  Over the past two months, the Trump administration has taken steps to eliminate regulations addressing climate change, pull back funding for climate programs and cancel methods used to evaluate how climate change is affecting American society and its economy.
Discussion: Daily Camera and Cardinal News
Joel Dodge / Washington Monthly:
In Defense of Everything-Bagel Liberalism  —  Critics warned that the Biden administration put so many conditions on the grants it offered to semiconductor manufacturers that the centerpiece of its industrial policy would fail.  Those conditions turned out to be key to the program's success.
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Trump Finds Another Country to Accept His Mass Deportations  —  The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to deport immigrants to Rwanda who can't be sent back to their country of origin due to fears of prosecution.  —  The Handbasket newsletter reported Tuesday that a State Department cable sent …
Discussion: Reuters
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Laws are for the little people  —  🗣️ 🎤 🤯 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.  If you aren't one already …
 
 
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Charles Hutzler / Washington Post:
Voice of America is back, for now. China won't be pleased.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Let's have more babies — and less of this
Washington Post:
Meet the top donors to Trump's $239 million inauguration fund
Discussion: CNBC
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
It's not just ‘leftist’ judges. GOP appointees have many sharp words for Trump.
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Meet the new American refugees fleeing across state lines for safety
Discussion: Alternet.org
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
David Jolly registers as a Democrat, making moves toward Florida governor bid
Discussion: Florida Politics
Samantha Hancox-Li / Liberal Currents:
The Present Crisis and the End of the Long '90s
Melissa Chan / NBC News:
Harvard's president says the school will ‘not compromise’ on its rights with the Trump admin
Anil Oza / STAT:
STAT+: New England Journal of Medicine gets swept up in U.S. attorney inquiry into alleged bias
 

 
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