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Erin Doherty / Axios:
French leader cancels CPAC speech after Bannon's apparent Nazi salute … - Bannon did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.  — A CPAC representative did not respond to a request for comment Friday. … - “As a result, I have taken the immediate decision to cancel …
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The Guardian:
French far-right leader cancels CPAC speech over Steve Bannon's ‘Nazi’ salute  —  Jordan Bardella calls off US address after former Trump aide makes controversial gesture with outstretched arm onstage  —  Joseph Gedeon in National Harbor, Maryland, and Joanna Walters in New York
New York Times:
Bannon Salute at Right-Wing Event Sparks Outcry, Even on French Right
Joe Rennison / New York Times:
Stock Market Sees Biggest Declines of Trump's Presidency So Far  —  Fueling a 1.7 percent decline on Friday was an unexpected drop in the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index, as Americans worried about stubborn inflation.  —  Stocks slumped on Friday, with the S&P 500 wiping …
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Bryan Mena / CNN:
US consumer sentiment plunges over tariff and inflation fears  —  Inflation is picking up again and President Donald Trump said this week it's all his predecessor's fault.  But no matter who Trump blames for inflation, America's economic mood is now souring — and Trump is getting the heat for it.
Dan Burns / Reuters:   US consumer sentiment plunges in February on tariff worries
David Bauder / Associated Press:
AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech  —  The Associated Press sued three Trump administration officials Friday over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech in asking a federal judge to stop the 10-day blocking of its journalists.
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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Trump administration reassigning acting ICE director  —  Caleb Vitello, who the administration had chosen to run ICE on an interim basis, is out amid anger from the president and border czar over the pace of deportations.  —  The Trump administration has removed Caleb Vitello …
Discussion: The Hill and Grabien
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
AOC shows how to fight back and stand strong
Discussion: The Daily Signal and Gothamist
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration to Replace Acting ICE Director
NBC News:
Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested on assault charge outside U.S. Capitol  —  Tarrio was released from prison last month after President Donald Trump cut short his 22 year prison sentence for seditious conspiracy related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested at Capitol after scuffle with protester  —  Tarrio swiped at the protester's hand after she put it close to Tarrio's face while he was speaking with a journalist.  —  Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the far-right Proud Boys who was pardoned …
Discussion: USA Today and New York Times
Bloomberg:
Trump Says He's Considering Merging Postal Service Into Commerce  — White House official earlier said no such order being prepared  — Congress established Postal Service as an independent agency  —  President Donald Trump said he is weighing a move that would absorb the US Postal Service …
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
This Executive Order Reveals the Trump-Musk Endgame  —  A recent order aimed at destroying independent regulatory agencies isn't just about taking control of the state—it's a giant cash-grab in disguise.  —  Bluesky  —  Pocket  —  The orders and actions of Donald Trump and his co-president Elon Musk are all part of a piece.
Joyce Vance / The Contrarian:   The Democracy Index  —  When I first envisioned The Democracy Index last fall …
Rolling Stone:
Trump and Elon's ‘Pointless Bloodbath’ at the FAA Is Even Worse Than You Think  —  The Trump administration fired several FAA lawyers tasked with helping keep reckless and drunk pilots out of the skies — and officials are baffled  —  Late last week, just as Presidents' Day weekend was starting …
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Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Trump's Firing Spree at FAA Was Even More Terrible Than He Admitted  —  The Trump administration's Federal Aviation Administration firings are much worse than they initially let on.  —  Politico has reported that the 130 terminated FAA workers last month included critical employees who directly …
Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Dem governor tells Trump she will see him in court  —  Maine Gov. Janet Mills clashed with Trump over transgender rights during a White House meeting.  —  The Democratic governor of Maine warned President Donald Trump in the White House state dining room that she'll go to court to fight …
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Judge gives go ahead for Trump administration to gut USAID's workforce  —  The decision comes after the judge had temporarily paused efforts to place thousands of USAID employees on administrative leave following a lawsuit by labor groups.  —  A federal judge Friday paved …
Discussion: CBS News and The Gateway Pundit
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The Hill:
Judge clears path to pull USAID personnel off the job
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Inside DOGE's Dumbest Cut Yet  —  Andrew had meant to spend yesterday soaking in the sights and sounds at CPAC, but found himself tied up reporting our lead story below.  So he missed Vice President JD Vance's culture-war ruminations, Steve Bannon's calls for a third Trump term in 2028 …
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Sam Stein / The Bulwark:
He Took Musk's Resignation Offer. He Was Fired Anyway.
Qasim Nauman / New York Times:
Justice Dept. to Drop Discrimination Case Against Elon Musk's SpaceX  —  The Justice Department had sued SpaceX in 2023, accusing the company of violating federal law by refusing to hire refugees and people granted asylum in the United States.  —  The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday …
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CNBC:
U.S. says it will drop immigration case against SpaceX
Discussion: HotAir, The Hill and UPI
Sarah Jeong / The Verge:
I cannot describe how strange Elon Musk's CPAC appearance was  —  So here's a literal transcript, instead. … Elon Musk spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday, giving a strange and often inarticulate on-stage interview to Newsmax presenter Rob Schmitt.
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Back in their districts, GOP lawmakers get an earful on DOGE and Musk  —  Town halls from Wisconsin to Oregon grew testy this week as concerned voters showed up to vent  —  ROSWELL, Georgia — The crowd packed into City Hall and filled an overflow room with one question, above all …
Amy Maxmen / KFF Health News:
Texas Measles Outbreak Nears 100 Cases, Raising Concerns About Undetected Spread  —  Some private schools have shut down because of a rapidly escalating measles outbreak in West Texas.  Local health departments are overstretched, pausing other important work as they race to limit the spread of this highly contagious virus.
Ali Bianco / Politico:
Richard Grenell: There will be conditions on Los Angeles fire aid  —  The Trump administration special envoy said the White House is talking about what the conditions will be.  —  President Donald Trump's special envoy Richard Grenell said there will be strings attached to California wildfire aid.
Discussion: The Hill and Los Angeles Times
David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
Melania Trump's Astonishing Verdict on Her Husband Revealed  —  A bombshell new book makes some startling new revelations about Donald Trump's bizarre marriage to Melania.  “She f—ing hates him,” a “Mar-a-Lago patio confidant” of Trump and his family told Michael Wolff.
Discussion: Raw Story
Isabel van Brugen / The Daily Beast:
Former Intelligence Officer Claims KGB Recruited Trump  —  A former Soviet intelligence officer has alleged that Donald Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987 and given the codename “Krasnov.”  Alnur Mussayev, 71, a former head of intelligence in Kazakhstan and before that a Soviet KGB officer …
Discussion: Byline Times
Zeynep Tufekci / New York Times:
Here Are the Digital Clues to What Musk Is Really Up To  —  Watching Elon Musk and his band of young acolytes slash their way through the federal government, many observers have struggled to understand how such a small group could do so much damage in so little time.
Discussion: The Atlantic
Politico:
MAGA takes aim at the Republican hawks  —  Trump loyalists are sending a message to the GOP's foreign policy traditionalists.  —  Top allies of President Donald Trump are in an escalating clash with the Republican Party's once-powerful defense hawks, viewing them as key obstacles standing …
Politico:
Europe targets homegrown nuclear deterrent as Trump sides with Putin  —  Germany's Merz says Britain and France may need to “share” their nuclear weapons as America can't be relied on to defend NATO.  —  Europe's politicians are openly discussing how they could tackle the threat …
Discussion: European Council …
CNN:
Pentagon hits pause on plan to carry out mass firings of civilian employees, officials say  —  The Defense Department has temporarily paused a plan to carry out mass firings of civilian probationary employees until Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon's Office of General Counsel …
Douglas Murray / New York Post:
Mr. President: Putin is THE dictator and 10 Ukraine-Russia war truths we ignore at our peril  —  This has been a dizzying and disorienting week in international diplomacy.  One with wild implications for Ukraine, the future of America's standing in the world and President Trump's legacy.
Violet Jira / NOTUS:
Rep. Cory Mills Is Under Investigation for Alleged Assault, Police Say  —  The Florida lawmaker, who intends to run for the Senate, is being investigated by D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department for an incident reported at a residential address.  — Copy
Daily Kos:
New York Times caught passing off GOP flack as average Black voter  —  The New York Times published a story pushing the idea that support for President Donald Trump from a young Black man was organic, but the paper hid a key fact from its readers.  On Thursday night, I read the story headlined “What 11 Black Voters Think...
 
 
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Isabella Crowley / The Observer:
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Frank Bowman / Slate:
Trump Issued Perhaps His Most Terrifying Executive Order on Tuesday
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Washington Post:
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Associated Press:
Singer of Canadian anthem at 4 Nations Face-Off changes lyric to protest Trump's 51st state remarks
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