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Washington Post:
Trump White House reverses course, rescinds freeze on federal grants  —  The budget office came under immense pressure over the impacts on a sudden pause in key government spending  —  The White House budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing federal grants …
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CNN:
Inside 45 hours of chaos: The brief life and quick death of Trump's federal spending freeze  —  The Trump administration's biggest swing at radically reshaping federal spending lasted just under 45 hours.  —  A sweeping freeze on trillions in federal spending for grants and loans …
New York Times:
New Administration Highlights: Freeze on Federal Funds Rescinded, and Trump Signs Law to Ease Path to Deportations  —  Where Things Stand  — Grant freeze: The White House pulled back an order on Wednesday that froze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans and sparked mass confusion across the country.
Just Security:   Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
Dan Froomkin / Heads Up News:
The lawyers are getting louder - and they're getting results
Discussion: The Daily Signal
CNBC:
White House says Trump funding freeze remains in effect despite rescinding OMB memo
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's First Big Fiasco Triggers Stephen Miller's Rage—Take Note Dems
Discussion: Washington Post
Mike Lillis / The Hill:   Democrats leave ‘emergency’ meeting vowing ‘street fight’ in response to Trump actions
NBC News:
'It's a small victory': Democrats find their voice fighting Trump's federal funding freeze
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Small airplane down in Potomac River near Ronald Reagan National Airport  —  A small aircraft is down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and fireboats were on the scene, the Washington fire department said.  —  The airport said late on Wednesday that all takeoffs …
Discussion: ABC News, Fox News and New York Post
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NBC News:
Live updates: Plane crashes into Potomac River after collision with helicopter near Reagan National Airport  —  A regional jet collided in midair with a helicopter while on approach to Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m., the FAA said Wednesday evening in a preliminary update.
Lori Aratani / Washington Post:
American Airlines plane crashes with helicopter near Reagan National Airport  —  Video shows midair collision near Reagan National Airport  —  An American Airlines passenger plane that departed from Wichita, Kansas, and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport Wednesday evening …
Associated Press:
Passenger jet collides with helicopter while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport, FAA says  —  A passenger jet has collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington.  That's according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which says the collision remains under investigation.
Amber Anderson / WUSA:
American Airlines plane collides midair with military helicopter, rescue efforts underway
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Signs Agreement Calling for Meta to Pay $25 Million to Settle Suit  —  The president had sued the social-media company after his accounts were suspended  —  President Trump has signed settlement papers that are expected to require Meta Platforms to pay roughly $25 million to resolve …
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Michael Scherer / The Atlantic:
Why Meta Is Paying $25 Million to Settle a Trump Lawsuit
Discussion: The Hill and The Independent
Denise Cana / Slate:
I Just Got Trump's “Buyout” Offer at My Job.  Let Me Tell You How That's Going.  —  The author is a federal civil servant who has been granted the use of a pen name to protect them and their family from reprisals.  —  The new Trump administration's effort to both get a grip on and dismantle …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Fetterman: RFK Jr.'s nomination in trouble after rocky hearing  —  Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who was thought to be open to voting for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services, now says the nominee is in serious trouble after his rocky confirmation hearing.
Discussion: The Guardian and Associated Press
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Joanne Kenen / Politico:
RFK Jr.'s rocky rollout
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Sanders grills RFK Jr. on baby onesie saying ‘No Vax, No Problem’
Discussion: NBC News and Gizmodo
Ethan Colbert / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Franklin County woman pardoned for Capitol riot is sentenced to 10 years in fatal crash  —  UNION, Mo. — The Franklin County woman pardoned for her participation in the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021 was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for her role in a fatal drunk driving crash.
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
Rachael Levy / Reuters:
USDA inspector general escorted out of her office after defying White House  —  Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump administration, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral  —  A declassified World War II-era government guide to “simple sabotage” is currently one of the most popular open source books on the internet.  The book, called “Simple Sabotage Field Manual,” was declassified in 2008 by the CIA and …
Washington Post:
Musk team's push to gut federal workforce bypassed key Trump officials  —  Billionaire Elon Musk has worked behind the scenes on an initiative aimed at depleting the civil service, prompting questions about its legality.  —  Billionaire Elon Musk's influence over a traditionally nonpartisan agency …
Wall Street Journal:
FBI Overhaul Off to a Rocky Start as Kash Patel Prepares to Defend His Vision  —  White House mixes up who is temporarily in charge of agency as Trump loyalist heads into Senate confirmation hearing  —  WASHINGTON—Trump officials tried to start their shake-up of the Federal Bureau …
New York Times:
Trump Says U.S. Will Hold Migrants at Guantánamo  —  The president suggested 30,000 migrants could be housed on the base.  It is unclear how the plan will take shape.  —  President Trump on Wednesday ordered his administration to prepare to house tens of thousands of “criminal aliens” …
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Washington Post:
Trump plans to build mass detention camp for deportees at Guantánamo Bay
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
While signing Laken Riley Act, Trump says he'll send ‘worst criminal aliens’ to Guantanamo
The White House:
Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  Parents trust America's schools to provide their children …
Tara Copp / Associated Press:
Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more  —  The Defense Department's intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events …
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Trump's Inaugural Approval Rating Is Historically Low Again  —  Americans divided over whether Trump's pace in addressing major U.S. problems is about right or too fast  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — At 47%, President Donald Trump's initial job approval rating for his second term is similar …
Lexi Lonas Cochran / The Hill:
Denver schools under investigation over all-gender bathroom  —  The Department of Education launched an investigation Tuesday against Denver Public Schools for converting a girl's restroom into an all-gender bathroom.  —  The department's Office for Civil Rights said it is investigating …
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Elon Musk rose to the top of video game charts.  Now he has confessed to cheating.  —  The world's richest man has admitted to paying to boost his online warriors into global leaderboards, raising questions about his gaming prowess — and his need for digital praise.
Discussion: Newsbusters
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
GOP races to convince Trump to save former aides from Iran's hit list  —  They are largely avoiding mention of the two former aides who are Trump foes: John Bolton and Mark Milley.  —  A growing number of Republicans are alarmed by President Donald Trump's decision to yank security details …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Federal Agencies Ordered to End Initiatives That Support ‘Gender Ideology’
Discussion: Reuters
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump's Firings Could Bring Court Cases That Expand His Power
John Hyatt / Forbes:
Musk's X Platform Has Given New Life To Alex Jones
Alejandro Serrano / The Texas Tribune:
An immigrant faces deportation after a routine traffic stop in Texas, sparking more fear
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Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
Student Whose Racy Social Media Posts Riled a College Gets $250,000 Settlement
Discussion: Reason
Lois Parshley / The Lever:
Trump's Tech Donors Have Big Plans For Greenland
Discussion: Grist
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Is Said to Discuss Dropping Case Against Eric Adams
NBC New York:
Former Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years corruption and bribery case
 

 
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Documents: the NYT greenlights using select internal and external AI tools for editorial and product staff, including from OpenAI, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
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