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Brandi Buchman / HuffPost:
Pete Hegseth Sued Over Signal Text Debacle  —  A public watchdog group has launched the first lawsuit over the Trump administration's use of Signal to discuss war plans, HuffPost has learned.  —  A public watchdog group sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a slew of other Trump administration …
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Joanne Stocker / CBS News:
As top Trump aides sent texts on Signal, flight data show a member of the group chat was in Russia  —  President Trump's Ukraine and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff was in Moscow, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, when he was included in a group chat with more than a dozen …
Ali Bianco / Politico:
Waltz takes ‘full responsibility’ - and calls Atlantic editor ‘scum’  —  In an interview with Fox News, the national security advisor denied knowing how the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg joined the thread.  —  National security adviser Mike Waltz said Tuesday that he is taking “full responsibility” …
James Laporta / CBS News:
NSA warned of vulnerabilities in Signal app a month before Houthi strike chat
Madeline Coggins / Fox News:
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz takes responsibility for ‘embarrassing’ Signal chat leak
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Key takeaways from worldwide threats hearing dominated by Signal breach
Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Jeffrey Goldberg says Hegseth lied in dismissing intelligence leak
NPR:
Days after the Signal leak, the Pentagon warned the app was the target of hackers
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump blames unnamed ‘lower level’ staffer for Waltz having reporter's number
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The deep divide lurking in Trump officials' leaked group chat
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  Despite pioneering self-government …
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Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Trump Signs Order Requiring Citizenship Proof to Vote in Federal Elections  —  Administration officials cited cracking down on immigrants illegally on voter rolls as one of the executive order's main goals, amplifying Mr. Trump's grievances about electoral integrity.
Discussion: Politico
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Democrat wins special state Senate election in Pennsylvania in major upset  —  Democrat James Malone has won an open Pennsylvania state Senate seat in a major upset in a district that comfortably voted for President Trump in November, Decision Desk HQ projects.
David Nir / The Downballot:
Democrats flip deep-red Pennsylvania district in special election shocker  —  Democrats pulled off an astonishing upset in a special election for the Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday night, as East Petersburg Mayor James Andrew Malone defeated Republican Josh Parsons by a 50-49 margin to flip …
Associated Press:
Trump signs order seeking to overhaul US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S., including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections …
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Trump signs executive order requiring proof of citizenship in federal elections  —  Election experts said Trump was claiming power he does not have and said lawsuits over the measure were all but guaranteed.  —  President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday requiring people …
Discussion: Althouse
Punchbowl News:
3/26/25 ☀️ AM:  —  Senate deficit hawks balk at debt limit amid reconciliation push  —  Cruz says Pentagon staff lobbied against spectrum auctions  —  Johnson's general counsel is retiring after decades on Hill  —  ICYMI: Malliotakis talks taxes, tariffs, DOGE and more
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Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
SCOOP: Jasmine Crockett hit with censure effort for mocking paraplegic Texas governor as ‘Hot Wheels’  —  Rep. Jasmine Crockett appeared to mock Gov. Greg Abbott's disability during an event over the weekend  —  FIRST ON FOX: A GOP lawmaker is moving to have Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas …
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Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett mocks Greg Abbott, who uses a wheelchair, as ‘Gov. Hot Wheels’
Andrew Solender / Axios:
GOP moves to censure Crockett for “Governor Hot Wheels” remark
Washington Post:
Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism  —  A long-discredited researcher and vaccine skeptic will conduct a government study on whether vaccines cause autism.  —  A vaccine skeptic who has long promoted false claims about the connection between immunizations …
Discussion: New York Times
NBC News:
Speaker Mike Johnson floats eliminating federal courts as GOP ramps up attacks on judges  —  Republican lawmakers are setting their sights on the judiciary following court rulings that have halted Trump's agenda.  —  WASHINGTON — Facing pressure from his right flank to take on judges …
Joe Lawlor / Press Herald:
Social Security official ended program for Maine newborns because he was ‘ticked’ at Mills  —  U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said the rationale given by Lee Dudek, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, is ‘infuriating and absurd.’
Reuters:
Trump targets Jenner & Block in latest executive order aimed at law firms  —  President Donald Trump expanded his attacks on major U.S. law firms on Tuesday as he signed an executive order targeting Jenner & Block, which represents clients challenging some of his major policies and formerly employed …
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Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to health departments across the U.S.  —  “Now that the pandemic is over, the grants and cooperative agreements are no longer necessary,” federal health authorities wrote to funding recipients this week.  —  The Centers for Disease Control …
USA Today:
'We've all done this': Trump admin group chat scandal is its most relatable fail  —  Last year Morgan Matthews woke up to discover that she had sent a text message while she was asleep.  —  “I don't don't know what to do with my wwwa w www waawaww we awW,” the lengthy message began …
Discussion: New York Times and NorthJersey.com
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Judge temporarily bars effort to defund Radio Free Europe  —  A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Kari Lake and the Trump administration from moving to defund Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).  —  U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth found that the administration and Lake …
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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Judge blocks funding freeze for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Discussion: The Kyiv Independent
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Addressing Risks from Jenner & Block  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Background.  My Administration is committed to addressing the significant risks associated with law firms …
Taylor Orth / YouGov:
60% of Republicans think the Trump administration's military leak is a very or somewhat serious problem  —  The Trump administration is currently facing questions about a story published Monday by a journalist at The Atlantic, who wrote that he had inadvertently been added …
Slate:
The Justice Department Just Debuted a New Defense of Trump.  It's Terrifying.  —  Does the “mandate of the electorate” give the president absolute power to defy the courts?  —  On Monday, Donald Trump's Department of Justice made two arguments in two different courts that, taken together …
Discussion: Reason and The Law and Policy Blog
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Protecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose.  Promoting financial integrity and operational efficiency …
Discussion: RedState and FedScoop
 
 
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New York Times:
Europe Talks Tough on Military Spending, but Unity Is Fracturing
Discussion: Politico and Foreign Affairs
Bloomberg:
Erdogan Wins Trump Praise as Turkish Assets Steady After Rout
Kate Sullivan / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Doesn't Want ‘Too Many’ Exceptions in Tariff Push
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Musk's super PAC jumps into Florida's special elections
USA Today:
‘You never catch up.’ Why the gender pay gap is so much worse for caregivers
Discussion: CNBC and Townhall
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NIH Grants and Funding Information Status
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 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Vance to Join Trip That Drew Objections From Greenland
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Republican lawmakers seek to put PBS and NPR in the hot seat
Wall Street Journal:
Trade War Explodes Across World at Pace Not Seen in Decades
Teddy Rosenbluth / New York Times:
Remedy Supported by Kennedy Leaves Some Measles Patients More Ill
Discussion: Forbes
New York Times:
Judge Orders U.S. to Stop Attempts to Deport Columbia Undergraduate
New York Times:
White House Says Russia and Ukraine Agree to Stop Fighting in Black Sea
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
SignalGate Is Bad; But OPSEC Isn't Even the Worst Part Of It
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