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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Chuck Schumer clung to belief Republicans would ‘expel’ Trump, book says — Even as 2024 election loomed, reporters say, Democratic Senate leader was sure GOP would ‘expel the turd of Trump’ — Chuck Schumer, the Democratic Senate minority leader, insisted Republicans would move on from Donald …
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Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
2028 POV on 2025 Dems — Just now … Good morning, Early Birds. Allergy season seems to be starting in D.C. and especially these cities. Send tips to [email protected]. Thanks for waking up with us. — In today's edition ... Analysis shows Republican tax cuts and benefit reductions …
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Democrats and Washington Times
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Schumer faces growing House Dem calls to step down — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is facing more calls to step aside than have previously been reported, with the possibility of more soon to come, Axios has learned. — Why it matters: No senators have called for Schumer to step down.
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The Guardian, HotAir, The Washington Free Beacon, Politico, The Daily Caller, HuffPost, CNN, Blaze Media, The Daily Wire, Washington Examiner, The Hill and Mediaite
David Weigel / Semafor:
Walz on governing under Trump: ‘I am not going to enable him’
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Townhall, Daily Kos, The Hill, USA Today, The Western Journal, Twitchy, Raw Story, Fox News, Washington Examiner and NRCC
The Budget Lab at Yale:
Illustrative Distributional Effects of Policies Consistent with the House Concurrent Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2025
Illustrative Distributional Effects of Policies Consistent with the House Concurrent Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2025
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Raw Story
Jasmine Mooney / The Guardian:
I'm the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped — I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky — There was no explanation, no warning.
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Documented and Raw Story
Andy Kroll / ProPublica:
Emails Reveal Top IRS Lawyer Warned Trump Firings Were a “Fraud” on the Courts — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — On Feb. 20, nearly 7,000 probationary employees …
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NBC News, Talking Points Memo, The Guardian, E&E News, Washington Post, Federal News Network, USA Today and NPR
Politico:
Hill Republicans already hated the ‘idiotic’ call to impeach judges. Then Trump jumped in. — The speaker has to deal with a new Trump-driven demand just as he moves to put the GOP's policy agenda into overdrive. — Hard-right House Republicans have a new project …
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The Guardian:
Trump's press secretary attacks federal judge in deportation case by name and calls him ‘Democrat activist’ - live
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Washington Examiner, NOTUS, The Hill, American Thinker, Raw Story, Christian Science Monitor, Fox News, Bloomberg and Washington Times
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Defiance and Threats in Deportation Case Renew Fear of Constitutional Crisis
Defiance and Threats in Deportation Case Renew Fear of Constitutional Crisis
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Democracy Now, The Guardian, Sludge, Doomsday Scenario, Talking Points Memo, Simple Justice, America's Voice and Persuasion
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump doubles down on attack against judge after Roberts rebuke
Trump doubles down on attack against judge after Roberts rebuke
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NBC News:
Trump-appointed prosecutor's office drops assault case against Enrique Tarrio — Ryan J. Reilly and Ted Oberg — The U.S. Attorney's for the District of Columbia has dropped an assault case against Enrique Tarrio, the Proud Boys member who was serving 22 years in federal prison following …
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Associated Press:
Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
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Jonathan Lemire / The Atlantic:
Trump Gets a Taste of Putin's Tactics — Vladimir Putin isn't going to make this easy for Donald Trump. — For weeks, Trump has bragged about his close relationship with his Russian counterpart and declared that Putin wanted to bring a quick end to the war that he, of course, started more than three years ago.
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Kateryna Hodunova / The Kyiv Independent:
Zelensky agrees to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure during call with Trump
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Associated Press, CBS News, NPR, Semafor, UPI, DNyuz, Bloomberg, Euromaidan Press, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and Reuters
New York Times:
With Orders, Investigations and Innuendo, Trump and G.O.P. Aim to Cripple the Left — The president and his allies in Congress are targeting the financial, digital and legal machinery that powers the Democratic Party and much of the progressive political world. — Executive actions intended to cripple top Democratic law firms.
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HotAir and Washington Examiner
Wall Street Journal:
Columbia Is Nearing Agreement to Give Trump What He Wants — The school faces a deadline to yield to administration demands, with $400 million in federal funding at stake — Columbia University is getting close to yielding to President Trump's demands in negotiations to restore $400 million …
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The Intercept, The Guardian, Associated Press and The Washington Free Beacon
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Christopher L. Eisgruber / The Atlantic:
The Cost of the Government's Attack on Columbia
The Cost of the Government's Attack on Columbia
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Roll Call, Drezner's World and Global News
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump-Musk Scandal on Ukrainian Kids Stolen by Russia Just Got Darker — For days now, the State Department has remained mum about the news that it terminated a contract with a humanitarian group that was tracking the fate of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia after the Russian invasion.
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Reuters, The Hill, NOTUS, New York Times, Fox News and The Kyiv Independent
Curtis Bunn / NBC News:
Jackie Robinson's Army career wiped from military website in DEI purge — Robinson trained as an officer and was assigned to a tank regiment during World War II. — The military story of Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball after serving as a 2nd lieutenant in the Army …
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KSBW, The Independent and HuffPost
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Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
Kari Lake Accosted Ruben Gallego at a Posh D.C. Club — INSIDE NED'S CLUB WASHINGTON, DC—the swanky new private members' club featuring vintage gold and green furnishings, a renowned chef and mixologist, and a rooftop with views of the White House—cable news figures can often …
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Raw Story
Paul Krugman:
Smears, Sadism and Social Security — Why Elon Musk wants to make seniors suffer — We often think of Social Security as a retirement program, which it is; most Social Security beneficiaries achieve that status simply by reaching retirement age. But the program also helps Americans …
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masslive.com, Bloomberg and Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Social Security to require millions to make claims in person rather than by phone
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New York Times, Associated Press, al.com, Daily Kos, Forbes, HuffPost, Washington Examiner, The Independent and Daily Mail
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
A list of the Social Security offices across the US expected to close this year
A list of the Social Security offices across the US expected to close this year
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The Hill and New Jersey Online
Washington Post:
Trump aides prep new tariffs on imports worth trillions for ‘Liberation Day’ — The administration has already unnerved investors with duties on Canada, Mexico and China. Advisers are readying a bigger move. — White House aides are preparing to impose new tariffs on most imports on April 2 …
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Washington Post:
DOGE plays hardball in U.S. Institute of Peace takeover — DOGE, which stands for Department of Government Efficiency, took over the U.S. Institute of Peace after threatening its officials with criminal prosecution.
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USA Today, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, mpdc.dc.gov, Townhall, Washington Times, Lawyers, Guns & Money and NPR
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
U.S. Institute of Peace Sues to Stop DOGE ‘Takeover By Force’
U.S. Institute of Peace Sues to Stop DOGE ‘Takeover By Force’
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Stuart Anderson / Forbes:
Trump's Sister Declared The Immigration Law He Used Unconstitutional — Stuart Anderson writes about immigration, business and globalization. — SaveComment — In a historical twist, Donald Trump's sister was the federal judge who ruled unconstitutional the immigration law …
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
The Trump Administration Goes To War With Health-Care Quality — Inside its plan to destroy a small agency that keeps you safe. — ∙ Paid — On March 14, the same day Senate Democratic leaders cast their fateful votes to fund the government, other Democrats were bracing for Donald …
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Crypto's Clout in Washington Is Soaring — Democrats warm to industry amid flood of crypto donations — New York senator has influential new post as campaign chair — The crypto industry is on a roll in Washington and it's not just because of Donald Trump.
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City Journal
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
BREAKING: DOGE Strong-Armed USIP Security Contractors to Switch Sides … Each time we hear more about the unfolding situation with the takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace, the story gets darker and involves greater abuses of power. My colleague Kate Riga is, as I write …
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Politico
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Has Gone From Unconstitutional to Anti-Constitutional — Most of us know what it means for something to be unconstitutional. An unconstitutional act is one that violates some aspect of the Constitution as understood by the courts, although the public and its representatives are also free …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Ali Bianco / Politico:
Murkowski says her colleagues are ‘afraid’ of Trump and Musk: 'I'm not going to compromise my own integrity' — “That's why you've got everybody just like, zip lip, not saying a word because they're afraid they're going to be taken down,” she said. — Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski …
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The Hill and Business Insider
Alan Elrod / Liberal Currents:
Guys Win: Andrew Tate, Rape Politics, and the Authoritarian Right — Misogyny is a preeminent feature of authoritarian politics. … The Tampa Bay Young Republicans posted this to X on February 27, in anticipation of the arrival in the United States of Andrew and Tristan Tate …
MSNBC:
Voice of America journalist speaks out as China and Russia celebrate Trump silencing news outlet — The Trump administration is silencing government-funded news outlets, including Voice of America. Voice of America chief national correspondent Steve Herman joins Ana Cabrera to speak …


