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10:15 PM ET, March 20, 2025

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New York Times:
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China  —  Giving Elon Musk access to some of the nation's most closely guarded military secrets is a major expansion of his role as an adviser to President Trump and highlights his conflicts of interest.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Raw Story
Slate:
We're Finally Seeing the “Evidence” Against the Migrants Deported by Trump.  It's Unbelievable.  —  After the Trump administration rounded up hundreds of Venezuelan migrants around the country—without notice or court hearings—and sent them off to a prison in El Salvador, we're finally getting details on who was deported and why.
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New York Times:
In Deportations, Trump Tied Gang to Venezuela's Government.  Intelligence Contradicts Him.  —  To invoke wartime deportation powers, President Trump asserted that Venezuela's government controls a gang.  U.S. intelligence analysts think that is not true.  —  President Trump's assertion …
Discussion: Advocate
Lilia Luciano / CBS News:
Venezuelan migrant deported from U.S. to El Salvador has no criminal record, documents show
Discussion: Reuters and The Bulwark
Mary Beth Sheridan / Washington Post:
Why Bukele opened his infamous prison to Trump
Discussion: Breitbart
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Administration Officials Believe Order Lets Immigration Agents Enter Homes Without Warrants  —  It remains unclear whether the Trump administration will apply the law in this way.  But such an interpretation, experts say, would infringe on basic civil liberties.
Discussion: IJR and Raw Story
NBC News:
Trump signs executive order to dismantle the Education Department  —  The complete elimination of the department would require the approval of Congress.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to start dismant l ing the Department of Education.
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Reuters:
Trump signs order aimed at dismantling US Department of Education
Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump orders a plan to eliminate the Education Department
Bloomberg:
Social Security Acting Head Claims DOGE Ruling Threatens Agency  —  The Trump administration is threatening to all but shut down the Social Security Administration in response to a judge's ruling blocking activities by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency — an action …
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Lorie Konish / CNBC:
Judge bars Musk's DOGE team from Social Security records in scathing ruling … A federal judge Thursday issued a temporary restraining order barring Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency team from having access to personally identifiable information from the Social Security Administration.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge blocks DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of people  —  “The DOGE Team is essentially engaged in a fishing expedition at SSA, in search of a fraud epidemic, based on little more than suspicion,” said U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander in a 137-page ruling.
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Big Law Firm Reaches Deal With Trump Over Executive Order  —  Paul, Weiss — one of three law firms targeted by President Trump as part of his retribution campaign — said it resolved the conflict by agreeing to a range of commitments.  —  President Trump and the head of the law firm Paul …
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Daniel Barnes / Politico:
White House strikes deal with major law firm to lift sanctions
Discussion: KDFX-TV and Mediaite
Erin Mulvaney / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Rescinds Order Targeting Law Firm Paul Weiss
Discussion: Bloomberg, Above the Law and Reuters
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump rescinds order targeting Paul, Weiss citing commitments from law firm
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
John Halas / Carscoops:
Tesla Recalls Every Single Cybertruck Over Stainless Steel Trims Falling Off  — Tesla recalls 46,000 Cybertrucks due to roof panels potentially detaching during driving.  — Issue stems from cant rail panel using a faulty structural adhesive prone to embrittlement.
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Fred Lambert / Electrek:   Tesla confirms it can't sell the Cybertruck even with tax credit and discounts
Matt Ott / Associated Press:
In latest blow to Tesla, regulators recall nearly all Cybertrucks
US Department of Justice:
Attorney General Pamela Bondi Announces Severe Charges Against Violent Tesla Arsonists  —  For Immediate Release  —  Today, Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced charges against three individuals responsible for the violent destruction of Tesla properties.
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Ali Bianco / Politico:
Bondi, citing ‘domestic terrorism,’ announces charges for Tesla attacks
Teen Vogue:
Vivian Jenna Wilson on Being Elon Musk's Estranged Daughter, Protecting Trans Youth and Taking on the Right Online  —  In Teen Vogue's special issue cover story, the estranged 20-year-old daughter of Elon Musk talks about the “cartoonishly evil” Trump administration and being a young trans woman today.
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Lauren Aratani / The Guardian:
Elon Musk's daughter says father's rally gesture was ‘definitely a Nazi salute’
Discussion: Breitbart and Teen Vogue
Sarah Jeong / The Verge:
We ran the wrong headline about Trump firing the FTC commissioners  —  The unlawful removals of Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter pushed journalistic writing to its limit. … On Tuesday, the president of the United States fired the Democratic commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission …
Billal Rahman / Newsweek:
Britain Issues Travel Warning for US  —  The United Kingdom has updated its travel advice for British citizens planning to visit the United States, warning of potential arrest or detention if travelers fail to comply with entry requirements.  —  It comes amid President
Discussion: New York Times
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NBC News:
Judge rips DOJ's ‘woefully insufficient’ response to questions on Alien Enemies Act case  —  The government's response to U.S. District Judge James Boasberg was filed under seal after days of heated back-and-forth.  —  A federal judge Thursday blasted the Justice Department's latest response …
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Pocharapon Neammanee / HuffPost:
MAGA Influencer And Fox News Guest Indicted On Child Sex Abuse Charges  —  The right-wing personality known as Raw Ricci built his following by filming homeless people in San Francisco.  —  A MAGA influencer known for posting sensationalized videos of homeless people in San Francisco …
Discussion: East Bay Times and SFist
NBC News:
Republican lawmaker booed during rowdy town hall after complaining crowd is ‘obsessed’ with the government  —  Hundreds of people attended the town hall, jeering Hageman throughout her comments on issues including Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Bluesky makes it easier for publishers to track referrals  —  Social network Bluesky, an open source X rival, has made a change that will allow publishers to better track the referral traffic originating from posts on its platform.  According to a comment from Bluesky employee Emily Liu …
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Musk's PAC offers $100 to Wisconsin voters in pitch against “activist judges”  —  Elon Musk's political action committee is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition expressing their opposition to “activist judges,” a cause that President Trump is pressing as judges block or delay several parts of his agenda.
Discussion: RedState
Reuters:
DOJ pushes FBI to review, release more Epstein files amid mounting pressure from Trump supporters: Sources  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi is pushing for more to be released, sources say.  —  People walk out of the West Wing and show “The Epstein Files: Phase 1” binders, at the White House in Washington, D.C., February 27, 2025.
Discussion: Raw Story
US Department of Justice:
Indictment Charges St. Louis Man with COVID Fraud  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia  —  Defendant Allegedly Filed Two Fraudulent Applications for Emergency Funds  —  WASHINGTON - Cortney Merritts, 46, of St. Louis, Missouri …
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Republicans Once Championed Free Speech on Campus.  Now, Not So Much.  —  President Trump and state politicians are pushing new laws and policies that crack down on curriculum, protests and speakers.  —  As conservatives fought against cancel culture on college campuses, they developed a particular fondness for the First Amendment.
Discussion: Politico and The Present Age
Zoë Schiffer / Wired:
'We Don't Want an AI Demo, We Want Answers': Federal Workers Grill Trump Appointee During All-Hands  —  Leaked chats obtained by WIRED detail plans for the General Services Administration—and the staff's angry response.  —  On Thursday, Stephen Ehikian, the acting administrator …
Discussion: Raw Story and Federal News Network
Jacqueline Sweet / The Nation:
How a Free-Speech University Sidles Up to Orbán's Strongman Rule How a Free-Speech University Sidles Up to Orbán's Strongman Rule  —  Bari Weiss's University of Austin, touted as a haven for free academic inquiry, has a dozen scholars and officials with ties to Hungary's speech-suppressing regime
Nelli Bird / BBC:
Tourist in US chained ‘like Hannibal Lecter’  —  A tourist held in the US for 19 days was removed in chains like Hannibal Lecter, according to her parents.  —  Becky Burke, 28, arrived home in Wales on Tuesday from her ordeal which began half way through a backpacking trip across North America.
 
 
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Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
Why a DOJ prosecutor resigned, telling coworkers and bosses ‘you serve no man’
Discussion: Washington Post
Andrea Palasciano / Bloomberg:
NATO to Ask Europe and Canada for 30% Boost in Military Capacity
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Reuters
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Husband of former congresswoman Cori Bush charged with wire fraud
Discussion: The Daily Wire
Ramsey Touchberry / Washington Examiner:
Bill Cassidy escapes primary challenge from Clay Higgins
Steve Karnowski / Associated Press:
Minnesota state senator resigns after he was charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution
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Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Longtime FBI agent charged with disclosing confidential records
Associated Press:
Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Taliban frees an American man who was abducted while traveling in Afghanistan more than 2 years ago
Washington Post:
Elon Musk, once a tacit backer of DEI, now focuses on anti-White bias
Discussion: Raw Story and Gizmodo
The New York Review of Books:
A Statement from Constitutional Law Scholars on Columbia
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Bloomberg Law:
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