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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Russian state media briefly enters Oval Office during Zelenskyy meeting  —  The White House did not address how the unapproved reporter was able to gain access to the Oval Office.  —  The White House last week announced that “all journalists deserve a seat” in the Oval Office press pool.
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
At Least Now We Know the Truth  —  Sign up for Trump's Return, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump presidency.  —  At least the Oval Office meeting held by President Donald Trump and Vice President J. D. Vance with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was held in front of the cameras.
Zachary Basu / Axios:
“The free world needs a new leader”: Allies defend Zelensky after Trump debacle … - “He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. … - The verbal clash was triggered when Zelensky asked Vice President Vance “what kind of diplomacy” he envisioned with Vladimir Putin …
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine's Zelenskyy after Oval Office blow up  —  Watch live as U.S. President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington, D.C.  —  President Donald Trump has cut short talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy …
Discussion: NBC News, The Hill, Fox News and Breitbart
New York Times:
Excerpts From the Fiery Exchange Between Trump and Zelensky at the White House  —  During the Oval Office meeting, President Trump told the Ukrainian leader: “You're either going to make a deal or we're out.”  —  A meeting between President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine …
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Why the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting imploded  —  The View From A Pro-Ukraine Republican  —  President Donald Trump's perception that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was overtaking the day's planned emphasis on a US-Ukraine minerals deal partly set off Friday's Oval Office blowup, according to a White House official.
Washington Post:
Contentious Trump-Zelensky meeting threatens U.S. support for Ukraine
Washington Post:
Trump cancels news conference with Zelensky after contentious Oval Office meeting
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
Democrats Are About to Eat Their Own
Discussion: Off Message
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Trump And Vance Ambush Zelensky In Prelude To Betrayal
The Kyiv Independent:
A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn't Zelensky
April Rubin / Axios:
Ukraine ally Graham suggests Zelensky be replaced after Trump clash
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump and Vance attack Zelenskyy in remarkable Oval Office exchange
CBS News:
Zelenskyy to visit Trump and finish negotiation over Ukraine's minerals
Patsy Widakuswara / Reuters:
Trump-Zelenskyy White House meeting on mineral deal devolves into shouting match
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:
Screaming Match Erupts As Donald Trump And JD Vance Berate President Zelensky
Martin Matishak / The Record:
Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, according to three people familiar with the matter.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Bezos' changes at ‘Washington Post’ lead to mass subscription cancellations — again  —  More than 75,000 digital subscribers to The Washington Post have cancelled since its owner, billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced on Wednesday that he would radically overhaul the paper's opinion pages …
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Jaden Amos / Axios:
Trump says he had dinner with Bezos week of Washington Post changes
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CNN:
Exclusive: US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say  —  Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security …
Isabella Cueto / STAT:
RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment on HHS decisions  —  In notice to Federal Register, health agency says public participation is not needed in many decisions  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  —  Friday proposing to strip public participation from much of the business his department conducts.
Discussion: Reason and Law Dork
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
RFK Jr. issues rule barring public comment on HHS rulemaking
Discussion: CBS News
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Ex-Biden staffer: Campaign was ‘gaslighting’ public with ‘denial’ of age, ability concerns  —  A former staffer for the Biden White House argued that then-President Biden's campaign was “gaslighting” the public by denying concerns about his cognitive fitness for office.
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Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts  —  Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status were fired Thursday, lawmakers and weather experts said.  Federal workers who were not let …
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Musk Makes Big Mistake While Trying to Smear CNN Legal Analyst Norm Eisen  —  CARELESS  —  The billionaire DOGE chief found a woman with the same last name as a lawyer he hates.  Cue the conspiracy.
Discussion: Electrek
Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
State Department terminates U.S. support of Ukraine energy grid restoration  —  The USAID initiative had invested hundreds of millions of dollars in helping Ukraine's energy grid recover from attacks from Russia.  —  WASHINGTON — The State Department this week terminated a U.S. Agency …
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats  —  Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’  — Don't let a billionaire's algorithm control what you read.
more at Techmeme »
Wall Street Journal:
Hegseth Warned of Military Action if Mexico Fails to Meet Trump's Border Demands  —  The defense secretary's closed-door comments have unnerved Mexican officials negotiating to avoid 25% tariffs  —  MEXICO CITY—It was the first call U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Politico:
DOJ demotes top prosecutors of Jan. 6 defendants, Trump allies  —  The veteran lawyers who were reassigned include those who prosecuted Steve Bannon, Peter Navarro and leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.  —  The Justice Department has demoted some of the most senior federal prosecutors …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:   U.S. Mint takes Jan. 6 coin honoring officers who protected the Capitol off its website
Rachel Treisman / NPR:
What to know about the Epstein files release, from redactions to ‘Rickrolling’  —  The Justice Department released a batch of files from its investigation into the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday, after considerable fanfare.
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Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech / The Hill:
HPV vaccine credited for declining cervical precancer rates  —  Fewer precancerous lesions are being found in young women undergoing cervical cancer screenings thanks to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.  —  Rates of precancerous lesions in women between the ages of 20 and 24 dropped …
ProPublica:
Speaker Mike Johnson Is Living in a D.C. House That Is the Center of a Pastor's Secretive Influence Campaign  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  In 2021, Steve Berger …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
IRS rejected request for addresses of people believed to be in U.S. illegally  —  Immigration enforcement officials sought home addresses for 700,000 people and asked for skilled auditors to investigate businesses.  The tax agency is forbidden from sharing protected information, even with other parts of the government.
Meridith McGraw / Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Sign Executive Order Making English Official U.S. Language  —  The U.S. has never had a national language in its nearly 250-year history  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is planning to sign an executive order that would for the first time make English the official language of the U.S., according to White House officials.
New York Times:
How Elon Musk Executed His Takeover of the Federal Bureaucracy  —  The operation was driven with a frenetic focus by the billionaire, who channeled his resentment of regulatory oversight into a drastic overhaul of government agencies.  —  On the last Friday of September 2023 …
Nina Golgowski / HuffPost:
Georgia Nonprofit That Produces Life-Saving Food For Kids Has Federal Contract Cut  —  An estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that's specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition.  —  A Georgia nonprofit that produces emergency aid …
 
 
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Washington Post:
Trump officials start dismantling civil rights offices, as part of DOGE's secret plan
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Beshear, Shapiro and Whitmer will address House Democrats' retreat
Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Black woman general in charge of military health care resigns abruptly
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The Curious Case Against a Los Angeles Sheriff Watchdog
Jesse Paul / The Colorado Sun:
Michael Bennet is “very, very seriously” considering a run for Colorado governor in 2026, senior aides say
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Ben Goggin / NBC News:
‘Trump Gaza’ AI video creators say they don't want to be the president's ‘propaganda machine’
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Will Selber / The Bulwark:
Transgender Service Members Aren't the Problem
NBC News:
Trump administration and Musk's DOGE plan to fire nearly all CFPB staff and wind down agency, employees say
ProPublica:
A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Republicans consider major budget change to obscure deficit impact of extending Trump's tax cuts
Washington Post:
Feds to start getting weekly emails asking what they did. Bosses will see if it fits Trump goals.
William Shoki / New York Times:
Elon Musk Is South African. It Explains a Lot.
Discussion: Mother Jones and America Magazine
 

 
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Fareed Sahloul / Bloomberg:
Sources: StubHub, Klarna, eToro, and adtech group MNTN have paused their IPO plans as President Trump's trade war upends the global economy

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders that were set for April 9 due to concerns about Trump's tariffs but the June 5 launch date remains unchanged

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