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Silvia Foster-Frau / Washington Post:
For four Venezuelan friends, Alien Enemies Act cuts short an American dream  —  The men had just begun new lives in Dallas when officers arrived at their home and arrested them.  Their relatives deny that they have any connection to the Tren de Aragua gang.  —  Just now
Discussion: DNyuz
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NBC News:
Judge in Alien Enemies Act case chides DOJ lawyer over refusal to answer key questions about deportations  —  The court fight focuses on the Trump administration's use of a 1798 law to deport people it claims are part of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge pressed …
Reuters:
Relatives of missing Venezuelan migrants desperate for answers after US deportations to El Salvador
Nicole Narea / Vox:
The ugly history behind the obscure law Trump is using for mass deportations
Discussion: Raw Story and DNyuz
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
The judge who tried to stop the deportation planes is not happy with the Trump administration
New York Times:
Timeline of Trump's Deportation Flights, From Alien Enemies Act to Judge's Order
Washington Post:
Trump escalates fight with federal courts over deportation authority
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Who is the judge stopping Trump's deportations, and what comes next?
Discussion: Vox
New York Times:
Trump Lawyer Refuses to Answer Judge's Questions in Deportation Flight Hearing
NBC4 Washington:
US Institute of Peace says DOGE has broken into its building  —  President Trump targeted the organization and a few others in a Feb. 19 executive order aiming to shrink the federal government  —  Employees of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency entered the U.S. Institute …
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Associated Press:
Trump administration guts board of US Institute of Peace.  Group says DOGE arrives  —  The Trump administration fired most of the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace and sent its new leader into the Washington headquarters of the independent organization on Monday, in its latest effort …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
CNN:
DOGE gains access to US Institute of Peace after Trump administration overhauls board  —  Personnel from the Department of Government Efficiency, accompanied by DC police officers, gained access to the US Institute of Peace Monday after being turned away last week.
Discussion: UPI
Aishvarya Kavi / New York Times:
DOGE Staff Marches Into U.S. Institute of Peace and Evicts Its Officials
Discussion: Simple Justice and Axios
New York Times:
Elon Musk's Starlink Expands Across White House Complex  —  Trump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel's Office.  —  Starlink, the satellite internet service operated …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israel resumes war in Gaza with a series of massive airstrikes against Hamas  —  Israel resumed the war in Gaza with a series of massive airstrikes against what it described as Hamas targets all across the enclave overnight.  —  The big picture: The strikes come exactly two months …
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Yan Zhuang / New York Times:
Israel Carries Out ‘Extensive Strikes’ in Gaza, Imperiling Cease-Fire
Tiffany May / New York Times:
Chinese Nationalists Praise Trump's Cuts to Voice of America  —  Beijing has long criticized the outlet, as well as Radio Free Asia, for highlighting human rights abuses in China.  —  Chinese state media is gloating about drastic budget cuts to Voice of America and Radio Free Asia …
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Darcy Spencer / NBC4 Washington:
Voice of America journalists placed on leave due to ‘bias against Trump Admin’
Erin Alberty / Axios:
Exclusive: Navajo Code Talkers disappear from military websites after Trump DEI order  —  Articles about the renowned Native American Code Talkers have disappeared from some military websites, with several broken URLs now labeled “DEI.”  —  Why it matters: From 1942 to 1945 …
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Washington Post:
Amid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser  —  Pages celebrating Navajo code talkers and other minority service members were also erased.  —  Jon Swaine is an investigative reporter on Signal at jonswaine.55.  Alex Horton is a national security reporter on Signal at alexhorton.85.
Discussion: Associated Press
Emily Peck / Axios:
Leaked memo: DOGE plots to cut Social Security phone support  —  An internal memo from the Social Security Administration proposes changes to its phone service that could derail the benefits application process for many Americans.  —  Why it matters: The Trump administration has repeatedly …
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.'s Scientific Research Arm  —  More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.  —  The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research arm …
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump Insists He Was Being “Sarcastic” About Major Campaign Promise  —  One month before the election, 70 percent of Americans felt that foreign affairs comprised either a “very important” or “extremely important” component of their vote.  But as it turns out, Donald Trump's repeat campaign promises …
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Will Saletan / The Bulwark:
Trump's Lust for Canada Echoes Putin's Lust for Ukraine
Discussion: Mother Jones
Eric Levitz / Vox:
This is why Kamala Harris really lost  —  Democrats have spent months debating how and why they lost the 2024 election.  But the full picture of what happened on Election Day is only now coming into view.  —  The most authoritative election analyses draw on a variety of different data sources …
Discussion: New York Times
Ben Casselman / New York Times:
Trump Says a Recession Might Be Worth the Cost.  Economists Disagree.  —  President Trump and his advisers say his policies may cause short-term pain but will produce big gains over time.  Many economists are skeptical of those arguments.  —  Presidents usually do all they can to avoid recessions …
Discussion: DNyuz
Financial Times:
Europe courts US scientists fleeing Trump crackdown  —  Cambridge university among institutions seeing chance to hire talent unsettled by US spending cuts  —  Science institutions in Europe and beyond are racing to hire researchers from the US looking to flee the Donald Trump administration's crackdown on research agencies.
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Trump to end Secret Service protection for Hunter and Ashley Biden  —  When President Joe Biden took office, he extended protections to Trump's adult children for six months.  —  President Donald Trump said Monday that he is terminating Secret Service protection for his predecessor's two adult children: Hunter and Ashley Biden.
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Travis M. Andrews / Washington Post:
At Kennedy Center, Trump envisions remaking Honors, suggests he could host  —  Trump and his board suggested several artists for the awards, including Sylvester Stallone, Andrea Bocelli, Elvis Presley and Babe Ruth.  —  President Donald Trump visited the Kennedy Center on Monday …
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump appoints Charlie Kirk, Walt Nauta, Michael Flynn to military boards  —  President Trump on Monday announced a slew of allies would be appointed to the Board of Visitors at the nation's military academies, including lawmakers and conservative media personalities.
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Seb Starcevic / Politico:
Trump stacks military academy boards with MAGA loyalists, including Michael Flynn and Charlie Kirk
Discussion: New York Times
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:
EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas Sends Letters to 20 Law Firms Requesting Information About DEI-Related Employment Practices  —  WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas sent letters to 20 law firms requesting information about their diversity …
Paul Krugman:
The Stages of Trumpist Economic Grief  —  Or, how Scott Bessent (sort of) became spiritual  —  While much of MAGA is motivated by hatred of an open society — by racism, misogyny and the desire to end all things woke — the swing voters who put Donald Trump over the top thought they were supporting …
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Schumer is doing damage control.  It isn't working.  —  The Senate minority leader and his aides have been talking privately with liberal groups.  —  Chuck Schumer is in damage-control mode.  It isn't going great.  —  The Senate minority leader and his aides in recent days …
 
 
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
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Discussion: Metro.co.uk
Joseph Goldstein / New York Times:
‘Colossally Wasteful’: Trump's Cuts Imperil Medical Research at Columbia
Discussion: The Post Millennial
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How Matt Gaetz poisoned the House Ethics Committee
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Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
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Lindsey Bahr / Associated Press:
The National Association of Theatre Owners changes name to Cinema United, saying it is “complicated having the same name as a multinational military alliance”

David Roeder / Chicago Sun Times:
Around 20% of Chicago Sun-Times staff, or 30 employees, took buyouts and have resigned, including most of the editorial board; 5 WBEZ workers also took buyouts

Samantha Masunaga / Los Angeles Times:
The California Film Commission chooses a record 51 films to receive incentives in the state's film and TV tax credit program, including 46 indie films
 
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