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4:25 PM ET, April 29, 2025

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Punchbowl News:
Amazon to display tariff costs for consumers  —  Amazon doesn't want to shoulder the blame for the cost of President Donald Trump's trade war.  —  So the e-commerce giant will soon show how much Trump's tariffs are adding to the price of each product, according to a person familiar with the plan.
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump complained to Bezos before Amazon said it scrapped idea to display tariff cost … WATCH NOW  —  The White House on Tuesday slammed Amazon for reportedly planning to display the cost of President Donald Trump's tariffs next to the total price of products on its site.
Paul Krugman:
Trump is the Godfather in Reverse  —  Late post today: I'm still in Portugal and couldn't work on it yesterday because the power was out!  —  Yesterday's election in Canada was a bit closer than polls predicted.  Nonetheless, Mark Carney's Liberal Party, which appeared doomed just two months ago, won a solid victory.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Amazon displaying tariff prices “hostile and political,” White House says  —  White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed Amazon's reported plan to display the breakdown of how much tariffs are adding to the price of each good as a “hostile and political act” on Tuesday.
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
White House: Amazon displaying tariff costs ‘a hostile and political act’
Reuters:
Amazon denies it planned to disclose cost of US tariffs on its website
Seb Starcevic / Politico:
Canada's conservative leader Pierre Poilievre loses his own seat in election collapse  —  The remarkable campaign was upended by a backlash against U.S. President Donald Trump, which sparked a stunning liberal resurgence.  —  Canada's conservative leader lost his own seat in Monday's election …
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CBC News:
Canada election: Liberals will form next government, CBC News projects
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Trump Is a Triple Loser in Canada's Election
Discussion: Reuters
CNN:
Canada will ‘never’ yield to Trump's threats as Prime Minister Carney declares election victory
Quico Toro / Persuasion:
A Victory for Boring White Guy Centrism
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Exclusive: Most Americans see Trump as “dangerous dictator,” poll says  —  A majority of Americans say President Trump is a “dangerous dictator” who poses a threat to democracy and believe he's overstepped his authority by actions such as the mass firing of federal employees, a new survey says.
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Marist Poll:
President Trump's First 100 Days, April 2025  —  Plurality Gives Trump a Grade of “F” at 100-Day Mark... Job Approval Rating Slips to 42%  —  At the 100-day mark of President Donald Trump's second term in office, a plurality of Americans give his performance a failing grade.
Politico:
Don Bacon sets $500B red line on Medicaid  —  The Nebraska Republican is a key player in GOP megabill negotiations.  —  Rep. Don Bacon, a key GOP moderate, is drawing a red line on Medicaid cuts.  —  The Nebraska Republican has privately told the White House he won't accept more than $500 billion …
Discussion: Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
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Politico:
Capitol agenda: Medicaid mucks up the megabill
Discussion: The Daily Signal
Burgess Everett / Semafor:
Republican senators pan proposed House changes to Medicaid as ‘cutting benefits’
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Republicans consider unraveling a key part of Obamacare in Trump agenda bill
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Judge Hannah Dugan has all-star legal team, including ‘LeBron James of lawyers’  — Former U.S. Attorney Steven Biskupic and former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement lead Judge Hannah Dugan's defense team.  — The prosecution is led by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Keith Alexander and Kelly Brown Watkza.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Fortune 500 company abruptly fires lawyer who helped immigrant family  —  On March 4, Clay Jackson, an attorney in the Dallas area, was at a gas station near his home when the attendant asked if he would help a local immigrant family.  The family's father, who is undocumented …
New York Times:
Trump Fires Biden Appointees, Including Doug Emhoff, From Holocaust Museum  —  “Holocaust remembrance and education should never be politicized,” Mr. Emhoff said in reaction to the removal of him and senior Biden White House officials from the board that oversees the museum.
Discussion: The Hill and Jewish Insider
Steven Sparks / Reuters:
Most Americans oppose Trump 3rd term, taking control of Greenland and Canada: POLL  —  A majority take Trump at his word when he talks about his potential actions.  —  President Donald Trump walks down the colonnade to the Oval Office after arriving on Marine One at the White House in Washington, April 27, 2025.
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Amanda Friedman / Politico:
Majorities oppose top Trump priorities on Greenland, Canada and a third term, poll finds
Discussion: The Hill and New Republic
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump's polling has already collapsed  —  💨 💨 ✈️ With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever.  Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers.  If you aren't one already …
Discussion: CNN, The Nation and Steady
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
The thermostat comes for Trumpism
Discussion: USA Today
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
Trump Is More Likely to Get a Third Impeachment Than a Third Term  —  WHEN PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON DEPLOYED the IRS and the FBI to investigate his enemies, the House Judiciary Committee—on a bipartisan vote—deemed it an impeachable abuse of power.  So how about Donald Trump siccing …
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Politico:
Hegseth cancels ‘woke’ Pentagon program that was created by ... Trump  —  The 2017 bill Trump signed into law was backed by two current Cabinet members when they were members of Congress.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday he will wind down a program at the Pentagon that boosts …
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Associated Press:   Hegseth boasts about ending ‘woke’ program on women and security. Trump signed it into law
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues Trump in fight for control  —  President Trump opened up a new front in his assault on public media on Monday, asserting that he was removing three of the five board members of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Discussion: Axios
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Sues White House to Block Board Firings
The Harvard Crimson:
Across 500 Pages, Harvard Task Force Reports Detail Hostility on Campus and Urge Broad Policy Changes  —  Harvard's twin task forces on combating bias toward Jewish, Israeli, Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian affiliates released their long-awaited reports on Tuesday afternoon …
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Janet Lorin / Bloomberg:
Harvard's President Says 'I'm Sorry' After Reports on Bias
John Kelly / CBS News:
Despite Trump's promised cuts, U.S. spent about $220 billion more in first 100 days than last year  —  Despite promises to cut spending during the campaign and his first few months in office, President Trump's federal government has spent about $220 billion more in his first 100 days compared to the same time period last year.
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Jake Pearson / ProPublica:
A DOGE Aide Involved in Dismantling Consumer Bureau Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From the Cuts  —  Gavin Kliger helped oversee mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while holding stock in companies that experts say likely stand to benefit from dismantling that agency …
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
A Mother and Father Were Deported.  What Happened to Their Toddler?  —  The Trump administration sent the mother of a 2-year-old to Venezuela and the father to a Salvadoran prison.  Their daughter remains somewhere in the United States.  —  A Venezuelan family is calling for a 2-year-old …
Mary Cunningham / CBS News:
UPS cutting 20,000 jobs amid reduction in Amazon shipments  —  UPS on Tuesday announced it is planning to cut 20,000 jobs this year, part of a cost-cutting effort that's linked to fewer deliveries from Amazon, its biggest customer.  —  The shipping company, which operates in over 200 countries, currently has around 490,000 employees.
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
MAGA's Premier Conspiracy Theorist Becomes the Target of One  —  Flynn-kenstein's Monster  —  FEW AMERICANS HAVE DONE MORE to mainstream conspiracy theories than Michael Flynn, the retired Army general who served as national security advisor for the first few days of Donald Trump's first term.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump's Crypto Firm … The pitch from “ZMoney” arrived on the encrypted messaging app Signal just days before Donald J. Trump's presidential inauguration.  —  “ZMoney” was Zachary Folkman, an entrepreneur who once ran …
 
 
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Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times:
Retailers Fear Toy Shortages at Christmas as Tariffs Freeze Supply Chain
Discussion: Bloomberg
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Enforcing Commonsense Rules of the Road for America's Truck Drivers
Washington Post:
First migrants charged with entering restricted military zone at border
Discussion: RedState
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Trump administration's early-morning media strategy targets loyal viewers — and “an audience of one”
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
David Hogg: More than a dozen Democratic incumbents could be primaried
Discussion: NewsNation, Twitchy and Fox News
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
House Transportation proposes to include $20 per vehicle fee in GOP megabill
Danielle Wallace / Fox News:
Revenge porn bill backed by Melania Trump heads to president's desk after overwhelming House vote
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
This Is Palantir's Justification for Building ICE's Master Database
Andrew Perez / Rolling Stone:
Republicans Move to Block Inquiries Into Trump Admin Amid Signal Scandal
Discussion: The Hill, WTTG-TV and New Republic
Adam Gurri / Liberal Currents:
Unfit to Be the Ruler of a Free People: The Anti-American Presidency of Donald Trump
Shawn Donnan / Bloomberg:
The US Factory Where Trump Previewed His Tariffs in 2017 Is Now in China
Wall Street Journal:
At 100 Days, Trump 2.0 Is in Trouble
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
The US House votes 214-212 to rescind $1.1B in federal funding for public broadcasting for the next two fiscal years; the bill now heads to the Senate

Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
A look at Apple's vision for Apple TV+ and its film business, as Tim Cook says the company's $200M+ bet on the F1 movie is about more than selling iPhones

Luke Bouma / Cord Cutters News:
WBD plans to shut down its linear multiplex channels HBO Family, ThrillerMax, MovieMax, and OuterMax on August 15, 2025; HBO Family launched in December 1996
 
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