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20.02.2025

Day Four Powers Changed Seats

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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 20.02.2025.

It displays 271 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

20.02.2025 โ‡ข Day Four Powers Changed Seats
โŒจMorning brought McConnell's retirement announcement, marking the end of his Senate leadership after Trump's criticism of his Ukraine stance. By early afternoon, the Senate confirmed Kash Patel as FBI Director in a narrow 51-49 vote, consolidating Trump's control over federal law enforcement.

Hamas returned bodies of Israeli hostages, including the Bibas children, in what media described as a propaganda display. Trump continued aligning with Russian positions on Ukraine, echoing Kremlin talking points while European leaders scrambled to maintain unity without US support.

Evening coverage focused on the administration's expansion of deportation policies, with 500,000 Haitians losing protected status as migrants were cleared from Guantanamo Bay. The courts allowed federal worker layoffs to proceed, while New York activated National Guard amid prison guard strikes. Multiple bus explosions in Tel Aviv marked the day's end.
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Trumpโ€™s rift with his Ukrainian counterpart has widened just as the US president looks to sit down with Russiaโ€™s Putin in Saudi Arabia
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05:34 (10:34)โ‡ขTrump Echoes Moscow While Hamas Returns Dead

โŒจThe newspapers report on two major developments: Trump's widening rift with Ukraine's leadership, with multiple sources covering his adoption of Russian positions and planned meeting with Putin (ABC, CNN, NBC, NYTimes, Daily Beast). Simultaneously, Hamas returned bodies of four Israeli hostages, reportedly including mother Shiri Bibas and her young children Kfir and Ariel (CBS, USA Today, Boston Globe). New outlets discuss Trump's executive actions on tariffs and immigration benefits (NPR, NY Post).
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08:13 (13:13)โ‡ขMoscow's Words From Trump's Mouth

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on Trump's alignment with Russian positions on Ukraine, with multiple sources covering his criticism of Zelensky and Republican silence on the matter (ABC, NYTimes, AP). New developments show federal employee terminations despite prior agreements (NPR, Washington Post), while Elon Musk's DOGE team gains unprecedented influence in federal agencies (The Atlantic, Mother Jones, The Daily Beast). Hamas returned bodies of Israeli hostages, including the Bibas family (NY Post, CBS).
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The February 4 school shooting in ร–rebro was the deadliest such attack in Swedish history. The killer didnโ€™t leave a manifesto, and officials are reluctant to call this a โ€œterroristโ€ attack. But this shooting was not apolitical.
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A peril of Trumpโ€™s perpetual motion machine is that policies and pronouncements may collide head-on. Fulfilling one could snuff out another.
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10:29 (15:29)โ‡ขPutin's Man In Washington

โŒจThe newspapers report on Trump's shift towards Russia and against Ukraine, with new headlines showing direct communication with Putin while criticizing Zelenskyy (CNN, Vox, ABC). Multiple sources cover his economic initiatives: new tariffs on steel and lumber (Epoch Times, NPR), restrictions on migrant funding (Breitbart, USA Today), and confusion over Musk's DOGE role (AP, Daily Beast, HuffPost). Hamas returned bodies of Israeli hostages, including the Bibas family, after parading them publicly (NY Post, Daily Wire).
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Americaโ€™s belief that it can be militarily dominant in every major region appears to be wavering. But without challengers, the Republicansโ€™ loss of conviction in liberal internationalism will harden into a more dangerous global authoritarianism.
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Many on the continent were blindsided by a staggering collapse in US support for Ukraine. The emergence of a figurehead would help - but divisions run deep
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11:32 (16:32)โ‡ขMcConnell Bows Out As G7 Wobbles

โŒจThe newspapers report on Trump's growing alignment with Russia, as he threatens to upend G7 consensus to protect Putin's interests (Daily Beast, CNN, Jacobin). Mitch McConnell announces he won't seek reelection in 2026 (AP, CBS), while federal layoffs trigger a surge in DC home listings (The Blaze). Scientists organize to push back against political interference (Boston Globe), as Trump's IRS restructuring faces criticism over potential benefits to wealthy tax evaders (Common Dreams, HuffPost).
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The Trump team has hit on what it thinks is a winning formula: every time it wants to rip Americansโ€™ health care away or let a predatory corporation off the hook, it just says itโ€™s fighting โ€œwokenessโ€ or โ€œDEI.โ€ Itโ€™s lazy, cynical stuff.
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12:27 (17:27)โ‡ขMcConnell Bows Out As FBI Pick Sparks Fight

โŒจThe newspapers report intensively on Mitch McConnell's announcement not to seek reelection in 2026 (NPR, Breitbart, Daily Beast, CBS, AP). Meanwhile, Kash Patel's FBI director nomination faces Senate debate (Fox News, Epoch Times). New coverage shows Hamas parading bodies of Israeli hostages including the Bibas children (NY Post, Daily Wire), while egg prices remain high amid debate over bird flu vaccines (NBC News).
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The Trump team has hit on what it thinks is a winning formula: every time it wants to rip Americansโ€™ health care away or let a predatory corporation off the hook, it just says itโ€™s fighting โ€œwokenessโ€ or โ€œDEI.โ€ Itโ€™s lazy, cynical stuff.
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14:02 (19:02)โ‡ขMcConnell Throws In The Towel

โŒจThe newspapers report heavily on Mitch McConnell's announced retirement from Senate leadership in 2026 (NPR, USA Today, CBS, Breitbart), while covering Trump's continued alignment with Russian messaging on Ukraine (NYTimes, ABC, Daily Beast). New coverage shows the nomination of Kash Patel as FBI director faces opposition (Fox News, Epoch Times), and Delta Airlines addresses passengers from an upside-down flight incident in Canada (The Blaze).
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14:34 (19:34)โ‡ขPatel Takes FBI Helm

โŒจThe newspapers report intensively on the Senate's confirmation of Kash Patel as FBI director in a narrow 51-49 vote (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox News, MSNBC, AP). Meanwhile, McConnell's retirement announcement continues to generate coverage (OANN, Breitbart, NPR), while new reporting emerges about maternal health concerns in Texas related to abortion restrictions (Common Dreams, Vox).
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Emergency food, H.I.V. drugs and more are in flux as the Trump administration appears to be flouting a judgeโ€™s order pausing the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D.
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16:12 (21:12)โ‡ขPatel Takes FBI While Courts Fade

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on Kash Patel's confirmation as FBI director in a narrow 51-49 Senate vote (ABC, CBS, NBC, USA Today, Breitbart, Fox), while Trump appears to challenge judicial authority regarding health aid and campaign finance (NYTimes, NPR, Washington Post). Mitch McConnell's retirement announcement adds to the institutional shifts (NBC News), as concerns mount over USAID's dismantling despite court orders (NYTimes).
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Multiple walkouts of New York state prison guards began this week and have continued into Thursday at a number of correctional facilities in the Empire State, prompting New York Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul to declare a โ€œdisaster emergency.โ€
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17:32 (22:32)โ‡ขMass Deportations Begin

โŒจThe newspapers report on Trump administration's expanding deportation policies, with about 500,000 Haitians losing protections (Boston Globe) and 177 migrants being deported from Guantanamo Bay (NBC News). A suspected terror attack in Israel involving multiple bus explosions is covered (Fox News, NY Post), while a federal judge allows Trump's federal worker layoffs to continue (Epoch Times, AP News). New York faces prison guard strikes, prompting National Guard activation (OANN).
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19:28 (00:28)โ‡ขFederal Workers Fall As Judge Steps Back

โŒจThe newspapers report on two major developments: Trump's mass federal worker layoffs proceed as a judge denies unions' request to block them (CBS, ABC, Epoch Times, AP), while Trump's stance on Ukraine shifts with Zelensky praising a meeting with Trump's envoy despite earlier tensions (Breitbart, Vox). In parallel coverage, Hamas's deception regarding Shiri Bibas's remains emerges, with IDF confirming only her children's bodies were identified (NY Post, OANN).
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21:20 (02:20)โ‡ขTrump Flips Ukraine Script

โŒจThe newspapers report on Trump's pivot away from Ukraine, with both Trump and Rep. Waltz declining to blame Russia for the war (NPR, Newsweek), while Zelenskyy maintains diplomatic engagement through Trump's envoy (Breitbart). Federal workforce cuts continue, with IRS firing 6,000 employees (USA Today) and National Parks Service reversing planned eliminations after public pressure (LA Times). A new development shows the administration defying court orders on foreign aid freezes (AP News, NYTimes).
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