DHS has begun performing polygraph tests on employees to find leakers.

“Based on the current state of affairs and as a public institution, we must comply with the law and enforcement guidance issued by regulatory agencies.”

via @jerodmacevoy.com

John Yang: "If U.S. aid were to be cut or even go away, could Zelenskyy, could Ukraine go on with just European support? Are there enough forces and hardware to keep them going?"

Kurt Volker: "It's good, it is supportive, it will buy Ukraine time, but ... it is not enough for Europe on its own."

Trump’s proposed ‘gold card’ visa comes with a hidden tax break for the wealthy www.cnbc.com/2025/02/27/t...

Malia Obama did not receive "$2.6 million for ‘consulting’ from USAID."

The claim originates from a satire Facebook account.

Fact check by Peter Gattuso:

Unemployment is low, but workers aren’t quitting and businesses aren’t hiring, Rogé Karma writes. What’s going on?

Last week, President Trump announced plans to levy 25% tariffs on automobiles, pharmaceutical, and semiconductor imports.

Today @budgetlab.bsky.social published a fiscal and economic analysis of this policy. Some high-level takeaways:
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Three years since Russia’s invasion, the stakes are clear. We have no business bailing out Putin from his failing war.

America must stand with Ukraine—because our allies and history are watching.

Researchers say the Trump administration's plan to slash payments for indirect costs will hamper new medical science. One example? A lab studying respiratory viruses faces losing half its staff.

Russia doesn’t have the resources to fight indefinitely against Ukraine’s organization and determination, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social writes. The only way for Putin to defeat Ukraine is to convince Ukraine’s allies to be sick of the war.

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“Despite the president’s promise the night before on Fox, the House GOP budget leaves Medicaid anything but ‘untouched.’”

@jamescdownie.bsky.social writes about how Trump changed his mind about Medicaid cuts. Medicare and Social Security could be next.

READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

"The goalposts for DOGE have silently moved from finding fraud and corruption to simply pointing out and cancelling government programs that Trump and Republicans simply don’t support." -- @justinglawe.bsky.social

Some federal judges received billionaire Elon Musk's email demanding they detail their accomplishments over the past week, one he said carried the threat of firing. Court staff, too.

Judges don't work for the president and he can't fire them.

www.reuters.com/world/us/som...

The power struggles begin: new FBI director Kash Patel tells FBI employees not to respond to Musk’s government-wide email demanding bullet points on what they did last week. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

CNN plays a clip of Russian state TV praising Trump for being "in total alignment" with Putin

Today’s edition is very much worth a read. www.arizonaagenda.com/p/killing-in...

Comedian W. Kamau Bell speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his decision to perform at the Kennedy Center after President Donald Trump assumed the organization's chairmanship.

ICE probes Tucson restaurant La Indita, known for Indigenous focus & activism

www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...