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Trump Administration Delays Plan to Limit Pricey Bandages

Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” reached $10 billion last year. A leading seller made a large donation to President Trump’s election campaign.

The New York Times - 5d

Schumer moves to block Trump nominees for 2 key New York prosecutor positions

He's objecting to Trump's picks for the Eastern District and Southern District.

ABC News - 10h

Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt in deportation flights case

It's the latest legal development in response to the Trump administration's efforts to implement widespread deportations.

CNBC - 5h

How Trump’s trade war could raise your car insurance bill

Car repairs and auto insurance prices are projected to rise in 2025 as Trump's trade war reaches drivers.

NBC News - 4h

What happens if judge holds Trump admin in contempt over deportations

A federal judge said he could recommend criminal prosecutions against the Trump administration, setting up an unprecedented showdown.

CBS News - 23m

Trump Administration Aims to Redefine ‘Harm’ for Endangered Species

Trump officials have proposed changing a decades-old interpretation of a key word in the Endangered Species Act, which would make it much easier to log, build or drill for oil.

The New York Times - 42m

Tariff Confusion and Recession Fears Leave Advertisers ‘Paralyzed’

Hundreds of billions of marketing dollars are in flux as companies struggle to plan. For some sectors, the timing “couldn’t be worse.”

The New York Times - 15h

Brown University to see federal funding halted by Trump administration

A White House official says the Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University

ABC News - Apr. 3

What to Know About Trump’s Antitrust Efforts Against Tech Giants

The Trump administration will take Meta to court this week, continuing an aggressive effort to rein in the power of the biggest tech companies. Here’s what to know.

The New York Times - 3d

Trump Wants to Reverse Coal’s Long Decline. It Won’t be Easy.

Coal has been displaced by cheap and plentiful natural gas and the rapid growth of wind and solar energy — forces that President Trump will struggle to do away with.

The New York Times - 2d

How the Trump administration frequently changes its messaging and course

President Donald Trump has moved quickly on his far-reaching agenda, but his administration has frequently changed both its messaging and its course.

NBC News - 2d

Trump's would-be assassin Ryan Routh can hire expert to check rifle

Ryan Routh — who was charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump last September — can hire an expert to examine the rifle recovered from the scene, a judge ruled.

CBS News - 21h

Unions Form Pro Bono Legal Network for Federal Workers Targeted by Trump

Organized labor has taken a leading role in challenging the Trump administration’s downsizing agenda in court. A new service will offer more individualized representation.

The New York Times - 6h

Anti-Trump progressives see fundraising boom: From the Politics Desk

Vocal anti-Trump progressives like Bernie Sanders and AOC posted massive fundraising hauls during the first three months of the year.

NBC News - 2h

States sue over Trump administration's sudden halt of pandemic relief aid for schools

Public officials in 16 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration to restore access to federal pandemic relief funding for schools

ABC News - 5d

Trans Musicians Are Canceling US Tour Dates Due to Trump’s Gender ID Rules

Two trans Canadian artists are pulling out of US concerts as Donald Trump’s border crackdown sparks ‘panic.’

Wired - 1d

AOC fundraising soars as the New York rep and Bernie Sanders barnstorm U.S. against Trump

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become a leading face of the Democratic Party's resistance to the Trump administration, drawing crowds nationwide.

CNBC - 13h

Federal judge calls Trump's order targeting prominent law firm a 'shocking abuse of power'

The legal battle over Susman Godfrey is part of an intensifying effort by Trump to target his critics and other perceived enemies.

NBC News - 6h

Former cybersecurity agency chief Chris Krebs leaves SentinelOne after Trump targets him in executive order

A week after President Trump specifically targeted Chris Krebs in an executive order, the former head of CISA has left SentinelOne.

CNBC - 1h

Trump, Xi "don't have any plans" to speak, trade representative says

U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer said President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping "don't have any plans" to speak amid an escalating trade war between the two countries.

CBS News - 3d

How Geo Group’s Surveillance Tech Is Aiding Trump’s Immigration Agenda

Geo Group, a private prison firm that makes digital tools to track immigrants, becomes one of the Trump administration’s big business winners as its tech is increasingly used in deportations.

The New York Times - 1d

Green groups sue Trump administration over climate webpage removals

The White House has pulled federal webpages tracking climate and environmental justice data. Green groups have sued the Trump administration over the removal of government webpages containing ...

The Guardian - 1d

Biden calls out Trump administration's efforts to cut Social Security

During his first public speech since leaving office, former President Joe Biden called out the Trump administration’s efforts to cut Social Security. In less than 100 days the new administration ...

NBC News - 1d

Italy’s Meloni Heads to Washington to Meet Trump. Will It Pay Off for Europe?

The stakes are high as Giorgia Meloni, a conservative who shares some of Mr. Trump’s nationalist ideology, meets with him on Thursday as his trade war has frayed nerves worldwide.

The New York Times - 10h

Australian prime minister says he trusts Trump and Xi during debate

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has no reason not to trust U.S. President Donald Trump or Chinese President Xi Jinping while debating his rival ahead of the May 3 election

ABC News - 11h

Trump Seeks to Lower Drug Prices Through Medicare and Some Imports

President Trump directed his administration to help states import drugs from Canada. But a proposal to alter a Medicare program to reduce costs could wind up raising prices.

The New York Times - 9h

US universities’ faculty unite to defend academic freedom after Trump’s attacks

Indiana University leads the push for a pact among 18 institutions as Donald Trump targets diversity. US politics live – latest updates Faculty members from US universities – including ...

The Guardian - 4h

Former cyber official targeted by Trump quits company over move

Chris Krebs, the former senior cybersecurity official whom President Donald Trump fired for affirming the 2020 presidential election was secure, is leaving his private sector cybersecurity job ...

NBC News - 1h

Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt

Judge James Boasberg said the Trump administration "demonstrated a willful disregard" for his court order blocking the government from transferring Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under the ...

CBS News - 1h

Donald Trump’s gift to globalisation

Not since the crash of 2008 has free trade held the moral and intellectual high ground

Financial Times - 14h

Can Trump tame Harvard?

The assault on America’s most venerable university is at the centre of the White House’s culture war

Financial Times - 1h

Trump administration fires staff of program that helps low-income homes pay for heat

The Trump administration has laid off the entire staff of a $4.1 billion program that helps low-income households nationwide pay for heat

ABC News - Apr. 3

President Trump tees off on '60 Minutes' again, threatens CBS broadcast licenses

Trump takes to his Truth Social platform to criticize '60 Minutes' coverage, which remains relentless despite his legal action against the program.

Los Angeles Times - 2d

Biden goes after Trump on Social Security in his first public post-presidency speech

Former President Joe Biden used his first public remarks since leaving office in January to rebuke the Trump administration’s approach to Social Security.

NBC News - 1d

Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt over deportation flights

The Trump administration had invoked a rarely used wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act to deport people it claimed were members of a Venezuelan gang.

NBC News - 8h

Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program for free tax filing, sources say

The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar with the ...

NBC News - 41m