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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Shares of Disney, Netflix and Other Studios Fall After Trump Threatens 100% Tariff on Movies ‘Produced in Foreign Lands’  —  Shares of entertainment companies including Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global took a hit Monday as investors assessed Hollywood's potential exposure …
Discussion: Bloomberg
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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 …
Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Calls for 100% Tariff on Movies Made Overseas
Washington Post:
Trump says trade deals ‘could very well be’ announced this week  —  President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday that deals with some trading partners “could very well be” announced this week, raising the prospect of an easing of the “Liberation Day” tariffs he announced last month.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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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 …
Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
‘60 Minutes’ Thumbs Its Nose at Trump With Scathing Segment  —  NOT SCARED OF YOU  —  The show brought on lawyers and firms targeted by President Donald Trump's sweeping executive orders.  —  60 Minutes examined Donald Trump's revenge tour against Big Law in a scathing episode on Sunday …
Fox News:
Trump says Mexican president is afraid of cartels after she rejected his offer to send US troops to Mexico
Discussion: New York Times
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's Plan to Expand Israel's Fight in Gaza Is Met With Skepticism  —  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.  —  Israel's security cabinet met on Sunday and approved plans …
Discussion: CNN, BBC, CBS News, Semafor and Israpundit
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
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Lawler town hall devolves into chaos  —  Rep. Mike Lawler's (R-N.Y.) town hall in his suburban swing district devolved into chaos on Sunday evening as attendees lobbed questions about President Trump and boos before some were removed by law enforcement.  —  Lawler's office required attendees …
Washington Post:
These 6 Republican ‘red lines’ could complicate Trump's policy plans
Discussion: Semafor and Press Herald
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.
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
Andres Picon / Politico:
GOP may be closer than ever to enacting a massive rule-busting bill  —  “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 more than a decade working toward a wholesale rollback …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Punchbowl News:
5/5/25 ☀️ AM: … Happy Cinco de Mayo. … During the last week …
Discussion: Roll Call
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Former Maine governor moves to challenge vulnerable House Democrat  —  Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) filed paperwork on Sunday to run against Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) for Maine's 2nd Congressional District next year.  —  LePage served as the governor of Maine between 2011 and 2019 …
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Michael Shepherd / Bangor Daily News:
Paul LePage files to run for Maine's swing 2nd District
Eric Levitz / Vox:
How Trump could make Americans permanently poorer  —  The immediate costs of President Donald Trump's trade war are fairly clear.  Prices for imported goods are rising while economic growth is slowing.  Manufacturers are slashing orders, small businesses with Chinese suppliers are on the brink …
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Scott Bessent / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Three Steps to Economic Growth
Discussion: The Hill and Semafor
Jason Leopold / Bloomberg:
Trump Team Set to Dissolve Reagan-Era Transnational Crime Unit  —  Task forces that specialize in fighting organized crime, drug cartels and human traffickers were told to shut down by Sept. 30, according to documents and people familiar with the matter  —  The Trump administration is …
Janet Lorin / Bloomberg:
Ackman Slams Harvard for Failures, Calls for Pritzker Exit  —  Bill Ackman rattled off a list of concerns over how his alma mater Harvard University has handled the conflict with President Donald Trump, arguing it needs a change in board leadership.  —  Harvard's approach to sue the government …
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 …
Thomas Zimmer / Democracy Americana:
The American Government Sides with the Party of German Neo-Nazis  —  News broke Friday morning that Germany's domestic intelligence service is now officially classifying the AfD as a “confirmed rightwing extremist” group.  The decision came after three years of investigating the party and was presented in a 1,100-page report.
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 …
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Trump Throws a Tantrum After Getting Roasted by Karl Rove  —  LATE-NIGHT RANT  —  The president was stung after the Republican strategist ripped into him on tariffs, communications, and the AI image of Trump as the pope.  —  President Donald Trump ripped into Republican strategist Karl Rove …
Meaghan Tobin / New York Times:
China's Garment Factories Face a Tipping Point After New Tariffs  —  As a U.S. tax loophole ends, the apparel makers that sell to America are forced to consider alternative markets or cheaper locations in and outside China.  —  Liu Miao has sold clothing on Amazon to wholesale buyers in the United States for the past five years.
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: Axios and Reuters
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 …
Liam Archacki / The Daily Beast:
Air Traffic Controller Warns Major Airport Unsafe for Travel: ‘Avoid Newark at All Costs’  —  TURBULENCE AHEAD  —  Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pleaded this week for more people to become air traffic controllers.  —  An air traffic controller warned Friday that Newark Liberty International Airport …
Discussion: Townhall, New York Post and Bloomberg
 
 
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