April 2, 2025

Good morning.

1. Wisconsin and Florida held closely-watched state elections yesterday. The Democrat-backed candidate won Wisconsin’s open Supreme Court seat, retaining a liberal court majority. Two Republican candidates won in Florida, retaining House seats for the party (NBC: nwppr.co/043z).

2. A federal judge dismissed the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, complying with a request by the Justice Department. The judge noted that he was not opining on the case’s merits (AP: nwppr.co/043y).

3. Attorney General Pam Bondi directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man accused of fatally shooting United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last year (AP: nwppr.co/043x).

4. 23 Democrat-led states sued the Department of Health and Human Services for rescinding $11B in federal grants allocated during the pandemic (Reu: nwppr.co/043w).

5. China held large-scale military drills off the coast of Taiwan (including air, naval, and rocket forces) calling it a “warning…against Taiwan independence” (DW: nwppr.co/043v).

6. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) delivered a 25-hour-and-four-minute Senate speech (setting a new record) in a symbolic protest against President Trump (BBC: nwppr.co/043u).

7. President Trump is scheduled to give a speech in the White House Rose Garden at 4pm ET today, where he is expected to unveil a broad, new tariff plan (CNBC: nwppr.co/043t).

–Editors