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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 08.03.2025.
It displays 130 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
08.03.2025 ⇢ Day DOGE Battled Courts As Intelligence Cut Flowed East
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Trump's Department of Government Efficiency faced mounting legal challenges as unions asked courts to block DOGE from accessing Social Security data, while states sued over federal worker firings. The administration suspended intelligence sharing with Ukraine as Russian strikes killed 20 civilians, continuing the shift that began earlier in the week.
Columbia University's loss of $400M in federal funding triggered nationwide protests from scientists against research cuts. RFK Jr.'s CDC launched a controversial vaccine-autism study, highlighting the administration's embrace of previously fringe positions.
A trade dispute with Canada intensified after Trump announced 250% tariffs, triggering Canadian boycotts of American products. House Republicans unveiled a stopgap funding bill through September to avert government shutdown, with Trump reportedly supporting the measure.
Federal workforce reductions accelerated with HHS offering $25,000 buyouts to all 80,000 employees while air traffic controller unions lost collective bargaining rights.
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New York Post
One Newark police officer was killed and another is “fighting for his life” in critical condition after a shootout with a 14-year-old suspect Friday evening.
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The Daily Beast
The president is pivoting as he gets a huge reality check.
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The Daily Beast
The president is pivoting as he gets a huge reality check.
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The program forgives the loans of borrowers who work in public service. The executive action would exclude those who work for certain organizations.
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A Russian strike on a town in Ukraine’s embattled Donetsk region has killed at least 11 people as a wave of heavy aerial attacks continued into the second night following a U.S. decision to stop sharing satellite images with Ukraine.
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04:59⇢Intelligence Cut As Russia Strikes
⌨The newspapers report on Trump's new wave of policy shifts: cutting intelligence sharing with Ukraine amid Russian strikes (AP, NYTimes, Slate), imposing tariffs on Canadian lumber and dairy (CNN, Newsweek, Epoch Times), and restricting the public service loan forgiveness program (NPR). The administration's cost-cutting campaign with Musk continues to reshape federal institutions (Boston Globe, Atlantic), while two DHS leakers face prosecution (Breitbart, OAN).
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Longtime MAGA supporters and members of the Cabinet have begun pushing back on Elon Musk and the elites surrounding the president.
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The New York Times
It remains to be seen how far President Trump’s embrace of Russia and abandonment of traditional allies will go. But “the West” may be gone.
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The Epoch Times
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The New York Times
President Trump’s shifting positions and outright lies have presented the American public with dueling narratives at every turn.
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It will be extremely difficult for Ukraine’s European allies to fill the gap left by the pause in US assistance
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The Washington Post
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Russian strikes on Ukraine have killed at least 20 people as heavy aerial attacks continued into the second night following a U.S. decision to stop sharing satellite images with Ukraine.
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Linda McMahon said Trump "certainly intends" to dismantle the Education Department. What would that mean for schools and students?
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The Social Security Administration said it will restart a policy that had caused financial distress for some beneficiaries.
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Why are U.S. products being pulled from Canadian shelves?
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Why are U.S. products being pulled from Canadian shelves?
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An audience with the former Republican leader
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09:08⇢Intel Cut Meets Russian Strike
⌨The newspapers report on the US suspending intelligence sharing with Ukraine as Russian strikes kill 20 (AP, CNN, Washington Post). Trump's positions on Ukraine draw scrutiny amid contradictions and flip-flops (NYTimes, Washington Post). A trade dispute with Canada escalates as Canadians boycott US products (USA Today, Newsweek), while small businesses struggle with inflation, particularly egg prices (ABC). Social Security announces resumption of full overpayment clawbacks (CBS).
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Two months after the Palisades fire, customers of Malibu businesses have been displaced or blocked by restrictions on Pacific Coast Highway. Restaurants and shops tell the world they’re open for business.
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By blocking aid and threatening to resume its war on Gaza, Israel has systematically undermined the cease-fire. It is now using starvation as a tool of coercion to force Palestinian capitulation and advance the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.
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The District of Columbia, Maryland and 18 other states have filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking the reinstatement of tens of thousands of federal employees fired since mid-February.
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Associated Press
A group of labor unions are asking a federal court for an emergency order to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the sensitive Social Security data of millions of Americans.
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New York Post
A Manhattan art dealer who claims to be related to a famed family allegedly left his Swiss wedding planner on the hook for his lavish $656,000 French wedding.
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Breitbart News
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) warned Trump not to allow Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) savings to be spent by “war pimps.”
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Linda McMahon said Trump "certainly intends" to dismantle the Education Department. What would that mean for schools and students?
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Detective Joseph Azcona, 26, died at a hospital and a second officer who was also shot was recovering from his injuries.
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The Right’s newfound love of censorship proves what many suspected: its free speech absolutism was always conditional. Just ask Jacobin contributor Yves Engler, recently jailed in Canada for five days for online criticism of Israel’s supporters.
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One America News
Oscar winning actor Gene Hackman was living with his dead wife’s body for an entire week before his body gave into complications from heart problems and advanced Alzheimer’s disease, officials stated on Friday.
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The seismic change of the past fortnight is hard to digest. This week, we may learn details of the unclear peace Trump seeks.
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The WNBA is more popular than ever. On the back of this success, and with rival leagues threatening to outbid it by offering athletes higher pay, the WNBA’s union has decided to use its strong position to renegotiate a contract for better pay and benefits.
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12:07⇢DOGE Battles Multiply As States Sue
⌨The newspapers report on the ongoing tensions within Trump's administration over the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Republican lawmakers warn against allowing DOGE savings to fund Pentagon spending (Breitbart), while labor unions seek court intervention to block DOGE from accessing Social Security data (AP News). States have filed lawsuits over mass federal employee firings (NPR). Internationally, Ukraine grapples with policy shifts from the US (CNN), and a Missouri judge finds China liable for $24 billion for hoarding COVID equipment (Epoch Times). Meanwhile, concerns about the potential dismantling of the Education Department are emerging (USA Today).
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One America News
At least 10 people have died and over a thousand people have been evacuated in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, after receiving rain in just a few hours that was equivalent to a years worth and resulted in a horrific flood.
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The Trump administration's plan to boost timber production on federal lands faces pushback about wildfires, environmental concerns and economics.
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Associated Press
House Republicans have unveiled a 99-page spending bill that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30.
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The continuing resolution bill will go to the House Rules Committee on Monday and a floor vote is expected Tuesday.
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Jim Newell
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The Daily Beast
An Associated Press reporter described in lucid detail what it was like to watch the first American be executed by firing squad in 15 years.
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One America News
New Jersey detective Joseph Azcona has been fatally shot and an unnamed officer has been injured after a shootout took place with a 14-year-old suspect.
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House Republicans released the text of a continuing resolution that would fund the government through Sept. 30. Now, passing it in a narrowly divided chamber is the next hurdle.
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One America News
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that it was putting a plan back in place to recover 100% of overpayments to beneficiaries.
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Los Angeles Times
Tragic revelations, made Friday by authorities in New Mexico, resolve many questions raised by the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa.
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NPR
House Republicans released the text of a continuing resolution that would fund the government through Sept. 30. Now, passing it in a narrowly divided chamber is the next hurdle.
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TREASURY STOOGE SPINS: 'DETOX PERIOD'
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Border czar Tom Homan is going to sanctuary cities such as Boston and “bringing hell with me,” he said during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday.
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The Trump administration is reportedly finalizing a new travel ban that would be broader than the previous bans from his first term.
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14:19⇢Shutdown Bill Battle As New Travel Ban Looms
⌨The newspapers report on House Republicans' efforts to avert a government shutdown with a new stopgap funding bill through September (CBS, NBC, NPR, AP). Trump administration immigration policies face scrutiny as Border Czar Tom Homan targets sanctuary cities (Breitbart, Fox News) and plans emerge for a new travel ban (USA Today). Economic concerns dominate with investigations into egg producers over pricing (ABC), potential trade war with Canada affecting New England's craft beer (Boston Globe), and warnings of a possible "Trump recession" (HuffPost, Washington Post). Meanwhile, WNBA athletes push for better pay (Jacobin) and Social Security reinstates full recovery of overpayments (OANN).
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New York Post
Natasha Jugo, 31, was last seen leaving her Bayside, Queens, residence on March 16, 2013.
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Natasha Jugo, 31, was last seen leaving her Bayside, Queens, residence on March 16, 2013.
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Secretary Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan have blamed lower-than-expected ICE arrest numbers on recent leaks about planned operations.
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The attack ads will test whether the billionaire will prove to be a political liability for Republicans
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When the Federal Reserve raises interest rates, banks charge more for loans — but often don’t pay higher rates to depositors. This scheme has allowed banks to pocket a more than $1 trillion windfall over the past two and a half years.
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The Washington Post
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Los Angeles Times
Luke Winkie
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The unregulated morass of vitamins and supplements makes it hard to know what’s legitimate. We can help.
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The online right is trolling one of its own.
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New York Post
Brush fires on Long Island’s East End have shut down a main route to the Hamptons and created a smoke cloud visible for miles.
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The agency’s approximately 80,000 employees were emailed Friday night with the offer of a “voluntary separation incentive payment.”
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The Daily Beast
Kash Patel’s secret requests upon assuming office make clear his distrust of the agency he runs.
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The proposal would fund the government through September, and mostly maintain levels of spending passed during the last administration.
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The WNBA is more popular than ever. On the back of this success, and with rival leagues threatening to outbid it by offering athletes higher pay, the WNBA’s union has decided to use its strong position to renegotiate a contract for better pay and benefits.
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One America News
Hundreds of people have been killed in Syria by the forces from the jihadist government.
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New York Post
Four separate wildfires blanketed Long Island’s East End with heavy smoke Saturday, prompting evacuations and threatening homes in both middle class communities and the wealthy Hamptons.
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18:18⇢Republican Shutdown Bill Crashes Into Federal Buyouts
⌨The newspapers report extensively on House Republicans unveiling a stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown through September (ABC, Boston Globe, CBS, Washington Post, Epoch Times, USA Today, NPR, AP). Some Republican sources claim Trump supports the measure (Epoch Times). Meanwhile, the federal workforce faces significant changes as HHS offers $25,000 buyouts to all 80,000 employees (NBC), and Trump rescinds collective bargaining for an air safety union (Common Dreams). Democrats are targeting Elon Musk in new attack ads (CNN), while wildfires threaten Long Island communities (NY Post).
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Los Angeles Times
Tragic revelations, made Friday by authorities in New Mexico, resolve many questions raised by the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa.
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The New York Times
Organizations funded by the U.S. helped keep dangerous pathogens in check around the world. Now many safeguards are gone, and Americans may pay the price.
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The Washington Post
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Pope Francis has been reported by the Vatican to be "stable" and has released a short audio message.
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Ex-Georgia House Rep. Stacey Abrams said this week that she received $2 billion from Former President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency to greenwash home appliances in what some have likened to an alleged Democratic “vote buying” scheme.
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The United States Department Of Agriculture has announced that they have canceled a grant worth $600,000 for the study of menstrual cycles in transgender men.
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Last month, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said DHS would start polygraphing employees in order to crack down on who may be leaking information to the media about its immigration raids.
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The Daily Beast
Rep. Al Green said that “if circumstances remain the same, I would have to do it again.”
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The continuing resolution bill will go to the House Rules Committee on Monday and a floor vote is expected Tuesday.
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Trump shared his thoughts about daylight saving time this week. Musk conducted a poll on X. The political debate has been going on for years.
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HuffPost
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As the US president ratchets up economic pressure on the country, Beijing says its rise won’t be interrupted
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As the US president ratchets up economic pressure on the country, Beijing says its rise won’t be interrupted
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The Daily Beast
The vice president tweeted his condemnation after encountering the protestors in Cincinnati.
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Los Angeles Times
Tragic revelations, made Friday by authorities in New Mexico, resolve many questions raised by the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa.
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Ex-Georgia House Rep. Stacey Abrams said this week that she received $2 billion from Former President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency to greenwash home appliances in what some have likened to an alleged Democratic “vote buying” scheme.
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22:57⇢Vance Erupts at Ukraine Protesters as Shutdown Clock Ticks
⌨The newspapers report on Congressional efforts to avert a government shutdown with a stopgap funding bill expected for a Tuesday vote (CBS, NPR, Boston Globe, AP). International developments include escalating violence in Syria with hundreds of civilian casualties (ABC) and tensions with China responding to Trump's economic pressure (CNN). Vice President Vance sparked controversy after condemning pro-Ukraine protesters he encountered while with his child (Fox News, Daily Beast). Meanwhile, debates continue over government funding priorities, with reports on foreign aid cuts endangering disease prevention (NYTimes), potential Medicaid cuts threatening rural hospitals (Washington Post), and political controversy over a green appliance program allegedly linked to Stacey Abrams (Breitbart).
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The Daily Beast
It’s been a tumultuous time for these two, but we may have found a solution.
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Some researchers say these recent attacks are examples of "nonideological" terrorism — the result of several antisocial, decentralized, online networks coming together.
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The mother of slain Newark police detective Joseph Azcona tearfully recalled her lost son last night — and talked of the heartbreak she felt after learning the tragic news.
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