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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
SpaceX Positioned to Secure Billions in New Federal Contracts Under Trump — Elon Musk's role in the White House allows him to cancel contracts and influence policy, potentially benefiting his companies. Supporters say he has the best technology. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket preparing …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jordan Young / NBC4 Washington:
Former US attorney for Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber found dead at 43 — The cause of her death is still under investigation — Jessica Aber, former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), was found dead Saturday morning, the Alexandria Police Department said.
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Fox News, Townhall, New York Post, US Department of Justice and The Gateway Pundit
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Faris Tanyos / CBS News:
Former federal prosecutor found dead in Virginia home — A former federal prosecutor was found dead Saturday morning at a home in Alexandria, Virginia, authorities said. — Officers with the Alexandria Police Department were dispatched to the home at 9:18 a.m. Eastern Time on a report of an unresponsive woman.
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Washington Post, The Independent, RedState, The Hill, ALXnow and WUSA
Philip Holsinger / Time:
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced — On the night of Saturday, March 15, three planes touched down in El Salvador, carrying 261 men deported from the United States. … I was there to document their arrival. — For more than a year, I have been embedded throughout …
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Notes From The Circus and Salon
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Emily Bregel / Arizona Daily Star:
Sen. Ruben Gallego: Trump set political ‘trap’ for Dems on deportation issue — U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego said President Donald Trump has set a political “trap” for Democrats with his controversial deportations of Venezuelans to El Salvador. In an interview with the Arizona Daily Star …
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Venezuela Says It Will Resume Accepting U.S. Deportation Flights
Venezuela Says It Will Resume Accepting U.S. Deportation Flights
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Washington Examiner and Bloomberg
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
With New Decree, Trump Seeks to Cow the Legal Profession — A presidential memorandum aimed at lawyers everywhere struck a menacing tone. — President Trump broadened his campaign of retaliation against lawyers he dislikes with a new memorandum that threatens to use government power …
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Daily Mail, Raw Story, Migrant Insider and The White House
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Elias Law Group LLP:
Statement from Elias Law Group Chair Marc Elias
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Twitchy, The White House and Must Read Alaska
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump ramps up retribution campaign against legal community
Trump ramps up retribution campaign against legal community
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New York Post, Mother Jones, JURIST, The Post Millennial, The Hill, Business Insider, NBC News, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Raw Story, Reuters and Politico
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
White House buoyed by capitulation of major law firm attacked by Trump
White House buoyed by capitulation of major law firm attacked by Trump
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Raw Story, The Post Millennial and The Hill
Washington Post:
IRS nears deal with ICE to share addresses of suspected undocumented immigrants — The move toward information-sharing comes as President Donald Trump pushes his administration to use every resource to conduct what he hopes will be the largest mass deportation of immigrants in U.S. history.
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New York Times, Reuters and Wall Street Journal
J. Michael Luttig / New York Times:
Trump Won't Win a War Against the Courts — President Trump has wasted no time in his second term in declaring war on the nation's federal judiciary, the country's legal profession and the rule of law. He has provoked a constitutional crisis with his stunning frontal assault on the third branch …
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Raw Story, Reuters and The American Spectator
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Chuck Schumer rejects calls to step down as Senate Democratic leader — The Senate minority leader responded to criticism from within his party about his handling of a GOP government funding bill and accused Trump of triggering a constitutional crisis. — WASHINGTON — A defiant Senate …
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New York Post, Townhall and Louder With Crowder
Kenneal Patterson / The Daily Beast:
CNN Host Says Trump Doesn't ‘Really Do Much’ Before Noon — CNN host Kaitlan Collins says President Donald Trump is not a morning person. “He doesn't really do much in the morning,” Collins said on The New Yorker podcast Friday. “Maybe he'll be posting, but he's not doing a lot of meetings or press conferences or anything.”
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Adam Kinzinger:
Trump's Latest Stunt: Revoking a Clearance I Don't Even Have
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Raw Story and New York Daily News
Steff Danielle Thomas / The Hill:
CNN analyst says ‘big problem’ if Trump didn't sign deportation orders
CNN analyst says ‘big problem’ if Trump didn't sign deportation orders
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Washington Times, The Independent, CNN, ABC17NEWS, HuffPost, Raw Story and MeidasTouch News
NBC News:
Trump allies press the White House to dial back Elon Musk's media interviews over his Social Security jabs — Republicans are voicing concerns about Musk's downsizing efforts, which include closing some Social Security offices and curtailing telephone services.
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Jon Passantino / Status:
Hanging by a Thread — Meta's decisions at the once promising “Twitter killer” serve as a cautionary tale about the risks of prioritizing corporate interests and political appeasement over user trust. … Earlier this week, Meta made a small but notable change to Threads …
New York Times:
Columbia University's Concessions to Trump Seen as a Watershed — Threatened with losing $400 million in federal funding, the university agreed to overhaul its protest policies and security practices. — Many professors saw it as surrender, a reward to the Trump administration's heavy hand.
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The Boston Globe, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Vanity Fair, Los Angeles Times, Robert Reich, Associated Press, CNN, Raw Story, Reuters and The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
They were arrested during routine ICE check-ins. Then they disappeared. — Deportation proceedings are often shrouded in secrecy. But lawyers say the lack of information about the Venezuelan migrants deported under the Alien Enemies Act is nearly unprecedented.
Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
Voice of America journalists sue Trump officials for dismantling the outlet — The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of New York, asks a federal judge to order officials to restore the outlet.
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Editor and Publisher, Fox News and The Kyiv Independent, more at Mediagazer »
E. Rosalie / InfoEpi Lab:
CDC Clone Site, Rife with False Vaccine Claims, Hosted by Group Previously Led by HHS Secretary — A CDC clone site with false vaccine claims is hosted by an NGO once led by the current HHS Secretary. With CDC logos, real social media links, and a near-identical design, it may violate federal laws.
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New York Times
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Trump demands Maine governor apologize — or the state will face consequences — The Trump administration has sparred with Maine and singled out its governor in recent weeks over his order banning trans athletes from playing in women's sports. — President Donald Trump is demanding a …
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Letters from an American, New York Post and Daily Mail
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Steff Danielle Thomas / The Hill:
Trump presses Maine governor for ‘full throated apology’ after transgender athlete spat
Trump presses Maine governor for ‘full throated apology’ after transgender athlete spat
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Daily Mail, New York Post, Raw Story, Mock Paper Scissors, WCSH, RedState, Justin's Political Corner, Mediaite, Fox News and The Daily Wire
Ben Westcott / Bloomberg:
Australia Treasurer Warns of ‘Seismic’ US Global Economic Shock — Trump Branding Migrants as Criminals Is Complicating Plans to Bring Them Home … Year of Elections … Balance of Power
Associated Press:
US decision to limit Canadian access to border-straddling library prompts outpouring of emotion — For more than 100 years, people in Stanstead, Quebec have been able to walk into Derby Line, Vermont to enter the border-straddling Haskell Free Library and Opera House - no passport required.
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Christian Science Monitor and The Guardian
Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff vows defiance to Trump ahead of 2026 election — U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff came home to Atlanta Saturday to rally core Democrats desperate for effective action now against President Donald Trump's administration. “Georgia will bow to no king!”
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New Jersey Online and The Independent
Danielle Paquette / Washington Post:
Republicans, independents crave answers from GOP congressman in Alabama — Rep. Dale Strong's constituents are demanding a response as the politician faces backlash to DOGE cutbacks in a district awash with federal money. — Just now — HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — She didn't want to be dismissed …
