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2:30 PM ET, March 3, 2025

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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Boycott The Donald Trump Show  —  Playing captive to the lies he'll tell at his coming address to Congress is weak, conveys weakness, and surrenders the whole national stage to him.  —  ∙ Paid  —  There's one form of mass anger sweeping the country, and it's all directed at Donald Trump …
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Majority disapproves of Trump job performance ahead of address to Congress: Survey  —  A majority in a new survey disapprove of President Trump's job performance ahead of his scheduled address to Congress.  —  In the CNN poll released Sunday, which was conducted between Feb. 24 and 28 …
Discussion: USA Today
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
Government shutdown looms as Trump tries to assert new spending powers
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Post
Politico:
Ways and Means committee to start drafting plans for enacting Trump tax agenda next week
Discussion: Mississippi Today and Reuters
Megan Messerly / Politico:
Trump is all-in on DOGE. It's a political gamble.
Discussion: New York Magazine and Raw Story
Punchbowl News:
3/3/25 ☀️ AM:  —  Three crises facing Trump and Republicans
Discussion: Reuters
Bloomberg:
Trump Bends Congress to His Will on Spending, Tax Cut Agenda
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
What a Weekend for Putin!  —  It was a hell of a weekend for bad men getting what they paid for out of Donald Trump.  And while we'll focus on Vladimir Putin here, we don't want to fully ignore venture capitalist David Sacks, Donald Trump's “crypto czar,” who seemingly stands …
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
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Illia Novikov / Associated Press:
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says end of war with Russia is ‘very, very far away’
Francesca Ebel / Washington Post:
Washington now ‘largely aligns’ with Moscow's vision, Kremlin says
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Top HHS spokesperson quits after clashing with RFK Jr.  —  Thomas Corry resigned over disagreements with the HHS secretary and his approach to the measles outbreak.  —  The top spokesperson at the Health and Human Services Department has abruptly quit after clashing with Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
RFK Jr. urges people to get vaccinated amid deadly Texas outbreak … - He has previously repeated debunked claims about vaccines and provided elusive answers to senators on his stance on vaccinations ahead of being confirmed. … - Kennedy wrote that before the introduction of the measles …
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid  —  The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to an agency whistle-blower.  —  The Trump administration's decision to withdraw foreign aid and dismantle …
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NBC News:
USAID official placed on leave after saying barriers to lifesaving programs will cause ‘preventable death’
Discussion: The Hill and UPI
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Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:   Treasury ends enforcement of business ownership database meant to stop shell company formation
Haisten Willis / Washington Examiner:
Trump praises end of ‘outrageous and invasive’ reporting rule at Treasury
David Dayen / American Prospect:
CFPB to Employees: When We Said Stop Work, We Didn't Mean Stop Work!  —  The illegal plan to dismantle the consumer agency is failing.  So Russ Vought and his charges are engaging in some CYA.  —  Russell Vought speaks during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on his nomination to lead …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
First on NBC: Liberal group to air ad on ‘Fox & Friends’ featuring Trump voter asking him not to ‘cut taxes for billionaires’  —  Democrats and outside allies are trying every angle to undercut Trump's plans to pass his major party-line bill on spending and taxes through the Republican-led Congress.
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Fox News:
UK prime minister lays out Ukraine peace deal framework as Zelenskyy responds to resignation calls
Michael Lind / UnHerd:
The roots of Trump's realpolitik Uncle Sam always drives a hard bargain  —  President Trump's attempt to end the war in Ukraine has enraged liberal internationalists on both sides of the Atlantic.  Dealing directly with the Kremlin and going over the heads of America's European allies …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:   ‘America First’ Is a Lie  —  Donald Trump and Republicans explain their worldview by calling it “America first.”
Jordyn Dahl / Politico:
Tesla's plummeting sales risk its lucrative emissions credit earnings  —  CEO Elon Musk has angered European customers and governments, undercutting his EV brand.  —  BRUSSELS — Elon Musk's political meddling in Europe is cratering Tesla's sales — and that's putting at risk its revenue …
Discussion: Daily Mail
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Bernard Condon / Associated Press:   Musk's embrace of right-wing politics risks turning off car buyers and sinking Tesla's stock
Keith Naughton / Bloomberg:
Car Prices Are Poised for $12,000 Surge on Trump's New Tariffs  — Auto bosses warn Trump administration of economic consequences  — Companies rush to stockpile parts, engines in US warehouses  —  Impending tariffs on Canada and Mexico risk driving up US car prices by as much as $12,000 …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Raw Story
Steven Rattner / New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Backed by the Business Elite  —  Over lunch last week with a friend of mine — a major technology investor who has been an ardent Democrat — the talk quickly turned to politics.  Like many businessmen, he refuses to air his views publicly to avoid drawing fire.  In private, he's more forthcoming.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump to hold Ukraine meeting on next steps including possible aid freeze … - The White House didn't immediately respond to questions.  — The New York Times first reported about the meeting. … - “The American people's patience is not unlimited, their wallets are not unlimited …
Connor Smith / Barron's Online:
Atlanta Fed's GDPNow Estimate Falls Again  —  The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's running forecast for first-quarter gross domestic product slid again on Monday.  —  The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow estimate now calls for a first-quarter GDP decline of 2.8%, down from a decline of 1.5% on Friday.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Wall Street Journal:
Trump, Chip Maker TSMC Expected to Announce $100 Billion Investment in U.S.  —  It is the latest effort by Trump to persuade companies to make big investments in the U.S.  —  WASHINGTON—Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. intends to invest $100 billion in chip-manufacturing plants …
Jordan Fischer / WUSA:
DC to drop its Jan. 6 civil suit against Proud Boys, Oath Keepers  —  Attorney General Brian Schwalb's office says his office needs to commit its resources elsewhere. … WASHINGTON — The D.C. Attorney General's Office (OAG) moved to dismiss a years-old civil case Friday against members …
Discussion: CBS News and Raw Story
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump credit card freeze crippling cancer and Alzheimer's research  —  On February 26, President Trump issued an executive order expanding the power of the United States DOGE Service (DOGE), the government initiative controlled by Elon Musk.  The purpose of the order is to limit any spending …
NPR:
New deputy FBI director Dan Bongino previously called for imprisoning Democrats  —  For more than 100 years, the role of FBI deputy director has been filled by a career agent with previous bureau experience and an insider's understanding of day-to-day operations of federal law enforcement.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Trump blames town hall drama on paid ‘troublemakers’  —  President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed a spate of contentious town halls that congressional Republicans have faced in recent weeks as being the work of “paid ‘troublemakers.’” Trump's Truth Social post came after a new round …
Emma Uber / Washington Post:
Youngkin commutes sentence of ex-officer who fatally shot unarmed man  —  Youngkin commuted the sentence Sunday night, writing that the three years of incarceration went beyond the state's sentencing guidelines.  —  By Emma Uber  —  Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has granted clemency …
Discussion: Associated Press, Fox News and WUSA
Wall Street Journal:
RFK Jr. and His Allies Target Trump's Beloved Soda  —  Within the Trump administration, the push to strip soda from state food-aid programs is getting personal  —  WASHINGTON—Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls it “poison.”  President Trump has multiple cans of it every day.  Welcome to the 2025 soda wars.
Discussion: Raw Story
Maki Shiraki / Reuters:
Exclusive: Honda to produce next Civic in Indiana, not Mexico, due to US tariffs, sources say  —  Honda (7267.T) has decided to produce its next-generation Civic hybrid in the U.S. state of Indiana, instead of Mexico, to avoid potential tariffs on one of its top-selling car models, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Top HHS spokesman quits  —  A top spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) who served during President Trump's first administration announced his abrupt resignation just weeks after being sworn in to his new role in Trump's second term.
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
It's not Dickens—it's the MAGA agenda  —  Given the scope of the MAGA assault on the foundations of our democracy, many Democrats, responsible media outlets, and concerned Americans have (understandably) been focused on its attempt to obliterate the rule of law, the separation of powers, and the First Amendment.
 
 
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Melania Trump to speak for the first time on Capitol Hill in roundtable focused on punishing revenge porn
Discussion: The Hill, Associated Press and CNN
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Lincoln Diaz-Balart, who put Cuban embargo into law, dies at 70
Discussion: The Hill and Florida Politics
Sherrod Brown / New Republic:
Democrats Must Become the Workers' Party Again
Philip Lagerkranser / Bloomberg:
Trump Crypto Rally Fizzles Amid Skepticism on His Reserve Plan
Daniel Tilles / Notes From Poland:
Wałęsa condemns Trump treatment of Zelensky, likening it to communist interrogation
Discussion: Associated Press
 Earlier Items: 
Bloomberg:
SEC Dangles $50,000 Incentive for Employees to Resign or Retire
Discussion: Forbes and CoinDesk
Abby Vesoulis / Mother Jones:
A Right-Wing Group Accused NASCAR of Discrimination Against White Dudes. It's a Blueprint for Trump.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
The House's Republican edge is gone. But the gerrymander lives.
Discussion: The Hill
Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
The Casey DeSantis question
Discussion: Raw Story and Florida Politics
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
March 2, 2025  —  On February 28, the same day that President Donald Trump and Vice President …
Discussion: CBS News
Christian Paz / Vox:
The Democrats' young man problem is real
Victor Goury-Laffont / Politico:
France has ‘trouble understanding’ US halt on cyber operations against Russia
 

 
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