The Hill Articles: April 3, 2025

Luna says Johnson called her to discuss proxy voting strictly for new moms UAW president stresses ‘excess capacity’ in US amid tariffs, auto layoffs Spanberger confirmed as Democratic nominee for Virginia governor’s race Fox News analyst questions Vance over deportation comments: ‘Politics is overwhelming the law here’ Trump sued over China tariffs Kennedy suggests 20 percent of HHS cuts may be reversed Senate advances blueprint for Trump tax cuts, other top priorities Democratic attorneys general join legal fight over Trump’s election order  Leavitt: Trump tariffs won’t lead to ‘pain’ for American-owned businesses or US workers NSC staff ousted Mehdi Hasan on talks of Booker’s rise in Democratic Party: ‘Let’s calm down’ Cruz: High tariffs ‘in perpetuity’ would not be good economic policy Tariffs roil Big Tech What tariffs could mean for US workers, consumers and the economy Trump’s tariffs spur stock meltdown CDC cuts environmental health employees Dr. Oz takes the helm of CMS Former Trump economic adviser calls tariffs a ‘sledgehammer’ Stocks plummet as Trump leans in on tariffs Trump says he ‘sometimes’ takes Laura Loomer’s advice, downplays her role in NSC firings Democratic group focused on downballot races hauls in $600K in first quarter Trump backs Luna push for House parental proxy voting Boasberg floats contempt hearings on deportation flights, suspects ‘bad faith’ actions from Trump admin Federal judge temporarily pauses RFK Jr. effort to rescind billions of public health funds Senate confirms Oz as head of CMS along party lines House Democrats press Bessent on IRS layoffs Trump tariffs spur Wall Street’s worst day since 2020 Colorado Democrats urge bipartisan support for improved firefighter working conditions Elon Musk accused of nonpayment by 2024 election canvasser Progressive groups: Attacks on judiciary ‘unprecedented constitutional danger’ How the White House calculated reciprocal tariffs Pence to be honored with Profile in Courage Award from JFK Library Here are the stocks rising and falling the most after Trump’s tariffs Live updates: Trump doubles down on tariffs amid global fallout 5 surprises from Trump’s sweeping new tariffs The hidden patterns in Trump’s executive orders 70 percent oppose impeaching judges over Trump rulings: Poll Pentagon watchdog investigating Hegseth’s use of Signal Trump: Tariff rollout ‘going very well,’ says markets will ‘boom’ amid slump Trump ordered to pay legal fees in ‘Steele dossier’ lawsuit HHS staff to brief House committee following massive agency layoffs Why a stock market selloff may trigger a US recession   Johnson’s chief of staff pleads not guilty to drunken driving charges Ford offering employee pricing to all shoppers in wake of Trump tariffs Canada announces 25 percent tariff on non-USMCA compliant US auto imports ICE to release Venezuelan man seeking to give his brother kidney transplant Impeaching judges should never be off the table Staff working on childhood lead exposure and cancer clusters fired from CDC Pence on Trump tariffs: ‘Largest peacetime tax hike in U.S. history’ Chimp relatives use humanlike grammar, study finds How President Trump could get a third term White House postpones Saturday garden tours due to anti-Trump demonstrations Senate Democrats: Trump Myanmar earthquake response ‘lagging’ Trump admin threatens to withhold funds from schools that don’t drop DEI programs Trump administration announces plans to build AI data centers on federal land Signalgate scandal has long distance legs  Rising: April 3, 2025 Most Americans oppose deporting migrants to El Salvador without due process: Survey Trump approval slips to lowest point in second term: Survey Trump’s new world order is based on pragmatism, not ideology  Lutnick to plunging markets: Let Trump run the global economy Trump’s former press secretary says he’s ‘posturing’ on tariffs What’s next after Trump’s sweeping tariffs? Senators introduce bipartisan bill to give Congress more power over tariffs Stellantis halts production at assembly plants in Canada, Mexico after Trump auto tariffs National Security Council staffers fired in wake of Trump meeting with Laura Loomer Trump levies tariffs on uninhabited islands Trump’s high-risk, high-reward Liberation Day tariffs    TikTok deal will be reached before deadline: Vance Administration pause on ‘green card’ processing is harmful to refugees and asylees EU leader on Trump tariffs: ‘Let down by our oldest ally’ Collins concerned budget language could lead to Medicaid cuts Musk will remain ‘a friend and an adviser’ to Trump after leaving DOGE: Vance Democrats call for confirmation hearing for Trump DC prosecutor nominee ICE has long acted with impunity. Americans are only noticing now. Walz: Musk calling him ‘creep’ and a ‘jerk’ a ‘badge of honor’ Watch live: David Perdue testifies before Senate on nomination for ambassador to China Watch live: Scott Kupor, Trump’s pick to lead OPM, faces Senate confirmation hearing Appeals panel temporarily halts order blocking Trump admin from dismantling CFPB Eric Trump: Countries that rush to negotiate trade deal with US ‘will win’ Save NPR and PBS — but without the government money Haberman: Trump advisers ‘tired of Musk’s presence’ More Americans worried about financial issues: Gallup Maryland lawmakers approve reparations study; bill heads to Moore CNN host on Trump tariffs: ‘The president said today a whole load of economic nonsense’ White House defends not including Russia, North Korea on tariffs Trump versus Obama: ‘Fundamental transformation’ is in the eye of the beholder NASA astronaut reunites with dogs after 9-month stay in space Tech group CEO: Trump tariffs will ‘drive inflation,’ ‘kill jobs’ Markets plunge in reaction to Trump ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs Scrapping these green energy subsidies could save the Inflation Reduction Act  DOGE-driven layoffs in March third-highest recorded Senate Democrat: Tariffs ‘will come back to haunt Donald Trump’ Seinfeld, Springsteen added to Forbes’ 2025 Billionaires list: Who else made the cut? Mike Johnson backs Donalds for Florida governor The price of privacy: How your personal data could dictate what you pay  Ontario premier ‘cautiously optimistic’ amid Trump tariffs Threats, calls for negotiations in wake of Trump tariffs The Navy can’t fight for freedom while banning books Rep. Chris Pappas announces bid for NH Senate Adams running for reelection as an independent Treasury secretary: ‘My advice to every country right now is do not retaliate’ Bernie Sanders is back on his ‘Eat the Rich’ tour, with AOC as his opener United receives FAA certification on Starlink-equipped aircraft Trump and Roosevelt’s common tie: The fatal vice of wishful thinking on Russia Team Trump is losing World War III Morning Report — Trump’s tariffs deepen US economic uncertainty     Trump crackdown casts chill over international student programs GOP may look to Trump for answer on Luna’s proxy vote war Democrats find reasons for hope from elections, GOP stumbles Trump gambles on tariffs as nation braces for economic fallout Mistaken deportation to Salvadoran prison highlight stakes of Trump plans Breaking down the Wisconsin, Florida special elections Speaker Johnson scrambles for solutions to parental proxy voting impasse