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Libby Casey, JM Rieger, Emily Davies, and Michael Birnbaum react to the escalating rhetoric used by President Donald Trump and his administration, calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “a dictator without elections,” while also meeting with Russia delegates for peace talks, notably without Ukrainian involvement.

Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service, and The Trump administration also continued to cut federal workforce jobs across the country, targeting probationary employees, and sometimes citing ‘performance’ issues without evidence.

Meanwhile, Trump threatened to ‘take over’ governance of Washington D.C., reversing its current home rule status, claiming local leaders are not doing enough on crime, cleaning up graffiti, and removing homeless encampments. Read more: https://wapo.st/3EODoj5. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK

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News post in at: February 21, 2025, 6:00 am.

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