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5:40 PM ET, March 10, 2025

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Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
AOC Rips “Tyrannical and Un-American” Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil  —  Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex condemned ICE's detainment of Mahmoud Khalil, calling it a “tyrannical” move.  —  “Violating rule of law, actually,” AOC wrote on Monday, responding to an assertion from Katie Miller …
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Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
Immigration agents arrest Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests  —  Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian activist Saturday who played a prominent role in Columbia University's protests against Israel, a significant escalation in the Trump administration's pledge …
Amanda Friedman / Politico:
Trump lauds ICE detainment of Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests  —  “This is the first arrest of many to come,” Trump said.  —  President Donald Trump touted the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate student and Palestinian activist detained …
Washington Post:
White House downplays economic ‘blips’ as stock market tumbles  —  The sell-off comes amid economic uncertainty and after President Donald Trump declined to rule out the possibility of a recession.  —  President Donald Trump's senior advisers downplayed fresh economic turbulence Monday …
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Trump says a transition period for the economy is likely: 'You can't really watch the stock market' … WATCH NOW  —  President Donald Trump and other senior White House officials have spent the past several days bracing Americans for a potential economic slowdown that they say will then lead to stronger growth ahead.
CNN:
Dow falls by almost 900 points in market rout after Trump says he won't rule out a recession
Brian Beutler / Off Message:   Be Prepared  —  Trump is sabotaging the economy, but we shouldn't assume public opinion will follow automatically.
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:   Trumpcession  —  An unprecedented recovery, a jobs boom, a renaissance in domestic manufacturing …
Rob Wile / NBC News:
Stocks tank as Trump declines to dismiss recession risk
Discussion: BBC, UPI and CNBC
Paul Krugman:
The Paranoid Style in MAGA Policy
Discussion: Techdirt
Kevin Drum:
Health Update  —  With a heavy heart, I have to tell you that after a long battle with cancer my husband Kevin Drum passed away on Friday, March 7, 2025.  —  No public memorial services are planned.  —  In lieu of flowers, please donate to the charity or political cause of your choice.
Discussion: OutsideTheBeltway and Unfogged
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Top ‘Washington Post’ columnist resigns, accusing publisher of killing piece  —  A top political columnist for The Washington Post resigned today, accusing Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis of killing her column that criticized owner Jeff Bezos's drive to overhaul the opinion pages to focus on his libertarian priorities.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Exclusive: Washington Post to overhaul newsroom structure
Annie Grayer / CNN:
Over texts and ‘eyeball to eyeball,’ Republicans succeed in persuading Musk.  But Democrats hit dead ends  —  When a multi-million federal grant program for dairy businesses was shut down earlier this month in line with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency push to downsize the government …
Discussion: New York Times
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New York Times:
Firm Targeted by Trump Over Clinton Campaign Work Hires Top Litigators  —  President Trump stripped Perkins Coie of access to federal buildings and personnel, citing its work for Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign.  The firm hired Williams & Connolly, which is skilled in fighting the government, to represent it.
Discussion: RedState and Wall Street Journal
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
At SXSW, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber pokes fun at Mark Zuckerberg with Latin phrase T-shirt  —  When Bluesky CEO Jay Graber walked on stage at SXSW 2025 for her keynote discussion, she wore a large black T-shirt with her hair pulled back into a bun.  At first glance, it might appear …
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Kash Patel inquires about private security detail, direct phone line to WH  —  FBI Director Kash Patel has inquired about replacing his FBI security detail with private guards, and has also asked about maintaining a direct phone line to the White House, including in his car, two FBI officials familiar with the matter told NBC News.
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Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
Ontario slaps 25% increase on electricity exports to US in response to Trump's trade war
Melissa Shin / Bloomberg:
Ontario Raises Electricity Price by 25% for Minnesota, Michigan and New York
Discussion: New York Post and The Hill
Jack Ewing / New York Times:
Tesla Shares Plunge as Musk's Political Role Grows More Divisive  —  The automaker's shares soared after Election Day as Elon Musk took a high-profile role as a Trump adviser.  Now those gains have evaporated.  —  Tesla shares plunged on Monday, hitting their lowest point since before Election Day …
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Chris Kirkham / Reuters:
Insight: Tesla's stock defied gravity for years. Is Elon Musk's EV party over?
Discussion: Electrek
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Ukraine Must Cede Territory in Any Peace Deal, Rubio Says  —  The secretary of state, heading to talks with Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia, said future talks with Moscow will be needed to determine what Russia is willing to give up to end the war.  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
GOP's Bacon: Trump repeating Taliban mistake in Ukraine talks
Discussion: New Republic and Mediaite
Dylan Sloan / Bloomberg:
Billionaires at Trump's Swearing-In Have Since Lost $210 Billion … As Donald Trump took the oath of office on Jan. 20, he was flanked by some of the world's wealthiest people.  The billionaires present that day — including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg — had never been richer …
CNN:
Deleted tweets show top State Department official spread false rumor about Rubio's sexuality, called him ‘low IQ’  —  A top acting State Department official deleted at least half a dozen tweets that ridiculed his now boss, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, including ones calling him “low IQ” …
Andrew Griffin / The Independent:
X down: Twitter not working amid major outage  —  Your support helps us to tell the story  —  From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.  Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Will Dems Pick Up Their Sword? … (Ed. Note: I go into a lot of detail below.  The bottom line is Democrats have about 48 hours to convince D senators to clip Elon's wings.  It's still totally doable.  But it has to happen in the next 48 hours.)  —  We're now down to the wire with the so-called “continuing resolution” fight.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge says Trump Jan. 6 pardon doesn't apply to man who conspired to kill investigators  —  The ruling is the first to confront the Trump administration's vacillating views about how far Trump intended to go with his blanket pardon.  —  President Donald Trump's blanket pardon for the rioters …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:   Trump's Jan. 6 pardon doesn't cover rioter's plot to kill FBI agents, judge rules
Charles Capel / Bloomberg:
Musk Blames a ‘Massive Cyberattack’ on X for Series of Outages … Elon Musk blamed widespread disruptions on his social media platform X on a “massive cyberattack,” which he speculated was orchestrated by a “large, coordinated group” or country.  —  Tens of thousands of users globally …
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Former Social Security official describes hostile takeover by Musk team  —  DOGE officials also put millions of taxpayers' private data at risk and refused to say why they needed access to it, the official says.  —  Just now  —  They came in aggressively, a former official …
Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Texas bill would make identifying as transgender a felony punishable by jail  —  The bill, while unlikely to pass, highlights the increasing extremism of legislation targeting trans people, especially in Texas, in recent years.  —  A Texas state bill could charge transgender people with …
Discussion: Washington Blade
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Comedian who mocked Puerto Rico at Trump rally gets Netflix deal  —  Tony Hinchcliffe's YouTube channel boasts over 2 million subscribers.  —  Tony Hinchcliffe, the comedian whose -appearance at a New York rally for then-candidate Donald Trump drew bipartisan backlash after he made disparaging comments …
Discussion: CNN and The Gateway Pundit
Washington Post:
DOGE hunts for ‘wins’ amid tensions with Trump administration, backlash  —  As turmoil spills into public view, Elon Musk's DOGE is racing to finish slashing federal bureaucracy and move on to the more constructive work of building digital tools for the government.
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Trump-appointed judge quits judicial group over warning about threats  —  A prominent conservative U.S. appeals court judge resigned from the largest association of federal judges over its decision to speak out against a rise in criticism, threats and violence directed at the judiciary …
New York Times:
Trump's Call to Scrap ‘Horrible’ Chip Program Spreads Panic  —  The president's attack on the key tenet of the Biden administration's industrial policy has set off concerns that he may claw back its funding.  —  As President Trump addressed Congress last week, he veered off script to attack …
Discussion: Raw Story
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Trump Kennedy Center board appointee pitches Mideast franchise, Potomac marina  —  One of President Trump's first-term appointees to the board of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is floating big ideas to revamp the D.C. cultural mainstay, including a Jacqueline Kennedy-centered fashion show …
Discussion: New York Times
ProPublica:
National Cancer Institute Employees Can't Publish Information on These Topics Without Special Approval  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Employees at the National Cancer Institute …
Teddy Rosenbluth / New York Times:
Without Offering Proof, Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health  —  In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.  —  In a sweeping interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. …
 
 
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John Leicester / Associated Press:
More than 30 nations will participate in Paris planning talks on a security force for Ukraine
Dan Ruetenik / CBS News:
DOGE mischaracterizes a study as transgender, and USDA cancels it
Discussion: Townhall, Advocate and Breitbart
Magan Crane / Bloomberg:
Rubio Says USAID Will Be Part of State, Face Deep Cuts
Kim Barker / New York Times:
Trump's Attacks Give Zelensky a Bit of a Reprieve at Home
Discussion: The Post Millennial and Grabien
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
US Supreme Court nixes challenge to state climate suits against oil firms
David Pepper / Pepperspectives:
Trump: Recession is Coming
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch News:
Trump Amplifies “No LGBTQ” Symbol Using Nazi-Era Imagery in Military Ad Post
 Earlier Items: 
Amelia Hansford / PinkNews:
Trans punk star Laura Jane Grace sings at Bernie Sanders rally, infuriating right-wingers
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
New Data: Republican Voters Want Authoritarianism
Discussion: The Hill
New Republic:
Transcript: Fiasco for Musk as Trump Advisers Erupt in anti-DOGE Panic
Bloomberg Law:
US Said to Drop Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Migrant Child Shelter
Discussion: America's Voice
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Veterans Administration therapists forced to provide mental health counseling in open cubicles
 

 
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Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Microsoft says it “has observed two named Chinese nation-state actors, Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon exploiting” the SharePoint zero-day vulnerabilities

Emma Roth / The Verge:
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