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U.S. Attorney Offers to Protect Musk’s DOGE Staff
“The newly appointed interim US attorney for the District of Columbia said he would take legal action against anyone who impedes or threatens Elon Musk’s government-efficiency staff, raising the stakes…
Trudeau Says Trump Tariffs Delayed 30 Days
“Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that new US tariffs would be paused 30 days after a call with President Donald Trump,” Bloomberg reports. “Trudeau said that Canada committed…
The GOP’s Meek Acquiescence to Trump’s Power Grabs
Aaron Blake: “The story of the first two weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term is one of a hostile takeover of government power with relatively little pushback. And those…
Key State Department Programs ‘Wiped Out’
Dozens of contractors working on foreign-assistance funding for the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor were let go on Monday, NOTUS reports. Save to Favorites
Europe Struggles with ‘Cruel Paradox’ of U.S. Threats
“After three years spent trying to deter Russia from destroying Ukraine, European Union leaders grappled on Monday with possible responses to a major ally who appears determined to start a…
Trump Weighs Plan to Dismantle Education Department
“Trump administration officials are weighing executive actions to dismantle the Education Department as part of the campaign by billionaire Elon Musk and his allies to shrink federal agencies and slash…
Trump Has Made America More Hostile to Immigrants
“Behind President Trump’s barrage of immigration announcements in his first two weeks in office, there is an overriding goal: to take in fewer foreigners and ones who, in his view,…
Mallory McMorrow to Run for Senate in Michigan
“Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D) is preparing to enter the Democratic primary for an open U.S. Senate seat in the state,” the AP reports. “First elected to the state…
Hakeem Jeffries Lays Out War Plan to Take on Trump
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) unveiled a 10-part plan for House Democrats’ efforts to counter many of President Trump’s moves to upend the federal bureaucracy. Save to Favorites
Judge Signals Plan to Further Block Trump Freeze
“A federal judge expressed concern Monday that the Trump administration is continuing to implement a blanket freeze on federal spending despite two court orders to pause it during ongoing lawsuits,”…
Trump’s Meme Coin Generated $100 Million in Trading Fees
“Entities behind President Donald Trump’s crypto coin have accumulated close to $100 million in trading fees in less than two weeks, according to estimates from three blockchain analysis firms, a…
China Prepares Opening Bid to Talk Trade With Trump
“Beijing is readying an opening bid to try to head off greater tariff increases and technology restrictions from the Trump administration—a sign that China is eager to get trade talks…
Ontario Won’t Do Business with American Companies
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that American businesses would be barred from contracts with the province and that he’d “be ripping up” a contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink. Save to…
Trump to Create Sovereign Wealth Fund
“President Donald Trump signed an executive action he said would direct officials to create a sovereign wealth fund for the US, following through on an idea he floated during the…
Trump Is Sowing the Seeds of an Anti-American Alliance
Gideon Rachman: “‘Our strategy on tariffs will be to shoot first and ask questions later.’ That was what one of Donald Trump’s key economic policymakers told me late last year.”…
All Work Halted at Consumer Watchdog Agency
“President Donald Trump on Monday appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a powerful watchdog agency whose operations Bessent immediately halted pending…
Guantánamo Bay Prepares for Trump’s Migrant Surge
“About 200 Marines and soldiers landed at Guantánamo Bay over the weekend to provide security and begin setting up at a new tent city for migrants, as officials comply with…
Rubio Attacks USAID as ‘Insubordinate’
“Secretary of State Marco Rubio harshly criticized the U.S. Agency for International Development on Monday, saying the agency wastes money and doesn’t reflect U.S. national interests,” the Washington Post reports….
Astronaut Recruitment Faces Trump’s Moves Against DEI
New York Times: “Over most of its history, NASA has risen above partisan bickering, with broad support in Congress from Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and liberals. But the makeup of…
Trump Says U.K. Could Avoid Tariffs Because He Likes PM
President Trump said the United Kingdom could be spared from his global trade war because Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been “nice.” Said Trump: “We’ve had a couple of meetings,…
