Another day of the Trump regime

Evening Briefing – Friday, February 14

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Tonight’s top stories:

1. Reuters: Nearly 10,000 fired as Trump, Musk step up assault on US agencies

2. CBS News: In meeting with Vance, Zelenskyy says Ukraine needs “real security guarantees”

3. NBC News: A week of legal setbacks — and one big win — for Trump’s agenda

4. AP: Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team’s access to the US government’s payment system

5. ProPublica: “We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump

6. AP: White House bars Associated Press from spaces like Oval Office and Air Force One

7. ABC News: Trump bars federal funding to schools with COVID vaccine mandates

8. The Guardian: ‘No one wants to pay $25 for breakfast’: US restaurants are cracking under inflation

9. USA TODAY: Investigation into midair collision near DCA hones in on altimeter errors, radio issue

10. TechCrunch: OpenAI says its board of directors ‘unanimously’ rejects Elon Musk’s bid