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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA's top vaccine scientist  —  Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent measles outbreak shows how confidence in science and public health is being “undermined.”  —  The Trump administration on Friday pushed out Peter Marks …
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New York Times:
Top F.D.A. Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy's ‘Misinformation and Lies’  —  Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.  —  The Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine official …
Discussion: NPR, The Guardian, ABC17NEWS, Bloomberg and Axios
Liz Essley Whyte / Wall Street Journal:
Top Vaccine Official Out at FDA  —  In his resignation letter, Dr. Peter Marks cited ‘misinformation and lies’ from Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr.  —  The Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine official has been pushed out, according to people familiar with the matter.
Patricia Callahan / ProPublica:
The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered staff …
STAT:   Peter Marks, FDA's top vaccine regulator, forced out
Daniel Barnes / Politico:
Judges partially block two executive orders targeting major law firms  —  Two federal judges partially blocked Trump's executive orders targeting law firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale.  —  Federal judges have partially blocked President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting two major law firms …
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Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Two major law firms fight back against Trump orders seen as retribution  —  Two major law firms are suing the Trump administration.  They're asking a judge to block executive orders that punish them because of their clients and the lawyers that they hired.  —  AILSA CHANG, HOST:
David Enrich / New York Times:
Trump's Not-So-Subtle Purpose in Fighting Big Law Firms15 minutes ago
CNN:
Judges block Trump executive orders targeting law firms tied to Mueller probe
Wall Street Journal:
Hegseth Brought His Wife to Sensitive Meetings With Foreign Military Officials  —  Defense secretary's wife is a former Fox News executive.  His handling of sensitive information is under fire after he shared details about a strike on Houthi militants in a group chat on a commercial messaging platform.
New York Times:
Columbia University's President, Katrina Armstrong, Resigns  —  Katrina Armstrong is leaving the post a week after the university agreed to a list of demands from the White House.  —  Columbia University changed its president on Friday evening, one week after the university bowed to a series …
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Vimal Patel / New York Times:   Leaders of Harvard's Middle Eastern Studies Center Will Leave
The Harvard Crimson:   Harvard Dismisses Leaders of Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Seb Starcevic / Politico:
After Vance visit, Denmark tells US: Stop treating us like dirt  —  “This is not how you speak to your close allies,” Denmark's top diplomat said.  —  Denmark's foreign minister dressed down the United States for its disrespect, hours after Vice President JD Vance visited an American military base in Greenland.
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Miranda Bryant / The Guardian:
JD Vance says US needs control of Greenland to fend off China and Russia
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Vance, citing threats from Russia and China, urges Greenland to ‘cut a deal’ with the U.S.
Lolita C. Baldor / Defense News:
Hegseth's younger brother is serving in a key role inside the Pentagon  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's younger brother is serving in a key position inside the Pentagon as a Department of Homeland Security liaison and senior adviser, Hegseth's office confirmed.
Discussion: The Independent
New York Times:
Naval Academy Takes Steps to End Diversity Policies in Books and Admissions  —  The defense secretary's office has ordered that some books be removed from circulation in its library, and the academy has ended the use of affirmative action in admissions.  —  The Pentagon and U.S. Naval Academy …
New York Times:
Trump Commutes Ozy Media Founder's Sentence Just Before His Surrender  —  Carlos Watson, who started the now-defunct digital media company, had been sentenced to almost 10 years in prison for trying to defraud investors and lenders.  —  President Trump on Friday commuted the sentence of Carlos Watson …
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Politico:
Vance and top Trump advisers suggested firing Waltz  —  The national security adviser almost got fired.  He still might.  —  On Wednesday evening — following a brutal day of headlines surrounding the now-infamous Signal chat — Vice President JD Vance, chief of staff Susie Wiles …
Discussion: Daily Mail, ABC17NEWS and CBS News
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Accidentally Wrecks His Own Tariff Spin in Leaked Call Stunner … Faced with expert opinion predicting that his tariffs will jack up prices for American consumers, President Trump has carefully considered a wealth of evidence surrounding this complex matter, and after extensive consultation …
Greg Bensinger / Reuters:
Musk's xAI buys Musk's X social media platform for $33 billion  —  Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence firm has acquired Musk's X, the social media outfit formerly known as Twitter for $33 billion.  —  The all-stock deal announced on Friday consolidates two of Musk's multiple portfolio companies …
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Critics see Trump attacks on the ‘Black Smithsonian’ as an effort to sanitize racism in US history  —  President Donald Trump's order accusing the Smithsonian Institution of not reflecting American history notes correctly that the country's Founding Fathers declared that “all men are created equal.”
Discussion: Frontpage Mag, Townhall and USA Today
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Associated Press:
What is the Smithsonian, and why is President Trump unhappy with it?
New York Times:
Trump Administration Moves to Eliminate USAID With Final Cuts  —  The staff of U.S.A.I.D. will be reduced to some 15 legally required positions.  The agency employed about 10,000 people before the Trump administration entered office.  —  The Trump administration on Friday detailed its plans …
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Fatma Tanis / NPR:
USAID terminates nearly all its remaining employees
Politico:
Appeals court clears way for Trump to fire leaders of ‘independent’ federal agencies  —  The ruling is a victory for Trump's effort to control regulatory bodies that Congress intended to operate with some independence.  —  A federal appeals court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump …
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Alexander Tin / CBS News:
RFK Jr. to gut vaccine promotion and HIV prevention office, sources say  —  The entire staff of the federal government's Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy is expected to be laid off, multiple federal health officials told CBS News Friday.  The moves are part of a broader …
Discussion: Advocate
Ken Klippenstein:
Trump Admin Spies on Social Media of Student Visa Holders  —  Ideological purge of foreign students revealed in new leaked directive  —  The Trump administration is requiring that foreign students studying in, or seeking to study in the United States, pass an ideological test in order to obtain a visa …
Discussion: The Guardian
Yahoo News:
Elon Musk stepping down from DOGE in May. Here's what he said  —  Elon Musk may be getting out of DOGE.  —  On Thursday, Musk said he plans to step down from his role in Donald Trump's administration this spring.  —  The head of Tesla and X owner said he plans on stepping down in May during …
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Journey From Biden Loyalist to ‘Full MAGA’ Ends in a Trump Pardon  —  Devon Archer used his knowledge about Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings to gain favor from Republicans and appeal for clemency.  —  In the weeks before the 2020 election, Devon Archer was on the precipice …
Jason DeParle / New York Times:
In Cities' Rush to Clear Homeless Camps, People Have Been Crushed to Death  —  Atlanta's mayor began a drive to clear homeless encampments.  But when heavy equipment came to raze one, nobody noticed that Cornelius Taylor was still inside his tent.  —  Atlanta's mayor began a drive to clear homeless encampments.
Washington Post:
Judge releases detained Venezuelan couple with temporary protected status  —  The judge said the detention of the couple was baseless and unlawful.
Discussion: Raw Story
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Trump blocked from deporting migrants to countries where they're not citizens  —  A federal judge said deportees must first have a “meaningful opportunity” to seek humanitarian protection in the United States.  —  A federal judge in Boston issued a temporary emergency order blocking …
Discussion: Reuters, New York Post and Breitbart
Quakers:
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House  —  Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.  —  Quakers in Britain strongly condemned the violation of their place of worship …
Discussion: ABC17NEWS
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Consumer sentiment worsens as inflation fears grow, University of Michigan survey shows … The deterioration in consumer sentiment was even worse than anticipated in March as worries over inflation intensified, according to a University of Michigan survey released Friday.
 
 
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David Enrich / New York Times:
Trump's Not-So-Subtle Purpose in Fighting Big Law Firms   Find
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Accidentally Wrecks His Own Tariff Spin in Leaked Call Stunner   Find
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Quakers:
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Politico:
Trump officials, allies grow anxious about April 2 tariffs   Find
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Daniel Barnes / Politico:
Judges partially block two executive orders targeting major law firms   Find
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STAT:
Peter Marks, FDA's top vaccine regulator, forced out   Find
 
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Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Conservative US appeals court judge knocks calls to impeach jurists
Discussion: Above the Law and The Hill
Julia Frankel / Associated Press:
Israeli settlers seen on camera assaulting a Palestinian village. Police arrest only Palestinians
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Al Jazeera
Lev Facher / STAT:
Trump chooses Fox News contributor Sara Carter as next drug czar
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Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
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James Laporta / CBS News:
Israeli officials furious that Signal group chat exposed intelligence, sources say
Justin Baragona / The Independent:
Trump admin offers Voice of America employees buyouts as judge blocks it from being shut down
NBC News:
Russian medical researcher at Harvard, who protested the Ukraine war, detained by ICE
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CNBC:
Elon Musk says xAI acquired X in an all-stock deal valuing xAI at $80B and X at $33B; xAI was reportedly in talks to raise funds in February at a $75B valuation

Brian Stelter / CNN:
A US district court judge issues a temporary restraining order halting the Trump administration's efforts to close Voice of America, in a lawsuit by VOA staff

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
In a letter to Disney CEO Bob Iger, FCC Chair Brendan Carr says the FCC is opening an investigation into DEI practices of Disney and ABC
 
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