News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
BREAKING: President Trump signs an order calling for "fair and reciprocal" tariffs on all U.S. trading partners, including allies.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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A public State Department procurement document for fiscal year 2025 listed the purchase for $400 million. It comes as ethics experts raise conflict of interest questions about Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is a top White House official.
— NPR (@npr.org) February 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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President Trump says Ukraine should "make peace" nearly 3 years after Russia invaded the country.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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SCOOP: Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky told President Trump during a phone call on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is only pretending to want to negotiate a peace deal because he is "afraid of you."
— Axios (@axios.com) February 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Hamas says it will release hostages as planned on Saturday, after a dispute with Israel over the Gaza ceasefire deal
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 13, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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Egypt has launched a diplomatic blitz to corral support for an Arab-led initiative to rebuild Gaza, in hopes of boxing out a Trump plan that is unpopular across the Arab world.
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) February 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Senate confirms RFK Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary, a victory for Trump after the intense scrutiny of Kennedy's views on vaccines cnn.it/42WkW2c
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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The lawsuit alleges the migrants have been "disappeared into a black box" and are unable to communicate with attorneys.
— NPR (@npr.org) February 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Breaking News: Manhattan’s acting U.S. attorney resigned after she was ordered by the Justice Department to drop a corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams that she had championed.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) February 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Linda McMahon spent around two-and-a-half hours auditioning to helm a department that Trump wants to see eliminated, a dynamic Sen. Maggie Hassan described as a "very elegant gaslighting."
— Axios (@axios.com) February 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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The European Parliament has asked lawmakers, parliamentary assistants and staff to use Signal, an end-to-end-encrypted messaging app, as an instant messaging tool for work-related communications, according to an internal email seen by POLITICO.
— POLITICO Europe (@politico.eu) February 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Elon Musk called on Thursday for the United States to “delete entire agencies” from the federal government as part of his push under President Donald Trump to radically cut spending and restructure its priorities.
— PBS News (@pbsnews.bsky.social) February 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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