The way the terminations have been carried out will undermine the efficiency and productivity of workers left behind, expert says.| NPR
The second-term president likely will seek to cut off spending that lawmakers have already appropriated, setting off a constitutional struggle within the branches. If successful, he could wield the power to punish perceived foes.| ProPublica
It’s looking increasingly likely that the world’s richest man got played.| Foreign Policy
Agencies continue to suspend funding, despite multiple court orders blocking the federal freeze. Experts say the Trump administration’s actions set the stage for challenges to Congress’ authority — and the limits of the presidency.| ProPublica
Disturbed and damaged individuals rise to the top, and a truly bizarre Modi-Musk "official encounter" sums things up| lucid.substack.com