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11:30 AM ET, March 2, 2025

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New York Times:
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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Clea Caulcutt / Politico:
Russia celebrates US foreign policy that now ‘coincides’ with Moscow's worldview
New York Times:   Trump Administration Live Updates: Britain, France and Ukraine to Develop Cease-Fire Plan to Present to U.S.
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: Fortune
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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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
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.
Matteo Wong / The Atlantic:
'It Feels Like It's Chaotic on Purpose'
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: FactCheck.org and New York Times
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Stephen Fowler / NPR:   DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones
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 …
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Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Judge says Trump cannot fire head of independent watchdog agency
Discussion: NBC News
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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New York Times:
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 …
ProPublica:
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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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
USAID cuts could send global health into chaos
Discussion: The Independent
Hillary Flynn / The Boston Globe:
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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New York Times:
Thousands Gather at National Parks Across U.S. to Protest Job Cuts
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
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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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,” …
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, RedState and Mediaite
Washington Post:
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.
Bob Wieland / Princeton Herald:
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," …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
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.
Discussion: The Kyiv Independent
CBS News:
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.
The White House:
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.
Dorany Pineda / Associated Press:
$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 …
Discussion: The Independent
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: The Independent and NBC News
Glenn C. Altschuler / The Hill:
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 …
Discussion: Hartford Courant and The Guardian
 
 
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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
Iain Rogers / Bloomberg:
Merz's Conservatives Heading for Reverse in German Regional Vote
The Kyiv Independent:
Elon Musk publicly supports call for US to exit NATO, UN
Discussion: New York Post
Naftali Bendavid / Washington Post:
Trump's opponents see a sweeping crackdown on free speech
Politico:
Capitol agenda: Signs point to a long stopgap
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
As GOP eyes Medicaid cuts, Trump tries to avoid the political third rails
Discussion: Associated Press
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Trump layoffs hit key ‘air traffic control for space’ unit
New York Times:
Trump Threats and Mexico's Crackdown Hit Mexican Cartel
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
DOGE presses to check federal benefits payments against IRS tax records
Discussion: The Guardian and Raw Story
 

 
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