memeorandum: Republican Lawmakers Suggest Cutting Off Funding for National Academies (Clare Zhang/AIP)

Justice Department deletes press releases on charges against Jan. 6 rioters — The Justice Department confirmed that it had deleted the press releases as part of “stripping DOJ's website of partisan propaganda.” — The Justice Department has removed press releases detailing the charges …

Eric Tucker / Associated Press:

Trump's Justice Department scrubs its website of news releases about Jan. 6 defendants — The Department of Justice is acknowledging it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, calling the information about the prosecutions “partisan propaganda.”

Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News: Jan. 6 prosecutor, Trump administration targets sue over ‘weaponization’ fund

Clare Zhang / AIP:

Republican Lawmakers Suggest Cutting Off Funding for National Academies — A letter from 11 Republican representatives has caught the White House's attention. — The White House signaled interest early this month in investigating whether the National Academies of Science, Engineering …

New York Times:

Trump Weighs His Options in Carrying Out New Strikes in Iran — There is no shortage of targets if he decides to strike: Energy facilities left untouched, the deep underground nuclear storage site at Isfahan and missile sites that appear to have been dug out.

New York Times:

Once Trump's Co-Pilot Against Iran, Netanyahu Is Now a Mere Passenger — A partner in the war, Israel has been largely left out of the peace talks, a humbling setback for its prime minister with significant risks for the country. — In the run-up to the Feb. 28 attack on Iran …

Barak Ravid / Axios: Trump met top advisers on Iran as he weighs return to war

Luke Broadwater / New York Times:

Defiant After Bad Week, Trump Pushes Ahead on Politically Unpopular Ideas … By pretty much any estimation, President Trump has had a very bad week. — New poll numbers show his approval rating has hit a second-term low. He is weighing whether to restart a bombing campaign in an unpopular war against Iran.

Discussion: Politico

Washington Post:

Trump's $1.8 billion payout fund isn't required to reveal how it actually works — Controversy has raged over the fund, but basic details about it remain unknown. — Summary — The Trump administration's announcement that it would set up a nearly $1.8 billion fund to deliver payouts …

NBC News:

Ted Cruz says GOP senators were ‘screaming’ at Todd Blanche during ‘anti-weaponization’ fund briefing — The private meeting came hours before the Senate postponed a critical vote to advance a partisan funding bill for ICE and Border Patrol. — Screaming, yelling and accusations of self-dealing.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal

Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:

How Fred Trump's Mysterious KKK Riot Arrest Resonates Almost a Century Later — Trump may not have been part of a Klan contingent that brawled with the police in 1927, but the violent moment shows the roots of political tensions that linger today. — Antifascists were fighting with their far-right rivals.

Katie Phang:

Hawaii's Power Play: SB 2471 Takes on Citizens United — Hawaii is giving Citizens United a run for its money — “This is one of the most important political stories in America that's barely being talked about right now: MeidasTouch host Katie Phang breaks down Hawaii's bold …

Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:

The slow-motion humiliation of RFK Jr — This special Saturday edition of Public Notice is made possible by paid subscribers. Become one 👇 — 💊 Subscribe to PN 💊 — Last week, Trump's Food and Drug Administration just about tore itself apart in a paroxysm of confusion and chaos.

Daniel Dale / CNN:

Fact check: 28 separate false claims Trump made this week — Donald Trump Fighting disinformation Joe Biden The Middle East — There is so much going on in the news that it can be easy to overlook the fact that the president continues to tell a whole lot of lies.

Cassandra Dumay / Politico:

The White House wants to eliminate housing funds. Republicans aren't having it. … “I am disappointed to see [the Office of Management and Budget] propose the elimination of these important programs,” Senate Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee chair Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) …

New York Times:

Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Administration Says — The change is likely to affect hundreds of thousands of people. It could also lead to more family separations as spouses or relatives wait for application decisions, immigration lawyers said.

Discussion: Associated Press and CNN, more at Techmeme »

Discussion: Washington Post and The Guardian

New York Times:

HUD Moves to Limit Assistance Animals for Disabled Tenants — Housing officials were told to exclude emotional support animals and tighten the definition of a service animal when granting accommodations for disabled tenants. — The Trump administration on Friday narrowed the definition of an …

Dustin Volz / New York Times:

Tulsi Gabbard Resigns as Director of National Intelligence — Tulsi Gabbard had a difficult tenure in the Trump administration and was seldom seen in the room when the president made important national-security moves. — Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence …

Discussion: GovExec.com, Reuters and Wall Street Journal

Discussion: Salon, Axios, CNN, Roll Call, The Daily Beast, Politico, New York Times and Fox News