Justice Department Office That Prosecutes Public Corruption Slashed in Size, Sources Say Ryan J. Reilly, Sarah Fitzpatrick and David Rohde, NBC News
Paper Shredders and Burn Bags: The Vandalism of USAID Is Nearly Complete Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone
US to 'Immediately' Resume Security Assistance, Intelligence Sharing to Ukraine Kateryna Hodunova, Kyiv Independent
Education Department Cuts Half Its Staff as Trump Vows to Wind the Agency Down Collin Binkley and Moriah Balingit, AP
Musk Eyes Social Security and Benefit Programs for Cuts While Claiming Widespread Fraud Chris Megerian, AP
Goldman Sachs’ Chief Economist Just Downgraded the Entire U.S. Economy as Trump’s Latest Tariff Salvo Rattles Markets Greg McKenna, Fortune
ICE Secretly Hauled Mahmoud Khalil to Louisiana as Retaliation, Lawyers Allege Jonah Valdez, The Intercept
Most Countries to Lose a Decade of Development Progress says United Nations as Global COVID Crisis Continues Jubilee USA Network, RSN Godot
Astronaut’s Journey To The Moon Yields New Perspective For Dealing With Enemies Of Democracy George Monroe, RSN Godot
Treasury Secretary Yellen Encourages Tax and Aid Deals to Confront Pandemic Olivia Engling, RSN Godot
Investigating the 1-6-21 Insurrection: What are the Republicans Afraid of? Dr. Steven Jonas , Steven Jonas
Trump Admin's Justification for Arresting Palestinian Protester Is Total BS Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone