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Trump Has Washington on Edge — Just Like He Wanted
Philip Elliot: “The anxiety across the civil service at this hour is rightly earned and has no sign of slackening. If you’re a career federal worker, you’re marking your time…
It’s Only Week Three
Playbook: “We are witnessing a revolutionary president tearing up legal, constitutional and now economic norms with every passing day — and to repeat, this is only week 3.” Save to…
USAID Workers Told to Stay Home
“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,” CNN…
Musk’s Wrecking Ball Pierces Inner Sanctum
“Elon Musk and his cost-slashing allies are taking a hammer to the massive bureaucracy that staffs the U.S. government — and a scalpel to any senior officials who dare put…
Why Would Democrats Help Trump and Republicans?
“It is said that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction,” Punchbowl News reports. “President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune might…
Hard-Liners Force GOP Leaders on Deeper Cuts
“House Republican leaders want committees to land deeper spending cuts in their party-line bill to enact President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda, as they scramble to address a rebellion from key…
Trump Vows to Punish South Africa
“President Donald Trump said the US would halt all future funding to South Africa because of its new land-expropriation law,” Bloomberg reports. “South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced last month…
Thousands of Agency Web Pages Have Been Taken Down
“More than 8,000 web pages across more than a dozen U.S. government websites have been taken down since Friday afternoon, as federal agencies rush to heed President Trump’s orders targeting…
Musk Does Trump’s Dirty Work
Washington Post: “Trump is not closely monitoring Musk’s moves, according to people close to the president, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly….
Quote of the Day
“Tariffs will drive the cost of everything up. In other words, it will be paid for by American consumers. Why would you want to get in a fight with your…
The Most Protectionist President in 100 Years
Bloomberg describes President Trump’s tariffs as “the most extensive act of protectionism taken by a U.S. president in almost a century.” Axios: Trade war begins, as Trump leaves the world…
Trump Tariffs Threaten to Upend Global Economic Order
“President Trump’s move this weekend to slap sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China is threatening to fracture the global trading system and a world economic order that once revolved…
Tariffs Spark Steep Declines in Stock Futures
“Stock futures fell and oil prices rose Sunday after the U.S. imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from major trading partners, jolting Wall Street’s outlook for the American economy,” the Wall…
Trump Taps Controversial Journalist for Top Job
“President Donald Trump’s administration is filling one of the State Department’s top positions with a controversial conservative journalist who has promoted conspiracy theories related to the Jan. 6 attack on…
Temporary Protection Ended for 350,000 Venezuelans
“Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has decided to end temporary humanitarian protections for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans who sought refuge in the United States in the past few years, putting them…
Trump’s Tariff Hikes Spook Almost Everyone
“President Trump’s aggressive move to place tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars in imports, ranging from crude oil and auto parts from Canada to Mexican avocados and raspberries has…
Top Republican Backs State Department Purge
Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he supports “purging” personnel at the State Department, The Hill reports. Save to Favorites
Trump Says Tariffs Will ‘Definitely Happen’ With EU
“President Donald Trump said he will ‘definitely’ place new tariffs on the European Union, reiterating complaints about the U.S. trade deficit with the bloc and what he sees as insufficient…
Musk Is Halting Treasury Payments to Contractors
Elon Musk said his “DOGE team” of government efficiency enforcers is shutting down payments to federal contractors, suggesting that the world’s richest man may have access to sensitive systems used…
Elon Musk Moves With Lightning Speed to Exert Control
“Elon Musk’s allies are moving swiftly to exert control over vast swaths of the U.S. government, as they demand access to sensitive information at federal agencies and lay out plans…
