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Thursday briefing: Elon Musk’s layoffs; Trump and Vladimir Putin; Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; neutrinos; and more
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Wednesday briefing: Trump and Elon Musk; Marc Fogel; Pete Hegseth walkout; tuna recall; Best in Show at Westminster; and more
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Tuesday briefing: Trump legal challenges; Elon Musk’s OpenAI bid; Eric Adams; rising flu cases; winter storms; and more
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Monday briefing: Trump’s tariffs; federal worker resignation deadline; Elon Musk; Super Bowl blowout; Kendrick Lamar; and more
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Friday briefing: Trump and federal workers; Russell Vought; NCAA transgender ban; missing Bering Air plane; Super Bowl; and more
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Thursday briefing: Federal worker resignation offers; Trump and Gaza; transgender athletes; Workday layoffs; bird flu; and more
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Wednesday briefing: Trump’s Gaza takeover proposal; Elon Musk; USPS and China; Sweden shooting; winter storm; and more
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Tuesday briefing: Trump’s tariffs; USAID and Elon Musk’s targets; Netanyahu’s U.S. visit; microplastics; and more
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Monday briefing: Trump’s tariffs; Elon Musk; D.C. plane crash updates; Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar at the Grammys; and more
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Friday briefing: D.C. plane crash updates; Trump fact check; Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel; Ebola; non-opioid painkiller; and more
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