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11:40 AM ET, April 25, 2025

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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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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Patel says FBI arrested Wisconsin judge, Trump immigration enforcement effort escalates … Federal agents on Friday arrested a judge in Wisconsin on obstruction charges after she allegedly helped an undocumented immigrant evade arrest, FBI Director Kash Patel said.
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.
Discussion: Townhall, Daily Mail, Raw Story and WCNC-TV
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Wisconsin Judge Arrested, Accused of Shielding Immigrant From Federal Agents  —  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 in a social media post that he later deleted.
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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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 …
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump: I ‘love the concept’ of millionaire tax hike, but ‘may not be acceptable to the public’
USA Today:
Trump's first 100 days: Here's 100 things that have changed (so far)
Discussion: Blaze Media and New York Times
Ben Johansen / Politico:
Trump says he would ‘love’ to send violent American citizens to foreign prisons
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
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 …
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Tara Copp / Associated Press:
Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal, AP sources say  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon's security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer …
Wall Street Journal:
Polygraph Threats, Leaks and Infighting: Pentagon Chaos Rattles Hegseth  —  Defense secretary has chastised top military officers and staffers as he seeks to quiet a storm he helped create  —  WASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was rattled.  —  Word had leaked that he was planning …
Politico:
Pentagon leadership vacuum overwhelms Hegseth's office: 'It's a free-for-all'
Discussion: Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
Zack Stanton / Politico:   Playbook: A WHCD like none other
Matt Ford / New Republic:
Trump's War on Immigrants Has Become an Attack on Us All … Mass deportations are difficult, and the White House knows it.  President Donald Trump largely failed to carry out his far-reaching immigration enforcement plans during his first term.  Some of his efforts were blocked by federal courts …
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:   The Trump Victim I Can't Stop Thinking About
Pjotr Sauer / The Guardian:
Russian general killed in Moscow car blast on day of Trump envoy visit
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 …
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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: Daily Kos, Techdirt, Raw Story and WCNC-TV
Illia Novikov / Associated Press:
Trump says ‘Crimea will stay with Russia’ as he seeks end to war in Ukraine  —  President Donald Trump said in an interview published on Friday that “Crimea will stay with Russia,” the latest example of the U.S. leader pressuring Ukraine to make concessions to end the war while it remains under siege.
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New York Times:
Trump Directs Justice Dept. to Investigate ActBlue, Democrats' Cash Engine  —  The president ordered an inquiry into ActBlue, the main Democratic fund-raising platform, in his latest move using the government to target political opponents.  —  President Trump on Thursday directed …
JoNel Aleccia / Associated Press:
USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry  —  The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat.
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CBS News:
USDA withdraws a Biden-era effort to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry
Discussion: New York Daily News
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 …
USA Today:
Exclusive: DOJ memo offers blueprint to Tren de Aragua deportation plan  —  Trump administration officials directed law enforcement nationwide to pursue suspected gang members into their homes, in some cases without any sort of warrant, according to a copy of the directive exclusively obtained by USA TODAY.
Daily Californian:
12 UC Berkeley students' visas restored by ICE in nationwide reversal  —  Anonymity was granted to sources included in this story due to fears of retaliation.  Some interviews were conducted in a language other than English and have been represented in translation.
Rio Yamat / Associated Press:
Trump pardons Nevada politician who paid for cosmetic surgery with funds to honor a slain officer  —  President Donald Trump has pardoned a Nevada Republican politician who was awaiting sentencing on federal charges that she used money meant for a statue honoring a slain police officer for personal costs, including plastic surgery.
Washington Post:
How Trump team turned a dinner invite into a crypto boon worth millions  —  Nearly two dozen crypto wallets acquired more than 100,000 $TRUMP meme coins, worth roughly $100 million, after its promoters said top buyers could join the president for dinner.  —  Buyers have poured tens of millions …
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.
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: Plain Dealer
Renee Anderson / CBS News:
George Santos in court for sentencing on Long Island.  Here's how long he faces behind bars.  —  Former U.S. Rep. George Santos faces sentencing Friday on Long Island.  He pleaded guilty last August to federal wire fraud and identity theft charges, admitting he exaggerated or fabricated large parts of his backstory.
New York Times:
We Visited Rumeysa Ozturk in Detention.  What We Saw Was a Warning to Us All.  —  A young woman walked casually down a public street only to find herself suddenly surrounded by masked law enforcement officers in plain clothes.  Without explanation — and in the absence of criminal charges …
Washington Post:
White House ousts trade official over alleged ties to ‘Anonymous’ author  —  George Bogden, a senior aide at Customs and Border Protection, was pushed aside after officials circulated a photo of him at Miles Taylor's wedding.  —  The White House ousted a top customs official earlier …
Talking Points Memo:
The Untold Story Of How Ed Martin Ghostwrote Online Attacks Against a Judge—And Still Became A Top Trump Prosecutor  —  This story first appeared at ProPublica.  ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom.  Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.
Jim Acosta / The Jim Acosta Show:
Pull the Plug on the White House Correspondents Dinner  —  I'm sorry Washington.  But it's time to pull the plug on “Nerd Prom.”  At least for now.  —  The White House Correspondents Dinner, in its current form, sends exactly the wrong message at a critical time for the free press in the United States.
Roger Parloff / Default:
A Reporter's Notes of the April 23 Perkins Coie Hearing  —  Judge Howell appeared likely to permanently enjoin implementation of President Trump's executive order targeting the law firm.  —  Meet The Authors … On April 23, Judge Beryl A. Howell held a hearing on “dispositive motions” …
 
 
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Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Former President Joe Biden, Jill Biden to attend Pope Francis' funeral in Rome
Discussion: CBS News, The Hill and IJR
Yuliia Taradiuk / The Kyiv Independent:
CIA deputy director's son killed while fighting for Russia in Ukraine, investigation claims
Discussion: Euromaidan Press and LewRockwell
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
April 24, 2025  —  “Vladimir, STOP!” wrote President Donald Trump on his social media site this morning.
David Gilbert / Wired:
Behold, the Social Security Administration's AI Training Video
Discussion: The Hill and Alternet.org
Julie Su / American Prospect:
Worker Rights Threatened at the Department of Labor
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Lisa Murkowski reveals the ugly nature of Trump's rule
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Coming Economic Nightmare
 Earlier Items: 
Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Would Sign Bill Banning Congressional Stock Trades
Discussion: The Hill and IJR
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
Trump and His Billionaires Are Giving the Rich a Bad Name
Punchbowl News:
4/25/25 ☀️ AM: … The slot won't open up until after the 2026 election …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
'Won't have anywhere to hide': Democrats are eager to pick apart the GOP megabill
Discussion: Associated Press
Rob Stein / NPR:
In a reversal, the Trump administration restores funding for women's health study
Discussion: New York Times and WBUR
Jeffrey Mervis / Science:
Exclusive: NSF director to resign amid grant terminations, job cuts, and controversy
Ben Makuch / The Guardian:
Alleged former members of neo-Nazi group claim its leader is Russian spy
Discussion: LewRockwell
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, set to close after WBD splits into two companies in Q3 2026

The Guardian:
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands exit Eurovision after Israel received an all-clear to compete; the BBC and Germany's SWR plan to participate

David Pierce / The Verge:
Yahoo launches Game Breakdowns in beta, offering AI-generated game summaries, stats, and play recaps, all updated live, to Yahoo Fantasy Plus subscribers
 
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