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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose.  This order continues the reduction in the elements of the Federal bureaucracy …
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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America's Parent  —  The order targeting the agencies, largely obscure entities that address issues like labor mediation and homelessness prevention, appeared to test the bounds of the president's power.
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:   Trump signs order to dismantle seven federal agencies focused on media, libraries, homelessness
New York Times:
‘A Really Easy Mark for Trump’: Three Columnists on the Threats to Elite Colleges  —  Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times Opinion columnists M. Gessen, Tressie McMillan Cottom and Bret Stephens about Donald Trump's attacks on Columbia University …
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New York Times:
How a Columbia Student Fled to Canada After ICE Came Looking for Her  —  Ranjani Srinivasan's student visa was revoked by U.S. immigration authorities.  That was just the start of her odyssey.  —  The first knock at the door came eight days ago, on a Friday morning.
New York Times:
The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher Education  —  When a political leader wants to move a democracy toward a more authoritarian form of government, he often sets out to undermine independent sources of information and accountability.  The leader tries to delegitimize judges, sideline autonomous government agencies and muzzle the media.
Washington Post:
Trump says pressure on Columbia is only the beginning for college campuses
Sarah Betancourt / New Hampshire Public Radio:
Green card holder from New Hampshire ‘interrogated’ at Logan Airport, detained  —  A New Hampshire man with a green card was detained by immigration officers at Logan Airport and is being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Donald W. Wyatt detention facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island.
New York Times:
Trump Expands Attacks on Law Firms, Singling Out Paul, Weiss  —  Experts have warned that the president's efforts threaten the ability of lawyers to do their jobs and private citizens to obtain legal counsel.  —  President Trump on Friday opened a third attack against a private law firm …
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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:   Trump picks his next Big Law target
Alan Feuer / New York Times:   Trump's Justice Dept. Speech Shows a Renewed Quest for Vengeance
Adam Wren / Politico:
Playbook: Reeling, fuming, gloating
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Kelsey Walsh / ABC News:   Trump targets law firm Paul Weiss, restricting government access
The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses Risks from Paul Weiss
Discussion: Reason
Teddy Rosenbluth / New York Times:
Keeping With Kennedy's Advice, Measles Patients Turn to Unproven Treatments  —  In West Texas, some with severe illness have not been taken to a doctor until their conditions worsened, officials said.  —  Struggling to contain a raging measles epidemic in West Texas, public health officials …
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Erika Edwards / NBC News:
Newborn babies exposed to measles in Texas hospital
Discussion: Off the Kuff
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Trump Administration Appears to Launch ‘Alien Enemies Act’ Deportation Program
Discussion: Forbes
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Judge blocks Trump admin from deporting 5 Venezuelans amid plans to invoke Alien Enemies Act
Discussion: USA Today
ABC News:
Trump revokes nearly 20 executive orders issued by Biden administration  —  President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that rescinds 19 executive actions issued by the Biden administration.  He rescinded orders focused on gender, labor policies and industry regulations.
Discussion: The Post Millennial
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut.  That Isn't True.  —  Mr. Kristof reported from South Sudan and Nairobi, Kenya.  Ms. Fezehai is a photographer and visual journalist based in Kenya.  —  As the world's richest men slash American aid for the world's poorest children, they insist that all is well.
Discussion: Mediaite
Brianne Pfannenstiel / USA Today:
‘Do something, dammit!’:  Tim Walz says Democrats need to answer Americans' ‘primal scream’  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he came to Iowa Friday to answer the “primal scream” coming from Americans demanding that elected officials do more to push back against President Donald Trump's sweeping, norm-defying agenda.
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New York Times:
Walz, Newsom and Buttigieg Are Among Democrats Stirring 2028 Presidential Chatter
Discussion: Grabien
Kate Conger / New York Times:
Elon Musk Shared, Then Removed a Post Absolving Dictators for Genocide  —  The post falsely claimed that Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Mao Zedong were not responsible for the murders of millions of people, but rather public sector workers were.  —  Early on Friday, Elon Musk shared …
Discussion: Futurism and USA Today
Tom Mooney / The Providence Journal:
She saw family in Lebanon.  Now this Brown Medicine doctor is being held at Logan for deportation. … A Rhode Island doctor who traveled home to Lebanon to visit family was prevented by U.S. Customs officials from reentering the country on Thursday at Boston's Logan International Airport …
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Edward Fitzpatrick / The Boston Globe:   R.I. doctor prevented from returning to US after visiting her parents in Lebanon
New York Times:
Trump Administration Expels South Africa's Ambassador to the U.S.  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio had lashed out on social media over comments critical of President Trump that the ambassador had made to a think tank in Johannesburg.  —  President Trump's administration …
Martha Bellisle / Associated Press:
Critics warn staff cuts at federal agencies overseeing US dams could put public safety at risk  —  Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply farmers with water and protect communities from floods, employees and industry experts warn.
Discussion: Coeur d'Alene Press
András Pethő / The Atlantic:
Trump's Attempts to Muzzle the Press Look Familiar  —  Much of what the U.S. president has done to curb independent media echoes the Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán's playbook.  —  When Viktor Orbán gave a speech in 2022 at a Conservative Political Action Conference gathering in Budapest …
STAT:
At NIH, ‘everyone is on edge’ as they brace for deep cuts and more centralized control  —  Up to 5,000 positions are targeted at premier science agency, as buyout deadline passes  —  With the National Institutes of Health facing deep workforce cuts and little information from agency leadership …
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Addressing Risks from Paul Weiss  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Background.  Global law firms have for years played an outsized role in undermining the judicial process …
NBC News:
A majority-Black town starts armed protection group after neo-Nazi rally  —  “I feel like it's more secure now,” one woman said.  “I know my son can walk home and be OK.”  —  LINCOLN HEIGHTS, Ohio — Nearly every morning for the last month, Jay has been waking up before sunrise to drive around …
Public Notice:
Kevin Kruse on why Trump 2.0 is worse than he expected  —  “I didn't think they would take this bold of a leap into deeply unconstitutional waters, but they have.”  —  ∙ Paid … 🗣️ 🎤 🤯  —  As a weekend bonus for subscribers, we connected …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Top House Democrats Throw Chuck Schumer Under The Bus Amid Funding Fight  —  “This false choice that some are buying instead of fighting is unacceptable,” Rep. Nancy Pelosi said as Schumer cast his vote for an extreme GOP spending bill.  —  WASHINGTON - Top House Democrats …
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Trump says he was being a ‘bit sarcastic’ when he promised to end Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours  —  President Donald Trump said Friday that he was “being a little bit sarcastic” when he repeatedly claimed as a candidate that he would have the Russia-Ukraine war solved within 24 hours — and even before he even took office.
Ry Rivard / Politico:
Two former governors resigned in scandal.  Now they want to be mayors.  —  Andrew Cuomo and Jim McGreevey are trying to make comebacks on each side of the Hudson River.  —  There's never been a better time to be a disgraced politician seeking a second chance.
Discussion: City & State New York
 
 
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Ben Makuch / The Guardian:
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
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Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Sharryse Piggott / WUNC:
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The Korea Herald:
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Dylan Wells / Washington Post:
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Sophie Carson / Journal Sentinel:
Milwaukee-area woman deported to Laos though she's never been there, doesn't speak the language