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8:45 AM ET, March 4, 2025

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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.
CBS News:
Trump administration pauses U.S. military aid to Ukraine
Fox News:
Trump pauses aid to Ukraine after fiery meeting with Zelenskyy
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators urge Trump to salvage negotiations with Zelensky despite ‘disappointing’ blowup
Discussion: NBC News
Washington Post:
How an Arizona DJ and karate instructor won Trump's ear on Ukraine
Discussion: The Independent
Associated Press:
US tariffs on Canada and Mexico take effect, as China takes aim at US farm exports  —  President Donald Trump's long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico went into effect Tuesday, putting global markets on edge and setting up costly retaliations by the United States' North American allies.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Take Effect, With Added Duties on China  —  Beijing hits back with retaliatory tariffs and other measures after U.S. imposes additional 10% duties on China  —  President Trump's 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada took effect first thing Tuesday.
CNBC:
Dow tumbles more than 600 points, S&P 500 posts biggest loss since December as Trump says tariffs will proceed
John Towfighi / CNN:
Warren Buffett: Tariffs are ‘an act of war’
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Takes the Dumbest Tariff Plunge
Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:   Here's what tariffs are and how they work
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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Punchbowl News:
3/4/25 ☀️ AM:  —  The latest on why Washington could careen into a shutdown
Discussion: Townhall
Tina Reed / Axios:
Medicaid is a health issue to watch in Trump speech
Discussion: Roll Call
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Democratic boycott builds against Trump speech to Congress
Robert Faturechi / ProPublica:
Ethical Concerns Surround Sen. Joni Ernst's Relationships With Top Military Officials Who Lobbied Her Committee  —  Earlier this year, the Air Force revealed that the general who oversaw its lobbying before Congress had inappropriate romantic relationships with five women, including three who worked on Capitol Hill.
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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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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Justin Trudeau / Prime Minister of Canada:
Statement by the Prime Minister on unjustified U.S. tariffs against Canada
Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
Trump administration terminated funding for aid programs it said were lifesaving  —  When the Trump administration abruptly terminated ten thousand foreign assistance contracts and grants last week, it ended funding for programs around the world - including those that had been granted waivers …
Discussion: CBS News and emptywheel
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   March 3, 2025  —  As seemed evident even at the time, the ambush of Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky …
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.
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 …
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Ken Thomas / Wall Street Journal:   How Federal Workers Are Dealing With the $1 Limit on Their Corporate Cards
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
U.S. Attorney Rebuffed by Justice Dept. in Push to Escalate Inquiry Into Schumer  —  Ed Martin, the acting U.S. attorney in Washington, has been blocked so far in seeking a grand jury investigation into remarks made by Senator Chuck Schumer about Supreme Court justices.
Discussion: CBS News
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Justice Dept. to Review Election Tampering Conviction of Pro-Trump Clerk
Discussion: The Colorado Sun
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Trump Celebrates After Killing Anti-Money-Laundering Law  —  Donald Trump is celebrating his administration's move to ignore a law that targeted money laundering.  —  On Sunday, the Treasury Department announced that it would stop enforcing “any penalties or fines associated …
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Shell-Shocked at CBS  —  As Paramount's merger with Skydance nears the finish line, CBS News chief Wendy McMahon and “60 Minutes” boss Bill Owens have faced escalating pressure to settle Donald Trump's lawsuit—including from incoming president Jeff Shell.
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.”
Discussion: Mediaite
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 …
Nina Lakhani / The Guardian:
$5 a dozen: major egg companies may be using avian flu to hike US prices, new report finds  —  The highly concentrated egg market may be contributing to soaring consumer prices - and the spread of the virus, data shared exclusively with the Guardian shows  —  Major egg corporations …
Discussion: WHDH-TV
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.
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
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 …
 
 
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