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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 …
Discussion: Daily Mail
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Schumer Refuses to Step Down Despite Criticism  —  The Senate minority leader drew criticism from fellow Democrats after voting for a Republican funding bill  —  After caving to Donald Trump and voting for a Republican-backed short-term government funding bill, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer …
Matthew Yglesias / Bloomberg:
Democrats Need More Combative Centrists
Discussion: Twitchy and Fortune
CNN:
‘Use your power’: Hakeem Jeffries at a crossroads as Democrats urgently search for strategy
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff vows defiance to Trump ahead of 2026 election
Discussion: The Independent
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 …
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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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 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Toys With the Supreme Court
Discussion: Raw Story
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Tax Cheats Could Prosper Under Trump, IRS Experts Say  —  The Internal Revenue Service could lose 10 percent of its revenue — $500 billion — because taxpayers and businesses think the Trump administration won't go after them for not paying taxes … According to internal projections …
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David French / New York Times:
Canada, May I Introduce You to Ukraine?  —  I had a conversation last week with a Canadian journalist about the culture war on American campuses.  After we finished talking about that, she had one final question for me.  —  “What the hell is Trump thinking about Canada?”
Discussion: The Hill and CityNews Montreal
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Kenneal Patterson / The Daily Beast:   CNN Host Says Trump Doesn't ‘Really Do Much’ Before Noon
Adam Kinzinger:
Trump's Latest Stunt: Revoking a Clearance I Don't Even Have
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Daily News
Ben Gutierrez / Hawaii News Now:
Immigration crackdown now hitting green card holders  —  HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Green card holders are officially Lawful Permanent Residents of the United States, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.  But being a resident of the United States is very different from being a citizen.
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Catherine E. Shoichet / CNN:   'They've never been afraid before': Why some green card holders' concerns are growing
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Max Frankel, Top Times Editor Who Led a Newspaper in Transition, Dies at 94  —  Max Frankel, who fled Nazi Germany as a boy and rose to pinnacles of American journalism as a Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent for The New York Times and later as its executive editor during eight years …
Betsy Klein / CNN:
'This is not your grandmother's Easter Egg Roll': White House seeks corporate sponsorships for Easter event  —  The White House, through an outside event production company called Harbinger, is soliciting corporate sponsors for this year's Easter Egg Roll, which is prompting major concerns …
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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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Trump demands Maine governor apologize — or the state will face consequences
Emily Bregel / Arizona Daily Star:
Sen. Ruben Gallego: Trump set political ‘trap’ for Dems on deportation issue  —  U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego said President Donald Trump has set a political “trap” for Democrats with his controversial deportations of Venezuelans to El Salvador.  In an interview with the Arizona Daily Star …
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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 …
Discussion: Reuters
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 and Off the Kuff
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.
Sabrina Haake / Raw Story:
John Roberts has created a monster — and he knows it  —  Five or six years ago, I was in federal court on an evidence motion.  I don't remember the issue, the claim, or whether I was for or against the motion.  What I do remember like it happened today is the exchange I had with the judge.
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 …
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What Arrest of Erdogan's Top Rival Means for Turkey
Aziz Huq / The Atlantic:
America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Walz reemerges as Democratic fighter with shots at Musk
Discussion: Twitchy and New York Post
NBC News:
Trump allies press the White House to dial back Elon Musk's media interviews over his Social Security jabs
Washington Post:
They were arrested during routine ICE check-ins. Then they disappeared.
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
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Ben Westcott / Bloomberg:
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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
Discussion: The Daily Signal
E. Rosalie / InfoEpi Lab:
CDC Clone Site, Rife with False Vaccine Claims, Hosted by Group Previously Led by HHS Secretary
Discussion: New York Times