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Washington Post:
U.S. intelligence, law enforcement candidates face Trump loyalty test — Candidates for top intelligence and law enforcement jobs were asked to give “yes” or “no” responses to questions such as: Was Jan. 6 “an inside job?” — Candidates for top national security positions in the Trump administration …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
As the Trump upheaval continues, are there restraints that could slow him down? — Questions remain on what constitutional or other checks can be put on the president and his wide-ranging actions. — Rare is the president who doesn't overinterpret his mandate. President Donald Trump is no exception.
Anthony Halpin / Bloomberg:
Kremlin Declines to Confirm or Deny Putin Call Trump Hints At
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Reuters, EADaily, The Japan Times and The Gateway Pundit
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Trump reveals he's spoken with Putin by phone, says Russian president ‘wants to see people stop dying’ in Ukraine war
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Politico, The Moscow Times, CNN, EADaily, Washington Examiner and Los Angeles Times
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Trump dismisses archivist to the United States
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Reuters, New York Times, NBC News, The Hill, Bloomberg, The Gateway Pundit, CBS News and 404 Media
New York Times:
Federal Financial Watchdog Ordered to Cease Activity — In an email to staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency's acting director ordered workers to cease “all supervision and examination activity.” — Employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed to cease …
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NBC News:
Russell Vought, CFPB's new acting head, issues directives to halt portions of bureau activity — The Senate confirmed Vought as director of the Office of Management and Budget on Thursday. — Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought issued a series of directives …
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The Hill, Washington Examiner and Business Insider
Laurel Wamsley / NPR:
Russell Vought takes the helm at CFPB, orders pause in agency activities
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Politico, CNN, USA Today, Fox News, CBS News, WTTG-TV, RedState, Forbes, American Financial … and Wall Street Journal
Katherine Dillinger / CNN:
Researchers decry ‘disastrously bad idea’ as NIH slashes payments for research infrastructure — The US National Institutes of Health is lowering the maximum “indirect cost rate” that research institutions can charge the government, the agency said late Friday - a move that scientists …
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
February 8, 2025 — Yesterday the National Institutes of Health under the Trump administration announced a new policy that will dramatically change the way the United States funds medical research. Now, when a researcher working at a university receives a federal grant for research …
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Trump stripping the security clearances of numerous antagonists — including NY AG Letitia James, DA Alvin Bragg — President Trump has ordered security clearances stripped from a new hit list of antagonists. — Just days after revoking Joe Biden's access to classified information …
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Mattathias Schwartz / New York Times:
Federal Courts Are the Frontline for Those Opposing Trump Executive Orders — With a compliant Congress and mostly quiet streets, the president's opponents are turning to the judicial branch with a flurry of legal actions. But can the courts keep up? — More than 40 lawsuits filed …
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Bloomberg, The Guardian and The Japan Times
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Washington Post:
In chaotic Washington blitz, Elon Musk's ultimate goal becomes clear — Shrink government, control data and — according to one official closely watching the billionaire's DOGE — replace “the human workforce with machines.” — Billionaire Elon Musk's blitzkrieg on Washington has brought …
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Raw Story, Daily Mail, The Gateway Pundit and Crooks and Liars
David McAfee / Raw Story:
‘The feel of a coup’: Elon Musk said to be poised to ‘defy’ major judicial order — Elon Musk appears poised to defy a judicial order, according to observers. — Musk, the richest man in the world and an appointee of Donald Trump, was dealt a blow over the weekend when a judge reportedly …
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Twitchy
New York Times:
A Tent City Is Rising at Guantánamo Bay — These are the first independent images to emerge from the migrant operation that the Trump administration has begun at the Navy base. — The Trump administration has moved more than 30 people described as Venezuelan gang members …
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The Japan Times
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Musk Team's Treasury Access Raises Security Fears, Despite Judge's Ordered Halt — A judge ruled Saturday that the activities of Elon Musk's government cost-cutting effort risk “the disclosure of sensitive and confidential information” and render them “more vulnerable than before to hacking.”
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CNN
Cheyanne Mumphrey / Associated Press:
House Republicans mull taxes on scholarships and changes to student loan programs — As Republicans in Congress look for ways to slash spending, some legislators are floating new taxes on college scholarships, an end to student loan repayment plans and a big hike in taxes on university endowments.
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Trump rules out deporting Prince Harry: 'He's got enough problems with his wife' — Prince Harry can breathe freely in Montecito, because President Donald Trump has ruled out deporting the self-exiled British royal. — Harry's immigration status is the subject of litigation in Washington DC …
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Fox News, Daily Mail, Mediaite, RedState, Twitchy, Global News, Breitbart, EADaily, American Thinker, The Hill and The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
Early Crypto Traders Had Speedy Profit on Trump Coin as Others Suffered Losses — Some traders made tens of millions off a new cryptocurrency launched by President Trump and his sons. Many others lost out. — The curious trade came a little past 9 p.m. on Jan. 17 …
Washington Post:
GOP laws aimed at very rare noncitizen voting could hit eligible voters — Republicans in Congress and state legislatures are charging forward with plans to require Americans to prove they are citizens. — In the months before last year's election, Alabama removed valid voters from the rolls …
Wired:
The Recruitment Effort That Helped Build Elon Musk's DOGE Army — At least three individuals associated with Palantir or its cofounder Peter Thiel were involved in an online recruiting effort for DOGE late last year, WIRED has learned. — The establishment of Elon Musk's so-called Department …
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Washington Post and New York Times
Joe Wilkins / Futurism:
The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New Analysis — On New Years morning this year, US Army Master Sergeant Matthew Livelsberger rolled his rental cybertruck up near the front doors of Trump International Hotel Las Vegas.
Campbell Robertson / New York Times:
Springfield, Ohio, Sues Neo-Nazi Group, Saying It Intimidated Haitians — In the lawsuit, the city states that people associated with the group made death threats last year against those who expressed support for Haitian residents. — The city of Springfield, Ohio, which was singled …
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The Hill, WGN-TV and Associated Press
Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:
More Profiles of Courage, Patriotism and Resistance in standing up to Trump — These are inspiring moments for us! — If you just watched corporate news—and I sincerely hope you watch more than that—you would think Donald Trump is all powerful, all knowing and “all” just about everything.
Emma Bubola / New York Times:
Far-Right Leaders Rally in Spain to ‘Make Europe Great Again’ — At a gathering in Madrid, members of Europe's far-right parties set aside any trepidation they might have about President Trump's threats, and instead focused on a common enemy — the European Union.
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