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9:20 PM ET, March 18, 2025

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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House GOP moves swiftly to impeach judge targeted by Trump  —  Just hours after President Trump called for the impeachment of a federal judge who ruled against his deportation of hundreds of Venezuelans over the weekend, House Republicans introduced a measure to do just that.
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Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
Trump Moves to Settle the Fascism Debate  —  Plus: A supposedly fun thing Chuck Schumer will never do again.  —  President Donald Trump took another step in an openly fascist direction over the weekend when he skirted a federal court order to cancel or turn back deportation flights carrying …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Chief justice pushes back against calls to impeach judges who rule against Trump  —  Chief Justice John Roberts issued a statement following President Donald Trump's call for a judge to be impeached for ruling against the administration.  —  WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts issued …
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Chief Justice Roberts Rebukes Trump Call to Impeach Judges for Rulings
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Roberts issues rare public pushback after Trump calls for judge's impeachment
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Rebuking Talk From Trump, Roberts Calls Impeaching Judges Over Rulings Improper
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Judge finds Elon Musk and DOGE's shutdown of USAID likely unconstitutional  —  Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday found that Elon Musk and the White House's Department of Government Efficiency likely violated the Constitution when they unilaterally acted to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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Associated Press:
Judge says dismantling of USAID was unconstitutional, orders Musk to restore access for employees  —  The judge ordered a pause on any efforts to shut down USAID.  —  Elon Musk's attempt to unilaterally dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the United States Constitution …
NBC News:
Elon Musk and DOGE efforts to close USAID unconstitutional, agency systems must be restored, judge rules
Discussion: Axios
Jody Godoy / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump fires both Democratic commissioners at FTC, sources say  —  President Donald Trump fired the two Democratic commissioners at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the situation said, in another major test of the independence of regulatory agencies.
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Makena Kelly / Wired:
FTC Removes Posts Critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and AI Companies
Discussion: TechCrunch
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Kennedy's Alarming Prescription for Bird Flu on Poultry Farms  —  The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune.  Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation's top health official …
MPR News:
GOP leaders call on Sen. Eichorn to resign after arrest for allegedly soliciting a minor  —  Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn was arrested Monday in Bloomington for allegedly soliciting a minor for prostitution.  —  Bloomington police said Eichorn was arrested near the 8300 block …
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Devan Cole / CNN:
Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump's ban on transgender service members, saying it's ‘soaked in animus’  —  A federal judge has indefinitely blocked President Donald Trump's ban on transgender service members, dealing a major defeat to a controversial policy the president resurrected from his first term.
Discussion: New York Times
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:   Judge blocks Trump's effort to ban transgender troops
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Trump to declare “illicit” fentanyl “Weapon of Mass Destruction,” per draft EO  —  The Handbasket is subscriber-funded.  If you want to support independent media during these dark times for democracy, become a paid subscriber today!  —  Video  —  The heads of the US Departments of Commerce …
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
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 …
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Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Democrats Need to Face Why Trump Won
National Archives:
JFK Assassination Records - 2025 Documents Release  —  In accordance with President Donald Trump's directive of March 17, 2025, all records previously withheld for classification that are part of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection are released.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation:
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting.  Others should follow  —  The news business isn't just any business — it serves a vital role in our democracy, recognized by the First Amendment.  But media outlets can't serve that role if they're bankrupt.
Selena Simmons-Duffin / NPR:
‘Segregated facilities’ are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts  —  After a recent change by the Trump administration, the federal government no longer explicitly prohibits contractors from having segregated restaurants, waiting rooms and drinking fountains.
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Radio Free Europe sues after Trump administration halts funding  —  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty sued Kari Lake and the Trump administration Tuesday over efforts to defund the organization.  —  Last week, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at eliminating the U.S. Agency for Global Media …
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Alexander Panetta / CBC News:
U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog  —  Trump has escalated an authoritarian turn in last few days  —  A just-released annual report on the global state of democracy makes for depressing reading.  But what's even more depressing is what might appear in next year's edition.
Discussion: The Contrarian
Nicole Foy / ProPublica:
Some Americans Have Already Been Caught in Trump's Immigration Dragnet.  More Will Be.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  About a week after President Donald Trump took office …
Discussion: New Republic and DNyuz
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Pentagon is cutting up to 60,000 civilian jobs.  About a third of those took voluntary resignations  —  Roughly 50,000 to 60,000 civilian jobs will be cut in the Defense Department, but fewer than 21,000 workers who took a voluntary resignation plan are leaving in the coming months, a senior defense official told reporters Tuesday.
NBC News:
Trump admin considers giving up NATO command that has been exclusively American since Eisenhower  —  The move is being discussed as part of a possible restructuring of combatant commands that would help the Defense Department cut costs.  —  For nearly 75 years, it has been a distinctly …
Boutayna Chokrane / Wired:
‘Airport Theory’ Will Make You Miss Your Flight  —  This delusional airport trend only appeals to those who have no concept of how time or space work.  Here's how to actually travel like a pro. … If airports weren't already a hellscape, TikTok has found a way to make them worse.
Jennifer Rankin / The Guardian:
German man with green card ‘violently interrogated’ by US border officials  —  Berlin checking if US immigration policy has changed after Fabian Schmidt becomes third German to be detained  —  Berlin is investigating whether US immigration policy has changed, after a German national …
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
DOGE Rampage May Have ‘Immediate,’ ‘Long-term’ Effects For Courts, Judicial Branch Warns  —  The federal court system warned its employees that DOGE's cuts to building services and to executive branch staff could cause “immediate and long-term effects on court operations,” according to a Monday memo obtained by TPM .
Zack Colman / Politico:
Judge bars Trump's EPA from taking back $20B in climate grants — for now  —  The ruling orders EPA and climate change groups to return to court to argue about the fate of the money.  —  A federal judge temporarily blocked the Environmental Protection Agency's attempt to recoup $20 billion …
Discussion: New York Times, E&E News, DNyuz and LifeSite
James Sillars / Sky News:
Tesla investor calls for Elon Musk to step down as boss  —  Wealth manager Ross Gerber tells Sky News that Musk's time has become too stretched and his work alongside President Donald Trump too divisive.  —  Business and economics reporter @SkyNewsBiz  —  One of Tesla's earliest investors …
Discussion: DNyuz
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
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Jordan demands testimony from prosecutors who went after Trump  —  It's the latest step in the House GOP's efforts to support the president's desires for political retribution.  —  House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan is calling prosecutors who oversaw the criminal investigation into Donald …
ABC News:
Tesla board members, executive sell off over $100 million of stock in recent weeks  —  Shares of Tesla have plunged nearly 50% since a peak in mid-December.  —  Stickers protesting Tesla CEO Elon Musk are shown on a Tesla Supercharger, on March 12, 2025, in San Anselmo, Calif.
Anna Betts / The Guardian:
‘I am a political prisoner’: Mahmoud Khalil says he's being targeted for political beliefs  —  Exclusive: Palestinian activist and green card holder speaks out from Louisiana immigration detention for first time  — Never miss global breaking news.  Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Faces of Trump's Anti-Immigrant Crusade  —  The government deported a 10-year-old American citizen with brain cancer.  —  ∙ Paid  —  First: I'll be live on Substack today at 1:00 p.m. EDT with epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina to talk about measles, vaccines …
 
 
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Faiza Patel / Just Security:
U.S. AI-Driven “Catch and Revoke” Initiative Threatens First Amendment Rights
Vittoria Elliott / Wired:
'It's a Heist': Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE
Discussion: Fortune
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Weighing Major Cuts to Funding for Domestic HIV Prevention
Discussion: Politico, Advocate and DNyuz
Elena Moore / NPR:
Vice President Vance has a new gig: fundraising for the Republican National Committee
 Earlier Items: 
David Catanese / Miami Herald:
New book dishes on Trump's DeSantis obsession: “Why doesn't he just wait until 2028?”
Discussion: The Red Letter and Daily Mail
Jake Traylor / Politico:
Trump to attend NCAA men's wrestling championship
Andrea Hsu / NPR:
Firing federal employees was swift. Unwinding the terminations is proving complicated
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Kinzinger dares Trump to charge him for Jan. 6 panel role: ‘Bring it’
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
MAGA Brocasters Grow Suspicious of the Jews
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Ross Rosenfeld / New Republic:
There Is No Method to Trump's Madness. He's Simply Insane.
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Sara Fischer / Axios:
PBS and a public TV affiliate in Minnesota sue the Trump administration, saying his executive order to cut federal funding violated PBS' First Amendment rights

Chris Willman / Variety:
Taylor Swift acquires the rights to her first six albums from Shamrock Capital; sources say the deal was in the mid-$300M range

Rory Carroll / The Guardian:
Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams wins a defamation case against the BBC over a documentary that claimed that Adams had sanctioned an MI5 informant's murder

 
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