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Ari Natter / Bloomberg:
Dismissed Nuclear Bomb Specialists Recalled by Energy Department — About 300-400 workers tied to nuclear programs were dismissed — Agency seeks to bring back workers after chaotic terminations — The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists …
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Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country's weapons stockpile, sources say — Trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security Administration — the agency tasked with managing the nation's nuclear stockpile …
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Geoff Brumfiel / NPR:
Trump firings cause chaos at agency responsible for America's nuclear weapons
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Washington Post:
Justice officials move to drop Adams case after 7 lawyers refuse, resign in protest — Acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove told prosecutors in Washington to find someone who would seek to have the case dismissed, or risk losing their jobs — The Justice Department on Friday filed …
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Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Federal prosecutor will sign motion to dismiss Adams charges in bid to save colleagues' jobs, sources say — A federal prosecutor agreed on Friday to file a motion to dismiss the criminal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, in a bid to spare other career staff …
NBC News:
Justice Department moves to dismiss Eric Adams case after extraordinary internal revolt — The filing does not spell the end of the high-profile case. A federal court judge must approve the decision to drop the charges. — The Justice Department on Friday moved to dismiss corruption charges …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Trump Trial of Danielle Sassoon
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Seven Former Manhattan U.S. Attorneys Voice Support for Sassoon
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
A dangerous, damaging civil war at the Justice Department
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Politico:
‘Like a tornado hit’: Stunned federal workers take stock of mass layoffs — and brace for repercussions — The Trump administration could face political backlash from voters in Republican and Democratic states who suddenly find a host of services vanish. — Americans could soon start …
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Brian Merchant / Blood in the Machine:
The federal tech workers facing down DOGE — Over the last few weeks, as Elon Musk and DOGE have infiltrated government agency after government agency, proclaiming their intent to slash budgets, cut jobs, and embrace AI, we've watched a brazen, extralegal effort to hollow out the state unfold in real time.
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Associated Press:
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
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Michael Embrich / Rolling Stone:
Trump and Musk's Valentine's Day Massacre of Military Veterans
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Elon Musk's DOGE Posts Classified Data On Its New Website — “People are scrambling” to see if their sensitive information has been accessed by Musk's programmers, said one federal intelligence employee. — LOADING — WASHINGTON — Elon Musk's team at the so-called Department …
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Arne Delfs / Bloomberg:
German Leader Denounces Vance's Overture to Far-Right Party — Scholz says ‘will not accept’ intervention in German election — German democracy a bulwark against Nazism, Scholz says — Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned US Vice President JD Vance's overture to Germany's far right …
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New York Times:
Vance Tells Europeans to Stop Shunning Parties Deemed Extreme
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Politico:
JD Vance attacks Europe over migration, free speech
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Andrew Roth / The Guardian:
JD Vance breaks taboo by meeting with leader of Germany's far-right party
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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Inside The ‘Bizarre’ Meeting Where DOGE Requested ‘Extensive System Access’ At IRS — The Internal Revenue Service has now joined the list of federal agencies and offices experiencing life on the “DOGE” side. Two sources told TPM that a staffer affiliated with President Trump and Elon Musk's controversial …
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Washington Post:
Layoffs to hit IRS as DOGE targets tax collections — The cuts are expected to at least partially reverse the Biden administration's efforts to beef up the agency. — The Trump administration is expected to begin laying off thousands of employees at the Internal Revenue Service …
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New York Times:
I.R.S. Expected to Lay Off Thousands
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
This is a perfectly fine hill for the AP to die on — The wire service's reporters have been barred from White House events. Next time, it could be you. — The world is now filled with media critics, media analysts, media prognosticators, media experts, media everything.
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ terminology dispute
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New York Times:
Seeking a Mar-a-Lago Vibe, Trump Considers Paving Over Grass in Rose Garden — The president has been discussing plans to rip up the grass in one of the White House's most iconic locations and put in a hard surface to serve as a patio like the one at his Florida home and club.
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Politico:
Trump's cuts hit red states, triggering GOP pushback — GOP lawmakers try to intervene with the Trump administration as local fallout grows. — Republican lawmakers are pushing back against sweeping cuts to the federal government launched by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk …
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Judge temporarily blocks mass terminations at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — In a court order, the judge said CFPB employees for now cannot be fired without cause, and data housed by the independent agency cannot be deleted. — WASHINGTON — A judge said in a r u ling Friday …
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Ellie Wolfe / The Baltimore Banner:
Naval Academy faculty told to avoid ‘divisive concepts’ like ‘systemic racism’ — The guidance from the provost follows President Trump's recent DEI-focused executive order, which some say seeks to erase history and diversity. — Faculty at the Naval Academy are no longer permitted …
Washington Post:
As federal workers and aid recipients reel, Trump's team says: So what? — “They get the one starving kid in Sudan that isn't going to have a USAID bottle, and they make everything DOGE has done about the starving kid in Sudan,” a White House official said.
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Politico:
Special counsel Jack Smith discloses ‘gift’ of $140,000 in free legal services — It's not clear precisely why Smith sought outside legal advice. — Jack Smith, the special counsel who brought two criminal cases against President Donald Trump, received $140,000 in pro bono legal services …
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Tim Fang / CBS News:
3 men claiming to be from DOGE show up at San Francisco City Hall, demand records — San Francisco city officials are investigating after three men who claimed to be from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) showed up at City Hall on Friday demanding records from offices before fleeing.
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Eric Geller / Wired:
Top US Election Security Watchdog Forced to Stop Election Security Work — The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has frozen efforts to aid states in securing elections, according to an internal memo viewed by WIRED. — The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency …
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Brenda Wintrode / The Baltimore Banner:
Maryland National Guard out of Frederick Douglass parade after DoD order declares Black History Month ‘dead’ — Strict guidance from the national defense department crushed plans for an Eastern Shore parade held in honor of Frederick Douglass' 207th birthday because it was being held during …
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Mother Jones:
National Archives Head Resigns as Trump Takes Control of Records — Sources name conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt and far-right journalist John Solomon as potential replacements. — The acting head of the National Archives announced his resignation on Friday, paving the way for Donald …
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