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USA Today:
Exclusive: Trump to sign order Thursday aimed at eliminating Education Department  —  Trump will direct his education secretary, Linda McMahon, to take ‘all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education.’  —  Joey Garrison Zachary SchermeleUSA TODAY
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Trump to Sign Order Shuttering Education Department  —  Where Things Stand  — Education Department: President Trump plans to sign an executive order on Thursday instructing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling the agency, according to two White House officials.
Discussion: NBC News and WTTG-TV
Cory Turner / NPR:   Trump to sign order aiming to close the Education Department
Tara Suter / The Hill:   Trump to sign order Thursday dismantling Department of Education
Juan Perez Jr / Politico:   Trump to sign order dismantling Education Department Thursday
Politico:
Trump is seeking to deport another academic who is legally in the country, lawsuit says  —  Badar Khan Suri, a fellow at Georgetown, says he is being punished because of the suspected views of his wife, a U.S. citizen with Palestinian heritage.  —  A Georgetown University researcher …
New York Times:
Musk Donates to G.O.P. Members of Congress Who Support Impeaching Judges  —  Amid a controversy over whether President Trump will abide by court rulings, Elon Musk gave the maximum to the campaigns of Republicans who back ousting judges who impede the administration.
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New York Times:
How Trump Is Trying to Consolidate Power Over Courts, Congress and More
Discussion: CNN and Washington Post
Robert Mackey / The Guardian:
French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found  —  France's research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched  —  France's research minister said a French scientist was denied entry to the US this month …
Discussion: Le Monde and New Republic
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Pieter Haeck / Politico:
Europe looks to poach US researchers as Trump cuts funding
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Trump-appointed prosecutor's office drops assault case against Enrique Tarrio  —  Ryan J. Reilly and Ted Oberg  —  The U.S. Attorney's for the District of Columbia has dropped an assault case against Enrique Tarrio, the Proud Boys member who was serving 22 years in federal prison following …
Discussion: WUSA and The Gateway Pundit
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Officials Circulate Plan That Would Overhaul USAID
Discussion: DNyuz and Reuters
Associated Press:
DOGE official takes a leadership role at USAID, an agency Musk's team has helped dismantle
Washington Post:
Social Security numbers and other private information unmasked in JFK files  —  The data belongs to more than 200 former congressional staffers and others with connections to decades-old investigations.  —  The Social Security numbers and other private information of more than 200 former …
Karen Zraick / New York Times:
Jury Orders Greenpeace to Pay Pipeline Company More Than $660 Million  —  The environmental group had said the lawsuit, over its role in a protest movement, could mean an end to its operations in the United States.  —  A North Dakota jury on Wednesday awarded damages totaling more than $660 million …
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Billal Rahman / Newsweek:
Exclusive: Trump Voter Says He Doesn't Regret Choice Despite Wife's ICE Arrest  —  says he does not regret his decision, even after federal immigration  —  as the couple returned home from their honeymoon.  —  Bradley Bartell's wife, Camila Muñoz, is a Peruvian citizen who overstayed …
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite, Politico and archive.ph
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Axios:
Immigrant rights activist's arrest marks big shift in enforcement
Fred Lambert / Electrek:
Tesla (TSLA) accounting raises red flags as report shows $1.4 billion missing  —  Tesla's (TSLA) accounting practices are raising red flags as a new report from the Financial Times shows that $1.4 billion is missing.  —  Many Tesla shorts and detractors have questioned Tesla's accounting for years …
Discussion: Financial Times
Matina Stevis-Gridneff / New York Times:
Menaced by Trump, Canada Prepares to Join E.U. Military Industry Buildup  —  Canada's draft deal to participate in Europe's defense industry will bring contracts to Canadian manufacturers and help lessen dependence on the United States.  —  Canada is in advanced talks with the European Union …
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Miranda Murray / Reuters:
Germany updates US travel advice after citizens detained  —  Germany updated its travel advisory for the United States to emphasise that a visa or entry waiver does not guarantee entry for its citizens after several Germans were detained at the border recently, a foreign ministry spokesperson said.
Discussion: UPI
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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Germany warns its travelers of tougher U.S. immigration enforcement
Discussion: The Hill, The Standard and Politico
New York Times:
Trump Had ‘Aptitude for Music’ as a Child, He Told Kennedy Center Board  —  The president, who recently took over Washington's major performing arts center, reportedly said that he had not been encouraged to develop his musical talents.  —  During his first visit to the Kennedy Center since making himself …
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Trump team makes plans for military to hold migrants at border  —  If enacted, miles of buffer zone would become a temporary military installation, giving U.S. troops their most direct role yet in the president's enforcement mission.  —  The Trump administration is evaluating plans …
Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
Tim Walz Attacks Musk With Language From the Trump Playbook  —  The Minnesota governor derided Elon Musk, a naturalized United States citizen, as a “South African nepo baby.”  —  When he took the stage in downtown Eau Claire, Wis., on Tuesday night to rev up Democrats ahead …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
More than a dozen judges have said Trump and Co. probably broke the law  —  Trump is now averaging one such finding about every four days.  —  Just now  —  From the start of his second term, President Donald Trump and his administration signaled a willingness — even a desire …
Discussion: CNN
Stephen I. Vladeck / New York Times:
Trump Is Breaking Things.  They Can't All Be Fixed by the Courts.  —  The second Trump administration appears to have learned some lessons from the first.  For instance, even when courts eventually strike down the administration's policies, there are tactics that can keep those policies …
The Atlantic:
Stephen Miller Has a Plan  —  During the first Trump administration, when Stephen Miller's immigration policy proposals hit obstacles in federal court, rumors would circulate about his plans to dust off arcane presidential powers.  Government lawyers were wary of overreach …
Discussion: Raw Story
Marcia Brown / Politico:
USDA halts millions of dollars worth of deliveries to food banks  —  The halt in deliveries comes after the Trump administration separately slashed $1 billion for schools and food banks to buy food from farms.  —  The Agriculture Department has halted millions of dollars worth of deliveries …
Discussion: Raw Story, BatBoyBlog and Adventus
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
BREAKING: DOGE Strong-Armed USIP Security Contractors to Switch Sides … Each time we hear more about the unfolding situation with the takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace, the story gets darker and involves greater abuses of power.  My colleague Kate Riga is, as I write …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump-Musk Scandal on Ukrainian Kids Stolen by Russia Just Got Darker  —  Update: CNN reports that the State Department is now confirming cancellation of the contract tracking abducted Ukrainian kids, claiming it's not in U.S. interests.  Also, a State Department spokesperson said the data …
New York Times:
Threats Rise Against Judges Overseeing Trump Policy Cases, Fueling Safety Concerns  —  Federal judges are worried that online threats against judges who oversee high-profile cases challenging Trump administration policies may lead to real-world violence.  —  President Trump's angry call …
Lauren Aratani / The Guardian:
Justice department removes disability guidelines for US businesses  —  Multiple pages scrubbed from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website due to a Trump order  — Never miss global breaking news.  Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time.
Wall Street Journal:
Columbia Is Nearing Agreement to Give Trump What He Wants  —  The school faces a deadline to yield to administration demands, with $400 million in federal funding at stake  —  Columbia University is getting close to yielding to President Trump's demands in negotiations to restore $400 million …
Martine Powers / Washington Post:
With talk of a 51st state, a mystery: Why is Trump obsessed with Canada?  —  Canadians say President Trump's 51st-state rhetoric is a threat to national security.  They're also perplexed by the origin of his vision for Canadian annexation.  —  Just now  —  As President Donald Trump argued …
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
A U.S. Retreat in the War of Ideas
Discussion: Raw Story
Jordan Hart / Business Insider:
Elon Musk says he's shocked at the level of Tesla hate and vandalism happening: 'I've never done anything harmful'
David Zahniser / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. city budget shortfall grows to nearly $1 billion, with layoffs ‘nearly inevitable’
Discussion: HotAir and LAist
Reuters:
Russian state has claimed assets worth $28.7 billion, prosecutor says
Politico:
Trump is bombarding the Ivy League. This college just hired a staunch ally as its top lawyer.
Discussion: Informed Comment
Ephrat Livni / New York Times:
Trump Says Houthis in Yemen Will Be ‘Annihilated,’ as U.S. Keeps Up Strikes
 Earlier Items: 
Reuters:
Exclusive: US suspends some efforts to counter Russian sabotage as Trump moves closer to Putin
Discussion: The Kyiv Independent
Freddy Martinez / 404 Media:
Facial Recognition Company Clearview Attempted to Buy Social Security Numbers and Mugshots for its Database
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
A list of the Social Security offices across the US expected to close this year
Discussion: Gizmodo and The Hill
John Leland / New York Times:
Hold My Snacks: Pirate's Booty Founder Attempts a Seaside Coup
Discussion: New York Post
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Schumer faces growing House Dem calls to step down