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Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system — A top Treasury career staffer is expected to depart. Surrogates of Musk's DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems. — The highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department …
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Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say — Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees …
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NBC News and Rolling Stone


Elon Musk Is Trying to Get Control of Key Payment System—at Any Cost — A top-ranking official in the U.S. Department of the Treasury is resigning after a fight with Elon Musk over a sensitive payment system. — The Washington Post reports that David Lebryk, who has worked in the department …
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Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China begin Saturday, White House says … In an apparent ending to weeks of intense speculation, the White House confirmed Friday that President Donald Trump will be leveling aggressive tariffs this weekend on major U.S. trading partners.
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Exclusive: Trump set to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada starting on March 1, sources say
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Axios, Townhall, DNyuz, The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story

White House says Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will come Saturday. No word on exemptions
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Paramount in Settlement Talks With Trump Over ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit — A settlement, if reached, would be an extraordinary concession by a major U.S. media company to a sitting president. — When Donald J. Trump sued CBS for $10 billion days before the 2024 election, accusing the company …
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CBS staff alarmed by reports of settlement talks with Trump over ‘60 Minutes’ Harris interview
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A Wannabe Authoritarian Hard At Work
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OutsideTheBeltway and Lawyers, Guns & Money

The Art of the Kneel — If a settlement deal is inked with Donald Trump, Shari Redstone …
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Los Angeles Times, Variety, The Independent, New York Post and Mediaite


DCA crash puts Trump's appalling unfitness on full display — 🔊📺 🎥 With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent media is more important than ever right now. Public Notice is made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one already …
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From Anguish to Aggression: Trump Goes on Offense After Midair Collision
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The Japan Times, Advocate and The Hill

Trump and Allies Default to Racist Explanation of Deadly Air Collision
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People with intellectual disabilities do lots of jobs — but they don't direct air traffic
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New York doctor indicted for prescribing abortion pill in Louisiana — A New York doctor was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on Friday for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the Deep South state, which has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the country.
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Louisiana Illuminator and WTOP News


FBI agents who worked on January 6 and Trump investigations are expected to be fired Friday — The Trump administration is set to expand a purge of career law enforcement officials, with dozens of FBI agents who worked on January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack and Trump-related investigations …
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Federal employees told to remove pronouns from email signatures by end of day — The mandate is the latest effort in the Trump administration's push to end DEI. — President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Jan. 30, 2025.


Rising Dem: Don't Raise Debt Limit Without Concessions From Trump — Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) joins Sam Stein to discuss Trump's first 10 days, including the chaos around federal funding, mass deportation orders, the possibility he may run for governor, and how the Democratic Party can find success in the age of Trump.
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EPA workers receive emails warning their employment could be terminated — More than 1,100 employees at the Environmental Protection Agency received notice this week that they were deemed to be on probationary status and warning they could be fired immediately, according to an email obtained by CNN.
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Career prosecutors withdraw from federal criminal investigation of GOP Congressman Andy Ogles — Local prosecutors are not commenting, but move may signal plans to drop investigation of one of President Trump's Republican allies — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Federal prosecutors based …
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Raw Story


Groyperfication — I'm working on something long-ish on the “vibe shift” discourse that I'm hoping will come in lieu of the Sunday Reading, Watching supplement. But I just wanted to quickly remark again on what I think is an underreported key to understanding contemporary politics …


SCOOP: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Admits Settlement for “Misconduct” Accusation — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has admitted to the US Senate that he has reached at least one settlement agreement in which he was accused of misconduct or inappropriate behavior. — After the Senate Finance Committee …
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Mediaite and New Republic


“People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That's Not True. — Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blocks Jan. 6 rioters from state jobs after Trump pardons — In a written directive, the Democratic Illinois governor tells his hiring office that “no one who attempts to overthrow a government should serve in government.” — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is blocking …
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Washington Examiner, CBS News, The Gateway Pundit, New Republic and Raw Story


USDA ordered to scrub climate change from websites — The directive could affect information across dozens of programs including climate-smart agriculture initiatives. — Agriculture Department employees have been ordered to delete landing pages discussing climate change across agency websites …
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Washington Examiner and Twitchy


The D.C. Air Disaster Is a Flashing Warning Sign About DOGE — From the moment he returned to the White House, Donald Trump launched a full-scale assault on the federal workforce. The president has fired or demoted an unprecedented number of senior officials and civil servants.
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The Verge


Decision to dump water from Tulare County lakes altered after sending locals into a mad scramble — Water managers were relieved Thursday evening after the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to back off of a sudden decision earlier in the day to dump massive amounts of water from Kaweah and Success lakes.
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Los Angeles Times


Chuck Todd exiting NBC News after nearly 20 years as Trump starts second term — Chuck Todd is leaving NBC News. — The NBC chief political analyst and former “Meet The Press” moderator announced the news in a memo shared with staff Friday. The exit comes amid broad shifts …
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How Trump Could Snatch a Third Term — Despite the 22nd Amendment — Four ways Trump could stay in power beyond 2028. — Less than two weeks have passed since the last presidential inauguration, but try to imagine the next one. — It's Jan. 20, 2029. The nation has weathered another tumultuous four years under Donald Trump.
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Raw Story


A career official tried to undo Trump's purge at USAID. He was then purged, too. — The dramatic purge and counter-purge played out in emails obtained by The Washington Post, as Trump's pause on aid upends humanitarian work around the world. — The Trump administration's purge of dozens …
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The DNC's outgoing chair says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in 2024 — As the Democratic National Committee prepares to elect a new chair, its departing leader says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in the 2024 race. In an interview with The Associated Press …
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