What a week! One of the first elections since he took over Donald Trump’s office seemed to be a rebuke by Elon Musk, who spent more than $ 20 million and gave $ 1 million each In two voters to support the candidate of Conservative State Supreme Court Brad Schimel only for liberal candidate Susan Crawford, Win the election. But in Florida’s special elections to replace national security adviser Michael Waltz and former Matt Gaetz, Both Republican candidates wonmaintaining the subtle majority of GOP in the House of Representatives.
And for these invoices … I’m not a specialist in the economy, but people who are finance experts are, UH, anxious For them! If you haven’t heard, Trump announced Scanner, unprecedented invoices in almost all commercial partners in the country, including China and the European Union (as well as some Antarctic islands inhabited only by penguins). The stock market took a history diveand despite the White House trying to soften the possible impact on the public, NBC News reported That the traffic will probably hit lower income peoples, the toughest, as many low -cost products, including clothing and food, come from the countries themselves where the target of Trump’s invoices themselves.
Specific say Inflation is likely to increase. Even Senator Ted Cruz, a supporter of Trump’s and Senate chair, said the Domino phenomenon could be “terrible” and that it is not a “fan”, Political referenced. Ted! Cruise!
For its part, the Senate passed a resolution To prevent the president’s invoices against Canada, though it is unlikely to succeed at home. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell have introduced legislation to restore Congress’s power on invoices, although it is also not expected to be made by law, according to Political.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Anti -democratic acts
- Trump’s administration said it is Revision of nearly $ 9 billion in federal funding at Harvard University. THE New York Times reported later That the administration presented to the university a list of requirements for ending the revision, including the imposition of a mask ban with limited exceptions.
- Judge James E. Boasberg said Trump’s administration probably violated his judicial order to take over deportation of immigrants to El Salvador in accordance with the law on foreign enemies of the 1700s and is expected to make a decision next week on whether the administration was contempt.
- After Trump issued an executive order that discovered Union rights for many federal workers, a group of trade unions representing federal workers appeal to block it, the New York Times reported.
- After activist Laura loomer activist was encouraged Trump to shoot several security officials in a meeting, many officials were rejected, including General Timothy D. Haughwhich led both the National Security Service and the US Cyber Command.
Twice
- Most national donations for humanities grants were canceledreportedly several visits by the so -called Musk Government Effectiveness Department (not official government agency), according to The New York Times.
- A Pennsylvania man held for Musk’s America Pac is mischief Musk for his alleged failure to pay $ 20,000 in promising rewards to get signatures on firearms and freedom of speech before the 2024 elections.
Health and science
- The Celebrity Mehmet Oz TV doctor was confirmed as head of centers for Medicare and Medicaid services.
All staff of the Ministry of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Community Center for Political and Evaluation of the Community have been fired, fired, Mother Jones referenced. - Thousands of US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Employees were fired.
- HHS was fired workers who helped to make scientific studies and guidance to be digestible to the public
- Researchers are mischief The HHS and the National Institute of Health Jay Bhattacharya for the cancellation of NIH’s billions of dollars in grants.
- Trump’s administration moved to a large extent elimination The US Service for International Development, reducing its workforce from nearly 10,000 people to just 15.
- The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and the Pension Committee, Senator Bill Cassidy and Senator Bernie Sanders asked HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to deposit for HHS cuts on April 10, According to journalist NBC News Sahil Kapur.
- Kennedy said 20 % of HHS cuts could be “errors”, and some employees may be restored, Cbs reported.
Reproductive rights
- Trump administration cut tens of millions of funding in nine Planned Parenthood clinical Political referenced.
- The HHS section of reproductive health was fired by most of its employees, Mother Jones referenced.
Migration
- The administration deported More immigrants from Venezuela and El Salvador in El Salvador. This time, they reported a different power to do so by the law on foreign enemies, who had landed in the White House in hot water in the federal court.
- Momodou Taal, a student at Cornell University, who sued to prevent his expulsion from immigration and customs enforcement (Ice), announced that he had left the country. Taal said he believed that even a court ruling to his advantage would not be enough to ensure security and freedom of speech, the New York Times referenced.
- Trump’s administration said The expulsion of a Maryland father to a detention center in El Salvador was a “administrative mistake” and claimed that the issue was out of his hands. Days after the White House admitted it was wrong, Vice President JD Vance Went to Fox News to destroy the wrong recorded man based on previous traffic violations. A federal judge order The White House to bring man back to the US until midnight on April 7th.
Lgbtq+ rights
- The US Department of Agriculture frozen funding of federal education For Maine, the New York Times reported. Movement comes after Gov. Maine’s Janet Mills and Trump’s conflict over state policies regarding transsexual athletes.
- Trump’s administration called on NIH to study regret after transgender transmission, Nature referenced. According to studies, the rate of gender care registration is about 1 percent.
Dei and civil rights
Readed
- I liked this photo diary From the celebration of Chicago’s visibility, published by the media assignment, a Newsroom dedicated to covering the Trans community.
- In case you lost it somehow, Senator Cory Booker gave a speech against Trump on the Senate floor for 25 hours and 5 minutesby breaking the registration Previously set by the Senator Strom Thurmond Division in 1957. Booker prescribed New York magazine That he gave the speech because “people were asking for more and the requirement sank to me that even if we were trying … it wasn’t enough. As I said in my speech, it was inadequate.” I am not going to pretend that I watched all 25 hours but you can watch them in two parts here and hereIf you are so willing.
Unwind
- I am a fan of Podcast’s regular gossip and its creator, Kelsey McKinney, recently published a book of Testament about the Culture and History of Gossip Called You didn’t hear it from me: (mainly) true notes on gossip. It is funny, empathy and a true joy to read (or listen!). Ps If you have never heard of normal gossip, I highly recommend that you start This absolutely disturbed story From the first season to a bunch of brothers with a complex relationship.
- Before I start my next composition, I have to tell you that I don’t know anything about sports culturally. I like to watch basketball and go to the games, but I don’t know the treatment, you know? Like, I’m a fan of Atlanta Gekk because I have to support my homeland team, but I couldn’t tell you how they were doing. Taking this, every year my childhood friends and I do a Madness Madness Bracket. Lose very Bad this year (how could you destroy my arm, Gonzaga?!), But I’m excited to watch the women’s finals on April 6 and the men’s finals on April 7.
