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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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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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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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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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Emily Bregel / Arizona Daily Star:
Sen. Ruben Gallego: Trump set political ‘trap’ for Dems on deportation issue
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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The Independent, Washington Examiner and Bloomberg
Melody Schreiber / The Guardian:
More US states report measles cases amid vaccine misinformation — Ohio, Maryland and Alabama among states to report new cases, with 378 confirmed in first few months of 2025 — More US states are reporting measles cases as the Texas outbreak expands, surpassing last year's total, amid vaccine misinformation and hesitancy.
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
March 22, 2025 — Perhaps in response to the growing outcry over last weekend's rendition of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under a legal justification a federal judge has found questionable, President Donald Trump last night told reporters that he didn't sign the proclamation that set that legal process in motion.
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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Trump demands Maine governor apologize — or the state will face consequences
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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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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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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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Elias Law Group LLP:
Statement from Elias Law Group Chair Marc Elias
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump ramps up retribution campaign against legal community
Trump ramps up retribution campaign against legal community
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
Homan says Trump administration won't defy judge's order on deportation flights — But Trump's “border czar” says he doesn't care what judges think. — Tom Homan, President Donald Trump's border czar, appears in ABC News' “This Week” on Mar. 23, 2025. — Tom Homan, President Donald Trump's …
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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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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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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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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Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump Plans His Tariff ‘Liberation Day’ With More Targeted Push
Trump Plans His Tariff ‘Liberation Day’ With More Targeted Push
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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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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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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 …
Aziz Huq / The Atlantic:
America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State — For most people, the courts will continue to operate as usual—until they don't. — On september 20, 1938, a man who had witnessed the rise of fascism packed his suitcases and fled his home in Berlin. He arranged to have smuggled separately …
Palm Beach Post:
Protesters denounce Musk, DOGE outside Tesla showroom — Jasmine Fernández Antonio FinsPalm Beach Post — (This story has been updated to add new information and to change or add a photo or video..) — WEST PALM BEACH — Protesters lined up outside the Tesla showroom …
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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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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Walz reemerges as Democratic fighter with shots at Musk — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) all but disappeared after he and former Vice President Kamala Harris lost the presidential race to President Trump in November. — But while Harris has remained out of the spotlight …
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