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4:20 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
Discussion: USA Today
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
The Democrats Should Boycott Trump's Speech to Congress This Week
Discussion: Twitchy
Megan Messerly / Politico:
Trump is all-in on DOGE. It's a political gamble.
Discussion: New York Magazine and Raw Story
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
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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.
Associated Press:
Trump says 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports will start Tuesday, with ‘no room’ for delay
Wall Street Journal:   Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Fall; Dollar Weakens as Trump Tariffs Loom
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
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Treasury ends enforcement of business ownership database meant to stop shell company formation
Discussion: The Daily Wire
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
‘America First’ Is a Lie  —  Donald Trump and Republicans explain their worldview by calling it “America First.”  That's a lie.  —  American foreign policy has always put America first.  That's what nations do.  It's axiomatic.  Why did the United States do Lend-Lease with Britain …
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Michael Lind / UnHerd:
The roots of Trump's realpolitik Uncle Sam always drives a hard bargain
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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 …
Tanaya Macheel / CNBC:
Bitcoin tumbles 9%, reversing most of the rally from Trump's crypto reserve announcement  —  A bitcoin rally faded Monday as traders grappled with concerns that proposed tariffs were on track to take effect.  —  Concerns about the economic impact from these levies overshadowed earlier excitement …
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Philip Lagerkranser / Bloomberg:
Trump Crypto Rally Fizzles Amid Skepticism on His Reserve Plan
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
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
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.
Discussion: Washington Post and The Verge
Zack Colman / Politico:
EPA calls for watchdog to probe $20 billion climate fund  —  The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund is at the center of a fight between the Trump administration and environmental groups seeking access to the funds that Congress approved under its massive climate legislation.
Erin Banco / Reuters:
White House seeks plan for possible Russia sanctions relief, sources say  —  The United States is drawing up a plan to potentially give Russia sanctions relief as President Donald Trump seeks to restore ties with Moscow and stop the war in Ukraine, a U.S. official and another person familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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
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.
Kris Van Cleave / CBS News:
Flights to Reagan National Airport in D.C. receive false collision alerts while landing  —  The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after several airliners on approach to land at Washington Reagan National Airport Saturday morning received what appear to be false alarms from their onboard Traffic Collision Avoidance System.
Discussion: Fox News
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 …
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 …
Martin Baron / The Atlantic:
Where Jeff Bezos Went Wrong With The Washington Post … The day the world learned that Jeff Bezos would buy The Washington Post, the Amazon founder offered assurances that he would not cower when faced with threats from a vengeful president and his appointees.
Discussion: New York Magazine and CBS News
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: Associated Press and Daily Mail
Ailia Zehra / The Hill:
Senate Republican: Putin ‘killing anyone who disagrees with him’  —  Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's track record of killing his perceived enemies on Monday, coming as President Trump and his Cabinet studiously avoid criticizing the Russian leader as they pursue peace talks.
Michael Podhorzer / Weekend Reading:
The Courts Will Not Save Us  —  We must resist the learned helplessness of judicial supremacy.  —  In the last few weeks, lawyers and advocates have done the heroic and enormously valuable work of filing—and winning—many important lawsuits to stall many of the Trump/Musk blitzkrieg's most egregious assaults.
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
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Hegseth Says Fort Moore Will Be Renamed to Fort Benning  —  The base's name was changed to Fort Moore in 2023 as part of a bipartisan effort to eliminate military honors bestowed on Confederate officers.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continued his efforts to revive the Confederate names …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CBS News
 
 
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Bloomberg:
OPEC+ to Begin Long-Delayed Supply Hike Amid Trump Pressure
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Isabel Keane / New York Post:
Tim Walz says he may run for president in 2028 — despite failure of Harris campaign: ‘Do whatever it takes’
Sherrod Brown / New Republic:
Democrats Must Become the Workers' Party Again
Jordan Fischer / WUSA:
DC to drop its Jan. 6 civil suit against Proud Boys, Oath Keepers
Discussion: CBS News and Raw Story
Illia Novikov / Associated Press:
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says end of war with Russia is ‘very, very far away’
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Top HHS spokesman quits
Bloomberg:
SEC Dangles $50,000 Incentive for Employees to Resign or Retire
Discussion: Washington Post, Forbes and CoinDesk
 Earlier Items: 
Abby Vesoulis / Mother Jones:
A Right-Wing Group Accused NASCAR of Discrimination Against White Dudes. It's a Blueprint for Trump.
Discussion: Raw Story
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’
Washington Post:
The House's Republican edge is gone. But the gerrymander lives.
Discussion: The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
RFK Jr. and His Allies Target Trump's Beloved Soda
Discussion: Raw Story
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
It's not Dickens—it's the MAGA agenda
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