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11:30 AM ET, April 30, 2025

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Bryan Mena / CNN:
US economy goes into reverse from Trump's abrupt policy shifts  —  The US economy just had its worst quarter since 2022 as President Donald Trump's significant policy changes unnerved consumers and businesses.  —  Gross domestic product, which measures all the goods and services produced in the economy …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
How to Prepare For Trump's Next 1,361 Days  —  Bad business days loom, Reuters reports: … Sounds bad, but probably nothing a few more whiplash-inducing tariff changes won't fix.  You've got to let the guy cook, right?  Happy Wednesday.  —  Days 101 to 1,461 Matter Too  —  by William Kristol
Discussion: Yahoo Finance, Breitbart and Fox News
Harriet Torry / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Economy Contracts at 0.3% Rate in First Quarter  —  The reading fell short of the 0.4% growth that economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expected  —  The U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of 2025, as businesses rushed to stock up on imports ahead of tariffs and consumers eased their pace of spending.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Axios:
U.S. economy shrinks at 0.3% rate in first Trump-era GDP report  —  The U.S. economy contracted at an annualized 0.3% rate in the first quarter, as a rush to import goods ahead of President Trump's tariffs weighed on economic growth, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday.
Discussion: Decrypt
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
U.S. economy shrank 0.3% in the first quarter as Trump policy uncertainty weighed on businesses  —  The U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of 2025, fueling recession fears at the start of President Donald Trump's second term in office as he wages a potentially costly trade war.
Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
US economy contracts in the first quarter; tariffs unleash flood of imports  —  The U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter, weighed down by a deluge of goods imported by businesses eager to avoid higher costs, underscoring the disruptive nature of President Donald Trump's often chaotic tariff policy.
The Economist:   America may be just weeks away from a mighty economic shock
Max Zahn / ABC News:
US economy shrank at start of Trump's 2nd term
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Axios
Associated Press:
U.S. economy shrinks 0.3% in first quarter as Trump trade wars disrupt businesses
Discussion: Associated Press
New York Times:
Trump Signs Executive Order Walking Back Some Auto Tariffs
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Tirade at Reporter Wrecks His Own Case Against Abrego Garcia  —  President Donald Trump grew angry as a reporter persistently questioned him about his refusal to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia from a prison in El Salvador—and in so doing, Trump accidentally demolished his whole case …
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Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
Jeffries Wants Dems to Put an End to the El Salvador Trips
Discussion: Mediaite and NBC News
ABC News:
FULL TRANSCRIPT: Trump's exclusive 100 days broadcast interview with ABC News
NBC News:
Judge orders Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi to be released  —  Mohsen Mahdawi, a 34-year-old U.S. permanent resident who was raised in a refugee camp in the West Bank, was detained during his April 14 naturalization interview in Vermont.  —  A judge ordered Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi …
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Politico:
Judge frees Columbia student activist whom Trump administration wants to deport  —  Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested by immigration authorities as part of a crackdown on foreign students who were legally studying in the United States.  —  BURLINGTON, Vermont — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered …
Discussion: Reuters, Raw Story, VTDigger and The City
Moriah Balingit / Associated Press:
The US government has a new policy for terminating international students' legal status
Discussion: WBEZ Chicago and Mercury News
Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone:
Trump, Who Owes His Freedom to Due Process, Is Destroying It for Everyone Else  —  The president owes his freedom to due process.  Now, he's shredding this foundational American right for the rest of us  —  Donald Trump owes his continued freedom — and very likely his second term as president …
Discussion: Florida Politics and NPR
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   GOP lawmakers unnerved by Trump's intensifying fight with judiciary
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Trump is losing his war on democracy  —  Trump's power grabs are dangerous.  But he's going about them all wrong — and facing effective resistance as a result. … In the first 100 days of Donald Trump's second term, his administration has proven exceptionally good at breaking things.
Discussion: New Statesman
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Donald Trump, You're No Franklin Roosevelt  —  There is no question that Donald Trump's ambition in the first 100 days of his return to the Oval Office was to set a new standard for presidential accomplishment.  To rival, even surpass, the scope of Franklin Roosevelt's efforts nearly a century ago …
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
Republicans pull passenger vehicle fee after GOP blowback  —  Pushback from House Republicans, including Speaker Mike Johnson saying the fee wasn't a priority, proved to be too much to keep it in the markup.  —  A controversial measure to charge $20 on cars to help pay for Trump administration priorities …
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Politico:
Capitol agenda: The megabill has mega issues
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Hill
Politico:
‘Are you out of your fricking mind?’ Republicans balk at new passenger car fee proposal
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Seb Starcevic / Politico:
Elon Musk takes hit as Europeans ditch X in droves  —  The right-wing billionaire's platform has recently lost about 10 percent of its European user base.  —  Europeans are fleeing X en masse, according to a new report from Elon Musk's social media platform.
Discussion: Mashable and New York Daily News
Julia Angwin / New York Times:
Musk's Parting Gift: The Construction of a Surveillance State  —  Elon Musk may be stepping back from running the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, but his legacy there is already secured.  DOGE is assembling a sprawling domestic surveillance system for the Trump administration …
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Johnson cracks door to congressional action on tariffs
Discussion: Axios
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump demands states obey law he just announced via tweet  —  🏙️ 🚕 💨 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.
Discussion: Scripps News
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 …
New York Times:
Justice Amy Coney Barrett Recuses Herself in a Charter School Case  —  The justice will not participate in oral argument, deliberations or vote.  She gave no explanation.  —  When the justices take the bench for oral arguments on Wednesday, one seat will be empty: Justice Amy Coney Barrett …
John Wilkerson / STAT:
STAT+: GOP Senator Collins says Trump's layoffs of scientists, cuts to biomedical research ‘must be reversed’  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), the Republican chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, rebuked the Trump administration for cutting federal biomedical research funding …
Discussion: Bangor Daily News
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 …
Edgar Sandoval / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He Could Bring Back Wrongly Deported Man, but Won't  —  Where Things Stand  — Deportations: President Trump said that he does have the ability to bring back Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador …
Discussion: The Hill
Evan Perez / CNN:
Exclusive: FBI reassigns agents from iconic photo of them kneeling during George Floyd protest  —  The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling with demonstrators during a 2020 protest in the wake of police killing of George Floyd, people briefed on the matter told CNN.
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.
Ben Casselman / New York Times:
Trump's Cuts to Science Funding Could Hurt U.S. Economy, Study Shows  —  Reducing federal support for research and development could cause long-run economic damage and reduce government revenue.  —  Cutting federal funding for scientific research could cause long-run economic damage equivalent …
Discussion: Florida Politics
Jake Traylor / Politico:
Musk to attend Trump's Cabinet meeting as he fades from Washington  —  Musk has scaled back his presence in Washington in recent days, following an initial constant presence alongside Trump  —  Elon Musk will attend a White House Cabinet meeting on Wednesday morning, according to two White House officials …
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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Deirdre Heavey / Fox News:
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Discussion: Townhall, IJR and Twitchy
CNN:
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Discussion: Reuters
Chris Stein / The Guardian:
Trump border pick accused of ‘cover-up’ over death of man beaten by US agents
Discussion: The Hill and Breitbart
Washington Post:
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 Earlier Items: 
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis:
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Discussion: New York Post and IJR
John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
What Zelensky told Trump at Pope Francis' funeral
Discussion: The Kyiv Independent and Raw Story
Joe Cash / Reuters:
‘Never kneel’: China taps Korean War and AI memes to hit back at Trump tariffs
Discussion: USA Today
New York Times:
Kennedy Advises New Parents to ‘Do Your Own Research’ on Vaccines
Discussion: The Texas Tribune and STAT
Associated Press:
Wisconsin high court suspends Milwaukee judge accused of helping man evade immigration authorities