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Daniel Bice / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by federal authorities at Courthouse  —  Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested April 25 by federal authorities who are investigating whether she tried to help an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest after he appeared in her courtroom last week, officials confirmed.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Congress erupts over FBI arrest of Wisconsin judge  —  Democratic lawmakers reacted with ferocity — and some Republicans with cheers — to the Friday arrest of Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan for allegedly helping an undocumented defendant avoid arrest by ICE agents.
Eva Wen / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
A Milwaukee judge is accused of helping a man evade ICE.  What do legal experts have to say?  — A Milwaukee County judge is under FBI investigation for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade ICE agents.  — Legal experts are dubious that the judge's actions constitute a crime, with intent being a key factor.
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan Arrested by FBI in Immigration Dispute  —  Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested on suspicion that she “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from” an immigrant being pursued by the authorities, the F.B.I. director said.  —  F.B.I. agents arrested …
CNBC:
Federal authorities arrest two judges, escalating Trump immigration crackdown … Federal authorities have arrested a former New Mexico judge and a Wisconsin judge in two separate cases, accusing them of interfering with Trump administration immigration enforcement efforts.
Reuters:
US officials arrest Milwaukee judge for obstructing immigration operation
House Committee on the Judiciary:   Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Arrest of Wisconsin Judge
Jason Lalljee / Axios:
FBI arrests Wisconsin judge for obstruction of ICE agents: Kash Patel
Washington Post:
Wisconsin judge arrested by FBI, charged with obstructing immigrant arrest
Jason Lalljee / Axios:
“Deranged” Milwaukee judge's arrest a warning to others, Bondi says
Associated Press:
FBI arrests a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Is Suddenly Bleeding Independents.  A Brutal New Poll Shows Why.  —  Donald Trump campaigned for the presidency this time around on the most openly ethno-nationalist platform in memory, one he explicitly promised to implement with undisguised authoritarian measures.
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New York Times:
Voters See Trump's Use of Power as Overreaching, Times/Siena Poll Finds  —  Skepticism has grown of his efforts to expand his authority and of his handling of issues long seen as strengths for him, including the economy and immigration.  —  Voters believe President Trump is overreaching …
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 …
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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Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Trump Makes Alarming Confession on Wrongly Deported Immigrant
Discussion: Axios and NOTUS
New York Times:
Trump Budget to Take Ax to ‘Radical’ Safety Net Programs
Politico:
Trump administration reverses abrupt terminations of foreign students' US visa registrations  —  DOJ announced the reversal in federal court after weeks of intense scrutiny by courts and dozens of restraining orders issued by judges.  —  The Trump administration has restored …
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Trump Administration Reverses Course on Student Visa Cancellations
Discussion: Townhall, Skift and Orlando Sentinel
ProPublica:
Inspector General Probes Whether Trump, DOGE Sought Private Taxpayer Information or Sensitive IRS Material  —  A Treasury Department inspector general is probing efforts by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to obtain private taxpayer data …
Discussion: CNN and Blaze Media
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud  —  Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) was sentenced Friday to 87 months in prison — more than 7 years — after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.  —  Why it matters: It's the climax …
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Renee Anderson / CBS News:
George Santos sentenced to over 7 years on federal fraud charges in New York
April Ryan / BlackPressUSA:
BLACKPRESSUSA UPDATE COMING SOON - The Smithsonian PURGE: Trump Team Removes Artifacts of Black Resistance  —  BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE - Black Press USA has learned that Trump officials are sending back exhibit items to their rightful owners and dismantling them—starting with the 1960 Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in exhibit.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Axios:
Scoop: DOJ rescinds policy against subpoenaing journalists  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi said in an internal memo obtained by Axios that the Justice Department is rescinding her predecessor Merrick Garland's policy restricting most subpoenas for journalists.
Nick Miroff / The Atlantic:
How the Trump Administration Flipped on Kilmar Abrego Garcia  —  At each stage in the political and legal fight over Kilmar Abrego Garcia's wrongful deportation, the Trump administration has pushed back harder and dug in deeper.  —  The administration first called Abrego Garcia's deportation an …
Discussion: Raw Story
Sam Sutton / Politico:
Consumer expectations crater to three-decade low amid Trump tariff chaos  —  The danger for Trump is if consumers' declining faith in the economy causes them to slow their spending in the coming months.  —  Just three months into President Donald Trump's second term, Americans' confidence in the economy's prospects is plunging.
Kelly Rissman / The Independent:
New Mexico judge and wife arrested for hiding an alleged Venezuelan gang member in their house  —  ‘There is no way in the world that I would have allowed my grandkids to have any contact with the boys if I had sensed danger,’ the ex-judge wrote  —  The latest headlines from our reporters across …
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New York Times:
Hegseth's Personal Phone Use Created Vulnerabilities  —  The phone number used in the Signal chat could also be found in a variety of places, including on social media and a fantasy sports site.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's personal phone number, the one used in a recent Signal chat …
Teddy Rosenbluth / New York Times:
‘Vaguely Threatening’: Federal Prosecutor Queries Leading Medical Journal  —  The New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure.  Other journals have also received the letter.  —  A federal prosecutor in Washington …
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Ossoff ‘strongly’ backs Trump impeachment but says Democrats need to flip House first  —  Says Trump has ‘exceeded any prior standard’ for impeachment but warns the political math still matters.  —  U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff said he “strongly” supports a push to impeach President Donald Trump a third time …
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Adam Klasfeld / All Rise News:
Law students organize to give Trump-caving firms a recruitment problem  —  The day after Donald Trump's election last year, three Georgetown Law students started a political movement to brace for impact.  —  The students texted each other, started organizing, and eventually discovered …
Politico:
Trump administration discussed possible exemptions for some Afghan refugees facing deportation  —  Christian leaders lobbied the White House to spare hundreds of Christians after the administration revoked humanitarian parole status for Afghan refugees.  —  Trump administration officials …
Discussion: Raw Story and Reason
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Chart of the week: Young people are anti-Trump again  —  If it's Friday, it's time for the Chart of the Week!  I was going to write about Trump's sinking approval ratings on economics and immigration, and about the stock market, but I already wrote about that this week so I decided to do something new instead.
WUSA:
ICE backs down, says it will restore status of thousands of foreign students  —  Hundreds of foreign students in the U.S. on F-1 visas said they were informed their SEVIS records were suddenly terminated by DHS.  —  Local News  —  Sports  —  Unity Reed High School graduate Tyleik Williams drafted by Detroit Lions
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
Gavin Bade / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Lays Out Roadmap to Streamline Tariff Talks  —  Officials have drafted a framework for staggered reciprocal trade negotiations  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. officials plan to conduct staggered trade negotiations using a new template that sets common terms for many of the talks, according to people familiar with the plans.
Discussion: Atlantic Council
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Trump Just Did the Most Corrupt Thing Any President Has Ever Done  —  Imagine that Joe Biden, just as he was assuming office, had started a new company with Hunter Biden and used his main social media account to recruit financial backers, then promised that the most generous among them would earn …
Discussion: Fox Business, Wired and Reuters
Lisa Hagen / NPR:
They say they want Americans to have more babies.  What's beneath the surface?  —  “Humanity is dying,” billionaire Elon Musk told Fox News anchor Bret Baier recently when asked what keeps him up at night.  “The birth rate is very low in almost every country.  And so unless that changes, civilization will disappear.”
 
 
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Courts Handed Trump A Slew of Legal Losses This Week
Discussion: Twitchy and Bloomberg
NOTUS:
Don Bacon Is Considering Retirement
Gabe Kaminsky / The Free Press:
Exclusive: Trump's D.C. Prosecutor Threatens Wikipedia's Tax-Exempt Status
Discussion: Washington Post
Susan Svrluga / Washington Post:
ICE arrested Columbia protester without a warrant, court documents show
Daniel Boffey / The Guardian:
Rupert Murdoch's company ‘actively frustrated’ Met's phone-hacking investigation
NBC News:
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal murder and stalking charges
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Joey Roulette / Reuters:
Russian satellite linked to nuclear weapon program appears out of control, U.S. analysts say
Discussion: SpaceNews
Aaron Sibarium / The Washington Free Beacon:
Exclusive: Internal Documents Reveal Pervasive Pattern of Racial Discrimination at Harvard Law Review
Discussion: Reason
Anne Flaherty / ABC News:
Hegseth shouted threat to ‘polygraph’ top military officials: Sources
Discussion: Daily Kos and WBAL Baltimore News
USA Today:
Exclusive: DOJ memo offers blueprint to Tren de Aragua deportation plan
Discussion: New Republic and Reason
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Lisa Murkowski reveals the ugly nature of Trump's rule
New York Times:
We Visited Rumeysa Ozturk in Detention. What We Saw Was a Warning to Us All.
Discussion: The Guardian
 

 
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