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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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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
Government shutdown looms as Trump tries to assert new spending powers
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Ways and Means committee to start drafting plans for enacting Trump tax agenda next week
Discussion: Mississippi Today and Reuters
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
Megan Messerly / Politico:
Trump is all-in on DOGE. It's a political gamble.
Discussion: New York Magazine and Raw Story
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 …
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Francesca Ebel / Washington Post:
Washington now ‘largely aligns’ with Moscow's vision, Kremlin says
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Top HHS spokesperson quits abruptly  —  Thomas Corry left after two weeks in the senior post.  —  The top spokesperson at the Health and Human Services Department has abruptly quit, just two weeks after he rejoined the federal government.  —  Thomas Corry announced that he was resigning …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:   Top HHS spokesman quits
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 …
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Fox News:
UK prime minister lays out Ukraine peace deal framework as Zelenskyy responds to resignation calls
Nicole Narea / Vox:
How Trump upended the world order, over one weekend
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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
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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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Majority disapproves of Trump job performance ahead of address to Congress: Survey
Discussion: USA Today
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: Raw Story
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 …
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Robert F. Kennedy / Fox News:
ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR.: Measles outbreak is call to action for all of us
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
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Haisten Willis / Washington Examiner:
Trump praises end of ‘outrageous and invasive’ reporting rule at Treasury
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
New York Times:
What's Behind Trump's Love-Hate Relationship With Canada  —  Canada is one of the United States' largest trading partners, but President Trump wants to either take it or leave it.  —  There is the theory that President Trump is still bitter about his Canadian hotel ventures that went bust.
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Brigid Bergin / Gothamist:
Cuomo's attempted comeback: NY Dems silent as ex-governor jumps into mayor's race … We rely on your support to make local news available to all  —  Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025.  Donate today  —  Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Victor Goury-Laffont / Politico:
France has ‘trouble understanding’ US halt on cyber operations against Russia  —  PARIS — French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noël Barrot voiced his confusion over reports that the United States' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a halt of offensive cyber operations against Russia.
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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 …
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
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
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
 
 
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March 2, 2025  —  On February 28, the same day that President Donald Trump and Vice President …
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