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Oliver Darcy / Status:
The Art of the Kneel  —  If a settlement deal is inked with Donald Trump, Shari Redstone will be remembered as the mogul who sold out “60 Minutes.”  —  The journalists at CBS News are livid at Paramount Global boss Shari Redstone over the company's move to engage in settlement talks with Donald Trump.
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Political reporters are actively covering up Trump's racism  —  Even as bodies were still being fished out of the Potomac River, Donald Trump went on a racist, partisan, and dishonest rant on Thursday, blaming diversity hires and Democrats for Wednesday's calamitous nighttime collision between …
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Jonathan Lemire / The Atlantic:
The Day Trump Became Un-President  —  “We're so back,” one reporter whispered to another.  —  All of the chairs in the White House briefing room were filled, and reporters and photographers were crammed into every available nook and cranny.  I was standing in the back …
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Is There Anything Trump Won't Blame on DEI?
USA Today:
Trump and new Transportation chief face first major test after deadly DC plane crash
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump baselessly blames diversity program for fatal air collision
Washington Post:
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system  —  A top Treasury career staffer is expected to depart.  Surrogates of Musk's DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.  —  The highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Trump launched air controller diversity program that he now decries  —  At news conference, Trump read a list of disabilities he calls disqualifying, but his administration started such hiring in 2019  —  “All qualify for the position of a controller of airplanes pouring into our country …
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New York Times:
Staffing Was ‘Not Normal’ at Reagan Airport Tower, According to F.A.A. Report  —  The report, reviewed by The New York Times, said that one controller was communicating with both helicopters and planes.  Those jobs are typically assigned to two people, not one.
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
DCA crash puts Trump's appalling unfitness on full display
Discussion: The Independent
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
FAA Report on D.C. Plane Crash Is Out—and It's an Indictment of Trump
New York Times:
F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Stations  —  Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, recently expressed concern about NPR and PBS's sponsorships.  —  Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, informed NPR and PBS …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Aides Hunt for 11th-Hour Deal to Dial Back Canada-Mexico Tariffs  —  President says he will decide tonight whether oil will be included in levies … President Trump's advisers are considering several offramps to avoid enacting the universal tariffs on Mexico and Canada that he had pledged …
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Reuters:
Trump says US could soon put 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada
Eric Boodman / STAT:
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills  —  NSF payment system remained offline despite the lifting of Trump administration funding freeze  —  One scientist texted his landlord to say February rent would be late.
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
Gabbard was hoping for the Pete Hegseth hearing treatment.  She didn't get it.  —  Gabbard's attack strategy at her confirmation hearing Thursday didn't garner the high praise from Republicans some other Trump nominees have gotten.  —  Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's pick to be director …
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New York Times:
Gabbard's Hearing Turns Tense Over Snowden Questions
Ben Lefebvre / Politico:
Senate confirms Burgum as Interior secretary
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
‘Everything I Say Leaks,’ Zuckerberg Says in Leaked Meeting Audio  —  Join the newsletter to get the latest updates.  —  Success  —  Great!  Check your inbox and click the link.  —  Error  —  Please enter a valid email address.  —  At an all hands meeting inside Meta Thursday …
Matt Heilman / KBSL-TV:
Civil rights attorney, former Miss Kansas contestant killed in plane crash near DC airport  —  WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - As families and communities identify victims in Wednesday night's plane crash near Washington, D.C., we're learning that a well-known civil rights attorney and former Miss Kansas contestant is among the 67 people dead.
Washington Post:
Several senior FBI leaders told to leave agency or be fired, people familiar with matter say  —  The ultimatum was unusual for the FBI and suggested that President Donald Trump is purging leadership at an agency he has harshly criticized.  —  Multiple senior FBI officials have been ordered …
Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Trump Raised Millions From Crypto Firms for His Inauguration  — Coinbase, Kraken, Galaxy Digital each gave $1 million  — Energy producers and tech firms also donated to festivities  —  The Impact of Trump's DEI Actions The Impact of Trump's DEI Actions The Impact of Trump's DEI Actions
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Ava Benny-Morrison / Bloomberg:
Sam Bankman-Fried's Parents Explore Seeking Trump Pardon for Son
Washington Post:
Records undercut Tulsi Gabbard's claim of ignorance on cleric's views  —  The nominee for director of national intelligence said, under oath, that she did not know “until today” that a prominent cleric she met in Syria threatened to unleash suicide bombers in the United States.
Neko Pitcher / The Japan News:
JAEA Plans Hydrogen Facility Integrated with N-Reactor; Goal Is Steady Supply of Hydrogen without CO2 Byproduct  —  The Japan Atomic Energy Agency plans to ask the Nuclear Regulation Authority to review its plan for building a hydrogen production facility as early as February, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
Discussion: RedState
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out  —  Musk has publicly clashed with the FAA and its former chief, Michael Whitaker.  —  Musk has publicly clashed with the FAA and its former chief, Michael Whitaker. … The Federal Aviation Administration …
New York Times:
Musk's Twitter Takeover Offers Trump a Blueprint  —  Federal agencies have offered exits to millions of employees and tested the prowess of engineers — just like when Elon Musk bought Twitter.  The similarities have been uncanny.  —  The email landed in employees' inboxes with the subject line: “Fork in the Road.”
Adam B. Vary / Variety:
‘Emilia Pérez’ Star Karla Sofía Gascón Under Fire Over Tweets About Muslims, George Floyd, Oscars Diversity  —  “Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón is under fire for a series of social media posts to her account on X, formerly known as Twitter …
Zack Stanton / Politico:
Playbook: Trump's narrative shift  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  Happy Friday.  This is Zack Stanton.  Thanks for waking up with Playbook.  Get in touch: [email protected].  —  FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Chris LaCivita, the co-manager of President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign …
Discussion: Just Security
NBC News:
DOJ's LGBTQ employee group shuts down after three decades  —  The board of DOJ Pride, founded in 1994, told members that the decision was made “in the interest and for the protection of all members.”  —  DOJ Pride, an LGBTQ employee resource group at the Department of Justice …
New York Times:
North Korean Troops No Longer Seen on Front Lines Fighting Ukraine  —  North Korea sent its best troops to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine.  But after months of suffering severe losses, they have been taken off the front line.  —  North Korean soldiers who joined their Russian allies …
Discussion: Reuters
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
The DNC's outgoing chair says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in 2024  —  As the Democratic National Committee prepares to elect a new chair, its departing leader says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in the 2024 race.  In an interview with The Associated Press …
Discussion: MPR News and CBS News
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Census Bureau Director Robert Santos is resigning, making way for Trump's pick  —  The director of the U.S. Census Bureau, Robert Santos, announced Thursday he is resigning, giving President Trump an early opportunity to nominate a new political appointee to lead the agency.
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
 
 
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