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Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy to leave posts in White House, sources say  —  National security adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, will be leaving their posts in the Trump White House, according to multiple sources familiar with their departure.
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Politico:
Trump plans to oust national security adviser Mike Waltz  —  Names for a replacement have been discussed around the West Wing for weeks.  —  President Donald Trump is planning to oust national security adviser Mike Waltz, who has lost the confidence of other administration officials …
Axios:
Why Trump's White House turned on Mike Waltz  —  Mike Waltz has been a dead man walking for the past month, and the outgoing national security adviser started to act like it, Trump administration sources tell Axios.  —  Why it matters: “Signalgate” badly damaged Waltz, but it wasn't his only problem.
Fox News:
Mike Waltz, other National Security Council staffers out in latest Trump purge following Signal chat leak  —  Fox News confirmed Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, left the office Thursday  —  Trump administration National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and other staffers are out at the National …
Washington Post:
Live updates Trump plans to nominate Michael Waltz as U.N. ambassador
Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Oust National Security Adviser Mike Waltz
New York Times:
There Is a Way Forward: How to Defeat Trump's Power Grab  —  The first 100 days of President Trump's second term have done more damage to American democracy than anything else since the demise of Reconstruction.  Mr. Trump is attempting to create a presidency unconstrained by Congress or the courts …
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Trump Town Hall Bursts Into Laughter When He Says He Hasn't Made Any Mistakes  —  NOTHING BUT WINNING  —  The president said there's nothing he would have done differently during his first 100 days in office.  —  Donald Trump's first 100 days back in office have been marked by chaos …
Discussion: Daily Kos, The Independent and Mediaite
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Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone:
Spooked By Trade Wars, Trump Officials Hoard Supplies: ‘It Would Be Stupid Not To!’  —  Some Trump administration officials are stockpiling toilet paper and food before Trump's tariffs cause prices to skyrocket … Well, many Americans aren't listening to that advice, according to survey data this year …
Discussion: New Republic, The Hill and Semafor
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Trump is Terrified of Tariff Blowback
Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
Microsoft Drops Law Firm That Made a Deal With Trump From a Case  —  The tech giant instead engaged a firm that is fighting the president's executive orders, Jenner & Block, in a sign that those firms can still attract clients.  —  When big law firms attacked by President Trump decided …
Reuters:
Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans, judge rules  —  President Donald Trump's administration exceeded the scope of an 18th-century wartime law in using it to deport some Venezuelan migrants, a federal judge in Texas said on Thursday in barring the administration from using it to speed up deportations.
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump-appointed federal district judge rejects use of Alien Enemies Act in Venezuelan deporations
Harshita Meenaktshi / Reuters:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr will require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, WaPo reports  —  U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a spokesperson from the HHS.
Discussion: Fox News
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Haagen-Dazs and Buddha: Elon Musk waxes philosophical on his time with Trump  —  Musk reflected on what it has been like at the center of the U.S. DOGE Service.  At times, the man running the show wondered aloud how the show even started.  —  Elon Musk sat down in the Roosevelt Room late Wednesday afternoon …
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Paul Krugman:
It's Trump's Economy Now  —  Many people have complained about New York Times headlines, with reason.  All too often an equivocating, sanewashing headline belies the excellent reporting that follows.  But yesterday the Times got it right about the first-quarter decline in GDP …
Charles Gaba / ACA Signups:
And So It Begins: Aetna/CVS pulling out of ACA exchanges next year as GOP allows IRA subsidies to expire  —  via Bruce Japsen at Forbes, the first shoe has dropped: … Below I list the 17 states where CVS/Aetna is pulling out of the ACA market.  —  IMPORTANT: I've included my estimate …
Discussion: Forbes and STAT
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Ex-Trump Official Targeted for Investigation Loses Global Entry Status  —  Chris Krebs, a cybersecurity official in the first Trump administration, had declared that the 2020 election was conducted securely.  —  Chris Krebs, the former cybersecurity official in President Trump's first term whom …
Discussion: CBS News and Baltimore Sun
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Jake Tapper / CNN:
Chris Krebs kicked off CBP's Global Entry program
Discussion: CBS News and Raw Story
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Wants a New Air Force One So Badly He's Refurbishing a Qatari Plane  —  The luxury plane is being outfitted in Texas for Trump's use as his frustration mounts with Boeing  —  President Trump is done waiting for Boeing .  —  Frustrated by delays on Boeing's work to deliver a new Air Force One …
David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times:
At a Dubai Conference, Trump's Conflicts Take Center Stage  —  A deal for a state-backed Emirati firm to use a Trump-affiliated digital coin was announced in a panel that included the president's son and his business partner, who promised, “This is only the beginning.”
Discussion: Diane Ravitch's blog
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump falsely claims he warned Americans during his campaign of a tariff ‘transition period’  —  President Donald Trump falsely claimed Tuesday that he warned during his 2024 campaign that his tariffs would require Americans to experience a “transition period.”
Discussion: Washington Post
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: White House launches Drudge-style website to promote Trump  —  The White House has launched a new Drudge Report-like website devoted to promoting pro-Trump news stories.  —  Why it matters: The site, called White House Wire, represents the administration's latest effort to circumvent …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
New Oklahoma curriculum includes pro-Trump conspiracy theories  —  Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, thousands of high school students in Oklahoma will be required to learn about President Trump's debunked claims that the 2020 election was tainted by fraud.
Discussion: Yahoo News
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Weekly jobless claims surge to 241,000, more than expected, in latest sign of economic trouble … WATCH NOW  —  Initial unemployment claims posted an unexpected increase last week in a potential trouble sign for the wobbling U.S. economy.  —  First-time filings for unemployment insurance totaled …
Discussion: Daily Kos, UPI and Associated Press
Nicholas Grossman / The Bulwark:
What the First 100 Days Taught Us About Resisting Trump  —  FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS to oppose the Trump administration and the damage it has been doing—from reckless firings and cuts, to a lawless deportation regime, to democratic backsliding toward authoritarianism—the first hundred days …
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The New Culture of the Right: Vital, Masculine and Intentionally Offensive  —  The left has dictated culture for decades.  Jonathan Keeperman is trying to change that.  —  Ross Douthat: There's been a lot of talk about a vibe shift since Donald Trump's election and return to office …
NPR:
Trump's VA strands thousands of veterans by ending a key mortgage program  —  The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, as of Thursday, has ended a new mortgage-rescue program that so far has helped about 20,000 veterans avoid foreclosure and keep their homes.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jack Herrera / New York Times:
For One Texas County, Arresting Migrants Made Big Money  —  Kinney County, along Texas' border with Mexico, collected some $1.7 million in bail from migrants who were deported before they could make their court appearances.  The money was never returned.  —  Kinney County has collected large amounts …
David Gilmour / Mediaite:
‘Bumbling F*cking Idiot!’  White House Insider Slams Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff Over Solo Putin Meetings  —  A Trump White House insider torched special envoy Steve Witkoff as a “bumbling fucking idiot” in frustration at the former real estate magnate's approach to diplomacy and, in particular …
New York Times:
Attorney General Lifts Ban on Subpoenaing Reporters' Notes in Leak Investigations  —  The move was a reversal of a Biden-era policy that banned federal investigators from going after reporters' notes, phone records and testimony in leak investigations.  —  The Justice Department unveiled …
Son Ji-hyoung / The Korea Herald:
Korean politics in disarray as Choi Sang-mok, who was to become acting president, resigns amid impeachment vote  —  South Korea was thrown into political disarray Thursday, as the Democratic Party of Korea moved to impeach Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok in a move widely perceived as retaliation …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Reuters
Chantal Da Silva / NBC News:
Canada was poised to elect its own ‘Maple MAGA’ movement.  Then Trump happened.  —  Some Canadian Conservatives told NBC News they voted Liberal for the first time in Monday's election in a rejection of Pierre Poilievre's seemingly Trump-inspired campaign.  —  Before this week's federal election …
Discussion: RTÉ, Washington Examiner and Townhall
Joel Khalili / Wired:
Trump's Quest for Crypto Riches Is a Constitutional Scandal Waiting to Happen  —  The largest investors in Donald Trump's crypto coin have been promised a private audience with the president.  The arrangement could put Trump at odds with the Constitution and add fuel to calls for his impeachment, experts say.
Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
Trump's HHS casts doubt on evidence supporting gender-affirming care for youth  —  The Trump administration questioned the evidence supporting gender-affirming health care for youth in a lengthy review published Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) …
Bobbie Johnson / Wired:
North Korea Stole Your Job  —  For years, North Korea has been secretly placing young IT workers inside Western companies.  With AI, their schemes are now more devious—and effective—than ever.  —  On paper, the first candidate looked perfect.  Thomas was from rural Tennessee …
Justine Calma / The Verge:
House Republicans move to stop California from setting its own vehicle pollution standards  —  They voted to revoke Biden-era approvals of the Golden State's climate and clean air plans. … The US House of Representatives voted to revoke California's ability to enact its own …
 
 
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Pete Syme / Business Insider:
Airbus will avoid Trump tariffs by delivering planes to US airlines in countries outside America, its CEO says
New York Times:
100 Days of Solitude: Trump and the Retreat of America
Discussion: Bloomberg
Karin Brulliard / Washington Post:
A small Montana town has thrived on federal jobs. Now come Trump's cuts.
Washington Post:
Amid DOGE-induced turmoil, National Science Foundation in crisis
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
First on CNN: Buttigieg heading to Iowa for first in-person event since Trump's return
Discussion: The Hill and Iowa Starting Line
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
RFK Jr.'s Bats**t New Conspiracy About ‘Fetus Debris’ in Jabs Exposed
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The Authoritarian Risks of AI Surveillance
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Curtis Bunn / NBC News:
Trump shut down program to end human waste backing into Alabama homes, calling it ‘illegal DEI’
Discussion: Raw Story
Miami Herald:
Former federal prosecutors lay out possible crimes in Hope Florida saga
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Shontel Brown / Fox News:
From the farm gate to the dinner plate, America's food economy is under attack
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
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Christopher Cann / USA Today:
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