Producer’s Note: Randi had planned to be back today – but we unexpectedly had to change plans. So we’re delivering the fresh edition of your Homework/Top Stories we’d planned, and giving you another great “Best Of” show for you this afternoon. Plus we’ll add more new “Randi In A Minute” YouTube videos later today. Randi plans to be back live tomorrow, Thursday, April 10. Hope to see you then!

– Producer Shawn

Trump’s Insanely Stupid Tariff & Trade War Is Here

Trump’s Unprecedented Global Tariffs Fire Off Overnight, Ushering In Trump’s Worldwide Trade War

China Slaps Retaliatory Tariffs Of 84% On U.S. Goods In Response To Trump

As Trade War Begins, Vice President JD Vance Escalates Tensions By Referring To Chinese People As ‘Peasants’

Trump Claims Foreign Leaders Are “Kissing My Ass” To Make Trade Deals As Tariff Onslaught Begins

Cambodia Hit With Highest Trump Tariff But Manufacturing ‘Absolutely Not’ Coming Back To U.S., Trade Group Says

Multiple Major Foreign Governments Say Trump Admin. Hasn’t Responded To Their Offers For Tariff Negotiations

Dramatic Sell-Off Of U.S. Government Bonds Shows Severe Loss Of Financial Confidence In U.S. As Trump Escalates Trade War With China

Next Up For Markets: A Crisis Of Confidence In The U.S. Dollar

The Ghosts Of Pre-Great Depression Liquidationism Echo Trump’s Take-Your-Medicine Theory On Tariffs & Economics

Michael Schuman: Trump’s Tariffs Will Destroy Another Pillar Of American Power And Leave A Vacuum For Other Nations To Fill [Gift Link]

The Trump Team’s Childish Tariff Drama

Musk Goes Nuclear On Trump Tariff Guru Navarro By Calling Him “Dumber Than A Sack Of Bricks” And “Peter Retarrdo”

He Can Dish It, But He Can’t Take It: Elon Musk Rage Quits Video Game Live Stream After Being Cyber Bullied By Gamers

Tesla’s Original Founders Couldn’t Get Along With Elon Either – So He Got Rid Of Them

 
Congress’ Action – & Inaction – On Tariffs

Senators From Both Parties Grill Trump’s Top Trade Rep As Republicans Grow Increasingly Weary Of Trump’s Tariff Strategy

House Democrats Forge Ahead With Plan To Force Vote On Killing Trump Tariffs

A Dozen House Republicans Are Considering Defying Trump On Tariffs – But They Don’t Plan On Acting For At Least A Month

Meanwhile On The Hill: Trump And Johnson Appear To Be Losing House Republican Holdouts On Trump’s Budget & Tax Cuts