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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.
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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.
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 …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump lashes out at Biden, DEI efforts after D.C. plane crash
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
5 things to know about the fatal crash near Reagan National
Washington Post:
No survivors expected after midair D.C. plane crash, Trump speaks from White House
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Live updates: No survivors found after American Airlines jet collided with an Army helicopter, Trump says
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Ashley Parker / The Atlantic:
The Memo That Shocked the White House
Washington Post:
Musk team's push to gut federal workforce bypassed key Trump officials
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   White House rescinded funding memo after GOP senators ‘hit the ceiling’
Washington Post:
White House regroups as funding freeze chaos recalls first term's travel ban
Discussion: Raw Story
Robert Reich / The Guardian:
Trump unleashed chaos by freezing and unfreezing $3tn in federal grants and loans. Why?
Discussion: The Nation and New York Times
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
Andrew Tangel / Wall Street Journal:
FAA Lacks Administrator as Agency Probes Air Disaster
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 …
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Freddy Brewster / The Lever:
Before D.C. Airport Collision, Lawmakers Brushed Off Warnings And Boosted Flights
Discussion: WVEC, Breitbart and Jacobin
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
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
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.
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.
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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
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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
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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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Trump Kicks Congress to the Curb, With Little Protest From Republicans  —  The administration is showing it doesn't view the House and Senate as equal partners.  So far, Republicans, who hold both majorities, are accepting their new status.  —  Congress passed a law shutting down TikTok, and President Trump flouted it.
Discussion: Politico and E&E News
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Deborah Pearlstein / New York Times:
The Law Is Not Fully Trump's Yet
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 …
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
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 …
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.
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
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 …
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.
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 …
 
 
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Associated Press:
Justice Jackson punches out her frustrations with the conservative Supreme Court in the boxing ring
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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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