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• Democrats join protest against Musk’s ‘hostile takeover’ of federal payment systems - The Guardian US

  1. Democrats join protest against Musk’s ‘hostile takeover’ of federal payment systems  The Guardian US
  2. Treasury says Musk’s DOGE has not rejected payments in first attempt to clarify access granted to critical system  CNN
  3. Asia Pacific  The Guardian
  4. Elon Musk's access to Treasury's payment system is raising alarms. Here's what to know.  CBS News
  5. Congressional Democrats denied entry to Treasury Department  Axios

• Conditions May Have Stymied Black Hawk Crew Before Fatal Crash - The New York Times

  1. Conditions May Have Stymied Black Hawk Crew Before Fatal Crash  The New York Times
  2. Friends remember Brian Ellis, DC plane crash passenger, as 'one of the best'  USA TODAY
  3. Friends say Army captain killed in midair collision was a ‘brilliant and fearless’ patriot  The Associated Press
  4. NTSB: Black Hawk was flying too high when it collided with passenger plane over Washington DC, killing 67  Fox News
  5. Bodies of all victims have been recovered from river where jet collided with Black Hawk  CNN

• 'They've done their homework': The unexpected power of Musk's digital assault on Washington - POLITICO

  1. 'They've done their homework': The unexpected power of Musk's digital assault on Washington  POLITICO
  2. Elon Musk tightens grip on federal government as Democrats raise alarms  The Associated Press
  3. How Elon Musk set off two weeks of chaos across Washington  CNN
  4. Elon Musk’s Blitz Shakes U.S. Government as He Sweeps Through Agencies  The New York Times
  5. The ‘Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly’ of the United States Government  The Atlantic

• FBI agents sue DOJ to block release of who worked on Trump, Jan. 6 cases - The Washington Post

  1. FBI agents sue DOJ to block release of who worked on Trump, Jan. 6 cases  The Washington Post
  2. ‘Accidental’ F.B.I. Chief Builds a Following as Agency’s Defender  The New York Times
  3. FBI’s top agent in Miami forced out by Trump’s Justice Department in escalating purge  Miami Herald
  4. FBI turns over details of 5,000 employees who worked on January 6 cases to Trump Justice Department, as agents sue  CNN
  5. FBI agents sue Trump DOJ to block any public identification of employees who worked on Jan. 6 investigations  Fox News

• Trump administration pulling almost all USAID workers off the job worldwide - The Associated Press

  1. Trump administration pulling almost all USAID workers off the job worldwide  The Associated Press
  2. Trump Officials to Put Almost All U.S.A.I.D. Workers on Leave  The New York Times
  3. 'Thank you for your service': USAID gets Musk'd as Trump administration puts entire global workforce on l  The Times of India
  4. How Trump Gutted America’s $40 Billion Aid Agency in Two Weeks  The Wall Street Journal
  5. ‘What Elon Musk Said Is a Bold-Faced Lie’  POLITICO

• Trump poised to diminish the education department; fate of financial aid, equity grants uncertain - Los Angeles Times

  1. Trump poised to diminish the education department; fate of financial aid, equity grants uncertain  Los Angeles Times
  2. Trump administration drafting executive order to initiate Department of Education’s elimination  CNN
  3. White House preparing executive order to abolish the Education Department  NBC News
  4. A guide to what the U.S. Education Department does (and doesn't) do  NPR
  5. Trump preps order to dismantle Education Dept. as DOGE probes data  The Washington Post

• Trump's tariffs will cause pain at the pump for Americans: Experts - ABC News

  1. Trump's tariffs will cause pain at the pump for Americans: Experts  ABC News
  2. Trump’s tariff tactics carry higher economic risks than during his first term  The Associated Press
  3. What Does Trump Really Want From Canada and Mexico?  The New York Times
  4. Canadians grapple with a sense of betrayal after Trump’s trade war and 51st state threats  PBS NewsHour
  5. Markets Bet Trump’s Tariffs Are Art of the (Temporary) Deal  The Wall Street Journal

• Senate votes to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general - NPR

  1. Senate votes to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general  NPR
  2. US Senate confirms Trump nominee Pam Bondi as attorney general  The Guardian US
  3. Senate confirms Pam Bondi for attorney general, RFK Jr.'s nomination moves forward  CBS News
  4. Senate to vote on Trump's attorney general nominee Bondi on Tuesday  Reuters
  5. Senate Confirms Pam Bondi as Attorney General  The New York Times

• NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-2 - The White House

  1. NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-2  The White House
  2. If Iran attempts assassination, 'they get obliterated': President Trump  Fox News
  3. Middle East: Tanker Stocks Surge on Trump’s Pledge to Tighten Curbs on Iran  Bloomberg
  4. Trump stuns: Top Iranians 'do not want...a nuclear weapon'  Responsible Statecraft
  5. Trump reimposes 'maximum pressure' on Iran, aims to drive oil exports to zero  Reuters

• Trump in ‘no rush’ to talk to Chinese leader Xi - POLITICO

  1. Trump in ‘no rush’ to talk to Chinese leader Xi  POLITICO
  2. China hits back as Trump’s tariffs go into effect  CNN
  3. China’s tariff response  Financial Times
  4. Xi Jinping shows how he will return American fire  The Economist
  5. China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google  The Associated Press

• RFK Jr.’s Health Secretary Nomination Moves Forward to a Senate Vote - Barron's

  1. RFK Jr.’s Health Secretary Nomination Moves Forward to a Senate Vote  Barron's
  2. Key GOP senator explains why he's supporting RFK Jr.  CNN
  3. RFK Jr. closes in on HHS Cabinet post after Senate panel vote  The Washington Post
  4. How Bill Cassidy, a lifelong vaccination advocate, wound up voting for RFK Jr. as health secretary  ABC News
  5. RFK Jr. HHS Confirmation Live Updates: Betting Odds Suggest Kennedy’s Confirmation Nearly Certain After Clearing Key Vote  Forbes

• Trump Signs Executive Order Calling for Review of U.S. Ties to U.N. - The New York Times

  1. Trump Signs Executive Order Calling for Review of U.S. Ties to U.N.  The New York Times
  2. Trump announces withdrawal from UN human rights body and halt to funding for Palestinian refugees  The Associated Press
  3. Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Withdraws from Anti-American UN Organizations  The White House
  4. Trump withdraws the U.S. from the United Nations Human Rights Council  NPR
  5. Trump says UN has to 'get its act together,' UN pushes back  Reuters

• About 100,000 eggs worth $40K stolen from trailer in Pennsylvania - NBC News

  1. About 100,000 eggs worth $40K stolen from trailer in Pennsylvania  NBC News
  2. 100,000 organic eggs stolen from one US grocer as bird flu drives up prices  BBC.com
  3. Egg heist: Pennsylvania police investigating after 100,000 eggs stolen  Fox News
  4. Theft of thousands of eggs in Franklin County surprises area workers  WGAL Susquehanna Valley Pa.
  5. 100K eggs stolen from central Pa. supplier  PennLive

• Democrats threaten to obstruct Trump's agenda over Musk's DOGE efforts - ABC News

  1. Democrats threaten to obstruct Trump's agenda over Musk's DOGE efforts  ABC News
  2. Democrats Are Falling For Trump and Musk’s Foreign Aid Trap  POLITICO
  3. Breaking the Law  brennancenter.org
  4. How Outrage at Elon Musk Is Helping Democrats Fight Back  TIME
  5. Yes, It’s a Coup and Yes, It’s Targeting You  The Daily Beast

• How Tulsi Gabbard's nomination came roaring back to life - Axios

  1. How Tulsi Gabbard's nomination came roaring back to life  Axios
  2. Tulsi Gabbard confirmation fate to be tested with key committee vote  Fox News
  3. Senate committee backs Tulsi Gabbard as next intelligence chief  NBC News
  4. Tulsi Gabbard's views on Russia, Syria, Trump and government surveillance — in her own words  The Associated Press
  5. Tulsi Gabbard Passes Senate Panel Vote as Wavering Republicans Back Her  The New York Times

• CIA offers buyouts to entire workforce to align with Trump priorities, sources say - Reuters

  1. CIA offers buyouts to entire workforce to align with Trump priorities, sources say  Reuters
  2. The CIA Is About to Get a Trump Makeover  The Wall Street Journal
  3. CIA reportedly offers buyouts to entire workforce in latest Trump-era purge  The Guardian US
  4. Trump 2nd term live updates: Federal buyout offer extends to CIA  ABC News
  5. CIA offering buyouts to its entire workforce: report  Fox News

• Trump administration plans sweeping layoffs among workers who don’t opt to resign - CNN

  1. Trump administration plans sweeping layoffs among workers who don’t opt to resign  CNN
  2. Trump administration adds fine print to 'Fork' resignation offer, deepening confusion  NPR
  3. Scoop: 20,000 federal workers have taken buyout offer, official says  Axios
  4. Unions sue to block federal worker buyout plan as 20,000 line up to quit  Reuters
  5. Union chief: It’s not just a threat to federal employees  Government Executive

• Rains hit SoCal for much of this week. Why it’s probably not a fire killer - Los Angeles Times

  1. Rains hit SoCal for much of this week. Why it’s probably not a fire killer  Los Angeles Times
  2. Here’s when the next storm arrives in Southern California  KTLA Los Angeles
  3. Preparations underway in Eaton, Palisades burn areas ahead of rain  ABC7 Los Angeles
  4. PCH closes one day after reopening  LAist
  5. California’s Rain Forecast: What to Expect from the Atmospheric River  The New York Times

• Winter storm to move across U.S. but the South will see record high temps - NPR

  1. Winter storm to move across U.S. but the South will see record high temps  NPR
  2. Multiple Winter Storms To Bring Rounds Of Snow, Ice Across Portions Of Midwest, Northeast Into The Weekend  AOL
  3. It’s about to be very stormy across the U.S. Why and where it will be worst.  The Washington Post
  4. Tracking the incoming wintry mix, set to bring snow, rain and ice to New England  NBC Boston
  5. Ice storm to wreak midweek travel havoc from Midwest to Northeast  USA TODAY

• 'Daddy, did I save my sister?' asks boy injured in Philadelphia plane crash - ABC News

  1. 'Daddy, did I save my sister?' asks boy injured in Philadelphia plane crash  ABC News
  2. Roosevelt Mall to reopen Wednesday nearly 1 week after deadly Northeast Philadelphia plane crash  CBS News
  3. ‘No red flags': Who were the pilots of the plane that crashed in Northeast Philly?  NBC Philadelphia
  4. Philadelphia boy praised as hero for shielding sister during plane crash  Yahoo! Voices
  5. Some businesses around Northeast Philadelphia plane crash site expected to reopen Wednesday  CBS News

• First military flight lands in Guantanamo Bay with migrants deported from the US - The Associated Press

  1. First military flight lands in Guantanamo Bay with migrants deported from the US  The Associated Press
  2. 1st migrant flight lands at Guantanamo Bay, carrying 'worst of the worst'  ABC News
  3. The first group of migrants has been sent to Guantánamo, but legal challenges loom  NPR
  4. Trump administration sends first group of migrant detainees to Guantanamo Bay  CBS News
  5. U.S. Begins Migrant Flights to Guantanamo Bay  The Wall Street Journal

• Health and Human Services Dept. To Investigate Harvard Medical School Over Commencement Protests - Harvard Crimson

  1. Health and Human Services Dept. To Investigate Harvard Medical School Over Commencement Protests  Harvard Crimson
  2. Trump administration launches investigation into U of M on antisemitism reports  MPR News
  3. UC Berkeley’s unwavering commitment to confronting antisemitism  UC Berkeley
  4. ‘Free speech’ on the line in feds PSU antisemitism probe, extremism expert says  KOIN.com
  5. Feds probe Portland State, 4 other universities over alleged antisemitism  KGW.com

• Much of the D.C. area could experience an icy glaze Wednesday night - The Washington Post

  1. Much of the D.C. area could experience an icy glaze Wednesday night  The Washington Post
  2. Icy day coming to Baltimore; Ice storm warning Thursday in Western Md.  WBAL TV Baltimore
  3. Wintry weather possible in Maryland on Wednesday  Yahoo! Voices
  4. Maryland Weather: Wintry weather arrives Wednesday Night  CBS News
  5. Another round of winter weather: Wintry mix expected in the DC area Wednesday night  WTOP

• Trump’s Attempt to Freeze Grant Funding Leaves Nonprofits Reeling - The New York Times

  1. Trump’s Attempt to Freeze Grant Funding Leaves Nonprofits Reeling  The New York Times
  2. Judge extends pause on Trump funding freeze after finding administration has not complied  USA TODAY
  3. White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion  The Washington Post
  4. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has very bad news for Donald Trump  Vox.com
  5. Agency employees told to no longer block any funding from Trump's EOs  Government Executive

• USAID workers placed on administrative leave ‘until further notice’ - The Hill

  USAID workers placed on administrative leave ‘until further notice’  The HillView Full Coverage on Google News

• Altered image of Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate in new ad raises ethics concerns - The Associated Press

  Altered image of Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate in new ad raises ethics concerns  The Associated PressView Full Coverage on Google News

• Trump created the first ever U.S. sovereign wealth fund: Will it include Bitcoin? - Fortune

  1. Trump created the first ever U.S. sovereign wealth fund: Will it include Bitcoin?  Fortune
  2. Trump signs order establishing a sovereign wealth fund that he says could buy TikTok  CNBC
  3. Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Orders Plan for a United States Sovereign Wealth Fund  The White House
  4. Stirewalt: Trump opens the door for a rebalancing of power  The Hill
  5. Why some conservatives oppose a sovereign wealth fund  Axios

• Zelensky welcomes Trump’s offer to continue U.S. military support in exchange for privileged access to Ukraine’s rare earth metals - Meduza

  1. Zelensky welcomes Trump’s offer to continue U.S. military support in exchange for privileged access to Ukraine’s rare earth metals  Meduza
  2. What are rare earth elements, and why does Trump want them from Ukraine?  The Guardian US
  3. Ukraine’s mineral riches have long been eyed by its allies. Now they may be Trump’s price for military aid  CNN
  4. Russia to Trump: Back off Ukraine’s rare earths  POLITICO Europe
  5. Ukraine Open to Trump’s Idea to Exchange Aid for Rare Earths—But There’s a Catch  The Wall Street Journal

• Light snow chance Wednesday; significant winter storm possible Saturday - MPR News

  1. Light snow chance Wednesday; significant winter storm possible Saturday  MPR News
  2. How much snow could Minneapolis and St. Paul see this weekend?  CBS News
  3. Snowier pattern ahead. Subzero arctic outbreak next week?  MPR News
  4. Winter Weather Advisory in Minnesota Wednesday, Thursday  WJON News
  5. Light snow/ice mix Wednesday; Weekend snow possible  KTTC

• How Canada and Mexico’s Leaders Took Different Routes to a Tariff Deal With Trump - The New York Times

  1. How Canada and Mexico’s Leaders Took Different Routes to a Tariff Deal With Trump  The New York Times
  2. Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico after they pledge to boost border enforcement  The Associated Press
  3. Mexico deploys military troops to border in 'Operativo Frontera Norte'  El Paso Times
  4. ‘You’ve Seen the Tweet, Right?’: Sheinbaum Aces Trump Playbook  Bloomberg
  5. Inside the Chaotic Run-Up to Trump’s Tariff U-Turn  The Wall Street Journal

• A sense of foreboding hangs over the National Institutes of Health - NPR

  1. A sense of foreboding hangs over the National Institutes of Health  NPR
  2. Exclusive: how NSF is scouring research grants for violations of Trump’s orders  Nature.com
  3. US science funding freeze a 'threat to academic freedom'  DW (English)
  4. NSF reexamines existing awards to comply with Trump’s directives  Science
  5. National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills  STAT

• Kash Patel, Trump's pick for FBI director, made at least $2.6M from consulting, media deals - ABC News

  1. Kash Patel, Trump's pick for FBI director, made at least $2.6M from consulting, media deals  ABC News
  2. Grassley eyes next week to move FBI director pick  POLITICO
  3. Key Trump Cabinet members refuse to acknowledge Trump lost in 2020  The Washington Post
  4. Trump nominee Kash Patel touches parents’ feet at hearing  NewsNation Now
  5. Opinion | Kash Patel Is a Warning Shot  The New York Times

• ‘You’re going back’: Man charged with posing as fake immigration agent - CNN

  1. ‘You’re going back’: Man charged with posing as fake immigration agent  CNN
  2. Sullivan’s Island Police file new charges against man in driver confrontation  Live 5 News WCSC
  3. Huger man bonds out of jail after allegedly impersonating ICE officer in viral video  ABC NEWS 4
  4. Man accused of harassing Hispanic workers in video facing additional charges  WCBD News 2
  5. Rash of ICE impersonation follows Trump immigration crackdown, police say  The Washington Post

• A Legal Counteroffensive to Beat Back Trump’s Government Purges - The New York Times

  1. A Legal Counteroffensive to Beat Back Trump’s Government Purges  The New York Times
  2. Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions  Just Security
  3. Why the Supreme Court may be open to Trump’s push for expanded power  The Washington Post
  4. The anti-Trump lawsuits are here  Vox.com
  5. Is Trump Breaking Federal Laws? We Asked Legal Experts  TIME

• Doctors sue Trump administration over removed health data - Axios

  1. Doctors sue Trump administration over removed health data  Axios
  2. C.D.C. Site Restores Some Purged Files After ‘Gender Ideology’ Ban Outcry  The New York Times
  3. Retraction Of Scientific Papers Begins  NASA Watch
  4. What is an Executive Order and How Does it Work?  ACLU
  5. Health agencies sued after taking down data following Trump order  POLITICO

• Trans health, research programs ordered to stop by Trump administration - The Washington Post

  1. Trans health, research programs ordered to stop by Trump administration  The Washington Post
  2. N.Y. Hospital Stops Treating 2 Children After Trump’s Trans Care Order  The New York Times
  3. Families and doctors sue over Trump’s order to halt funding for gender-affirming care  The Associated Press
  4. New York AG Letitia James advises hospitals to ignore Trump EO about sex-change procedures for minors  Fox News
  5. These hospitals suspended transgender care amid Trump's executive order. But can they do that?  USA TODAY

• Trump administration will consider redrawing boundaries of national monuments as part of energy push - The Associated Press

  1. Trump administration will consider redrawing boundaries of national monuments as part of energy push  The Associated Press
  2. Secretary Doug Burgum Signs First Round of Secretary's Orders to Unleash American Energy  US Department of the Interior
  3. 'Exciting chapter': Interior Sec takes aim at Biden oil lease ban, 'coercive' climate policies in Day 1 orders  Fox News
  4. US Interior Department takes first steps to carry out Trump energy agenda  Reuters
  5. Trump quietly nominates dozens of top officials  E&E News

• Designs unveiled for replacement of Baltimore bridge almost a year after deadly collapse - The Associated Press

  1. Designs unveiled for replacement of Baltimore bridge almost a year after deadly collapse  The Associated Press
  2. Maryland governor unveils new design concept for Key Bridge rebuild  WBAL TV Baltimore
  3. Maryland releases design for new Key Bridge  The Washington Post
  4. Key Bridge design unveiled: Towers will be taller than anticipated  The Baltimore Banner
  5. Design for Maryland's new Key Bridge unveiled nearly a year after tragic collapse  CBS News

• Trump confirmed cabinet: Here's where Trump's administration picks stand - Axios

  1. Trump confirmed cabinet: Here's where Trump's administration picks stand  Axios
  2. GOP Senators Fall in Line Behind Trump’s Cabinet Picks  The New York Times
  3. Senate committees clear path for confirmations of Gabbard and RFK Jr.  PBS NewsHour
  4. RFK Jr., Gabbard on Glide Path to Confirmation After White House Lobbying Push  The Wall Street Journal
  5. Republicans fall in line with Trump's nominees: From the Politics Desk  NBC News

• How does fentanyl get into the US? - BBC.com

  1. How does fentanyl get into the US?  BBC.com
  2. Trump says Canada tariffs would fight fentanyl trafficking, but little comes in across northern border, officials say  CBS News
  3. Donald Trump’s new trade war on China is also an opioid war  The Economist
  4. How Fentanyl Became Central to Trump’s Tariffs  The Wall Street Journal
  5. Is Trump’s Trade War Really a War on Drugs?  Bloomberg

• 'Infuriating': Former fiancee of American Airlines Flight 5342 pilot rebukes Donald Trump’s DEI allegations - ABC News

  1. 'Infuriating': Former fiancee of American Airlines Flight 5342 pilot rebukes Donald Trump’s DEI allegations  ABC News
  2. U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall points to DEI hiring policies as factor in crash of flight from Wichita  Kansas Reflector
  3. Ex-airline captain says he was ‘disgusted’ by Trump’s press conference | CNN Politics  CNN
  4. Trump implies DEI could be to blame for Washington, D.C., plane crash  NBC News
  5. Vance and Duffy Echo Trump in Blaming D.E.I. for Crash Near Washington  The New York Times

• 'Beyond betrayal.' Venezuelans in Florida are angry at Trump immigration policy - NPR

  1. 'Beyond betrayal.' Venezuelans in Florida are angry at Trump immigration policy  NPR
  2. Trump’s deportations of Venezuelans forces Florida Republicans into a tight spot  MSNBC
  3. Venezuelans fight back against TPS termination, battling for right to stay in the U.S.  Miami Herald
  4. Venezuelans fear deportation as Trump administration ends TPS: ‘Beyond betrayed’  NBC News
  5. Trump Administration Moves to End Protections for Venezuelans in the U.S.  The New York Times

• Judge blocks Trump’s executive order on transgender prisoners - POLITICO

  1. Judge blocks Trump’s executive order on transgender prisoners  POLITICO
  2. Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Move Trans Women to Men’s Prisons  The New York Times
  3. Boston judge blocks transfer of trans woman to men’s prison  Boston.com
  4. Judge blocks Trump’s order forcing incarcerated transgender women to live in male facilities  The Hill
  5. Trans people in US federal prisons face brutal crackdown under Trump order  The Guardian US