Trump and his lawyers embrace the logic of dictatorship  —  And they're not even trying to hide it at this point. … 🗣️ 🎤 🤯  —  Donald Trump is busy seizing power through executive orders and letting Elon Musk and his gang of racist DOGE bros run amok through America's government agencies.

Musk associates granted access to confidential info about X's competitors  —  With Elon Musk's social media platform X poised to launch a digital wallet and peer-to-peer payment services, Musk's associates have been granted access to confidential information about X's competitors …

Trump says US may have less debt than thought because of fraud  —  U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said the United States may carry less debt than thought and said it could be because of fraud related to debt payments.  —  Trump made his comments to reporters aboard Air Force One while flying to the Super Bowl in New Orleans.

Robert Rubin, Lawrence Summers, Timothy Geithner, Jacob Lew, Janet Yellen: DOGE Is a Threat to U.S. Democracy.  —  When we had the honor of being sworn in as the 70th, 71st, 75th, 76th and 78th secretaries of the Treasury, we took an oath to support and defend the United States Constitution.

The NSA's “Big Delete”  —  Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a “Big Delete” of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including “privilege,” “bias,” and “inclusion.”  The “Big Delete,” according to an NSA source and internal correspondence reviewed …

“'Women' is a banned word”: Trump uses trans panic to strip rights from all women  —  Under the guise of “protecting women,” the military, schools and labs are forced to take women's safety away  —  In a country where 1 out of 6 women have experienced rape or attempted rape …

Farmers on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds  —  The White House had repeatedly said the funding freeze would not impact benefits that go directly to individuals.  —  Farmers report missing millions of dollars of funding they were promised by the U.S. Agriculture Department …

Playbook: Tariff week is here  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  Good Monday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard, wondering if it's possible to have actually overdosed on nachos.  Please send help.  —  TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR: Sorry Taylor; sorry Donald — your (adopted) Chiefs took one heck of a beating.

Trump Orders Treasury Secretary to Stop Minting Pennies  —  President Trump said that the coins cost more to produce than their face value.  —  President Trump said on Sunday night that he had ordered the Treasury secretary to stop producing new pennies, a move that he said would help reduce unnecessary government spending.

Musk's Threats Suddenly Darken as Trump Legal Losses Trigger MAGA Fury  —  Rage is mounting among President Donald Trump's allies over the losses that Trump's agenda has suffered in court, which are clearly becoming a serious obstacle to him.  It's gotten so bad that Elon Musk shared a tweet …

2/10/25 ☀️ AM:  —  Gabbard, Kennedy set for confirmation votes this week  —  House GOP appropriators do little as DOGE runs wild  —  The race for reconciliation … House Republican leaders are looking to cut federal spending by $2 trillion to $2.5 trillion as part …

For CEOs and Bankers, the Trump Euphoria Is Fading Fast  —  Deals market gets curtailed by uncertainty delivered in president's first weeks  —  It took less than a month for the second Trump administration to cool the enthusiasm of chief executives and dealmakers.

Trump administration seeks urgent end of ‘impermissible’ court order blocking access to Treasury systems  —  The order blocked DOGE access to a critical government payment mechanism.  —  The Trump administration is making an urgent push to end a court order barring top officials' access …

‘Mark my words’: George Conway predicts alarming showdown that could ‘end’ U.S. democracy  —  George Conway predicted that Donald Trump would engage in a constitutional showdown that could spell the end of U.S. democracy.  —  Vice President J.D. Vance argued Sunday that federal courts …

Kanye West Shutters X Account After Elon Musk Clamps Down on His Posts  —  Kanye West deactivated his Twitter account after days of posting antisemitic, misogynist and racist content which even forced so-called free speech advocate Elon Musk to take action.The X owner revealed that the rapper's account …

Senate Democrats launch portal for whistleblowers in Trump administration  —  Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, said they are launching a new portal for whistleblowers to expose wrongdoing …

Court Blocks U.S. From Sending 3 Venezuelan Migrants to Guantánamo  —  The men, who are detained in New Mexico, say they “fit the profile” of the type of migrants the Trump administration has started sending to the Navy base in Cuba.  —  A federal judge barred the U.S. government …

Sabotaging the Pax Americana  —  Trump and Musk are making us distrusted, friendless and weak  —  Elon Musk — with Donald Trump's acquiescence, but clearly Musk was calling the shots — has effectively destroyed USAID, the aid agency that was, aside from its humanitarian role, a major pillar of US foreign policy.

Trump 2.0 Heralds an Aggressive Flexing of Power  —  President Trump's early moves to slash the federal government and expand American territory represent significant ideological swings from his first term.  —  For all of the shock and awe of President Trump's first weeks back in office, much of it should come as little surprise.

Democracy is Crumbling.  Is Anybody Doing Anything?  —  This past weekend a federal district court in Massachusetts issued a nationwide injunction ordering Elon Musk and his team of young tech supremacists to stop accessing payment and other systems at the Department of Treasury …

China's Strategy in Trade War: Threaten U.S. Tech Companies  —  Preparing for Trump talks, Beijing starts probe of Google and keeps Apple and Broadcom in its sights  —  SINGAPORE—Chinese officials are building a list of U.S. technology companies that can be targeted with antitrust probes and other tools …