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Nearly All Jobs to Be Cut at Aid Agency
“The Trump administration plans to retain only about 290 of the more than 10,000 employees worldwide at the U.S. Agency for International Development,” the New York Times reports. Save to…
Trump Orders All Media Contracts Canceled
The White House has directed the General Services Administration to terminate “every single media contract” expensed by the agency, Axios reports. Save to Favorites
The Courts Push Back on Trump
“A familiar pattern has emerged since President Donald Trump returned to the White House less than three weeks ago: He makes a brash proposal, his opponents file a lawsuit and…
Trump Disbands Task Force Targeting Russian Oligarchs
The Justice Department is disbanding an effort started after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine to enforce sanctions and target oligarchs close to the Kremlin, The Guardian reports. Save to Favorites
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…
Trump Will Seek to End Carried Interest Loophole
“President Donald Trump outlined his tax priorities in a meeting with Republican lawmakers, including ending the carried interest tax break used by private equity fund managers and expanding the state…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“I’m not here to suggest that people shouldn’t be alarmed. I think they should be alarmed, but I also think that one of Trump’s great advantages is that he’s a…
Netanyahu Says War Could End with Hamas in Exile
“”Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a plan for ending the war in Gaza in return for Hamas giving up power and its leaders leaving Gaza,” Axios reports. “Netanyahu has…
Netanyahu Honors Trump with ‘Golden Beeper’
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu gave the “golden beeper” award to President Trump as “our greatest friend and greatest ally.” Save to Favorites
Federal Employee Team Chats Searched
Some federal employees have found a program downloaded to their government computers that could be used to sift through their team chats to search for certain keywords, CBS News reports….
North Korea’s Missiles See Marked Improvement
“North Korean ballistic missiles fired at Ukraine by Russian forces since late December have been far more precise than salvos of the weapons launched over the past year,” Reuters reports….
Israel Developing Plan for Palestinians to Leave Gaza
“Israel’s defense minister said Thursday that he had instructed his military to prepare a plan to allow Palestinians to voluntarily leave the Gaza Strip, after his country’s leadership embraced President…
A Constitutional Collapse
Karen Tumulty: “To say that what is happening now is a constitutional crisis is to put it too mildly. Let’s call it what it is: a constitutional collapse.” “Congress’s abdication…
2026 Gubernatorial Overview
Just for members: The latest edition of Inside Elections. This issue looks beyond the Beltway at the 38 states hosting an election for governor over the next two years. Join…
Judge Rails at Trump Over Birthright Citizenship Order
“A second federal judge blocked President Trump’s executive order that would restrict birthright citizenship, harshly condemning the administration for attempting to do so at a Thursday hearing,” The Hill reports….
Trump Preparing to Cut Thousands of Health Workers
“The White House is working on an executive order to fire thousands of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services workers,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Under the order, the…
Judge Delays Federal Worker Resignation Plan
“A federal judge in Massachusetts suspended a deadline for federal workers to apply for a delayed resignation offer until at least Monday afternoon, when a hearing will be held,” the…
Senate Democrats Hold the Floor in Overnight Protest
“There was no nursery rhyme reciting nor phone book reading. No cots wheeled out for senators to catch naps in between speechifying,” the New York Times reports. “But one by…
Rubio Now In Charge of the National Archives
In addition to being the Secretary of State and the acting director of USAID, Marco Rubio was also appointed the acting archivist of the United States, ABC News reports. “Last…
Trump Vows ‘Great Computerized System’ for Air Traffic
“President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed his administration will create a ‘great computerized system’ for air traffic control that, had it been in place, could have prevented the recent midair…
