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Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy to leave posts in White House  —  National security adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, will be leaving their posts in the Trump White House, according to multiple sources familiar with their departure.
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Politico:
Trump plans to oust national security adviser Mike Waltz  —  Names for a replacement have been discussed around the West Wing for weeks.  —  President Donald Trump is planning to oust national security adviser Mike Waltz, who has lost the confidence of other administration officials …
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Trump Town Hall Bursts Into Laughter When He Says He Hasn't Made Any Mistakes  —  NOTHING BUT WINNING  —  The president said there's nothing he would have done differently during his first 100 days in office.  —  Donald Trump's first 100 days back in office have been marked by chaos …
Discussion: The Independent and Mediaite
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Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone:
Spooked By Trade Wars, Trump Officials Hoard Supplies: ‘It Would Be Stupid Not To!’  —  Some Trump administration officials are stockpiling toilet paper and food before Trump's tariffs cause prices to skyrocket … Well, many Americans aren't listening to that advice, according to survey data this year …
Discussion: Semafor
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Trump is Terrified of Tariff Blowback  —  This week, Donald Trump spotlighted for pro-democracy forces his greatest political vulnerability.  He gave it away on Tuesday, in his tiff with Amazon founder (and Washington Post owner) Jeff Bezos.  —  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt scolded Amazon …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Senate Rejects Bipartisan Measure to Undo Trump's Tariffs
New York Times:
The Fight Against Trump Isn't a Movement, but It's Gaining Momentum
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP lawmakers say economic numbers are a major red flag for Trump
Discussion: MeidasTouch News and The Guardian
New York Times:
There Is a Way Forward: How to Defeat Trump's Power Grab.  —  The first 100 days of President Trump's second term have done more damage to American democracy than anything else since the demise of Reconstruction.  Mr. Trump is attempting to create a presidency unconstrained by Congress or the courts …
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump falsely claims he warned Americans during his campaign of a tariff ‘transition period’  —  President Donald Trump falsely claimed Tuesday that he warned during his 2024 campaign that his tariffs would require Americans to experience a “transition period.”
Discussion: NBC News
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Stocks and the economy down?  Watch the Trump bait-and-switch.  —  President Donald Trump changes his tune whenever bad news strikes, so the spin is always that he's on course. … — President Donald Trump, interview with ABC News, aired April 29 … — Trump, in a post on social media, April 30
Emine Yücel / Talking Points Memo:
Republicans Coalesce Around Medicaid Work Requirements, Pretending It Won't Impact Millions Of Enrollees  —  House Energy & Commerce Committee Republicans have begun their work of finding $880 billion in cuts to programs under the committee's jurisdiction — which includes popular social safety nets …
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Jake Tapper / CNN:
Chris Krebs kicked off CBP's Global Entry program  —  Chris Krebs', President Donald Trump's former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, membership in Global Entry has been revoked.  Krebs, who has repeatedly attested to the security of the 2020 election …
Discussion: CBS News and Raw Story
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:   Ex-Trump Official Targeted for Investigation Loses Global Entry Status
Harshita Meenaktshi / Reuters:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr will require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, WaPo reports  —  U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a spokesperson from the HHS.
Discussion: The Guardian
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Vanessa Yurkevich / CNN:
The last boats without crippling tariffs from China are arriving.  The countdown to shortages and higher prices has begun  —  New York CNN —  Some of the last cargo ships carrying Chinese goods without crippling tariffs are currently drifting into US ports.  Come next week, though, that will change.
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David Gilmour / Mediaite:
‘Bumbling F*cking Idiot!’  White House Insider Slams Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff Over Solo Putin Meetings  —  A Trump White House insider torched special envoy Steve Witkoff as a “bumbling fucking idiot” in frustration at the former real estate magnate's approach to diplomacy and, in particular …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Kyiv Independent
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Caitlin Doornbos / New York Post:
‘Bumbling f-king idiot’ Steve Witkoff shouldn't be leading Iran, Russia negotiations, allies and insiders say
Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
Microsoft Drops Law Firm That Made a Deal With Trump From a Case  —  The tech giant instead engaged a firm that is fighting the president's executive orders, Jenner & Block, in a sign that those firms can still attract clients.  —  When big law firms attacked by President Trump decided …
Discussion: The Dispatch
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Haagen-Dazs and Buddha: Elon Musk waxes philosophical on his time with Trump  —  Musk reflected on what it has been like at the center of the U.S. DOGE Service.  At times, the man running the show wondered aloud how the show even started.  —  Elon Musk sat down in the Roosevelt Room late Wednesday afternoon …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Rush to Beat Tariffs Is Distorting the Economy.  There's More to Come.  —  Surging U.S. imports, while likely temporary, are frustrating the president's goal of reducing America's trade imbalances  —  The rush to get goods to the U.S. ahead of President Trump's tariffs has already led …
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Danielle Kaye / New York Times:
As a Tariff Loophole Closes, Sellers Who Import From China Brace for Chaos
Paul Krugman:
It's Trump's Economy Now  —  Many people have complained about New York Times headlines, with reason.  All too often an equivocating, sanewashing headline belies the excellent reporting that follows.  But yesterday the Times got it right about the first-quarter decline in GDP …
Joel Khalili / Wired:
Trump's Quest for Crypto Riches Is a Constitutional Scandal Waiting to Happen  —  The largest investors in Donald Trump's crypto coin have been promised a private audience with the president.  The arrangement could put Trump at odds with the Constitution and add fuel to calls for his impeachment, experts say.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Wants a New Air Force One So Badly He's Refurbishing a Qatari Plane  —  The luxury plane is being outfitted in Texas for Trump's use as his frustration mounts with Boeing  —  President Trump is done waiting for Boeing .  —  Frustrated by delays on Boeing's work to deliver a new Air Force One …
Discussion: masslive.com
Wall Street Journal:
Tesla Board Opened Search for a CEO to Succeed Elon Musk  —  With profits and stock price sinking, board members told Musk he needed to spend more time at company  —  About a month ago, with Tesla's stock sinking and some investors irritated about Elon Musk's White House focus …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
New Oklahoma curriculum includes pro-Trump conspiracy theories  —  Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, thousands of high school students in Oklahoma will be required to learn about President Trump's debunked claims that the 2020 election was tainted by fraud.
Discussion: Yahoo News
Emily Mullin / Wired:
RFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research  —  NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola.  Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s department.
Discussion: The Bulwark
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The New Culture of the Right: Vital, Masculine and Intentionally Offensive  —  The left has dictated culture for decades.  Jonathan Keeperman is trying to change that.  —  Ross Douthat: There's been a lot of talk about a vibe shift since Donald Trump's election and return to office …
Christopher Cann / USA Today:
Thousands to rally against Trump, Musk in nationwide May Day protests  —  Protests against what organizers are calling a “billionaire takeover” are planned in every U.S. state.  —  Across the U.S., thousands of people are expected to participate in protests against the Trump administration …
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: White House launches Drudge-style website to promote Trump  —  The White House has launched a new Drudge Report-like website devoted to promoting pro-Trump news stories.  —  Why it matters: The site, called White House Wire, represents the administration's latest effort to circumvent …
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Exclusive: Fox & Friends Icon Steve Doocy On Why He's Moving to a New Role  —  After 6,828 days of waking up at 3:30 a.m., Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy decided he wanted to sleep in a bit.  —  Doocy has co-hosted Fox News' flagship morning show since its inception nearly 30 years ago.
 
 
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Shontel Brown / Fox News:
From the farm gate to the dinner plate, America's food economy is under attack
David Welch / Bloomberg:
GM Slashes Guidance With Up to $5 Billion Hit From Tariffs
Discussion: The Hill, The Verge, Semafor and Fortune
Bobbie Johnson / Wired:
North Korea Stole Your Job
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The Governors, Part Two: Familiar Battlegrounds Dot 2026 Map, but Watch for Upsets in Open Seats
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Pamela Herd / Can We Still Govern?:
Trump vs. America's National Parks
Jay Peters / The Verge:
A judge just blew up Apple's control of the App Store
 Earlier Items: 
New York Post:
Harvard finally admits in its Oct. 7 report that woke politics have wrecked the school
Discussion: CBS News
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
The Supreme Court Could Unleash Chaos on the Economy
Punchbowl News:
Dems make Pennsylvania midterm's ground zero
Conor Sen / Bloomberg:
US Economic Weakness Is Being Exaggerated - For Now
Discussion: Associated Press
Washington Post:
Trump wants voters to prove citizenship. Arizona tried that and bungled it.
Ismael M. Belkoura / STAT:
NIH cancels participation in Safe to Sleep campaign that decreased infant deaths
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and W
Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
RFK Jr. rejects cornerstone of health science: Germ theory
 

 
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