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7:40 PM ET, April 3, 2025

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The Economist:
President Trump's mindless tariffs will cause economic havoc  —  But the rest of the world can limit the damage  —  If you failed to spot America being “looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far” or it being cruelly denied a “turn to prosper”, then congratulations …
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Paul Krugman:
Will Malignant Stupidity Kill the World Economy?  —  A quick thank you to my readers.  When I struck out on my own, I wasn't sure if anyone would follow.  But I just passed 300K subscribers.  I'll try to be worthy of your support.  —  America created the modern world trading system.
Dominic Preston / The Verge:
Trump's new tariff math looks a lot like ChatGPT's  —  ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, and Claude all recommend the same “nonsense” tariff calculation. … When President Donald Trump began yesterday's announcement of the White House's latest trade policy brandishing a novelty-sized cardboard sign labeled …
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Jets Off to Watch Golf as U.S. Economy Goes Up in Flames  —  TRUMPENOMICS  —  The stock market is in free fall, but the president is headed to Florida.  —  President Donald Trump's response to a tanking U.S. stock market—brought on by his sweeping tariff announcement Wednesday—is to fly to Florida.
Lily Meier / Bloomberg:
‘Oh Sh-t’: RH Chief Is Shocked as Tariffs Drag Down Stock 44% … “Oh sh-t.”  That was RH Chief Executive Officer Gary Friedman's reaction to what was happening to the luxury furniture maker's stock price on Wednesday evening.  —  Donald Trump had just announced plans for an avalanche …
Discussion: HuffPost, CNBC, Fox Business, Quartz and Fortune
David Dayen / American Prospect:
They're Not Tariffs, They're Sanctions  —  Stop trying to place coherence on a policy that's really just a mob boss breaking legs and asking for protection money.  —  President Donald Trump departs after signing an executive order on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, April 2, 2025, in Washington.
Washington Post:
Trump contradicts aides, talking points on purpose of global tariffs  —  Investors and global leaders have been trying to understand the purpose of sprawling new import duties.  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday contradicted his top aides on the purpose of his sprawling new global tariff regime …
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and The Hill
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The real reason Trump is destroying the economy  —  The Trump administration's tariffs are, by every reasonable account, an economic catastrophe in the making.  So why are they happening?  —  One explanation is that this is simply democracy at work.  President Donald Trump campaigned …
Ilya Somin / Reason:   Why Trump's “Liberation Day” Tariffs are Illegal
Victoria Guida / Politico:
‘This Could Get Much Uglier’: The Fatal Flaw In Trump's Trade War
Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump's ‘Reciprocal’ Tariff Formula Is All About Trade Deficits
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's New Protectionist Age
New York Times:
Trump Fires 6 N.S.C. Officials After Oval Office Meeting With Laura Loomer  —  During the 30-minute meeting, the far-right activist excoriated National Security Council officials in front of the president and Michael Waltz, the national security adviser.  —  President Trump fired six National …
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CNN:
White House fires three NSC staffers after president meets with far-right activist Laura Loomer  —  The White House has fired at least three National Security Council staffers, three sources familiar with the move told CNN.  —  The firings came after Laura Loomer, the far-right activist …
Axios:
Scoop: Multiple firings on Trump's National Security Council after Loomer visit  —  Several members of President Trump's embattled National Security Council have been fired, a U.S. official and a second source familiar told Axios on Thursday.  —  Why it matters: The firings come …
Rolling Stone:
Trump Fires NatSec Officials After Meeting With Far-Right Conspiracy Theorist
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
Ben Leonard / Politico:
Top Republican leads bill to reassert Congress' tariff power amid Trump trade war  —  Sen. Chuck Grassley, a senior Republican lawmaker from the farm-heavy state of Iowa, is spearheading new legislation that would reassert Congress' authority over tariffs amid President Donald Trump's trade war escalation.
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Marco Margaritoff / HuffPost:
'We're All Dead': GOP Senator Reacts To Trump Tariffs  —  While he voted in favor Wednesday of Trump retaining the emergency powers he used to impose his Canada tariffs, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) has some concerns.  —  Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) wasn't concerned enough about President Donald …
Discussion: CNN, BBC, Newsmax, NewsNation and The Hill
Robert King / Politico:
Senate confirms Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid  —  He will oversee how physicians are paid through Medicare.  —  Dr. Mehmet Oz, the heart surgeon turned daytime television star, has a new job — overseeing the nation's largest health insurance programs.
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NBC News:   California, Connecticut and Washington lose federal grant funding for local libraries and museums
Lauren Weber / Washington Post:
Oz confirmed to oversee health insurance for millions of Americans
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Reuters
Cheyenne Haslett / Associated Press:
RFK Jr. announces HHS reinstating some programs, employees cut by mistake  —  He didn't indicate when the reinstatements would happen.  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives before President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs …
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Alexander Tin / CBS News:
RFK Jr. says 20% of health agency layoffs could be mistakes
Discussion: ABC News and Mediaite
Alexander Tin / CBS News:   RFK Jr. cuts CDC labs investigating outbreaks of STDs and hepatitis
New York Times:
Trump Administration Set to Pause $510 Million for Brown University  —  The administration has now targeted five schools' federal funding as part of a pledge to combat what it considers to be antisemitism on university campuses.  —  The Trump administration intends to block $510 million …
Michael Wayland / CNBC:
Stellantis idles plants in Mexico and Canada due to tariffs … DETROIT — Stellantis is pausing production at two assembly plants in Canada and Mexico as the company attempts to navigate President Donald Trump's new round of 25% automotive tariffs that took effect Thursday.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Officials Could Be Held in Contempt for Deportation Flights, Judge Says  —  Judge says administration ‘acted in bad faith’ in removal of alleged Venezuelan gang members under wartime law  —  WASHINGTON—A federal judge said he was considering whether to hold Trump administration officials …
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Jose Pagliery / NOTUS:
Boasberg Inches Closer To Finding Trump Officials in Contempt Over Venezuelan Deportation Flights
Discussion: CBS News
Jamie Grierson / The Guardian:
Donald Trump ordered to pay £626,000 legal costs after Steele dossier lawsuit  —  US president had sued over denied allegations he took part in ‘perverted’ sex acts but UK case was thrown out last year  —  Donald Trump has been ordered by a judge in England to pay more than £620,000 …
Discussion: Reuters and Raw Story
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Trump ordered to pay legal fees in ‘Steele dossier’ lawsuit
Discussion: Associated Press
Matt Taibbi / Racket News:
A Response to a Member of Congress  —  Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Democrat of California, accused me of serial sex offenses in a public hearing, then said my lack of response was “telling.”  It's listed below  —  1,746  —  Sydney Kamlager-Dove, a Democrat representing California's 37th district …
Sean Burch / The Wrap:
Eugene Robinson Leaves the Washington Post After Jeff Bezos' ‘Significant Shift’ to Opinion Section  —  “I wish nothing but the very best for the paper and for all of you.  I won't be a stranger,” the political columnist tells his colleagues after 45 years at WaPo
Tara Copp / Associated Press:
Pentagon watchdog to review Hegseth's use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike  —  The Pentagon's acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.
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Ryan Grenoble / HuffPost:
DOD Opens Investigation Into Pete Hegseth's Use Of Signal
Stan Choe / Associated Press:
Dow drops 1,400 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump's tariffs ignite a COVID-like shock  —  Financial markets around the world are reeling Thursday following President Donald Trump's latest and most severe set of tariffs, and the U.S. stock market is taking the worst of it so far.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The American Age Is Over  —  1. Canada  —  Fittingly, it was the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, who declared the official time of death. … And just like that, the age of American empire, the great Pax Americana, ended.  —  Share  —  We cannot overstate what has just happened.
Discussion: Reuters
The Straits Times:
Radio Free Europe says US switches off satellite transmitting Russia broadcast  —  PRAGUE - The head of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said on April 3 that the US government had switched off a satellite that transmitted its Russian-language programme into Russia.
David A. Super / The Hill:
The hidden patterns in Trump's executive orders  —  The breadth of President Trump's onslaught of executive orders is wearying even to the most experienced officials, journalists and analysts — likely by design.  —  Although many of the proposals contained in Project 2025 have yet to be implemented …
Jon Henley / The Guardian:
Hungary to pull out of ‘political’ ICC as Netanyahu visits Budapest  —  Israeli PM, who is wanted by the court, hails Viktor Orbán's ‘bold and principled’ decision to leave the ‘corrupt’ body  —  Hungary will leave the international criminal court because it has become “political” …
 
 
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Reuters:
Czech investment group PPF launches a bid to lift its stake in German broadcaster ProSieben to 29.99%, countering MediaForEurope's plans to increase control

Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The MPA, SAG-AFTRA, WGAW, the Teamsters, and other Hollywood unions urge President Trump to support tax deductions for the industry, without mentioning tariffs
 
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