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New York Times:
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat — The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information …
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John Ullyot / Politico:
Former Top Pentagon Spokesperson Details ‘Month From Hell’ Inside the Agency — The total chaos at the Department of Defense is becoming a major distraction for the Trump administration, writes John Ullyot. — It's been a month of total chaos at the Pentagon.
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Paul McLeary / Politico:
Former Pentagon official warns department's dysfunction could topple Hegseth — “The last month has been a full-blown meltdown at the Pentagon,” John Ullyot, the former top Defense Department spokesperson, wrote in a POLITICO Magazine opinion piece. — The Pentagon is in “total chaos” …
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CNN:
Hegseth shared detailed military plans in second Signal chat that included his wife and brother — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared detailed plans about a military operation against the Houthis in Yemen on a second Signal group chat that included his wife, lawyer and brother, three people familiar with the chat told CNN.
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Wall Street Journal:
Hegseth Faces Heat After New Signal Chat Emerges and Claim of Pentagon ‘Chaos’ — A former top Hegseth adviser suggested Sunday night that Trump should consider replacing the embattled Defense chief — WASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth created a Signal chat with his wife …
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Zach LaChance / Washington Examiner:
Hegseth posted Yemen strike details in second Signal chat: Report — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed details on U.S. strikes on the Yemeni Houthis in a second Signal group chat that included members of his family, according to a report. — A New York Times report on Sunday revealed that the chat, titled “Defense |
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Minho Kim / New York Times:
After Meeting Wrongly Deported Man, Van Hollen Accuses Trump of Defying Courts — “Facilitating his return means something more than doing nothing, and they are doing nothing,” Senator Chris Van Hollen said after his trip to El Salvador. — Senator Chris Van Hollen on Sunday accused …
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 4-20-25: Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Trump Administration border czar Tom Homan & House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Anti-Trump resistance sees another leader in Van Hollen as Democrats' leadership carousel turns
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The Hill
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Emmer disagrees with Van Hollen, says Abrego Garcia was given due process
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Cherise Halsall / ABC News:
Van Hollen: ‘I am not defending the man, I am defending the rights of this man to due process’
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Kaanita Iyer / CNN:
Sen. Chris Van Hollen argues Trump administration's actions in Abrego Garcia case 'threaten everybody's rights'
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ABC News:
Homan: Trump administration ‘did the right thing’ deporting Abrego Garcia
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Jazmin Tolliver / HuffPost:
Nancy Mace Films Herself Having Wild Meltdown On ‘Unhinged Lunatic’ Voter Over Hosting Town Halls — The shocking, filthy exchange took a turn after the politician alluded that he was gay. — Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) shared footage of an expletive-laden confrontation between her and an “unhinged lunatic” voter over the weekend.
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
‘F-ck You’: Nancy Mace Loses It in Public Argument With Constituent
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Idaho News 6 Boise Twin Falls:
Six men charged after forcibly removing woman from North Idaho town hall — KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho — Just one week after its recommendation, the Coeur d'Alene City Attorney's Office has filed charges against six men involved in the forced removal of a woman at a Kootenai County town hall in February.
The Free Press:
Is Donald Trump Breaking the Law? Seven Experts Weigh In. — Trump critics say we are in a constitutional crisis. The White House says that's hysterical. What do our top legal minds say? — The first 90 days of President Trump's second term have been marked by a series of aggressive legal maneuvers.
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Reason
Eric Katz / GovExec.com:
Rubio denies that Trump will politicize the Foreign Service and slash embassies — The Trump administration is distancing itself from a document that has circulated within the State Department that would eliminate the career diplomatic corps in its current, non-partisan form and slash embassies around the world.
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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Amy Klobuchar calls on supreme court to hold Trump officials in contempt — Senator warns of US getting ‘closer to a constitutional crisis’ as Samuel Alito's dissent signals deference to Trump — Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar warned on Sunday that the US is “getting closer and closer …
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Minho Kim / New York Times:
After Meeting Wrongly Deported Man, Van Hollen Accuses Trump of Defying Courts
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Bill Whitaker / CBS News:
As bird flu hits cattle herds in U.S., scientists say these H5N1 factors worry them most — As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked, it could spiral into a possible pandemic
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Irate at Harvard, Plans to Pull Additional $1 Billion in Funding — The university publicized a government demand letter that asked for federal oversight of the campus — The Trump administration has grown so furious with Harvard University after a week …
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NBC News:
Sen. Kennedy says Trump's idea to send Americans to foreign prisons is not ‘moral’: Full interview — In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) disagreed with President Trump's idea to deport U.S. citizens to foreign prisons, saying it should not be “considered appropriate or moral.”
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Anthony Clark / The Last Campaign:
Trump's Surgeon General Pick Distorted Key Parts of Her Résumé — Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, an urgent-care physician and former Fox News medical contributor 1 who is President Donald Trump's nominee for surgeon general of the United States, has over at least the last 15 years falsely represented …
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Zeldin says he can ‘absolutely’ assure public EPA deregulation efforts won't harm environment — Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said he can “absolutely” assure the public that the various deregulation efforts undergone by the agency will not harm the environment.
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Kalea Hall / Reuters:
Buick finally had cars Americans wanted to buy - then came tariffs — General Motors' (GM.N) Buick was on a roll. Sales for the once-stodgy brand were up 39% in the first quarter with a refreshed lineup of compact SUVs including the Envision, Encore GX, and the Envista, its top-selling SUV for under $30,000.
Dearbail Jordan / BBC:
DHL suspends high value US deliveries over tariffs — DHL Express is suspending deliveries to the US worth more than $800 (£603) because of a “significant increase” in red tape at customs following the introduction of Donald Trump's new tariff regime.
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