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10:55 AM ET, March 23, 2025

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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
SpaceX Positioned to Secure Billions in New Federal Contracts Under Trump  —  Elon Musk's role in the White House allows him to cancel contracts and influence policy, potentially benefiting his companies.  Supporters say he has the best technology.  —  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket preparing …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jordan Young / NBC4 Washington:
Former US attorney for Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber found dead at 43  —  The cause of her death is still under investigation  —  Jessica Aber, former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), was found dead Saturday morning, the Alexandria Police Department said.
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Faris Tanyos / CBS News:
Former federal prosecutor found dead in Virginia home  —  A former federal prosecutor was found dead Saturday morning at a home in Alexandria, Virginia, authorities said.  —  Officers with the Alexandria Police Department were dispatched to the home at 9:18 a.m. Eastern Time on a report of an unresponsive woman.
Philip Holsinger / Time:
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced  —  On the night of Saturday, March 15, three planes touched down in El Salvador, carrying 261 men deported from the United States. … I was there to document their arrival.  —  For more than a year, I have been embedded throughout …
Discussion: Notes From The Circus and Salon
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Emily Bregel / Arizona Daily Star:   Sen. Ruben Gallego: Trump set political ‘trap’ for Dems on deportation issue
Melody Schreiber / The Guardian:
More US states report measles cases amid vaccine misinformation  —  Ohio, Maryland and Alabama among states to report new cases, with 378 confirmed in first few months of 2025  —  More US states are reporting measles cases as the Texas outbreak expands, surpassing last year's total, amid vaccine misinformation and hesitancy.
Discussion: Fox News, Off the Kuff and Ars Technica
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
March 22, 2025  —  Perhaps in response to the growing outcry over last weekend's rendition of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under a legal justification a federal judge has found questionable, President Donald Trump last night told reporters that he didn't sign the proclamation that set that legal process in motion.
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Steff Danielle Thomas / The Hill:
Trump presses Maine governor for ‘full throated apology’ after transgender athlete spat
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
With New Decree, Trump Seeks to Cow the Legal Profession  —  A presidential memorandum aimed at lawyers everywhere struck a menacing tone.  —  President Trump broadened his campaign of retaliation against lawyers he dislikes with a new memorandum that threatens to use government power …
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
Homan says Trump administration won't defy judge's order on deportation flights  —  But Trump's “border czar” says he doesn't care what judges think.  —  Tom Homan, President Donald Trump's border czar, appears in ABC News' “This Week” on Mar. 23, 2025.  —  Tom Homan, President Donald Trump's …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Chuck Schumer rejects calls to step down as Senate Democratic leader  —  The Senate minority leader responded to criticism from within his party about his handling of a GOP government funding bill and accused Trump of triggering a constitutional crisis.  —  WASHINGTON — A defiant Senate …
J. Michael Luttig / New York Times:
Trump Won't Win a War Against the Courts  —  President Trump has wasted no time in his second term in declaring war on the nation's federal judiciary, the country's legal profession and the rule of law.  He has provoked a constitutional crisis with his stunning frontal assault on the third branch …
Washington Post:
IRS nears deal with ICE to share addresses of suspected undocumented immigrants  —  The move toward information-sharing comes as President Donald Trump pushes his administration to use every resource to conduct what he hopes will be the largest mass deportation of immigrants in U.S. history.
Kenneal Patterson / The Daily Beast:
CNN Host Says Trump Doesn't ‘Really Do Much’ Before Noon  —  CNN host Kaitlan Collins says President Donald Trump is not a morning person.  “He doesn't really do much in the morning,” Collins said on The New Yorker podcast Friday.  “Maybe he'll be posting, but he's not doing a lot of meetings or press conferences or anything.”
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NBC News:
Trump allies press the White House to dial back Elon Musk's media interviews over his Social Security jabs  —  Republicans are voicing concerns about Musk's downsizing efforts, which include closing some Social Security offices and curtailing telephone services.
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Reuters:
Trump's Social Security chief backs down from ‘shutting down’ agency
Discussion: CNBC and New York Times
New York Times:
Columbia University's Concessions to Trump Seen as a Watershed  —  Threatened with losing $400 million in federal funding, the university agreed to overhaul its protest policies and security practices.  —  Many professors saw it as surrender, a reward to the Trump administration's heavy hand.
Jon Passantino / Status:
Hanging by a Thread  —  Meta's decisions at the once promising “Twitter killer” serve as a cautionary tale about the risks of prioritizing corporate interests and political appeasement over user trust. … Earlier this week, Meta made a small but notable change to Threads …
Aziz Huq / The Atlantic:
America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State  —  For most people, the courts will continue to operate as usual—until they don't.  —  On september 20, 1938, a man who had witnessed the rise of fascism packed his suitcases and fled his home in Berlin.  He arranged to have smuggled separately …
Palm Beach Post:
Protesters denounce Musk, DOGE outside Tesla showroom  —  Jasmine Fernández Antonio FinsPalm Beach Post  —  (This story has been updated to add new information and to change or add a photo or video..)  —  WEST PALM BEACH — Protesters lined up outside the Tesla showroom …
Discussion: prima donna …
Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
Voice of America journalists sue Trump officials for dismantling the outlet  —  The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of New York, asks a federal judge to order officials to restore the outlet.
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Walz reemerges as Democratic fighter with shots at Musk  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) all but disappeared after he and former Vice President Kamala Harris lost the presidential race to President Trump in November.  —  But while Harris has remained out of the spotlight …
Discussion: New York Post
 
 
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Washington Post:
They were arrested during routine ICE check-ins. Then they disappeared.
Catherine E. Shoichet / CNN:
'They've never been afraid before': Why some green card holders' concerns are growing
Leah Willingham / Associated Press:
In West Virginia coal country, new Social Security barriers present challenges to the most vulnerable
Danielle Paquette / Washington Post:
Republicans, independents crave answers from GOP congressman in Alabama
Ben Westcott / Bloomberg:
Australia Treasurer Warns of ‘Seismic’ US Global Economic Shock
New York Times:
Why Did Elon Musk Go After Bunkers Full of Seeds?
Scott Wong / NBC News:
Lawmakers fear DOGE cuts will drive away next generation of federal workers
 Earlier Items: 
E. Rosalie / InfoEpi Lab:
CDC Clone Site, Rife with False Vaccine Claims, Hosted by Group Previously Led by HHS Secretary
Discussion: New York Times
Aria Bendix / NBC News:
Kennedy praises cellphone bans in schools, citing mix of science and misinformation
Associated Press:
US decision to limit Canadian access to border-straddling library prompts outpouring of emotion
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Elon Musk Returns to His Trump Playbook in a Big Wisconsin Race
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
US federal workers split on support for Trump's return to office mandate: Survey
Discussion: Business Insider
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Trump said he didn't sign the Alien Enemies Act proclamation. So who — or what — did?
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Trump and DOGE Propel V.A. Mental Health System Into Turmoil
Charlie Sykes / To the Contrary:
A Deplorable Week in Review
 

 
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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
BBC correspondent Mark Lowen was arrested on Wednesday and deported from Turkey today after reporting on anti-government protests

Danielle Kaye / New York Times:
VOA Director Michael Abramowitz sues Kari Lake, Victor Morales, and USAGM, alleging dismantling VOA violates federal law and separation of powers

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Deloitte: 56% of Gen Zs and 43% of millennials surveyed find social media content “more relevant than traditional TV shows and movies”

 
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