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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.
CNN:
A ‘p*ssed’ Trump called Jeff Bezos after learning Amazon considered breaking out a tariff charge  —  New York CNN —  The White House took aggressive aim at Amazon, with President Donald Trump putting in a call to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos Tuesday morning, after the company considered displaying …
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
Today in Politics, Bulletin 121. 4/29/25
Discussion: HotAir and Washington Examiner
Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Trump pushes back against economic anxieties in ABC interview, says China ‘probably will eat those tariffs’
Discussion: The Hill, USA Today and Newsbusters
ABC News:
Amazon says tariff cost displays never considered for main site, ‘nothing has been implemented’
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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Axios:
Trump's team war-gaming for an impeachment fight
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
Trump Is More Likely to Get a Third Impeachment Than a Third Term
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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.
Discussion: Reuters and Raw Story
Grace Yarrow / Politico:
Trump won't back sharing food-aid costs with states, House Ag chair says  —  House Agriculture Chair G.T. Thompson (R-Pa.) acknowledged Tuesday that the White House won't back a budget proposal that pushes some nutrition program costs onto states.  That throws a wrench in House Republicans' plans …
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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: New York Magazine and Politico
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Prime Minister of Canada:
Prime Minister Carney speaks with President of the United States Donald J. Trump
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.
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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Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
Why the Antisemitism Awareness Act now has a religious liberty clause to protect ‘Jews killed Jesus’ statements  —  New language in antisemitism bill clarifies First Amendment protections  —  Senate Republicans added an amendment to bipartisan legislation addressing rising antisemitism …
David Weigel / Semafor:
Native American woman gets a chance to topple Hogg at DNC  —  THE SCOOP  —  A candidate who failed to win a Democratic National Committee leadership role is challenging her defeat — the first threat to DNC Vice Chair David Hogg since he vowed to keep backing some primary challenges to incumbents.
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
David Hogg: More than a dozen Democratic incumbents could be primaried
Discussion: NewsNation, Twitchy and Fox News
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 …
Associated Press:
Wisconsin high court suspends Milwaukee judge accused of helping man evade immigration authorities  —  The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities.  The FBI took Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan into custody on Friday morning at the county courthouse.
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
More give Trump an F than any other grade for first 100 days, poll finds  —  Twice as many people said President Trump deserves a grade of F rather than an A for how he's handled his first 100 days in office, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.  —  Forty-five percent said Trump deserves …
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Janet Lorin / Bloomberg:
Harvard's President Says 'I'm Sorry' After Reports on Bias
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
Knight First Amendment Institute:
Federal Court Says First Amendment Bars Government From Deporting Students and Faculty on Basis of Political Viewpoint, Says Challenge to Trump Policy Can Go Forward  —  Ruling is a victory for free speech and step towards ending unconstitutional policy across U.S. campuses, Knight Institute says
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.
Matt Binder / Mashable:
Elon Musk's X lost 11 million users in the EU over the past 5 months  —  Millions of people in France and Germany have left X, according to X itself.  —  X's user base in the European Union is now officially lower than it was prior to Elon Musk's acquisition of the company.
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 …
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 …
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.
New York Times:
Paramount Board Clears Possible Path For Settling Trump's ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit  —  Paramount's interest in settling has dismayed CBS's news division.  The executive producer of “60 Minutes” abruptly resigned last week.  —  Lawyers for President Trump and Paramount, the parent of CBS News …
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.
Washington Post:
USPS law enforcement assists Trump ‘mass deportation’ effort, sources and records show  —  The Postal Inspection Service recently joined a federal task force to locate undocumented immigrants using data from mail and packages, according to people familiar with the effort and records obtained by The Washington Post.
House Committee on Appropriations:
100 Days In, Trump Blocks At Least $430 Billion Dollars in Funding Owed to American People  —  Since taking office, President Trump has trampled on our nation's laws and choked off critical investments that families, businesses, and local governments in every zip code in America are counting on.
Politico:
House Transportation proposes to include $20 per vehicle fee in GOP megabill  —  The House Transportation Committee early on Tuesday released draft text of its portion of the GOP's sprawling domestic policy bill, which it plans to mark up Wednesday.  The proposal includes $15 billion …
Bloomberg:
A $6 Billion Shortfall Has US Mass Transit Facing a Death Spiral  —  The federal government stepped in with $70 billion to get commuter rail and bus service through the pandemic.  The funds are running out.  —  When Covid-19 broke the US economy, the trains and buses that carried millions of Americans to work every day emptied out.
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Let A Million Anti-Trump Flowers Bloom  —  Carefully orchestrated rebranding exercises are overrated.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Ask almost any professional Democrat what the party needs to do to become nationally viable and they'll respond with some version of the same boilerplate internal critique:
Politico:
Hegseth cancels Pentagon program.  It was signed into law 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 …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Elizabeth Warren Marks 100 Days Of Trump By Reading Aloud 100 Reports Of His Corruption  —  The Massachusetts senator plans to read into the congressional record dozens of cases of Trump using the presidency to benefit himself personally.  —  WASHINGTON - Donald Trump is 100 days into his second presidency …
 
 
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Kate Payne / Associated Press:
Florida is poised to ban fluoride from public water systems
Discussion: Bloomberg, UPI and Orlando Sentinel
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Judge orders Trump administration to restore $12 million for pro-democracy Radio Free Europe
Politico:
Trump could gain vast new deregulatory and antitrust powers under GOP megabill plans
Dame Magazine:
Why I Am Leaving the USA
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MAGA Billionaire Leads L.A. Times to Lose $50 Million
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Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times:
Retailers Fear Toy Shortages at Christmas as Tariffs Freeze Supply Chain
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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
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