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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 …
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website  —  The doge.gov website that was spun up to track Elon Musk's cuts to the federal government is insecure and pulls from a database that can be edited by anyone, according to two separate people who found the vulnerability and shared it with 404 Media.
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 …
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New York Times:
Read the Resignation Letter From Hagan Scotten  —  Hagan Scotten, an assistant U.S. attorney, wrote to Emil Bove, acting deputy attorney general, refusing to drop the case against Mayor Eric Adams. … Around the New York Region  —  A look at life, culture, politics and more in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
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 …
CNN:
Seventh prosecutor in Eric Adams case resigns and calls out Trump's former lawyer in scathing letter  —  A federal prosecutor assigned to the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams resigned Friday in a blistering letter that accused top leaders at the Justice Department of looking for a …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
DOJ files to dismiss Eric Adams corruption case after seven prosecutors resign in protest … The Department of Justice on Friday filed a motion to dismiss the criminal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, after seven federal prosecutors quit in protest over the DOJ's demand to toss the case.
Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:
Live Updates: Upheaval Over Adams Case Spreads as Calls for His Resignation Grow  —  A Manhattan prosecutor quit on Friday, the latest in a series of resignations over an order from a top Justice Department official to drop corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams of New York.  —  Here's the latest.
Associated Press:
Who is Danielle Sassoon, the US attorney who resigned rather than drop charges against Eric Adams?
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Eric Adams Highlights Coordination With Trump's Border Czar on Fox News
STAT:
Trump administration to fire thousands at health agencies  —  Employees across agencies who were hired in the past one to two years are being targeted  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is set to eliminate thousands of federal health care jobs Friday, targeting employees across public health …
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Michael Embrich / Rolling Stone:
Trump and Musk's Valentine's Day Massacre of Military Veterans  —  In a late-night purge, seven federal agencies carried out mass layoffs — 1,000 at the VA alone, the nation's largest employer of military veterans  —  Picture this.  You risk everything for your country.  Leave friends and family behind.
Brian Merchant / Blood in the Machine:
The federal tech workers facing down DOGE
Discussion: ZeroHedge News
Associated Press:
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
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 …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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ABC News:
Mass layoffs now paused at US nuclear weapons agency  —  The Department of Energy has paused the firings of hundreds of employees who work for a key agency maintaining the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, multiple sources tell ABC News.  —  Managers with the National Nuclear Security Administration …
ABC News:
Hundreds laid off at US nuclear weapons agency: Sources
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The AP provides a model of effective press resistance  —  🧭 🗺️ 🌎 With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever.  Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers.
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ terminology dispute  —  The White House barred a credentialed Associated Press reporter and photographer from boarding the presidential airplane Friday for a weekend trip with Donald Trump, saying the news agency's stance …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
This is a perfectly fine hill for the AP to die on
Discussion: New York Times
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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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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Julia Shapero / The Hill:   Judge blocks Trump admin from firing CFPB employees
Emily Peck / Axios:
Former CFPB official warns 12 years of critical records at risk
Discussion: The Guardian and Bloomberg
Politico:
Senior Republican senator ‘puzzled’ and ‘disturbed’ by Hegseth's Ukraine remarks  —  Live coverage from Munich: POLITICO is on the ground at the Munich Security Conference, where we're having conversations with top officials, lawmakers and experts at our POLITICO Pub.  Follow our exclusive coverage here.
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Hegseth stands by Ukraine comments as GOP senator slams “rookie mistake”
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: Mediaite
Associated Press:
Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team's access to the US government's payment system  —  The Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General on Friday said it was launching an audit of the security controls for the federal government's payment system, after Democratic senators raised red flags …
Hamilton Nolan / How Things Work:
They Are a Minority  —  For many politically minded people who are not fascists, the weeks since Donald Trump's inauguration have felt like an unstoppable whirlwind of doom.  By plowing ahead with plans to shutter entire federal agencies, cut tens of thousands of federal workers …
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 and Raw Story
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
Trump Admin Adds Note Rejecting ‘Gender Ideology’ on Sites Court Ordered Them to Restore  —  After being forced by a court order to restore certain pages about gender and diversity to government websites, the Trump administration has added a note to the top of those pages saying …
Discussion: The Verge
Politico:
JD Vance attacks Europe over migration, free speech  —  U.S. vice president stunned the audience with his broadside on the way Europe is run. … MUNICH — United States Vice President JD Vance launched a blistering attack on European governments on Friday, chastising them for ignoring …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
This Small Rust-Belt City Holds the Secret to Democrats' Latino Woes  —  During the final, frenzied week of the 2024 campaign, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both made campaign stops in a place whose significance in the election had largely been overlooked by observers: Reading …
Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
Another Trans Terrorist Plotted a School Shooting, But This Time, Without 13% of Its Force MIA and Locking Up J6ers, The FBI Stops Her  —  The media calls this rabid demon a “transgender male.”  I don't know what that means.  Is it a boy deluded into thinking he's a girl, or a girl deluded into thinking she's a boy?
Addy Baird / Salt Lake Tribune:
Nazi flags can fly in Utah schools, but not pride flags, GOP lawmaker says  —  A new bill would allow for Nazi and Confederate flags to be displayed in some instances in Utah schools and government buildings, but pride flags would be banned.  —  An ongoing fight in Utah to ban pride flags …
Nancy Lapid / Reuters:
Infant mortality rises in states with abortion bans, study finds  —  Increases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling that guaranteed a right to the procedure, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
Reuters:
US bird flu response disrupted in early weeks of Trump administration, sources say  —  The Trump administration has disrupted the U.S. response to bird flu as the outbreak worsens, leading to confusion and concern among federal staff, state officials, veterinarians and health experts, 11 sources told Reuters.
Aman Azhar / Inside Climate News:
Former EPA Officials Blast Effort to Rescind Climate Funds, Calling It a Political ‘Smokescreen’  —  EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is aiming to take back money intended for clean energy projects in disadvantaged communities after accusing the previous administration of mishandling funds.
 
 
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New York Times:
N.I.H. Research Grants Lag $1 Billion Behind Last Year's
Discussion: The Hill and WisPolitics
Politico:
Special counsel Jack Smith discloses ‘gift’ of $140,000 in free legal services
Discussion: Frontpage Mag
Josh Blackman / Reason:
Invoking Scalia in the Sovereign District
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?
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Helen Branswell / STAT:
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Discussion: CBS News and Ars Technica
 Earlier Items: 
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
House Republicans plot impeachment against judges blocking Trump, DOGE
Discussion: Arizona Republic
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
‘Open Season’: Local Republicans Rush to Out-Trump Trump on Immigration
Discussion: Washington Post
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Bought Tesla Stock After Named As Chair Of DOGE Subcommittee
Discussion: Alternet.org and Townhall
New York Times:
TikTok Returns to Apple and Google App Stores
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Trump Wants to Destroy All Academia, Not Just the Woke Parts
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Sources: Forbes has cut ties with dozens of contributing writers; one exec said Forbes needs to ensure the contributor model is “financially sound”

Liam Scott / Columbia Journalism Review:
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