Two hugely important questions about Trump's trade war  —  Donald Trump's long-threatened trade war has finally begun.  —  The Trump administration slapped big new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China on Tuesday, spurring retaliation from other countries, a market sell-off, and new fears about the future of the US economy.

Democrats Plan to Protest Trump's Speech by Wearing Pink  —  Pink for the rights of women and families, black to meet the somberness of the political moment, yellow and blue in support of Ukraine: Democratic lawmakers are expected to communicate their opposition to Donald Trump during …

The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say  —  The IRS is drafting plans to cut its workforce by as much as half through a mix of layoffs, attrition and incentivized buyouts, according to two people familiar with the situation.

Non-core property list  —  We are identifying buildings and facilities that are not core to government operations, or non-core properties for disposal.  Selling ensures that taxpayer dollars are no longer spent on vacant or underutilized federal spaces.  Disposing of these assets helps …

People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago  —  Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a group setting.

MAGA Newspaper Owner's AI Bot Defends KKK  —  An AI-generated summary tried to offer “different views” on the hate group.

Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries  —  Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.  —  Some staffers at Elon Musk's so-called Department …

Trump, Ukraine, and the Meme-ing of Marco Rubio  —  Why the Secretary of State's stone-like posture during the Zelenskyy meltdown might have been exactly as telling as observed.  —  Even as it was happening on Friday, the Oval Office blowup between President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance …

As Measles Spreads, Kennedy Embraces Remedies Like Cod Liver Oil  —  In an interview, the H.H.S. secretary claimed that unconventional treatments were helping patients but did not mention vaccination.  —  As a measles outbreak expands in West Texas, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. …

Trump admin moves to drop fight over emergency abortions, reversing Biden admin stance  —  An Idaho hospital is stepping in to argue that the state's near-total abortion ban violates patients' rights.  —  The Trump administration is dropping a yearslong legal battle with Idaho over the right …

U.S. Embassies Halt Air Quality Monitoring Abroad  —  Since 2008, embassies and other diplomatic posts had been publishing data about local air quality.  In many countries, it was the only reliable source of such information.  —  What's the air quality in New Delhi, Jakarta or Buenos Aires?

Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)  —  While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal journalists have been watching an unfortunately recognizable plan unfold — a playbook we're all too familiar with.

The Post's Beacon of Inspiration  —  As Jeff Bezos pushes The Washington Post to the right, publisher Will Lewis quietly met with a conservative editor last month, Status has learned.  —  Last month, Will Lewis, the embattled publisher and chief executive of The Washington Post, sat down for a curious off-the-record meeting.

Trump Abruptly Walks Back His Directive To Fire Thousands Of Federal Employees  —  His administration is suddenly reversing course after a federal judge ruled that the mass firings of probationary workers were probably illegal.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly walked …

If the unthinkable happens tonight, Doug Collins is the designated survivor  —  Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins will be the designated survivor during President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress, according to two White House officials, taking on a decades-old role as the official …

Bowser signals D.C. will paint over BLM Plaza after GOP threatens funding  —  The mayor's announcement represents a remarkable retreat from her defiant posture toward President Donald Trump during his first term.  —  D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) signaled Tuesday that the city would paint …

AG Bondi faces heat from White House, Trump allies over Epstein files release  —  The release, which was trumpeted by the AG, revealed almost no new information.  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2025 at National Harbor, Maryland, Feb. 20, 2025.

The L.A. Times adds AI-generated counterpoints to its opinion pieces and guess what, there are problems  —  The hope: The L.A. Times will appear more “objective” if it presents both sides of an issue, even if one side's written by a human and the other side is generated by AI.  The reality: Kind of a mess.

EXCLUSIVE: A Hitler-quoting ‘Aryan’ has the attention of JD Vance and Elon Musk—who is @captivedreamer7?  —  The account, followed by JD Vance, previously boasted of being a white supremacist.  —  Days after the 2024 election, Vice President JD Vance followed @capitivedreamer7 …

Watchdog seeks to halt more than 5,000 Trump administration firings at USDA  —  The watchdog — who is himself fighting to save his own job — says the mass terminations at the Department of Agriculture violated civil service protections.  —  A federal watchdog for government workers is trying …

Trump administration disbands two expert panels on economic data  —  U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has disbanded two expert committees that worked with the government to produce economic statistics, potentially affecting the quality of data.  —  The terminations …

Trump to the people of Greenland: ‘We will make you rich’  —  U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his interest in acquiring Greenland in his address to Congress on Tuesday, painting a picture of prosperity and safety for the “incredible people” of the island, an autonomous territory of the kingdom of Denmark.