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8:40 AM ET, March 1, 2025

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Wall Street Journal:
Putin Wins the Trump-Zelensky Oval Office Spectacle  —  Vice President Vance starts a public fight that only helps Russia's dictator.  —  Toward the end of his on-camera, Oval Office brawl with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, President Trump quipped that it was “great television.”
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Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Why the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting imploded  —  The News  —  President Donald Trump's perception that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was overtaking the day's planned emphasis on a US-Ukraine minerals deal partly set off Friday's Oval Office blowup, according to a White House official.
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
The Real Reason Trump Berated Zelensky  —  Of the many bizarre and uncomfortable moments during today's Oval Office meeting between Donald Trump, J. D. Vance, and Volodymyr Zelensky—during which Trump finally shattered the American alliance with Ukraine—one was particularly revealing: What …
The Kyiv Independent:
A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office.  It wasn't Zelensky  —  It's time to say it plainly.  America's leadership has switched sides in the war.  The American people have not, and they should speak up.  —  In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
At Least Now We Know the Truth  —  Sign up for Trump's Return, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump presidency.  —  At least the Oval Office meeting held by President Donald Trump and Vice President J. D. Vance with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was held in front of the cameras.
Politico:
‘Free world needs a new leader’: Europe defends Zelenskyy after Trump attack  —  BRUSSELS ― European leaders on Friday rallied to defend Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after United States President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance subjected him to a tirade of withering and infantilizing abuse in the Oval Office.
Zachary Basu / Axios:
“The free world needs a new leader”: Allies defend Zelensky after Trump debacle … - “He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. … - The verbal clash was triggered when Zelensky asked Vice President Vance “what kind of diplomacy” he envisioned with Vladimir Putin …
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
This Never Happened With an American President Before  —  What happened in the Oval Office on Friday — the obviously planned ambush of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine by President Trump and Vice President JD Vance — was something that had never happened in the nearly 250-year history …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Behind the Collision: Trump Jettisons Ukraine on His Way to a Larger Goal  —  The president's explosive Oval Office encounter reflected his determination to put aside alliances and commitments to principles in favor of raw great power negotiations.  —  After five weeks in which President Trump …
Discussion: USA Today
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
A Day of American Infamy  —  In August 1941, about four months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Franklin Roosevelt met with Winston Churchill aboard warships in Newfoundland's Placentia Bay and agreed to the Atlantic Charter, a joint declaration by the world's leading democratic powers on …
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
‘This Is Going to Be Great Television’: Trump Sums Up His Zelensky Showdown  —  The ratings are never far from President Trump's mind.  —  One of the most surreal moments of Friday's Oval Office showdown between President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine came at the very end.
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
It Was an Ambush  —  Today marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy.  —  Leave aside, if only for a moment, the utter boorishness with which President Donald Trump and Vice President J. D. Vance treated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House today.
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine's Zelenskyy after Oval Office blow up  —  Watch live as U.S. President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington, D.C.  —  President Donald Trump has cut short talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy …
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Trump And Vance Ambush Zelensky In Prelude To Betrayal
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Trump Thinks He Humiliated Zelensky. He Really Humiliated the United States
Discussion: New York Post and Twitchy
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Trump Is Rootin' for Putin
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Trump and Vance Are Stripping Away Foreign Policy Illusions
Discussion: Townhall
Voice of America:
European leaders stand by Ukraine after heated exchange between Trump, Zelenskyy
New York Times:
How Johnson, Who Put His Job at Risk to Save Ukraine Aid, Flipped for Trump
Discussion: Bloomberg
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Russian state media briefly enters Oval Office during Zelenskyy meeting
The Hill:
Trump, Vance go off on Zelensky in contentious Oval Office spat
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Zelensky says he doesn't think he did anything wrong after public spat with Trump
Martin Matishak / The Record:
Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, according to three people familiar with the matter.
New York Times:
Voice of America Journalists Face Investigations for Trump Comments  —  The broadcaster placed a longtime journalist on leave amid growing concerns about its editorial independence.  —  Voice of America, the federally funded broadcaster to the world, has long prided itself on serving …
Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
Firings at US weather and oceans agency risk lives and economy, former agency heads warn  —  The federal weather and oceans agency touches people's daily lives in unnoticed ways, so massive firings there will likely cause needless deaths and a big hit to America's economy, according to the people who ran it.
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
FBI returns materials seized at Mar-a-Lago to Trump, White House says  —  The search was part of the federal investigation into Donald Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents and obstruction of attempts to retrieve them.  —  Just now  —  The FBI on Friday returned at least …
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Nina Golgowski / HuffPost:
Georgia Nonprofit That Produces Life-Saving Food For Kids Has Federal Contract Cut  —  An estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that's specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition.  —  A Georgia nonprofit that produces emergency aid …
Washington Post:
Trump officials start dismantling civil rights offices, as part of DOGE's secret plan  —  Legal experts said that unwinding a civil-rights-era bulwark designed to safeguard employees' rights removes a crucial check on institutional power.  —  Agencies across the federal government …
Washington Post:
IRS rejected request for addresses of people believed to be in U.S. illegally  —  Immigration enforcement officials sought home addresses for 700,000 people and asked for skilled auditors to investigate businesses.  The tax agency is forbidden from sharing protected information, even with other parts of the government.
Discussion: New York Times
Axios:
1 big thing: 🚨 Trump speech splits Dems … - Jeffries and Schumer want members to attend Tuesday's speech and bring special guests who have been negatively affected by the administration.  — “We ask that House Democrats attending the Joint Address bring a guest who has been harmed …
 
 
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