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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Musk blasts Trump's signature bill as “disgusting abomination”  —  Elon Musk unloaded on President Trump's signature tax-and-spending bill Tuesday, declaring that he could no longer stay silent on what he called a “disgusting abomination.”  — “Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong.
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
‘Disgusting abomination’: Elon Musk tears into Trump megabill
Reuters:
Exclusive: FEMA staff confused after head said he was unaware of US hurricane season, sources say  —  Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said during a briefing that he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season …
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Abby Vesoulis / Mother Jones:
Democrats Will Hand Out Free Tacos to Mock Trump  —  The Democratic Party has commissioned a taco truck to serve free lunch outside the Republican National Committee's DC headquarters beginning at noon on Tuesday. … The giveaway is not just to mark taco Tuesday, says a Democratic National Committee staffer …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: DNC rents taco truck to mock Trump on ‘TACO’ slogan
Discussion: The Hill, Fox News and New Republic
Washington Post:   TACO Tuesday — and why it bothers Trump
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
As the Trump Administration Slashes Federal Spending, Scientists Consider Leaving the U.S.  —  “My whole team, including those who were eager to apply for more permanent positions in the U.S., have no more interest,” he said.KT Kanazawich for The New York Times
Discussion: The Bulwark
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
We are witnessing the suicide of a superpower  —  The president's assault on science dangerously undermines America's superpower status.  —  the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army and, not so coincidentally, the 79th birthday of President Donald Trump — a gaudy display of U.S. military power will parade through Washington.
Konstantin Toropin / Military and Veteran Benefits …:
Hegseth Orders Navy to Strip Name of Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk from Ship  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to take the rare step of renaming a ship, one that bears the name of a gay rights icon, documents and sources show.  —  Military.com reviewed a memorandum …
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Eleanor Watson / CBS News:   Navy mulls new name for USNS Harvey Milk and ships named for civil rights leaders
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Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
The GOP's New Medicaid Denialism
Aaron Blake / CNN:
2 key findings on Democrats' brand problem from the new CNN poll  —  There's new evidence that the Democratic Party's reputation is in a bad place.  That doesn't mean the party is doomed, electorally speaking.  There's plenty of reason to doubt that, given lots of history and its performance …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Joe Walsh says he's becoming a Democrat
The Guardian:
Ukraine hits bridge linking Crimea to Russia with underwater explosives  —  Operation ‘severely damaged’ base of Kerch Bridge, opened by Putin in 2018, Kyiv's SBU security service says  —  Ukraine has detonated a massive underwater blast targeting the key road and rail bridge connecting …
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CNN:
Ukraine strikes bridge connecting Russia to Crimea with underwater explosives
Benedict Smith / Telegraph:
Trump official who shut down counter-Russia agency has links to Kremlin  —  Darren Beattie, who alarmed the State Department with his pro-Moscow views, is married to a woman whose uncle has ties to Vladimir Putin  —  A senior official who dismantled the US government's Russian disinformation unit …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and New Republic
Molly White / Citation Needed:
Trump to launch branded crypto trading application  —  Listen to me read this post here (not an AI-generated voice!), subscribe to the feed in your podcast app, or download the recording for later.  —  President Trump is on the cusp of adding a Trump-branded cryptocurrency wallet …
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Travis M. Andrews / Washington Post:
Kennedy Center subscription sales fall 36 percent from previous year  —  Sales for ticket packages across all genres are down about $1.6 million year over year, a window into the arts center's challenges following President Donald Trump's takeover.  —  Sales of subscriptions for the coming season …
Discussion: New Republic
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump DOJ reviewing Biden pardons  —  The Department of Justice is reviewing pardons doled out under former President Biden, citing concerns about whether Biden himself was making decisions about clemency power, a senior administration official confirmed to The Hill.
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Reuters:
Trump's Justice Department examining pardons issued by Biden
Peter Baker / New York Times:
As Trump Says He's Stamping Out Antisemitism, He Advances Similar Tropes  —  President Trump's effort to punish Harvard over antisemitism is complicated by his own extensive history of amplifying white supremacist figures and symbols.  —  In the Oval Office one day last week …
New York Times:
A Stephen Miller Staffer and Tough Talk: Inside Trump's Latest Attack on Harvard  —  The Justice Department opened an investigation into the student-run Harvard Law Review.  The startling accusations show how the Trump administration is wielding power in pursuit of its political agenda.
CNN:
Trump privately complains about Amy Coney Barrett and other Supreme Court justices he nominated  —  President Donald Trump has privately complained that the Supreme Court justices he appointed have not sufficiently stood behind his agenda, according to multiple sources familiar with the conversations.
New York Times:
If Andrew Cuomo Has a Regret, It's Resigning as Governor  —  Mr. Cuomo told The New York Times in a wide-ranging interview that none of the sexual harassment allegations against him had merit.  —  Andrew M. Cuomo said on Monday that he regretted his decision to resign as governor of New York …
Alec MacGillis / ProPublica:
The Tech Recruitment Ruse That Has Avoided Trump's Crackdown on Immigration  — Temp to Permanent: There's periodic debate over the 120,000 foreigners annually awarded temporary H-1B visas, but almost no attention to the process by which many receive green cards.
Discussion: Gothamist
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Trump's approval among Latino voters is crashing, new poll shows  —  A new poll shows the president's approval has dropped by 14 points since February among independents.  —  After Latino voters moved toward President Donald Trump in November, a new in-depth survey of this demographic shows …
Elena Schneider / Politico:
New think tank ‘Searchlight’ pushes Democrats toward more popular positions  —  Searchlight, a name inspired by the birthplace of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, comes at a precarious moment for a Democratic Party.  —  At a private meeting last month, a top Democratic strategist pitched party leaders …
Discussion: IJR
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Meet the Worst People in America  —  They voted for Trump and now they are very upset that Trump is destroying one of their friends' lives.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Carol  —  Over the weekend the New York Times ran a story about Kennett, Missouri.  —  Kennett is a small town.
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Elon Musk's Reign of Corruption Chronicled in Elizabeth Warren Report  —  A new report by Sen. Elizabeth Warren itemizes 130 dodgy dealings by the man who calls himself the “Dogefather”  —  As Elon Musk departs the Trump White House — at least officially — a new Senate report examines …
Discussion: Washington Post
Paul Krugman:
We Are No Longer a Serious Country  —  “If you're explaining, you're losing.”  This line is usually attributed to Ronald Reagan.  Whoever said it definitely had a point, and not just about politics.  If you're trying to explain to people, be they voters or bond investors …
Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
He Built an Airstrip on Protected Land.  Now He's in Line to Lead the Forest Service.  —  Michael Boren, nominated by President Trump, is accused of threatening trail workers with a helicopter, building an airstrip without a permit and putting a cabin on federal property.
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sues Alina Habba over his arrest at an immigration detention center  —  The Democratic mayor, who's running for governor of New Jersey, was arrested last month, but the charges were dropped.  —  Newark Mayor Ras Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday against interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba …
New York Times:
Live Updates: Center-Left Candidate Likely to Be South Korea's Next President, Exit Poll Shows  —  As votes were still being counted, Lee Jae-myung said it was too early to claim victory but he respected “the great decision by the people.”  —  Here are the latest developments.
Oliver Darcy / Status:
CNN's Post-Trial Purge  —  CNN stood by Alex Marquardt through a high-profile defamation trial—until a message from a company lawyer following the settlement set off a chain of events that ended with his sudden ouster.  —  At 10:04am on Monday, Alex Marquardt took a deep breath and pressed send …
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Dems call on Jim Jordan to condemn the detaining of a House staffer  —  Top Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are calling on chair Jim Jordan to condemn the detainment of a Congressional aide by Department of Homeland Security authorities.  A staffer for Rep. Jerry Nadler …
 
 
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Kristina Shevory / Financial Times:
Texas Republicans fail in move to curb renewable energy projects
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
The real cover-up is of Trump's disordered mental state
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