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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
In Supreme Court fight against deportation shield, Trump says judges have no role
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/supreme-court-fight-against-deportation-shield-trump-says-judges-have-no-role-2026-04-25/
“A direct threat to free speech?” Texas bill aiming to deport individuals over political beliefs sparks fierce backlash as critics warn it could undermine constitutional freedoms
https://allnews102.com/2026/04/24/a-direct-threat-to-free-speech-texas-bill-aiming-to-deport-individuals-over-political-beliefs-sparks-fierce-backlash-as-critics-warn-it-could-undermine-constitutional-freedoms/
New contractor at troubled ICE detention center has dozens of past federal violations. The government swapped out contractors at Camp East Montana after complaints and detainee deaths.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/investigations/ice-inc/new-contractor-at-troubled-ice-detention-center-has-dozens-of-past-federal-violations
Trump administration to re-terminate legal status of migrants who used Biden-era app. Judge had previously blocked move to end temporary legal status for those who entered US via Biden-era application.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/24/trump-to-again-end-legal-status-of-people-who-entered-us-with-cbp-one-app
As Opposition Grows, Oklahoma Organizers Share How They Halted an ICE Warehouse. Organizers also channeled mass outrage into long-haul organizing for immigration justice in Oklahoma and beyond.
https://truthout.org/articles/as-opposition-grows-oklahoma-organizers-share-how-they-halted-an-ice-warehouse/
Egyptian Family Re-Arrested Following 10 Months in ICE Detention. Family longest held in US immigration detention re-arrested after release. Lawyers say El Gamal family detained by Trump administration hours after returning home from 10-month detention.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/25/family-longest-held-in-us-immigration-detention-re-arrested-after-release
Afghans Stranded in Qatar Express Betrayal at Trump’s Push to Send Them to DRC. Trump’s assault on refugees is coming for Afghans left stranded in Qatar since the 2021 US withdrawal. The Trump administration is moving to force Afghans who worked alongside the U.S. military either back to the war-torn nation or to the Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C), veterans and refugee advocates say.
https://truthout.org/articles/afghans-stranded-in-qatar-express-betrayal-at-trumps-push-to-send-them-to-drc/
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Appeals court clears the way for DOGE to access Social Security data despite new red flags. A federal appeals court lifted restrictions on DOGE’s access to sensitive Social Security data despite acknowledged improper handling, sending the case back for further review amid ongoing privacy concerns
https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2026/04/appeals-court-removes-limits-doge-access-ssa-data-despite-alarming-revelations/412786/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Why the Worst of Inflation May Not Be Behind Us. Surging energy prices from geopolitical conflicts, persistent supply chain constraints, and potential stagflation—a combination of rising prices and slowing economic growth.
https://www.ntd.com/ntdplus/why-the-worst-of-inflation-may-not-be-behind-us-jeffrey-tucker_1141133.html
# Education / Schools / Children / Youth
“This decision tramples First Amendment rights”: Court ruling shocks legal experts as Texas forces Ten Commandments into classrooms, sparking fears America is on the verge of a constitutional turning point. The organizations representing the plaintiffs issued the following statement in response to the decision: “The First Amendment safeguards the separation of church and state, and the freedom of families to choose how, when and if to provide their children with religious instruction. This decision tramples those rights.”
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/fifth-circuit-upholds-law-requiring-display-of-ten-commandments-in-public-school-classrooms
# General News / Boat Strikes
Trump’s Venezuela, Boat Strike Campaign Have Cost Nearly $5 Billion So Far. The figure could be even higher if costs for the Trump administration’s CIA operations were included, researchers said. The figure could be even higher if costs for the Trump administration’s CIA operations were included, researchers said.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-venezuela-boat-strike-campaign-have-cost-nearly-5-billion-so-far/
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
British police have enough to move on Prince Andrew and Peter Mandelson. Trump’s DOJ is the only thing standing in their way. The hold-up isn’t in London.
https://attackofthefanboy.com/true-crime/british-police-have-enough-to-move-on-prince-andrew-and-peter-mandelson-trumps-doj-is-the-only-thing-standing-in-their-way/
# Gov / Politics
Trump Plots Stunning Insult to King Charles on Eve of Visit
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-plots-stunning-insult-to-king-charles-on-eve-of-visit/
Man Detained at White House Correspondents’ Dinner After Shots Were Fired
President Trump, the first lady and members of the administration were evacuated from the hotel staging the event.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/trump-evacuated-white-house-correspondents-dinner-00f54d75
Harnessing the People: Mapping Overseas United Front Work in Democratic States. Yu argues that improved public awareness, interagency information sharing, and institutional scrutiny are necessary to reduce vulnerability to political conditioning and influence operations.
https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/02/21/harnessing-the-people-mapping-overseas-united-front-work-in-democratic-states/
‘They have something to hide’: Warren blasts anonymous donor deal funding Trump’s $400-million ballroom. “At every turn, President Trump has sought to conceal the facts about his monstrous multimillion-dollar ballroom,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-ballroom-contract-revealed
Israel breaks ceasefire, kills brave journalist. But hey, Donald Trump says ‘don’t rush me’ – he is gunning for an ‘everlasting’ deal
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/israel-breaks-ceasefire-kills-brave-journalist-but-hey-donald-trump-says-dont-rush-me-he-is-gunning-for-an-everlasting-deal/
Megyn Kelly, who was team Trump for the election, now says the president is ‘not a moral man’: He’s not a moral man, he’s not the greatest husband in the world and he’s extremely petty and thin-skinned,” Kelly said.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/megyn-kelly-donald-trump-moral-man-b2963703.html
Clarence Thomas’s ‘crackpot’ speech revealed ‘frightening dimensions’ about Trump: analyst
https://www.rawstory.com/clarence-thomas-2676802198/
GOP lawmakers lament Trump’s latest scheme was ‘mistake’ while Dems threaten to lap them. A number of Republican lawmakers have lamented that this process has not gone in their favor — and that it was predictable.
https://www.rawstory.com/redistricting-2676803081/
Trump’s Truth Social Posts Upended Iran War Negotiations: The arrival of the USS Bush is the first time three US carriers have been in the Middle East since the Iraq War.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-truth-social-posts-upended-iran-war-negotiations-report/
# Gov / Politics / Global
The CCP’s Main Weapon to ‘Storm and Shatter the Enemy’s Position.’ . Historically formulated by Mao Zedong, this strategy focuses on co-opting, influencing, or subverting elites and opponents to “mobilize friends to strike at enemies,” often allowing the CCP to win without direct, kinetic conflict.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/
‘Entice the Enemy’s Best and Wisest’: China’s War of Stealth. China’s United Front system is eating the West from within. It must be identified and eradicated before it chronically weakens democratic states.
https://cepa.org/article/entice-the-enemys-best-and-wisest-chinas-war-of-stealth/
The Third Magic Weapon: Reforming China’s United Front. The current trends supported national reunification and national rejuvenation. Such meetings are part-and-parcel of the united front policy system, which helps the Chinese Communist Party consolidate its power and security
https://warontherocks.com/the-third-magic-weapon-reforming-chinas-united-front/
Countering Chinese Influence Operations. Modern PRC influence operations echo Soviet-era influence tactics while incorporating new technologies, suggesting that the United States can adapt lessons learned from combatting influence operations during the Cold War and modify them to fit today’s challenges.
https://hamiltonian.alexanderhamiltonsociety.org/issue-three/countering-chinese-influence-operations/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Judge orders Trump, DOJ to justify why president’s $10B IRS lawsuit should proceed, signaling she could throw out the case because the president oversees the government entities he is suing.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/judge-orders-trump-doj-justify-presidents-10b-irs/story?id=132365447
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Trump Administration Weighs Default Medicare Advantage Plans For Seniors
The Trump Administration is boosting Medicare Advantage through higher payments, regulatory changes, and potential auto-enrollment, aiming to expand the program despite concerns about costs, access, and coverage stability for seniors.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2026/04/13/trump-administration-is-favoring-medicare-advantage-plans-for-seniors/
# Medical / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry / FDA / CDC
Adverse Findings on Pfizer RSV Vaccine: Adverse findings for Pfizer’s RSV vaccine (Abrysvo) include a potential, though not statistically significant, increased risk of preterm births and hypertensive disorders (e.g., preeclampsia) in pregnant individuals. In adults over 60, serious, rare reports include Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Common side effects are generally mild, including injection site pain, fatigue, and headache.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264410X26003555
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO
US Forces Intercept, Turn Back Iran-Linked Tanker in Arabian Sea. U.S. forces operating in the Arabian Sea enforced naval blockade measures against an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel attempting to sail toward an Iranian port, April 19.
https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/4464037/us-forces-disable-vessel-attempting-to-enter-iranian-port-violate-blockade/
# NASA / NORAD / Space
‘That’s just not a winning strategy’: Congress objects (again) to Trump’s planned NASA budget cuts. “I simply do not believe that this budget proposal is capable of supporting what President Trump himself has directed the agency to accomplish over the course of his two terms, nor what Congress has directed by law.”
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/thats-just-not-a-winning-strategy-congress-objects-again-to-trumps-planned-nasa-budget-cuts
# Social Media Platforms
# Social Services / Programs / Social Security
Insider’s Report: As Millionaire Earners Stop Paying Into Social Security for the Rest of 2024, New Polling Shows Americans Want the Wealthy to Pay Their Fair Share
https://larson.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/millionaire-earners-stop-paying-social-security-rest-2024-new-polling
Elizabeth Warren says this Trump policy will ‘Make Americans work until they drop dead.’ Prepare for the inevitable now. Even proposals that may not be labeled as cuts, such as raising the retirement age, can reduce how much people ultimately receive from Social Security.
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/elizabeth-warren-says-trump-policy-104000603.html
Seniors & disabled: Beware the ‘Fast-Track’ & ‘Entitlement/Fiscal Commission’: Legislation for a fiscal commission to fast-track Social Security changes without public hearings or amendments has been reintroduced in Congress. This undemocratic process should be opposed, as Social Security should not be targeted for budget cuts.
https://gainesvilleiguana.org/2026/articles/seniors-disabled-beware-the-fast-track-entitlement-fiscal-commission/
Social Security Is Delaying The Rollout of This New Major Change: The Social Security Administration (SSA) was weeks away from launching two new systems that would have changed how it schedules appointments and processes claims across the country. Instead, the agency pulled back. The broader launch has been replaced by a smaller pilot, and there is still no firm timeline for what may happen after that.
https://www.aol.com/articles/social-security-delaying-rollout-major-101000881.html
# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
North Korean IT workers are stealing remote jobs and raking in billions—and Americans are helping them do it. This month, a federal judge in Massachusetts sentenced Kejia “Tony” Wang, a 42-year-old from New Jersey, to nine years in prison for spearheading what prosecutors described as an international fraud operation that placed North Korean IT workers in tech jobs at more than 100 American companies, including Fortune 500 firms.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/north-korean-workers-stealing-remote-110200705.html
Two U.S. Nationals Sentenced for Facilitating Fraudulent Remote Information Technology Worker Scheme that Generated $5M in Revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-us-nationals-sentenced-facilitating-fraudulent-remote-information-technology-worker
How North Korea Hid an IT Workforce Inside US Companies. This is the story of Christina Chapman, a suburban TikTok creator who ran a covert “laptop farm” from her Arizona home. The scheme became a gateway for North Korean IT operatives who infiltrated US companies and, according to the Justice Department, funneled millions of dollars to the North Korean government.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gjnrMg9iSo
# Travel / Tourism / TSA
President Trump confirms the United States government is considering bailing out Spirit Airlines. Spirit Airlines has had a complicated relationship with the executive branch
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2026/04/24/spirit-airlines-trump-500-million-bailout/
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