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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
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump orders 100% tariff on foreign-made movies
NBC News:
Read the full transcript: President Donald Trump interviewed by ‘Meet the Press’ moderator Kristen Welker
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
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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 …
Punchbowl News:
5/5/25 ☀️ AM: … Happy Cinco de Mayo. … During the last week, several dynamics have emerged that make us wonder not only if a reconciliation deal is close but whether Republicans can even pull it off at all. … As of Sunday night, the timing for this critical discussion wasn't set.
Discussion: Roll Call
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 …
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.
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison  —  President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a California island.  In a message on his Truth Social site Sunday evening, Trump wrote that, “For too long …
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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
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
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 …
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” …
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 …
Discussion: Reuters and Associated Press
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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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 …
Matina Stevis-Gridneff / New York Times:
A New Trend in Global Elections: The Anti-Trump Bump  —  In voting in Canada and Australia, right-wing parties that borrowed from the MAGA playbook were punished.  Elsewhere, President Trump is having a more complex impact.  —  The Trump factor is shaping global politics, one election at a time …
Discussion: Semafor and Bloomberg
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
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.
Max Griera / Politico:
European Parliament cracks down on lobbyists in effort to stop corruption  —  BRUSSELS ― The European Parliament has toughened its rules on lobbying more than two years after a cash-for-influence scandal that triggered one of the largest corruption investigations to hit the EU.
 
 
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Michael Shepherd / Bangor Daily News:
Paul LePage files to run for Maine's swing 2nd District
Discussion: The Maine Wire and Breitbart
Bloomberg:
Adani Camp Meets Trump Officials in Push to End US Bribery Cases
Discussion: Reuters
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The Trump family is taking crypto payoffs in the middle of Fifth Avenue. Who will stop them?
 Earlier Items: 
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New York Times:
Trump's Tariffs Are Already Straining This Oklahoma Used Car Business
Fox News:
Trump says he could ‘walk away’ from Russia-Ukraine talks, cites ‘tremendous hatred’ on both sides
Discussion: New York Post
Nelson Rauda Zablah / New York Times:
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Joe Hernandez / NPR:
Catholic leaders criticize Trump for posting apparent AI photo of himself as the pope
 

 
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