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12:00 PM ET, March 4, 2025

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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Takes the Dumbest Tariff Plunge  —  He says the 25% levies on Mexico and Canada will begin Tuesday.  Stocks fall.  —  President Trump likes to cite the stock market when it's rising as a sign of his policy success, so what does he think about Monday's plunge?
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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.
New Republic:
Trump Hit by Brutal Fox News Graphic on Tariffs as More Bad Polls Land  —  On Monday, while President Trump talked about his tariffs, Fox News showed him speaking even as a graphic in the corner displayed the markets sliding.  That said it all: No matter how much boasting he does about the economy …
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  —  The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on unjustified U.S. tariffs against Canada:
Politico:
Republicans squirm as Trump's tariffs come for their states  —  The agriculture industry will take a major hit from the new 25 percent duties on Mexico and Canada that went into effect at midnight.  —  Republicans in Washington have spent weeks dismissing concerns about President Donald Trump's tariffs …
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.
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
What Fresh Hell Do We Have Today?  —  Still deeper abandonments of Ukraine!  Slapdash DOGE cuts at the VA!  Day one of our brave new economy-curdling trade war with Canada and Mexico!  Strap in: It's a big old overstuffed burrito of a Morning Shots today.  Happy Tuesday.  —  A Doctrine of Abandonment
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Jen Rubin addresses the halting of aid to Ukraine, tariffs on Canada and Mexico
Discussion: CBS News
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Take Effect, With Added Duties on China
John Towfighi / CNN:
Warren Buffett: Tariffs are ‘an act of war’
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
No more town halls, NRCC chief tells House Republicans  —  The chair of the House GOP's campaign arm told Republican lawmakers Tuesday to stop holding in-person town halls amid a wave of angry backlash over the cuts undertaken by President Donald Trump's administration.
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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 …
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
Discussion: The Hill
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.
Wired:
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.
Alix Martichoux / The Hill:
9 states report measles cases as outbreaks grow  —  (NEXSTAR) - One of the most contagious viruses in the world is spreading around the United States.  So far in 2025 there have been three distinct measles outbreaks and at least 164 cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention coming from nine states.
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times and Poynter
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Alexander Tin / CBS News:   Americas at risk of losing measles elimination status, U.N. agency warns
Ken Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
How Federal Workers Are Dealing With the $1 Limit on Their Corporate Cards  —  Most workers now have the spending limit on their government-issued plastic—rendering it functionally useless  —  WASHINGTON—For much of the federal workforce, pulling out a government credit card during …
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Wired:   Elon Musk's $1 Spending Limit Is Paralyzing Federal Agencies
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Vengeance Is His  —  With Trump back in the White House, each new week produces an onslaught of radical policy initiatives.  —  In an essay posted on Substack, Stephen I. Vladeck, a law professor at Georgetown, described a sequence — running from Feb. 21 to Feb. 27 …
Discussion: Eschaton
Just Security:
Timeline: Politicization and Weaponization of Justice Department in Second Trump Administration  —  What follows is a timeline of actions that highlight the alarming level of politicization and weaponization of the Department of Justice under the second Trump administration.
Brendan O'Brien / Reuters:
Trump says federal funding will stop for colleges, schools allowing ‘illegal’ protests  —  President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that all federal funding will stop for colleges and schools that allow “illegal” protests and that agitators will be imprisoned or sent back to the country they came from.
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Lexi Lonas Cochran / The Hill:   Trump threatens to stop funding for any colleges allowing ‘illegal protests’
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.
New York Times:
Arab Leaders Meet at Emergency Summit to Form Plan on Gaza Crisis  —  Trying to counter President Trump's proposal to “clean out” Gaza, Arab leaders are trying to forge their own vision for the Palestinian territory.  —  Arab leaders convened for an emergency summit in Cairo on Tuesday …
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CNN:
Egypt's Gaza plan excludes Hamas from future governance
Discussion: HotAir, Reuters and Israpundit
Anna North / Vox:
America's kids are already suffering under Trump's education policies  —  One of President Donald Trump's biggest targets in his second term has been the Education Department, a federal agency established in 1979 that oversees the enforcement of federal law in schools.
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The White House:
First Lady Melania Trump Invites Everyday Americans as Special Guests to Joint Session of Congress  —  Meet the special people who will join the First Lady and President Trump at the U.S. Capitol when President Trump delivers his address to a joint session of Congress.
Discussion: CBS News, UPI, Townhall, IJR and RedState
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Washington Examiner:
Trump to bring Marc Fogel and family of man killed in Butler to congressional address
Discussion: Florida Politics and Axios
Laura Meckler / Washington Post:
Senate blocks ban on transgender athletes, as Trump pushes forward  —  The Senate failed to get the 60 votes needed to advance legislation banning transgender athletes from competing in female sports.  —  The Senate on Monday blocked legislation that would have banned transgender girls …
Kate Shaw / New York Times:
There Is No Musk Exception in the Constitution  —  It's difficult to convey the full magnitude of the legal chaos emanating from the Trump administration.  It goes well beyond the violation of individual laws — much of the past month has featured what feels like an assault on the very idea of law as a binding constraint.
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.
Bloomberg:
Let's Talk About the Trump Paradox … Here's what Tracy is watching  —  Behold!  The STOXX Europe 600, which has rallied almost 12% so far this year, despite widespread recognition that the European economy faces a whole host of hurdles.  These include stubbornly low growth and productivity …
 
 
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Reuters:
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate GOP won't take up House budget resolution until at least late March
Discussion: Axios
Ben Leonard / Politico:
Fix to doctors' payment cuts under Medicare in play for stopgap funding measure
Discussion: E&E News
New York Times:
Commerce Secretary's Comments Raise Fears of Interference in Federal Data
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Erich Wagner / GovExec.com:
‘Prelude to privatization:’ Social Security confirms workforce reduction targets, continues to shutter offices
Discussion: The Hill
Nandika Chatterjee / The Daily Beast:
Social Security Checks Could Stop Going Out by April, Ex-Head Warns
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