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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
This obscure law is one reason Trump's agenda keeps losing in court — Lawsuits challenging Trump policies raise big constitutional questions, but they also rely on a law that requires the government to follow the correct procedures when changing course. — WASHINGTON — Lawyers challenging …
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Associated Press:
White House says judges balking at Trump's actions are provoking a ‘constitutional crisis’ — The White House said Wednesday that court rulings going against the Trump administration are coming from “judicial activists” on the bench whose decisions amount to a “constitutional crisis.”
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
It's a Good Thing Democrats Didn't Pack the Courts
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Jaclyn Diaz / NPR:
What happens if Trump starts ignoring court rulings? We break it down
What happens if Trump starts ignoring court rulings? We break it down
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U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell:
McConnell Comments on Gabbard Nomination — Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement today on the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to serve as Director of National Intelligence:
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Trump Holds Call With Putin to Start Talks on Ending Ukraine War — Where Things Stand — Trump-Putin call: President Trump said that he had “a lengthy and highly productive” call with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Wednesday that he characterized as the start of the negotiation to end the war in Ukraine.
NBC News:
Senate votes to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as top U.S. intelligence official — Gabbard overcame initial skepticism from some Republican senators about her nomination, underscoring Trump's grip on the party. — WASHINGTON — The GOP-controlled Senate early Wednesday morning voted …
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Defying Johnson, Graham and Senate G.O.P. Push Their Own Budget Plan
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New York Times:
Republicans Love Trump's Spending Cuts. Just Not in Their States. — Even as they praise the president's unilateral actions to slash federal spending, G.O.P. lawmakers have quietly moved to seek carve outs or exemptions for their own constituents. — Republicans in Congress have responded …
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
House budget resolution in limbo as conservatives push deeper spending cuts and work requirements
House budget resolution in limbo as conservatives push deeper spending cuts and work requirements
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Ben Leonard / Politico:
Energy and Commerce Committee's Medicaid problem just got tougher
Energy and Commerce Committee's Medicaid problem just got tougher
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Reese Gorman / NOTUS:
Republicans Face Their First Big Test on Reconciliation — And the White House Has Doubts About Success
Republicans Face Their First Big Test on Reconciliation — And the White House Has Doubts About Success
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Ryan Grim / Drop Site News:
“Armored Tesla” forecast to win $400 million State Department contract after Trump's election, government document shows — The State Department's procurement forecast, revised as of late December 2024, lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio's department planning …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Elon Musk's company X settles Trump lawsuit over account suspension … Social media company X has agreed to pay about $10 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump, who has put X's billionaire owner Elon Musk in charge of a major government cost- and staff-cutting effort, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
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Wall Street Journal:
Musk's X Agrees to Pay About $10 Million to Settle Trump Lawsuit — Musk's platform becomes second social-media company to settle with Trump after Jan. 6, 2021 riot triggered bans — WASHINGTON—Elon Musk's X has agreed to pay about $10 million to settle a lawsuit that Donald Trump brought …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Hegseth's rough start: Pentagon chief faces protest at U.S. base abroad — The question isn't why the defense secretary faced pushback at U.S. European Command headquarters; the question is whether he'll see more protests soon. — Though it still seems hard to believe, a couple of weeks ago …
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John Vandiver / Stars & Stripes:
Middle school students hold walkout during Hegseth visit to US base in Germany
Middle school students hold walkout during Hegseth visit to US base in Germany
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Washington Post:
Trump closes down federal worker buyout offer after judge lifts hold — The administration moved to close the buyout program Wednesday evening after a federal judge in Massachusetts rejected a call from several labor groups that sued to block the initiative
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Reuters:
US sues New York state officials over immigration enforcement, attorney general says — The U.S. Justice Department has sued New York State officials over alleged failures to enforce federal immigration law, Attorney General Pam Bondi told reporters on Wednesday.
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Abby Vesoulis / Mother Jones:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's Two-Word Plan to Save the CFPB From Elon Musk — “Banks hated this agency from the first time I ever talked about it.” — Following the 2008 global financial crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was established by Congress to reign …
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Bobby Allyn / NPR:
Elon Musk's DOGE takes aim at agency that had plans of regulating X
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New York Times:
Trump Softens Tone on Inflation After Pledging to Lower Prices — President Trump pledged to lower costs on “Day 1” as a candidate. His administration now acknowledges it will take more time. — President Trump promised voters that, if elected, he would enact policies that would bring prices down on “Day 1” in office.
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Colby Smith / New York Times:
CPI Report: Inflation Rose Unexpectedly in January
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Associated Press:
Federal judge won't prevent withholding of FEMA funding for New York City migrant hotel stays — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has clawed back more than $80 million from New York City, officials said Wednesday, escalating a dispute between the Trump administration and the nation's largest city …
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New York Daily News:
Trump revokes $80 million from NYC after threat to claw back FEMA cash used to care for migrants
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Washington Post:
New Kennedy Center board elects Trump as chair. Rutter departs as president. — President Trump's refashioned board of trustees voted him chairman in a meeting Wednesday afternoon. President Deborah Rutter told staff she was leaving the institution. — The Kennedy Center board …
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Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Trump Humiliated in the ‘Most Powerless Image Ever’ of a U.S. President: O'Donnell — Trump has always craved is the attention of the “truly rich,” and how he finally has it, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell said.
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Taunted Over ‘Most Powerless Image Of A President’ Ever
Donald Trump Taunted Over ‘Most Powerless Image Of A President’ Ever
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Eric Adams Discussed Possible Republican Primary Run With G.O.P. Leader — The mayor discussed options to run for re-election in the Republican contest as recently as Monday. Asked for comment, he said he was running as a Democrat. — Mayor Eric Adams of New York City has quietly explored running …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants — On Monday afternoon, Popular Information broke the news that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of two federal court orders.
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New York Times:
Family of Venezuelan Migrant Sent to Guantánamo: ‘My Brother Is Not a Criminal.’ … Luis Alberto Castillo, a father of one from Venezuela, entered the United States on Jan. 19, one day before Donald Trump became president for a second term — swept into office on a promise to treat undocumented migrants with a heavy hand.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
U.S. sending nonviolent, “low-risk” migrants to Guantanamo, despite vow to detain “the worst” there
U.S. sending nonviolent, “low-risk” migrants to Guantanamo, despite vow to detain “the worst” there
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Daniel Payne / Politico:
Why the health care industry is letting RFK Jr. cruise to confirmation — From drugmakers to doctors, few health care groups are asking senators to block Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from becoming HHS secretary. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s expected Senate confirmation on Thursday to lead …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Donald Trump is Now the Mayor of New York — The Trump DOJ's decision to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams may not be the most serious act of prosecutorial corruption in decades but it's almost certainly the most brazen. The stated reasons for dropping the charges were absurd …
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The Boston Globe:
Judge clears way for Trump's plan to downsize federal workforce. Follow live updates. — A federal judge in Boston cleared the way for President Trump's plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation program. — US District Judge George O'Toole Jr. found a group …


