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Katherine Long / Wall Street Journal:
Exclusive |  DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts  —  A staffer for Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved by a federal judge on Thursday has links to a deleted social-media account that advocated for racism and eugenics.
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The Atlantic:
The Government's Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified … Elon musk's unceasing attempts to access the data and information systems of the federal government range so widely, and are so unprecedented and unpredictable, that government computing experts believe the effort has spun out of control.
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
DOGE follows longtime Musk pattern — and turns attention to Social Security Administration  —  The News  —  Elon Musk's DOGE shuttered USAID.  It has searched Medicare payments and gained access to a sensitive Treasury Department payment system.  Its initial Labor Department presence prompted a lawsuit.
ProPublica:
Elon Musk's Demolition Crew  —  On President Donald Trump's authority alone, Elon Musk, the world's richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies.  Employees from Musk's companies and those of his allies, as well as young staffers he's recruited, are wresting authority from career workers and commandeering computer systems.
Ken Klippenstein:
Taking DOGE to Court Is a Doomed Strategy
Discussion: ABC News and The Register
Ella Nilsen / CNN:   Trump energy secretary allowed 23-year-old DOGE rep to access IT systems over objections from general counsel
Gordon Brown / The Guardian:
Be clear about what Trump and Musk's aid axe will do: people will face terror and starve, many will die  —  The decimation of USAid is already having a terrible effect in some of the poorest places on the planet.  It damages America: it will harm us all  —  An earthquake of magnitude 7.0 or above could not have caused more carnage.
Discussion: New York Times
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Samantha Power / New York Times:
I Ran U.S.A.I.D. Killing It Is a Win for Autocrats Everywhere.  —  We are witnessing one of the worst and most costly foreign policy blunders in U.S. history.  Less than three weeks into Donald Trump's second term, he, Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have halted the U.S. Agency …
New Republic:
Transcript: Trump's Angry USAID Rant Undercut by Surprise Rubio Video
German Lopez / New York Times:
A Constitutional Crisis?  —  We're covering an imbalance of power in the government.  —  In the United States, Congress, the president and the courts are supposed to keep an eye on one another — to stop any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
Discussion: Unfogged
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Do Democrats Have a Plan?  —  Senator Brian Schatz on how the Party should be responding to Donald Trump's breakneck assault on the government.  —  Three weeks into office, President Trump has issued a slew of controversial executive orders, fired officials across government agencies …
Matthew Continetti / freebeacon.com:
Trump's Youth Revolution
Discussion: American Thinker
Juan Carlos Lara / KQED:
FCC Investigates SF Radio Station for ICE Reporting, Sparking Press Freedom Fears  —  The Federal Communications Commission is investigating San Francisco-based KCBS for its coverage of immigration enforcement actions in San José last month, sparking concerns from press freedom advocates …
Newsweek:
DOGE Emails Went Out to Federal Judges by Mistake  —  One of the people who received an email from allies of  —  was a federal judge overseeing a lawsuit aimed at blocking these messages.  —  “I, like probably every other judge in the country, also received the [Office of Personnel Management] …
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget:
Trump Tax Priorities Total $5 to $11 Trillion  —  In a closed-door meeting with House Leadership today President Trump reportedly outlined his tax priorities.  According to press reports, they included extending the expiring pieces of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA); …
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Jarrell Dillard / Bloomberg:
Trump's Threatened Tariffs Fall Far Short of Paying for Tax Cuts
Discussion: DNyuz
Roy Canivel / The Daily Dot:
Conservative film critic who called child trafficking movie a ‘call to action’ arrested for child molestation  —  In 2023, Aaron Craig Gleason wrote a review for the conservative publication the Federalist about The Sound of Freedom, an indie hit and a favorite among right-wing circles.
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Gerald F. Seib / Wall Street Journal:
Will the Other Two Branches Dare to Push Back Against Trump?  —  The president's blizzard of executive orders is a bold challenge to the powers of Congress and the courts.  The Constitution expects them to check and balance.  —  The noise coming out of the White House right now is loud—earsplitting, really.
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
New Time cover features Musk behind Resolute Desk  —  A new cover of Time magazine features billionaire Elon Musk behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office at the White House.  —  The photo illustration teased a cover story titled “Inside Elon Musk's War on Washington,” …
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Ellen Knickmeyer / Associated Press:
Trump administration plans to slash all but a fraction of USAID jobs, officials say
Public Notice:
The “cognitively irresponsible” presidency  —  “It's a giveaway that a leader is an authoritarian,” Jen Mercieca tells us.  —  ∙ Paid … 🗣️ 🎤 🤯  —  The volume of BS that Donald Trump blasts into the public sphere on a daily basis is flabbergasting.
Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Trump Fires Head of Federal Election Panel, But She Won't Leave  — Commissioner Ellen Weintraub says procedures weren't followed  — Weintraub, a frequent Trump antagonist, joined the FEC in 2002  —  The chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission posted a letter from President Donald …
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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Federal Election Commission Chair Says Trump Has Moved to Fire Her
Robert Downen / The Texas Tribune:
Houston man pardoned by Trump arrested on child sex charge  —  Andrew Taake received a six-year sentence for assaulting officers on Jan. 6.  He was arrested Thursday on an outstanding charge of soliciting a minor.  —  A Houston man who was recently pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role …
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Senate Confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget Director  —  Mr. Vought, an architect of Project 2025 who served in the first Trump administration, will be at the center of President Trump's plans to upend the federal bureaucracy.  —  The Senate voted along party lines …
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Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office
Eric Berger / Ars Technica:
White House budget proposal could shatter the National Science Foundation … Sometime during the next several weeks, the directors of federal agencies will receive a draft version of President Trump's budget request for the coming fiscal year, which begins on October 1.
Jessica Riedl:
Yes, My Name has Changed...  ...but my focus on center-right economic policy will continue  —  Hi everyone, well, this is awkward.  I have always been comfortable presenting my economic research in meetings, speeches, national TV interviews, and Congressional testimony.
New York Times:
C.D.C. Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People  —  The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households.  Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.  —  Cats that became infected with bird flu might …
The White House:
Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  It is the policy of the United States, and the purpose of this order …
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Bondi ends FBI effort to combat foreign influence in U.S. politics  —  The order also curbs prosecutions of Americans who improperly lobby for foreign nations.  President Trump says Republicans were unfairly targeted in the past.  —  In a little noticed directive on her first day in office …
James Bikales / Politico:
Trump administration moves to suspend national EV charger rollout  —  The bid to freeze the money upends how the federal government delivers funding to states and may violate court orders issued this week.  —  The Trump administration on Thursday moved to halt a $5 billion initiative …
 
 
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