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1:25 PM ET, March 2, 2025

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Mike Wendling / BBC:
How criticism of Zelensky's clothing made it to the Oval Office  —  It was the first thing President Donald Trump said when Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky stepped out of his car at the White House on Friday.  —  “You're all dressed up today,” Trump said as he greeted him …
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Clea Caulcutt / Politico:
Russia celebrates US foreign policy that now ‘coincides’ with Moscow's worldview  —  Moscow hopes to take advantage of a growing rift between the U.S. and Ukraine, and Europe more broadly.  —  The Kremlin on Sunday cheered the shift in U.S. foreign policy under President Donald Trump …
Brian Melley / Associated Press:
UK pledges export financing for air defense as world leaders discuss ending war in Ukraine  —  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday he does not see the U.S. as an unreliable ally, but Europe must continue to provide funding for Ukraine to put it in a stronger position if peace is negotiated.
New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Britain, France and Ukraine to Develop Cease-Fire Plan to Present to U.S.  —  Britain's prime minister announced the move ahead of a meeting with European leaders as the region reeled from President Trump's confrontation with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.
Avery Lotz / Axios:
GOP piles on Trump's Zelensky hostility
New York Times:
Shocked by Trump, Zelensky and Ukraine Try to Forge a Path Forward
Astha Rajvanshi / NBC News:
U.K., France and Ukraine agree to work on ceasefire plan
Discussion: Reuters, RTÉ and The Kyiv Independent
Rolling Stone:
FAA Officials Ordered Staff to Find Funding for Elon Musk's Starlink  —  The Federal Aviation Administration directed staff to locate tens of millions of dollars for a Starlink deal, sources tell Rolling Stone … However, on Friday, FAA officials ordered staff to begin finding tens of millions …
Discussion: The Verge and Fortune
Jennifer Agiesta / CNN:
CNN Poll: Public remains negative on Trump ahead of address to Congress  —  The American public's view of Donald Trump's presidency and the direction he's leading the country is more negative than positive just ahead of his first formal address to Congress since returning to office, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
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Bob Wieland / Princeton Herald:
Congressman faces Trump and DOGE critics
Discussion: Raw Story
CBS News:   Americans say Trump changing how government works, but divide over Musk, workforce cuts — CBS News poll
Associated Press:
Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept new ceasefire proposal  —  Israel stopped the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas doesn't accept a new proposal to extend a fragile ceasefire.
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Galit Altstein / Bloomberg:
Israel Signals Hardened Stance Toward Hamas, Emboldened by Trump
Discussion: Reuters and CBS News
18F:
A letter to the American People:  —  For over 11 years, 18F has been proudly serving you to make government technology work better.  We are non-partisan civil servants.  18F has worked on hundreds of projects, all designed to make government technology not just efficient but effective, and to save money for American taxpayers.
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New York Times:
DOGE Claims Credit for Killing Contracts That Were Already Dead  —  Elon Musk's group claimed credit for canceling procurement agreements that had been completed years earlier, the latest in a string of public errors on its site.  —  While George W. Bush was president …
Discussion: NPR, FactCheck.org and New York Times
Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters:
Trump names cryptocurrencies in strategic reserve; prices spike  —  U.S. President Donald Trump announced the names of five digital assets he expects to include in a new U.S. crypto strategic reserve on Sunday, spiking the market value of each.  —  Trump said on social media …
Discussion: CoinDesk
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Brady Dale / Axios:
Trump crypto post makes investors $100 billion in an hour
Politico:
Judge rules Trump's firing of federal workforce watchdog was illegal  —  Decision reinstating special counsel sets up executive power fight that Supreme Court is likely to resolve  —  A federal judge ruled Saturday that President Donald Trump's firing of a federal workforce watchdog was illegal …
Financial Times:
Putin ally pushes deal to restart Nord Stream 2 with US backing  —  Ex-spy Warnig's plan to involve American investors shows breadth of Trump's rapprochement with Russian president  —  A former spy and close friend of Vladimir Putin has been engineering a restart of Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline …
Discussion: The Kyiv Independent
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Kenneal Patterson / The Daily Beast:
Protestors Ambush Vance During Vermont Ski Weekend: ‘Go Ski in Russia’
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New York Times:
Thousands Gather at National Parks Across U.S. to Protest Job Cuts
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Washington Post:
How DOGE detonated a crisis at a highly sensitive nuclear weapons agency  —  Perfunctory mass firings sparked alarm across the country, as cost-cutting missteps throughout government rattle lawmakers  —  Amid the tumult of mass firings, the Trump administration's dismissal of workers …
Discussion: Clayton Cramer
Marco Margaritoff / HuffPost:
Elon Musk Calls Social Security ‘The Biggest Ponzi Scheme Of All Time’  —  The tech billionaire argued Friday on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast that one of America's most enduring social safety nets is an insidious ploy.  —  Elon Musk is calling Social Security a “Ponzi scheme,” …
Kelly Rissman / The Independent:
AOC calls Elon Musk a ‘leech’ on the public as their tit-for-tat feud continues  —  ‘No matter how many billions he gets in tax cuts and government contracts, it will never be enough for him,’ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said  —  Your support helps us to tell the story
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and The Independent
NBC News:
Speaker Johnson says it's ‘absurd’ to claim Republicans support Putin: Full interview  —  In an interview with Meet the Press, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defends President Trump's hostile meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but says Republicans “understand” …
Discussion: The Hill, The Daily Wire and Mediaite
Adam Wren / Politico:
Playbook: Democrats in despair  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  Happy Sunday.  You have roughly eight hours to catch up on Oscars movies before the big awards show begins tonight at 7 p.m. Drop me a line: [email protected].  —  DRIVING THE DAY
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
USAID cuts could send global health into chaos  —  The Trump administration's decision to end almost all foreign aid spending from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is poised to plunge global health into chaos.  —  The contract terminations announced Wednesday …
Discussion: ProPublica and The Independent
 
 
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
March 1, 2025  —  John Simpson of the BBC noted recently that “there are years …
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
‘They worship death’: Trump ‘border czar’ reveals extremist views in interview
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Washington Post:
As Trump warms to Putin, U.S. halts offensive cyber operations against Moscow
Discussion: The Kyiv Independent
Jason Linkins / New Republic:
Trumpism Isn't Working  —  Last November, voters elected a president who'd largely campaigned …
Noah Smith / Noahpinion:
America is ruled by gangsters now
David Smith / The Guardian:
Elon Musk's quest for power has a new target: Wisconsin's supreme court
Discussion: Axios and Washington Examiner
Christoph Rauwald / Bloomberg:
Social Democrats Set to Win Election in German City of Hamburg
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The Kyiv Independent:
Elon Musk publicly supports call for US to exit NATO, UN
 Earlier Items: 
Naftali Bendavid / Washington Post:
Trump's opponents see a sweeping crackdown on free speech
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
As GOP eyes Medicaid cuts, Trump tries to avoid the political third rails
Glenn C. Altschuler / The Hill:
Taking shots at vaccines has deadly consequences
New York Times:
Trump Threats and Mexico's Crackdown Hit Mexican Cartel
Discussion: Raw Story
The White House:
Designating English as the Official Language of The United States
Dorany Pineda / Associated Press:
$75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that's over
Discussion: RedState and The Independent
Washington Post:
DOGE presses to check federal benefits payments against IRS tax records
Discussion: The Guardian and Raw Story
 

 
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