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Associated Press:
Wisconsin high court suspends Milwaukee judge accused of helping man evade immigration authorities  —  The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities.  The FBI took Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan into custody on Friday morning at the county courthouse.
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
AJC poll: Trump's support sinks in Georgia as economic fears rise  —  Battleground voters show deep unease about the president's second-term agenda just months after his election.  —  Georgia voters are sharply divided over President Donald Trump's second-term agenda, with many opposing key pieces …
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Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Touts Tariffs in Michigan Rally as Voters' Economic Concerns Mount
Associated Press:
Trump greets Whitmer with a hug and gives her a win — new jets for Michigan airbase
Maeve Reston / Washington Post:
Kamala Harris reemerges to condemn Trump as she weighs a run for governor  —  The 2024 Democratic presidential nominee will mark 100 days of Trump's second term with her first major speech since leaving the White House.  —  LOS ANGELES — Kamala Harris will reemerge in California …
Discussion: NBC News, Twitchy, CBS News and The Hill
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House Committee on Appropriations:
100 Days In, Trump Blocks At Least $430 Billion Dollars in Funding Owed to American People
New York Times:
Paramount Board Clears Possible Path for Settling Trump's ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit  —  Paramount's interest in settling has dismayed CBS's news division.  The executive producer of “60 Minutes” abruptly resigned last week.  —  Lawyers for President Trump and Paramount, the parent of CBS News …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Karoline Leavitt's Angry New Attack on Amazon Reveals Trump's Weakness  —  Well, that was fast.  On Tuesday morning—after the news broke that Amazon was supposedly planning to display the costs that President Trump's tariffs are adding to the price of products—White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt issued a dark warning.
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Washington Post:
Trump praises Bezos after Amazon denies plan to show tariffs' costs
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
Today in Politics, Bulletin 121. 4/29/25
New York Times:
Trump Fires Biden Appointees, Including Doug Emhoff, From Holocaust Museum  —  “Holocaust remembrance and education should never be politicized,” Mr. Emhoff said in reaction to the removal of him and senior Biden White House officials from the board that oversees the museum.
Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
Why the Antisemitism Awareness Act now has a religious liberty clause to protect ‘Jews killed Jesus’ statements  —  New language in antisemitism bill clarifies First Amendment protections  —  Senate Republicans added an amendment to bipartisan legislation addressing rising antisemitism …
Discussion: Jewish Insider
New York Times:
Trump Signs Executive Order Walking Back Some Auto Tariffs  —  Most levies on imported cars and car parts will remain in place, but automakers have secured some relaxation of the trade policy.  —  President Trump signed a pair of executive orders on Tuesday that walked back some tariffs for carmakers …
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Associated Press:
Trump offers automakers some relief on his 25% tariffs, after worries they could hurt US factories
Joe Cash / Reuters:
‘Never kneel’: China taps Korean War and AI memes to hit back at Trump tariffs  —  China is leveraging its propaganda machine to hit back at U.S. tariffs, rolling out videos using Cold War imagery to lambaste “imperialists” and send a simple message - capitulation to bullies is dangerous, and we won't back down.
Discussion: USA Today
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David Goldman / CNN:
China sends a stern video message to Trump: We won't ‘kneel down’
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Fox News
New York Times:
Kennedy Advises New Parents to ‘Do Your Own Research’ on Vaccines  —  In an interview with Dr. Phil, the health secretary offered false information about vaccine oversight and revealed a lack of basic understanding of new drug approvals.  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advised parents …
Discussion: The Texas Tribune and STAT
Ilana Arougheti / Kansas City Star:
Kansas woman went to KC for a green card interview.  Now, she faces deportation … When Rosmery Alvarado, 42, arrived in Kansas City on Wednesday with her husband and daughter to attend a spousal interview for her green card application, everyone had a bad feeling.
The Daily Beast:
CNN Supervillain Scott Jennings Plots Daring New Career Move  —  GREAT SCOTT!  —  The conservative commentator is waiting for the call, our must-read newsletter The Swamp reveals.  —  It's a Beast of a time in Washington.  Donald Trump's D.C. reality show is full of new characters …
Knight First Amendment Institute:
Federal Court Says First Amendment Bars Government From Deporting Students and Faculty on Basis of Political Viewpoint, Says Challenge to Trump Policy Can Go Forward  —  Ruling is a victory for free speech and step towards ending unconstitutional policy across U.S. campuses, Knight Institute says
ABC News:
FULL TRANSCRIPT: Trump's exclusive 100 days broadcast interview with ABC News  —  President Donald Trump sat down with ABC News' Terry Moran in the Oval Office.  —  ABC News Exclusive: President Donald J. Trump sits down with Anchor and Senior National Correspondent Terry Moran, April, 29 …
Jack Blanchard / Politico:
Trump's knuckle sandwich  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  Good Wednesday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard, taking a deep breath and diving into the next 100 days.  Join me!  I'm sure we'll find some fun along the way.  —  In today's Playbook:
Matt Binder / Mashable:
Elon Musk's X lost 11 million users in the EU over the past 5 months  —  Millions of people in France and Germany have left X, according to X itself.  —  X's user base in the European Union is now officially lower than it was prior to Elon Musk's acquisition of the company.
Discussion: New York Daily News
Washington Post:
USPS law enforcement assists Trump ‘mass deportation’ effort, sources and records show  —  The Postal Inspection Service recently joined a federal task force to locate undocumented immigrants using data from mail and packages, according to people familiar with the effort and records obtained by The Washington Post.
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP lawmakers unnerved by Trump's intensifying fight with judiciary  —  Republican lawmakers are feeling uncomfortable about President Trump's escalating fight with the federal judiciary, which intensified in recent weeks because of the administration's handling of a Maryland man who was deported …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court considers endorsing country's first religious public charter school  —  Oklahoma's Republican attorney general says the proposal to launch a Catholic virtual charter school violates the Constitution's First Amendment.  —  WASHINGTON — A case that could weaken the separation …
Mike Hughlett / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Target gave $1M to Trump inauguration fund, a first for the company  —  President Donald Trump raised a record amount of cash for his inauguration, including donations from several companies with operations in Minnesota. … Target gave $1 million to President Donald Trump's inaugural fund.
Discussion: Business Insider and Skift
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Elizabeth Warren Marks 100 Days Of Trump By Reading Aloud 100 Reports Of His Corruption  —  The Massachusetts senator plans to read into the congressional record dozens of cases of Trump using the presidency to benefit himself personally.  —  WASHINGTON - Donald Trump is 100 days into his second presidency …
Discussion: Boston Herald
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Republicans Say Medicaid ‘Work Requirements’ Don't Count As Cuts  —  Medicaid coverage for unemployed adults is on the line to help pay for President Donald Trump's tax cut bill.  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans have a strategy for moving Medicaid cuts through Congress when many of their own members …
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
House Republican says no way to party's proposal to overhaul federal worker pension  —  The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will mark up its portion of the GOP megabill Wednesday, and one Republican on the panel is already coming out against it.
Politico:
What's in those trade ‘proposals on paper’ countries have sent the White House?  Depends who you ask.  —  While the Trump administration has been bragging about a number of potential trade deals, foreign officials say discussions are much more tentative.  —  White House officials have boasted …
Discussion: Fox News, Reuters and The Hill
Bloomberg:
A $6 Billion Shortfall Has US Mass Transit Facing a Death Spiral  —  The federal government stepped in with $70 billion to get commuter rail and bus service through the pandemic.  The funds are running out.  —  When Covid-19 broke the US economy, the trains and buses that carried millions of Americans to work every day emptied out.
David Weigel / Semafor:
Native American woman gets a chance to topple Hogg at DNC  —  The Scoop  —  A candidate who failed to win a Democratic National Committee leadership role is challenging her defeat — the first threat to DNC Vice Chair David Hogg since he vowed to keep backing some primary challenges to incumbents.
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Michigan lawmaker penalized after covering Republican colleague's car in plastic wrap  —  State Rep. Julie Brixie has been barred from speaking on the House floor and had her parking spot moved as a result of the stunt.  —  A Democratic lawmaker in Michigan has gotten a bad “wrap” …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
NOTUS:
DOGE Cuts Off Funds to Congressionally Mandated National Security Centers  —  The Department of Homeland Security-affiliated centers were housed at universities and researched everything from domestic terrorism threats and border security to weather emergencies.  — Copy
Moriah Balingit / Associated Press:
The US government has a new policy for terminating international students' legal status  —  The U.S. government has begun shedding new light on a crackdown on international students, spelling out how it targeted thousands of people and laying out the grounds for terminating their legal status.
Discussion: WBEZ Chicago and Mercury News
Jay Weaver / Miami Herald:
Judge says she's ‘shocked’ Florida attorney general defied her order on immigration arrests  —  A Miami federal judge said Tuesday she was “surprised and shocked” when state Attorney General James Uthmeier first told police officers to obey her order not to arrest undocumented immigrants entering Florida …
Discussion: Reason and CityNews Halifax
New York Post:
Kilmar Abrego Garcia accused of being gang-banger in 2018 court docs — in latest claim of MS-13 affiliation  —  Kilmar Abrego Garcia was accused of being a gang member in 2018 court papers, The Post can reveal — as the fight continues over whether the deported illegal immigrant dad was a part of MS-13.
 
 
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