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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: Deseret News and Daily Kos
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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 …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Seeks, Without Evidence, to Blame D.E.I. and Democrats for the Crash  —  President Trump's remarks, suggesting that diversity in hiring and other Biden administration policies somehow caused the disaster, reflected his instinct to immediately frame major events through his political or ideological lens.
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.
Business Insider:
Trump criticizes FAA diversity efforts after deadly plane crash, even as he says he doesn't know the cause yet
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump lashes out at Biden, DEI efforts after D.C. plane crash
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump blames DEI for weakening FAA in aftermath of Reagan National plane crash
Discussion: NewsNation
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
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.
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Ashley Parker / The Atlantic:
The Memo That Shocked the White House
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
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
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   White House rescinded funding memo after GOP senators ‘hit the ceiling’
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
Discussion: The Verge and New Republic
Andrew Tangel / Wall Street Journal:
FAA Lacks Administrator as Agency Probes Air Disaster
Discussion: Axios, Washington Examiner and Gizmodo
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  —  Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee say they will boycott Thursday's scheduled vote on Russ Vought's nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget.  It won't affect the panel's ability to send Vought's nomination to the Senate floor …
Discussion: Axios
Ramsey Touchberry / Washington Examiner:
RFK Jr. gets tentative support from key GOP senator after first Senate hearing
Wall Street Journal:
FBI Overhaul Off to a Rocky Start as Kash Patel Prepares to Defend His Vision  —  White House mixes up who is temporarily in charge of agency as Trump loyalist heads into Senate confirmation hearing  —  WASHINGTON—Trump officials tried to start their shake-up of the Federal Bureau …
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Kash Patel hammers ‘grotesque mischaracterizations’ from Dems amid fiery FBI confirmation hearing
Discussion: Forbes and Louder With Crowder
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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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
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
See what Tulsi Gabbard deleted from her Senate Intel opening remarks … - The opening remarks Gabbard first provided to the Senate Intelligence Committee included lines later removed from the final version that she delivered at Thursday's hearing, according to both copies obtained by Axios.
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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.”
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Texas Standard
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
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.
 
 
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Chris Megerian / Associated Press:
Donald Trump talks so much that even his White House stenographers are struggling to keep up
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Becca Longmire / People:
‘Several Members’ of U.S. Figure Skating Team Onboard American Airlines Plane That Crashed Over Washington, D.C.
Associated Press:
Justice Jackson punches out her frustrations with the conservative Supreme Court in the boxing ring
Discussion: Reason
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Mexico—Friend, Enemy, Neutral, or Something Else?
Discussion: The Federalist
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Trump's mission: Discrimination and destruction
David Gilbert / Wired:
Bleach Enthusiast, Antisemitic Conspiracist Among Stars of Anti-Vaxxer Event To Be Held at Trump Hotel
 Earlier Items: 
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump “defends women” by terrorizing them
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New York Times:
Maureen Dowd on Trump the Narcissist, Act II
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The White House:
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