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 …

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 …

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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 …

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 …

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.

The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives.  It Canceled Them Anyway.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  After the Trump administration moved to freeze nearly $60 billion …

As JD Vance takes ski weekend in Vermont, protesters give him the cold shoulder  —  Anger over Oval Office dispute with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky draws demonstrators  —  WARREN, Vt. — Fresh powder covered the mountains at Sugarbush Resort on Saturday morning …

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.

Anti-DOGE protests at Tesla stores target Elon Musk's bottom line  —  Demonstrators gathered outside Tesla stores across the U.S. Saturday to protest the automaker's billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, and his push to slash government spending on behalf of President Donald Trump.

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 …

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” …

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 …

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,” …

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

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 …

Fresh Musk emails to workers lead to renewed pushback at federal agencies  —  A new directive to workers ordering them to justify their employment weekly is still being met with resistance at the highest levels.  —  Elon Musk is trying again on his demand that every federal worker justify their employment weekly.

As Trump warms to Putin, U.S. halts offensive cyber operations against Moscow  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to pause cyber and information operations against Russia as Trump seeks to bring Putin to the negotiating table to end war in Ukraine.

Congressman faces Trump and DOGE critics  —  About two dozen demonstrators greeted 3rd District Congressman Keith Self at a town hall in the Collin College Conference Center in Wylie.  —  “Do your job!” chanted the crowd carrying signs including “Dump Musk,” Russia is Not Our Ally," …

$75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them.  In anti-DEI push, that's over  —  Arthur Johnson has lived in New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward for nearly three decades, long enough to appreciate the trees that filter pollution from the big ships traveling the nearby Mississippi River …

Designating English as the Official Language of The United States  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  From the founding of our Republic, English has been used as our national language.

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