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Ari Natter / Bloomberg:
Dismissed Nuclear Bomb Specialists Recalled by Energy Department  — About 300-400 workers tied to nuclear programs were dismissed  — Agency seeks to bring back workers after chaotic terminations  —  The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists …
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Geoff Brumfiel / NPR:
Trump firings cause chaos at agency responsible for America's nuclear weapons
Discussion: RedState and New York Times
ABC News:
Hundreds laid off at US nuclear weapons agency: Sources
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Washington Post:
Justice officials move to drop Adams case after 7 lawyers refuse, resign in protest  —  Acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove told prosecutors in Washington to find someone who would seek to have the case dismissed, or risk losing their jobs  —  The Justice Department on Friday filed …
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Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Federal prosecutor will sign motion to dismiss Adams charges in bid to save colleagues' jobs, sources say  —  A federal prosecutor agreed on Friday to file a motion to dismiss the criminal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, in a bid to spare other career staff …
NBC News:
Justice Department moves to dismiss Eric Adams case after extraordinary internal revolt  —  The filing does not spell the end of the high-profile case.  A federal court judge must approve the decision to drop the charges.  —  The Justice Department on Friday moved to dismiss corruption charges …
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Seven Former Manhattan U.S. Attorneys Voice Support for Sassoon
Discussion: CBS News
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
DOJ asks judge to dismiss Eric Adams case after seven prosecutors resign in protest
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Elon Musk's DOGE Posts Classified Data On Its New Website  —  “People are scrambling” to see if their sensitive information has been accessed by Musk's programmers, said one federal intelligence employee.  —  LOADING  —  WASHINGTON — Elon Musk's team at the so-called Department …
Brian Merchant / Blood in the Machine:
The federal tech workers facing down DOGE  —  Over the last few weeks, as Elon Musk and DOGE have infiltrated government agency after government agency, proclaiming their intent to slash budgets, cut jobs, and embrace AI, we've watched a brazen, extralegal effort to hollow out the state unfold in real time.
Discussion: ZeroHedge News
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Associated Press:
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs  —  Workers across the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration 's aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies …
STAT:
Trump administration to fire thousands at health agencies
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Inside The ‘Bizarre’ Meeting Where DOGE Requested ‘Extensive System Access’ At IRS  —  The Internal Revenue Service has now joined the list of federal agencies and offices experiencing life on the “DOGE” side.  Two sources told TPM that a staffer affiliated with President Trump and Elon Musk's controversial …
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Washington Post:
Layoffs to hit IRS as DOGE targets tax collections  —  The cuts are expected to at least partially reverse the Biden administration's efforts to beef up the agency.  —  The Trump administration is expected to begin laying off thousands of employees at the Internal Revenue Service …
New York Times:
Vance Tells Europeans to Stop Shunning Parties Deemed Extreme  —  His comments shocked attendees at the Munich Security Conference and seemed to target efforts to sideline the hard-right party the Alternative for Germany.  — 1.6k  —  Vice President JD Vance urged European leaders …
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Politico:
JD Vance attacks Europe over migration, free speech
Andrew Roth / The Guardian:
JD Vance breaks taboo by meeting with leader of Germany's far-right party
Patrick Wintour / The Guardian:
JD Vance stuns Munich conference with blistering attack on Europe's leaders
New York Times:
Seeking a Mar-a-Lago Vibe, Trump Considers Paving Over Grass in Rose Garden  —  The president has been discussing plans to rip up the grass in one of the White House's most iconic locations and put in a hard surface to serve as a patio like the one at his Florida home and club.
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and The Daily Wire
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
This is a perfectly fine hill for the AP to die on  —  The wire service's reporters have been barred from White House events.  Next time, it could be you.  —  The world is now filled with media critics, media analysts, media prognosticators, media experts, media everything.
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ terminology dispute
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Judge temporarily blocks mass terminations at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau  —  In a court order, the judge said CFPB employees for now cannot be fired without cause, and data housed by the independent agency cannot be deleted.  —  WASHINGTON — A judge said in a r u ling Friday …
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Ellen O'Regan / Politico:
Trump asks Zelenskyy for half of Ukraine's rare earths: NBC News  —  The Trump administration has proposed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States be granted 50 percent ownership of Ukraine's rare earth minerals in exchange for its military support, according to a report by NBC News.
Discussion: NBC News, Politico and Breitbart
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Politico:
Special counsel Jack Smith discloses ‘gift’ of $140,000 in free legal services  —  It's not clear precisely why Smith sought outside legal advice.  —  Jack Smith, the special counsel who brought two criminal cases against President Donald Trump, received $140,000 in pro bono legal services …
Ellie Wolfe / The Baltimore Banner:
Naval Academy faculty told to avoid ‘divisive concepts’ like ‘systemic racism’  —  The guidance from the provost follows President Trump's recent DEI-focused executive order, which some say seeks to erase history and diversity.  —  Faculty at the Naval Academy are no longer permitted …
Tim Fang / CBS News:
3 men claiming to be from DOGE show up at San Francisco City Hall, demand records  —  San Francisco city officials are investigating after three men who claimed to be from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) showed up at City Hall on Friday demanding records from offices before fleeing.
Mother Jones:
National Archives Head Resigns as Trump Takes Control of Records  —  Sources name conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt and far-right journalist John Solomon as potential replacements.  —  The acting head of the National Archives announced his resignation on Friday, paving the way for Donald …
Discussion: CBS News
Helen Branswell / STAT:
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health  —  EIS officers investigate disease outbreaks and health threats in the U.S. and abroad  —  The Trump administration's campaign to slash the federal civil service will hit one of the crown jewels of global public health on Friday.
Discussion: CBS News and Ars Technica
Washington Post:
Trump administration's firing of federal employees hits multiple agencies  —  Lawyers for eight inspectors general suing the Trump administration over their firings were forced by an angry federal judge to withdraw their motion seeking a temporary restraining order.
Politico:
Trump's cuts hit red states, triggering GOP pushback  —  GOP lawmakers try to intervene with the Trump administration as local fallout grows.  —  Republican lawmakers are pushing back against sweeping cuts to the federal government launched by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk …
Discussion: Alternet.org, Raw Story and The Hill
 
 
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As federal workers and aid recipients reel, Trump's team says: So what?
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Benjamin Mueller / New York Times:
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
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Jennifer Ludden / NPR:
HUD employees are bracing for what they hear will be ‘drastic’ staff cuts
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Intel Agency Confirms It Removed So-Called DEI Items From Its Secured Museum
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Mother Jones:
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New York Times:
N.I.H. Research Grants Lag $1 Billion Behind Last Year's
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Reuters:
US bird flu response disrupted in early weeks of Trump administration, sources say
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Chris McGreal / The Guardian:
‘White supremacists in suits and ties’: the rightwing Afrikaner group in Trump's ear
Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Paramount Executives Ask: Could They Be Sued for Settling Trump's $20 Billion CBS Lawsuit?
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
House Republicans plot impeachment against judges blocking Trump, DOGE
Discussion: Reuters and Arizona Republic
 

 
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