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Bloomberg:
Trump Pauses Military Aid to Ukraine After Clash With Zelenskiy — Move halts all aid currently in transit to help Ukraine — Pause comes after Trump and Zelenskiy sparred in Oval Office — President Donald Trump ordered a pause to all military aid to Ukraine …
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Washington Post:
How an Arizona DJ and karate instructor won Trump's ear on Ukraine — Until President Donald Trump quoted Michael McCune's Facebook post, it wasn't clear whether he remained interested in pursuing a minerals deal with Ukraine. — Just now — PHOENIX — In between deejaying weddings …
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Associated Press:
Trump pauses US military aid to Ukraine while pressuring Zelenskyy to move toward quick end to war — President Donald Trump on Monday directed a “pause” to U.S. assistance to Ukraine as he seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in negotiations to end the war with Russia.
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Mark Hertling / The Bulwark:
A National Security Disaster in the Oval Office
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CBS News:
Trump administration pauses U.S. military aid to Ukraine
Trump administration pauses U.S. military aid to Ukraine
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Hitting Brakes on Flow of Arms to Ukraine
U.S. Hitting Brakes on Flow of Arms to Ukraine
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The Guardian:
US suspends all military aid to Ukraine in wake of Trump-Zelenskyy row
US suspends all military aid to Ukraine in wake of Trump-Zelenskyy row
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Mediaite, The Kyiv Independent, New York Times and Euromaidan Press
Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
Is It Time to Transfer Frozen Russian Assets to Ukraine? Calls Grow Louder.
Is It Time to Transfer Frozen Russian Assets to Ukraine? Calls Grow Louder.
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Euromaidan Press, The Kyiv Independent and Business Insider
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators urge Trump to salvage negotiations with Zelensky despite ‘disappointing’ blowup
GOP senators urge Trump to salvage negotiations with Zelensky despite ‘disappointing’ blowup
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NBC News
Paul Krugman:
Trump Hates Canada for its Decency — Trade policy mavens sometimes use numeric shorthand that refers to relevant parts of the Trade Act of 1974, which spells out situations in which the president has the right to impose tariffs. There's Section 201, giving temporary relief to an industry that is being hurt by an import surge.
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Associated Press:
US tariffs on Canada and Mexico take effect, as China takes aim at US farm exports — President Donald Trump's long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico went into effect Tuesday, putting global markets on edge and setting up costly retaliations by the United States' North American allies.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Take Effect, With Added Duties on China — Beijing hits back with retaliatory tariffs and other measures after U.S. imposes additional 10% duties on China — President Trump's 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada took effect first thing Tuesday.
New Republic:
Trump Hit by Brutal Fox News Graphic on Tariffs as More Bad Polls Land
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John Towfighi / CNN:
Warren Buffett: Tariffs are ‘an act of war’
Warren Buffett: Tariffs are ‘an act of war’
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CNBC:
Dow tumbles more than 600 points, S&P 500 posts biggest loss since December as Trump says tariffs will proceed
Dow tumbles more than 600 points, S&P 500 posts biggest loss since December as Trump says tariffs will proceed
The Economist:
Trump's new tariffs are set to be his most extreme ever
Trump's new tariffs are set to be his most extreme ever
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Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
Here's what tariffs are and how they work
Axios:
Scoop: Some Dems plot to disrupt Trump's speech to Congress … - “The part that we all agree on is that this is not business as usual and we would like to find a way — productively — to express our outrage,” one House Democrat told Axios. — There is widespread disagreement among Democrats …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Democrats Are Serious About a Shutdown
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Theme of Trump's address to Congress revealed
Theme of Trump's address to Congress revealed
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Robert Faturechi / ProPublica:
Ethical Concerns Surround Sen. Joni Ernst's Relationships With Top Military Officials Who Lobbied Her Committee — Earlier this year, the Air Force revealed that the general who oversaw its lobbying before Congress had inappropriate romantic relationships with five women, including three who worked on Capitol Hill.
NBC News:
Top FBI official forced out after criticizing Trump pursuit of agents who investigated Jan. 6 — James Dennehy, the head of the FBI's New York office, is out one month after he urged colleagues to “dig in” after the new administration requested the names of all agents who worked on Capitol riot cases.
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Bryan Passifiume / Toronto Sun:
Ontario will cut off U.S. electricity exports ‘with a smile on my face,’ Ford says — “They rely on our energy, they need to feel the pain,” Premier Doug Ford said Monday on cutting Ontario electricity exports to U.S. — OTTAWA — As Canada prepares for U.S. President Donald Trump to unleash …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Canadian premier says he will cut off electricity exports to US ‘with a smile on my face’
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Reuters, Canadian Press and Atlantic Council
Justin Trudeau / Prime Minister of Canada:
Statement by the Prime Minister on unjustified U.S. tariffs against Canada
Statement by the Prime Minister on unjustified U.S. tariffs against Canada
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Wired:
Elon Musk's $1 Spending Limit Is Paralyzing Federal Agencies — The DOGE-mandated credit card freeze is delaying shipments of critical supplies, stalling travel, and stopping employees from doing their jobs. — Last month, the Trump administration placed a $1 spending limit …
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Andrew Freedman / Axios:
DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases on key weather buildings … - It was designed to integrate multiple forecasting centers in one building to improve operating efficiency. … - Two ex-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials also confirmed the list.
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Christian Paz / Vox:
Trump's honeymoon is over — Six weeks ago, President Donald Trump could credibly say that he and his agenda were popular. His boasts of popular support were backed by data: Half of the country approved of the job he was doing for most of his first month on the job, according to polling averages.
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Majorities say state of the union is not strong, and Trump is rushing change
Poll: Majorities say state of the union is not strong, and Trump is rushing change
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Marist Poll, USA Today, New York Times, The Guardian and PBS NewsHour
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Trump Celebrates After Killing Anti-Money-Laundering Law — Donald Trump is celebrating his administration's move to ignore a law that targeted money laundering. — On Sunday, the Treasury Department announced that it would stop enforcing “any penalties or fines associated …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Shell-Shocked at CBS — As Paramount's merger with Skydance nears the finish line, CBS News chief Wendy McMahon and “60 Minutes” boss Bill Owens have faced escalating pressure to settle Donald Trump's lawsuit—including from incoming president Jeff Shell.
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Nandika Chatterjee / The Daily Beast:
Social Security Checks Could Stop Going Out by April, Ex-Head Warns — WARNING — The former Social Security commissioner said the system could “collapse,” causing disruptions in payments within “30 to 90 days.”
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Mediaite
CNN:
‘It was messy’: Federal workers ordered to return to offices without desks, Wi-Fi and lights — Millions of federal workers were ordered to return to offices across the country in recent weeks, marking an end to Covid-era rules allowing more flexibility to work from home.
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Los Angeles Times, Governor of California, Business Insider, California Globe, Bloomberg and Breitbart
Nina Lakhani / The Guardian:
$5 a dozen: major egg companies may be using avian flu to hike US prices, new report finds — The highly concentrated egg market may be contributing to soaring consumer prices - and the spread of the virus, data shared exclusively with the Guardian shows — Major egg corporations …
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Erich Wagner / GovExec.com:
‘Prelude to privatization:’ Social Security confirms workforce reduction targets, continues to shutter offices — The Social Security Administration in recent days has initiated a flurry of actions aimed at decimating its workforce and that Democrats warn are an effort to sabotage the agency and prepare to privatize its functions.
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The Hill
Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
Trump orders swathes of US forests to be cut down for timber — President's move to expand tree cutting across 280m acres evades rules to protect endangered species — Donald Trump has ordered that swathes of America's forests be felled for timber, evading rules to protect endangered species …
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New York Times:
Struggling With Errors, DOGE Deletes Billions More From List of Savings — For the second time in a week, Elon Musk's government overhaul effort updated its “wall of receipts” to remove mistakes that inflated its success. — Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has deleted hundreds …
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Taylor Lorenz / User Mag:
No, family vloggers are not fleeing California over a child labor law — + Garage Mahals, a $10 teen status symbol, Pope death pump, romance labor, the tyranny of the GlamBOT, and fascinating data about trends in Oscars speeches — To support my reporting, including deep dives into emerging online spaces …
Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
Trump administration terminated funding for aid programs it said were lifesaving — When the Trump administration abruptly terminated ten thousand foreign assistance contracts and grants last week, it ended funding for programs around the world - including those that had been granted waivers …
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