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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
The NIH budget is on a fast track to disaster  —  An NIH insider explains what Republicans are likely to do next, and what we can do … A Trump administration budget proposal leaked a few days ago specifies a massive budget cut for NIH — 44%, for over $20 billion in cuts.
Discussion: American Prospect and CBS News
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Rough Night for Republican at Town Hall in N.Y. Swing District  —  Representative Mike Lawler faced shouts, groans and mockery at a high school auditorium in Rockland County.  —  No one was expecting a love fest when Representative Mike Lawler, Republican of New York, faced constituents in his suburban swing district on Sunday night.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Mike Johnson's tight megabill timeline is on a collision course with reality  —  While Republicans believe they've made some progress, they're still far from agreement on key disputes.  —  If Speaker Mike Johnson has his way, the “big, beautiful” domestic policy bill that President Donald …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Raw Story
Katelyn Cordero / Politico:
Medicaid cuts threaten to leave Hochul with political wounds
Discussion: WBUR
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
5 policy issues Republicans are clashing over in a massive bill for Trump's agenda
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
White House wariness tempers GOP plans to share food-aid spending with states
Discussion: Raw Story and New Jersey Online
Ben Smith / Semafor:
The group chats that changed America  —  THE SCOOP  —  Last Thursday morning, a bit before 10 am in Austin and nearly 11 pm in Singapore, Joe Lonsdale had enough of Balaji Srinivasan's views on China.  —  “This is insane CCP thinking,” Lonsdale, a co-founder of Palantir, wrote to a 300-member Signal group.
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Why Trump's Sinking Poll Numbers Matter  —  The White House got an early start this morning.  Minutes ago, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt took to the briefing-room podium to announce a pair of executive orders: one focused on “strengthening and unleashing” American law enforcement to pursue criminals …
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Washington Post:
Public sours on Musk's role, is skeptical that government is cutting waste  —  Thirty-five percent of Americans approve of the way Musk is handling his job in the Trump administration, while 57 percent disapprove, a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll shows.
Jaclyn S. Wong / ABC News:   Elon Musk approval low, reflecting opposition to Trump cuts: POLL
The Atlantic:
‘I Run the Country and the World’ … b  —  efore we begin, a primer on the science of arranging an interview with a sitting American president:  —  In ordinary times, reporters seeking an on-the-record encounter with the commander in chief first write an elaborate proposal.
New York Times:
Pritzker Thunders Against ‘Do Nothing’ Democrats as He Stokes 2028 Talk  —  In a fiery speech in New Hampshire, the Illinois governor railed against both President Trump and what he called the “simpering timidity” among some Democrats.  —  Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois strode into a ballroom filled …
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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:   What's the plan to win the Senate?
Lori Ann LaRocco / CNBC:
Agriculture isn't nearing trade war tariffs crisis, ‘it is full blown crisis already’ farmers say … The clock is ticking on trade deals that the U.S. will need to strike with many nations, most notably China, to avoid what Trump's Treasury Secretary has described as an “unsustainable” tariffs war.
Discussion: Axios
Alex Nitzberg / Fox News:
Trump says income tax cuts, and perhaps elimination, coming due to tariffs  —  ‘Focus will be on people making less than $200,000 a year,’ he noted  —  President Donald Trump said that some people's income taxes will be lowered or perhaps even completely eliminated due to tariffs.
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
White House threatens to veto Senate measure nixing Trump's global tariffs
Discussion: IJR
Fox News:   EXCLUSIVE: Trump has achieved more in 100 days than ‘most presidents’ in their lifetimes, Johnson says
Politico:
Connolly to step down as top Dem on Oversight, paving the way for generational change  —  Rep. Gerry Connolly, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, will step down from his leadership post on the panel and not run for reelection.
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Trump's justice department appointees remove leadership of voting unit  —  Donald Trump's appointees at the Department of Justice have removed all of the senior civil servants working as managers in the department's voting section and directed attorneys to dismiss all active cases …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Atlantic and The Hill
Nick Gilbertson / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Trump to Sign Order Ensuring Truckers Speak English  —  President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Monday that ensures truckers are adept at speaking English, America's official language, Breitbart News can reveal.  —  A White House document on the expected executive order …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Bloomberg:
Trump Preps Orders Targeting Sanctuary Cities, Police Reform
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Queer intel officers targeted by top secret chat leak get their chance to speak  —  Chris Rufo published the chats.  Staffers say a new “lavender scare” is upon us. … As soon as Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election, Moon knew the threat was imminent.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
‘60 Minutes’ Calls Out Paramount for Executive Producer's Exit in Rare On-Air Rebuke  —  All seemed normal in the first 98% of Sunday's broadcast of “60 Minutes” on CBS.  But the remaining 2% may have shocked viewers.  —  In the show's “Last Minute” segment, correspondent Scott Pelley told …
Paul Krugman:
Did Peter Navarro Save Democracy?  —  Economic failure has given us a chance to stop Trump's authoritarianism  —  Just a few short weeks ago the prospects for American democracy looked bleak.  Donald Trump was elected despite the events of January 6th and his clear threats of retribution …
Politico:
UK and EU to defy Trump with ‘free and open trade’ declaration  —  BRUSSELS — Britain and the European Union are set to sign a formal declaration committing to “free and open trade” in defiance of Donald Trump's tariff agenda.  —  A leaked draft seen by POLITICO promises a “new strategic partnership” …
Discussion: Reuters
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Arresting judges is a 5-alarm escalation  —  🏛️ ⚖️ 👩‍⚖️ With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever. … 🏛️ ⚖️ 👩‍⚖️
Wall Street Journal:
Elite Universities Form Private Collective to Resist Trump Administration  —  Separate from the public dissent, a group of school leaders are strategizing behind the scenes about how to respond and push back against the White House  —  Leaders of some of the nation's most prestigious universities …
Washington Post:
Trump is softening his tariff talk.  But the damage may already be done.  —  The economic effects of new trade wars could be hard to dodge even if talks yield new deals soon.  —  With 14 months remaining before the United States' 250th birthday on July 4, 2026, Stacy Blake should be placing big orders …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The bubble that created Trump is the reason he's stumbling  —  The White House is now a bubble where loyalty, not ability, defines success.  —  Consider Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.  —  No one should be surprised that Hegseth is flailing in his new role, one of the most arduous …
 
 
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Laurence Darmiento / Los Angeles Times:
Elon Musk's conflicts of interest: $2.37 billion in potential federal penalties, report says
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
MAGA loves a tantrum: How public meltdowns became the preferred method of GOP communication
Discussion: Raw Story
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Steven Greenhouse / The Guardian:
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Politico:
It's the tariffs, stupid
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
April 27, 2025  —  Last night a new club opened in the wealthy Georgetown neighborhood in Washington …
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