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12:20 AM ET, February 2, 2025

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Business Today:
‘Make them pay’: Canada puts Trump's ‘first friend’ Elon Musk's Tesla in the crosshairs of tariff war  —  Canada's EV adoption rate is outpacing that of the U.S., with nearly 17% of new cars sold in the third quarter of 2024 being fully electric, compared to just 8% in the US.  —  Business Today Desk
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CBC News:
B.C. premier announces countermeasures against U.S. tariffs, including ban on ‘red-state’ liquor  —  U.S. President Donald Trump will impose 25% tariff on most Canadian imports beginning Tuesday  —  B.C. Premier David Eby has announced immediate countermeasures in response to incoming U.S. tariffs …
Discussion: Global News
Washington Post:
Trump signs order imposing tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China  —  It's the first official action of the president's second-term trade war.  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday imposed tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China, the nation's three largest trading partners …
Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:
Canada Poised to Retaliate Against Trump Tariffs, Rethink US Reliance  — Freeland, a candidate for PM, calls for tariffs on Tesla cars  — Levies will first hit goods easy to substitute, minister says  —  Canada is set to introduce escalating retaliatory counter-tariffs to try …
Reuters:
Mexican president orders retaliatory tariffs against U.S.  —  Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Saturday ordered retaliatory tariffs in response to the U.S. decision to slap 25% tariffs on all goods coming from Mexico, marking the apparent start of a trade war between the two countries.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce:
U.S. Chamber: Tariffs Are Not the Answer
Discussion: Default, Reuters and Townhall
Wall Street Journal:
The Dumbest Trade War in History
API:
API Statement on Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
Discussion: UPI, FOX 32 Chicago and DNyuz
Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Trump slaps tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China, risking higher prices for U.S. consumers
New York Times:
Elon Musk's team has gotten access to the Treasury Department's payments system.  — Trump tariffs: The Canadian government has been notified by the United States government that goods exported to the United States will be subject to a 25 percent tariff, with a lower rate for Canadian oil …
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Henry Farrell / Programmable Mutter:
DOGE is ripping out the guts of government  —  DOGE is beginning to hit, and this piece, by Mike Masnick, provides the best overview I've seen of what's happening. … The gloss that I'd add to what Mike says is this.  Just as happened with Twitter, we are seeing a Silicon Valley power fantasy playing out in real life.
Discussion: Breitbart and Twitchy
The United States Senate Committee on Finance:
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System  —  In New Letter to Treasury Secretary Bessent, Wyden Warns That Political Meddling in Treasury Payments Risks Severe Economic Damage, Calls Out Dangerous Conflicts …
Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Elon Musk's DOGE commission gains access to sensitive Treasury payment systems: AP sources
Discussion: Mediaite
Politico:
Trump administration gives Musk allies access to Treasury payment system
Discussion: DNyuz
NBC News:
Senior FBI official forcefully resisted Trump administration firings  —  Brian Driscoll pushed back so aggressively that some feared he would be dismissed.  Driscoll has so far not handed over the names of thousands of FBI agents who worked on Jan. 6th cases.
Jeremy Faust / Inside Medicine:
BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals.  Banned terms must be scrubbed.  —  I believe we are breaking news some news here.  To help sustain independent journalism and analysis, please support Inside Medicine.
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
End Appears Near for U.S. Aid Agency, Democratic Lawmakers Say  —  A sense of crisis among aid groups was growing as U.S.A.I.D.'s website went dark.  —  The website for the U.S. Agency for International Development went dark Saturday afternoon as lawmakers and aid workers …
Discussion: Time, Reuters and Politico
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Tess Bridgeman / Just Security:
Can the President Dissolve USAID by Executive Order?
Discussion: US Department of State and DNyuz
Kathianne Boniello / New York Post:
Rebecca Lobach ID'd as female soldier inside doomed Black Hawk during DC crash  —  The U.S. Army has identified the female soldier in the doomed Black Hawk helicopter which crashed into an American Airlines flight this week, killing more than 60 people.  —  Capt. Rebecca M. Lobach, of Durham …
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CBS News:
One of 3 soldiers aboard Black Hawk chopper involved in midair collision identified as longtime aviation officer
Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
The Truth About Democrats, According to Amy Klobuchar  —  Let's skip the happy talk: Democrats are in a dark place.  It's not merely that Donald Trump has rolled back into Washington with an everything-everywhere-all-at- once approach to grabbing power.  The new president is buoyed by eager …
Discussion: i shall wear …
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Griffin Eckstein / Salon:   “There is no common ground with fascists”: Progressives rip Klobuchar's call for bipartisanship
NBC News:
Tulsi Gabbard faces growing concern about her nomination after a tough confirmation hearing  —  Many in the White House were “rattled” by her refusal to directly answer a question about Edward Snowden, according to a person familiar with the White House's thinking.
Stephanie Nolen / New York Times:
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid  —  Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.  —  Lifesaving health initiatives and medical research projects have shut …
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Who Is Ken Martin, the New Leader of the D.N.C.?  —  Democrats elected a Midwesterner and behind-the-scenes operator to take charge of a party still reeling from defeat.  —  Ken Martin, the Minnesota Democratic chairman, was elevated on Saturday to lead the Democratic National Committee …
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Ken Martin wins election as the next chair of the Democratic National Committee
Eric Reinhart / New Republic:
The RFK Jr. Op-Ed the Los Angeles Times Didn't Want You to Read  —  Editors note: As The New Republic reported on Friday, the Los Angeles Times—currently in a race to the bottom with The Washington Post to determine which of the two venerable institutions can sell out to Donald Trump the hardest …
David McAfee / Raw Story:
‘This is not right’: Outrage as major government agency accused of ‘breaking the law’  —  The National Transportation Safety Board made a pro-Elon Musk announcement that took onlookers by storm.  —  The NTSB said over the weekend that it would only be announcing news about major aircraft accidents …
Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
Musk's Junta Establishes Him as Head of Government  —  Imagining how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S. right now  —  I've long believed that the American media would be more clear-eyed about the rise and return of Donald Trump if it was happening overseas in a foreign country …
Bianca Quilantan / Politico:
Education Department employees placed on leave for attending diversity training  —  Several employees began receiving leave notices late Friday.  —  Federal employees at the Education Department could be placed on administrative leave for previously attending a diversity training.
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Mexico, Canada announce retaliatory measures following Trump tariffs
Washington Post:
Trump's DEI purge targets federal workers who did not work in DEI
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Usha Lee McFarling / STAT:
CDC advisers push agency to explain data removal, say when info will be restored
Tracey Tully / New York Times:
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Rachel Uranga / Los Angeles Times:
Trump administration sued for halting legal aid for detained immigrants
Discussion: RedState and DNyuz
CNN:
Elon Musk spent more than $290 million on the 2024 election, year-end FEC filings show
Discussion: The Independent
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CBS News:
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Kos / Daily Kos:
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Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
Joseph Goldstein / New York Times:
N.Y. Hospital Stops Treating 2 Children After Trump's Trans Care Order
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Pro-RFK Jr. letter to the Senate includes names of doctors whose licenses were revoked or suspended
 

 
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