News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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US President Donald Trump has suggested Ukraine may fall under Russian control “someday,” as he called for the war-torn country to share its natural resources in exchange for US assistance.
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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US President Donald Trump said that Hamas should release all hostages held by the militant group in Gaza by midday Saturday or he would propose canceling the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and ‘let hell break out’ reut.rs/42VuoCZ
— Reuters (@reuters.com) February 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Military families protesting the Defense Department's anti-DEI push heckled Sec. Hegseth on his arrival at U.S. European Command headquarters in Germany.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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A US judge temporarily reinstated the head of a US watchdog agency focused on protecting government whistleblowers after the official filed a lawsuit claiming his removal by President Donald Trump' administration was unlawful reut.rs/3CKFNdY
— Reuters (@reuters.com) February 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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As President Trump demolishes the government’s biggest provider of foreign aid, USAID, he is ending a 60-year bipartisan consensus about the best way to keep the U.S. safe from its enemies. On "The Daily," our reporters explain the rise and fall of USAID — and American soft power.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) February 11, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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A judge issued an order that did not rule on the merits of the lawsuit, but said that the head of the Office of Special Counsel should stay in his role through at least midnight on Thursday while the judge gets more detailed legal arguments about the case.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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The European Union plans to retaliate against the United States for new steel and aluminum tariffs, adding another element to rising global trade tensions.
— CNBC (@cnbc.com) February 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Acting Deputy AG Emil Bove said the order was not based on the strength of evidence in the case, but because it had been brought too close to Eric Adams' reelection campaign and was distracting from the mayor’s efforts to aid in the Trump administration’s priorities. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol…
— PBS News (@pbsnews.bsky.social) February 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said he believes the Treasury Department's critical payments system is safe, reassuring lawmakers concerned about Elon Musk's cost-cutting team gaining access.
— Axios (@axios.com) February 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Steve Bannon pleads guilty to defrauding donors in a fundraising effort to build a wall along the southern US border, but he won't face jail time
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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President Donald Trump on Monday granted a full and unconditional pardon to Rod Blagojevich, the disgraced former governor of Illinois who was convicted on multiple charges of corruption in 2011, including trying to sell President Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) February 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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"We are in the midst of a constitutional crisis right now," said Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the law school at the University of California, Berkeley. "There have been so many unconstitutional and illegal actions in the first 18 days of the Trump presidency. We never have seen anything like this."
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) February 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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