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5:20 PM ET, March 2, 2025

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New York Times:
Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia  —  The defense secretary's instructions, which were given before President Trump's blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.
Discussion: Washington Post
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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:
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
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
GOP Sen. James Lankford defends Zelenskyy as Trump officials question his leadership
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
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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.
Adam Wren / Politico:   Centrist Dem group rails against leftist identity politics and purity tests
Bob Wieland / Princeton Herald:
Congressman faces Trump and DOGE critics
Discussion: Raw Story and National Review
María Paula Mijares Torres / Bloomberg:
Americans Want Trump to Do More for the Economy, Two Polls Say
Discussion: The Hill
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, The Mahablog and Fortune
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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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Rubio's MAGA matrimony prompts two senators to regret their vote … - Rubio was in the Oval Office on Friday for the jaw-dropping argument between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, President Trump and Vice President Vance.  — And after, he was one of the leaders who asked …
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
GOP piles on Trump's Zelensky hostility
Kai Kupferschmidt / Science:
Pentagon guts national security program that harnessed social science  —  Dozens of U.S. academics lose grants from Minerva program for studies related to terrorism, drug trafficking, and other threats  —  The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is gutting a landmark project designed …
Andrew Ackerman / Washington Post:
Crypto prices jump as Trump touts national crypto reserve  —  Government purchases will include bitcoin and other lesser-known digital tokens, the president said.  —  just now  —  Cryptocurrency prices surged Sunday after President Donald Trump heralded the creation of a national “reserve” …
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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: FactCheck.org, New York Times and NPR
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
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
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts  —  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that government spending could be separated from gross domestic product reports in response to questions about whether the spending cuts pushed …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
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” …
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Rubio Bypasses Congress to Send Israel $4 Billion in Arms  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio's emergency declaration calls for sending 2,000-pound bombs and other weapons to Israel as the war in Gaza continues.  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio has invoked “emergency authorities” …
Discussion: Fox News, Breitbart and Reuters
Reuters:
Canada PM Trudeau says protecting independence is his priority in talks with King Charles  —  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his priority in talks with King Charles on Monday will be protecting his country's sovereignty after U.S. President Donald Trump recently suggested making Canada the 51st U.S. state.
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
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 …
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 …
 
 
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Amy Hawkins / The Guardian:
‘America is going down’: China can capitalise on damage caused by Trump, former PLA colonel says
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Hegseth calls for DOD civilian employees to comply with OPM email directive
Discussion: RedState
Kipp Jones / Mediaite:
AP Editor Speaks Out About Battle With Trump White House: It's Not About ‘Gulf of America,’ It's About ‘Something So Much Bigger’
Discussion: Newsbusters
Mike Brock / The UnPopulist:
How Silicon Valley's Corrupted Libertarianism Is Dismantling American Democracy
Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump Heads Toward Tariff Barrage on Canada, Mexico, China
Discussion: New York Times and CNBC
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
John Gotti would have OK'd the Trump-Vance mob hit on Zelensky
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
‘They worship death’: Trump ‘border czar’ reveals extremist views in interview
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 Earlier Items: 
Jason Linkins / New Republic:
Trumpism Isn't Working  —  Last November, voters elected a president who'd largely campaigned …
David Smith / The Guardian:
Elon Musk's quest for power has a new target: Wisconsin's supreme court
Discussion: Axios and Washington Examiner
Matteo Wong / The Atlantic:
'It Feels Like It's Chaotic on Purpose'
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
As GOP eyes Medicaid cuts, Trump tries to avoid the political third rails
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
USAID cuts could send global health into chaos
Discussion: The Independent and ProPublica
Hillary Flynn / The Boston Globe:
As JD Vance takes ski weekend in Vermont, protesters give him the cold shoulder
 

 
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Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
The EU General Court rules the EU should not have denied an NYT journalist's request for text messages between Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla
 
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