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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.
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New York Times, Associated Press, HotAir, The Guardian, The Forward and Grabien
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NBC News:
‘Deranged’ and ‘problematic’: Bipartisan lawmakers bash Trump's Gaza proposal
‘Deranged’ and ‘problematic’: Bipartisan lawmakers bash Trump's Gaza proposal
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Daily Mail, New York Times, DNyuz and Bloomberg
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Negotiations stall ahead of shutdown deadline as Democrats slam Trump for subverting spending laws
Negotiations stall ahead of shutdown deadline as Democrats slam Trump for subverting spending laws
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New York Times
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump wants US to take ownership of Gaza Strip
Live updates: Trump wants US to take ownership of Gaza Strip
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The Atlantic, Jerusalem Post, Washington Examiner, Reuters, NBC News, Breitbart, CBS News, Twitchy, One America News Network, israelhayom.com, Semafor, Drop Site News, Daily Mail, The Independent, DNyuz, New York Daily News, New York Times, IJR, New York Post, Al Jazeera and Washington Post
Associated Press:
Trump suggests displaced Palestinians in Gaza be ‘permanently’ resettled outside war-torn territory
Trump suggests displaced Palestinians in Gaza be ‘permanently’ resettled outside war-torn territory
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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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Raw Story, Bloomberg and The Bulwark
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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 …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Congressional Democrats denied entry to Treasury Department
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Wall Street Journal, RedState, Roll Call and New York Times
Reuters:
Democrats threaten to obstruct Trump's agenda over Musk's DOGE efforts
Democrats threaten to obstruct Trump's agenda over Musk's DOGE efforts
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HotAir, Blaze Media and The Gateway Pundit
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 …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Musk Cronies Dive Into Treasury Dept Payments Code Base — Overnight, Wired reported that, contrary to published reports that DOGE operatives at the Treasury Department are limited to “read only” access to department payment systems, this is not true. A 25-year-old DOGE operative named Marko Elez …
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Treasury Defends Musk Team's Access to Federal Payment System
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Associated Press, Scripps News, The Guardian, IJR, CBS News, Daily Caller News Foundation, WUSA, PoliticusUSA and MarketWatch
Elizabeth Popp Berman / Liberal Currents:
Personal Discretion Over the Treasury's Payments System Means the End of Democracy
Michael Stratford / Politico:
Treasury defends DOGE's ‘read-only access’ to payments system
Treasury defends DOGE's ‘read-only access’ to payments system
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CNN, U.S. Department … and Federal News Network
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Illegal Executive Spending Decisions Are Happening Now
Illegal Executive Spending Decisions Are Happening Now
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The Independent and Raw Story
CNN:
FBI turns over names of 5,000 employees who worked on January 6 cases to Trump Justice Department, as agents sue — FBI officials have complied with demands to provide the Justice Department with a list of thousands of employees who worked on investigations related to the January 6, 2021 …
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Politico:
FBI agents sue to block DOJ from compiling list of officials who worked on Jan. 6 or Trump cases
FBI agents sue to block DOJ from compiling list of officials who worked on Jan. 6 or Trump cases
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New York Times, Washington Post, New Republic, Bloomberg, DNyuz, Townhall, Daily Caller News Foundation, NPR, WUSA, New York Post, Raw Story, Axios and The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
A Legal Counteroffensive to Beat Back Trump's Government Purges
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Vox, DNyuz, Bloomberg, Nebraska Examiner, Nextgov/FCW and Daily Mail, more at Mediagazer »
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
‘Accidental’ F.B.I. Chief Builds a Following as Agency's Defender
‘Accidental’ F.B.I. Chief Builds a Following as Agency's Defender
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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 …
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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NPR and American Greatness
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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NBC News, Baltimore Sun and New York Daily News
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Daniel Gonzalez / Arizona Republic:
Family member condemns use of armored vehicle, stun grenades in Phoenix ICE arrest
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Daily Mail
Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News:
Rep. Jamie Raskin demands details on U.S. citizens caught up in ICE enforcement
Rep. Jamie Raskin demands details on U.S. citizens caught up in ICE enforcement
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The Hill, The Post Millennial and KFMB
Michael Waldman / Brennan Center for Justice:
Breaking the Law — Just weeks in, the Trump administration has violated rules, laws, and the Constitution. — “In America,” Thomas Paine wrote at the founding, “the law is king.” Amid today's governing and constitutional crisis, we are finding out whether that is still true.
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DNyuz
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Slate:
Elon Musk's Power Grab Is Lawless, Dangerous, and—Yes—a Coup
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Democracy Americana, NBC News, CNN, Common Dreams, The Dispatch, Baltimore Sun, FOX 11 Los Angeles, IJR, NPR and Al Jazeera
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
Musk's USAID Shutdown: ‘This Is What the Beginning of Dictatorship Looks Like’
Musk's USAID Shutdown: ‘This Is What the Beginning of Dictatorship Looks Like’
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The Guardian, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, CNN, Semafor, Axios and DNyuz
CNN:
Hong Kong CNN — The US Postal Service says it has temporarily suspended the acceptance of incoming international parcels from China and Hong Kong until further notice. — It did not provide a reason for the suspension, but said in a statement Tuesday the flow of letters will not be affected.
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UPI, CBS News, WTTG-TV and The Information
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Zeyi Yang / Wired:
USPS Halts All Packages From China, Sending the Ecommerce Industry Into Chaos
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South China Morning Post, New York Times, Reuters, The Guardian and DNyuz, more at Techmeme »
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
USPS temporarily suspends some inbound parcels from China amid Trump trade war
USPS temporarily suspends some inbound parcels from China amid Trump trade war
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 …
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 …
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New York Times and New York Magazine
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Pam Bondi confirmed as attorney general in 54-46 vote — Washington — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Pam Bondi as attorney general, installing a key ally of President Trump's to take the helm of the Justice Department. — Bondi's nomination for attorney general was approved …
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Associated Press, Bloomberg, UPI, RedState, Daily Mail, Daily Caller News Foundation, Raw Story, One America News Network and Florida Politics
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Senate confirms Pam Bondi to lead Justice Department
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Bondi Confirmed as Attorney General
Bondi Confirmed as Attorney General
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Reuters, Fox News, USA Today, Axios, New York Post, DNyuz, The 19th and The Independent
Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:
Biden signs with Hollywood agency — Former President Joe Biden is signing with a Hollywood agency in one of the first major indicators of what the 82-year-old will do after his presidency. — Biden previously signed with the Creative Artists Agency from 2017 to 2020 after leaving office as vice president.
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Daily Mail, PJ Media, Fox News, Twitchy, The Daily Wire, The Independent, The Daily Caller, The Hollywood Reporter, HuffPost, ABC7, The Gateway Pundit, CBS News, Breitbart, Los Angeles Times and KTLA
Olivia Reingold / The Free Press:
EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Penny Gets Hired by Andreessen Horowitz — “Daniel acted with courage in a tough situation,” said partner David Ulevitch in a statement explaining the hire. — In less than two months, Daniel Penny has gone from facing a potential 20 years in prison to landing a role …
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New York Times, Fox Business, New York Post, The Information and RedState, more at Techmeme »
NBC News:
White House preparing executive order to abolish the Department of Education — The planned order follows years of campaign promises from President Donald Trump to abolish the federal Education Department. — The White House is preparing an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education …
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CNN, The Daily Caller, Advocate, Breitbart, The National Pulse, NOTUS, Truthout, ABC News, UPI, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Wire
ABC News:
State Department moving to evacuate USAID staff worldwide: Sources — The State Department has begun working to assist in evacuating all USAID staff who are on foreign assignments worldwide, sources familiar with the effort told ABC News. — The Department is aiming to recall all USAID employees …
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The Atlantic, Daily Mail, USA Today, The Floridian, Blaze Media and CBS News
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
‘Things Are Going to Get Intense:’ How a Musk Ally Plans to Push AI on the Government — Thomas Shedd, a Musk-associate and now head of the General Services Administration's Technology Transformation Services (TTS), told government tech workers in a meeting this week that the administration plans …
Cathy Gellis / Techdirt:
When It's Not Just A Coup But A CFAA Violation Too — The hazard with landing upon a legal solution that seems too good to be true is that it often is. So as you read this post it is important to keep in mind that I may have overlooked something, and there can always be defenses.
New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Committee Votes to Advance Tulsi Gabbard's Bid for Intelligence Post — Where Things Stand — Nominees: The Senate Intelligence Committee voted on Tuesday to advance to nomination of one of President Trump's most contentious nominees, Tulsi Gabbard, as his director of national intelligence.
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Greg Allen / NPR:
‘Beyond betrayal.’ Venezuelans in Florida are angry at Trump immigration policy — MIAMI — Venezuelan migrants in South Florida say they feel betrayed by a Trump administration decision to end legal protections for hundreds of thousands of people who fled dictatorships and sought refuge in the U.S.
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NBC News, Florida Politics, Federal Register, The Daily Wire, Raw Story and Breitbart

