Top Items:
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: — Section 1. Purpose. This order continues the reduction in the elements of the Federal bureaucracy …
Discussion:
Mother Jones, Rolling Stone, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and Variety, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
Nathan Layne / Reuters:
Voice of America staff put on leave after Trump orders cuts — Employees at Voice of America were placed on paid leave on Saturday and funding for two U.S. news services that broadcast to authoritarian regimes was slashed, one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order gutting …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
‘Bloody Saturday’ at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks — Journalists showed up at the Voice of America today to broadcast their programs only to be told they had been locked out: Federal officials had embarked on indefinite mass suspensions. — All full-time staffers …
Discussion:
Reuters, National Review and Politico
Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America's Parent — The order targeting the agencies, largely obscure entities that address issues like labor mediation and homelessness prevention, appeared to test the bounds of the president's power.
Discussion:
The Wrap and Washington Times, more at Mediagazer »
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump signs order to dismantle seven federal agencies focused on media, libraries, homelessness — President Trump on Friday signed an executive order that aims to eliminate seven federal agencies, including ones that focus on media, libraries, museums and ending homelessness.
Discussion:
The Wrap
ABC News:
Trump revokes nearly 20 executive orders issued by Biden administration
Discussion:
The Hill and The Post Millennial
Ali Bianco / Politico:
Trump's next agency cuts include US-backed global media, library and museum grants
Trump's next agency cuts include US-backed global media, library and museum grants
Discussion:
The Independent and UPI
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of The United States by Tren De Aragua — BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — Tren de Aragua (TdA) is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization with thousands of members, many of whom have unlawfully infiltrated …
Discussion:
The Guardian, Law Dork, RedState, FOX 10 Phoenix and The Post Millennial
RELATED:
Politico:
Trump invokes wartime law to target Venezuelan gang and speed up deportations — His decision comes hours after a federal judge issued an urgent ruling temporarily blocking the removal of five Venezuelans. — BREAKING NEWS: — President Donald Trump has invoked a rarely used …
Associated Press:
A judge limits Trump's ability to deport people under the 18th century Alien Enemies Act
Discussion:
Associated Press, Washington Post and New York Post
America's Voice:
BREAKING: Trump Admin Aiming to Invoke Alien Enemies Act, the “Tip of a Very Dangerous Spear” for Democracy
BREAKING: Trump Admin Aiming to Invoke Alien Enemies Act, the “Tip of a Very Dangerous Spear” for Democracy
Discussion:
Common Dreams
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Judge blocks Trump admin from deporting 5 Venezuelans amid plans to invoke Alien Enemies Act
Judge blocks Trump admin from deporting 5 Venezuelans amid plans to invoke Alien Enemies Act
Discussion:
USA Today
New York Times:
How a Columbia Student Fled to Canada After ICE Came Looking for Her — Ranjani Srinivasan's student visa was revoked by U.S. immigration authorities. That was just the start of her odyssey. — The first knock at the door came eight days ago, on a Friday morning.
RELATED:
New York Times:
‘It Is Facing a Campaign of Annihilation’: Three Columnists on Trump's War Against Academia — Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times Opinion columnists M. Gessen, Tressie McMillan Cottom and Bret Stephens about Donald Trump's attacks …
Discussion:
New York Post, The Gateway Pundit and LiveNOW from FOX
Sarah Betancourt / New Hampshire Public Radio:
Green card holder from New Hampshire ‘interrogated’ at Logan Airport, detained — A New Hampshire man with a green card was detained by immigration officers at Logan Airport and is being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Donald W. Wyatt detention facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island.
Discussion:
Eschaton and There Wasn't Any Water …
Teddy Rosenbluth / New York Times:
Keeping With Kennedy's Advice, Measles Patients Turn to Unproven Treatments — In West Texas, some with severe illness have not been taken to a doctor until their conditions worsened, officials said. — Struggling to contain a raging measles epidemic in West Texas, public health officials …
Discussion:
Lawyers, Guns & Money
RELATED:
Erika Edwards / NBC News:
Newborn babies exposed to measles in Texas hospital — Infants barely three days old are receiving antibody injections to help protect against the virus. Nearly 300 cases have been reported in the outbreak. — On Wednesday, a woman gave birth in a Lubbock, Texas, hospital in the middle …
Discussion:
Off the Kuff
New York Times:
Trump Orders Attacks on Militant Sites in Yemen and Issues a Warning to Iran — The air and naval strikes on targets controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi fighters were intended to open up international shipping lanes in the Red Sea. — The United States carried out large-scale military strikes …
Discussion:
Associated Press, Axios, Bloomberg, Forbes, DNyuz, RTÉ, The Gateway Pundit, Al Jazeera, New York Post and The American Conservative
RELATED:
Susanne Barton / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Ordered Military Action Against Houthis in Yemen
Discussion:
RedState, israelhayom.com and CBS News
Phil Stewart / Reuters:
Trump launches strikes against Yemen's Houthis and warns Iran
Trump launches strikes against Yemen's Houthis and warns Iran
Discussion:
USA Today, Washington Examiner, Townhall, The Post Millennial, The Independent, DNyuz, Washington Post and NewsNation
Tom Mooney / The Providence Journal:
Brown Medicine doctor deported despite federal court order. What we know. — A federal court order that would have halted the immediate deportation of a Rhode Island doctor was issued Friday evening while the doctor's departing plane sat on the tarmac at Boston Logan International Airport, said a family friend and colleague.
Discussion:
The Boston Globe
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn't True. — Mr. Kristof reported from South Sudan and Nairobi, Kenya. Ms. Fezehai is a photographer and visual journalist based in Kenya. — As the world's richest men slash American aid for the world's poorest children, they insist that all is well.
Martha Bellisle / Associated Press:
Critics warn staff cuts at federal agencies overseeing US dams could put public safety at risk — Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply farmers with water and protect communities from floods, employees and industry experts warn.
Discussion:
Coeur d'Alene Press
Brianne Pfannenstiel / USA Today:
‘Do something, dammit!’: Tim Walz says Democrats need to answer Americans' ‘primal scream’ — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he came to Iowa Friday to answer the “primal scream” coming from Americans demanding that elected officials do more to push back against President Donald Trump's sweeping, norm-defying agenda.
Discussion:
Associated Press, Twitchy, HuffPost and DNyuz
RELATED:
András Pethő / The Atlantic:
Trump's Attempts to Muzzle the Press Look Familiar — Much of what the U.S. president has done to curb independent media echoes the Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán's playbook. — When Viktor Orbán gave a speech in 2022 at a Conservative Political Action Conference gathering in Budapest …
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Addressing Risks from Paul Weiss — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: — Section 1. Background. Global law firms have for years played an outsized role in undermining the judicial process …
Discussion:
USA Today, Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Washington Examiner and Executive Functions
STAT:
STAT+: At NIH, ‘everyone is on edge’ as they brace for deep cuts and more centralized control — With the National Institutes of Health facing deep workforce cuts and little information from agency leadership about how those cuts will be made, scientists, administrators …
NBC News:
A majority-Black town starts armed protection group after neo-Nazi rally — “I feel like it's more secure now,” one woman said. “I know my son can walk home and be OK.” — LINCOLN HEIGHTS, Ohio — Nearly every morning for the last month, Jay has been waking up before sunrise to drive around …
Sharryse Piggott / WUNC:
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks — The State Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services received a letter from the United States Department of Agriculture earlier this month stating it will no longer receive funding for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program.
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Trump's Justice Dept. Speech Shows a Renewed Quest for Vengeance — The sole offense of those President Trump singled out in remarks at the Justice Department appeared to have been trying to hold him accountable for his actions. — Presidents and prosecutors have for generations appeared …
Discussion:
Twitchy
Kate Conger / New York Times:
Elon Musk Shared, Then Removed a Post Absolving Dictators for Genocide — The post falsely claimed that Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Mao Zedong were not responsible for the murders of millions of people, but rather public sector workers were. — Early on Friday, Elon Musk shared …
CNN:
“Delete' is one of their favorite terms': Inside DOGE's IRS takeover ahead of tax season — The chaos at the Internal Revenue Service began almost immediately after the first envoy from the Department of Government Efficiency arrived last month at the agency's Washington, DC, headquarters.
Discussion:
FOX8 WGHP, Raw Story and Fox Business

