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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 …
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Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Senate moves ahead on shutdown votes  —  Democrats agreed to speed up consideration of the bill to allow a vote on Friday in exchange for votes on four amendments.  —  Senate leaders struck a deal on Friday to pave the way for passage of the House GOP's seven-month stopgap spending bill and avoid a government shutdown.
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 …
CNN:
Democrats join with Republicans to advance House-passed government spending bill  —  Senate Democrats joined Republicans Friday on a key procedural vote to advance a bill that would ultimately avert a government shutdown at midnight, despite intensifying pressure from across the Democratic Party to block the GOP's funding measure.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Inside House Dems' furious anti-Schumer movement  —  House Democrats from across the party's ideological spectrum — united in their fury at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) — are engaged in a campaign to get Senate Democrats to defy their leader.
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 …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
10 Democrats help Republicans advance GOP funding bill to avoid shutdown  —  A group of 10 Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), on Friday voted to advance a Republican-crafted bill to fund the government through Sept. 30, taking a crucial step toward avoiding …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and KSNT-TV
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
NPR:
Senate passes spending bill to avoid a government shutdown
Associated Press:
Bill to avert government shutdown clears key hurdle with help from Democrats
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 …
The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali:
How The Trump Administration Is Weaponizing Antisemitism to Undermine Our Democracy
Discussion: New York Times and Mother Jones
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
Politico:
Trump calls his opponents ‘scum’ and lawbreakers in bellicose speech at Justice Department  —  For more than an hour, he delivered an insult-laden speech that shattered the traditional notion of DOJ independence.  —  President Donald Trump on Friday walked into the Department of Justice …
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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
Discussion: CNN, New York Times and The Guardian
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
It's Trump's Justice Department now
Discussion: RedState, Forbes and The Hill
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” …
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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 …
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Politico:
Trump is still moving ‘full steam ahead’ on staffing cuts despite recent court orders
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
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.
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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NBC News:
‘Maximum pressure’: U.S. and Canada's clash over tariffs overshadows G7 meeting
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
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) …
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 …
Daniel Wiessner / Reuters:
US court allows Trump to enforce ban on DEI programs, for now  —  A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily paused a judge's ruling that had blocked the administration of President Donald Trump from implementing bans on diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federal agencies and businesses …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Admin Nixed Contract Helping Kidnapped Ukrainian Children  —  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
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
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
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Mace sued for defamation by man she accused of abuse in floor speech  —  The legal action seeks to carve out an exception from the speech or debate clause of the Constitution.  —  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is facing a defamation lawsuit filed by one of the four men she has publicly accused …
New York Times:
Draft List for New Travel Ban Proposes Trump Target 43 Countries  —  A draft circulating inside the administration lists three tiers of countries whose citizens may face restrictions on entering the United States.  —  The Trump administration is considering targeting the citizens …
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
David French: Trump Admits He's Violating the Constitution  —  Trump & company aren't even attempting to create a pretext for why they're punishing the free speech of political opponents.  They are basically confessing in writing to violating the First Amendment.
Will Knight / Wired:
Under Trump, AI Scientists Are Told to Remove ‘Ideological Bias’ From Powerful Models  —  A directive from the National Institute of Standards and Technology eliminates mention of “AI safety” and “AI fairness.”  —  The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) …
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 …
Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans  —  Pentagon leaders have ordered that their websites and social media pages remove articles and images that “promote” DEI.  —  Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black …
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Alan K. Simpson, a Folksy Republican Force in the Senate, Dies at 93  —  A plain-spoken lawmaker from Wyoming, he balanced his conservative views with moderate stands on abortion rights, gay marriage and immigration reform.  —  Alan K. Simpson, a plain-spoken former Republican senator …
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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Janice Yu / abc7NY:
20-year-old father accused of beating infant daughter to death
Discussion: Breitbart and The Post Millennial
Phelim Kine / Politico:
Radio Free Asia set to lay off most US-based staff due to government funding freeze
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Rubio says South Africa's ambassador no longer welcome in US after criticizing Trump
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Wyden, Sanders blocked from attempt to pass stand-alone health package
Associated Press:
Federal judge considers blocking DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans
Discussion: The Times-Tribune
Julian Lucas / New Yorker:
The Data Hoarders Resisting Trump's Purge
 Earlier Items: 
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Voice of America ending contracts with Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France Presse
Associated Press:
Whipsawed by Trump's tariffs, the US public is getting a lot more nervous about the economy
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.
ProPublica:
Who's Running the DOGE Wrecking Machine: The World's Richest Man or a Little-Known Bureaucrat?
New Republic:
Fiasco for Musk as He Craters in New Polls and DOGE Cuts Lose in Court
Discussion: Politico, Techdirt and Bloomberg
Katelyn Caralle / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVETiger Woods and Vanessa Trump are secretly dating
 

 
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Hands-on with Meta's Movie Mate, a chatbot that provides users trivia and other content during a movie, rolled out for one night for Blumhouse's M3GAN rerelease

Financial Times:
The US DOJ tells a judge it will seek to force Google to divest its ad exchange and publisher ad server units and share real-time ad bidding data with rivals

Laura Holliday / Wired:
An investigation finds 70+ content-farm YouTube channels using AI to produce cartoon content featuring gore and child abuse, featuring characters like minions
 
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