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CNN: Michael Hayden fast facts (Michael V. Hayden profiled). Also in Erie News Now (Erie, PA), KRDO-TV-13 (local ABC affiliate in Colorado Springs, CO), KVIA-TV7 (local ABC affiliate in El Paso, TX), and KESQ-TV3 (local ABC affiliate in Thousand Palms, CA).
The National Desk (Canada): Delton Daigle confirms that the Trump administration has “set off a wave of anti-American sentiment in Canada.”
Orlando Sentinel: David Brunori says Florida’s elimination of property tax would “hit the poorest hardest.”
WVTF (Virginia’s Public Radio; audio option): How many federal workers actually live in Virginia? (Terry L. Clower quoted).
Homeland Security Today: Column: Evaluating terrorist designations: Insights from jihadist- and Iran-backed groups and implications for cartels (Op-ed by Mahmut Cengiz).
WJLA-TV (local ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C.): Anti-Trump sentiment in Canada fueling rebound in popularity for Trudeau’s Liberal Party (Delton Daigle quoted).
AOL (MoneyWise pickup): ‘It devastates a town’: This analyst says DC’s local economy could take a 40% hit from federal layoffs – here’s the 1 sign he says to look for to show things have gotten ‘really bad’ (Terry L. Clower quoted).
Yahoo: Terry Clower says the D.C. area’s economy could take a 40 percent hit if Trump’s plans are enacted.
WJLA-TV7 (local ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C.): Trump urges Russia to agree with ceasefire to end ‘horrible bloodbath’ with Ukraine (Mark N. Katz quoted). Also in The National Desk, KTUL-TV8 (local ABC affiliate in Tulsa, OK), NewChannel9 (local ABC affiliate in Chattanooga, TN), IdahoNews, and ABC7Amarillo (local ABC affiliate in Amarillo, TX), and other media outlets.
American Enterprise Institute (podcast): Colin Dueck tells podcasters Marc Thiessen and Danielle Pletka that Canada would make a terrible 51 state.
Virginia Public Media (local NPR/PBS affiliate in Richmond, VA): Hundreds of Virginia workers file UI claims tied to federal jobs (Terry L. Clower quoted).
The National: US rescinds sanctions waiver for Iraq's energy imports from Iran (Umud Shokri quoted). Also in MSN UAE.
Richmond Times-Dispatch (subscription may be required): From tariffs to DEI, Trump is shaping Virginia’s campaign for governor (Mark J. Rozell quoted). Also in the Roanoke Times and News & Advance (Lynchburg, VA).
Florida Phoenix: DeSantis installs allies at state universities in purge of ‘ideological concepts’ (Judith Wilde quoted). Similar in RawStory.
NPR (audio option): The Trump administration claims credit for a quiet border. The data shows otherwise (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera discusses the topic). Correa-Cabrera starts at the 2:40 mark. Also in The Madras Tribune (India).
WMRA (WVTF pickup; Harrisonburg, VA; audio option): How many federal workers actually live in Virginia? (Terry L. Clower quoted).
Richmond Times-Dispatch (subscription may be required; audio option): Mark Rozell: RVA’s water crisis spotlights state’s infrastructure funding woes (Op-ed by Mark J. Rozell).
La Opinión (translation may be required): The Kensington Onion: On the fentanyl crisis and the American Dream (Part I) (Op-ed co-authored by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera).
MoneyWise (audio option): ‘It devastates a town’: This analyst says DC’s local economy could take a 40% hit from federal layoffs – here’s the 1 sign he says to look for to show things hav gotten ‘really bad’ (Terry L. Clower quoted).
AlterNet: Ron DeSantis installs allies with limited experience in purge of ‘ideological study stuff’ (Comments to the Florida Phoenix by Judith Wilde cited).