Wednesday News: “Global Markets Sink as U.S. Implements Punishing Tariffs”; “Trump Insists ‘I Know What I’m Doing’ as Tariffs Spark Chaos”; “Due Process for Me, Not for Thee”; “IRS chief to quit over deal to share data with immigration authorities”

by Lowell

Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, April 9.

• Exclusive: Trump administration moves to restore some terminated foreign aid programs, sources say
• Ukraine captures two Chinese nationals fighting for Russia
• The Best “New” Idea for Middle East Peace? It’s 25 Years Old. (“Trump’s Mar-a-Gaza idea is nonsense. Hamas is unacceptable. Netanyahu repudiates everything but war. A better path forward still exists—and it was charted a quarter-century ago.”)
• Trump Wants an Iran Nuclear Deal, but It Must Be Better Than Obama’s
• Tehran gets a taste of Trump the dealmaker (Echoing Trump’s b.s. that he’s some sort of “dealmaker” is stenography, not journalism.)
• Can Trump convince Iran to ditch its nuclear programme?
• Don Jr. traveling to Romania before controversial election (BTW, whenever you see the media hide behind vague/anodyne words like “controversial,” you can be almost certain that they’re afraid of something.)
• The roof collapses at a Dominican Republic nightclub, killing at least 98 people
• Trump’s tariffs are a huge blow to Vietnam’s economic ambitions
• China accuses US of bullying over 104% tariff, as European markets fall again
• China fires back after Pete Hegseth calls country a threat to Panama canal (“Chinese government asks: ‘Who represents the real threat?’ after US defense secretary vows to keep canal secure”)
• Trump’s massive ‘reciprocal’ tariffs are now in effect (“Chinese goods are now subject to a minimum 104% tariff, but Beijing is not backing down”)
• Trump’s tariff onslaught against China launches a battle the US may not be able to win
• Limited options push China into trade ‘war of attrition’ with Trump
• Trump’s Tariffs Disrupt Global Trade Without a Clear Strategy
• ‘We are all waiting for a reply.’ Countries say White House hasn’t responded on tariff talks.
• Global Markets Sink as U.S. Implements Punishing Tariffs (“Includes 104% Levy on Chinese Goods; Nearly All Allies Hit”)
• ‘Totally Silly.’ Trump’s Focus on Trade Deficit Bewilders Economists.
• Trump Insists ‘I Know What I’m Doing’ as Tariffs Spark Chaos
• Trump’s tariffs will damage the world
• Live news: Treasuries hit as market turmoil intensifies
• Trump rips up rulebook on trade and businesses are left reelingman
• Trump just handed Democrats the golden ticket. Tariffs have unified the American electorate.
• A Win-Win Exit Strategy for Trump on Tariffs (“Offer nations truly reciprocal free trade: zero-barriers, zero-subsidies.” This is by the conservative Wall Street Journal, btw.)
• Senators Tim Kaine, Ron Wyden and Chuck Schumer Demand US House Vote on Senate-Passed Tariff Legislation Ending Trade War with Canada (“This was clearly a pretext to abuse the emergency authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to start a trade war with one of our closest allies and biggest trading partners”)
• Joe Rogan, Dave Portnoy among the Trump backers now questioning his tariff policies
• The Committee to Crash the World (“As the reality of Trump’s trade war sinks in and the odds of a recession rise, a panicked Wall Street is looking desperately to his economic team to steer him toward an off-ramp. But can any of them really influence the guy at the wheel?”)
• Scoop: A dozen House Republicans mull defying Trump on tariff bill
• S&P 500 nears bear market, as highest tariffs in a century threaten trade
• There’s something big missing from Trump’s post-war manufacturing fantasy
• Trump’s very beautiful tariffs will fix America, masculinity and the family. It said so on Fox News
• Wall Street Bursts With Anger Over Tariff ‘Stupidity’
• Trumpworld Makes the Case Against Trump (“MAGA supporters are attempting to understand Trump’s catastrophic decision making, while accepting Trump’s infallibility as a given.”)
• We Should All Be Very, Very Afraid
• Due Process for Me, Not for Thee (“Donald Trump has benefited greatly from America’s constitutional protections, but he seeks to deprive others of them.”)
• Trump Is Trying to Deport Students Who Show Up in a ‘Criminal Records Check.’ But Many Have Never Been Convicted
• IRS chief to quit over deal to share data with immigration authorities
• White House Confirms Trump Is Exploring Ways To ‘Deport’ U.S. Citizens (“Leavitt suggested the effort would be limited to people who have committed major crimes, but Trump has also mentioned the possibility of sending people who commit lesser offenses abroad.”)
• Video of arrest, new details in Trump administration’s case targeting Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Dr. Khan Suri for speech on Palestinian rights
• Judge gives Trump administration deadline to justify Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation (“Jamee Comans said if evidence does not support deportation, she may rule for Columbia graduate’s release”)
• The Supreme Court’s Alien Enemies Act Decision Is A Sign Of Bad Things To Come (“It is a warning that constitutional rights may be scant protection against being disappeared into a foreign prison.”)
• Her Husband Is Trapped in a Salvadoran Prison. She Has No Idea How to Get Him Back. (“Ripped apart by Trump, one Venezuelan family endures another hell: silence.”)
• In Trump Cases, Supreme Court Retreats From Confrontation (“In a series of narrow rulings, the justices have seemed to take pains to avoid a showdown with a president who has challenged the judiciary’s legitimacy.” Yeah, that is NOT going to cut it.)
• The Supreme Court’s crafty Trump rebuke (“Ignore the Trump administration’s gleeful rhetoric on the Alien Enemies Act ruling. This was a setback.”)
• The Memo: Amy Coney Barrett becomes an unlikely hate figure for MAGA World
• Sotomayor’s Harsh Dissent on Trump Arrests Offers a Terrifying Warning
• The Supreme Court’s Ruling on Deportations Is Not a Free Pass (“The court lifted a block on deporting accused Venezuelan gang members for now. But that doesn’t mean the administration can go back to business as usual.”)
• Trump issues order to block state climate change policies (Unconstitutional/illegal.)
• Trump fails to sway many House GOP holdouts as his ‘big’ bill of tax breaks and spending cuts stalls
• Trump and Johnson Appear to Be Losing House GOP Holdouts on the Budget
• House GOP leaders won’t bring up District of Columbia funding fix bill this week
• DOGE to Shutter DOJ Tax Division (Unconstitutional, illegal and destructive.)
• Another Masterful Gambit: DOGE Moves From Secure, Reliable Tape Archives to Hackable Digital Records
• AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists
• Federal judge says White House’s punishment of Associated Press is unconstitutional
• Experts fear rise in diseases as layoffs halt health research: ‘Incredibly bizarre gaslighting’ (“Trump administration’s dismantling of institutions under guise of ‘efficiency’ will lead to a grim future for Americans”)
• Make Tooth Decay Great Again: GOP Comes For Fluoride In Drinking Water
• New Social Security rules will create hurdles for millions of seniors, report finds
• Insider Says Elon Musk Is Out to Sabotage Social Security
• The fuel that feeds the Trump chaos machine? Fear.
• Two Law Firms File for Permanent Relief From Trump’s Executive Orders
• Gabbard Starts a Task Force Focused on Politicization of the Intelligence Agencies (Sounds like a REALLY bad joke.)
• Trump Signs Orders Aimed at Reviving a Struggling Coal Industry (Moronic – coal is very dirty, expensive, and a much worse option than solar, wind, energy efficiency, etc.)
• New Trump Orders Aim to Keep Coal Power Alive, Despite Climate and Economic Costs
• Trump Claims Nazis Treated Jewish Prisoners With “Love” (WTF is wrong with Trump? On so many levels…)
• Why Elite Colleges Aren’t Pushing Back on Trump, and Why Silence Is Dangerous (“Their caution, one expert notes, is ‘potentially fatal for the university as we know it.'”)
• Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say
• Trump admin cuts funding to Princeton University over climate programs (Insanity.)
• DOJ: Some Jan. 6 defendants should be repaid money they sent to Congress (That’s f’ing insane.)
• ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Star Bradley Whitford Wants His Old Boss Jeff Bezos to ‘Speak the F— Up’ Against Donald Trump
• FAA’s head of air traffic retiring early as agency replaces senior managers at Reagan National Airport
• Williams: Black folks: No sitting this one out
• Ken Paxton Says He Will Challenge Senator John Cornyn in 2026 (Cornyn isn’t good by any means, but Paxton is complete scum.)
• Kaine, Dems put pressure on House Speaker to schedule vote on tariffs
• Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11), Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX30) Launch Investigation Into Elon Musk’s Obvious Conflicts of Interest at Department of Commerce
• DCCC Targets Virginia’s Most Vulnerable Republicans for 2026, Including Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA01) and Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) (“The DCCC is already working to recruit authentic and battle-ready candidates…who reflect these districts”)
• Spanberger vows to sign legislation increasing the minimum wage
• Glenn Youngkin on D.E.I., Trump’s Tariffs and a Possible 2028 Run (Youngkin didn’t really answer any of the questions, although his answers were unintentionally revealing – and NOT in a good way!)
• Virginia’s biggest trade partners among those hit by Trump’s tariffs
• Va. research colleges poised to face ‘devastating’ consequences from federal cuts, experts say
• In 2021, the Virginia Political Media Badly Failed Us (and Helped Give Us Glenn Youngkin as Governor). In 2025, It’s Looking Like They’re Gearing Up to Fail Us Again.
• Northern Virginia officials say they need help from state lawmakers amidst federal job cuts (“Members of the House of Delegates’ Emergency Committee on the Impacts of Federal Workforce and Funding Reductions are on the road, and they’re hearing from people in Northern Virginia.”)
• ‘Worse than COVID’: Local Virginia leaders urge action in response to federal funding cuts
• ‘Idleness and boredom’: Virginia juvenile justice system strained by staffing shortages
• Lynchburg GOP sues to overturn Virginia’s ‘Convention Ban Law’
• Lynchburg Republicans file suit to challenge state law requiring primaries
• Editorial: VA cuts will affect staffing, services for Hampton Roads veterans
• Dominion will restart its offshore wind project in May. Here’s how whales will be protected.
• UVa student’s visa revoked as Trump deportations expand to college campuses
• 3 killed, 3 injured in Spotsylvania County shooting
• CWG Live updates: Freezing cold early this morning, but a sunny day with light winds (“After the chance of a few light showers Thursday, rain could be heavy at times Friday into Friday night.”)