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Jared Golden endorses Elon Musk's lawless rampage

Trump said this right after plugging Space Caligula’s Teslas while holding talking points in his hand complete with prices — like a used car salesman.

More higher prices possible: Trump just said he will double the tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from Canada to 50% starting Wednesday. The move comes in response to Ontario placing a 25% tariff on electricity coming into the U.S.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump admin to temporarily restore grants for teacher preparation in eight states that it nixed as part of its efforts to eradicate DEI initiatives.   U.S. District Judge Myong Joun issued the temporary restraining order at the behest of eight Democratic states AGs.

NEW: *Another* federal appeals court — this one in Massachusetts — just denied the Trump admin's bid to pause a lower court's nationwide block on Trump's birthright citizenship executive order, pending appeal.

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — US agrees to immediately lift pause on military aid and intelligence sharing to Ukraine following talks in Saudi Arabia.

A federal judge has ruled DOGE is wielding so much power that its records will likely have to be opened to the public under federal law. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said the "unprecedented" authority of DOGE warrant the release of documents under FOIA. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

Tulsi Gabbard has pulled the security clearances of top Biden officials and lawyers who went after Trump, including: Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, former national security adviser Jake Sullivan, New York AG Letitia James, and Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg.

In total, Trump is cutting nearly half of the Education Department's workforce.

Tesla shares fell more than 15% yesterday. They're now down more than 53% since their high on Dec. 23, a loss of $700 billion in market value. tinyurl.com/43zfxuun

Epic

New in PN: MAGA's Big Lie budget "Trump has said he wants to do three things: 1. Balance the budget 2. Extend tax cuts 3. Keep Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid fully funded But doing all these simply isn’t possible. And Republicans know it."

The Supreme Court just agreed to hear a challenge to a law in Colorado that bans conversion therapy for minors — a dangerous and debunked practice that harms LGBTQ+ youth. More than 20 states have bans on this practice aimed at minors.

Breaking on Mahmoud Khalil: NEW YORK (AP) — Judge orders Trump administration not to deport Palestinian activist pending legal fight over his detention.

Breaking NYT: The Justice Department's pardon attorney was dismissed a day after she refused to recommend that the actor Mel Gibson — a prominent Trump supporter — should have his gun rights restored. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...

The CDC, under RFK Jr., will research the widely-debunked, nonexistent link between vaccines and autism. The move comes during the worst measles outbreak in the U.S. in the past five years. @msnbc.com

Trump declined to rule out a recession this year during an interview on Fox.

Pretty sure we shouldn’t restore ALL the values of Thomas Jefferson.

Performative, anti-semitic public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties

Breaking WaPo: HHS has granted DOGE access to a sensitive child support database with troves of income data — overriding the objections of career employees. The database contains substantial amounts of personal income data linked to nearly all U.S. workers. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

The Department of Homeland Security has begun performing polygraph tests on employees to determine who might be leaking information to the media about immigration operations. Tom Homan and Kristi Noem blame lower-than-expected ICE arrest numbers on recent leaks. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Obviously, if someone had been tipped off about Trump’s posts beforehand, they could have made millions, or even billions. And sure enough, a few hours before Trump announced the reserve, someone purchased $200 million in Ethereum and Bitcoin and made a killing. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-cryp...

Gov. Tony Evers says Wisconsin is joining a multistate lawsuit against the Trump admin over the mass firings of federal workers. The lawsuit argues the admin unlawfully directed federal agencies to fire thousands of probationary employees. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

Senate Democrats are demanding answers from FEMA about why hundreds of FEMA staffers were fired last month. "Instead of addressing [our constituents'] needs and concerns, the Trump Administration has taken a sledgehammer to the foundation of FEMA." www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Department of Agriculture has eliminated two committees that advise it on food safety – including the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection – raising concerns about government oversight of the food supply. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Goldman on Musk: "Notable, somehow none of his $13 billion of government contracts he has determined to be waste, fraud, and abuse."

CONGRATS YOOPERS! You held a town hall. Bergman was a no-show, and you PACKED it! Thanks to @maddow.msnbc.com for covering it!

Random ¶ in Paul Clement's filing in the Eric Adams case. What are you doing here, Clement? storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 😎

The real story about Trump pulling troops out of Germany "The Telegraph understands that the president is considering redeploying troops from Germany to Hungary, which has maintained a close relationship with Russia." Unfuckingbelievable

We've confirmed the US Bureau of Prisons has transferred trans women to men's prisons despite three court rulings blocking Trump's executive order “I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says House Republicans can't meet their budget targets to pass Trump's agenda without making significant cuts to Medicare or Medicaid.

A Maricopa County Superior judge has permanently blocked Arizona's 15-week abortion ban. The judge declared the ban unconstitutional because it violates the state's 2024 constitutional amendment that protects the fundamental right to an abortion.

Save the date: A federal judge is giving the Trump admin until Monday to pay nonprofits and aid groups — including the Global Health Council and the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition — affected by Trump's order to freeze foreign assistance and shut down USAID.

More price hikes possible: Trump just said he may implement tariffs on Canadian dairy and lumber as early as today.

SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded minutes after it launched from Texas last night — causing flight delays and lighting the sky with flaming debris over the U.S. and the Caribbean.

NBC News confirms: Two federal prosecutors who worked on the case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams were placed on leave by the Justice Department. @msnbc.com

NEW: I helped Brian Krebs trace the background of one of Elon Musk's top loyalists, Branden Spikes, head of IT at X, who spent 2 mo at DOGE. Spikes and his ex-wife were involved with Russian diaspora websites and groups linked to pro-Kremlin KSORS players, Russian state media while he was at SpaceX.

FYI: "Community Care" = "Privatization"

Goddamit. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

“let”

REPORTER: Are you considering revoking the TPS status for the more than 20,000 Ukrainians who live here in the US? TRUMP: What are you saying? REPORTER: TPS status. TRUMP: On GPS?

The American Medical Association is urging the public to get vaccinated against the measles: "Measles is extremely contagious and can cause life-threatening illness. There is no cure or specific antiviral treatment for measles. Vaccination remains the best defense against measles infection."

The House just voted to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's address to Congress. Green and several Democrats — including members of the Congressional Black Caucus — were singing "We Shall Overcome" in the chamber.

Breaking: Hayden Haynes, the chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Johnson, was arrested early Wednesday morning — hours after Trump's speech — for drunken driving after his car struck a Capitol vehicle. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...