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10:55 AM ET, March 14, 2025

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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Dems go into “complete meltdown” as Schumer folds  —  House Democrats erupted into apoplexy Thursday night after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he would support Republicans' stopgap government funding measure.  —  Why it matters: House Democrats feel like they “walked the plank,” in the words of one member.
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Sarah Ferris / CNN:
Ocasio-Cortez mobilizes Democrats against Schumer plan as colleagues privately urge her to consider primary challenge  —  New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday that she plans to mobilize her massive base of followers to oppose what she described as an “acquiesce” …
Chuck Schumer / New York Times:
Trump and Musk Would Love a Shutdown.  We Must Not Give Them One.  —  Over the past two months, the United States has confronted a bitter truth: The federal government has been taken over by a nihilist.  —  President Trump has taken a blowtorch to our country and wielded chaos like a weapon.
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Trump lauds Schumer's ‘guts’ in backing bill to avoid shutdown  —  President Donald Trump on Friday congratulated Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for “doing the right thing” by backing the Republican-led bill to avert a government shutdown, a choice that's put the New York Democrat at odds with many in his party.
Sen. Adam Schiff / The Schiff Notes:
My Vote on the GOP Spending Bill  —  I'm a hard NO on the Republican spending bill.  On cloture.  On all of it.  When a wannabe dictator is trying to seize power, it must not be given to him.  Not without a fight.  —  Sen. Adam Schiff  —  Transcript  —  Tomorrow, the U.S. Senate …
New York Times:
Under G.O.P., Congress Cedes Power to Trump, Eroding Its Influence  —  On spending, oversight and other issues, Republican lawmakers have willingly ceded power traditionally reserved for Congress to the Trump White House.  —  The Republican-led Congress isn't just watching the Trump administration gobble up its constitutional powers.
Discussion: The Hill, Politico and Reason
New York Times:
Schumer Will Clear the Way for G.O.P. Spending Bill, Breaking With His Party  —  Many Democrats had agitated for the party to hang together and block the measure in defiance of President Trump, but the leader said doing so would prompt a shutdown that would only empower Mr. Trump.
emptywheel:
Democrats Have to Stop Making Political Decisions with an Eye Towards 2026
Discussion: CNN, Politico and Punchbowl News
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Schumer backs away from shutdown, says he'll vote to advance GOP bill
Punchbowl News:
3/14/25 ☀️ AM:  —  Schumer folds on funding and Democrats are furious
Discussion: Politico and Fox News
Associated Press:
Schumer to advance GOP funding bill, unwilling to risk government shutdown as deadline nears
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Sixteen thoughts on an averted shutdown
Wall Street Journal:
Universities Scramble to Avoid Being Trump's Next Target  —  Amid DEI backlash and funding threats, universities nationwide cancel events, rescind grad school offers  —  Ohio University suspended next month's Black alumni reunion.  The University of Massachusetts revoked admission offers to biomedical graduate students.
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Frank S. Zhou / The Harvard Crimson:
First They Came for Columbia  —  Like many autocrats before him, Donald Trump has launched what could be a devastating attack on universities.  —  Over the last week, the Trump administration has cancelled $400 million in grants and contracts to Columbia University and $800 million in grants to Johns Hopkins University.
Jenny Gross / New York Times:
Federal Agents Search Two Dorm Rooms at Columbia University  —  Department of Homeland Security officials conducted the search as the Trump administration sought to deport a former student and pro-Palestinian activist.  —  Department of Homeland Security officials searched two dorm rooms …
Discussion: Axios, Zeteo, New York Post, Fox News and Reuters
Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump's anti-DEI campaign  —  More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump's campaign to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs that his officials say exclude white and Asian American students.
Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
Trump Demands Major Changes in Columbia Discipline and Admissions Rules
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Vance booed at Kennedy Center after Trump board takeover  —  Vice President Vance was met by a chorus of boos from audience members at the Kennedy Center while attending a National Symphony Orchestra performance late Thursday.  —  The former Ohio senator responded to the jeers with a smile …
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New York Times:
Stocks Tumble Into Correction as Investors Sour on Trump  —  The S&P 500 is now more than 10% below its last record high — a line in the sand for investors worried about a sell-off gathering steam.  —  The world's most widely followed stock-market benchmark slid into a correction on Thursday …
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Jason Karaian / New York Times:
Gold Hits Record High Amid Tariff Anxiety
Discussion: CoinDesk and Daily Mail
NBC News:
Judge orders thousands of probationary employees fired by Trump be reinstated  —  U.S. District Judge James Bredar granted a temporary restraining order against numerous agencies and departments affected by the administration's reduction in workforce efforts.
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Wired:
These Are the 10 DOGE Operatives Inside the Social Security Administration  —  The team working at the Social Security Administration appears to be among the largest DOGE units deployed to any government agency.  —  At least 10 people associated with Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency …
Discussion: Business Insider, CBS News and Fortune
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Wired:
Inside Elon Musk's ‘Digital Coup’
Discussion: Politico
Nick Miroff / The Atlantic:
There Was a Second Name on Rubio's Target List  —  As the details of Mahmoud Khalil's arrest by U.S. immigration agents first emerged this week, attorneys I spoke with were so astonished that they wondered if the government had made a mistake.  President Donald Trump and other administration officials …
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Associated Press:
Democratic Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva Of Arizona Dies From Complications From Cancer Treatment  —  Rep. Raúl Grijalva, a 12-term Democrat from Arizona, has died after complications from cancer treatment, his office says.  —  Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona …
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Associated Press:
Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona, champion of environment and progressivism, dies at age 77
Tara Palmeri / The Red Letter:
Fear and Loathing in the West Wing  —  Inside the revolt against Elon Musk...  Welcome back to The Red Letter.  —  The tolerance for Elon Musk inside of the White House is wearing thin, as they deal with the fallout of his calamitous interview with Larry Kudlow when he touched the third rail - entitlements.
Discussion: The Hill and The Guardian
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Germans Reach Deal to Spend Big on Defense, Climate and More  —  The agreement between centrist parties, led by the likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, was billed as a response to America's shrinking security guarantees.  —  Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor of Germany …
Discussion: Reuters, Bloomberg and UnHerd
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Politico:
Judge rejects DOJ's effort to expand reach of Trump's Jan. 6 pardon  —  U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich, a Trump appointee, called the Justice Department's position irrational.  —  A federal judge has denied the Justice Department's attempt to apply President Donald Trump's blanket pardon …
Discussion: New York Times and NPR
New Republic:
Fiasco for Musk as He Craters in New Polls and DOGE Cuts Lose in Court  —  Elon Musk is suddenly facing lots of bad news.  A judge just ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired federal workers, a blow to Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency.
Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Farmers face steep losses in the middle of Trump's trade war and funding cuts  —  From funding cuts to tariffs, farmers have found themselves struggling to find markets for their products and facing the risk of steep losses for the year ahead.  —  Jennifer Gilkerson never imagined …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Hundreds of federal offices could begin closing this summer at DOGE's behest, internal records show  —  Federal agencies will begin to vacate hundreds of offices across the country this summer under a frenetic and error-riddled push by Elon Musk's budget-cutting advisers to terminate leases that they say waste money.
Discussion: The Guardian
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers Funded by Federal Aid  —  The university, a leader in scientific research, has been hard hit by the Trump administration's cuts, which will slash at least $800 million from its budget.  —  Johns Hopkins University, one of the country's leading centers …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Trump's fantastical claim of a $200 billion ‘subsidy’ to Canada  —  No matter how we do the math, the numbers don't add up.  —  Just now  —  “We're spending $200 billion a year to subsidize Canada.”  — President Donald Trump, during remarks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, March 13
Discussion: Global News, Cafe Hayek, HuffPost and IJR
Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians uprooted from Gaza  —  The U.S. and Israel have reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss using their territories as potential destinations for resettling Palestinians uprooted …
Discussion: Al Jazeera and Reuters
Greg Norman / Fox News:
Hamas agrees to release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage  —  Edan Alexander is the last living American hostage in Gaza  —  Hamas agreed Friday to release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in captivity in the Gaza Strip.  —  Alexander, a 21-year-old Israeli-American …
Lee Harris / Financial Times:
Insurers warn that US weather agency mass firings will hit climate risk data  —  Reinsurance trade group appeals to US commerce secretary Lutnick to preserve data collection after thousands of jobs axed  —  Insurers have warned that mass firings at US science agencies could threaten …
Discussion: The Guardian
 
 
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Matthew Herper / STAT:
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
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Discussion: Raw Story
Vox:
Canada is so furious at the US right now
Axios:
Focus group: Trump swing voters in Michigan have buyers' remorse
Discussion: Raw Story
Pablo Manríquez / Migrant Insider:
The Dishwasher's Congressman  —  WASHINGTON—Raúl Grijalva's gone, and the world's a smaller, meaner place without him.
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Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
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Abdallah Fayyad / Vox:
Trump and Musk have huge conflicts of interest. Who's policing them?
Discussion: Forbes
New York Times:
Trump to Deliver Speech to Justice Dept. After Triumph in Battles Against It
Discussion: Breitbart and NewsNation
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Paper-Thin Ethics  —  The Los Angeles Times is facing ethical questions after one of its shows aired …
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Postal Service signs cost-cutting deal with DOGE
Matt White / Task & Purpose:
Arlington Cemetery website drops links for Black, Hispanic, and women veterans
 

 
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