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Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Trump Administration Erases the Government's Power to Fight Climate Change  —  The Environmental Protection Agency repealed the bedrock scientific finding that says greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being.  It means the agency can no longer regulate them.
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change  —  Watch in our video player above.  —  The rule finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency rescinds a 2009 government declaration known as the endangerment finding that determined …
Ella Nilsen / CNN:
Trump repeals EPA's ability to regulate climate pollution, teeing up a legal battle with global stakes
Wall Street Journal:
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner  —  Substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn't known  —  WASHINGTON—The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard …
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New York Times:
Intelligence Dispute Centers on Kushner Reference in Intercepted Communication
Discussion: Washington Times
Associated Press:
What independents think of Trump's recent immigration actions, according to a new AP-NORC poll  —  About 6 in 10 U.S. adults say President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in sending federal immigration agents into American cities, according to a new AP-NORC poll that suggests political independents …
Discussion: MS NOW, Mediaite and Semafor
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Burgess Everett / Semafor:
Congress faces the inevitability of its third shutdown in five months
Ruth Igielnik / New York Times:
The Republican Party's Advantage on Immigration Shrinks, Poll Finds
Discussion: Fox News and Political Wire
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
The less voters knew, the more they liked Trump in 2024.  Not Anymore  —  Two notes: First, this is a special article with insights from Strength In Number's recent polling with Verasight.  We just finished writing our February poll, and will publish the results in two weeks.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Judge blocks Pete Hegseth's censure of Sen. Mark Kelly over troops video, for now … A federal judge on Thursday enjoined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from censuring Sen. Mark Kelly over the Arizona Democrat's participation in a video reminding American military service members of their right to refuse illegal orders.
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Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
Trump administration says it is ending its immigration surge in Minnesota  —  More than 4,000 undocumented immigrants have been apprehended since the operation began in November, according to the Department of Homeland Security.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE  —  Listen to this article with a free account
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Gigi Douban / NPR:
Trump border czar Tom Homan announces Minnesota immigration surge is ending
Steve Karnowski / Associated Press:
Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota
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NBC News:
Lawmakers demand DOJ stop tracking lawmakers' Epstein files searches  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi brought a document referencing Rep. Pramila Jayapal's search history to a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE  —  Listen to this article with a free account
Paul Krugman:
Making America Stagnate Again  —  Deportations don't create jobs and will increase deaths of native-born Americans.  Who knew?  —  Yesterday's employment report was widely expected to be weak.  As it turned out, it was unexpectedly strong, with an estimated 130,000 jobs added.
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Pam Bondi Threw an Insolent Tantrum Before the House Judiciary Committee  —  And she did so to dodge a simple question about the Epstein files.  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi met the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, and she did a great job.  She blustered.  She filibustered.  She shouted.
NBC News:
CBP shot down party balloons with anti-drone tech before FAA closed El Paso airspace, sources say  —  The sudden airspace closure came after CBP officials did not coordinate with officials from the FAA, four people familiar with the matter said.  —  Listen to this article with a free account
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Media Matters for America:
Nick Fuentes: “The number one political enemy in America is women. ...  They have to be imprisoned.”  —  Fuentes: “So just like Hitler imprisoned Gypsies, Jews, communists, you know, all of his political rivals, we have to do the same thing with women. ...  So they go to the gulag first.
Discussion: Wonkette
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
US antitrust chief Gail Slater ousted from Trump justice department  —  Exclusive: Decision comes after Slater lost the support of JD Vance and Pam Bondi, the attorney general  —  Gail Slater, the head of the US justice department's antitrust division, was forced out of the Trump administration …
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Reuters:
Trump's Justice Department antitrust head Gail Slater stepping down
Nick Robins-Early / The Guardian:
Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January  —  Many social media posts by Tesla CEO on his platform are indiscernible from those of white supremacists, say experts  —  Elon Musk's longtime fixation on a white racial majority is intensifying.  The richest man in the world posted …
Jacqueline Sweet / The Intercept:
FBI Counterterrorism Agents Spent Weeks Seeking a Climate Activist — Then Showed Up at His Door  —  Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, at least one of whom works on counterterrorism, went to the home of a former member of a climate activism group for questioning last week …
Zachary Pleat / Media Matters for America:
Corporate broadcast news fumbles January jobs report  —  PBS set a gold standard for discussing the intricacies of the jobs report amid stunning revisions showing labor market weakness throughout 2025  —  Two of the three major corporate broadcast nightly news programs covered headline numbers …
Jose Pagliery / NOTUS:
Judge Orders Trump Administration to ‘Facilitate’ Return of 137 Venezuelans Deported to CECOT  —  U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to “facilitate” the return of as many as 137 Venezuelans who were deported last year to a notorious prison in El Salvador against his orders.
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Politico:   Judge orders Trump administration to help dozens of deportees return to the US
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Even Trump's own appointees are ruling against ICE's mass detention strategy … Even judges Trump appointed are largely against him: 44 of them have ruled against the administration in mass-detention cases.  Twenty Trump-appointed judges have signed off on the policy.
Celisa Calacal / KCUR:
Kansas City developers halt sale of warehouse for ICE detention center as public pressure mounts  —  Federal officials first toured the building in January, sparking speculation over whether the owners had sold the building to the U.S. government.  Media reports suggested the sale was part …
David R. Lurie / Public Notice:
We are all passengers in Trump's death cab  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  💬 Subscribe to PN 💬  —  Nearly 13 months into Trump's second term, the most terrifying attribute of his regime is its utter contempt for the United States …
NBC News:
Trump administration working to expand effort to strip citizenship from foreign-born Americans  —  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials focused on denaturalization were sent to offices nationwide, sources say.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is dramatically expanding …
Discussion: The Independent and NewsMax.com
Jake Kwon / BBC:
Kim Jong Un chooses teen daughter as heir, says Seoul  —  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has selected his daughter as his heir, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers on Thursday.  —  Kim Ju Ae - who is believed to be 13 - has in recent months been pictured beside her father in high-profile events …
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump met with David Ellison days before saying he's ‘not involved’ in Paramount's Netflix battle  —  Donald Trump Media Corporate news Tech news … Paramount CEO David Ellison returned to the White House last week to meet privately with President Donald Trump, amid Paramount's ongoing hostile takeover bid …
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Jeanine Pirro is filing a personal injury lawsuit against her hometown  —  U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is filing a personal injury lawsuit against her hometown over a trip-and-fall incident.  —  The top federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia filed a $250,000 injury lawsuit against the city of Rye …
 
 
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Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Top Republican Ends Bid for Arizona Governor, Showing MAGA's Power
Doug Palmer / Politico:
Senate Republicans rally behind USMCA even as Trump's support waivers
NBC News:
Trump says he didn't fire staffer blamed for posting racist video about the Obamas
Discussion: Washington Times
Jordain Carney / Politico:
DHS shutdown all but certain after failed Senate vote
Bloomberg:
Tillis Rejects Idea for Clearing Path to Warsh Fed Confirmation
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CNN:
‘They put me on there to die’: Conservatives unload on GOP's failures to carry out DOGE cost-cutting
Discussion: Raw Story and RedState
Aidan Gibbons / Cultaholic Wrestling:
Report: Warner Bros. Discovery Blocks Brody King From AEW Dynamite Following “F*ck ICE” Chants
Discussion: Wrestlezone and OutKick
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Americans think everyone is corrupt
Discussion: The Week
The Bulwark:
‘Zionism’ Is Splitting MAGA in Two
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U.S. Attorney Chosen to Replace Trump Pick Is Quickly Fired by White House
 

 
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