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Republicans Love Trump's Spending Cuts. Just Not in Their States. — Even as they praise the president's unilateral actions to slash federal spending, G.O.P. lawmakers have quietly moved to seek carve outs or exemptions for their own constituents. — Republicans in Congress have responded …
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Defying Johnson, Graham and Senate G.O.P. Push Their Own Budget Plan — Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who relishes being in the middle of the action, is leapfrogging the House G.O.P., which is still tied in knots over how to pass its budget.
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Politico, Reuters, New York Post, Associated Press, NBC News, Axios and Raw Story

House Republican circulates petition to deport Omar
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The Gateway Pundit, New York Post and Axios

House budget resolution in limbo as conservatives push deeper spending cuts and work requirements
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, New York Times and PoliticusUSA

Republicans Face Their First Big Test on Reconciliation — And the White House Has Doubts About Success
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New Republic, Reuters and Talking Points Memo

Energy and Commerce Committee's Medicaid problem just got tougher
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Center For Children …


This obscure law is one reason Trump's agenda keeps losing in court — Lawsuits challenging Trump policies raise big constitutional questions, but they also rely on a law that requires the government to follow the correct procedures when changing course. — WASHINGTON — Lawyers challenging …
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Townhall, Raw Story, The Independent and Alternet.org
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White House says judges balking at Trump's actions are provoking a ‘constitutional crisis’ — The White House said Wednesday that court rulings going against the Trump administration are coming from “judicial activists” on the bench whose decisions amount to a “constitutional crisis.”


It's a Good Thing Democrats Didn't Pack the Courts
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The Gateway Pundit

What happens if Trump starts ignoring court rulings? We break it down
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The Status Kuo, The Hill, New Republic, ABC News, Washington Examiner, Daily Kos, The Guardian, Alternet.org and USA Today


Trump Humiliated in the ‘Most Powerless Image Ever’ of a U.S. President: O'Donnell — Trump has always craved is the attention of the “truly rich,” and how he finally has it, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell said.
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The Independent, Marin Independent Journal, Mediaite and Breitbart
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New Kennedy Center board elects Trump as chair. Rutter departs as president. — President Trump's refashioned board of trustees voted him chairman in a meeting Wednesday afternoon. President Deborah Rutter told staff she was leaving the institution. — The Kennedy Center board …


Judge Lifts Freeze on Trump's Buyout Plan for Federal Workers
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Politico and Washington Examiner


“Armored Tesla” forecast to win $400 million State Department contract after Trump's election, government document shows — The State Department's procurement forecast, revised as of late December 2024, lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio's department planning …
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Mock Paper Scissors, New Republic and Electrek
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McConnell Comments on Gabbard Nomination — Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement today on the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to serve as Director of National Intelligence:
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Senate votes to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as top U.S. intelligence official — Gabbard overcame initial skepticism from some Republican senators about her nomination, underscoring Trump's grip on the party. — WASHINGTON — The GOP-controlled Senate early Wednesday morning voted …
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Hegseth's rough start: Pentagon chief faces protest at U.S. base abroad — The question isn't why the defense secretary faced pushback at U.S. European Command headquarters; the question is whether he'll see more protests soon. — Though it still seems hard to believe, a couple of weeks ago …
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New York Times, RedState, Axios, The War Zone, NBC News and Fox News
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Middle school students hold walkout during Hegseth visit to US base in Germany
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Defense One and The Gateway Pundit


US sues New York state officials over immigration enforcement, attorney general says — The U.S. Justice Department has sued New York State officials over alleged failures to enforce federal immigration law, Attorney General Pam Bondi told reporters on Wednesday.
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Washington Examiner, Axios, CBS News, Fox News, USA Today, Bloomberg, New York Times, The Independent, Twitchy, New York Daily News and abc7NY


Elon Musk's DOGE takes aim at agency that had plans of regulating X — Elon Musk made a big leap late last month toward his long-shot goal of turning X into an “everything app,” a service that could encompass a broad range of services, including the ability to transfer money, similar to Venmo or PayPal.
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Raw Story, The Hill, Business Insider, Washington Post and CNN
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren's Two-Word Plan to Save the CFPB From Elon Musk
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Rolling Stone, The Independent, Public Notice, Accountable US, Bloomberg, The Boston Globe, Semafor and Blue Virginia


Trump Softens Tone on Inflation After Pledging to Lower Prices — President Trump pledged to lower costs on “Day 1” as a candidate. His administration now acknowledges it will take more time. — President Trump promised voters that, if elected, he would enact policies that would bring prices down on “Day 1” in office.
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CPI Report: Inflation Rose Unexpectedly in January
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Federal judge won't prevent withholding of FEMA funding for New York City migrant hotel stays — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has clawed back more than $80 million from New York City, officials said Wednesday, escalating a dispute between the Trump administration and the nation's largest city …
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Trump revokes $80 million from NYC after threat to claw back FEMA cash used to care for migrants
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BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants — On Monday afternoon, Popular Information broke the news that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of two federal court orders.
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New York Times and Washington Examiner


Family of Venezuelan Migrant Sent to Guantánamo: ‘My Brother Is Not a Criminal.’ … Luis Alberto Castillo, a father of one from Venezuela, entered the United States on Jan. 19, one day before Donald Trump became president for a second term — swept into office on a promise to treat undocumented migrants with a heavy hand.
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CBS News, Digby's Hullabaloo and Center for Victims of Torture


Judge clears way for Trump's plan to downsize federal workforce. Follow live updates. — A federal judge in Boston cleared the way for President Trump's plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation program. — US District Judge George O'Toole Jr. found a group …


Why the health care industry is letting RFK Jr. cruise to confirmation — From drugmakers to doctors, few health care groups are asking senators to block Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from becoming HHS secretary. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s expected Senate confirmation on Thursday to lead …
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New York Times
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Eric Adams Discussed Possible Republican Primary Run With G.O.P. Leader — The mayor discussed options to run for re-election in the Republican contest as recently as Monday. Asked for comment, he said he was running as a Democrat. — Mayor Eric Adams of New York City has quietly explored running …
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Politico and Twin Cities


Musk's X Agrees to Pay About $10 Million to Settle Trump Lawsuit — Musk's platform becomes second social-media company to settle with Trump after Jan. 6, 2021 riot triggered bans — WASHINGTON—Elon Musk's X has agreed to pay about $10 million to settle a lawsuit that Donald Trump brought …
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The Guardian, CNBC, TechCrunch, Deadline, Reuters, Mediaite, The Verge and The Borowitz Report, more at Mediagazer »


Americans Are Actually in a Position to Make Elon Musk Feel Our Rage — The company is in a precarious position. This is a case where buying choices can effectively communicate rage. — There are myriad reasons to loathe Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, who has become a top ally of Donald Trump.
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Democratic US lawmakers ask Energy Department about any DOGE access to nuclear data — Two U.S. Democratic lawmakers pressed the secretary of energy on Wednesday whether members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have access to classified information on nuclear weapons …


Donald Trump is Now the Mayor of New York — The Trump DOJ's decision to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams may not be the most serious act of prosecutorial corruption in decades but it's almost certainly the most brazen. The stated reasons for dropping the charges were absurd …
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The City, New York Times and Bangor Daily News


Judge rules Trump's sweeping plan to persuade federal workers to resign can move forward — U.S. District Judge George A. O'Toole Jr. dissolved his restraining order blocking the “deferred resignations” program after finding the plaintiffs lacked legal standing.
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The National Pulse


House GOP budget plan targets deep SNAP cuts — The higher level of spending cuts in the newly released House Republican budget blueprint means some current food aid benefits for low-income Americans will likely be reduced, according to two GOP lawmakers. House Republicans …
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USA Today


The GSA Plans to Sell Hundreds of Its Federal Government Buildings — The General Services Administration, staffed at its upper levels by Elon Musk associates, plans to sell 500-plus buildings—some of which house government agencies and the offices of US senators.