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1. **Mike Waltz’s national security team created at least 20 Signal group chats to coordinate U.S. policy on crises in Ukraine, China, Gaza, and other regions**. House Democrats opened a probe, citing “deeply alarming concerns” over the potential misuse of unsecured platforms. ([Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/02/waltzs-team-set-up-at-least-20-signal-group-chats-for-crises-across-the-world-00266845))

2. **The Social Security Administration canceled key contracts with Maine in retaliation against Democratic Gov. Janet Mills**. Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek called Mills a “petulant child” and ordered the cancellations of contracts, which allowed hospitals to enroll newborns in the Social Security system at birth and let parents verify deaths through an electronic system, days she publicly pushed back against Trump’s efforts to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports. Dudek reinstated them less than 24 hours later. ([HuffPost](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/janet-mills-social-security-maine-leland-dudek_n_67ed2d99e4b0b937ab8f135c))
2. **The Social Security Administration canceled key contracts with Maine in retaliation against Democratic Gov. Janet Mills**. Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek called Mills a “petulant child” and ordered the cancellations of contracts, which allowed hospitals to enroll newborns in the Social Security system at birth and let parents verify deaths through an electronic system, days after Mills publicly pushed back against Trump’s efforts to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports. Dudek reinstated them less than 24 hours later. ([HuffPost](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/janet-mills-social-security-maine-leland-dudek_n_67ed2d99e4b0b937ab8f135c))

3. **The Trump administration fired at least 10 top scientists at the National Institutes of Health**, including Parkinson’s expert Dr. Richard Youle, a leading Parkinson’s researcher and Breakthrough Prize winner. ([Wired](https://www.wired.com/story/doctor-breakthrough-parkinsons-research-nih-purge/))

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7. **Trump’s social media company filed paperwork Wednesday that could allow his trust to sell up to $2.3 billion in Truth Social stock**. Trump, however, said last year he didn’t plan to sell, saying “I don’t need the money.” ([Axios](https://www.axios.com/2025/04/02/trump-truth-social-stock))

8. **A federal judge permanently dismissed the corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams**, rejecting the Trump Justice Department’s request to leave the door open to future prosecution. Judge Dale Ho criticized DOJ's claim that dropping the charges would help Adams support Trump’s immigration policies, calling it “unprecedented” and “disturbing.” Adams was indicted last year for bribery and campaign finance violations. ([CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/02/eric-adams-case-dismissed-new-york-trump-doj.html) / [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/new-york-mayor-eric-adams-charges-ff3730a2e870cd219e8fead8899118b1) / [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/politics/eric-adams-dismissal) / [NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/04/02/g-s1-57386/judge-new-york-eric-adams) / [Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/02/judge-dismisses-eric-adams-case-00265683))
8. **A federal judge permanently dismissed the corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams**, rejecting the Trump Justice Department’s request to leave the door open to future prosecution. Judge Dale Ho criticized DOJ's claim that dropping the charges would help Adams support Trump’s immigration policies, calling it “unprecedented” and “disturbing.” Adams was indicted last year for bribery and campaign finance violations. ([CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/02/eric-adams-case-dismissed-new-york-trump-doj.html) / [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/new-york-mayor-eric-adams-charges-ff3730a2e870cd219e8fead8899118b1) / [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/politics/eric-adams-dismissal) / [NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/04/02/g-s1-57386/judge-new-york-eric-adams) / [Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/02/judge-dismisses-eric-adams-case-00265683))