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Trump wants lower interest rates to ‘counteract’ the inflation from his own tariff policies

“The White House’s actions have made it harder for the Fed to cut rates,” said a Columbia Business School professor.

Fortune

Trump’s counterterrorism czar says Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s supporters could be charged with ‘aiding and abetting’

Sebastian Gorka says critics are ‘on the side of the terrorists’ as administration attacks opponents of president’s deportation agenda

The Independent UK

Harvard’s famous endowment will help it withstand Trump—to a point. ‘It’s not a $50 billion bank account’

Can Harvard afford to tap its endowment to make up for lost federal funding? It’s complicated.

Fortune

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Trump’s FCC chair blasts MSNBC for ‘news distortion’ and refusal to call deported man a ‘violent’ MS-13 member

‘Comcast outlets spent days misleading the American public—implying that Abrego Garcia was merely a law abiding U.S. citizen, just a regular ‘Maryland man.’ When the truth comes out, they ignore it,’ Brendan Carr tweeted on Wednesday night

The Independent UK

A madman president sinks even lower

“A monster”: A madman president sinks even lower, as the GOP remains silent

Salon

White House says wrongly deported father ‘will never live in the United States of America again’

The White House has said a wrongly deported father “will never live in the United States of America again”.

The Independent UK

Trump is creating distance between Musk and the White House’s China policy

President Trump seems keen to scale back Elon Musk’s interaction with foreign diplomacy.

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Is Zimbabwe wooing Donald Trump by paying white farmers and ending tariffs?

Zimbabwe is the only country to have suspended tariffs on US imports so far.

Al Jazeera

China says it will pay no attention to Trump’s ‘tariff numbers game’

Beijing’s comments come after White House says Chinese exports could face duties of up to 245 percent.

Al Jazeera

Democrats find their lost unity around fighting a ‘constitutional crisis’. So where is Kamala Harris?

ANALYSIS: ANALYSIS: Congressional Democrats are, for the most part, in lockstep over Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation. A former party standard-bearer risks being left in the dust, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Federal judge finds ‘probable cause’ to hold Trump administration in contempt – a legal scholar explains what this means

A battle between the Trump administration and federal courts over the deportation of more than 100 immigrants to a prison in El Salvador intensified on April 16, 2025. U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg released an opinion saying that he had “probable cause” to hold members of the administration in…

The Conversation

White House enlists grieving Maryland mother in effort to blunt criticism for defying court order on mistaken deportation

Rachel Morin’s mother appeared in the White House briefing room to give an emotional account of her daughter’s brutal murder, as the Trump administration tries to change the narrative surrounding its deportation policies

The Independent UK

DOGE wanted to assign staff to the nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice because it got federal funds

The nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice says staff from Elon Musk’s DOGE contacted them to “assign” a team to the organization and said DOGE staff told them they intended to “assign” teams to all nonprofits that receive funds appropriated by Congress

The Independent UK

Jerome Powell’s warning on Trump’s tariffs: There’s no ‘modern experience of how to think about’ the White House’s trade policy

In a speech on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned of higher prices, “continued volatility” in the markets, and the looming threat of stagflation.

Fortune

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Latin Times

Military Contractor Pitches Declaring Part Of El Salvador Prison As U.S. Territory To Expand Deportations

Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince is part of a group pitching the White House a plan to largely expand deportations to El Salvador: declaring part of it U.S. territory

The Guardian - UK

UK officials label trade documents ‘secret’ to shield from US eyes amid Trump tariff war

Exclusive: civil servants beef up security rules for sensitive negotiating papers over fears posed by hostile US trade policy

The Independent UK

CNN anchor shouts down GOP rep for accusing her of ‘false reporting’ on Abrego Garcia

‘I understand you’re trying to create a moment right now to try to get pickup, and that’s self-serving. That’s not serving our viewers,’ Pamela Brown said on Wednesday

International Business Times

US Judge Says 'Probable Cause' To Hold Govt In Contempt Over Deportations

A US federal judge said Wednesday he had found "probable cause" to hold President Donald Trump's administration in contempt in a deportation case, raising the stakes in the White House's confrontation with the US justice system.

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The Independent UK

The Latest: Judge finds probable cause to hold administration in contempt over deportation order

A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold President Donald Trump’s administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador

Reason

Tariff Uncertainty Is Stalling the Economy

Businesses are reporting fewer orders, lower inventories, less employment, and weaker expectations. The only thing going up: prices.

The Independent UK

White House removes wire services from press pool rather than restore AP’s access

The Associated Press filed a court motion stating that the press policy is “a clear violation of the court's injunction order,” urging a federal judge to enforce his ruling against the White House.

Latin Times

Cheap Copies of Oval Office's Gold Decor Are Selling for Just a Couple Bucks on Alibaba

The Trump administration's new look for the White House is more achievable than many would think, especially considering the fact that the ornate gold display pieces that can be seen within the Oval Office are also available on online wholesale marketplaces.

The Conversation

Nayib Bukele: El Salvador’s strongman leader doing Donald Trump’s legwork abroad

The US president, Donald Trump, has unleashed a string of controversial policies since returning to the White House that have put his administration at odds with most of the world. He has, at the same time, forged an alliance with one country that is willing to do his bidding abroad.

The Independent UK

Vance will travel to Italy and India with his family to meet with leaders and visit cultural sites

Vice President JD Vance and his family will travel to Italy and India this week and next to meet with leaders and visit cultural sites

InsideEVs

Chevrolet Keeps Winning At This

In the early part of 2024, I was editing an investigative feature from contributing editor John Voelcker about how General Motors' vaunted "Ultium" electric revolution had gone off the rails. By the end of that year, this publication handed our inaugural Breakthrough Award to the Chevrolet Equinox EV after glowing reviews…

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