What Happened Today - #74
Monday, April 14, 2025
đ GovBrief Intensity Score: 144 đ´
Well above the two-month average. A high-volume political day. The score measures how much major U.S. political activity happened today compared to the past 60 days. 100 = average
đ¨ââď¸ đŁ Trumpâs not ignoring the courts. Heâs daring them to stop him.
Judges say âreinstate the APâ? Trump says no. Order a deportee returned? He shrugs. One federal judge literally asked if a constitutional crisis is coming. Itâs not coming. Itâs here.
And while the courts stall, Trumpâs team is punishing universities, defunding global alliances, and withholding disaster aid to anyone who wonât kneel.
This is authoritarianism in action. Call your reps. Call it what it is. Demand it stop.
Trump suggests El Salvador build more prisons to hold U.S. citizens he wants to exile for violent crimes.
Bukele mocks U.S. over wrongful deportation as Trump officials defy court order to return Abrego Garcia.
Trump freezes $2.2 billion in Harvard funding after school rejects federal demands on discipline, protests, and academic oversight.
ICE arrests Palestinian Columbia grad Mohsen Mahdawi at citizenship interview; judge blocks transfer out of Vermont.
Commerce Department opens national security probe into pharma imports, setting up potential tariffs.
White House defies court order and bars AP from Oval Office event over refusal to use âGulf of Americaâ in reporting.
Sony raises PlayStation 5 prices in Europe and Australia, citing inflation and fallout from Trump tariffs.
White House plan would slash State Department budget by nearly 50%, cut diplomacy jobs, and defund NATO, U.N., and refugee programs.
FEMA denies disaster aid to Washington for bomb cyclone damage after Trump demands immigration and DEI compliance.
Man charged with firebombing Pa. Gov. Shapiroâs residence denied bail amid history of violence, misogyny, and mental illness.
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Multiple DOGE staffers found to hold temporary roles at several federal agencies simultaneously.
Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to strip legal status from 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
Trump White House asks Congress to defund NPR, PBS, and USAID, clawing back $9.3 billion.
HHS systems at risk after DOGE-backed purge guts cybersecurity staff.
Albuquerque man charged with arsons at local GOP headquarters and Tesla dealership.
Judge warns Trump admin could trigger constitutional crisis if court rules Tufts studentâs arrest was unlawful.
Trump administration said it will levy 21% tariff on Mexican tomatoes starting in July.
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FIGHTING BACK
Pulitzer winner Julia Angwin helps write survival guide for dissent in Trumpâs authoritarian America.
Todayâs Sources: The Associated Press, Axios, The Harvard Crimson, CBS News, BioPharma Dive, CNBC, Federal News Network, Oregon Public Broadcasting, The Penn Capital-Star, Yahoo, MSN, Wired, Source New Mexico, USA Today, The Hill, The New Yorker
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