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Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
Ex-Democratic Leader Schumer  —  Today on TAP: He has defied the will of the vast majority of Senate Democrats and played right into the hands of Trump.  Time for a new leader.  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) leaves a Senate Democratic caucus luncheon outside the Senate Chamber …
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Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Dem Civil War Erupts With ‘Screaming’ and Primary Threats Behind Closed Doors  —  Democrats are finally fighting amid MAGA 2.0—but it is with each other.  President Donald Trump picked a side in the party's burgeoning civil war Friday, praising his longtime foe, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer …
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Young Democrats' Anger Boils Over as Schumer Retreats on Shutdown  —  A generational divide, seen in newer lawmakers' impatience with bipartisanship and for colleagues who don't understand new media, has emerged as one of the deepest rifts within the party.  —  Senator Chuck Schumer's sudden decision …
Discussion: DNyuz, SFist and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Dems go into “complete meltdown” as Schumer folds  —  House Democrats erupted into apoplexy Thursday night after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he would support Republicans' stopgap government funding measure.  —  Why it matters: House Democrats feel like they “walked the plank,” in the words of one member.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Inside House Dems' furious anti-Schumer movement
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:   Chuck Schumer and the Wildfire: A Parable
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Funding bill may grant Trump, Musk more control over federal spending
Discussion: Associated Press
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Pelosi slams ‘false choice’ on shutdown, indirectly criticizing Schumer
Sarah Ferris / CNN:
Ocasio-Cortez mobilizes Democrats against Schumer plan as colleagues privately urge her to consider primary challenge
Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
Trump Demands Major Changes in Columbia Discipline and Admissions Rules  —  A letter outlining “immediate next steps” arrived less than a week after the administration said it was canceling $400 million in grants and contracts.  —  The Trump administration on Thursday demanded …
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Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
Trump demands admissions overhaul and control of academic department at Columbia University  —  The Trump administration has delivered an extraordinary ultimatum to Columbia University, threatening to permanently end federal funding to the Ivy League school unless it cedes control …
Frank S. Zhou / The Harvard Crimson:   First They Came for Columbia  —  Like many autocrats before him, Donald Trump has launched …
Wall Street Journal:
Universities Scramble to Avoid Being Trump's Next Target
Discussion: Associated Press
Ginia Bellafante / New York Times:
As Trump Attacks Elite Colleges, Their Usual Allies Are Nowhere in Sight
Discussion: Informed Comment and The Forward
Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump's anti-DEI campaign
Kayla Gogarty / Media Matters for America:
The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces  —  A new Media Matters analysis found 9 out of the 10 top online shows assessed are right-leaning … The 2024 presidential election has been dubbed the “podcast election” …
more at Mediagazer »
Bradford Betz / Fox News:
USPS signs agreement with DOGE, agrees to cut 10,000 workers: ‘Broken business model’  —  The service plans to cut 10,000 employees in the next 30 days through a voluntary early-retirement program  —  U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy informed members of Congress on Thursday he has signed …
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Tara Palmeri / The Red Letter:
Fear and Loathing in the West Wing  —  Inside the revolt against Elon Musk...  Welcome back to The Red Letter.  —  The tolerance for Elon Musk inside of the White House is wearing thin, as they deal with the fallout of his calamitous interview with Larry Kudlow when he touched the third rail - entitlements.
Washington Post:
After JD Vance is booed, Kennedy Center head urges ‘diversity and inclusion’  —  In a staff email, interim president Richard Grenell, a Trump ally, condemned a chorus of boos directed at the vice president and his wife at a concert Thursday night.  —  When Vice President JD Vance took …
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The Guardian:
‘Ruined this place’: chorus of boos against JD Vance at Washington concert
Clay Risen / New York Times:
Kevin Drum, Influential Early Political Blogger, Dies at 66  —  Writing on his own and for Washington Monthly and Mother Jones, he earned a reputation as a serious policy thinker.  He also invented Friday cat blogging.  —  Kevin Drum, who gave up his day job in software marketing to write online …
Vox:
Canada is so furious at the US right now  —  The US and Canada are meant to be the best of friends, but they're in the midst of a pretty ugly fight.  —  It began with President Donald Trump's ascent to the White House, when he began referring to his outgoing Canadian counterpart as …
Discussion: Raw Story
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U.S. Department of Education:
Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education  —  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened investigations into 45 universities under Title VI following OCR's February 14 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) …
Axios:
Focus group: Trump swing voters in Michigan have buyers' remorse  —  Most Michigan swing voters in our latest Engagious/Sago focus groups said that although they voted for President Trump in November, they have objections, frustrations and fears about his behavior since he returned to power.
Discussion: Raw Story
Scott Dance / Washington Post:
Trump moves to close facility that helps track planet-warming pollution  —  The lab is connected to the Mauna Loa Observatory, where scientists gather data to produce the Keeling Curve, a chart on the daily status of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations.
Discussion: New York Times
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Admin Nixed Contract Helping Kidnapped Ukrainian Kids: Sources  —  Even as President Donald Trump and government-demolition czar Elon Musk appear to actively favor Russia's interests amid discussions of how to end the Russia-Ukraine war, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has struck a studiously neutral posture.
Discussion: The i Paper
New Republic:
Fiasco for Musk as He Craters in New Polls and DOGE Cuts Lose in Court  —  Elon Musk is suddenly facing lots of bad news.  A judge just ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired federal workers, a blow to Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency.
Discussion: Techdirt and Bloomberg
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Paul Krugman:
Everybody Hates Elon  —  And other tales of collapsing confidence  —  After Donald Trump won the 2024 election, progressives had one great fear about his economic policies — namely, that he wouldn't do much.  Oh, he'd slap on a few tariffs, make a big show of eliminating “woke” spending …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
‘History will know that day because of what we did’: DOJ prosecutor who worked Jan. 6 cases resigns  —  Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean McCauley resigned from the Justice Department this week, calling his work on Jan. 6 cases the “opportunity of a lifetime” and the attorneys within …
Bloomberg:
Washington, DC, Region Braces for ‘Devastating’ Cuts from Congress  —  Local leaders across the DC metro area are raising alarms about a stopgap measure in Congress that would trigger a $1 billion budget shortfall for the city.  —  A decision before Congress to strip $1.1 billion …
Isabel van Brugen / The Daily Beast:
Musk Immediately Calls for Judges to Be Impeached After DOGE Rulings  —  Elon Musk threw a tantrum after his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was dealt a series of legal setbacks, immediately calling for the impeachment of federal judges.  “Without judicial reform …
New York Times:
A Close Elon Musk Friend Joins His Effort on Social Security  —  The involvement of Antonio Gracias, an investor who has known Elon Musk for two decades, suggests that Mr. Musk has made overhauling the Social Security Administration a priority.  —  A private equity investor …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Department of Homeland Security:
VIDEO: Columbia University Student Whose Visa Was Revoked for Supporting Hamas and Terrorist Activities Used CBP Home App to Self-Deport  —  Another student who supported Hamas was arrested by ICE HSI for overstaying her student visa.  —  WASHINGTON - Today, Secretary of Homeland Security …
 
 
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Vance expects a ‘high-level’ TikTok deal by the April 5 deadline
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Voice of America ending contracts with Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France Presse
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Dr. Oz Won't Commit to Protecting Medicaid
Lynsey Chutel / New York Times:
German Tourists Detained for Weeks, Then Deported From U.S.
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
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Lena Moffitt / The Hill:
Republicans' reckless assault on clean energy will cost them
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Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans
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ProPublica:
Who's Running the DOGE Wrecking Machine: The World's Richest Man or a Little-Known Bureaucrat?
ABC News:
GOP lawmaker booed at North Carolina town hall, escorted from building
Associated Press:
‘Highly unusual’: White House halts FBI background checks for senior staff, shifts them to Pentagon: Sources
John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
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