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Vittoria Elliott / Wired:
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover — Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk's companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure. — Elon Musk's takeover of federal government infrastructure is ongoing …
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Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk's DOGE access to agency systems — Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk's Department …
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Ellen Knickmeyer / Associated Press:
USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk's DOGE from classified info, officials say — The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they refused to turn over classified material in restricted areas …
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Washington Post:
USAID security officials on leave after refusing access to Musk allies — Billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk has been denigrating the agency, which is the world's largest provider of food assistance. — The Trump administration has removed two top security officials at the U.S. Agency …
Financial Times:
Trump faces backlash from business as tariffs ignite inflation fears — Experts warn aggressive trade measures against US allies will hurt consumers and roil supply chains — Donald Trump faced a backlash from business groups and some in his own Republican party after kicking off a trade war …
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CBC News:
Doug Ford announces Ontario ban on American liquor in response to U.S. tariffs — U.S. President Donald Trump imposing a 25% tariff on most Canadian imports beginning Tuesday — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has ordered the LCBO to strip its shelves of American products in response …
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Wall Street Journal:
Canada, Mexico Want America to Feel the Pain of Tariffs Too — Both countries are planning precision strikes against U.S. exports in response to Trump's unilateral tariffs — in Toronto. — Canada and Mexico will suffer severe economic blows from the tariffs President Trump announced on Saturday.
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Laya Neelakandan / CNBC:
Ontario to remove U.S. alcohol from shelves after Trump's tariffs announcement
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Zia Weise / Politico:
Brussels vows ‘firm’ response to threatened Trump tariffs as EU braces for trade war
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Bloomberg:
Mexico's Sheinbaum to Announce Measures Against Tariffs Monday
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump says potential pain caused by tariffs ‘worth the price that must be paid’
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William Eltherington / CTV News:
Hockey fans boo U.S. national anthem at Ottawa Senators game after Trump imposes tariffs
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NPR:
Trump imposes new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China in new phase of trade war
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Bloomberg:
Car Prices Face $3,000 Increase as Tariffs Hit Auto Sector
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump says Americans could feel ‘some pain’ from his new tariffs that are triggering a trade war
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Matina Stevis-Gridneff / New York Times:
Trudeau Details Canada's Retaliation Plans in Emotional Rebuke of Trump Tariffs
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Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
With tariffs and threats, Trump turns on America's closest allies
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Jeanne Whalen / Wall Street Journal:
Tariffs Are Here. The Price Hikes Coming for These Items May Surprise You.
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NBC News:
Trump is waging war against his own government — One federal employee who spoke with NBC News said that the government workforce feels like they're being attacked regularly with “psychological warfare.” — WASHINGTON — Less than two weeks into his term, President Donald Trump is waging war …
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Throughout now-president Donald Trump's 2024 campaign, it was clear that his support was coming from three very different factions whose only shared ideology was a determination to destroy the federal government. Now we are watching them do it. — The group that serves President Donald …
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The Colorado Sun
Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
We do not know what exactly Elon Musk is doing to the federal government
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OutsideTheBeltway, Twitchy, Programmable Mutter, DNyuz and Digby's Hullabaloo
David Bauder / Associated Press:
The power of independent journalism: From her Brooklyn apartment, she ‘scooped’ the nation's media — First word of the Trump administration's since-rescinded order to freeze spending on federal loans and grants came not from a major news organization, but from a woman working alone in her Brooklyn apartment.
New York Times:
‘We Have No Coherent Message’: Democrats Struggle to Oppose Trump — More than 50 interviews with Democratic leaders revealed a party struggling to decide what it believes in, what issues to prioritize and how to confront an aggressive right-wing administration.
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Politico, Breitbart, Wall Street Journal, Daily Caller News Foundation, Fox News, Washington Examiner, Althouse, Raw Story, Twitchy and Semafor
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Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
The Logic of Destruction — What is a country? The way its people govern themselves. America exists because its people elect those who make and execute laws. The assumption of a democracy is that individuals have dignity and rights that they realize and protect by acting together.
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Samuel Bagenstos / Inside/Outside:
Why Write About the Illegality of What Trump and Musk are Doing? — NYU Law professor Noah Rosenblum posted on Bluesky yesterday that “[t]here has never been a larger gap in my (admittedly quite short) professional life between how lay folks and law profs are talking about what is happening in government right now.
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Don't Believe Him — This is an edited transcript of an audio essay on “The Ezra Klein Show.” You can listen to the conversation by following or subscribing to the show on the NYT Audio App, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
GOP pollster says Trump voters ‘tired’ of being accused of racism — Republican pollster Frank Luntz said on Friday that President Trump's voters are “tired” of being accused of being sexist and racist. — In a discussion about Trump's remarks linking diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) …
New York Times:
Top F.B.I. Agent in New York Vows to ‘Dig In’ After Removals at Agency — James E. Dennehy, the highly respected leader of the largest and most important field office in the bureau, said in an email to staff that the F.B.I. was in a “battle of our own.” — The top agent at the F.B.I.'s …
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Revokes Protections for Venezuelans in the U.S. — The decision to revoke Temporary Protected Status signals that President Trump will continue to dismantle a program that aims to protect migrants from potentially dangerous countries. — The Trump administration …
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