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2/26/2025, 2:41:35 PM

While the White House fights against DEI initiatives, Trump adviser Stephen Miller’s legal group is backing the Supreme Court appeal of a straight woman who wants the justices to help her press a workplace discrimination claim after she said she was passed over for promotion and demoted in favor of a lesbian and a gay man. Ahead of today’s oral arguments at the high court, here’s the background of the case, the legal issue, and who’s supporting each side in a dispute that isn’t a precisely right-left political split. Read more from Jordan Rubin: https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/supreme-court-reverse-discrimination-marlean-ames-rcna193727?cid=sm_npd_ms_wa_ma

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2/25/2025, 8:35:54 PM

NBC News reported that the local police department in Washington, D.C., had begun an investigation into Republican Rep. Cory Mills of Florida. Washington police were called to an apartment building last week over a report of an alleged assault. The alleged victim told NBC News in a text message that she “reached out to law enforcement to address a personal matter.” A police spokesperson confirmed to NBC News that Mills is the subject of the investigation but added that he had not been arrested and no charges had been filed. In a statement from his spokesperson, Mills denied any wrongdoing. This week, the allegations took a more serious turn. Read more from Steve Benen: https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/controversy-surrounding-gops-cory-mills-becomes-even-serious-rcna193650?cid=sm_npd_ms_wa_ma

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2/26/2025, 6:10:14 PM

If you went through the Republicans’ budget plan line by line, it’s true that you wouldn’t find references to Medicaid cuts — but that doesn’t mean they’re not there, Steve Benen writes. Read more: https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/medicaid-cuts-gop-budget-2025-rcna193805?cid=sm_npd_ms_wa_ma

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2/26/2025, 3:31:48 PM

The Trump administration — notably Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency — has described these firings as cutting the fat within the federal government. In reality, they are likely to have a more destabilizing effect, fundamentally and perhaps irretrievably weakening the federal government and its workforce, Michael A. Cohen writes. Read more: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/elon-musk-doge-mass-firings-government-rcna193563?cid=sm_npd_ms_wa_ma

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2/25/2025, 5:42:31 PM

Here are some of the biggest things the Trump administration has done over the last seven days: 1️⃣Signed a sweeping executive order to bring independent agencies under White House control, based on a fringe legal theory. 2️⃣Claimed, through a White House aide, that "only the president or the attorney general" can interpret laws. 3️⃣Declared that temporary protected status will end in August for 500,000 Haitians living in the U.S. 4️⃣Fired the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and two other top military officials late on a Friday in an unusual move. 5️⃣Said, in an interview with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, that top military lawyers would be let go to ensure they aren't "roadblocks to anything that happens." Read the rest of the list: https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-firing-generals-temporary-protected-status-week-5-rcna192636?cid=sm_npd_ms_wa_ma

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2/26/2025, 4:31:15 PM

President Donald Trump is reckless but strong. And the governor of what was once his home state, Kathy Hochul, is no Rambo. That’s a big problem for New Yorkers, as the state announced this week that the first-in-the-nation congestion pricing program that began in Manhattan last month had already netted nearly $50 million to pay for the trains that are the circulatory system of the nation’s economic capital and densest big city. If that revenue goes away, the city would be left with a budget hole big enough to sink Central Park. Read more from Harry Siegel: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/new-york-congestion-pricing-trump-kathy-hochul-rcna193565?cid=sm_npd_ms_wa_ma

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2/26/2025, 8:58:05 PM

A Southwest flight nearly collided with a jet at Chicago's Midway Airport on Monday, nearly touching down on the runway before lifting off again to avoid the jet that entered the runway.

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2/26/2025, 7:10:57 PM

This is a story with a lot of moving parts and Steve Benen unpacks the developments with some Q&A. Here are a couple of highlights: Q: What happened to the House Republicans who described themselves as firm no votes? A: They folded under pressure. Spartz, Burchett and Davidson, in particular, stuck their necks out and said they would not vote for the budget resolution. Then they caved and did the opposite. Q: What about the “moderates” who recently expressed discomfort with the far-right plan? A: Now seems like a good time for the political world to reassess the use of the word “moderate” when it comes to congressional Republicans. Plenty of GOP members, especially those from competitive districts, talked a good game — right up until it mattered, at which point they linked arms with their very conservative brethren. Read more: https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/house-republicans-advance-far-right-budget-drama-just-getting-started-rcna193796?cid=sm_npd_ms_wa_ma

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2/25/2025, 6:45:28 PM

According to Monday’s federal court filing, Giuliani has satisfied the judgment that required him to pay Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss nearly $150 million for spreading lies about them after the 2020 election. It marks the end of the defamation case against Giuliani, which had been drawn out for years as he fought the judgment and continued to spread false claims about the women. Read more from Clarissa-Jan Lim: https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/rudy-giuliani-ruby-freeman-shaye-moss-defamation-settled-rcna193618?cid=sm_npd_ms_wa_ma

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2/25/2025, 4:23:49 PM

Three new complaints to the New York bar recall prior challenges regarding the conduct and potential conflicts of interest from Trump’s former lawyer. Read more from Lisa Rubin: https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/emil-bove-trump-sassoon-adams-ethics-rcna193024?cid=sm_npd_ms_wa_ma