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8:30 AM ET, May 5, 2025

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The Guardian:
Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in foreign lands’  —  President calls films ‘national security threat’ and claims he called on commerce department to immediately enact tariff  —  Donald Trump on Sunday announced on his Truth Social platform a 100% tariff on all movies …
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Scott Bessent / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Three Steps to Economic Growth  —  His tariffs, tax cuts and deregulation efforts make up a coherent strategy to benefit Main Street.  —  Readers of this paper know better than anyone: Wall Street has experienced historic success over the last four decades.  Since 1980, the S&P 500 has increased more than 5,500%.
Discussion: The Hill and Semafor
Reuters:
Trump says Hollywood ‘dying’; orders 100% tariff on non-US movies to save it
Kasia Klimasinska / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He's Willing to Lower China Tariffs at Some Point
Discussion: The Free Press
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump orders 100% tariff on foreign-made movies
Andres Picon / Politico:
Conservatives have long dreamed of passing a bill to shred tons of regulations.  They may be closer than ever.  —  “For those who say it would make a radical change ... I'd say, ‘Thank heaven above for that,’” says Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee.  —  Conservative Republicans have spent …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Anthony Izaguirre / Associated Press:
In New York, a GOP congressman is shelled with questions about Trump during raucous town hall  —  Voters in U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler's suburban New York swing district unloaded a barrage of criticism on the Republican during a raucous town hall Sunday night, peppering him with questions around …
Washington Post:
These 6 Republican ‘red lines’ could complicate Trump's policy plans  —  “Some of these are clearly in conflict,” one former Republican aide said.  —  As Republican lawmakers hammer out a “big, beautiful bill” to enact President Donald Trump's policy plans, they're running into a problem: their colleagues' growing list of red lines.
Discussion: Semafor and Press Herald
Punchbowl News:
5/5/25 ☀️ AM: … Happy Cinco de Mayo. … During the last week …
Discussion: Roll Call
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked  —  A hacker has breached and stolen customer data from TeleMessage, an obscure Israeli company that sells modified versions of Signal and other messaging apps to the U.S. government to archive messages, 404 Media has learned.
New York Times:
Donald Jr. and Eric Trump Pursue New Deals That Would Enrich President Trump  —  The president's older sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, spent the past two weeks traveling the world and announcing deals, many of which will financially benefit their father.
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Israel plans to capture all of Gaza under new plan, officials say  —  Israel approved plans on Monday to capture the entire Gaza Strip and remain in the territory for an unspecified amount of time, two Israeli officials said, in a move that if implemented would vastly expand Israel's operations …
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Netanyahu Says Pounding Gaza Again Will Finish Hamas.  Not Everyone Agrees.  —  It is not clear how the Israeli prime minister's plan to add tens of thousands of soldiers will fundamentally alter a dynamic seen over 18 months of conflict.  —  As Israel gears up to add tens of thousands …
Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
Trump and Harvard Both Want ‘Viewpoint Diversity.’ What Does It Mean?  —  The administration has accused the university of lacking viewpoint diversity.  Harvard is fighting its demands, but embracing the vague term.  —  The billion-dollar standoff between the Trump administration …
Discussion: CBS News and RealClearPolitics
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Robert Tracinski / The UnPopulist:
Only Moral Leadership Can Stop America From Giving in to Authoritarianism: A Conversation with David French
Discussion: Semafor and Euractiv
Kristin Wright / NPR:
An exhibit honoring victims of gun violence is taken down at ATF headquarters  —  An exhibit showing victims of gun violence has been taken down at the headquarters of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Department of Justice has confirmed.
Discussion: Washington Post and Townhall
Associated Press:
Trump says he'll reopen Alcatraz prison for 'America's most ruthless and violent Offenders'  —  President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island off San Francisco that has been closed for more than 60 years.
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Associated Press:
Berlin still bears scars 80 years after pivotal battle that sealed the defeat of Nazi Germany  —  Central Berlin was in ruins after the Red Army completed the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in an intense fight for the capital in May 1945.  After decades of division and its revival …
Al Jazeera:
Rwanda confirms talks with US over receiving deported migrants  —  Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe says the ‘ongoing’ discussions are ‘still in the early stages’.  —  Rwanda's foreign minister has confirmed his country has entered discussions to receive immigrants deported from the United States …
Discussion: Reuters
Giorgio Leali / Politico:
Von der Leyen, Macron knock Trump's war on universities as ‘gigantic miscalculation’  —  The European Commission chief and the French president are trying to woo American researchers with a new program called “Choose Europe for Science.”  —  PARIS ― European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen …
Arsalan Shahla / Bloomberg:
Iran Says Still Waiting to Hear When Next US Talks Will Happen  —  Iran said it's waiting for Oman to confirm when there will be a new round of nuclear talks with the US, while also saying it had nothing to do with Houthi missile strikes on Israel.  —  Iranian and US officials were set …
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CNN:
Israel fails to intercept Houthi missile targeting its main airport, showing the limits of US efforts to weaken the group
Axios:
Scoop: Trump plans to announce D.C. will host 2027 NFL Draft  —  President Trump plans to announce Monday that Washington, D.C., will host the 2027 NFL Draft, with the aim of holding it on the National Mall, Axios has learned.  — The announcement is expected to be made with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell …
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Democrats Denounce Rubio Holding Four Roles in Trump Administration  —  “There's no way he can carry all that entire load on his own,” Sen. Tammy Duckworth said of Rubio occupying multiple jobs in the executive branch  —  Secretary of state, acting administrator for USAID, acting lead archivist, acting national security adviser.
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NOTUS:
'He Didn't Save My Life': Veterans Question Rep. Cory Mills' Bronze Star  —  The Florida Republican was awarded a Bronze Star for his purported actions in 2003.  Five people who served with him say they don't remember Mills being on the scene.  — Copy  —  Under “intense enemy fire” …
Axios:
MAGA media muscles up  —  MAGA media is seizing on its new influence in Washington — staffing up, enjoying unprecedented access to power, and making market splashes.  —  Why it matters: Corporate America has typically shunned right-wing media.  But expanded exposure to Washington's powerbrokers …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Says He Asked Mexico to Let U.S. Military In to Fight Cartels  —  President Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had raised the idea with his Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum, who rejected it.  —  President Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had pressed Mexico's president …
 
 
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Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
‘60 Minutes’ Thumbs Its Nose at Trump With Scathing Segment
Discussion: The Contrarian, Fox News and CBS News
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
From One Fake Left-wing Hysteria to the Next
Meaghan Tobin / New York Times:
China's Garment Factories Face a Tipping Point After New Tariffs
Michael Shepherd / Bangor Daily News:
Paul LePage files to run for Maine's swing 2nd District
Discussion: The Maine Wire and Breitbart
Matina Stevis-Gridneff / New York Times:
A New Trend in Global Elections: The Anti-Trump Bump
Discussion: Semafor and Bloomberg
Max Griera / Politico:
European Parliament cracks down on lobbyists in effort to stop corruption
Bloomberg:
Adani Camp Meets Trump Officials in Push to End US Bribery Cases
Discussion: Reuters
 Earlier Items: 
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The Trump family is taking crypto payoffs in the middle of Fifth Avenue. Who will stop them?
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The White House's Next Orchestrated Budget Crisis
Damon Linker / New York Times:
These Thinkers Set the Stage for Trump the All-Powerful
New York Times:
Trump's Tariffs Are Already Straining This Oklahoma Used Car Business
 

 
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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

Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: David Ellison's interference in WBD's failed summer talks to extend HBO Max's South Park licensing deal left David Zaslav distrustful of Ellison

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Sources: Forbes has cut ties with dozens of contributing writers; one exec said Forbes needs to ensure the contributor model is “financially sound”
 
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