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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Trump Gutted Key Aviation Safety Committee Before D.C. Plane Crash  —  Last week, just days after his inauguration, Donald Trump eliminated the membership of a key committee that handles aviation security.  And on Wednesday night, a passenger plane collided with a military helicopter in the Washington, D.C., area.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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NBC News:
Live updates: Plane crashes into Potomac River after collision with helicopter near Reagan National Airport  —  A regional jet collided in midair with a helicopter while on approach to Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m., the FAA said Wednesday evening in a preliminary update.
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Small airplane down in Potomac River near Ronald Reagan National Airport  —  A small aircraft is down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and fireboats were on the scene, the Washington fire department said.  —  The airport said late on Wednesday that all takeoffs …
CBS News:
Plane crashes in D.C.'s Potomac River with 64 on board after midair collision with Army helicopter — live updates  —  What to know about the Washington, D.C., plane crash  — Search efforts continue in the Potomac River after an American Airlines plane with 60 passengers and four crew …
Washington Post:
No survivors expected after midair D.C. plane crash, Trump speaks from White House
Associated Press:
Passenger jet collides with helicopter while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport, FAA says
Lori Aratani / Washington Post:
American Airlines plane crashes with helicopter near Reagan National Airport
Hugh Dougherty / The Daily Beast:
FAA Chief Quit on Jan. 20 After Elon Musk Told Him to Resign  —  The Federal Aviation Administration's leader stepped down on Jan. 20, months after Elon Musk demanded that he quit.The move by Michael Whitaker means the FAA has no Senate-confirmed leader for one of the biggest crises in its history …
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Hugh Dougherty / The Daily Beast:
FAA Administrator Quit on Jan. 20 After Elon Musk Told Him to Resign  —  The Federal Aviation Administration's leader stepped down on Jan. 20, months after Elon Musk demanded that he quit.  —  The move by Michael Whitaker means the FAA has no Senate-confirmed leader for one of the biggest crises …
Discussion: The Verge and New York Post
Andrew Tangel / Wall Street Journal:
FAA Lacks Administrator as Agency Probes Air Disaster
CNN:
Inside 45 hours of chaos: The brief life and quick death of Trump's federal spending freeze  —  The Trump administration's biggest swing at radically reshaping federal spending lasted just under 45 hours.  —  A sweeping freeze on trillions in federal spending for grants and loans …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Trump Kicks Congress to the Curb, With Little Protest From Republicans
Discussion: Politico, E&E News and Washington Post
Washington Post:
White House regroups as funding freeze chaos recalls first term's travel ban
Discussion: Raw Story
Deborah Pearlstein / New York Times:
The Law Is Not Fully Trump's Yet
Newsweek:
Former USDA Inspector General Defies Trump Order, Escorted from Her Office  —  Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her dismissal by the Trump administration, according to Reuters.
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
In Tense Call, Governors Push Schumer to Fight Harder Against Trump  —  On a call with Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, six Democratic governors pushed him to slow down the confirmation of President Trump's nominees and to do more to block his agenda.
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Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Democrats to boycott committee vote on OMB nominee
Discussion: Axios
Ramsey Touchberry / Washington Examiner:
RFK Jr. gets tentative support from key GOP senator after first Senate hearing
Washington Post:
Musk team's push to gut federal workforce bypassed key Trump officials  —  Billionaire Elon Musk has worked behind the scenes on an initiative aimed at depleting the civil service, prompting questions about its legality.  —  Billionaire Elon Musk's influence over a traditionally nonpartisan agency …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   White House rescinded funding memo after GOP senators ‘hit the ceiling’
Robert Reich / The Guardian:
Trump unleashed chaos by freezing and unfreezing $3tn in federal grants and loans. Why?
Discussion: New York Times and Alternet.org
Ashley Parker / The Atlantic:
The Memo That Shocked the White House
CNN:
People on Kash Patel's so-called ‘enemies list’ taking drastic steps for protection before his potential FBI takeover  —  One of the people on Kash Patel's list of “corrupt actors” from the “deep state” is taking the drastic step of moving their family before Patel's potential confirmation to lead the FBI.
Discussion: Robert Reich and Forbes
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Wall Street Journal:
FBI Overhaul Off to a Rocky Start as Kash Patel Prepares to Defend His Vision
Washington Post:
Kash Patel breaks with Trump on Jan. 6 clemency, defends record
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Trump's Inaugural Approval Rating Is Historically Low Again  —  Americans divided over whether Trump's pace in addressing major U.S. problems is about right or too fast  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — At 47%, President Donald Trump's initial job approval rating for his second term is similar …
Discussion: The Guardian and The Hill
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Morgan Chalfant / Semafor:   Trump begins term with historically low approval rating
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Despite media reports, Trump has not offered federal employees a “buyout”  —  Anyone who has read reports in the Associated Press, the New York Times, CBS News, CNN, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, NBC News, or Axios would be under the impression that the Trump administration …
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Michael Embrich / Rolling Stone:
Trump and Musk Are Trying to Purge Veterans From the Government  —  The Trump administration emailed federal workers offering them temporary pay to resign — a repeat of Musk's scheme to force out Twitter employees … In a decision that will be remembered as a betrayal of the veteran community …
Axios:
Tulsi Gabbard refuses to call Edward Snowden a “traitor” … “So, was Edward Snowden a traitor?”  — Gabbard would not give a yes or no answer, saying only that she is “committed if confirmed as Director of National Intelligence to join you in making sure that there is no future Snowden-type leak.”
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Natalia Drozdiak / Bloomberg:
Gabbard Says She's No One's ‘Puppet’ in Bid for Top Spy Job
David Klepper / Associated Press:
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to oversee US spy agencies, will face grilling at confirmation hearing
Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill:
Ogles: ‘Did DEI play a role’ in fatal DC plane crash?  —  Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) is questioning whether diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) played a role in the fatal plane crash at Reagan Washington National Airport outside of Washington, D.C.  —  Ogles, in an interview …
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
Criminal records of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump include rape, domestic violence  —  Editor's Note: This story includes descriptions of violent crimes and sexual abuse involving both adults and children that may be disturbing to readers.  —  On his first day in office …
Discussion: Raw Story
ProPublica:
To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class  —  A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ultrawealthy.  —  One of the hallmarks of Donald Trump's presidential campaign …
Ethan Colbert / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Franklin County woman pardoned for Capitol riot is sentenced to 10 years in fatal crash  —  UNION, Mo. — The Franklin County woman pardoned for her participation in the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021 was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for her role in a fatal drunk driving crash.
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lays out battle plan against ‘shockingly dim’ Trump White House  —  The Trump White House this week sparked chaos across the nation when it issued an executive order that resulted in Medicaid portals getting shut down in all 50 states.
Tara Copp / Associated Press:
Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more  —  The Defense Department's intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events …
Discussion: ABC News and New York Times
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
RFK Jr. Says Trump Gave Him 1 Directive On The Abortion Pill  —  The drugs are used for 63% of abortion care and have been widely deemed safe by scientists.  —  LOADING  —  Abortion came up several times during the first of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearings for health secretary …
Amy Maxmen / KFF Health News:
Trump Administration's Halt of CDC's Weekly Scientific Report Stalls Bird Flu Studies  —  The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across the United States.  —  One of the studies would reveal whether veterinarians …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Signs Agreement Calling for Meta to Pay $25 Million to Settle Suit  —  The president had sued the social-media company after his accounts were suspended  —  President Trump has signed settlement papers that are expected to require Meta Platforms to pay roughly $25 million to resolve …
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump “defends women” by terrorizing them  —  His “gender ideology” executive order is already harming people. … 🚨 🚔 🚨  —  On Monday, January 20, just hours after being sworn in, President Trump signed an executive order for “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism …
Discussion: NPR
 
 
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Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Mexico—Friend, Enemy, Neutral, or Something Else?
Discussion: The Federalist
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Live updates: No survivors found after American Airlines jet collided with an Army helicopter, Trump says
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump blames DEI for weakening FAA in aftermath of Reagan National plane crash
Discussion: NewsNation
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Trump's mission: Discrimination and destruction
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