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01.04.2025Liberation Day Eve While Booker Stands

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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 01.04.2025.

It displays 244 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

01.04.2025Liberation Day Eve While Booker Stands
Federal workforce changes dominated reporting with mass layoffs at HHS agencies beginning, affecting 10,000 employees. Some discovered termination when security badges stopped working, while states sued over $11 billion in terminated public health grants.

Senator Cory Booker's marathon anti-Trump speech reached historic significance, breaking the Senate record previously held by Strom Thurmond by exceeding 24 hours.

Market anxiety intensified ahead of Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs scheduled for April 2, with stocks declining and Canada announcing retaliatory measures. The administration confirmed tariffs would be "effective immediately."

Immigration enforcement controversies continued with a federal judge blocking Trump's mass deportation effort as "unconstitutional animus," and ICE admitting to an "administrative error" in deporting a Maryland resident to El Salvador.

In electoral news, Republicans won a special election in Florida's 6th district, while Wisconsin's Supreme Court race was characterized as a referendum on Trump and Musk.
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02:20Trump Reviews Harvard Funding While Federal Workers Face Office Chaos

The newspapers report on growing political tensions as the Trump administration reviews billions in Harvard funding (Boston Globe), faces lawsuits over election rule changes (Common Dreams, ABC News), and continues discussing a potential third term (CBS, MSNBC, Vox). Federal workers returning to offices find poor conditions after Trump's in-office mandate (NYTimes), while a GOP lawmaker, Anna Paulina Luna, resigned from the House Freedom Caucus (Fox News, OANN). Weather-related tragedy struck the Midwest with seven deaths and widespread power outages (NBC News). Other stories include Wisconsin's Supreme Court race (Breitbart), Kid Rock's White House appearance (Daily Beast), and the tragic death of Yankees legend Brett Gardner's son (NY Post).
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10:01Immigration Crackdown Errors Surface

The newspapers report on Trump's immigration crackdown, with ICE mistakenly sending a Maryland man to El Salvador prison (ABC News) and a judge delaying the administration's attempt to end protections for Venezuelan migrants (CBS, Epoch Times). Anxiety grows over Trump's impending tariff plan on April 2, dubbed "Liberation Day," causing concern among Wall Street and some Republicans (CNN, AP, USA Today). Immigration enforcement has intensified, affecting even green card holders with decades-old convictions (NPR). Federal workers returning to offices face poor conditions after Trump's in-office mandate (NYTimes), while Representative Jayapal claims to be training Americans against a potential "Trump dictatorship" (Breitbart).
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President Donald Trump says “Liberation Day” is coming. On Wednesday, he plans to roll out a set of tariffs that he promises will free the United States from foreign goods.
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12:21Wisconsin's Record-Breaking Supreme Court Race Nears Conclusion

The newspapers report on several significant political developments. Wisconsin's Supreme Court race has become the most expensive judicial election in American history with record spending and national attention (CBS, AP). Trump's aggressive tariff policies face international pushback, with European officials threatening retaliation (CNN) and even a Republican senator admitting the tariffs will "hurt" voters (Daily Beast). The administration's domestic agenda continues with widespread job cuts at health agencies under RFK Jr. (NBC), the Energy Department targeting Democratic states for budget cuts (LA Times), and immigration enforcement affecting even long-term green card holders with decades-old convictions (NPR). Senator Cory Booker has mounted a 12+ hour "filibuster" speech (Newsweek), while reporting continues on Israeli military actions (Common Dreams).
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Palestinians in Gaza protested last week for the end of the war and for their right to live in peace and dignity in their homeland, targeting both Israel’s genocide and the disastrous leadership of Hamas.
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14:58Federal Judge Halts Trump Deportation Plan

The newspapers report on Trump's immigration policies facing legal challenges, with a federal judge blocking his mass deportation effort as "unconstitutional animus" (Common Dreams) and the administration acknowledging an "error" in deporting a Maryland father to El Salvador while fighting against his return (Atlantic, Daily Beast, HuffPost). Financial markets are anxious as Trump prepares to announce tariffs (ABC News, Vox), with stocks sliding and economists warning of economic impacts. Key elections are underway in Florida and Wisconsin (Epoch Times, Fox News), characterized as a referendum on Trump and Musk. Meanwhile, Senator Cory Booker's anti-Trump speech has lasted over 15 hours (NPR), and massive Health and Human Services layoffs have begun, affecting 10,000 employees (USA Today, NBC News).
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16:24Mass Layoffs Begin at Federal Health Agencies

The newspapers report on significant developments in federal workforce changes, with mass layoffs of 10,000 health workers beginning at HHS agencies (NYTimes, AP, USA Today). Some employees discovered their termination when security badges stopped working. Senator Cory Booker has been speaking for 13+ hours on the Senate floor against Trump administration policies (NBC, Breitbart). Meanwhile, immigration enforcement controversies continue with a top ICE official admitting to an "administrative error" in deporting a protected Maryland resident to El Salvador (CBS, Atlantic, HuffPost). Attorney General Pam Bondi is seeking the death penalty for Luigi Mangione in the UnitedHealthcare CEO assassination case (NY Post, Newsweek).
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18:13Trump's Tariffs Arrive as Health Agency Purge Deepens

The newspapers report on Trump's impending tariffs, dubbed "Liberation Day," which the White House says will be "effective immediately" (CNN, NYTimes, Reason). Multiple sources highlight an administration overhaul of federal health agencies with widespread layoffs and leadership purges underway at HHS (Washington Post, NPR, NBC News, AP). Several states are suing HHS and RFK Jr. for terminating $11 billion in public health grants (Boston Globe). The White House has admitted to erroneously deporting a Maryland man to El Salvador (Common Dreams, CBS). Wisconsin's Supreme Court election is being watched as a litmus test for Trump and Musk's influence (ABC News, HuffPost), while a devastating earthquake in Myanmar has killed over 2,700 people (One America News Network).
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20:06Booker's 20-Hour Senate Marathon Speech Continues

The newspapers report on Senator Cory Booker's marathon speech against Trump's agenda, now exceeding 20 hours (AP, Newsweek, Common Dreams). Trump's tariff policies continue to dominate headlines, with the president urging Republican senators to maintain Canadian tariffs (ABC News) and concerns about fraying global alliances (NYTimes). Other developments include a House hearing on JFK assassination records (Boston Globe), Trump signing an executive order against ticket scalping (One America News Network), controversies over immigration detention (Slate, Reason), and a dispute over the cause of death at a Costa Rica resort involving an ex-Yankee's son (NY Post).
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President Donald Trump’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is nearing a historic deal with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency that will allow agents to more efficiently locate and arrest illegal aliens already ordered deported from the United States.
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21:36Trump's Tariff Liberation Day Looms

The newspapers report on Trump's impending tariff announcements, with Wednesday's "Liberation Day" set to introduce sweeping trade measures (Boston Globe, AP News, ABC News, USA Today). Democrats and some Republicans are opposing tariffs against Canada, calling it a "made-up emergency" (ABC News, USA Today). Senator Cory Booker continues his marathon floor speech against Trump policies, now breaking Ted Cruz's record (Newsweek, Vox). Other developments include a record number of billionaires according to Forbes (NPR), Princeton University's research grants being suspended by the Trump administration (One America News Network), and controversies over Project 2025 implementation (The Atlantic, Slate).
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23:26Booker Breaks Senate Speech Record

The newspapers report on Senator Cory Booker's marathon speech on the Senate floor against Trump's policies, which has broken the record for the longest speech in Senate history at over 24 hours (ABC News, Boston Globe, CBS, MSNBC, NPR, Newsweek). Key elections are underway in Florida and Wisconsin, with special Congressional races and a Supreme Court election that could influence the balance of power (Breitbart, USA Today). Other developments include concerns about Musk's cuts to Social Security (Common Dreams), National Security Adviser Mike Waltz's use of personal Gmail for government communications (Washington Post, Daily Beast), and Trump's impending tariff announcement amid frustration with his Commerce Secretary (NY Post).
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