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New York Times:
Education Department Fires 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff  —  The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.  —  The Education Department announced on Tuesday that it was firing more than 1,300 workers …
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U.S. Department of Education:
U.S. Department of Education Initiates Reduction in Force  —  As part of the Department of Education's final mission, the Department today initiated a reduction in force (RIF) impacting nearly 50% of the Department's workforce.  Impacted Department staff will be placed on administrative leave beginning Friday, March 21st.
Sara Cook / CBS News:
Department of Education staff told offices will be closed Wednesday  —  Washington — Staff at the Department of Education received a notice Tuesday instructing them to leave the building by 6 p.m. local time and informing them that all department offices in Washington, D.C. …
Inside Higher Ed:
Education Department to Lay Off Half of Staff  —  Ahead of the announcement, the department told staff that DC offices would be closed on Wednesday and reopen Thursday for “security reasons.”  —  The Education Department is moving to lay off half of its more than 4,000 employees Tuesday evening …
Discussion: GovExec.com
Associated Press:
Education Department cuts half its staff as Trump vows to wind the agency down  —  The Education Department plans to lay off more than 1,300 of its employees as part of an effort to halve the organization's staff — a prelude to President Donald Trump's plan to dismantle the agency.
CNN:
Education Department cutting nearly half of workforce
Erin Reed / Erin In The Morning:
“Have You No Decency?”:  Republican Calls Sarah McBride “Mister,” Dems Erupt And End Hearing  —  During a meeting of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, a Republican representative, Rep. Keith Self, called transgender congresswoman the “gentleman from Delaware.”  Dems pushed back.
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Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Republicans advance a government funding bill despite Democratic opposition  —  House Republicans passed a critical test of their unity Tuesday on legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown, teeing up a final vote in the afternoon for a measure that keeps federal agencies funded through September.
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Republican Refers to Transgender Member as a Man, Cutting Short a House Hearing
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
House Democrats push to sink GOP spending bill but Senate Dems act coy
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Vance gives hard sell for spending patch to House Republicans
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Senate Democrats' Choice: Block the Republican Spending Bill or Dissolve Congress
Washington Post:
Trump trade war confounds CEOs, deepening economic unease  —  Trump addressed business leaders Tuesday as stock markets continue sliding over concerns about his tariff policies.  —  just now  —  President Donald Trump faced more than 100 top business leaders Tuesday …
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CBC News:
Ontario suspending 25% surcharge on provincially generated electricity purchased by U.S. states  —  Move comes after Trump threatened Ontario ‘will pay a financial price’ for levy  —  Ontario is suspending its promise to add a 25 per cent surcharge on exports of electricity to some U.S. states …
CBS News:
Lutnick says Trump's policies are “worth it” even if they lead to recession  —  Washington — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick defended President Trump's economic policies Tuesday, saying they are “worth it” even if they lead to a recession.  —  “These policies are the most important thing America …
Wall Street Journal:
How Do You Like the Trade War Now?  —  Trump is furious that Canada won't take his tariffs lying down.
Discussion: The City and CNBC
New York Times:
Trump Tariffs and Trade Wars Leave Investors, Once Optimistic, Feeling Apprehensive
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Hill
Wall Street Journal:   Trump's Economic Messaging Is Spooking Some of His Own Advisers
New York Times:
Musk Seeks to Put $100 Million Directly Into Trump Political Operation  —  Elon Musk has signaled he wants to make some donations not just to his own super PAC, which is called America PAC and has spent heavily on President Trump in the past, but to an outside entity.
Discussion: Axios and Mediaite
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
White House prepares high-profile purchase of Tesla auto
Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:
Trump says he will label violence against Tesla as domestic terrorism
Chris Megerian / Associated Press:
Trump says he's buying a Tesla to show support for Musk as his company faces sagging sales
Wall Street Journal:
Trump, Perkins Coie and John Adams  —  The President breaks a bedrock legal principle by targeting the law firm for representing clients he doesn't like.  —  Tap For Sound  —  As he campaigned for a second term, Donald Trump often said his retribution against opponents would be “success.”
Discussion: Reuters, Raw Story and Above the Law
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Trump's Latest Weapon Against Critics: Destroying Their Lawyers  —  from the first-they-came-for-the-lawyers dept  —  When a president uses executive power to not just blacklist but effectively destroy a major law firm, solely for representing political opponents, it means he's given …
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Perkins Coie files suit to block Trump executive order aimed at punishing firm
Wall Street Journal:
Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts  —  Local and international health research efforts are already winding down as the university braces for even more potential cuts  —  The Trump administration has terminated $800 million in grants to Johns Hopkins University …
Politico:
USAID official tells remaining staffers: Shred and burn all your documents  —  The mass document destruction order marks the latest step to dismantle the agency.  —  A senior official at USAID instructed the agency's remaining staff to convene at the agency's now-former headquarters …
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:   Union Groups Ask Court to Stop Trump Officials from Destroying USAID Documents
CNN:
Trump official tasked with defending DOGE cuts posted fashion influencer videos from her office  —  As the Office of Personnel Management oversaw the layoffs of thousands of federal workers and pressed others to justify their positions, the agency's chief spokesperson repeatedly used her office …
Discussion: Raw Story
Reuters:
Trump administration eyes cuts to Justice Department public corruption unit, people familiar say  —  President Donald Trump's administration is considering cutting most of the lawyers in the U.S. Justice Department unit that handles public corruption cases, four people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
Discussion: WTOP News
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NBC News:   Justice Department office that prosecutes public corruption slashed in size, sources say
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CBS News:
Ukraine willing to accept 30-day ceasefire with Russia as U.S. lifts freeze on aid and intelligence  —  Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — The U.S. and Ukraine said Kyiv would accept a 30-day ceasefire with Russia after talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, with Washington pledging to immediately lift …
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
US resumes military aid and intelligence sharing as Ukraine says it is open to a 30-day ceasefire
Portland Press-Herald:
USDA halts more than $100M in funding for University of Maine System programs  —  The move temporarily pauses USDA funding for Maine's university system after President Donald Trump threatened to cut off the state over Maine's decision to allow transgender athletes to compete in sports.
Mohamed El-Erian / Financial Times:
What lies behind the dramatic shift in markets  —  The sudden change in investors' growth expectations for the three largest economies is upending many consensus trades  —  The writer is president of Queens' College, Cambridge, and an adviser to Allianz and Gramercy
 
 
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
A Great Unraveling Is Underway
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Jordan lays out timeline for tackling high-skilled tech visas, immigration overhaul efforts
Megan Norris / HSToday:
Secretary Noem Taps Former Aide Madison Sheahan as Deputy Director of ICE
Lauran Neergaard / Associated Press:
Researchers are learning the Trump administration axed their work to improve vaccination
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
D.C. U.S. attorney targets Ukraine whistleblower Rep. Vindman
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
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Vernal Coleman / ProPublica:
The Office That Investigates Disparities in Veterans' Care Is Being “Liquidated”
Discussion: HuffPost
Bloomberg:
Trump's CDC Pick Is Pushing Vaccine-Autism ‘Lie,’ Senator Says
James Pindell / The Boston Globe:
Is Seth Moulton owed an apology about his statements on transgender athletes in women's sports now that so many publicly agree?
Discussion: them.
Paul Glastris / Washington Monthly:
Remembering Kevin Drum
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Wired:
Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown
New York Times:
Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to buy WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash and stock deal; the transaction is expected to close after Q3 2026

The Guardian:
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands exit Eurovision after Israel received an all-clear to compete; the BBC and Germany's SWR plan to participate

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
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