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CBC News:
Canada election: Liberals will form next government, CBC News projects  —  Too soon to say whether it will be a minority or majority  —  Canada Votes 2025: Election night results and analysis  —  Canadians will vote on April 28 in an election that will determine the next prime minister.
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Matina Stevis-Gridneff / New York Times:
Live Updates: Mark Carney Wins New Term as Canada's Prime Minister on Anti-Trump Platform  —  CBC/Radio Canada, the national broadcaster, projected a win for the Liberal Party in an extraordinary election that was dominated by President Trump's threats to Canada's sovereignty and its economy.
Phil Helsel / NBC News:
Canadians keep Liberal Party and Mark Carney in power as country digs in on Trump's trade war  —  President Donald Trump injected himself into the race with his tariffs on Canadian imports and repeatedly saying Canada should become the 51st U.S. state.  —  Canadian voters backed Prime …
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.
Discussion: Mediaite
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  Federal supremacy with respect to immigration, national security, and foreign policy is axiomatic.
CNN:
US Navy loses $60 million jet at sea after it fell overboard from aircraft carrier  —  A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has been “lost” at sea after it fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier while it was being towed on board, the Navy said in a statement on Monday.
Washington Post:
Civil rights lawyers leave en masse as Justice Dept. mission shifts  —  Civil rights director Harmeet K. Dhillon redirected her staff to focus on combating antisemitism, anti-Christian bias and what she calls “woke ideology.”  —  The new head of the Justice Department's civil rights division …
Discussion: Civil Discourse …
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Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Trump Recasts Mission of Justice Dept.'s Civil Rights Office, Prompting ‘Exodus’  —  Hundreds of lawyers and other staff members are fleeing the arm of the agency that defends constitutional rights, which appointees intend to reshape to enact President Trump's agenda.
New York Times:
National Climate Assessment Authors Are Dismissed by Trump Administration  —  The Trump administration told researchers it was “releasing” them from their roles.  It puts the future of the assessment, which is required by Congress, in doubt.  —  The Trump administration has dismissed …
Discussion: Reuters
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Karl Rove Guts Donald Trump in Scathing Fox News Interview: ‘In Very Bad Shape’  —  RAPID FAIL  —  The former adviser to former Vice President Dick Cheney said Americans no longer trust the president on the economy.  —  Fox News analyst Karl Rove tore into President Donald Trump …
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
CNN Poll: A growing majority says Trump has made the economy worse, with most skeptical of his tariff plans  —  A 59% majority of the public now says President Donald Trump's policies have worsened economic conditions in the country, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS …
Wall Street Journal:
At 100 Days, Trump 2.0 Is in Trouble
NPR:
DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets  —  Two members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have been given accounts on classified networks that hold highly guarded details about America's nuclear weapons, two independent sources tell NPR.
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Floats Improbable Income-Tax Cut Tied to Tariffs  —  President suggests eliminating income taxes on most households, but math doesn't add up  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump keeps suggesting that tariffs can replace income taxes for most Americans.  One big problem: The math doesn't work.
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Erich Wagner / GovExec.com:   Republicans tee up federal worker benefit cuts to pay for tax cuts
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Karoline Leavitt Refuses to Rule Out Arrest of Supreme Court Judges … The Trump administration is open to arresting Supreme Court judges, as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told it on Monday morning.  —  “You guys arrested a Milwaukee County Circuit judge …
Bianca Quilantan / Politico:
Trump administration probes Harvard Law Review for alleged race-based discrimination  —  The Trump administration is probing financial ties, oversight procedures, selection policies and other documentation for both membership and article publication.  —  The Trump administration on Monday opened …
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
I Can't Believe Anyone Thinks Trump Actually Cares About Antisemitism  —  About a decade ago, conservatives would often denounce Muslim immigration on the grounds that it threatened Western progress on gay rights.  This posture, sometimes called homonationalism, got its start in Europe …
Discussion: Raw Story and RNS
Rory Carroll / The Guardian:
Irish woman living in US for decades detained by immigration officials  —  Cliona Ward, who had returned from trip to Ireland, held over criminal record from almost 20 years ago  —  An Irish woman who has lived legally in the US for four decades has been detained by immigration officials …
Discussion: Global News and The Irish Times
Politico:
Stephen Lynch will pursue Democrats' top House Oversight post  —  Rep. Stephen Lynch said he will seek to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee after ranking member Gerry Connolly suddenly announced Monday he would step aside.  The Massachusetts Democrat …
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Politico:
Connolly to step down as top Dem on Oversight, paving the way for generational change
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Government Actually Threatens Wikipedia's Editorial Freedom; Self-Proclaimed Free Speech Warriors Suddenly Have Other Plans  —  When Trump officials want to censor speech, they don't quite say “we want to censor speech” (after all, they pretend to be the party that “brought free speech back.")
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Congress Moving Forward On Unconstitutional Take It Down Act  —  Here's a puzzle: How do you write a law that's so badly designed that (1) the people it's meant to help oppose it, (2) the people who hate regulation support it, and (3) everyone involved admits it will be abused?
Washington Post:
FBI, national security agencies using polygraphs for ‘leak’ hunts  —  Current and former officials say the crackdown is creating a climate of fear and harming national security.  —  National security agencies across the Trump administration are ramping up investigations into alleged leaks to the news media …
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Soften Blow of Automotive Tariffs  —  Companies paying Trump's car tariffs won't also be charged for other levies  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is expected to soften the impact of his automotive tariffs, preventing duties on foreign-made cars from stacking on top of other tariffs …
Tal Axelrod / Axios:
Why the MAGA world won't turn its back on Hegseth  —  MAGAworld's repeated races to defend Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth help illuminate what it takes for the president's most hardcore supporters to truly have your back.  —  The big picture: Agreeing with President Trump on policy isn't enough …
U.S. Department of Education:
U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Finds the University of Pennsylvania Has Violated Title IX  —  Today, the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced its finding that the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
CNN:
‘A great friend’: Audio undercuts Trump US attorney nominee's disavowal of alleged Nazi sympathizer  —  Ed Martin, the Trump-appointed interim US Attorney for the District of Columbia and nominee to serve in the role permanently, says he now regrets praising a Capitol rioter …
Robert Frank / CNBC:
Donald Trump Jr. co-founds new private members club, Executive Branch, with a $500,000 fee … WATCH NOW  —  A new private membership club in Washington, D.C., co-founded by Donald Trump Jr., is charging a $500,000 membership fee — and there's already a waiting list.
Discussion: Mediaite and Axios
Jack Jenkins / RNS:
Rev. William Barber arrested in Capitol Rotunda after praying against Republican-led budget  —  (RNS) — While arrests of protesters at the Capitol is not unusual, the response to Barber's prayer was unusually dramatic: After issuing verbal warnings, dozens of officers expelled everyone in the Rotunda — including credentialed press.
Discussion: The Independent
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Dem Says ICE Took Florida Mom From Baby, Unlawfully Deported Her To Cuba  —  “The separation of mother and daughter was so sudden and traumatic that their infant daughter was taken to the hospital,” Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) told Trump.  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) …
Discussion: Hartford Courant
The Guardian:
Ice seeking out unaccompanied immigrant children to deport or prosecute  —  Moves sparking fears of a crackdown on such children and prompting alarm about ‘backdoor family separation’  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officials are seeking out unaccompanied immigrant children …
Discussion: Axios
Chip Rotolo / Pew Research Center:
White evangelicals continue to stand out in their support for Trump  —  Roughly three months into President Donald Trump's second term, White evangelical Protestants continue to be among his strongest supporters:  — 72% approve of the way Trump is currently handling his job as president.
Discussion: Religion Unplugged
Mackenzie Wilkes / Politico:
House education committee Republicans release plans for GOP megabill  —  House Education and Workforce Committee Republicans have released their plans for wide-ranging higher education reform as part of their portion of the GOP's party-line package to enact President Donald Trump's sprawling legislative agenda …
Discussion: The Hill
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Trump executive order requires truck drivers to speak English  —  President Trump signed an executive order on Monday that requires commercial truck drivers in the United States to be proficient in English.  —  The text of the order acknowledges the essential role that truck drivers play …
Aidin Vaziri / San Francisco Chronicle:
'If you're a fascist, get a Tesla': Neil Young targets Elon Musk in new song  —  Neil Young debuted a politically charged new song at a benefit concert in Los Angeles over the weekend to deliver pointed criticism of President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and his electric vehicle company Tesla.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Matt Stoller / BIG:
House GOP Proposes Eliminating Key Antitrust Law
Discussion: Reuters
Oriana González / NOTUS:
FDA Leaves the Door Open to Reimposing Restrictions on Abortion Pills
John Avlon / The Bulwark:
Are You Better Off Than You Were 100 Days Ago?
Ben Makuch / The Guardian:
Far-right fight groups endorse ‘youth clubs’ targeting US young men and boys
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
In 100 Days, Trump Has Invented Something New: Clown-Show Fascism
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump lashes out against “fake polls” as his approval ratings sink
 Earlier Items: 
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Debt cliff is ‘hard deadline’ for GOP megabill, Thune says
Discussion: Fox News
Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Coming for the Judges  —  On Friday, federal agents arrested Judge Hannah Dugan of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court.
Discussion: Breitbart
Jason Lalljee / Axios:
Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts to skip Eagles' White House visit with Trump
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Judge questions US Defense Department role in Venezuelans' deportations
Discussion: Raw Story
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