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🟡 Semafor Principals: Tug-of-war
In today’s edition: Unpacking Trump’s new order expanding DOGE’s power, and what House Republicans plan to ask Powell.
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75,000 workers accept Trump’s buyout program
The news comes shortly after a judge lifted a pause on the program.
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Actually, the #Resistance is working
Panicked Democrats have overlooked their early successes.
Kent Nishimura/Reuters
Trump says Putin agreed to negotiate on Ukraine war, Zelenskyy says Kyiv open for talks
Trump spoke to the presidents of Russia and Ukraine separately, but the exact nature and timeline for any negotiations remains unclear.
US President Donald Trump
Trump blitzes Washington with intentional flurry
‘It’s created a lot of anxiety, chaos, consternation, confusion,’ one key GOP senator said.
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Tulsi Gabbard confirmed as Trump’s director of national intelligence after contentious hearing
The former Democrat was confirmed in a close Senate vote.
Nathan Howard/File Photo/Reuters
Trump will nominate free speech lawyer to public diplomacy role
The president is also preparing to fill crucial arms control, Middle East, and Asia posts at the State Department.
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Fears of global war grow among security experts: Atlantic Council
Forty percent of experts polled for the Atlantic Council’s Global Foresight 2025 Survey predict there will be another world war in the next decade.
GOP lawmakers split over reining in Fed
One prominent Republican suggested Powell should be fired — but others are sidestepping questions about his leadership.
In the family business of foreign policy, Donald Trump, Jr. displaces Jared Kushner
Elbridge Colby’s nomination offers a glimpse of the new alignment.
Trump moves to ‘significantly’ reduce federal workforce
New directive will further empower DOGE to chart course for scaling back agencies.
Biden is least popular living president, Gallup survey finds
Barack Obama is the most well-liked, while Donald Trump’s favorability has improved since his first term, according to a new Gallup survey.
Senate breaks with House in protracted row over agenda
GOP senators won’t ‘wait around forever’ for House action on budget, key Republican says.
Trump’s blanket steel, aluminum tariffs strike hard at US allies, China
Canada, the biggest exporter to the US of steel, will likely feel the greatest impact from the new duty hikes.
Trump’s Russia-Ukraine envoy preparing options to end Ukraine war
Kellogg has denied reports that the administration would present a plan imminently, and he will spend “several weeks” preparing options for Trump, people familiar with the talks told Semafor.
Is Nippon Steel buying US Steel a US national security risk?
Trump’s recent comments revive a debate about foreign investment and US national security.
Mark Halperin’s media startup adds talent
2WAY raised a $4 million seed round that closed in December.
Trump teases more tariffs, budget cuts ahead of Super Bowl attendance
US President Donald Trump’s planned attendance Sunday at the Super Bowl reflects a longtime strategy of making himself “all but impossible to avoid,” analysts said.
‘Almost like surrender’: Steve Bannon on the media in Trump’s ‘Days of Thunder’
Has the zone been flooded? “Of course. It’s worked.”