News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a second nationwide pause on President Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. to someone in the country illegally, calling citizenship a “most precious right.”
— PBS News (@pbsnews.bsky.social) February 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Breaking News: The CIA sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force, in a move that former officials say risked the list leaking to adversaries.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) February 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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A top Justice Department official accuses FBI leaders of "insubordination" in January 6 inquiry, according to a copy of a memo obtained by CNN.
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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UPDATE: Trump said he and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu talked Tuesday about relocating Palestinians and leveling Gaza, which he suggested could be the “Riviera of the Middle East” under U.S. ownership.
— NPR (@npr.org) February 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Shipping containers with lifesaving drugs are being held. Millions of pounds of American-grown soybeans bound for refugee camps are being diverted. Trump’s mission to upend the USAID has paralyzed efforts to distribute lifesaving supplies around the world, according to experts. nbcnews.to/411T6jp
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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The Trump administration's widely criticized overhaul of the U.S. government's lead humanitarian aid agency has drawn some international praise — from Russia and Iran.
— Axios (@axios.com) February 5, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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The U.S. Postal Service said it would resume accepting parcels from China and Hong Kong after temporarily suspending the service.
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) February 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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The US trade deficit widened sharply in December as imports surged to a record high against the backdrop of tariff threats reut.rs/4guzA3R
— Reuters (@reuters.com) February 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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NEW VIDEO: Pam Bondi is sworn in as attorney general by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in the Oval Office with President Trump looking on. It was the first time Trump was there for a Cabinet member’s swearing in this term.
— MSNBC (@msnbc.com) February 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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BREAKING: The Senate Intelligence Committee narrowly approved Tulsi Gabbard to be Trump's Director of National Intelligence. The vote was 9-8, according to a source familiar with the matter.
— Axios (@axios.com) February 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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The bill is aimed at protecting "Greenland's political integrity" and will take effect immediately, according to a translation of a parliamentary document in Danish outlining the measure.
— NPR (@npr.org) February 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Almost a year after the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, Maryland officials unveil their designs for its replacement, which will be taller and better protected against ship strikes. Construction could be completed in 2028 and cost upwards of $1.7 billion. nbcnews.to/3WK4BJZ
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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