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.
BREAKING: Stocks surge after President Trump announces a 90-day pause on tariffs, except for China, which he raises to 125%.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) April 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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The price of U.S. Treasury bonds is plunging, in what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday called "deleveraging convulsions." The effect is to raise borrowing costs just as recession fears spike.
— Axios (@axios.com) April 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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BREAKING: A judge in Texas temporarily barred the U.S. government from invoking the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans held at a facility in the state.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) April 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukrainian intelligence had information about 155 Chinese citizens fighting for the Russian military against Ukraine reut.rs/3EhhYeC
— Reuters (@reuters.com) April 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Israeli forces raided six United Nations schools in East Jerusalem, ordering them to close within 30 days, according to UNRWA, the UN agency for the Palestinian refugees, and the Israeli Ministry of Education
— CNN (@cnn.com) April 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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BREAKING: The acting commissioner of the IRS is resigning over the agency's deal to share immigrants' tax information with ICE, according to two people familiar with the decision.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) April 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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JUST IN: US appeals court sides with Trump, clears way to fire thousands of federal workers reut.rs/4j67oX3
— Reuters Legal (@legal.reuters.com) April 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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At least half of the front-line lawyers in the elite Justice Department office that represents the Trump administration at the Supreme Court are preparing to leave or have already announced their departures.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) April 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.
— NPR (@npr.org) April 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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The United States issued fresh sanctions on Iran, the Treasury Department said, two days after President Donald Trump announced the US planned direct talks with Tehran over its nuclear program reut.rs/42kBEGo
— Reuters (@reuters.com) April 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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State governments scramble to keep millions of people from losing health coverage if Congress lets federal funding for Obamacare expire at the end of the year.
— Politico (@politico.com) April 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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In a CBS News exclusive interview, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells Dr. Jon LaPook he believes Americans should get the measles vaccine, but that the government should not mandate it. See more from the interview, Wednesday on CBS Mornings and CBS Evening News. https://cbsn.ws/3Eqm3Ns
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) April 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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A Trump-appointed federal judge on Tuesday called The Associated Press’ exclusion from White House events “contrary to the First Amendment” and ordered the administration to treat the newswire as it would any other media publication.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) April 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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