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Pentagon Set Up Briefing for Musk on Potential War With China  —  The access would be a major expansion of Elon Musk's government role and highlight his conflicts of interest.  —  The Pentagon was scheduled on Friday to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military's plan for any war that might break out with China …
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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: The Daily Caller, Reason and Raw Story
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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.
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
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Here are the names of the Venezuelans deported by the U.S. to El Salvador  —  CBS News has obtained an internal government list of the names of the Venezuelan men the Trump administration deported to El Salvador as part of a secretive operation last week that has triggered a legal standoff in the U.S. and a debate around the world.
Bloomberg:
Social Security Acting Head Says 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 that could delay payments …
Discussion: The Hill, Forbes, Axios and Associated Press
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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
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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Erin Mulvaney / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Rescinds Order Targeting Law Firm Paul Weiss
Discussion: Bloomberg, Above the Law and Reuters
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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Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
SCOOP: House Republican moves to codify Trump order to dismantle Department of Education
Reuters:
Trump signs order aimed at dismantling US Department of Education
Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump orders a plan to eliminate the Education Department
Reuters:
Exclusive: FBI scales back staffing, tracking of domestic terrorism probes, sources say  —  The FBI has cut staffing in an office focused on domestic terrorism and has scrapped a tool used to track such investigations, in a shift that could undermine law enforcement's ability to counter white supremacists …
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Reuters:
DOJ pushes FBI to review, release more Epstein files amid mounting pressure from Trump supporters: Sources
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
White House scrambles after JFK files expose Social Security numbers  —  The White House rushes to mitigate the errant release of more than 400 Social Security numbers and other private information in JFK files.  —  After the Social Security numbers of more than 400 former congressional staffers …
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Politico:
Universities are caving to Trump with a stunning speed and scope  —  Some of the nation's oldest and wealthiest institutions are swiftly bending to President Donald Trump, who is acting on longstanding conservative criticisms of universities as elitist and progressive.
Discussion: New York Times and The Atlantic
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.
Matt Ott / Associated Press:
In latest blow to Tesla, regulators recall nearly all Cybertrucks  —  U.S. safety regulators on Thursday recalled virtually all Cybertrucks on the road, the eighth recall of the Tesla-made vehicles since deliveries to customers began just over a year ago.  —  The National Highway Traffic …
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 …
Lakshya Jain / Politico:
The Data Is Clear: Democrats Face Their Own Tea Party Revolt  —  Polls show the Democratic grassroots is on the verge of mutiny.  —  As Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer knows better than anyone, the Democratic base is pissed off.  And not just a little.
Discussion: Axios, HotAir and The Wrap
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Jennifer Bowers Bahney / Raw Story:
‘Left-wing Tea Party’: Dems warned not to let fury lead them to disaster
Discussion: New York Times
Abhirup Roy / Reuters:
Exclusive: Tesla trade-ins on pace for record high amid Musk backlash  —  Motorists have traded in a record number of Tesla (TSLA.O) electric vehicles this month, Edmunds data showed, amid a wave of protests against CEO Elon Musk's work as an adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Penta-Gone in 60 Seconds  —  Pentagon spokesperson John Ullyot is being reassigned after his defense of a controversial anti-D.E.I. website purge sparked backlash, a rapid reversal, and a media firestorm.  —  On Thursday, just a day after the Department of Defense abruptly deleted …
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 …
Fred Lambert / Electrek:
Tesla confirms it can't sell the Cybertruck even with tax credit and discounts  —  Tesla has revealed Cybertruck deliveries in the US, confirming that it can't sell the electric truck even with federal tax credits and discounts.  —  As we previously reported, Tesla is highly opaque about its vehicle deliveries.
Discussion: Adventus
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
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
Why a DOJ prosecutor resigned, telling coworkers and bosses ‘you serve no man’  —  A prosecutor with nearly years of experience at the U.S. Department of Justice has resigned amid major changes from the Trump administration, telling NPR, “It just was not a Department of Justice that I any longer wanted to associate with.”
Discussion: Washington Post
Andrea Palasciano / Bloomberg:
NATO to Ask Europe and Canada for 30% Boost in Military Capacity … NATO plans to ask European allies and Canada to increase their stocks of weaponry and equipment by about 30% in the next few years, according to a senior alliance official.  —  New targets for the military capabilities of NATO allies …
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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Reuters:
German upper house of parliament OKs debt reform, half-trillion fund
Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
Democratic candidates in Florida special elections raise $16 million
Discussion: The Floridian
Bloomberg:
Allies Say US Retreating From Push to Enforce Russia Sanctions
Julie Watson / Associated Press:
Detentions of European tourists at US borders spark fears of traveling to America
Discussion: Washington Post and Skift
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
J.D. Vance Is the Most Disliked New Vice President in History
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Jasmine Venet / The Daily Beast:
U.K. Tourist Returns Home in Chains Like ‘Hannibal Lecter’
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Bill Cassidy escapes primary challenge from Clay Higgins
NBC News:
Judge rips DOJ's ‘woefully insufficient’ response to questions on Alien Enemies Act case
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MAGA Influencer And Fox News Guest Indicted On Child Sex Abuse Charges
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