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In his standard Cabinet meeting style, today Trump forced each member of his Cabinet to open the meeting with fawning praise for their Glorious Leader. PAM BONDI: “Mr. President, your first 100 days has far exceeded that of ANY other presidency in this country. Ever. Ever. Never seen anything like it. Thank you.” MARCO RUBIO: “In the first hundred days …

Politico reports: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that the Trump administration planned to pursue reforms at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to achieve a more “sustainable international economic system” that better serves the United States and other countries. Bessent said the Trump administration would not seek to retreat from those institutions but instead push to play a …

Politico reports: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has repeatedly cautioned White House officials that any attempt to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell would risk destabilizing financial markets. Bessent’s private message reinforces what President Donald Trump already knows but comes as the president’s anger with the Fed chair is growing because Powell hasn’t shown signs that he will cut interest rates …

The New York Times reports: President Trump, some of his cabinet members and his adviser Elon Musk sat ringside in Miami late Saturday night at the Ultimate Fighting Championship event — a spectacle of violence, throbbing music and cheering crowds that the president has long admired. The scene on Saturday was emblematic of a president who is increasingly emboldened, brazen …

The Independent reports: Elon Musk will attend President Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting tomorrow, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed. The billionaire is not a cabinet secretary but is leading the Department of Government Efficiency in dismantling federal agencies. Leavitt was asked by a reporter at Tuesday’s press briefing whether Musk would be present. “He is, as a matter of …

The Independent reports: Despite promises on the campaign trail that his administration would not touch Social Security, and claiming that his Democratic rivals are the ones trying to end it, Trump and the world’s wealthiest man and his allies are trying to justify cuts to Social Security and federal health programs Medicare and Medicaid to come up with Musk’s target …

The Washington Post reports: The Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday on whether to confirm former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence. Gabbard faced tough questions from both parties during a tense confirmation hearing last month. The Senate also plans to take a procedural vote on whether to advance the nomination of Robert F. …

Bloomberg News reports: A group of 200 former national security officials urged congressional leaders to investigate the motive behind the Central Intelligence Agency’s buyout offers to staff, warning they were designed to “shape the workforce in a matter that prioritizes political loyalty.” In a letter sent Friday to the chair and ranking members of the Senate and House intelligence committees, …

The Associated Press reports: In her first hours after being sworn in Wednesday as nation’s top law enforcement official, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a directive Wednesday establishing a “Weaponization Working Group” that she says will be tasked with reviewing “politicized” actions of officials who investigated President Donald Trump at both the state and federal levels. Bondi’s memo mandates that …

The Ohio Capital Journal reports: President Donald Trump comes into office vowing to ease environmental regulations on the utility industry. Now companies that own coal-burning plants in Ohio are asking the new administration to excuse them from cleaning up acres of toxic waste that is soaked in groundwater. They include the owners of what has been called the nation’s deadliest …

NPR reports: The Senate has voted to confirm Pam Bondi to serve as attorney general, elevating a longtime defender of President Trump to lead the Justice Department and oversee the more than 100,000 who work for it and its component agencies — including the FBI. Bondi was confirmed Tuesday by a vote of 54 to 46. She enters the role …

The New York Times reports: The Federal Aviation Administration was using a backup system to send real-time safety alerts to pilots late Saturday because its primary one was “experiencing a temporary outage,” the Transportation Department said. “The primary NOTAM system is experiencing a temporary outage, but there is currently no impact to the National Airspace System because a backup system …

The Washington Post reports: Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to arrive in Panama on Saturday with a lofty assignment: Retake the Panama Canal, the U.S.-built waterway that President Donald Trump laments should have never been relinquished to the Central American country 25 years ago. The audacious demand, which Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino called “impossible” and regional leaders …

The North Dakota Monitor reports: The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to confirm former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Department of Interior. During his confirmation hearing, Burgum emphasized a commitment to advancing U.S. energy production in President Donald Trump’s administration. The Senate confirmed Burgum on a bipartisan vote of 79-18, with support from North Dakota Sens. John Hoeven …

Raw Story reports: A leaked memo from the Defense Intelligence Agency shows personnel were instructed to suspend observances of certain holidays that do not specifically honor white men, including Holocaust Remembrance Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month, according to a document obtained by journalist Ken Klippenstein. “The Agency is working internally and with the department to …

The Hill reports: In his first moments after being sworn in as Transportation secretary, Sean Duffy sought to reverse Biden regulations requiring passenger cars to be more efficient. The Biden administration rule in question would require cars to be about 2 percent more fuel efficient each year. The memo does not immediately rescind the rule — instead it kicks off …

Politico reports: Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, who represented the president during his first impeachment trial, was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning in a party-line, 12-10 vote. “Her record and her testimony showed the American people that she will follow through and enforce the law fairly, without fear or favor,” Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck …

USA Today reports: The U.S. Senate confirmed Sean Duffy on Tuesday as secretary of Transportation, clearing the way for another of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet officials to start working on plans to improve traffic safety, cut regulations on construction projects and restore public confidence in Boeing. Duffy was confirmed by a vote of 77 to 22. In nominating Duffy to …

USA Today reports: The U.S. Senate confirmed Scott Bessent Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary, making the longtime hedge fund manager the point person for the new administration on a host of key economic issues. Bessent was confirmed by a vote of 68 to 29. The new Treasury head’s nomination drew sharp opposition from progressive Democrats, including …

The Associated Press reports: The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump’s plans to clamp down on illegal immigration. Noem, a Trump ally who is in her second term as governor, received some support from Democrats …