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Bloomberg:
Trump Pauses Military Aid to Ukraine After Clash With Zelenskiy  — Move halts all aid currently in transit to help Ukraine  — Pause comes after Trump and Zelenskiy sparred in Oval Office  —  President Donald Trump ordered a pause to all military aid to Ukraine …
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Associated Press:
Trump pauses US military aid to Ukraine while pressuring Zelenskyy to move toward quick end to war  —  President Donald Trump on Monday directed a “pause” to U.S. assistance to Ukraine as he seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in negotiations to end the war with Russia.
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Hitting Brakes on Flow of Arms to Ukraine  —  Military financing has been stopped, and officials are meeting to consider suspending another type of assistance  —  The Trump administration has stopped financing new weapons sales to Ukraine and is considering freezing weapons shipments …
CBS News:
Trump administration pauses U.S. military aid to Ukraine
Illia Novikov / Associated Press:
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says end of war with Russia is ‘very, very far away’
Marion Solletty / Politico:
Trump's ‘indecency’ endangers transatlantic alliance: French PM
Discussion: Daily Mail
CNBC:
Dow tumbles more than 600 points, S&P 500 posts biggest loss since December as Trump says tariffs will proceed  —  The S&P 500 retreated on Monday, extending February's rout and turning red for the year after President Donald Trump's confirmation of forthcoming tariffs ratcheted up economic concerns.
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Maki Shiraki / Reuters:
Exclusive: Honda to produce next Civic in Indiana, not Mexico, due to US tariffs, sources say
Associated Press:
Trump says 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports will start Tuesday, with ‘no room’ for delay
John Towfighi / CNN:
Warren Buffett: Tariffs are ‘an act of war’
NBC News:
Top FBI official forced out after criticizing Trump pursuit of agents who investigated Jan. 6  —  James Dennehy, the head of the FBI's New York office, is out one month after he urged colleagues to “dig in” after the new administration requested the names of all agents who worked on Capitol riot cases.
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Andrew Freedman / Axios:
DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases on key weather buildings … - It was designed to integrate multiple forecasting centers in one building to improve operating efficiency. … - Two ex-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials also confirmed the list.
Nandika Chatterjee / The Daily Beast:
Social Security Checks Could Stop Going Out by April, Ex-Head Warns  —  WARNING  —  The former Social Security commissioner said the system could “collapse,” causing disruptions in payments within “30 to 90 days.”
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Erich Wagner / GovExec.com:
‘Prelude to privatization:’ Social Security confirms workforce reduction targets, continues to shutter offices  —  The Social Security Administration in recent days has initiated a flurry of actions aimed at decimating its workforce and that Democrats warn are an effort to sabotage the agency and prepare to privatize its functions.
New York Times:
Struggling With Errors, DOGE Deletes Billions More From List of Savings  —  For the second time in a week, Elon Musk's government overhaul effort updated its “wall of receipts” to remove mistakes that inflated its success.  —  Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has deleted hundreds …
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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:   DOGE Secretly Changes Receipts for Almost Half Its Supposed Savings
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Theme of Trump's address to Congress revealed  —  President scheduled to speak before full Congress on Tuesday at 9 pm EST  —  Join Fox News for access to this content  —  FIRST ON FOX: The “Renewal of the American Dream” is the theme of President Donald Trump's first address of his second term …
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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Democratic boycott builds against Trump speech to Congress
New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Taiwanese Chipmaker to Announce $100 Billion Investment With Trump
Bryan Passifiume / Toronto Sun:
Ontario will cut off U.S. electricity exports ‘with a smile on my face,’ Ford says  —  “They rely on our energy, they need to feel the pain,” Premier Doug Ford said Monday on cutting Ontario electricity exports to U.S.  —  OTTAWA — As Canada prepares for U.S. President Donald Trump to unleash …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Canadian premier says he will cut off electricity exports to US ‘with a smile on my face’  —  Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday he is prepared to cut off electricity exports to the U.S. if President Trump's 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods go through.
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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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Kennedy sends mixed vaccine messages amid Texas measles outbreak
Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
Trump orders swathes of US forests to be cut down for timber  —  President's move to expand tree cutting across 280m acres evades rules to protect endangered species  —  Donald Trump has ordered that swathes of America's forests be felled for timber, evading rules to protect endangered species …
Pete Muntean / CNN:
Planes receive mysterious false midair collision alerts near Reagan National Airport  —  The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why multiple commercial flights about to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport, near Washington DC, repeatedly received midair collision alerts …
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Wired:
Elon Musk's $1 Spending Limit Is Paralyzing Federal Agencies  —  The DOGE-mandated credit card freeze is delaying shipments of critical supplies, stalling travel, and stopping employees from doing their jobs.  —  Last month, the Trump administration placed a $1 spending limit …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Orders Permanent Govt Shutdown - No, Really ...  It hasn't gotten a lot of attention but Donald Trump's February 11th “workforce optimization” executive order provides a very clear framework for the end stage goal of all the cutting.  After a bunch of specific imperatives listed under Section 3-C …
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Majorities say state of the union is not strong, and Trump is rushing change  —  Majorities say the state of the union is not strong, that the country is headed in the wrong direction and President Trump is rushing to make changes without considering their impact, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds.
Discussion: Marist Poll and PBS NewsHour
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Trump Bid to Take Over Postal Service Could Threaten Mail Voting  —  President Donald Trump may soon attempt to absorb the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), an independent agency, into his administration by issuing an executive order that reportedly would dissolve the service's leadership.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
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 …
Discussion: WUSA
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NBC News:
Judge maintains pause on mass CFPB firings to weigh whether Trump's moves mean ‘impending doom’ for the agency
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Tesla for Sale: Buyer's Remorse Sinks In for Elon Musk's E.V.-Owning Critics  —  The backlash against the electric vehicle company has intensified as the billionaire ally of President Trump exerts his power over the federal government.  — 1.1k  —  When Jennifer Trebb first pulled …
 
 
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Justice Dept. to Review Election Tampering Conviction of Pro-Trump Clerk
MJ Lee / CNN:
USAID reinstates contracts for Georgia company that helps feed malnourished kids after Elon Musk responds to CNN reporting
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
US natalist conference to host race-science promoters and eugenicists
Jordan Fischer / WUSA:
DC Police reinstates officers convicted in police chase that killed Karon Hylton-Brown
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Trump To Tap Head Of Anti-Union Group To Run Labor Office
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Erin Banco / Reuters:
White House seeks plan for possible Russia sanctions relief, sources say
Connor Smith / Barron's Online:
Atlanta Fed's GDPNow Estimate Falls Again
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