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The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover — Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk's companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure. — Elon Musk's takeover of federal government infrastructure is ongoing …
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Musk Says DOGE Halting Treasury Payments to US Contractors — Musk Calls USAID ‘a criminal organization’ that should ‘die’ — Billionaire expanding his reach across government spending — Elon Musk said his “DOGE team” of government efficiency enforcers is shutting down payments …

USAID workers at Washington HQ told to stay home on Monday in unexpected, early-morning email — The main office of the US Agency for International Development in Washington was unexpectedly closed Monday and workers were emailed shortly after midnight that they should not come in …

Elon Musk says President Donald Trump has ‘agreed’ USAID should be shut down — The U.S. Agency for International Development is on the cusp of being shuttered, according the Trump administration's billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk — who has been wrestling for control of the agency in recent days.
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USAID staffers told to stay out of Washington headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to close it
USAID staffers told to stay out of Washington headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to close it
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Wall Street Journal:
Musk Moves With Lightning Speed to Exert Control Over the Government
Musk Moves With Lightning Speed to Exert Control Over the Government
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Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk's DOGE access to agency systems
Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk's DOGE access to agency systems
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‘This is a five-alarm fire’: Experts pounce on Musk's new ‘grave national security threat’
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Elon Musk spoke privately with Todd Young, did not ask for guarantee on Tulsi Gabbard
Elon Musk spoke privately with Todd Young, did not ask for guarantee on Tulsi Gabbard
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Dow futures drop more than 450 points after Trump hits U.S. trading partners with tariffs: Live updates — Stock futures tumbled Sunday night to kick off a new trading month, as investors weighed new U.S. tariffs on goods from key trade partners and their potential impact on the economy and corporate profits.
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Trump used fentanyl to justify tariffs, but the crisis was already easing — President Trump says illegal street fentanyl is one of the main justifications for sweeping trade tariffs he plans to impose against Canada, China and Mexico on Tuesday. A statement issued by the White House describes …
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Trump's Move to Put Tariff Hikes Ahead of Tax Cuts Has Spooked Almost Everyone — The president has an ambitious economic plan, starting with trade, and doesn't appear interested in negotiations—yet — WASHINGTON—President Trump's aggressive move to place tariffs on hundreds of billions …
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Playbook: Some unholy (trade) war — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — This is Jack Blanchard. — TIMING IS EVERYTHING: Join us tomorrow morning for POLITICO's third weekly policy breakfast exploring the first 100 days of Trump 2.0 — and this one's an absolute blockbuster.

Trump Tariffs Threaten to Upend Global Economic Order
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Trump Ramps Up EU Tariff Threat, Plans Calls With Canada, Mexico
Trump Ramps Up EU Tariff Threat, Plans Calls With Canada, Mexico
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MAGA intellectual Darren Beattie will fill key State Department role — The Scoop — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will appoint Darren Beattie, a speechwriter in President Donald Trump's first term, acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, two people briefed on the plans said.
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Top F.B.I. Agent in New York Vows to ‘Dig In’ After Removals at Agency — James E. Dennehy, the highly respected leader of the largest and most important field office in the bureau, said in an email to staff that the F.B.I. was in a “battle of our own.” — The top agent at the F.B.I.'s …
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Trump Vows to Punish South Africa Over Expropriation Law — Ramaphosa enacted new expropriation policy last month — Rand weakened as much as 2% against dollar after Trump comment — President Donald Trump said the US would halt all future funding to South Africa because of its new land-expropriation law.
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Sen. McConnell on what he'll do as President Trump shakes up Washington with an onslaught of executive orders — Sen. Mitch McConnell, after stepping down from his Senate leadership position, bucked President Trump and was one of only three Republicans to vote against the president's nominee for defense secretary.

Follow the Money — Hey guys, I'm sending out Monday's Triad on Sunday night for reasons that will be clear when you read it. So you won't get another Triad in your inbox on Monday—but keep your eyes on the Bulwark homepage, YouTube channel, and podcasts. The team is doing great work making sense of the chaos monkeys.
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Thousands rally in downtown Los Angeles, shut down 101 Freeway to protest Trump's immigration policies — Thousands of demonstrators rallied in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday and shut down a section of the 101 Freeway to protest President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration and his aggressive deportation policies.
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ICE raided his family's North Philly car wash. Here is Jeffrey Lee's account of what happened. — Jeffrey Lee, 35, was en route to his family's business, Complete Autowash Philly, when a call came through his car's speaker. The caller ID read “Dad” but there was an ICE agent on the other end …

Senate urged to recall Kash Patel and put him under oath over FBI purge — During an appearance on Sunday afternoon, a very agitated former FBI official urged members of the U.S. Senate to drag Donald Trump's nominee to head up the department, put him under oath, and grill him over the ongoing purge …
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Federal Workers Block Doors of Admin Building Over Elon Musk Data Breach — Nearly 100 Federal employees took part in a protest now into its second day of a takeover by Elon Musk surrogates of the high administration arm of the Federal government. Photo: DCMediaGroup