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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 …
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CNN, The Guardian, OutsideTheBeltway and The Kyiv Independent
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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.


In Ukraine, Many Watch and Wait for Signs of Hope From Abroad — After a summit of European leaders in London, Prime Minister Kier Starmer said a “coalition of the willing” would be assembled to defend Ukraine, but he did not name the countries expected to participate. — Stephen Castle and Jeanna Smialek
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The Kyiv Independent and Fortune


GOP Sen. James Lankford defends Zelenskyy as Trump officials question his leadership
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The Hill, The Daily Wire, ABC News, Associated Press and Politico

Europe Races to Repair a Split Between the U.S. and Ukraine
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The Guardian, Associated Press, The Kyiv Independent, Reuters, Politico, Daily Mail, Breitbart, Bloomberg, CBS News and Semafor

UK and France to present Ukraine peace plan to Trump, PM says
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CBS News, Washington Examiner, Human Events, New York Post, Breitbart, Daily Mail, The Guardian, Politico and Metro.co.uk

U.K., France and Ukraine agree to work on ceasefire plan
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RTÉ and The Kyiv Independent


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 …


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
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PoliticusUSA and The Independent
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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,” …
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Digby's Hullabaloo, CNBC, PoliticusUSA, Daily Mail, Business Insider and The Hill


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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Israel Halts All Aid Into Gaza as Cease-Fire Expires
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Politico, ABC, Los Angeles Times, Raw Story, Semafor, Bloomberg, New York Post and UPI


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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New York Times, HuffPost, CNBC, The Atlantic, Daily Mail, Metro.co.uk, Althouse and The Daily Beast, more at Mediagazer »
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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” …
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The Hill, The Daily Wire and Mediaite

GOP piles on Trump's Zelensky hostility
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The Hill, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, NBC News, RedState, Mediaite, RTÉ, NPR, HuffPost, Washington Post, Al Jazeera and Breitbart


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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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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Nextgov/FCW and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »
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'It Feels Like It's Chaotic on Purpose'
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CBS News, Digby's Hullabaloo, Federal News Network, Politico and The Guardian

Skilled technologists are being forced out of government
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TechCrunch and Vivian Graubard on LinkedIn


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 …
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NPR, FactCheck.org and New York Times


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 …
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CoinDesk, more at Techmeme »
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Trump crypto post makes investors $100 billion in an hour
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Fortune, CoinDesk and TechCrunch


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 …
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The Kyiv Independent


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 …
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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.
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CNN, The Dworkin Report, New York Daily News, Whittier Daily News and The Post Millennial
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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 …
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The Guardian, USA Today, The Crucial Years, Associated Press, The Daily Beast, The Independent, WCAX-TV, Raw Story, Breitbart, Fox News, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit and kottke.org


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


John Gotti would have OK'd the Trump-Vance mob hit on Zelensky — The late American architect Philip Johnson is famous for his iconic 20th-century skyscrapers and also less well-known — while fascinating his biographers — for a 1930s flirtation with rising global fascism during …


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 …
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Clayton Cramer


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 …
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ProPublica and The Independent