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Judge to pause Trump administration effort to gut USAID's workforce by thousands
A federal judge on Friday said he will pause a midnight deadline for the U.S. Agency for International Development to be stripped down to a few hundred workers from a workforce of more than 5,000.
Reuters
Pentagon doubles number of news outlets to 'rotate' out from office spaces
The U.S. Defense Department on Friday doubled the number of news organizations that must vacate their Pentagon office spaces to be replaced by other media outlets under a new "annual media rotation program." In the first round, the Defense Department said a week ago the New York Times, NBC News, Politico and the National Public Radio had to vacate their dedicated workspaces at the Pentagon. Incoming media outlets include the New York Post, Breitbart, the Washington Examiner, the Free Press, the Daily Caller, Newsmax, the Huffington Post and One America News Network, most of whom are seen as conservative or favoring Republican President Donald Trump, who took office on January 20.
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Trump's sweeping agenda is hitting legal roadblocks
The courts are slamming the brakes on some of President Donald Trump's efforts to quickly trim and transform the federal government.
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DOJ orders child safety authority to comply with Trump's 'gender ideology' order
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), the primary U.S. nonprofit fighting child sexual exploitation, said Friday that it is removing all references to transgender people from its public materials.
Associated Press
Officers plead guilty in DWI police corruption probe in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Two former Albuquerque police officers pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges of racketeering, extortion and accepting bribes in a sweeping corruption investigation into a scheme that allegedly allowed people arrested for driving while intoxicated to evade conviction, according to court records. The former officers worked under the Albuquerque Police Department's driving while intoxicated unit and acknowledged conspiring with attorney Ricardo Mendez in a yearslong scheme. Federal investigators say that Mendez's law firm offered gifts and thousands of dollars in bribes to officers in exchange for having his clients’ cases dismissed.
TODAY
Search underway for missing plane in Alaska with 10 people on board
A search is underway for a Bering Air caravan flight with 10 people on board that went missing on a flight in Alaska on Thursday, Feb.
AFP
Trump's war with the US media
Armed with multimillion-dollar lawsuits and regulatory threats, Donald Trump is taking his long-standing battle with the US media to a new level –- targeting the finances of organizations already struggling in an increasingly tough commercial climate."The new administration seems to be ramping up a multifaceted effort to punish the media," Roy Gutterman, a Syracuse University professor, told AFP. "We are moving beyond mere threats." - $10 billion lawsuit - In an unprecedented move, Trump's admin
AFP
Trump revokes Biden's security clearance, escalates foreign aid crackdown
President Donald Trump on Friday revoked his predecessor Joe Biden's security clearance in a blizzard of new orders, while escalating his campaign to dismantle the US humanitarian agency charged with helping the world's poorest and extending American influence around the globe. "There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information," Trump said on his Truth Social network, adding that he was "immediately" revoking the Democrat's security clearances and ending his
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Canadian foreign interference agency says it detected a 'malicious activity' targeting candidate
A Canadian government department that tracks suspected foreign interference said Friday it has detected a “coordinated and malicious activity” targeting federal Liberal Party leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland. A release from the Rapid Response Mechanism Canada, based at Global Affairs Canada, said the activity has been traced to a WeChat account linked to the Chinese government. “The launch of this information operation was traced to WeChat’s most popular news account – an anonymous blog that has been previously linked by experts at the China Digital Times to the People’s Republic of China,” the release said.
AFP
No survivors after wreckage of missing Alaska plane found: coast guard
The wreckage of a plane that went missing in Alaska has been found, US officials said Friday, with all 10 people aboard thought to have died.On January 30, a passenger jet collided midair with a US Army helicopter in Washington, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft.
CBS News
How a Tennessee woman turned surrogate for her former high school teacher
Hannah Dearman had hardly seen her beloved high school teacher since graduation. But she offered to carry her baby for free.
USA TODAY
Trump says he ousted Kennedy Center chair and board members
President Dwight Eisenhower first envisioned the cultural center which sits on the east bank of the Potomac River as an “artistic mecca.”
CNN
Not 1. Not 2. Not 3. Not 4. 5 winter storms could deliver more snow than the last two winters combined
The second of five storms that will slam the eastern half of the United States with snow and ice over a two week period is on the way – and this one has more snow than the first.
CNN
Alaska plane that disappeared with 10 people aboard has been found with no survivors, officials say
The regional airline flight that disappeared in Alaska Thursday has been found and all 10 people who were aboard are dead, the US Coast Guard said Friday.
AFP
Alaska lawmakers push back on Trump's mountain name change
Donald Trump's order to change the name of the highest mountain in the United States faced pushback Friday from members of his own party.The resolution by the state legislature appeared unlikely to change Trump's mind, but was notable as a rare display of disobedience from members of his largely quiescent Republican Party. hg/nro
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NASA astronaut says "we don't feel abandoned" as space mission stretches on
Starliner astronaut Sunita Williams says she and crewmate Butch Wilmore have not been "abandoned" in space, as NASA considers plans to speed their return.
USA TODAY
House, Senate fight to kickstart plan on Donald Trump's legislative agenda
The two GOP-controlled chambers are at odds on how to get Trump's agenda done.
NBC News
Is the Trump administration's buyout offer to federal employees legal?
The legality of the Trump administration’s buyout offer is shrouded in uncertainty as questions remain over whether it is even valid without Congress’ approval.
Reuters
USDA freezes farmer funding for some programs, conservation contracts
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON DC (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture has frozen some funding for farmers as it goes through a sweeping review, despite assurances from the Trump administration that programs helping farmers would not be affected in the government overhaul. Some of the money that has been frozen is tied to environmental conservation programs that were funded by former President Joe Biden's signature climate law, the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which included about $19.5 billion for farm programs over 10 years. The White House said its January 27 proposal to freeze federal loans and grants would not affect programs for farmers.
CNN
Trump says he’s revoking Biden’s access to classified information
President Donald Trump on Friday said he was removing former President Joe Biden’s access to classified information by revoking his security clearance and stopping his daily intelligence briefings.

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