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10:45 AM ET, March 12, 2025

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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Trump and Musk are building a new spoils system  —  A basic democratic norm is that laws are implemented as they are written.  Another norm is that the implementation of the law be even-handed, applied equally to all groups.  The idea that some groups would become less eligible for public support …
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
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Felice Belman / New York Times:
Senator Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Democrat, Won't Run Again in 2026  —  Ms. Shaheen's retirement will set off a high-stakes fight for an open seat in a state where she has been a leading political figure for decades.  —  Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire will not run for re-election in 2026 …
Washington Post:
Senate shutdown showdown  —  Just now … Good morning, Early Birds.  The headquarters and field offices of the Department of Education are closed today.  Send tips to [email protected].  Thanks for waking up with us.  —  In today's edition ... Trump gears up to be deeply involved in midterms ... but first ...
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Senate Democrats' Choice: Block the Republican Spending Bill or Dissolve Congress
Jude Joffe-Block / NPR:
A Republican-backed bill would upend voter registration. Here are 8 things to know
Discussion: The 19th
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Republican Refers to Transgender Member as a Man, Cutting Short a House Hearing
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   Here Are the Arguments for Why Senate Ds Should Vote Yes and Why They're Wrong
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.
Discussion: The City, Cafe Hayek and Daily Kos
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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 …
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.
Ellen Francis / Washington Post:
European Union retaliates against Trump's tariffs as trade war escalates  —  As President Donald Trump's global steel and aluminum tariffs take effect, the E.U. announces it will respond with its own levies, including on bourbon and motorcycles.  —  BRUSSELS — The European Union hit …
Discussion: New York Times
Associated Press:
EU retaliates against Trump's trade moves and hits beef, whiskey, motorcycles with targeted tariffs
Wall Street Journal:
EU Hits Back as U.S. Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Take Effect
Isabella Kwai / New York Times:
Live Updates: Europe Retaliates After Trump's Metals Tariffs Take Effect
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Hannity Edits Trump Spokesperson's Response To Omit Stunningly Erroneous Claims, Insists She Dominated Reporter
Kelly Kasulis Cho / Washington Post:
Texas measles outbreak grows, while New York and California report new cases  —  Counties in California, New York and Maryland detected their first measles cases of the year.  The CDC has warned travelers to be vigilant as spring break begins.  —  Los Angeles County in California …
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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
Associated Press:
Education Department cuts half its staff as Trump vows to wind the agency down
Ruth Marcus / New Yorker:
Why I Left the Washington Post  —  Owner Jeff Bezos wants to transform the Opinions section of the paper, where I worked for forty years.  After the publisher killed my column disagreeing with that move—it appears here in full—I decided to quit.  —  I walked into the Washington Post building …
Discussion: Associated Press
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: New York Times and Raw Story
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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Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
New CNN poll: Americans are negative on Trump's handling of economy  —  Americans are not impressed with President Donald Trump's stewardship of the economy, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, putting him underwater on the nation's top issue even as he sees ratings among the best …
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
E.P.A. Plans to Close All Environmental Justice Offices  —  An internal memo directs the closure of offices designed to ease the heavy pollution faced by poor and minority communities.  —  The Trump administration intends to eliminate Environmental Protection Agency offices responsible …
Discussion: Scripps News and Breitbart
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 …
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Rahm Emanuel Is Gearing Up to Run for President  —  The former Chicago mayor is already on the hustings, finding new ways to attack Trumpism from the center.  —  Rahm Wants to Run.  —  Yes, that Rahm.  And, yes, for that office — the presidency.  —  “I've only been back two months …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation rate hits 2.8% in February, less than expected  —  WATCH NOW  —  Prices for goods and services moved up less than expected in February, providing some relief as consumers and businesses worry about the looming impact tariffs might have on inflation, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.
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Colby Smith / New York Times:
U.S. Inflation Eased More Than Expected in February.
Discussion: NPR and CBS News
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 …
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Eli Hager / ProPublica:
“The President Wanted It and I Did It”: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security's Thoughts on DOGE and Trump  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Since the arrival of a team …
Discussion: The Independent and Bloomberg
 
 
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Jamie Raskin for Congress:
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
March 11, 2025  —  The stock market continued to fall today.  The Dow Jones Industrial …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Don't Trust the Trumpsplainers  —  The opioid dispensers' efforts to sell some MAGA …
 Earlier Items: 
Max Marin / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
DOGE cancels Philly apartment lease for Secret Service agents guarding Biden's daughter
Holman W. Jenkins, Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Is Trump Throwing It Away?
New York Times:
In Trump's Shadow, Greenland Votes for a New Government
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Scoop: Trump Jr. backs Donalds for Fla. governor in MAGA squeeze play
Discussion: The Floridian and Florida Politics
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Where Are Trump and Musk Taking Us?
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
A Great Unraveling Is Underway
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
USAID official tells remaining staffers: Shred and burn all your documents
 

 
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