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Paul Weiss Deal With Trump Faces Backlash
New York Times: “All over the legal world, lawyers on Friday were talking about the deal that Paul Weiss, one of the nation’s most prominent law firms, had made with…
Trump’s Diplomatic Attempts Face Reality
New York Times: “It is the foreign policy version of the president’s ‘flood the zone’ approach in Washington, where he and his lieutenants have used blitzkrieg-like tactics to dismantle the…
China Explores Limiting Its Own Exports
Wall Street Journal: “Like Japan decades ago, China is considering trying to blunt greater U.S. tariffs and other trade barriers by offering to curb the quantity of certain goods exported…
CEO Optimism Plummets
The CEO Confidence Index finds CEOs’ rating of current business conditions in the U.S. fell 20 percent from January. This is the lowest level since the spring of 2020, when…
Trump Revokes More Security Clearances
“President Trump’s revenge tour continues,” the New York Times reports.. “Late Friday night, he issued a memo rescinding security clearances and access to classified information for a slew of erstwhile…
Trump Jumps Into Wisconsin Court Race
“After weeks of appeals from Wisconsin Republicans, President Trump on Friday night endorsed Brad Schimel, the conservative candidate in a hard-fought contest that will decide control of the Wisconsin Supreme…
Trump Backs Away from Invoking Alien Enemies Act
President Trump downplayed his involvement in invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelan migrants, saying for the first time he hadn’t signed the proclamation — even though…
Judge Skeptical of Trump’s Use of Wartime Law
“A federal judge in Washington expressed skepticism on Friday about the Trump administration’s policy of using a powerful and rarely invoked wartime statute to summarily deport immigrants from the country,”…
Justice Department Announces Leak Investigation
“The Trump administration said on Friday it had opened a leak investigation, a day after The New York Times reported that U.S. intelligence findings disagreed with a key assertion used…
Trump Would Accept ‘Secret Offer’ from King Charles
Donald Trump suggested he would be happy for the U.S. to become an “associate member” of the Commonwealth if King Charles were to make the “secret offer” during Trump’s planned…
Trump Threatens Tesla Vandals with Prison in El Salvador
“President Trump escalated his threats against people who vandalize Tesla cars, musing in a social media post on Friday that those convicted of damaging or destroying the vehicles — including…
Trump Revokes Legal Status for 530,000
President Trump will revoke the temporary legal status of 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans in the United States, the latest expansion of his crackdown on immigration, Reuters reports. Save…
Lutnick Says Only Fraudsters Worry About Missed Checks
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick raised alarm over “fraudsters” receiving Social Security benefits, The Hill reports. Lutnick said that if Social Security “didn’t send out their checks this month,” his “mother-in-law,…
Democrats Confront Their Own Tea Party
“Democratic members of Congress, back home in their districts for the last week, have been encountering a level of anger and hostility that some see as reminiscent of the 2010…
Acting Social Security Chief Threatens to Shut Agency
“Acting Social Security commissioner Leland Dudek said Friday that he is consulting with agency lawyers and the Justice Department as he threatens to shut down the agency in response to…
Columbia Yields to Trump
“Columbia University will cede to President Trump’s far-reaching demands in negotiations over $400 million in federal funding he revoked this month, according to a memo from the school to the…
Trump Axes Civil Rights Office at Homeland Security
“The Trump administration fired nearly the entire civil rights branch of the Department of Homeland Security on Friday, gutting a government office responsible for conducting oversight of President Trump’s immigration…
GOP Lawmakers Met with Shouts of ‘Shame!’
Reps. Celeste Maloy (R-UT) and Mike Kennedy (R-UT) fielded boos and calls to “Do your job!” at a town hall as they answered questions about what Congress is doing amid a…
U.K. Issues Travel Warning for the U.S.
The United Kingdom updated its advice for travel to the United States on Thursday, warning of harsh consequences for British passport holders who violate U.S. immigration laws, The Hill reports….
