News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
President Trump’s first 100 days in office are the worst for the stock market for the start of a president’s four-year term since President Nixon in the 1970s.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) April 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Exclusive: President Trump plans to sign an executive order on Monday escalating his battle against Democratic-led states and cities that don’t fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) April 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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SCOOP: Trump administration officials late last night began placing dozens of posters of arrested unauthorized immigrants along the White House driveway. The intent is for the posters to be visible behind TV journalists reporting from those positions.
— Axios (@axios.com) April 28, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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FCC chair says ‘all options” open in CBS ’60 Minutes’ news distortion review reut.rs/3EDw4Hs
— Reuters (@reuters.com) April 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Americans sour on Musk, cuts to federal government, new poll finds.
— Politico (@politico.com) April 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Congress returns from a two-week recess with a massive item on its to-do list: budget reconciliation. Lawmakers barely passed the plan’s framework along party lines and now face an uphill battle on reaching consensus.
— NPR (@npr.org) April 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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BREAKING: Yemen’s Houthi rebels alleged a U.S. airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants. The U.S. military had no immediate comment
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) April 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea, days after photos emerged of Chinese coast guard officers displaying a Chinese flag on the same group of sandbars.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) April 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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BREAKING: Iran says the fire has been extinguished at a port rocked by an explosion as the death toll rises to at least 65 people killed.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) April 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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BREAKING: Spain, Portugal hit with massive power outages www.nbcnews.com/world/spain/…
— MSNBC (@msnbc.com) April 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Rep. Gerry Connolly says he will step down as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee and will not seek reelection as his cancer returns: cnn.it/4jrIBwB
— CNN (@cnn.com) April 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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A $60 million US Navy fighter jet was lost at sea after it fell overboard from an aircraft carrier.
— CNN (@cnn.com) April 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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