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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 …
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Cory Booker Just Gave The Longest Speech In The History of The US Senate — Only two men have spoken on the floor of the U.S. Senate for more than 24 straight hours. One of them fought to keep Black people out of public life, the other was a Black leader who staged a landmark protest.
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Booker's speech tops 350M 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 after Booker began …
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Associated Press:
Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance?
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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Cory Booker's epic Senate speech puts Democrats back in the spotlight
Cory Booker's epic Senate speech puts Democrats back in the spotlight
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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.
Nick Catoggio / The Dispatch:
‘Liberation’ Movement — On the euphemism du jour. — The vice presidency isn't worth …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
A Tale of Two Men — 1. Manliness — We are all learning about Kilmar Abrego Garcia today, thanks to the Atlantic.
A Tale of Two Men — 1. Manliness — We are all learning about Kilmar Abrego Garcia today, thanks to the Atlantic.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Innocent (in a Brutal Prison) Abroad
Innocent (in a Brutal Prison) Abroad
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Liberal candidate wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race in blow to Trump, Musk — Susan Crawford was projected to win an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, keeping the high court's 4-3 liberal majority intact and delivering a blow to Elon Musk and President Trump, according to Decision Desk HQ.
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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 …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, defying Elon Musk — Liberals will maintain their narrow majority on the court after Crawford's victory in the first battleground state election of Trump's second term. — Susan Crawford has won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court …
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NBC News:
What to watch as Wisconsin and Florida host the first major elections of Trump's second term
What to watch as Wisconsin and Florida host the first major elections of Trump's second term
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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.
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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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Wired:
The CDC Has Been Gutted — Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV …
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At CDC, Trump administration's job cuts wipe out wide array of specialists
At CDC, Trump administration's job cuts wipe out wide array of specialists
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Jeff Nesbit / The Contrarian:
Trump and Kennedy just put America at risk
Trump and Kennedy just put America at risk
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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
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Kate Payne / Associated Press:
Who is Jimmy Patronis? Florida's chief financial officer wins election to replace Matt Gaetz
Who is Jimmy Patronis? Florida's chief financial officer wins election to replace Matt Gaetz
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
G.O.P. Bolsters House Majority by Retaining Two Seats in Florida
G.O.P. Bolsters House Majority by Retaining Two Seats in Florida
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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.
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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
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Johnson Fails to Kill Bipartisan Measure to Allow Proxy Voting for New Parents — The speaker tried to use an unprecedented parliamentary maneuver to deny a bipartisan majority the chance to hold a vote on their proposal to allow new parents to vote remotely in the House.
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House Republicans Lose a Floor Vote, End the Work Week on a Tuesday
House Republicans Lose a Floor Vote, End the Work Week on a Tuesday
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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NBC News:
Trump administration suspends a host of federal grants to Princeton University — School President Christopher Eisgruber insists the institution is “combating antisemitism” and will “vigorously defend academic freedom.” — The Trump administration cut funding to a host …
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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...
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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 …
Erika Edwards / NBC News:
Dozens of free measles vaccine clinics close in Texas as federal funding is cut — Many clinics had been planned at schools in the Dallas area with low vaccination rates. — Steep federal funding cuts have forced public health officials in one of Texas' most populous counties — Dallas …
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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 …
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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 …
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.
Max Kozlov / Nature:
‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs … - Max Kozlov — You can also search for this author in — PubMed Google Scholar — On health economist Jay Bhattacharya's first day as head of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) …
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 …
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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 …
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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.
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 …
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