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How Trump Gutted USAID in Two Weeks
Wall Street Journal: “The cuts came so fast that one dismissed employee had to be rehired to process other employees’ time sheets.” Save to Favorites
Treasury Claims DOGE Has Only ‘Read Only’ Access
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made private assurances to GOP lawmakers — and in a letter — that Elon Musk’s team had “read-only” access to Treasury’s payment systems, Politico reports. However,…
What’s Going On at the FBI?
Benjamin Wittes: “A lot of people at the bureau—leadership and street agents, analysts and staff alike—are flirting with heroism right now.” Save to Favorites
Arab Americans in Michigan Slam Trump’s Gaza Plans
“Arab American leaders in Michigan are slamming President Donald Trump’s statements suggesting that Palestinians be moved to some Arab nations and for the U.S. to take control of Gaza,” the…
Republican Skeptics Cave on Trump’s Picks
“It seemed, for a moment, like Republican lawmakers might offer some resistance,” the Washington Post reports. “The Army National Guard lieutenant colonel who survived a sexual assault in the military…
DOGE Aides Search Medicare Payment Systems
“Representatives of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have been working at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where they have gotten access to key payment and contracting systems,”…
What If Trump Ignores the Courts?
The legal onslaught against the Trump administration is well underway. Dozens of lawsuits challenge its most aggressive power grabs, and some will almost certainly prevail given the administration’s blatant disregard…
Trump May Allow Local Police to Arrest Immigrants
“The Trump administration is considering deputizing state and local law enforcement to arrest suspected undocumented immigrants at traffic stops and other locations, resurrecting a program that the Obama administration terminated…
The Dangerous AI Nonsense Trump and Biden Fell For
Zeynep Tufekci: “It was never going to be possible to contain the spread of this powerful emergent technology, and certainly not just by placing trade restrictions on components like graphic…
Elon Musk’s Team Takes on Veteran’s Affairs Next
“Elon Musk’s surrogates at the Department of Government Efficiency may have been at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, a key Democratic senator said, raising…
Watch the Credit Ratings Agencies
Brian Beutler: “That brings us to the present—the Trump administration’s claim of unchecked power to honor or disregard its payment obligations, its lawless and opaque meddling with the payment system…
Joe Rogan Denies He Sabotaged Kamala Harris Interview
Joe Rogan pushed back against claims in a new book suggesting he was partially behind why an interview with Kamala Harris on his podcast never happened, Mediaite reports. Said Rogan,…
Inside Trump’s ‘Exhausting’ Hunt for Leakers
Rolling Stone: “Over the past two weeks, President Donald Trump and his billionaire patron Elon Musk have embarked on a frenzied MAGA purge of federal agencies and departments. The duo…
Red States Follow Trump’s Lead
“Republican governors and state lawmakers are rushing to explicitly align themselves with or mimic some of the most prominent actions President Donald Trump has taken since he was sworn in,”…
’60 Minutes’ Staffers Urged to Keep Show Ticking
“Staffers at ’60 Minutes’ urged one another to keep the venerable CBS newsmagazine going even as corporate parent Paramount Global investigates the possibility of settling what is seen as a…
Quote of the Day
“Stop licking his ass, honestly.” — Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky unloading on Tucker Carlson in an interview with Piers Morgan, accusing the right wing commentator of “working with Vladimir Putin.”…
Amber Ruffin to Headline White House Press Dinner
The White House Correspondents Association said comedian Amber Ruffin will headline its annual dinner this year, the Washington Post reports. It’s unclear whether President Trump plans to attend the dinner…
NFL to Remove ‘End Racism’ Messaging
“At his annual Super Bowl news conference Monday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell strongly supported the league’s policies designed to promote diversity at the club-employment level and said they would continue,”…
Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Executive Power Grab
Charlie Savage: “In his first term, President Trump seemed to relish ripping through the norms and standards of self-restraint that his predecessors had respected. Three weeks into his second term,…
Trump’s Agenda Stalled on Capitol Hill
“We’re still in the early phase of Hill Republicans’ attempt to pass President Donald Trump’s agenda. Yet it’s fair to say, at this moment, things aren’t going well,” Punchbowl News…
