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6:30 AM ET, February 7, 2025

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Katherine Long / Wall Street Journal:
Exclusive |  DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts  —  A staffer for Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved by a federal judge on Thursday has links to a deleted social-media account that advocated for racism and eugenics.
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ProPublica:
Elon Musk's Demolition Crew  —  On President Donald Trump's authority alone, Elon Musk, the world's richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies.  Employees from Musk's companies and those of his allies, as well as young staffers he's recruited, are wresting authority from career workers and commandeering computer systems.
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
DOGE follows longtime Musk pattern — and turns attention to Social Security Administration  —  The News  —  Elon Musk's DOGE shuttered USAID.  It has searched Medicare payments and gained access to a sensitive Treasury Department payment system.  Its initial Labor Department presence prompted a lawsuit.
Discussion: Reuters, Politico, DNyuz and NBC News
Newsweek:
DOGE Emails Went Out to Federal Judges by Mistake  —  One of the people who received an email from allies of  —  was a federal judge overseeing a lawsuit aimed at blocking these messages.  —  “I, like probably every other judge in the country, also received the [Office of Personnel Management] …
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Delays Program Offering Federal Workers Incentives to Quit  —  Where Things Stand  — Judge delays resignation plan: A federal judge in Massachusetts has stopped, at least temporarily, the Trump administration's effort to get federal employees …
Patrick Reis / Vox:
A setback for Elon Musk's plan to gut the federal workforce
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Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office  —  The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official who has planned the zealous expansion of President Donald Trump's power …
Tony Romm / Washington Post:   Senate confirms Russell Vought to lead White House budget office
Roy Canivel / The Daily Dot:
Conservative film critic who called child trafficking movie a ‘call to action’ arrested for child molestation  —  In 2023, Aaron Craig Gleason wrote a review for the conservative publication the Federalist about The Sound of Freedom, an indie hit and a favorite among right-wing circles.
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Reuters:
Trump administration to keep only 294 USAID staff out of over 10,000 globally, sources say  —  President Donald Trump's administration plans to keep fewer than 300 staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development out of the agency's worldwide total of more than 10,000, four sources told Reuters on Thursday.
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Samantha Power / New York Times:
I Ran U.S.A.I.D. Killing It Is a Win for Autocrats Everywhere.
Axios:
Scoop: Trump orders key government agency to cancel all media contracts … - The discovery, made through a U.S. government spending database that has long been publicly available, triggered erroneous theories on X about the Biden administration “funding” anti-Trump media.
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Christian Paz / Vox:
What a wild conspiracy theory about Politico tells us about how Trump governs
Aitor Hernández-Morales / Politico:
EU chiefs chastise Trump for sanctioning the ICC  —  In a first jab at the White House, Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa said the U.S. president's move to target the International Criminal Court undermines global justice.  —  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen …
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Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Trump Fires Head of Federal Election Panel, But She Won't Leave  — Commissioner Ellen Weintraub says procedures weren't followed  — Weintraub, a frequent Trump antagonist, joined the FEC in 2002  —  The chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission posted a letter from President Donald …
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Trump Pauses Online Tirade to Preach Unity
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget:
Trump Tax Priorities Total $5 to $11 Trillion  —  In a closed-door meeting with House Leadership today President Trump reportedly outlined his tax priorities.  According to press reports, they included extending the expiring pieces of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA); …
Juan Carlos Lara / KQED:
FCC Investigates SF Radio Station for ICE Reporting, Sparking Press Freedom Fears  —  The Federal Communications Commission is investigating San Francisco-based KCBS for its coverage of immigration enforcement actions in San José last month, sparking concerns from press freedom advocates …
Jessica Riedl:
Yes, My Name has Changed...  ...but my focus on center-right economic policy will continue  —  Hi everyone, well, this is awkward.  I have always been comfortable presenting my economic research in meetings, speeches, national TV interviews, and Congressional testimony.
Robert Downen / The Texas Tribune:
Houston man pardoned by Trump arrested on child sex charge  —  Andrew Taake received a six-year sentence for assaulting officers on Jan. 6.  He was arrested Thursday on an outstanding charge of soliciting a minor.  —  A Houston man who was recently pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Sotomayor hits presidential immunity decision in first public comments since new Trump admin  —  Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday doubled down on her opposition to the presidential immunity decision last summer and expressed concern about public confidence in the high court.
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Do Democrats Have a Plan?  —  Senator Brian Schatz on how the Party should be responding to Donald Trump's breakneck assault on the government.  —  Three weeks into office, President Trump has issued a slew of controversial executive orders, fired officials across government agencies …
Ella Nilsen / CNN:
Trump energy secretary allowed 23-year-old DOGE rep to access IT systems over objections from general counsel  —  A representative from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, was granted access to the Energy Department's IT system on Wednesday by Energy Secretary Chris Wright …
Andrew Roth / Michigan Advance:
Michigan legislator says she underwent sterilization to avoid pregnancy during Trump presidency  —  Hundreds gather at the Michigan Capitol to protest Trump's politics  —  Hundreds of people gather on the steps of the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., on Feb. 5, 2025 …
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Casey DeSantis considers running for Florida governor amid push from top donors  —  The wife of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has long been rumored as a potential 2026 candidate, but the prospect is inching closer to reality.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican donors at a gathering last week …
Discussion: al.com and Boston Herald
Juliet Macur / New York Times:
N.C.A.A., Following Trump's Order, Excludes Transgender Athletes From Women's Sports  —  The decision, effective immediately, came a day after President Trump signed an order barring transgender girls and women from playing in women's sports at federally funded educational institutions.
Aarian Marshall / Wired:
Feds Halt the National Electric Vehicle Charging Program  —  The US government has ordered states to retract their plans to build hundreds of federally funded EV charging stations, according to a memo obtained by WIRED.  —  The US Department of Transportation has ordered states to kill …
 
 
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Ken Klippenstein:
Taking DOGE to Court Is a Doomed Strategy
Discussion: The Register and ABC News
Jacob Soboroff / NBC News:
Trump's freeze stalls federal firefighter hiring
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrat leaves DOGE Caucus over Musk's tactics
Discussion: NewsNation and Politico
NBC News:
Health clinics face cuts, closures as Trump's funding fight ripples outside of Washington
Discussion: Democrats and The 19th
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Gaza Takeover Plan May Sound Death Knell for the Two-State Solution
Bradley Hope / Whale Hunting:
Breaking: Christmas Comes Early for Kleptocrats - DOJ Shutters Anti-Corruption Units
Discussion: Rolling Stone and The Hill
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Caroline O'Donovan / Washington Post:
Whole Foods says Trump's actions make union win moot
Discussion: WHYY
Sam Stein / The Bulwark:
Trump and Musk Are Strangling the Government
Discussion: Daily Maverick
Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
Trump administration disbands task force targeting Russian oligarchs
Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Airline Pilots in the DC Plane Crash Acted as Expected, Experts Say
Discussion: Washington Examiner and DNyuz
Wall Street Journal:
White House Preparing Order to Cut Thousands of Federal Health Workers
Discussion: Raw Story, Fortune and Baltimore Sun
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
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