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New York Times:
Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia  —  The defense secretary's instructions, which were given before President Trump's blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.
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Victor Goury-Laffont / Politico:
France has ‘trouble understanding’ US halt on cyber operations against Russia  —  PARIS — French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noël Barrot voiced his confusion over reports that the United States' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a halt of offensive cyber operations against Russia.
CBS News:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has paused cyber offensive against Russia  —  Multiple U.S. officials tell CBS News that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued a directive to U.S. Cyber Command to pause planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions.
NBC News:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders a halt to offensive cyber operations against Russia
Discussion: Cybersecurity … and Townhall
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
RFK Jr says Texas measles outbreak a ‘call to action’  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said the measles outbreak in west Texas is a “call to action,” as he encouraged parents to consider whether to get their children vaccinated.
Discussion: Fox News
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
RFK Jr. urges people to get vaccinated amid deadly Texas outbreak … - He has previously repeated debunked claims about vaccines and provided elusive answers to senators on his stance on vaccinations ahead of being confirmed. … - Kennedy wrote that before the introduction of the measles …
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:   Measles outbreak continues to spike with nearly 150 reported cases
Teddy Rosenbluth / New York Times:
Federal Officials Underplaying Measles Vaccination, Experts Say
Discussion: WHDH-TV
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Zelensky must mend the breach with Trump — or resign  —  Zelensky's stubbornness has badly hurt Ukraine.  —  On Thursday, President Donald Trump was publicly pledging to help Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky regain Russian-occupied territory at the peace table.
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Politico:   Macron urges Europe to boost defense spending to over 3 percent of GDP
Aliaksandr Kudrytski / Bloomberg:
Zelenskiy Says He'd Meet Trump Again for ‘Serious’ Talks
Discussion: Reuters and New Republic
New York Times:
Trump Turns Up Trade Pressure on China After Beijing Fails to Come Running  —  China is still cautiously trying to figure out what Trump wants.  The president has threatened big tariffs in response to the inaction.  —  When President Trump threatened tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China in January …
Discussion: Reuters
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Reuters:
US tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming Tuesday but may not be 25%, commerce chief says
Amy Hawkins / The Guardian:
‘America is going down’: China can capitalise on damage caused by Trump, former PLA colonel says
Discussion: Semafor and The Daily Wire
Wall Street Journal:
The Countries Fueling America's $1.2 Trillion Goods Trade Deficit, in Charts
Discussion: Bloomberg, Cafe Hayek and Blaze Media
Simon Romero / New York Times:
Troops, Cartels and China: What Mexico Is Doing to Stave Off Tariffs
Discussion: Bloomberg and CNBC
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts  —  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that government spending could be separated from gross domestic product reports in response to questions about whether the spending cuts pushed …
Francesca Ebel / Washington Post:
Washington now ‘largely aligns’ with Moscow's vision, Kremlin says  —  Tension between the United States and Ukraine, laid bare in the Oval Office meeting of Trump and Zelensky, is seen in Moscow as a “gift.”  —  MOSCOW — The Trump administration's rewrite of decades of U.S. foreign policy on Russia …
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid  —  The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to an agency whistle-blower.  —  The Trump administration's decision to withdraw foreign aid and dismantle …
Discussion: Reuters
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
Senior USAID official ousted as he details problems providing lifesaving aid
Discussion: Raw Story
Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Crypto Prices Jump After Trump Announces Five Tokens for Strategic Reserve  —  Bitcoin, ether, solana, Ripple-linked XRP and cardano will be in the stockpile  —  Crypto prices surged Sunday after President Trump said he would move forward on a U.S. crypto strategic reserve that would include bitcoin …
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Andrew Ackerman / Washington Post:
Crypto prices jump as Trump touts national crypto reserve
Discussion: CoinDesk and Daily Mail
Paige Skinner / HuffPost:
Elon Musk Thinks U.S. Should Leave NATO And The United Nations  —  Elon Musk has been tasked with cutting government spending.  —  Elon Musk, who holds no official cabinet position in the administration, wrote on social media that he agrees the United States should leave NATO and the United Nations.
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Rubio Bypasses Congress to Send Israel $4 Billion in Arms  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio's emergency declaration calls for sending 2,000-pound bombs and other weapons to Israel as the war in Gaza continues.  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio has invoked “emergency authorities” …
Maya C. Miller / New York Times:
Democrats Invite Fired Federal Workers to Trump's Congressional Address  —  The move comes as lawmakers hear from constituents over President Trump's and Elon Musk's efforts to slash federal spending and cull the civil service ranks.  —  Rather than boycott President Trump's address …
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
At Supreme Court, Mexico to Offer Culprit for Cartel Violence: Gun Makers  —  The dispute focuses on whether Mexico can hold U.S. manufacturers liable for gun violence and comes amid rising tensions between the countries.  —  Mexico's president offered a warning last month in response to news …
Discussion: USA Today and Washington Post
Kai Kupferschmidt / Science:
Pentagon guts national security program that harnessed social science  —  Dozens of U.S. academics lose grants from Minerva program for studies related to terrorism, drug trafficking, and other threats  —  The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is gutting a landmark project designed …
Jenna Deml / PortlandTribune.com:
Wyden to skip Trump's first speech to Congress, hold town hall instead  —  Democratic Oregon U.S. Sen/ Ron Wyden has announced he will be skipping President Trump's first first speech to Congress in his second term to hold an online town hall.  —  During his constitutionally-required address …
Jan Ransom / New York Times:
N.Y. State Police Investigate Death of Another Inmate at Upstate Prison  —  A 22-year-old inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy, N.Y., died Saturday.  Nine inmates said he was viciously beaten by corrections officers.  —  The State Police are investigating the death of a prisoner …
Discussion: New York Post
Wes Davis / The Verge:
FAA staff reportedly ordered to find funding for deal with Musk's Starlink  —  Discussions about the deal, which could upend a $2.4 billion Verizon contract with the US, have happened verbally, reports Rolling Stone. … Officials at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday ordered staff …
Discussion: The Mahablog and Rolling Stone
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Has Glossed Over High Prices.  Republicans Worry It Will Cost Them.  —  The president talks more often about federal workers, diversity programs and foreign policy than the price of eggs  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump promised during the campaign to lower prices on day one of his presidency.
 
 
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Taliban refute Trump's claim of Chinese control over Afghan base as ‘emotional’
Discussion: The Independent
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