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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 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Oust National Security Adviser Mike Waltz — The decision followed a report that Waltz placed a reporter on a sensitive Signal chat about bombing the Houthis in Yemen — WASHINGTON—President Trump is replacing national security adviser Mike Waltz roughly a month after he put …
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CNN:
Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz expected to depart administration, sources say — National security adviser Mike Waltz is expected to depart from the Trump administration in the coming days, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN, the first major staff shakeup since the president took office in January.
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Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Wiles expects Trump to keep all Cabinet secretaries through first year
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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The Dispatch
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 …
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Trump, on Tariffs, Says ‘Maybe the Children Will Have 2 Dolls Instead of 30’
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CNN:
Trump-appointed judge says president's use of Alien Enemies Act is unlawful in first-of-its-kind ruling — A Donald Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas ruled that the president unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act and blocked the administration from quickly deporting some alleged members of a Venezuelan gang.
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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.”
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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 …
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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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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Majority of public opposes GOP plan for Medicaid cuts: Poll — Large majorities of Americans, including Republicans, oppose federal funding cuts to Medicaid, according to a new poll from health policy research group KFF. — The results are yet another warning sign for congressional …
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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.
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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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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
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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.
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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 …
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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.
Nicholas Grossman / The Bulwark:
What the First 100 Days Taught Us About Resisting Trump — FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS to oppose the Trump administration and the damage it has been doing—from reckless firings and cuts, to a lawless deportation regime, to democratic backsliding toward authoritarianism—the first hundred days …
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David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times:
At a Dubai Conference, Trump's Conflicts Take Center Stage — A deal for a state-backed Emirati firm to use a Trump-affiliated digital coin was announced in a panel that included the president's son and his business partner, who promised, “This is only the beginning.”
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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Miami Herald:
Former federal prosecutors lay out possible crimes in Hope Florida saga — A Republican lawmaker shocked Florida's political world when he accused representatives of Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration of committing federal crimes by diverting $10 million from a Medicaid settlement to political activities last year.
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Wes Moore: 'I'm not running' for president in 2028 — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a rising star within the Democratic Party who's been floated as a 2028 contender, surprised many Thursday when he said he will not run for president in the next cycle. — “I am not running,” …
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Biden Plots Comeback With Live Appearance on ‘The View’ — IN WITH THE OLD — Host Whoopi Goldberg revealed the news on the show Thursday. — Joe Biden will appear on The View alongside his wife Jill next Thursday, in his first interview since leaving the White House.
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Bloomberg:
SALT Talks Stall as GOP Mulls Limiting Tax Break to Middle Class — Key House Republicans on Thursday discussed ways to direct an expanded state and local tax deduction to those making less than $400,000 as they seek to balance the cost of the tax break with the political needs of several lawmakers …
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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.
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