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Washington Post:
U.S. government officials privately warn Musk's blitz appears illegal  —  The billionaire's DOGE team has launched an all-out assault on federal agencies, triggering numerous legal objections.  —  The chaotic blitz by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has triggered legal …
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The Atlantic:
Trump Advisers Stopped Musk From Hiring a Noncitizen at DOGE  —  As Elon Musk set out to upend the federal bureaucracy on behalf of Donald Trump, he reached out to Trump's team with an unusual request: U.S. law generally prohibits noncitizens from working for the federal government …
New York Times:
A Legal Counteroffensive to Beat Back Trump's Government Purges  —  A raft of new lawsuits contend that President Trump and Elon Musk are breaking the law to ransack the F.B.I. and other federal agencies.  The courts will now decide.  —  Workers from across the federal government set off …
NBC News:
Elon Musk gets quiet White House reminders his power isn't unchecked  —  Trump's aides have signaled behind the scenes that Musk still reports to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.  —  Tech billionaire and newly minted “special government employee” Elon Musk has received quiet White House reminders …
CNN:
FBI turns over names of 5,000 employees who worked on January 6 cases to Trump Justice Department, as agents sue
NBC News:
‘Deranged’ and ‘problematic’: Bipartisan lawmakers bash Trump's Gaza proposal  —  Trump said Tuesday night that the U.S. “will take over Gaza” and send in troops “if necessary.”  —  Criticism and concern spread across both sides of the aisle Tuesday night following President Donald Trump's announcement …
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Washington Post:
Trump proposes U.S. ‘take over’ Gaza, permanent displacement of residents  —  The idea, a first indicator of Trump's approach to the conflict, was sure to inflame the region given the history of Palestinians' displacement from their territory.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
With Gaza Plan, an Unbound Trump Pushes an Improbable Idea
Politico:
Trump's plan to ‘take over’ Gaza Strip confuses GOP lawmakers
Discussion: Mediaite and NOTUS
The Hill:
US allies, adversaries reject Trump suggestion to ‘take over’ Gaza Strip
Discussion: Associated Press
Associated Press:
Trump suggests displaced Palestinians in Gaza be ‘permanently’ resettled outside war-torn territory
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump wants US to take ownership of Gaza Strip
Associated Press:
Trump's suggestion the US ‘take over’ the Gaza Strip is rejected by allies and adversaries alike
Wall Street Journal:
The CIA Is About to Get a Trump Makeover  —  Spy agency's workforce receives buyout-style offer  —  WASHINGTON—The Central Intelligence Agency offered buyouts to its entire workforce Tuesday, in what officials said is a bid to bring the agency in line with President Trump's priorities, including targeting drug cartels.
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CNN:
CIA sends ‘buyout’ offers to entire workforce  —  The Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday became the first major national security agency to offer so-called buyouts to its entire workforce, a CIA spokesperson and two other sources familiar with the offer said, part of President Donald Trump's broad effort …
Reuters:
CIA offers buyouts to entire workforce to align with Trump priorities, sources say  —  The Central Intelligence Agency offered buyouts to its entire workforce Tuesday, citing an aim to bring the agency in line with U.S. President Donald Trump's priorities, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Dan De Luce / NBC News:
CIA offers buyouts to workforce as Trump administration continues efforts to scale back government
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
There Is No Going Back  —  Even if anyone had elected Elon Musk to anything, the last week would still be one of the most serious examples of executive branch malfeasance in American history.  —  Musk has seized hold of critical levers of power and authority within the federal government …
Discussion: Slate, DNyuz and Chicago Tribune
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Eric Levitz / Vox:
America's constitutional crisis could come to a head in four months
Discussion: NPR and HotAir
Elizabeth Popp Berman / Liberal Currents:
Personal Discretion Over the Treasury's Payments System Means the End of Democracy
Discussion: maaarine and The Index
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New York Times:
U.S. Postal Service Reverses Decision to Halt Parcel Service From China
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats  —  Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’  —  Staffers with Elon Musk's “department of government efficiency” (Doge) reportedly entered …
NBC News:
Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’  —  The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives.  A majority are Black.  —  Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos …
Discussion: Pharyngula
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Democrats Are Falling For Trump and Musk's Foreign Aid Trap  —  Three veteran strategists want their party to be more thoughtful about fighting Trump's anti-bureaucracy campaign.  —  After three months of soul-searching about how to revive their party, some Democrats this week believe …
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Phil Mattingly / CNN:
Treasury says Musk's DOGE has not rejected payments in first attempt to clarify access granted to critical system  —  The Treasury Department said Elon Musk aides detailed to the agency have “read-only” access to its sensitive $5 trillion US payments system and that no payments have been suspended …
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Treasury Defends Musk Team's Access to Federal Payment System
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab  —  In the radical opening weeks of his second term, President Trump has appeared to feel little constraint by any need to show respect for the rule of law.  —  In his first term, President Trump seemed to relish ripping through …
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Wall Street Journal:
How Trump Gutted America's $40 Billion Aid Agency in Two Weeks  —  Dismantling of USAID appears to be a test case for new administration  —  WASHINGTON—The cuts came so fast that one dismissed employee had to be rehired to process other employees' time sheets.
Discussion: New Republic
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Suhasini Raj / New York Times:
Migrants Are Deported to India on U.S. Military Plane  —  The flight appeared to be the first use of an American military aircraft to deport people to India, which is one of the top sources of illegal immigration to the United States.  —  A U.S. military plane with at least 100 aboard landed …
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Aseem Bassi / India Today:
US military plane carrying 104 illegal Indian immigrants lands in Amritsar
Discussion: DNyuz
Associated Press:
Trump and Musk demand termination of federal office leases through General Services Administration  —  One of the next moves in President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's sweeping effort to fire government employees and curtail operations is using the agency that manages thousands …
Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
Pam Bondi to be sworn in as attorney general following Senate confirmation  —  The 54-46 vote fell mostly along party lines, with Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) joining Republicans voting in her favor.  —  The Senate voted Tuesday evening to confirm Pam Bondi, President Donald Trump's nominee …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The “deferred resignation” scam  —  Last week, Popular Information broke down the “offer” that the Trump administration was making to millions of federal employees to induce them to resign voluntarily.  The Trump administration wanted federal employees to believe that if they agreed …
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump declares flawless victory in pointless trade war  —  Keep pulling the fire alarm, eventually no one will pay attention to the noise.  —  🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇲🇽 With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent media is more important than ever right now.
CNN:
Multiple ICE impersonation arrests made during nationwide immigration crackdown  —  Editor's note: This story contains profane and hateful language.  —  Authorities in at least three states have arrested individuals allegedly impersonating Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers …
 
 
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Tobias Burns / The Hill:
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Discussion: Punchbowl News
The Hill:
Shutdown fears grow as Trump battles multiply
Discussion: Politico and NBC News
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Musk shocks lawmakers, setting himself on collision course
Paul Krugman:
Have We Been Partying Like It's 1999?  —  This bubble may end with a tech-bro bailout
Associated Press:
Protests against Trump and Project 2025 are planned in cities across the US
Discussion: USA Today and WTTG-TV
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Discussion: Quartz
Veronica Riccobene / The Lever:
From Watergate to Elon-gate  —  Musk is trying to shut down the agency probing his company's equipment …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge blocks Trump's executive order on transgender prisoners
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Will Sommer / @willsommer:
The Blaze retracts its article accusing a former Capitol Police officer of being the January 6 pipe bomber after the FBI arrested a different person

 
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