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Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Mike Waltz out as national security adviser, but Trump says he'll be ambassador to U.N.  —  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 ousts Mike Waltz as national security adviser  —  Names for a replacement have been discussed around the West Wing for weeks.  —  President Donald Trump ousted Mike Waltz, who has lost the confidence of other administration officials, from his national security adviser position on Thursday.
Axios:
Why Trump's White House turned on Mike Waltz  —  Mike Waltz has been a dead man walking for the past month, and the outgoing national security adviser started to act like it, Trump administration sources tell Axios.  —  Why it matters: “Signalgate” badly damaged Waltz, but it wasn't his only problem.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Oust National Security Adviser Mike Waltz
Fox News:
Mike Waltz, other National Security Council staffers out in latest Trump purge following Signal chat leak
Washington Post:
Live updates Trump plans to nominate Michael Waltz as U.N. ambassador
CNN:
Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz expected to depart administration, sources say
Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump names Rubio as acting national security adviser, taps Waltz as UN ambassador
Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under the Alien Enemies Act  —  A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law and said President Donald Trump's invocation of it was “unlawful.”
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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.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump-appointed federal district judge rejects use of Alien Enemies Act in Venezuelan deporations
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 …
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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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Microsoft drops a law firm that appeased Trump, hires firm that's fighting Trump
Discussion: Above the Law
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: Raw Story, The Hill and Semafor
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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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Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Orders to Investigate Columbia Protesters Raised Alarms in Justice Dept.  —  Behind the scenes, a top department official pressed employees to gather a list of activists and investigate them, people familiar with the matter said.  —  A top Trump appointee in the Justice Department ordered …
Discussion: Raw Story
Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
The Justice Department ended a decades-old school desegregation order.  Others are expected to fall  —  When the Justice Department lifted a school desegregation order in Louisiana this week, officials called its continued existence a “historical wrong” and suggested that others dating …
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Häagen-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 …
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Curtis Bunn / NBC News:
Trump shut down program to end human waste backing into Alabama homes, calling it ‘illegal DEI’  —  A $26 million federal program to help residents of Lowndes County, Alabama, who have dealt with inadequate sewage systems for decades was stopped by an executive order.
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
Alexander Tin / CBS News:
HHS redirects $500 million to Trump appointee's vaccine project, bypassing reviews  —  The Department of Health and Human Services has transferred $500 million from research into next-generation COVID-19 vaccines, redirecting the money to a single vaccine project linked to the Trump …
Charles Gaba / ACA Signups:
And So It Begins: Aetna/CVS pulling out of ACA exchanges next year as GOP allows IRA subsidies to expire  —  via Bruce Japsen at Forbes, the first shoe has dropped: … Below I list the 17 states where CVS/Aetna is pulling out of the ACA market.  —  IMPORTANT: I've included my estimate …
Discussion: Forbes and STAT
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 …
Eileen Guo / MIT Technology Review:
Senior State Department official sought internal communications with journalists, European officials, and Trump critics … A previously unreported document distributed by senior US State Department official Darren Beattie reveals a sweeping effort to uncover all communications between the staff …
Discussion: The Atlantic
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: Washington Post
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.”
O. Rose Broderick / STAT:
STAT+: Autism evaluations are being canceled over fears about a national registry  —  SEATTLE — Michael VanPelt spent several weeks recently glued to his telephone, dialing doctors who might be able to get his 3-year-old son in for an autism evaluation.  The music teacher ran out of providers …
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 …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Weekly jobless claims surge to 241,000, more than expected, in latest sign of economic trouble … WATCH NOW  —  Initial unemployment claims posted an unexpected increase last week in a potential trouble sign for the wobbling U.S. economy.  —  First-time filings for unemployment insurance totaled …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Associated Press and UPI
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 …
The Hill:
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to end protected status for 600,000 Venezuelans  —  The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to end deportation protections for more than 600,000 Venezuelans, the administration's latest plea for the justices to intervene in President Trump's sweeping immigration agenda.
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 …
Discussion: alicublog
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrats fume at rogue Trump impeachment push  —  Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) has set off an internal furor among House Democrats with his unsanctioned efforts to impeach President Trump, Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters: In addition to many House Democrats seeing the push …
Karin Brulliard / Washington Post:
A small Montana town has thrived on federal jobs.  Now come Trump's cuts.  —  In this pocket of red America, locals worry that the losses at Rocky Mountain Laboratories and the Bitterroot National Forest could have dire consequences.  —  HAMILTON, Mont. — In an era of rural decline …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump threatens ‘secondary sanctions’ on importers of Iranian oil  —  China is a major consumer of Iranian crude oil, with imports reaching a record 1.8 million barrels per day in March.  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday said any country purchasing oil from Iran will be barred …
 
 
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Maxine Joselow / Washington Post:
Senate overturns EPA rule on seven highly toxic air pollutants
Timothy Noah / New Republic:
Trump's Recession Has Begun
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Reuters:
Democratic lawmakers call for review of Musk's role in Golden Dome missile defense shield
Jocelyn Kaiser / Science:
NIH under siege
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Pete Syme / Business Insider:
Airbus will avoid Trump tariffs by delivering planes to US airlines in countries outside America, its CEO says
Justine Calma / The Verge:
House Republicans move to stop California from setting its own vehicle pollution standards
Miami Herald:
Former federal prosecutors lay out possible crimes in Hope Florida saga
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Jack Herrera / New York Times:
For One Texas County, Arresting Migrants Made Big Money
Discussion: Bloomberg
Bobbie Johnson / Wired:
North Korea Stole Your Job
David Gilmour / Mediaite:
‘Bumbling F*cking Idiot!’ White House Insider Slams Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff Over Solo Putin Meetings
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
New Oklahoma curriculum includes pro-Trump conspiracy theories
Discussion: Yahoo News
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

New York Times:
The New York Times sues Perplexity, claiming the AI startup violated its copyrights and kept using its content despite repeated demands over the past 18 months

Liam Scott / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the First Amendment Watch's SLAPP Back Initiative, a US SLAPP tracker; in 2024, 69 of 500 cases involved the media, of which 46 were dismissed
 
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