Republican senators break with Trump on Nato withdrawal as tensions rise

Thom Tillis joins McConnell in warning withdrawal would aid rivals and threaten US security

The Guardian
Stocks tick lower after Trump vows to hit Iran 'extremely hard' in coming weeks

ABC News
Civil rights groups sue Trump administration over order to limit mail-in voting

The coalition of organizations says Trump’s executive order restricting who can receive mail ballots is unconstitutional

The Guardian

National Science Foundation: NSF initiative aims to make every American worker, business and community AI-ready. “The U.S. National Science Foundation announced a new funding opportunity as part of an effort to enable all Americans to understand, apply and create with artificial intelligence.”

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National Science Foundation: NSF initiative aims to make every American worker, business and community AI-ready

National Science Foundation: NSF initiative aims to make every American worker, business and community AI-ready. “The U.S. National Science Foundation announced a new funding opportunity as p…

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Axios: Exclusive: Trump’s DOJ says he’s not required to turn over official records. “President Trump’s Justice Department has concluded that a federal law requiring presidential records to be turned over to the government is unconstitutional, a senior White House official tells Axios.”

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Exclusive: Trump’s DOJ says he’s not required to turn over official records (Axios)

Axios: Exclusive: Trump’s DOJ says he’s not required to turn over official records. “President Trump’s Justice Department has concluded that a federal law requiring presiden…

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‘If he’d stayed on the golf course, we’d be in a better place’: experts on Trump’s tariffs, one year on https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/02/trump-liberation-day-us-tariffs-trade #Tariffs #DonaldTrump #TrumpAdministration #Business #UsNews #WorldNews #Economics
‘If he’d stayed on the golf course, we’d be in a better place’: experts on Trump’s tariffs, one year on

Last April, the president unleashed a tidal wave of tariffs on ‘liberation day’. Analysts say the policy has failed, even by the Trump administration’s own terms

The Guardian
Ending birthright citizenship would change the meaning of America

The supreme court appears poised to reject Trump’s attack on a foundation of US identity. We must hope it follows through

The Guardian
DOJ Admits ICE Has Engaged In Illegal Courthouse Arrests For Most Of The Past Year

This is big. This is going to cause a whole lot of problems for the administration in the hundreds of ICE-related lawsuits it’s defending itself against. It’s a Perry Mason moment, albe…

Techdirt
South Dakota GOP, Governor Get Their Voter Suppression On

Because South Dakota governor Larry Rhoden is forever obligated to serve Kristi Noem and Kristi Noem is forever obligated to serve Donald Trump, he and his GOP buddies are making America MAGA again…

Techdirt
Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees

Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their debts, among other things.

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