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Wall Street Journal:
How Do You Like the Trade War Now? — Trump is furious that Canada won't take his tariffs lying down. — President Trump wanted a trade war with the world, and Americans are getting it, good and hard. Stock prices continued to decline on Tuesday amid the latest Canada-U.S. tariff tit-for-tat.
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Elisabeth Buchwald / CNN:
Trump imposes sweeping 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imported into the US — President Donald Trump imposed a sweeping 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imported into the United States on Wednesday, a move that threatens to drive up prices on a broad range of consumer and industrial goods for Americans.
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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 …
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Politico:
Trump allies are blaming Lutnick for Trump's tariff turmoil — There is a growing consensus that Lutnick could be forced to take the fall for the economic chaos generated by the president's unsteady tariff policies. — President Donald Trump is struggling to message a scattered economic agenda …
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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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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Economic Messaging Is Spooking Some of His Own Advisers — The president's team has received a flood of calls from business executives concerned about the mixed messaging on tariffs — WASHINGTON—President Trump's stop-and-start trade policy and uneven economic messaging have rattled …
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CBC News:
Ontario suspending 25% surcharge on provincially generated electricity purchased by U.S. states
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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GovExec.com and The Guardian
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. …
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ABC News:
Department of Education lays off nearly 50% of its workforce
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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 …
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Raw Story
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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.
Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:
Trump says he will label violence against Tesla as domestic terrorism
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Reuters:
Trump says he will label violence against Tesla domestic terrorism
Trump says he will label violence against Tesla domestic terrorism
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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Trump Poses With a Tesla, a Move Aimed Solely at Helping Musk
Trump Poses With a Tesla, a Move Aimed Solely at Helping Musk
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
White House prepares high-profile purchase of Tesla auto
White House prepares high-profile purchase of Tesla auto
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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.”
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Perkins Coie files suit to block Trump executive order aimed at punishing firm
Perkins Coie files suit to block Trump executive order aimed at punishing firm
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New York Times, Raw Story and Above the Law
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Law firm sues over Trump executive order that seeks to suspend security clearances
Law firm sues over Trump executive order that seeks to suspend security clearances
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NPR, New York Post and Blaze Media
Erin Reed / Erin In The Morning:
“Have You No Decency?”: Republican Calls Sarah McBride “Mister,” Dems Erupt And End Hearing — Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber. — Fireworks erupted during a House Foreign Relations Subcommittee meeting …
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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 …
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U.S. Department of Education
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.
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Senate Democrats' Choice: Block the Republican Spending Bill or Dissolve Congress
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Alyce McFadden / New York Times:
New Yorkers Protest as White House Defends Arrest of Columbia Activist — Hundreds of demonstrators marched downtown while a spokeswoman for President Trump said the president had the authority to detain Mahmoud Khalil. — As hundreds of demonstrators made their way through Lower Manhattan …
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Ryan Enos / Social Notes:
Speak Up. Now. — Mahmoud Khalil was arrested over the weekend by government agents …
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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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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.
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Peter Beaumont / The Guardian:
‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading — Tesla sales are falling and apps and online groups are springing up to help consumers choose non-US items — The renowned German classical violinist Christian Tetzlaff was blunt in explaining …
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
A Great Unraveling Is Underway — If you are confused by President Trump's zigzagging strategies on Ukraine, tariffs, microchips or a host of other issues, it is not your fault. It's his. What you are seeing is a president who ran for re-election to avoid criminal prosecution and to get revenge …
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