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"The Disappeared": ICE Escalates With Arrest of Mayor

1 week ago | newsnotnoisejessicayellin.substack.com | Jessica Yellin |Rohan Montgomery

For daily news updates and analysis, be sure to follow us on Instagram. This newsletter is sponsored by:The Trump administration hit some roadblocks this week, with pushback from judges and even a Republican senator. We get into that below. The administration has crossed disturbing new lines in its immigration crackdown. Activists are now calling people taken by ICE "the disappeared," which carries chilling echoes of those taken by authoritarian regimes throughout history.
A Different Vision of Love: A Conversation with Mark K. Shriver on Pope Leo XIV

1 week ago | newsnotnoisejessicayellin.substack.com | Jessica Yellin |Mark D. Shriver

For daily news updates and analysis, be sure to follow us on Instagram. Robert Prevost, who will go by Pope Leo XIV, was elected as the first American-born pope in the papacy’s 2,000-year history. Pope Leo XIV is a 69-year-old from Chicago and graduate of Villanova University. He spent significant time doing missionary work in Peru, where he is also a citizen. According to today's guest, Mark K.
How Tariffs Are Impacting You

1 week ago | newsnotnoisejessicayellin.substack.com | Jessica Yellin |Rohan Montgomery

For daily news updates and analysis, be sure to follow us on Instagram. Join us for the Jessica Yellin Show: TARIFFS and YOU, Thursday, May 8 at 4:30PM ET/1:30PM PT, live on SubstackThis Thursday, I'm diving deep into how tariffs are affecting real businesses with two powerful perspectives. First, Leadership Now Project CEO Daniella Ballou-Aares will share insights on what business leaders across America are concerned about.
What Tariffs Might Cost You

1 week ago | newsnotnoisejessicayellin.substack.com | Jessica Yellin |Rohan Montgomery

For daily news updates and analysis, be sure to follow us on Instagram. Check out the latest episode of Calm News, in which we discuss the ramifications of Harvard fighting back and more, here. This newsletter is sponsored by:I’ve just returned to Los Angeles after a lovely trip to Denver. The conversations I had about democracy and journalism's future were invigorating. One person said the discussions felt like therapy and I agree.
The Trump Administration vs. Public Health: A conversation with Dr. Jeremy Faust on the first 100 Days

2 weeks ago | newsnotnoisejessicayellin.substack.com | Jessica Yellin |Jeremy Samuel Faust

For daily news updates and analysis, be sure to follow us on Instagram. Quick note: I'm in Denver this weekend for SeriesFest. On Saturday I'll be joining the legendary Maury Povich for a live recording of his On Par podcast. Are you in Denver and want tickets? Find them here. The Jessica Yellin Show will be on a Friday this week. Author and activistwill be joining me live. Here's the link to put in your calendar.
100 Days of Sanitizing History

2 weeks ago | newsnotnoisejessicayellin.substack.com | Jessica Yellin |Rohan Montgomery

For daily news updates and analysis, be sure to follow us on Instagram. Check out the latest episode of Calm News, in which we discuss the ramifications of Harvard fighting back and more, here. This newsletter is sponsored by:This week marks 100 days of Trump’s second term — what Steve Bannon has called “Days of Thunder.”For the last 100 days we have tracked policy changes as they impact the economy, immigration, government funding, courts, DOGE, education.
Why Did the FBI Arrest a Judge?

3 weeks ago | newsnotnoisejessicayellin.substack.com | Jessica Yellin |Rohan Montgomery

For daily news updates and analysis, be sure to follow us on Instagram. Check out the latest episode of Calm News, in which we discuss the ramifications of Harvard fighting back and more, here. This week I was in Dallas for the Bush Center's leadership forum. I participated in a panel on the future of news with Marty Baron, the legendary editor Liev Schreiber played in Spotlight and a reporting hero of mine.
The Jessica Yellin Show: Democracy Forward's Skye Perryman

3 weeks ago | newsnotnoisejessicayellin.substack.com | Jessica Yellin

For daily news updates and analysis, be sure to follow us on Instagram. Listen to the latest episode of the Calm News podcast here. Do you remember the first days of this term? President Trump froze federal funding and DOGE guys marched into agencies, plugged in laptops and started accessing data. Many of you emailed me with the same question: “Why isn’t anyone doing anything?!” (Your messages contained many more exclamation points.) Enter Skye Perryman.
The Supreme Court's All-Nighter

3 weeks ago | newsnotnoisejessicayellin.substack.com | Jessica Yellin |Rohan Montgomery

For daily news updates and analysis, be sure to follow us on Instagram. This newsletter is sponsored by:Hope everyone had a great weekend and for those who celebrated, a lovely Easter. A note on the week ahead. On Wednesday and Thursday I’ll be at the Bush Center in Dallas for a symposium on leadership. (There will be no newsletter on Wednesday.) For my panel, called Restoring Trust in the Media, I’ll be joining renowned Pulitzer Prize winning editor Marty Baron.
Have You Tried Turning Democracy Off and On Again?

4 weeks ago | newsnotnoisejessicayellin.substack.com | Jessica Yellin |Rohan Montgomery

For daily news updates and analysis, be sure to follow us on Instagram. Check out my interview with ACLU’s Ben Wizner, where we cover the constitutional clash, a bombshell ruling against the White House, and more, here. Happy Friday. We’ve hit a critical moment. I think it's worth stepping back from day to day news developments to reflect and connect seemingly disparate events into a clearer picture.