Good morning! Today is March 1st, and here is your morning news rundown. Before I continue, my work is not funded by billionaires or ad companies. It’s funded by you. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber today for access to exclusive lives and articles, and to support me:
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Federal employees are now receiving a second wave of emails insisting they account for their activities from the past week, sparking panic among workers.
Trump has failed for a second time to block a federal court's halt on his executive order restricting birthright citizenship. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit rejected his request to lift the nationwide preliminary injunction, stating that the government had not demonstrated any significant harm from continuing to comply.
Trump White House staffers were spotted loading about 15 boxes of documents into the back of Air Force One. According to Trump’s team, these boxes contain the classified documents that the FBI seized from his Florida residence in 2022.
The Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that Trump's attempt to assert control over independent executive agencies—such as the Federal Election Commission—violates federal election law.
In a recent Fox News interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated he does not owe President Donald Trump an apology following their heated exchange in the Oval Office. Zelenskyy expressed respect for President Trump and the American people but remarked, "I'm not sure that we did something bad."
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that removes gender identity protections from the state's civil rights code, making Iowa the first U.S. state to enact such a measure.
A judge in Seattle has halted Trump’s order that aimed to cut funding for institutions offering gender-affirming care to transgender youth.
Over 75,000 digital subscribers have canceled their subscriptions to The Washington Post following owner Jeff Bezos' announcement to revamp the paper's opinion section to reflect libertarian ideals focusing on "personal liberties" and "free markets."
See you this evening.
— Aaron
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