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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
The NIH budget is on a fast track to disaster  —  An NIH insider explains what Republicans are likely to do next, and what we can do … A Trump administration budget proposal leaked a few days ago specifies a massive budget cut for NIH — 44%, for over $20 billion in cuts.
Discussion: American Prospect and CBS News
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Rough Night for Republican at Town Hall in N.Y. Swing District  —  Representative Mike Lawler faced shouts, groans and mockery at a high school auditorium in Rockland County.  —  No one was expecting a love fest when Representative Mike Lawler, Republican of New York, faced constituents in his suburban swing district on Sunday night.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Mike Johnson's tight megabill timeline is on a collision course with reality
Discussion: Fox News, Bloomberg and Raw Story
Jessica Riedl / Politico:
I'm a Conservative Economist. Here Are 6 Reasons Trump's Plans Won't Work.
Discussion: Associated Press
Ben Leonard / Politico:
Energy and Commerce Republicans to huddle amid Medicaid debate
Discussion: E&E News
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
5 policy issues Republicans are clashing over in a massive bill for Trump's agenda
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Even a sizable chunk of Republicans say Trump is going too far
Discussion: NOTUS
Katelyn Cordero / Politico:
Medicaid cuts threaten to leave Hochul with political wounds
Discussion: WBUR
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Why Trump's Sinking Poll Numbers Matter  —  The White House got an early start this morning.  Minutes ago, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt took to the briefing-room podium to announce a pair of executive orders: one focused on “strengthening and unleashing” American law enforcement to pursue criminals …
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Melts Down Over Plummeting Popularity, Says Pollsters Are ‘Criminals’  —  Multiple recent polls have the president's job approval rating sitting in the thirties just three months into his second term  —  President Donald Trump is fuming after a series of recent polls have found …
The Atlantic:
‘I Run the Country and the World’ … b  —  efore we begin, a primer on the science of arranging an interview with a sitting American president:  —  In ordinary times, reporters seeking an on-the-record encounter with the commander in chief first write an elaborate proposal.
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Ben Smith / Semafor:
The group chats that changed America  —  THE SCOOP  —  Last Thursday morning, a bit before 10 am in Austin and nearly 11 pm in Singapore, Joe Lonsdale had enough of Balaji Srinivasan's views on China.  —  “This is insane CCP thinking,” Lonsdale, a co-founder of Palantir, wrote to a 300-member Signal group.
Jordain Carney / Politico:
White House threatens to veto Senate measure nixing Trump's global tariffs  —  The White House is warning that President Donald Trump will veto a bipartisan Senate resolution that would terminate his sweeping global “Liberation Day” tariffs.  The statement of administration policy from the Office …
Discussion: IJR
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Nick Gilbertson / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Trump to Sign Order Ensuring Truckers Speak English
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Trump staff puts immigrants' mug shots on White House lawn  —  Trump administration officials late Sunday began placing dozens of posters of arrested unauthorized immigrants along the White House driveway.  — It's a provocative, sure-to-be-controversial move aimed …
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Trump's justice department appointees remove leadership of voting unit  —  Donald Trump's appointees at the Department of Justice have removed all of the senior civil servants working as managers in the department's voting section and directed attorneys to dismiss all active cases …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
‘60 Minutes’ Calls Out Paramount for Executive Producer's Exit in Rare On-Air Rebuke  —  All seemed normal in the first 98% of Sunday's broadcast of “60 Minutes” on CBS.  But the remaining 2% may have shocked viewers.  —  In the show's “Last Minute” segment, correspondent Scott Pelley told …
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New York Times:
‘60 Minutes’ Rebukes Paramount On-Air Over Executive Producer's Exit
David Shepardson / Reuters:
FCC chair says 'all options" open in CBS ‘60 Minutes’ news distortion review  —  The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said Monday “all options remain on the table” in the agency's ongoing investigation into a “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Lori Ann LaRocco / CNBC:
Agriculture isn't nearing trade war tariffs crisis, ‘it is full blown crisis already’ farmers say … The clock is ticking on trade deals that the U.S. will need to strike with many nations, most notably China, to avoid what Trump's Treasury Secretary has described as an “unsustainable” tariffs war.
Discussion: Axios
NPR:
DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets  —  Two members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have been given accounts on classified networks that hold highly guarded details about America's nuclear weapons, two independent sources tell NPR.
New York Times:
Pritzker Thunders Against ‘Do Nothing’ Democrats as He Stokes 2028 Talk  —  In a fiery speech in New Hampshire, the Illinois governor railed against both President Trump and what he called the “simpering timidity” among some Democrats.  —  Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois strode into a ballroom filled …
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Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Queer intel officers targeted by top secret chat leak get their chance to speak  —  Chris Rufo published the chats.  Staffers say a new “lavender scare” is upon us. … As soon as Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election, Moon knew the threat was imminent.
Discussion: The Independent
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Arresting judges is a 5-alarm escalation  —  🏛️ ⚖️ 👩‍⚖️ With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever. … 🏛️ ⚖️ 👩‍⚖️
Politico:
Connolly to step down as top Dem on Oversight, paving the way for generational change  —  Rep. Gerry Connolly, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, will step down from his leadership post on the panel and not run for reelection.
Washington Post:
In generational shift, Schatz joins race to be Senate's No. 2 Democrat  —  The senator from Hawaii 52, is officially running to become Senate whip after two decades of static leadership.  —  Sen. Brian Schatz (Hawaii) has formally launched his campaign to take over as the No. 2 Senate Democrat …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Politico:
UK and EU to defy Trump with ‘free and open trade’ declaration  —  BRUSSELS — Britain and the European Union are set to sign a formal declaration committing to “free and open trade” in defiance of Donald Trump's tariff agenda.  —  A leaked draft seen by POLITICO promises a “new strategic partnership” …
Discussion: Reuters and Raw Story
Paul Krugman:
Did Peter Navarro Save Democracy?  —  Economic failure has given us a chance to stop Trump's authoritarianism  —  Just a few short weeks ago the prospects for American democracy looked bleak.  Donald Trump was elected despite the events of January 6th and his clear threats of retribution …
New York Times:
A Road Map of Trump's Lawless Presidency, According to 35 Legal Scholars  —  In his first hours back as president, Donald J. Trump did an extraordinary thing: He made a direct assault on the Constitution.  He declared that his government would no longer treat U.S.-born children …
Discussion: BBC, Balkinization and Washington Post
Kevin Shalvey / ABC News:
Sec. Bessent says it's ‘up to China to de-escalate’ trade war, not worried about empty shelves  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in various TV hits Monday that it's “up to China to de-escalate” the trade war.  —  Bessent also said that “all aspects of government are in contact with China …
Reuters:
North Korea confirms troop deployment to Russia as Putin hails ‘heroes’  —  North Korea confirmed for the first time on Monday that it had sent troops to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine under orders from leader Kim Jong Un and that it had helped regain control of Russian territory occupied by Ukraine.
Steven Greenhouse / The Guardian:
Trump's second term will be the worst presidential term ever  —  Tragically, the president's second term is already more lawless and more authoritarian than any in US history  —  In his first 100 days back in office, Donald Trump has made a strong case that his second term will be by far the worst presidential term in US history.
 
 
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Vivekanand Jayakumar / The Hill:
Dollar collapse: The crisis is no longer just theoretical
Discussion: Jacobin
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Fired Democratic credit union watchdog members sue Trump
ABC News:
Trump suggests Canadians should elect him, making the country the 51st state
Laurence Darmiento / Los Angeles Times:
Elon Musk's conflicts of interest: $2.37 billion in potential federal penalties, report says
Discussion: Musk Watch
 Earlier Items: 
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
MAGA loves a tantrum: How public meltdowns became the preferred method of GOP communication
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
After Federal Cuts, Food Banks Scrounge and Scrimp
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
The Age of Realtime Deepfake Fraud Is Here
Steve Vladeck / One First:
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The bubble that created Trump is the reason he's stumbling
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