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9:00 PM ET, March 9, 2025

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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump won't rule out a recession in 2025  —  “I hate to predict things like that,” Trump said when pressed about the possibility of a recession during a recorded interview that aired on “Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo.”  —  President Donald Trump is confident that the country's economy …
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Bloomberg:
The Bond Market's Trump Trade Is Looking Like a Recession Trade  —  Bond traders are signaling an increasing risk that the US economy will stall as President Donald Trump's chaotic tariff rollouts and federal-workforce cuts threaten to further restrain the pace of growth.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Reuters and NPR
Washington Post:
Trump declines to rule out recession amid tariffs' effects on markets
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
Neil Irwin / Axios:
Trump's economic shock therapy
Nandika Chatterjee / The Daily Beast:
Trump Boosts Message Telling Americans to ‘Shut Up’ About Egg Prices
Discussion: MeidasTouch News
New York Times:
Trump Declines to Rule Out Recession as Tariffs Begin to Bite
María Paula Mijares Torres / Bloomberg:
Trump Says US Economy Faces ‘Transition,’ Avoids Recession Call
Discussion: Axios and Politico
Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost:
Trump Refuses To Rule Out Possible Recession: ‘There Is A Period Of Transition’
Discussion: Associated Press
CBS News:
ICE arrests Palestinian activist who led Columbia University protests, lawyer says  —  A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University's 2024 student encampment protests was arrested Saturday night in New York City by federal immigration authorities who claimed they were acting …
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Prem Thakker / Zeteo:
BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Advocates Say  —  On Saturday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers detained Mahmoud Khalil - a recent Columbia University graduate who helped lead the Gaza solidarity encampment - at his New York City home …
Jonathan Allen / Reuters:
US authorities arrest Palestinian student protester at Columbia University, students say  —  Agents from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration arrested a Palestinian graduate student who played a prominent role in last year's pro-Palestinian protests at New York's Columbia University, four fellow students said on Sunday.
Discussion: Jacobin and UnHerd
Meghnad Bose / Drop Site News:
DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of Columbia Gaza Solidarity Encampment After Online Campaign by Pro-Israel Groups  —  NEW YORK CITY—On Saturday night, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents entered a student residential building at Columbia University in uptown New York and detained Mahmoud Khalil …
Discussion: New York Post
Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
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Discussion: WKOW, Chicago Tribune and MSNBC
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Politico:
‘Potty mouth’ Democrats have some new fighting words we can't put in this headline
Adam Wren / Politico:
Playbook: Frustrated Dems unleash the F-bombs
Discussion: Associated Press
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Schiff: Democrats lacked ‘coordinated response’ to Trump joint address to Congress
Discussion: Fox News, The Daily Caller and ABC News
CBC News:
Liberal leadership race: Mark Carney elected by landslide to be next prime minister  —  Political newcomer promises to ‘fight’ for Canadian economy, sovereignty  —  Who is Mark Carney, Canada's next prime minister?  —  How Mark Carney went from his upbringing in Alberta to central banker …
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John Sudworth / BBC:
Mark Carney wins race to become Canada's PM and vows to stand up to Trump
Sun Yu / Financial Times:
Chinese investors privately take stakes in Elon Musk's companies  —  Asset managers have been promoting tech mogul's ties to Donald Trump to lure capital to xAI, Neuralink and SpaceX  —  Wealthy Chinese investors are quietly funnelling tens of millions of dollars into private companies controlled …
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Mihir A. Desai / New York Times:   Musk's Tweet-Fueled Bubble May Be About to Burst
Wall Street Journal:
Fear of Trump Has Elite Law Firms in Retreat  —  Executive orders against Perkins Coie and Covington & Burling have chilled industry  —  Elite law firms formed a proud part of the opposition to the first Trump administration.  This time around, the industry is fearful of taking on a president …
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Real chilling effects  —  Normally I record the classes I teach.  It gives students who miss class a chance to catch up.  I also make space in my classes to talk about what is happening in government right now.  A couple of weeks ago, students asked we keep the discussions, but stop recording the class.
Greg Ng / WBAL:
Howard County resident who traveled internationally has confirmed case of measles  —  MDH: This measles case not associated with outbreak in Texas, New Mexico  —  A positive case of measles was confirmed in a Howard County resident who recently traveled internationally, according to health officials.
Discussion: FOX 10 Phoenix
WCPO 9 Cincinnati:
WATCH: Vice President JD Vance confronts Cincinnati protesters, condemns them on social media  —  CINCINNATI — Video shared with WCPO shows Vice President JD Vance interacting with Cincinnati protesters headed to a Walnut Hills rally Saturday.  —  Vance posted on X condemning the protesters …
Mostafa Salem / CNN:
Syrian government loyalists accused of executing civilians as violence erupts  —  Armed men loyal to the Syrian government carried out field executions and spoke of purifying the country, according to eyewitnesses and video, providing a gruesome picture of a crackdown against remnants …
Washington Post:
Companies warn investors that DOGE's federal cuts might hurt business  —  As earnings season begins, filings to the SEC point to uncertainty from the current administration as potential trouble for business.  —  Elon Musk's sweeping makeover of the federal government in recent weeks …
Associated Press:
Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza, affecting a desalination plant producing drinking water  —  Israel cut off the electricity supply to Gaza, officials said Sunday, affecting a desalination plant producing drinking water for part of the arid territory.  Hamas called it part of Israel's “starvation policy.”
Naomi Nix / Washington Post:
Zuckerberg's Meta considered sharing user data with China, whistleblower alleges  —  Meta went to extreme lengths, including developing a censorship system, in a failed attempt to bring Facebook to millions of internet users in China, according to a whistleblower complaint.
 
 
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Small plane crashes in Pennsylvania
New York Times:
Democrats Turn to Sports Radio and Podcasts to Try to Reach Young Men
Discussion: Althouse
New York Times:
Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency
Discussion: Raw Story
Jack Fitzgerald / Car and Driver:
Tariffs, Even If Delayed, Could Get Big Reactions from the Auto Companies
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Ros Krasny / Bloomberg:
Musk Calls on US to Quit NATO, Stop Paying for Defense of Europe
Discussion: Business Insider and Telegraph
New York Times:
MeidasTouch Pops on Podcast Charts as Progressives Search for Answers
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There Is a Liberal Answer to the Trump-Musk Wrecking Ball
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