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3:40 PM ET, March 7, 2025

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New York Times:
Inside the Explosive Meeting Where Trump Officials Clashed With Elon Musk  —  Simmering anger at the billionaire's unchecked power spilled out in a remarkable Cabinet Room meeting.  The president quickly moved to rein in Mr. Musk.  —  Marco Rubio was incensed.
Associated Press:
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge  —  References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and the first women to pass Marine infantry training are among the tens …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
We Live in the Dumbest Times  —  In an increasingly hostile world of great power competition, it's nice to know that in Pete Hegseth we finally have a secretary of defense focused on the important things: purging military web databases of thousands of images featuring women, minorities …
Discussion: NBC News
David Goldman / CNN:
Trump threatens new tariffs on Canada, including 250% tax on dairy  —  A day after offering Canada a one-month reprieve on punishing nearly across-the-board 25% tariffs, President Donald Trump has threatened new tariffs as soon as Friday on Canadian lumber and dairy products.
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Matina Stevis-Gridneff / New York Times:
How Trump's ‘51st State’ Canada Talk Came to Be Seen as Deadly Serious  —  President Trump, in an early February call, challenged the border treaty between the two countries and told Justin Trudeau he didn't like their shared water agreements.  —  After President Trump imposed tariffs on Canada on Tuesday …
Washington Post:
Army Corps knew Trump order would waste California water, memo shows  —  The Army Corps colonel responsible for releasing reservoir water at Trump's direction knew it wouldn't reach Southern California as he promised, a memo obtained by The Post shows.  —  Just now
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Ella Nilsen / CNN:
Inside Trump and DOGE's chaotic effort to release billions of gallons of California's water  —  Representatives from the Department of Government Efficiency repeatedly pressured the head of a United States water management agency to open a major California pump system in late January …
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Trump administration cancels $400 million in grants for Columbia University  —  The move comes shortly after the administration notified Columbia University that it was conducting a “comprehensive review” of its federal grants and contracts.  —  The Trump administration on Friday announced …
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U.S. General Services Administration:
DOJ, HHS, ED, and GSA Announce Initial Cancellation of Grants and Contracts to Columbia University Worth $400 Million
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Jesse Pound / CNBC:
Treasury Secretary Bessent says economy could be ‘starting to roll a little bit’
Matt Sedensky / Associated Press:
Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some laid-off federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their firing.
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say  —  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research …
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
LIVE March 7, 2025, 12:36 p.m. ET Trump Talks About Tariffs, Ukraine and Student Loans From the Oval Office  —  Where Things Stand  — Russia sanctions: President Trump said Friday that he was “strongly considering” imposing new sanctions and tariffs on Russia until a cease-fire …
Discussion: Forbes and Breitbart
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Jacqueline Sweet / Rolling Stone:
New DOGE Staffer Has Ties to a Sanctioned Russian Oligarch  —  Sam Corcos, a new member of Elon Musk's DOGE team, reportedly showed up at the IRS demanding detailed info about American taxpayers to hunt for fraud  —  There is a new staffer from the so-called Department of Government Efficiency seeking access …
Discussion: Krebs on Security
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump's “Crypto Reserve” is a world historical grift  —  🚀 💰 📊 With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever.  Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers.
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Jesse Coburn / ProPublica:   U.S. Housing Agency Considers Launching Crypto Experiment
Jackie Bensen / NBC4 Washington:
‘Just following Hispanic people’: Citizen detained by ICE questions vote for Trump  —  Manassas man says he was pulled over on his way to work by agents looking for another man  —  A naturalized Hispanic man says he was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who were looking …
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Trump Administration Forces Maine Parents To Visit Social Security Offices To Register Newborns  —  The Social Security Administration canceled contracts that allowed Maine parents to sign up newborns for Social Security numbers at the hospital.  —  For decades, new parents across …
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Joe Lawlor / Press Herald:
Social Security now requires Maine parents to visit an agency office to register newborns
Discussion: Bangor Daily News
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Jeffries calls Ogles ‘complete and total fraud’ over move to remove Al Green from committees  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) went after Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), accusing him of being a “complete and total fraud” over his vow to remove Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) and others from committee assignments.
Diana Falzone / Mediaite:
Exclusive: Donald Trump Jr. Considering a Run For President in 2028  —  When President Donald Trump sat down for an interview with Fox News last month, anchor Bret Baier asked what should have been a softball question: “Do you view Vice President JD Vance as your successor, the Republican nominee in 2028?”
emptywheel:
Attention Deficit and Defiance Division of Labor: There's Stuff Happening Where You're Not Looking  —  Last week, I wrote a post about the five ways Trump is sabotaging America.  Those included:  — The original Project 2025 plan, an Orbanist plot to turn the US into an elected authoritarian government
Discussion: Associated Press
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Politico:
Sex, Drinking and Dementia: 25 Lawmakers Spill on What Congress Is Really Like  —  We interviewed Democrats and Republicans — on the record and anonymously — about life on Capitol Hill, what broke Congress and a whole lot more. … It's hard to find an institution the public loathes more than Congress.
Discussion: Twitchy
John Burn-Murdoch / Financial Times:
Why the Maga mindset is different  —  US decisions can no longer be analysed using assumptions shared across the democratic west  —  The recurring question in liberal circles during Donald Trump's first term as US president was whether to take him seriously or literally.
KFF:
KFF Health Tracking Poll February 2025: The Public's Views on Potential Changes to Medicaid  —  Share this page on Facebook (opens in a new tab) Share this page on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab) Share this page via Email Print this page  —  Key Takeaways  — As Congress considers changes …
Yuki Noguchi / NPR:
She got her dream job at CDC back.  But she's already moving on  —  Cancer outreach worker Bri McNulty, 23, was one of 750 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who was terminated abruptly over email in mid-February, amid a slew of federal workforce dismissals.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Musk's SpaceX confirms Starlink lease agreement with FAA  —  SpaceX confirmed Wednesday that it is leasing Starlink kits and service to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for free but denied any push to take over Verizon's contract to build an updated communications system for the agency.
Discussion: PYOK, Washington Post and Fox Business
Politico:
Kamala Harris sets a deadline for her next move  —  “I am staying in this fight,” she's told allies in phone calls and at private gatherings.  —  Former Vice President Kamala Harris is seriously considering a run for governor of California — and has given herself a deadline to decide.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Trump is fast dismantling the free press.  We all have to stop him.  —  It's part of a broader crackdown on the civil liberties of those who disagree with the president.  —  President Donald Trump's Oval Office ambush of Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky last week was rightly seen as a disaster for freedom in the world.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
This morning, Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke of Reuters reported that the Trump administration is preparing to deport the 240,000 Ukrainians who fled Russia's attacks on Ukraine and have temporary legal status in the United States.  Foreign affairs journalist Olga Nesterova reminded Americans that …
Discussion: New York Times
Esha Dey / Bloomberg:
Tesla Erases $700 Billion ‘Trump Bump’ as Sales Slide Globally … Expectations that the electric-vehicle maker would benefit from CEO Elon Musk's close relationship with President Donald Trump made its stock one of the top gainers following the Nov. 5 election.
Erin Reed / Erin In The Morning:
Powerful Speeches From Trans Dems Flip 29 Republicans, Anti-Trans Bills Die In Montana  —  Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication.  To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.  —  Something remarkable happened in Montana today.
Discussion: The Guardian
Cliff Asness / The Free Press:
The New ‘Crypto Fort Knox’ Is as Dumb as It Sounds  —  To create a sovereign wealth fund dedicated to something five times or more as volatile as straight-up stocks is an awful idea.  —  Upgrade to Listen  —  I've been managing money for 33 years now with some modest success.
 
 
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Santi Ruiz / Statecraft:
50 Thoughts on DOGE  —  DOGE is the most interesting story in state capacity right now.
NBC News:
Trump allies launch a bid to take control of a powerful Washington legal group
Discussion: The National Pulse
Department of Homeland Security:
DHS Ends Collective Bargaining for TSA's Transportation Security Officers, Enhancing Safety, Efficiency, and Organizational Agility
Josh Moon / Alabama Political Reporter:
Historic Montgomery Bus Station, Freedom Riders Museum Part Of DOGE-ordered Sell-off
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
No. 2 at DOJ directs fed'l prosecutors to focus on Trump immigration enforcement policies
The Daily Beast:
Canadian Senator Challenges Don Jr. to a Fight: ‘100% Serious’
Discussion: The Independent
 Earlier Items: 
Arthur Allen / KFF Health News:
Marty Makary, Often Wrong as Pandemic Critic, Is Poised To Lead the FDA He Railed Against
The White House:
Establishment of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and United States Digital Asset Stockpile
Richard Eberwein / Heartland Signal:
Michigan Republican congressman would prefer it if people stopped calling his office
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
CNN:
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft explodes midflight for a second time, disrupting Florida air traffic
Washington Post:
GOP group lambasted for referring to Latino congressman as ‘illegal immigrant’
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Antisemitism in the Oval Office
Anna Kramer / NOTUS:
DOGE Is Trying to Shutter Crucial Volcano Observatory Facilities
Washington Post:
Trump expands retribution campaign against law firms that aided his foes
 

 
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