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Politico:
Trump puts new limits on Elon Musk  —  The president convened his secretaries, with Musk, to clarify power.  —  President Donald Trump convened his Cabinet in person on Thursday to deliver a message: You're in charge of your departments, not Elon Musk.  —  According to two administration officials …
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Washington Post:
DOGE targets child support database full of income data  —  Associates of Elon Musk's group provoked yet another clash with career civil servants over sensitive government records  —  Just now  —  Representatives of the U.S. DOGE Service have sought access to a powerful database of nearly …
Discussion: UPI
Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
We Found Elon Musk's DOGE Email Address and We're Fighting to Reveal His Messages  —  The Freedom of Information Act is a vital tool to expose how the U.S. government operates, and it's especially critical when it comes to Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency.
Discussion: New Republic
New Republic:
Trump Press Sec Accidentally Blurts Out Real Goal of His Tariff Scam  —  In his speech to Congress, President Trump kept lying about his tariffs, falsely claiming that Canada is letting huge amounts of fentanyl into our country and suggesting the trade wars will only get worse.
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Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Trump administration floats more exemptions from tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods  —  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Thursday he expects Trump to make an announcement exempting goods compliant with the USMCA trade agreement.  —  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Treasury Secretary Bessent says the American dream is not about ‘access to cheap goods’ … Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday offered a full-throated defense of the White House's position on tariffs, insisting that trade policy has to be about more than just getting low-priced items from other countries.
Discussion: The Guardian and U.S. Bureau …
Matt K. Lewis / The Hill:
Trump may have already planted the seeds of his political collapse  —  Over the last six weeks, President Trump has been spending political capital like a drunk at a casino who insists he's got “a system.”  If history is any predictor, his second term trajectory may already be set — right off a cliff, pedal to the floor.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Newsweek
Sam Sutton / Politico:   Bessent defends Trump tariffs: ‘Access to cheap goods’ is not the ‘American Dream’
Washington Post:   We texted 1,000 Americans about Trump's tariffs. This is how they responded.
Mariel Ferragamo / Council on Foreign Relations:
How Does Fentanyl Reach the United States?
NPR:
Trump's latest tariff twist: a break for Mexico and Canada
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
White House mum on price-relief measures as inflation stings Trump's ratings
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Marin Scotten / New Republic:
Trump Suddenly Reverses Some Mexico Tariffs After Massive Backlash
Washington Post:
Trump grants one-month tariff reprieve to some goods from Mexico, Canada
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
The world is beginning to tire of Trump's whiplash leadership
Discussion: Charlie Angus
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump plans to revoke legal status of Ukrainians who fled to US, sources say  —  U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar …
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Meduza:
Trump administration to revoke legal status of 240,000 Ukrainian refugees — Reuters
Discussion: The Independent
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:   Playing the Victimhood Long Game
Washington Post:
DOGE is driving Social Security cuts and will make mistakes, acting head says privately  —  The Social Security Administration's acting commissioner said members of Elon Musk's cost-cutting team are outsiders who are unfamiliar with the nuances of the agency's programs.  —  Just now
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David Gilbert / Wired:
Social Security Workers Aren't Allowed to Read This Story  —  New internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times.  —  Employees at the Social Security Administration (SSA) …
Discussion: Business Insider and Nextgov/FCW
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Social Security Administration bars employees from reading the news at work
Discussion: The Guardian
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports  —  The Democratic California governor made the stunning remarks in his debut podcast with conservative guest Charlie Kirk.  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a pioneer for LGBTQ+ rights who decades ago upset leaders in his own party …
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Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:
The Advice Elissa Slotkin Didn't Take  —  Right around the time that Donald Trump was arriving at the U.S. Capitol to address a joint session of Congress—the longest such speech, it would turn out, in the history of the presidency—Elissa Slotkin, the newly elected Michigan senator tasked …
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Fox News:
Dems throw House into chaos after 10 moderates join GOP to punish Al Green
Wall Street Journal:
Draft of Trump Executive Order Aims to Eliminate Education Department  —  Secretary Linda McMahon would be directed to ‘take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure’  —  President Trump is expected to issue an executive order as soon as Thursday aimed at abolishing the Education Department …
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Brian Barrett / Wired:
DOGE Is the Deep State
Discussion: Fortune
Associated Press:
Trump wants to dismantle the Education Department. Here's what it does
Jack Blanchard / Politico:
Playbook: School's out forever
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Alicia Wallace / CNN:
US employers cut more jobs last month than any February since 2009  —  The Trump administration's massive federal cuts and swelling feelings of economic uncertainty helped fuel a recession-level spike in layoffs last month, new data showed Thursday.  —  US-based employers last month announced plans …
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Politico:
Trump's US destroying world order, says Ukraine's UK ambassador  —  LONDON — Ukraine's ambassador to the United Kingdom on Thursday accused the United States under Donald Trump of “destroying” the world order, as he attacked U.S. handling of the war in Ukraine.
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Voice of America:
France provides military intelligence to Ukraine as US steps back
Associated Press:
EU leaders hold emergency talks on defense and Ukraine aid amid waning US security support
NBC News:
Trump considering major NATO policy shift  —  The president has discussed possibly favoring members of the alliance that spend a set percentage of their GDP on defense, sources told NBC News.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is considering a major change to the U.S.' participation …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Small World … The White House is, at least according to Bloomberg, well on its way to creating a sovereign wealth fund, despite having no authority to create one and no legal source of money to fund it.  But now they've hired a guy to run it, Michael Grimes.  And small world, he's Elon's banker.
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   Act Now … I may do a longer, maybe several longer versions of this post.
NBC News:
As Trump pivots to Russia, allies weigh sharing less intel with U.S.  —  Members of the so-called Five Eyes spy alliance, as well as Israeli and Saudi officials, fear the identities of foreign assets could inadvertently be shared with Moscow.  —  Some U.S. allies are considering scaling …
Washington Post:
Inside the Trump White House's relentless strategy to dominate the news  —  The Trump administration has transformed its traditional press shop into a rapid-response influencer operation, and “they're all offense, all the time.”  —  When actress Selena Gomez posted an Instagram video …
Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
‘People Are Going Silent’: Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves … More than six weeks into the second Trump administration, there is a chill spreading over political debate in Washington and beyond.By Kenny Holston/The New York Times  —  The silence grows louder every day.
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
FEMA's top lawyer placed on leave after less than one week in role  —  The Handbasket is 100% subscriber-funded.  If you want to support independent media during these dark times for democracy, become a paid subscriber today.  —  Video  —  Joshua Stanton had served as Acting Chief Counsel …
Washington Post:
D.C. U.S. attorney tells Georgetown he won't hire from any school with ‘DEI’  —  Trump appointee Ed Martin made the claim in a letter to the Georgetown University law school dean.  Martin has called the school a “locus” of anti-Trump activity.  —  Interim D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin demanded …
 
 
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Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction
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Trump Promises To Abuse Take It Down Act For Censorship, Just As We Warned
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David Pepper / Pepperspectives:
A Plea from a Veteran...  A memo circulated within the Trump administration that lays …
David Dayen / American Prospect:
How Social Security Administration Cuts Affect You
Discussion: The Hill
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KDA Statement On “Retaliatory Tariffs” On Bourbon
Discussion: Bourbon Lens
Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
Facing Trump's threats, Columbia investigates students critical of Israel
Discussion: New York Times and New York Post
 

 
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Liam Scott / Columbia Journalism Review:
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