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Evelyn Holmes / ABC7:
US Secret Service approached South Side school, not ICE agents: officials  —  Chicago Public Schools officials claimed they denied ICE entry to Hamline Elementary School Friday morning  —  Live streaming newscasts, breaking news, weather & original, local programming.
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Vi Nguyen / NBC Chicago:
ICE agents ‘showed up’ at Chicago school amid heightened concerns of raids  —  Schools across the Chicago area have released guidance about potential situations after the Trump Administration revoked previous guidance prohibiting immigration arrests at schools, churches and hospitals
Patrick Reis / Vox:
The Logoff: The truth about “mass deportations”
Discussion: KOKH and HuffPost
Chicago Tribune:   Reported ICE visit to Chicago school was actually Secret Service, officials say
Financial Times:
Donald Trump in fiery call with Denmark's prime minister over Greenland  —  US president insisted he wants to take over Arctic island  —  Donald Trump insisted he was serious in his determination to take over Greenland in a fiery telephone call with Denmark's prime minister, according to senior European officials.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Dems Worry Sen. Whitehouse Considering Vote for RFK Jr  —  Wanted to share some information on the RFK Jr. nomination before the Senate.  —  It probably won't surprise you that RFK Jr., along with Tulsi Gabbard, are among the few Trump nominees who might actually not get confirmed.
NBC News:
Mexico refuses to accept a U.S. deportation flight  —  The Mexican government has criticized President Donald Trump's unilateral immigration actions, and the landing would have required Mexico's assistance.  —  WASHINGTON — Mexico denied a U.S. military plane access to land Thursday …
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump has pulled Fauci's security detail, source says  —  President Donald Trump has terminated Dr. Anthony Fauci's security detail that was being provided and paid for by the National Institutes of Health, a source familiar with the situation tells CNN.  It was pulled on Thursday night.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Trump returns — and so does his astounding ignorance  —  If you feel off-kilter, you're in good company.  The president seems downright bewildered.  —  “I think we're going to do things that people would be shocked at,” President Donald Trump declared on his second day in office.
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump recommends ending FEMA ahead of California fire site visit
Wall Street Journal:
Wall Street Banks Prepare to Sell Billions of Dollars of X Loans  —  Banks are hoping to sell the X debt at around 90 to 95 cents on the dollar  —  Banks are getting ready to sell billions of dollars in debt borrowed by Elon Musk's X, bringing Wall Street a step closer to exiting …
Politico:
State Department issues immediate, widespread pause on foreign aid  —  The “stop-work orders” appear to apply to US aid for all countries except Israel and Egypt.  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday issued new guidance halting spending on most existing foreign aid grants for 90 days.
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
Facing FBI investigation that Trump could halt, Andy Ogles proposes allowing third term for president  —  The Tennessee congressman, who was effusive in his praise of President Trump, faces an FBI investigation over allegations of fraud in reporting a $320,000 personal loan to his campaign.
Discussion: CNBC
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
New GOP bill would let Trump (but not Obama) run for a third term
Washington Post:
Supreme Court to weigh whether states can allow religious public schools  —  The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether the state of Oklahoma may fund a proposed religious charter school, the first of its kind in the country  —  The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court to hear church-state fight over Oklahoma bid to launch first publicly funded religious school
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Elon Musk doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt  —  Since Donald Trump's rise to power, some liberals have developed a bad habit of seeing secret Nazi imagery everywhere on the right.  —  Be it Laura Ingraham allegedly sieg-heiling at the 2016 Republican National Convention …
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Jessica Blake / Inside Higher Ed:
Rutgers Center Cancels Conference in Response to Trump DEI Orders  —  The Rutgers University Center for Minority Serving Institutions announced Thursday that it has canceled an upcoming virtual conference about registered apprenticeship programs as a result of President Trump's executive …
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Trump's Plan to Crush the Academic Left
New York Times:
Sensing Political Support, Abortion Opponents Raise Ambitions  —  The March for Life on Friday will bring together a movement invigorated by some early moves of the second Trump administration.  —  Anti-abortion activists are charging ahead with their ultimate mission to end all abortions nationwide …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Johnson touts ‘new era’ of abortion opposition under Trump
Discussion: Slate
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump enlists attorney general to investigate Biden administration  —  President has thrown weight of justice department behind two politically charged reviews into his personal grievances  —  Donald Trump has tasked the attorney general in two executive orders to conduct far-reaching investigations …
Associated Press:
Senate is preparing to confirm Hegseth as defense secretary in late evening vote  —  The Senate is muscling Pete Hegseth's nomination as defense secretary toward confirmation late Friday, prioritizing his vow to create a “warrior culture” at the Pentagon over allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.
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Charles Kaiser / Columbia Journalism Review:
Paul Krugman on Leaving the New York Times  —  The paper wanted to take away his newsletter or make him write less frequently, he says.  —  For two and a half decades, Paul Krugman's columns in the New York Times were beacons of intelligence and common sense.
Rolling Stone:
Team Trump Says Mark Zuckerberg Has ‘More Ass-Kissing’ to Do  —  Trump's aides and allies aren't ready to buy the Facebook chief's right-wing conversion.  “He can't just snap his fingers and make the past not happen” … The Meta CEO and Facebook co-founder reportedly promised the administration …
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
The immigrant crackdown has begun.  Its first target might surprise you.  —  Trump is not just going after foreigners who break the law.  —  Donald Trump promised to crack down on illegal immigration, a vow many Americans support.  But so far, his administration has been much more fixated …
Discussion: Baltimore Sun, RTÉ and CBS News
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
RFK Jr. skipped meeting where officials planned fight against a future pandemic  —  The session between Trump and Biden administration officials is required of transitions and included other Trump Cabinet nominees.  —  As Biden officials packed up the White House last week …
NBC News:
Trump administration tests the power to email every federal employee at once  —  The new feature, announced by the Office of Personnel Management, aligns with the goals of DOGE.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration is testing a new capability that would allow officials …
Discussion: BBC
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CBS News:
Trump administration confuses government workers with email test message
Walter Olson / The UnPopulist:
Trump's Obscene Jan. 6 Pardons Will Live in Infamy  —  Sanctioning violence is what authoritarians do  —  As Inauguration Day neared, Donald Trump and his associates put out a reassuring message: while the new president would pardon many Jan. 6 rioters, as he had promised supporters, he would do so in a responsible and prudent way.
Punchbowl News:
Inside the room: Where House Republicans are looking to slash … We got our hands on the presentations that House committee chairs made during a closed-door Republican conference meeting this week.  —  They lay out a road map of where the GOP's hunt for spending cuts is heading right now.
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Trump Leaves Democrats Dazed and on the Defensive  —  Locked out of power in Washington, the party is struggling to agree on a unified message of opposition.  Some of its lawmakers are even telling Republicans they want to work together.  —  As President Trump pushes aggressively to reshape …
Steve Strunsky / New Jersey Online:
Newark mayor: ICE raided business without a warrant, detained U.S. citizens  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents carried out a raid on a Newark business Thursday, detaining non-citizens and citizens alike, according to Mayor Ras J. Baraka.  —  The incident, which could not immediately …
Target Corporation:
Target's Belonging at the Bullseye Strategy  —  We remain focused on driving our business by creating a sense of belonging for our team, guests and communities through a commitment to inclusion.  Belonging for all is an essential part of our team and culture, helping fuel consumer relevance and business results.
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
New Luxury Hotel in Serbia Will Be a Trump-Kushner Joint Project  —  The plan illustrates the continued ambitions of the Trump family to forge new international deals even as President Trump has returned to the White House.  —  More than a decade after Donald J. Trump first floated the idea …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Trump Pauses Disbursements to Program Supplying H.I.V. Treatment Worldwide  —  Pepfar, which is estimated to have delivered lifesaving treatment as many as 25 million people in 54 countries, faces a funding delay of as long as 180 days.  —  The Trump administration has halted disbursement …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
DOJ asks judge to drop order barring Oath Keepers from visiting Capitol  —  Stewart Rhodes, previously sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy, was at the Capitol Wednesday chatting up lawmakers and reporters.  —  The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to drop …
 
 
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Shondiin Silversmith / Arizona Mirror:
Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders
Discussion: Fox News, Turtle Talk and Baltimore Sun
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
House Democrats worry a repeat loser will ruin their chances in a Michigan battleground
Discussion: Raw Story
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump's DOJ asks Supreme Court to freeze cases on student debt, environment
Discussion: USA Today and SCOTUSblog
Mia Cathell / Townhall:
Trump DOJ Dismisses Case Against Doctor Who Exposed ‘Trans’ Surgeries at Texas Children's Hospital
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The owner of CBS News is talking about caving to Trump
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John Cole / Pennsylvania Capital-Star:
Fetterman touts new federal rule boosting wages for thousands of federal workers in Pa.
Justin Baragona / The Independent:
Far-right pundit Matt Walsh rails against women in law enforcement: 'It's an absurdity!'
Vittoria Elliott / Wired:
DOGE Will Allow Elon Musk to Surveil the US Government From the Inside
Katherine Doherty / Bloomberg:
Trump Tells BofA's Moynihan to Stop Blocking Conservatives
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Two Words and a World of Trouble
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
“A pact with the devil”  —  Donald Trump now has many of the country's richest …
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta plans major investment in AI-powered humanoid robots, with an initial focus on household chores, and has formed a new team within Reality Labs

Cade Metz / New York Times:
OpenAI's board rejects the $97.4B bid by Elon Musk and a consortium of investors, saying they reject “Musk's latest attempt to disrupt his competition”

Brody Ford / Bloomberg:
Sources: Dell nears a $5B deal to provide servers with Nvidia's GB200 chips for xAI's supercomputer project in Memphis

 
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