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11:50 AM ET, March 16, 2025

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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of The United States by Tren De Aragua  —  BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  —  Tren de Aragua (TdA) is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization with thousands of members, many of whom have unlawfully infiltrated …
Associated Press:
Trump invokes 18th century law to speed deportations, judge stalls it hours later
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Judge blocks Trump from using wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport immigrants
NBC News:
Democratic Party hits new polling low, while its voters want to fight Trump harder  —  Unlike in Trump's first term, Democratic voters say 2-to-1 they want party leaders to fight rather than compromise, even at the risk of not getting things done, per the NBC News poll.
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
CNN Poll: Democratic Party's favorability drops to a record low  —  The Democratic Party's favorability rating among Americans stands at a record low, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, fueled in part by dimming views from its own frustrated supporters.
Discussion: Daily Mail
NBC News:
Poll: Trump faces early challenges on the economy as a united GOP backs big change  —  A new NBC News poll shows Trump with a job approval rating as high as he's ever had.  But doubts loom in voters' minds, especially over the economy and government cuts.  —  Voters are starting 2025 sour …
Discussion: Mediaite
Lulu Garcia-Navarro / New York Times:
Chuck Schumer on Democrats, Antisemitism and His Shutdown Retreat  —  Philip Montgomery for The New York Times  —  It has been quite a week for Chuck Schumer.  When I spoke to the Senate minority leader on Monday, we talked about a lot of things: the direction of his party …
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Jessica Piper / Politico:
Liberal group calls for Schumer to step down as minority leader after spending bill vote  —  The request by Indivisible indicates just how much his decision has angered the Democratic grassroots.  —  The liberal organizing group Indivisible said Saturday it was calling for Senate Minority …
Discussion: DNyuz and The Hill
Indivisible:
Indivisible Calls on Schumer to Step Aside
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Associated Press:
Trump signs order to gut staff at Voice of America and other US-funded media organizations  —  President Donald Trump's administration on Saturday began making deep cuts to Voice of America and other government-run, pro-democracy programming, with the organization's director saying all VOA employees have been put on leave.
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Pduskie / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:   RFE/RL President: Defunding Would be “Massive Gift to America's Enemies”
Steve Herman / The Newsguy:   Requiem for the voice that carried a nation's conscience
Nathan Layne / Reuters:
Voice of America staff put on leave after Trump orders cuts
Lauren Villagran / USA Today:
He voted for Trump.  Now his wife sits in an ICE detention center.  —  Bradley Bartell and Camila Muñoz had a familiar small-town love story, before they collided with immigration politics.  —  They met through mutual friends, had a first date at the local steakhouse …
David Pozen / Balkinization:
A Title VI Demand Letter That Itself Violates Title VI (and the Constitution)  —  By Kate Andrias, Jessica Bulman-Pozen, Jamal Greene, Olatunde Johnson, Jeremy Kessler, Gillian Metzger, and David Pozen  —  On Thursday, the president of Columbia University received a remarkable letter …
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David French / New York Times:
Don't Fool Yourself Into Thinking It Will Stop With Columbia  —  Columbia University is now the epicenter of the American culture war.  The Trump administration is targeting a former Columbia student — and the university itself — as a test case for its new authoritarian regime.
New York Times:
Trade War Retaliation Will Hit Trump Voters Hardest  —  The counties where tariffs could hit jobs, by presidential vote winner  —  Source: New York Times analysis of data from Lightcast and the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.  Note: Vote results are for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Fox Business
Joe Rennison / New York Times:
Trump's Moves Are Boosting Stocks ... Overseas  —  For years, the S&P 500 soared above the stock indexes of other countries.  But since Trump's inauguration, it has fallen 6 percent and is now trailing major markets in Europe and China.  —  President Trump has promised to create an age …
Ben Makuch / The Guardian:
‘Maga since forever’: mercenary mogul Erik Prince pushes to privatize Trump deportation plans  —  Notorious Blackwater founder is lobbying allies in White House for private contractors to assist in mass deportations  — Never miss global breaking news.  Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time.
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent says he's ‘not at all’ worried amid a stock market selloff  —  “I'm not worried about the markets,” Bessent said.  “Over the long term, if we put good tax policy in place, deregulation and energy security, the markets will do great.”
Associated Press:
Angst pervades a pair of Republican town halls — one in Trump country, the other in a swing state  —  In two congressional districts and vastly different political environments, two Republican congressmen were met with far different reactions at public meetings they held late last week.
Associated Press:
Tornadoes, wildfires and blinding dust sweep across US as massive storm leaves at least 33 dead  —  Violent tornadoes and high winds decimated homes, wiped out schools and toppled semitractor-trailers as a monster storm that also produced dust storms and icy conditions killed at least 33 people across the central and southern U.S.
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Associated Press:
At least 26 dead in massive US storm after Kansas reports 8 fatalities
 
 
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Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
A Trump county worries Medicaid cuts could throw them back into opioid spiral
Michael Hirsh / Politico:
‘Beyond My Wildest Dreams’: The Architect of Project 2025 Is Ready for His Victory Lap
NBC News:
Federal workers cast Trump's many Mar-a-Lago trips as working from home
Discussion: New York Times and Courier News
John Green / The Atlantic:
The World's Deadliest Infectious Disease Is About to Get Worse
Discussion: The Dispatch
Vox:
Were companies ever serious about DEI?
Robert Draper / New York Times:
Michael Waltz, Trump's National Security Adviser, Is Taking Fire From Both Sides
Jessica Craig / Vox:
The devastating impact of Trump's slashing foreign aid, in 3 charts
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Javier C. Hernández / New York Times:
Trump Seeks More Sway in Picking Kennedy Center Honorees
Marco Margaritoff / HuffPost:
Fox News Host Jesse Watters Says His Mom Is ‘Upset’ Over DOGE Cuts
Paul Mitchell / Capitol Weekly:
CA 120: Gavin's podcast - Presidential run or empire building?
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post
Randall / AsAmNews:
JACL condemns Trump erasure of 442nd and 100th Infantry Battalion
CNN:
“Delete' is one of their favorite terms': Inside DOGE's IRS takeover ahead of tax season
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
A mural of Anthony Fauci was meant to inspire staff. Then NIH took it down.
Tom Mooney / The Providence Journal:
Brown Medicine doctor deported despite federal court order. What we know.
Discussion: The Boston Globe
Washington Post:
Border patrol grabs Venezuelan parents in D.C., despite protected status
 

 
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Muck Rack:
In 2025, the US has 8.2 journalists per 100K residents on average, down from 40 in 2002; 33% of US counties don't have even one full-time journalist

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
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