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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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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 — 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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Washington Post:
Trump grants month-long tariff reprieve to Mexico
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Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Will Delay Mexico Tariffs on Goods Under USMCA
Trump Says He Will Delay Mexico Tariffs on Goods Under USMCA
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
The world is beginning to tire of Trump's whiplash leadership
The world is beginning to tire of Trump's whiplash leadership
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Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Trump's Economic Trainwreck
Trump's Economic Trainwreck
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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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Fox News:
Dems throw House into chaos after 10 moderates join GOP to punish Al Green
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Politico:
Insider poll: The Democratic Party has ‘lost its way’
Insider poll: The Democratic Party has ‘lost its way’
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Jeffries bashes GOP for ‘illegal immigrant’ smear again House Democrat: ‘Disgusting’
Jeffries bashes GOP for ‘illegal immigrant’ smear again House Democrat: ‘Disgusting’
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Washington Post:
GOP-led House votes to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's speech
GOP-led House votes to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's speech
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NBC News:
House votes to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's speech to Congress
House votes to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's speech to Congress
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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 …
David Dayen / American Prospect:
How Social Security Administration Cuts Affect You
How Social Security Administration Cuts Affect You
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The Hill
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 …
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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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 …
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Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
US announced job cuts surge 245% in February on federal government layoffs
US announced job cuts surge 245% in February on federal government layoffs
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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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CNN:
Trump preparing to sign order to dismantle Education Department
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Cory Turner / NPR:
Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department
Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department
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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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Daniel Byman / Default:
Improving U.S. Intelligence Sharing With Allies and Partners
Improving U.S. Intelligence Sharing With Allies and Partners
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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.
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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 …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Act Now … I may do a longer, maybe several longer versions of this post. But I think it's important to state categorically and clearly: DOGE and Donald Trump are trying to shut down advanced medical research, especially cancer research, in the United States. Just that. That seems like a big statement.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Small World … The White House is, at least according to Bloomberg, well on its way to creating …
Small World … The White House is, at least according to Bloomberg, well on its way to creating …
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Bloomberg
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.
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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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Jamie Dettmer / Politico:
Top Trump allies hold secret talks with Zelenskyy's Ukrainian opponents
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Nicole Narea / Vox:
What Americans really think of Trump's Ukraine policy
What Americans really think of Trump's Ukraine policy
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Blueprint, Fox News and New Jersey Online
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
‘We had to cancel’: Tourism industry at risk as largest visitor group boycotts Trump plans — Canadians are scrapping plans to visit the U.S. to protest Donald Trump's economic and geopolitical attacks on their nation. — The president has slapped 25-percent tariffs on many Canadian goods …
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Joe Hernandez / NPR:
As Canadians cancel trips due to Trump, the U.S. tourism industry could lose billions
As Canadians cancel trips due to Trump, the U.S. tourism industry could lose billions
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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.
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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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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 …
Radley Balko / MSNBC:
Why Elon Musk and Ben Shapiro want Trump to pardon George Floyd's murderer — The video depicting Floyd's murder hasn't changed in five years. But the Republican Party has. — Shortly after the video of George Floyd's death went viral in May 2020, a popular conservative pundit released …
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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New York Times
Michael Paulson / New York Times:
‘Hamilton’ Cancels Kennedy Center Run Over Trump's Takeover — “We're not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center,” said its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda. — “Hamilton,” the musical theater juggernaut about the birth of American democracy, is canceling plans …
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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Trump's overhauled Kennedy Center loses upcoming run of ‘Hamilton’
Trump's overhauled Kennedy Center loses upcoming run of ‘Hamilton’
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