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Shocked by Trump, Zelensky and Ukraine Try to Forge a Path Forward — After President Trump's rebukes, President Volodymyr Zelensky tried to repair the relationship with his counterpart while also reaching out to European allies. — For months leading into the American elections last fall …
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Russia celebrates US foreign policy that now ‘coincides’ with Moscow's worldview
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The Guardian and The Kyiv Independent


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

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

End of Nato alliance could be ‘days away’, warns former commander
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Foreign Affairs, Quillette, Daily Mail and NBC News

UK and France to present Ukraine peace plan to Trump, PM says
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Washington Examiner, Breitbart, Politico, Daily Mail, The Guardian and Metro.co.uk


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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Fortune

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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Skilled technologists are being forced out of government — For those who don't know much about government, the idea of Elon Musk as a serious tech guy who could shake up how the public sector work was appealing. Even people who do know a lot about government were hopeful. — Such hopes now look naive.
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TechCrunch and Vivian Graubard on LinkedIn

'It Feels Like It's Chaotic on Purpose'
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CBS News, Digby's Hullabaloo, The Guardian, Federal News Network and Politico


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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FactCheck.org and New York Times
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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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New York Times, Associated Press, The Hill, Washington Times, JONATHAN TURLEY, Fox News, USA Today, RedState, Reuters, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, The Gateway Pundit and HuffPost
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Judge says Trump cannot fire head of independent watchdog agency
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NBC News


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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USA Today, CBS News, UPI, Breitbart, Israpundit, Metro.co.uk, Fox News, Al Jazeera, NPR, RTÉ, Associated Press, Axios, CNN, PBS NewsHour and Reuters
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Israel Halts All Aid Into Gaza as Cease-Fire Expires — The move came hours after Israel had proposed a temporary extension of the truce, though one with terms that Hamas is unlikely to accept. — Israel announced on Sunday morning that it was halting the entry of all goods …

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 …
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USAID cuts could send global health into chaos
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The Independent


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 Crucial Years, kottke.org, Raw Story, Breitbart and Mediaite
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Protestors Ambush Vance During Vermont Ski Weekend: ‘Go Ski in Russia’
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USA Today, The Guardian, Townhall, Fox News, WCAX-TV, PoliticusUSA, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story and New York Times


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, The Post Millennial and Fox News
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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


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, CNBC, The Atlantic, Daily Mail, Metro.co.uk, Althouse and The Daily Beast, more at Mediagazer »
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A Russian State Media Reporter Gained Oval Office Access During Trump-Zelenskyy Talk
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RedState, CBS News, RTÉ, Grabien, National Review, Politico and The Hill, more at Mediagazer »


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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PoliticusUSA, Daily Mail, Business Insider and The Hill


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” …


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.
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ProPublica, Raw Story, New York Post, USA Today, Bloomberg and Politico


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," …
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Raw Story


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.
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The Kyiv Independent


Americans say Trump changing how government works, but divide over Musk, workforce cuts — CBS News poll — There's at least one thing Americans widely agree on about President Donald Trump: they think he's changing the way the government works. — But they're more split on whether that's for the better or worse.


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.
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Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Fox News, RedState, The Hill, Deadline, Canon City Daily Record, New York Times, NPR, Washington Examiner and Washington Post


$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 …
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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
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The Independent and NBC News


Taking shots at vaccines has deadly consequences — Public health authorities reported on Feb. 21 that an ongoing measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas and Lea County, New Mexico was already the largest in decades. Of the 90 cases in Gaines County, 26 involved toddlers under four years of age …
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Hartford Courant and The Guardian