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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 …
Discussion: New Republic
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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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 …
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 …
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
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Is There Anything Trump Won't Blame on DEI?
New York Times:
Staffing Was ‘Not Normal’ at Reagan Airport Tower, According to F.A.A. Report
Axios:
What the data says about Trump's DEI air crash claims
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out
Miles Klee / Rolling Stone:
Trump and Allies Default to Racist Explanation of Deadly Air Collision
New York Times:
Paramount in Settlement Talks With Trump Over ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit  —  A settlement, if reached, would be an extraordinary concession by a major U.S. media company to a sitting president.  —  When Donald J. Trump sued CBS for $10 billion days before the 2024 election, accusing the company …
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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.
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
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blocks Jan. 6 rioters from state jobs after Trump pardons  —  In a written directive, the Democratic Illinois governor tells his hiring office that “no one who attempts to overthrow a government should serve in government.”  —  Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is blocking …
Politico:
Hey, where's that Trump-proofing money already?  —  ZERO PROOF: It is Day 11, and California remains un-Trump-proofed.  —  Democrats in the California Assembly were expected to send a $50 million package to the governor today to pay for legal defenses against President Donald Trump's administration.
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Senate Democrat: Republicans ‘really uncomfortable’ with Gabbard nomination  —  Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) says he's unsure about the fate of former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's nomination as director of national intelligence, casting doubt on her ability to garner enough support for confirmation.
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John Sakellariadis / Politico:
Gabbard was hoping for the Pete Hegseth hearing treatment. She didn't get it.
Bloomberg:
Trump Sparks Lasting Panic With Funding Ban That Ended in Two Days  — Nonprofits and agencies are questioning budget plans  — DEI initiatives remain a target of Trump administration  —  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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Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Trump Raised Millions From Crypto Firms for His Inauguration
Discussion: NOTUS
John Hudson / Washington Post:
A career official tried to undo Trump's purge at USAID.  He was then purged, too.  —  The dramatic purge and counter-purge played out in emails obtained by The Washington Post, as Trump's pause on aid upends humanitarian work around the world.  —  The Trump administration's purge of dozens …
Discussion: OutsideTheBeltway
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.
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump, Facing Two Crises in His Second Week, Spreads the Blame Around  —  Second week of his second presidency shows how an administration moving at lightning speed deals with sudden challenges: by going on offense  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump's handling of two crises this week—one …
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.
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 …
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
‘Everything I Say Leaks,’ Zuckerberg Says in Leaked Meeting Audio  —  At an all hands meeting inside Meta Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg did not address Meta's $25 million settlement with Donald Trump that will see the company paying $22 million for the eventual establishment of the Trump Presidential Library.
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 …
Chris Truax / The Hill:
Can Elon Musk harness the power of AI to fix the government's immigration issues?  —  President Trump's recent announcement of the Stargate project — a joint venture between Open AI, Softbank (a Japanese company), Oracle and MGX (a UAE-based investment fund) — could be a very big deal.
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 …
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.”
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 …
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: Metro.co.uk and Reuters
New York Times:
How the World Is Reeling From Trump's Aid Freeze  —  President Trump's order to halt most foreign aid has intensified humanitarian crises and raised questions about the United States' reliability as a global leader.  —  President Trump's order to halt most foreign aid has intensified humanitarian crises …
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Trump and the Collapse of the Old Order
Discussion: HotAir
Washington Monthly:
Trump is About to Step on Putin's Trap
Discussion: The National Interest and The Hill
ProPublica:
ProPublica's Coverage of Donald Trump's Appointments — and How They Could Reshape Federal Agencies
Brady Leonard / Washington Examiner:
Trump 2.0 is miles ahead of the Democrats
Wojciech Kość / Politico:
Ex-Polish justice minister ducks police, avoids Pegasus probe
Discussion: Bloomberg
James Romoser / Politico:
How Trump Could Defy the Constitution — or Find a Loophole — and Seize a Third Term
STAT:
With little fanfare, Biden administration stacked vaccine advisory committee with new members
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Democrats want cable companies to pay for TV blackouts
 Earlier Items: 
ProPublica:
Boxed Up: A Portrait of an Immigrant Community Living Under Threat of Deportation
Neko Pitcher / The Japan News:
JAEA Plans Hydrogen Facility Integrated with N-Reactor; Goal Is Steady Supply of Hydrogen without CO2 Byproduct
Discussion: RedState
Zack Stanton / Politico:
Playbook: Trump's narrative shift
Discussion: Just Security
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Pentagon scrubs Biden-era abortion travel policy
Discussion: Townhall
Patrick Reis / Vox:
The Logoff: Trump's plan to send deportees to Guantánamo, explained
NBC News:
DOJ's LGBTQ employee group shuts down after three decades
Discussion: New York Times
 

 
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams
 
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