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Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer Has Resigned  —  A Labor Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.  — Copy  —  Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned on Monday, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigns from Trump admin after misconduct investigation first exposed by The Post
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Chavez-DeRemer stepping down as Labor secretary
Erin Doherty / Politico:
Dems brace for a close finish on Virginia redistricting effort … “Anytime you're on the ‘yes’ side of a referendum, you've got the burden of proof,” he added.  “It doesn't matter what the referendum is, but anytime you're arguing for ‘yes,’ the other side is going to be arguing for the status quo.”
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Oren Oppenheim / ABC News:
In Virginia redistricting election, 4 House seats at stake as voters go to the polls  —  The vote will decide if the legislature can redraw the state congressional map.  —  Campaign signs are seen at a polling place on April 17, 2026 in Burke, Virginia.  Virginia voters will decide on April 21 …
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:   Democrats expand their fight for the House into redder territory
Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
Virginians vote on redrawing congressional map to favor Democrats
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats prepare to abandon Cherfilus-McCormick en masse  —  Many House Democrats are ready to vote to expel Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) from Congress as soon as the House Ethics Committee meets to decide her fate on Tuesday, Axios has found in interviews with over 30 lawmakers.
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Politico:
Capitol agenda: Trump-Powell clash hijacks Warsh hearing  —  A bitter spat is set to dominate Kevin Warsh's confirmation hearing Tuesday morning.  It's not the economic outlook or bank regulation.  The real focus for Senate Banking members vetting Warsh to be the next Federal Reserve chair …
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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Cabinet Secretaries Are Dropping Like Flies. Who Might Be Next?
Discussion: Semafor and The Japan Times
Apple:
Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman John Ternus to become Apple CEO  —  CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple announced that Tim Cook will become executive chairman of Apple's board of directors and John Ternus, senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, will become Apple's next chief executive officer effective on September 1, 2026.
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Brent D. Griffiths / Business Insider:
Apple isn't losing its Trump whisperer  — Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO in September.  — He won't be going far.  He'll remain as executive chairman of the Apple board of directors.  — Cook has put on a masterclass in managing Apple's relationship with President Donald Trump.
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Trump approval falls to 35% as rating on handling prices hits a record -46  —  This article reports results from the April 2026 Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll.  You can read our previous poll releases here.  Subscribers to Strength In Numbers have access to additional visuals …
Discussion: USA Today and The Hill
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Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Cancel the 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner  —  Allow me to make a confession: I'm a fan of the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD).  I have never been invited.  I just enjoy the show.  The president does a stand-up routine.  The people who cover the president hire a famous comedian to roast him.
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Carr's Drive-Thru Dinner  —  Donald Trump's FCC chair Brendan Carr is set to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Status has learned, where he will mingle with journalists and news executives at an event ostensibly about celebrating the First Amendment.
NOTUS:
Some Republicans Fear They're Making a Big Mistake on Reconciliation  —  “We better do something to bring costs down, because it's tough sledding right now,” Sen. Josh Hawley said.  — Copy  —  Senate Republicans are taking their first steps this week to pass a narrow reconciliation bill …
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Elizabeth Findell / Wall Street Journal:
What We Learned From a Secret Deposition of Ken Paxton  —  Previously hidden document sheds new light on ethical questions surrounding the GOP Senate candidate and Texas attorney general  —  In 2019, hostile attorneys questioned Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton about his conduct as a lawyer …
Discussion: Raw Story
Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Ex-staffers defend California governor hopeful after viral clips raise conduct questions  —  After Eric Swalwell's exit, a letter from 30 ex-staffers of former representative Katie Porter seeks to blunt attacks as Democrats fear getting locked out of the race.  —  Summary
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Garrett Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
Five Trump Scandals You've Probably Missed  —  Swirling scandals—from the Pentagon to DHS to the IRS to the Labor Department—that represent basic betrayals of public office, trust, and confidence-in-leadership that should be the table stakes of good government.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Speaker Johnson's beginning of the end  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🍃🍃 Subscribe to PN 🍃🍃  —  Last week, Analilia Mejia won her election in a suburban northern New Jersey district …
Discussion: KDFX-TV and The Independent
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Palantir Goes Mask-Off For Fascism.  It Won't End Well.  —  Earlier this month, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that “Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has proven to have great war fighting capabilities and equipment.  Just ask our enemies!!!”  — notably including the stock ticker …
Rebecca Archer / New York Times:
When Your Child Dies of Measles  —  When my daughter Renae, my firstborn, was 5 months old she spiked a fever.  By that evening, she was having trouble breathing — the color was gone from her face and I could see her skin tugging in around her ribs.  At the hospital the doctors noted …
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Why America is falling out of love with Israel  —  Public opinion and elite sentiment has turned decisively against Netanyahu  —  Who in America remembers Yitzhak Rabin?  It is a safe bet that few under 40 would recall the courageous prime minister of Israel who sought peace with the Palestinians.
Mark Jacob / Stop the Presses:
It's not media cluelessness - it's cowardice and complicity  —  For more than a decade, I've struggled with the question of why major media have underreacted to Donald Trump's fascist movement, normalizing its corruption and cruelty.  —  Eventually, I came up with the “Three C's” - cluelessness, cowardice, and complicity.
Katie Drummond / Wired:
The Internet's Favorite Lawyer Says We're Living Through ‘Multiple Watergates per Week’  —  Devin Stone turned punchy legal explainers into a YouTube empire.  Now he's warning that the sheer volume of Trump administration scandals is distorting reality itself.
NBC News:
‘Jarring disconnect’: Maine voters at odds with Democratic leadership in high-stakes Senate primary  —  Maine's Democratic Senate primary is heating up as Graham Platner (D) and Governor Janet Mills (D) look to challenge incumbent Senator Susan Collins (R).  NBC News Senior National Political …
Politico:
California Dems want to quickly fill Swalwell's seat.  They're hitting a snag. … Five Democratic candidates running in the regularly-scheduled primary to succeed Swalwell for a full term have pledged they would not also run in the June 16 special election.
Politico:
Iran war accelerates America's breakup with the world … “A lot of people are fed up with how chaotic this war has been and scared of the potential economic impact, but I haven't seen any major protests in response,” a Washington-based Asian diplomat said, having been granted anonymity because the topic is sensitive.
Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press
Peter Smith / Associated Press:
Trump and other top Republicans will read passages in a marathon Bible event  —  President Donald Trump and many of his leading Christian supporters and top Republicans are taking part this week in a marathon reading of the Bible in an America 250-themed event billed as encouraging a …
 
 
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