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John Hudson / Washington Post:
Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say  —  Trump's national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis.  But new revelations about his team's operational security are piling up in the inbox.  —  Just now  —  Members of President Donald …
Carla K. Johnson / Associated Press:
Mass layoffs are underway at the nation's public health agencies  —  Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department received notices Tuesday that their jobs were being eliminated, part of a sweeping overhaul designed to vastly shrink the agencies responsible for protecting and promoting Americans' health.
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CNN:
'It's a bloodbath': Massive wave of job cuts underway at US health agencies  —  A massive wave of job cuts got underway at US health agencies early Tuesday, with some employees receiving early morning emails that their jobs were eliminated and some unable to access the building when they arrived at work.
J.J. McCorvey / NBC News:
Entire staff responsible for utility assistance included in HHS cuts, sources say  —  Those who work closely with the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program now fear for its future.  —  The Trump administration on Tuesday eliminated the entire staff of a federal program …
Discussion: NPR
Jeff Nesbit / The Contrarian:
Trump and Kennedy just put America at risk
Discussion: USA Today, Jeff Nesbit and Axios
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Associated Press:
Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech.  Will it rally anti-Trump resistance?  —  Watch live as U.S. Senator Cory Booker addresses the Senate floor.  Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, has promised to speak “as long” as he's physically able on the Senate floor Monday night …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Booker's speech tops 350 million likes on TikTok live  —  More than 350 million people liked Sen. Cory Booker's (D-N.J.) floor speech on TikTok live, as the senator approached 25 hours of holding the floor in the Senate chamber.  —  By 7:07 p.m. EDT on Tuesday — just over 24 hours …
Discussion: USA Today
NOTUS:
A Cory Booker Staffer Was Arrested for Carrying a Gun on Capitol Grounds, Police Said
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Cory Booker's epic Senate speech puts Democrats back in the spotlight
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
The Lawlessness Is the Point  —  If JD Vance were capable of shame, he'd be embarrassed by what just happened.  After the news broke that President Trump's administration admitted to deporting a Maryland man in “error,” Vance lashed out at podcaster Jon Favreau, who had asked him to comment on what had transpired.
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Some Conservative Voices Raise Alarm Over Trump's Immigration Tactics  —  The cracks in support show how seriously some conservatives are taking the administration's aggressive and at times slapdash tactics.  —  Influential figures on the right have largely cheered on the opening months of the Trump presidency.
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Innocent (in a Brutal Prison) Abroad
Nick Catoggio / The Dispatch:   ‘Liberation’ Movement  —  On the euphemism du jour.  —  The vice presidency isn't worth …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Republican Randy Fine wins Florida special election for Waltz seat  —  Florida state Sen. Randy Fine (R) has won the special election for Florida's 6th Congressional District on Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ, defeating Democrat Josh Weil in what became a closely contested race in the deep-red district.
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Republican Jimmy Patronis wins special election for Gaetz's Florida seat
NBC News:
What to watch as Wisconsin and Florida host the first major elections of Trump's second term
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NOTUS:
House Republicans Lose a Floor Vote, End the Work Week on a Tuesday
Politico:
Anna Paulina Luna leaves House Freedom Caucus amid split with colleagues over proxy voting for new parents
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Adam Schiff places hold on Ed Martin's nomination to be D.C. U.S. attorney  —  President Trump's controversial choice to be the top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., Ed Martin, faces an uncertain future, as a Senate Democrat plans to put an indefinite hold on his nomination.
Discussion: Politico, NBC News and Raw Story
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Senator Schiff:
STATEMENT: Sen. Schiff Announces Hold on D.C. U.S. Attorney Nominee Ed Martin
Washington Post:
White House studying cost of Greenland takeover, long in Trump's sights  —  It's the most concrete effort yet to turn President Donald Trump's desire to acquire the Danish territory into actionable policy, despite widespread international outrage.  —  Just now
Discussion: HuffPost
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Trump Is Asking the Supreme Court To Let Him Have Black Sites  —  The Trump administration inadvertently revealed on Monday that it is attempting to trap Venezuelan migrants in a catch-22 that would effectively block them from challenging their deportation and detention in an El Salvador prison.
Associated Press:
Elon Musk's disclosure of planned Social Security fraud arrest troubles top law enforcement officials: Sources  —  Musk seemed to boast of advance knowledge of the arrest during a tele-rally.  —  Elon Musk attends the Division 1 Men's Wrestling Championship in Philadelphia, Mar. 22, 2025.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Trump Pauses Dozens of Federal Grants to Princeton  —  The Trump administration has sought to punish universities financially, saying they have not done enough to combat antisemitism or comply with other administration priorities.  —  The Trump administration moved this week to suspend dozens …
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty for Mangione, Bondi Says  —  The attorney general said the decision to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering an insurance executive, was in keeping with an executive order by President Trump.
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US Department of Justice:
Attorney General Pamela Bondi Directs Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty for Luigi Mangione
Wired:
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson's Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH  —  Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US's leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration's latest firing blitz.  —  Several top scientists charged …
Discussion: CBS News
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
White House issues warning to China for war games near Taiwan  —  The Trump administration on Tuesday issued a warning to China after Beijing announced large-scale war games in the waters and airspace around Taiwan.  —  The joint military drills, which were launched with no prior notice …
Rep. Jeffries / Rep. Jeffries on YouTube:
House Democratic Hearing on Social Security  —  Today, the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee will hold a hearing on the Republican scheme to destroy Social Security, featuring testimony from e...
Discussion: Axios
Fortune:
Target can't get its footing after its DEI program demise and a 40-day boycott against the retailer.  Foot traffic at stores is down for the eighth consecutive week  —  Target saw foot traffic fall for the eighth consecutive week, extending a losing streak that began just a few days …
Jacqueline Sweet / Rolling Stone:
Top Trump USAID Staffer Accused of Violent Outbursts, Racist Remarks  —  Ten people who knew Jeremy Lewin expressed concerns about his new position due to troubling behavior in his youth … Jeremy Lewin recently became deputy administrator for policy and programs for what's left of USAID …
McKenzie Funk / ProPublica:
Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”  —  Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump's immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and to keep them safe.
Discussion: New York Post
Brian Barrett / Wired:
Federal Judge Allows DOGE to Take Over $500 Million Office Building for Free  —  It's the culmination of a weeks-long standoff between Elon Musk's DOGE team and the United States Institute of Peace.  —  On Tuesday, US district judge Beryl Howell effectively allowed the transfer …
PZ Myers / Pharyngula:
The dirty little secret of universities everywhere  —  The students don't have any significant voice in the management of the university, oh heck no. It's definitely not the faculty, either — they are allowed to contribute to strictly defined internal academic domains, but that's it.
Mia Sato / The Verge:
Elon Musk's $1 million handout winners are connected to Republican causes  —  Nicholas Jacobs and Ekaterina Diestler were presented with giant checks, but they're not exactly random voters. … On Sunday, a few thousand people in Green Bay, Wisconsin, gathered to hear Elon Musk speak …
In These Times:
Democratic Party Leaders and “Free Speech” Warriors Shrug as Trump Deports Dissidents  —  While the Trump administration targets hundreds over their constitutionally protected right to political speech, Democratic leadership and influential media pundits have largely stayed quiet.
Discussion: USA Today and The Hill
Aida Fofana / BBC:
Bletchley code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101  —  A decorated World War Two code breaker who spent her youth deciphering enemy messages at Bletchley Park has died at the age of 101.  —  Charlotte “Betty” Webb MBE - who was among the last surviving Bletchley code breakers - died on Monday night …
Discussion: New York Times
Dasha Burns / Politico:
'I don't know anyone that isn't pissed off at him': Trump world turns on Lutnick  —  As ‘Liberation Day’ nears, patience for the Commerce secretary is wearing thin across the Trump administration.  —  Inside the White House, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been perhaps the biggest proponent of …
Rann Miller / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
For some Trump voters, a realization dawns: We've had our pockets picked  —  It has become a frequent occurrence in the weeks since President Donald Trump's inauguration — voters in majority Republican districts voicing their displeasure with the administration's policy decisions …
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth's office  —  The U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library after being told by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's office to review and get rid of ones that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, U.S officials said Tuesday.
 
 
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
He Got Clemency From Trump. Now He's Facing Charges of Injuring a Child.
Discussion: Mediaite
Punchbowl News:
MTG hits back at Ossoff as Senate speculation grows
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
PRAMS Shuttered for Good  —  In the first weeks of the administration, I wrote a number …
Ben Leonard / Politico:
Democrats use FDA hearing to protest agency job cuts
Discussion: NBC News and Endpoints News
Kate Nalepinski / Newsweek:
‘Obama 2028’ Trends on X As Donald Trump References Third Term Run
Discussion: HuffPost, Bloomberg and The Independent
 Earlier Items: 
Paul Kirby / BBC:
Putin begins biggest Russian military call-up in years
Discussion: 19FortyFive and Fox News
Nancy Cook / Bloomberg:
Republicans Eye $25,000 SALT Cap as Trump's Tax Cuts Take Shape
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The Top Goal of Project 2025 Is Still to Come
Discussion: Raw Story
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Rubio Orders U.S. Diplomats to Scour Student Visa Applicants' Social Media
Ian Dunt / Striking 13:
Want to know how Trump gets in? Just look at the coverage of Le Pen
Discussion: The Nation
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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David Pierce / The Verge:
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