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Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Harvard Confrontation
“Harvard University received an emailed letter from the Trump administration last Friday that included a series of demands about hiring, admissions and curriculum so onerous that school officials decided they…
Barbara Lee Wins Oakland Mayor’s Race
Former Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) “was projected to win a special election to become the next mayor of Oakland, according to Decision Desk HQ, in what became a closer-than-expected race…
Pentagon Turmoil Deepens
“Joe Kasper, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff will leave his role in the coming days for a new position at the agency,” Politico reports. “Senior adviser Dan Caldwell,…
Judge Says He Can’t Block Alien Enemies Act Deportations
“A federal judge in DC told lawyers for migrants in Texas who believed the Trump administration is about to swiftly deport them under the Alien Enemies Act that he did…
Tim Walz Staffer Caught Vandalizing Teslas
“A member of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s administration has been repeatedly caught on camera allegedly vandalizing parked Tesla vehicles with his keys while out walking his dog,” the Daily Mail…
Trump Advisers Took Advantage of Navarro’s Absence
Wall Street Journal: “On April 9, financial markets were going haywire. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick wanted President Trump to put a pause on his aggressive…
Xi Jinping Is Ghosting Trump
“The global economy hinges on a phone call that hasn’t even been scheduled,” the New York Times reports. “As the Trump administration escalates its trade war, and as China retaliates,…
Officials Won’t Recommend Invoking the Insurrection Act
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will not recommend invoking the Insurrection Act in a memo the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security are preparing…
Tech Giants Agree to Sponsor White House Easter Egg Roll
“The White House has set up high-dollar partnerships with YouTube, Meta and Amazon, among others, for Monday’s Easter Egg Roll, underscoring the close relationships the leaders of those tech companies…
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Quote of the Day
“It is difficult in some cases to get to the very heart of the matter. But in this case, it is not hard at all. The government is asserting a…
Judge ‘Astounded’ Florida Cops Violated Her Order
“A federal judge on Friday said she was ‘astounded’ that Florida authorities violated her order blocking them from enforcing a new state law that targets undocumented immigrants who enter the…
Risk of Financial Panic Tempers Trump on Firing Powell
“President Trump this week revived a longstanding threat against Jerome Powell when he accused the Federal Reserve chair of ‘playing politics’ and moving too slowly to lower interest rates,” the…
Deported Man Told Senator He Had Been in Isolation
“Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said on Friday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man mistakenly deported by the Trump administration, reported having been traumatized during nearly three weeks inside…
Trump Administration Demands Harvard Records
“The Trump administration accused Harvard University of failing to report large foreign donations to the federal government as required by law, part of a widening effort to target the institution…
U.S. Citizen Held by ICE Despite Proof of Citizenship
“A U.S. citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son’s…
Ford Stops Shipments to China Due to Tariffs
“Ford Motor has stopped shipping pricey pickup trucks, SUVs and sports cars to China to avoid tariffs that have shot up in recent weeks, the latest effect on the auto…
New York Times Editor Tearfully Apologizes to Sarah Palin
“Former New York Times opinion editor James Bennet cried on the witness stand in federal court while apologizing to Sarah Palin over a 2017 story that falsely suggested her political…
The Bukele Playbook
Andrew Sullivan: “In some ways, the core character of the Trump administration can be seen in two Oval Office press conferences with two young, informally-dressed foreign leaders. The first was…
The Emergency Is Here
Ezra Klein: “Trump intends to send those he hates to foreign prisons beyond the reach of U.S. law. He does not care — he will not even seek to discover…
