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• Senate Committee Clashes Over Migrant Subpoena
  
  A Senate Commerce Committee hearing got heated Wednesday as Republicans pushed to subpoena documents from the Massachusetts Port Authority related to the sheltering of migrants at Logan Airport in Boston.
• Civil Service Board Reinstates Thousands of Fired USDA Employees
  
  A board that reviews the firings of federal employees on Friday ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to temporarily reinstate thousands of workers who lost their jobs as part of President Donald Trump's layoffs of the federal workforce.
• Report: VA to Eliminate 80,000 Jobs in August
  
  The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to eliminate 80,000 jobs in August as part of an "aggressive" reorganization, according to an internal memo obtained by the Associated Press.
• Trump Grants 1 Month Tariff Exemption for Vehicle Imports From Mexico, Canada
  
  President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers, amid fears that the trade war could harm U.S. manufacturers.
• ABC to Shutter 538 Site as Part of Staffing Cuts
  
  ABC is eliminating the data-driven political site 538, which has proven a key tool for political watchers and writers over the years through the use of election forecasting and data journalism, because of cutbacks being made in its networks.
• Trump: Trudeau 'Trying to Use' Me to 'Stay in Power'
  
  President Donald Trump has chided Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for months and with Sunday's announcement of his successor coming, Trump fired his latest salvo.
• UFO Filmmaker: Rubio Warns UAPs May Bring Another 9/11
  
  UFO documentary filmmaker Dan Farah's new movie "The Age of Disclosure" has current and former senior members of the U.S. government, military, and intelligence community on the record to look at what's going on with potential alien intelligence.
• Source: Cost, Disarray Impeding Trump's Guantanamo Plan
  
  Major legal, logistical and financial problems have caused the administration to reconsider President Donald Trump's plan to use the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay to detain 30,000 illegal migrants, NBC News reported on Wednesday.
• Monsignor Hilary Franco to Newsmax: Ash Wednesday Is About Showing Our Faith
  
  Monsignor Hilary Franco, the advisor for the mission to the Holy See, told Newsmax on Wednesday he was proud to celebrate Ash Wednesday.
• Trump Talks to Detroit's Big 3 on Potential Tariff Delay
  
  President Donald Trump held a call Tuesday with the CEOs of General Motors and Ford and the chair of Stellantis to discuss the potential of delaying tariffs on North American-built vehicles by 30 days, two sources told Reuters.
• Pete Rose's Son to Newsmax: Pardon 'Would Mean the World'
  
  Tyler Rose, the son of late baseball legend Pete Rose, told Newsmax on Wednesday that a posthumous presidential pardon for his father "would mean the world" to the family.
• Source: US Holds Secret Talks With Hamas on Gaza Hostages
  
  The Trump administration has been conducting secret talks with Hamas on the possibility of releasing U.S. hostages being held in Gaza, a source briefed on the conversations told Reuters.
• Watchdog Hails End of Transgender Animal Grants
  
  The White Coat Waste Project is hailing its efforts to root out waste, fraud, abuse, and woke transgender animal experiments with the help of Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, DOGE, and President Donald Trump.
• Fr. Patalinghug to Newsmax: Lent a Time for 'Intentional Living'
  
  As the penitential season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, Fr. Leo Patalinghug appeared on Newsmax's "Wake Up America" to explain how the Christian call to repentance is a time for "intentional living."
• Judges Face Rise in Threats as Their Partisanship Is Called Out
  
  U.S. Marshals have warned federal judges of unusually high threat levels as tech billionaire Elon Musk and other Trump administration allies ramp up efforts to discredit judges who stand in the way of White House efforts to slash federal jobs and programs.
• Panama President: Trump 'Lying' About Reclaiming Canal
  
  Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Wednesday accused President Donald Trump of "lying" about Washington taking back the Panama Canal.
• FAA Needs Multiple Technologies for US Air Traffic System
  
  The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that upgrading the aging U.S. air traffic control system will require multiple technologies and companies.
• CBS Poll: 76 Percent Approve of Trump's Address to Congress
  
  Viewers overwhelmingly approved of what President Donald Trump said in his speech before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, according to a CBS News survey.
• Vance Heads for Southern Border to Highlight Migration Crackdown
  
  Vice President J.D. Vance plans to visit the U.S.-Mexico border Wednesday to highlight the tougher immigration policies that the Trump administration says have led to dramatically fewer arrests for illegal crossings in the opening weeks of Donald Trump's presidency.
• Source: Trump, Trudeau Set to Speak Wednesday
  
  President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are scheduled to a speak Wednesday, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.
• Trump's NIH Pick Bhattacharya Faces Challenges, Funding Cuts
  
  President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health, vocal U.S. COVID-19 policy critic Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, is widely expected to advance after facing questions on Wednesday in a Senate committee confirmation hearing.Republicans who control the...
• Veterans Speak Out on Trump's Plan to Cut VA Budget
  
  Stephen Watson served in the Marines for 22 years and receives care through the Department of Veterans Affairs for a traumatic brain injury. He supports President Donald Trump and adviser Elon Musk's cost-cutting program - even if it affects the VA. "We're no better because...
• EPA Nominees Face Senate Scrutiny for Climate Deregulation
  
  Two Trump nominees to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's deregulatory efforts are expected to face questions at their Senate confirmation Wednesday about the agency's plans to gut the basis for greenhouse gas emission rules.
• Trump Honors 13-Year-Old Cancer Survivor as Secret Service Agent
  
  President Donald Trump used his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday to unveil a new member of the U.S. Secret Service - a 13-year-old brain cancer survivor named DJ.Trump said the boy, DJ Daniel, who was dressed in a Houston police uniform and sitting with his...
• House Demands Payback of Millions That Went to Dead People
  
  American taxpayers are clamoring for refunds from the billions of dollars being saved by DOGE.

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