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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
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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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Social Security Administration bars employees from reading the news at work  —  In a Thursday morning email, the Social Security Administration said it was “implementing additional restrictions” on web-browsing.  —  The Social Security Administration wrote in a Thursday morning email …
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: UPI
Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:
The Advice Elissa Slotkin Didn't Take  —  The Michigan senator wants to set a new tone for the Democratic resistance.  —  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 …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Democrats bring Medicaid fight to Trump at joint address
NBC News:
House votes to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's speech to Congress
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 …
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New Republic:
Trump Press Sec Accidentally Blurts Out Real Goal of His Tariff Scam
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
The world is beginning to tire of Trump's whiplash leadership
Discussion: Charlie Angus
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 …
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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Washington Post:
GOP-led House votes to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's speech
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Layoff announcements soar to the highest since 2020 as DOGE slashes federal staff … President Donald Trump's efforts to pare down the federal government workforce left a mark in the labor market in February, with announced job cuts at their highest level in nearly five years …
Discussion: Challenger …
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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 …
Discussion: The Hill, UPI, CBS News, Forbes and Fox Business
Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
US announced job cuts surge 245% in February on federal government layoffs
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
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 …
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Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
Facing Trump's threats, Columbia investigates students critical of Israel  —  Columbia University senior Maryam Alwan was visiting family in Jordan over winter break when she received an email from the school accusing her of harassment.  Her supposed top offense: writing an op-ed …
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Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
As Trump Goes After Universities, Students Are Now on the Chopping Block
Discussion: Salt Lake Tribune
CNN:
Republicans push Musk to let Congress vote on DOGE cuts  —  Republicans pushed Elon Musk on Wednesday in a pair of private meetings to move his efforts to slash federal spending and the federal workforce through Congress, as lawmakers vie for a seat at the table in the sweeping effort to overhaul government.
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: Newsweek and New York Magazine
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
White House mum on price relief measures as inflation stings Trump's ratings
Discussion: New Jersey Online
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 …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Joe Hernandez / NPR:
As Canadians cancel trips due to Trump, the U.S. tourism industry could lose billions  —  Leena Yousefi and her family typically visit Hawaii four or five times a year.  The Vancouver attorney used to live in Maui and had booked another trip for this year.  —  But that was before President Trump …
Discussion: Canadian Press and Blaze Media
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:   ‘We had to cancel’: Tourism industry at risk as largest visitor group boycotts Trump plans
Jamie Dettmer / Politico:
Top Trump allies hold secret talks with Zelenskyy's Ukrainian opponents  —  As Washington ramps up its pressure on Zelenskyy to step aside, his rivals are talking to Trump's team.  —  KYIV — Four senior members of Donald Trump's entourage have held secret discussions with some of Kyiv's …
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Politico:
Trump's US destroying world order, says Ukraine's UK ambassador
NBC News:
House Speaker Mike Johnson's chief of staff arrested on DUI charge after Trump speech  —  Hayden Haynes is a longtime top aide to Mike Johnson, both in the speaker's office and his personal office.  —  WASHINGTON — Hayden Haynes, the chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. …
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Trump's overhauled Kennedy Center loses upcoming run of ‘Hamilton’  —  The cancellation of the popular musical drew a sharp rebuke from Richard Grenell, the new interim director.  —  The producers of the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton” are canceling an upcoming run at the Kennedy Center …
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Michael Paulson / New York Times:
‘Hamilton’ Cancels Kennedy Center Run Over Trump's Takeover
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Pentagon deputy press secretary Kingsley Wilson is a prolific purveyor of antisemitic conspiracy theories  —  Kingsley Wilson, the Pentagon's new deputy press secretary, is facing backlash over a series of recent social media comments in which she has promoted antisemitic conspiracy theories …
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Judge Blocks Trump's Funding Freeze, Saying White House Put Itself ‘Above Congress’  —  The judge had ruled that the administration was not complying with his previous order requiring the government to keep disbursing money to states.  —  A federal judge on Thursday extended an order barring …
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 …
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 …
Colonel Brian G. Miller / Whiskey Network:
KDA Statement On “Retaliatory Tariffs” On Bourbon  —  Kentucky Distillers' Association President Eric Gregory released the following statement today on what the KDA calls “retaliatory tariffs” against bourbon: … About the Kentucky Distillers' Association
Discussion: Bourbon Lens and The Hill
David Pepper / Pepperspectives:
A Plea from a Veteran...  A memo circulated within the Trump administration that lays out the DOGE/Department of Veterans Affairs plan to terminate 80,000 employees from the VA—about 16% of the total workforce.  About 25% of all VA employees are veterans themselves.  —  Share  —  Subscribe now
Bloomberg:
US to Name Morgan Stanley Banker to Lead Sovereign Wealth Fund  —  The Commerce Department is tapping former Morgan Stanley banker Michael Grimes to lead a planned sovereign wealth fund, part of President Donald Trump's effort to give the US a stake in projects he considers critical to national security.
Frank S. Zhou / The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard Must Take a Stand for Democracy  —  Democracy is in greater peril today than at any time in modern U.S. history.  President Donald Trump ran an openly authoritarian campaign in 2024, pledging to prosecute his rivals, punish media critics, and deploy the military to repress protest.
 
 
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New York Times:
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
How Social Security Administration Cuts Affect You
Discussion: The Hill
Karl Bode / Techdirt:
Incoming CBS Boss Jeff Shell Pressuring Underlings To Settle With Trump, Trample Journalistic Freedom, And Kiss Authoritarian Ass
Discussion: Daily Mail
Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
How Trump Is Dividing and Conquering the White House Press Corps
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