CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES
What to Watch This Week
CNN — Trump is pushing Republicans to fall in line behind his agenda. Chip Roy could stand in the way
MSNBC — Lawrence: Trump’s budget bill has created a ‘legislative suicide pact’ for House Republicans
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The Hill — Trump administration defends deportation flight to South Sudan, attacking judge
NBC News — Judge orders Trump admin to ‘maintain custody’ of migrants deported to war-torn South Sudan
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Tax Foundation — The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in the One, Big, Beautiful Bill
The Hill — Republican bill will redistribute wealth upwards: CBO
Recent News
Associated Press — Trump’s plan to accept free Air Force One replacement from Qatar raises ethical and security worries
The Guardian — Trump faces backlash of Maga faithful over plan to accept plane gift from Qatar
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BBC — Trump’s order on US drug prices: What’s in it, and will it work?
The Hill — Trump drug pricing proposal puts GOP senators in a tough spot
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ABC News — House Republicans plow ahead on $880 billion in Medicaid, other cuts despite internal differences
AlterNet — Trump bill already on life support in the Republican-controlled Senate
The Guardian — Federal judge says Democrat’s North Carolina election win must stand
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The Hill — Lutnick skeptical of cutting deal with Canada’s ‘socialist regime’
Fox News — Canadian PM Carney shuts down annexation speculation: ‘Won’t be for sale ever’
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Axios — Trump on pope AI image: “The Catholics loved it”
Parade — Catholic Bishops Issue Direct Response to Trump’s Polarizing Pope Photo
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ABC News — Trump discusses first 100 days of historic presidency in exclusive ABC interview
Daily Beast — Trump Melts Down at Being Fact-Checked Right to His Face
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NPR — Lawyers warn clients of increased arrest risk at immigration check-ins
ABC News — ‘I am not afraid of you,’ Columbia student says of Trump after release from ICE
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FOX Business — White House threatens to veto Senate resolution terminating ‘Liberation Day’ Trump tariffs
NBC News — Senate to vote on a measure to undo Trump’s global tariffs
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WBRC 6 News — President Trump to deliver Thursday commencement address at University of Alabama
WVTM 13 — University of Alabama Democrats condemn President Trump’s visit while student remains in ICE custody
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Reuters — Trump stands behind Hegseth after attack plans shared in second Signal chat
NPR — Exclusive: The White House is looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary
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Must Read Alaska — Election deniers to take to the streets on Holy Saturda
The Guardian — More than 400 anti-Trump rallies planned in another wave of US protests
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Mother Jones — A Conservative Judge Just Issued a Dire Warning About the Abrego Garcia Case
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The Chronicle of Higher Education — Trump Demands Harvard Eradicate DEI to Preserve Its Federal Funding
CNN — With billions at risk, Harvard rejects Trump administration’s request for policy changes
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FOX News — ‘Up to El Salvador’: Trump admin punts on return of wrongfully deported Maryland resident
ABC News — US has responsibility to return MD man from El Salvador: Expert
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The Washington Times — Letter to the editor: President empowered to set tariffs
CNBC — U.S. businesses sue to block Trump tariffs, say trade deficits are not an emergency
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Fox News — WATCH: Anti-Trump protesters slam budget reforms, label administration ‘robber barons’
Business Insider — We went to the anti-Trump protests. Here’s what surprised us the most
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Politico — Playbook: Golfing while the world burns
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The Guardian — DoJ lawyer put on leave after not backing erroneous deportation of US man
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Fox News — Which countries impose the highest tariffs on the US?
Associated Press — Dow drops 1,500 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump’s tariffs ignite a COVID-like shock
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Fox News — SCOOP: Lindsey Graham amendment signals GOP budget breakthrough, sets stage for Trump agenda
Intelligencer — Senate Parliamentarian Could Derail Trump’s Entire Agenda
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New York Post — Don’t be fooled by special elections — Democrats are still in trouble
The Hill — Democrats find reasons for hope from elections, GOP stumbles
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Reuters — Republicans projected to win two Florida special elections, boosting US House majority
The Independent — Elon Musk mocked for trying to spin the Wisconsin election result: ‘You failed, you couldn’t buy the vote’
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CNN — Trump to roll out sweeping new tariffs
MarketWatch — Here’s why a backpedal on tariffs from Trump is ‘almost inevitable’
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Bloomberg — Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Speech Was a Stunt. It Worked.
The Hill — Frank Luntz: Booker marathon speech ‘may have changed the course of political history’
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FOX News — Vance doubles down after Trump admin admits ‘error’ sending man to Salvadoran prison
The Daily Beast — (Subscription) — Vance Flamed for Fake Claim That Wrongly Deported Dad Was Convicted Gang Member
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Fox News — First major swing state election of 2025 turns into referendum on Trump, Musk
Green Bay Press Gazette — ‘Not for sale’: 400 turn out to protest Elon Musk’s town hall in Sunday in downtown Green Bay
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The New Yorker — The Senate’s Age of Irrelevance
ABC News — Booker stages Senate filibuster to protest ‘crisis’ he says Trump and Musk created
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Wall Street Journal — A Shock to the GOP From MAGA Country
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The Hill — Rubio says at least 300 foreign students’ visas have been revoked
WBUR — Protesters demand Tufts student’s release following arrest by immigration officials
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Associated Press — Bondi signals probe into Signal chat is unlikely, despite a long history of similar inquiries
The Hill — GOP lawmakers turn up the pressure on Hegseth
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Associated Press — Musk announces $1 million for Wisconsin voter in Supreme Court race. Opposition calls it ‘corrupt’
NBC News — Wisconsin provides a critical test for Democrats’ anti-Elon Musk playbook
NBC News — What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities
ABC News — 21 state attorneys general sue to block Department of Education’s dismantling
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New York Post — White House slams judge for ordering Trump admin to rehire thousands of federal workers: ‘Absurd and unconstitutional’
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Hoffpost via Yahoo News — Tommy Tuberville Wants Mahmoud Khalil, Other Protesters In Jail: ‘Free Speech Is Great, But…’
Reuters — Protesters occupy Trump Tower following arrest of Columbia student
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ABC News — Trump stands firm on tariff plans after threat against EU: ‘I’m not going to bend at all’
The Independent — Boycott USA: Trump’s tariff trade war sparks international movement to reject Uncle Sam
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The Hill — House GOP seeks spending cuts, defense increases in plan to avert shutdown
Daily Beast — Top Dem Blasts GOP Stopgap Bill as a ‘Blank Check’ for Musk
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BBC — Trump team hits pause on tariffs – but still sees them as vital tool
Associated Press — Canada’s tariffs to remain despite Trump postponing tariffs on many imports from Canada for a month
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Courthouse News Service — Judge puts federal funding freeze on ice, finding Trump placed himself ‘above Congress’
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Scientific America — Trump Administration Is Blocking Disaster Aid to States
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ABC News — Backdrop for Trump’s speech to Congress is a potential government shutdown
The Hill — Looming shutdown deadline presents minefield for Speaker Johnson
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New York Times — (Subscription) — In Speech to Congress, Trump Is Expected to Boast About DOGE Cuts and Ukraine
Axios — Fired federal workers to join Democrats at Trump’s speech to Congress
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Politico — ‘No room left’ for a deal: Trump says Canada, Mexico tariffs take effect Tuesday
CNN — Dow tumbles 650 points as Trump confirms tariffs on Mexico and Canada will start Tuesday
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Government Executive — (Subscription) — OPM tells court it never ordered mass firings, contradicting prior claims
NBC News — Judge orders Trump admin to rescind memo directing mass firing of federal workers