AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - Trump says he "ended DEI." Courts disagree
President Trump touted to raucous Republican applause during his State of the Union address this week that "We ended DEI in America." - A year into Trump's crusade to eradicate "anti-white racism ," some of the administration's most ambitious diversity, equity and inclusion rollbacks are stalled in court. Why it matters: With Congress aligned with the White House, the judiciary has become the primary check for civil rights advocates who argue the administration is distorting long-standing equity laws. - DEI policies are "being used as a sword, not a shield," Leah Watson, an ACLU racial justice program attorney, tells Axios. The intrigue: DEI policies are intentionally broad to repair decades of discrimination, but the administration…
President Trump touted to raucous Republican applause during his State of the Union address this week that "We ended DEI in America." - A year into Trump's crusade to eradicate "anti-white racism ," some of the administration's most ambitious diversity, equity and inclusion rollbacks are stalled in court. Why it matters: With Congress aligned with the White House, the judiciary has become the primary check for civil rights advocates who argue the administration is distorting long-standing equity laws. - DEI policies are "being used as a sword, not a shield," Leah Watson, an ACLU racial justice program attorney, tells Axios. The intrigue: DEI policies are intentionally broad to repair decades of discrimination, but the administration…Open
NYTIMES (Nicole Sperling) - Netflix Lost Warner. Maybe That’s a Good Thing.
It is entirely possible, analysts say, that Netflix will be better off by bailing from its $83 billion deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.
NYTIMES (Brooks Barnes and John Koblin) - Abrupt Change for Warner Bros. Prompts Many Grim Faces
Employees at the company had started to warm to the idea of Netflix as its corporate owner. Now they face the prospect of major cuts under Paramount.
NYTIMES (Megan DiTrolio, Paulina Villegas, Jack Nicas, Maria Abi-Habib and Lauren Katzenberg) - How The Times Covers Cartels and Other Criminal Enterprises
Cultivating sources. Verifying claims. Staying safe. After the death of El Mencho, four journalists share their approach to this difficult, dangerous work.
NYTIMES (Jack Nicas, Paulina Villegas and Maria Abi-Habib) - The Bloody Rise and Fall of Mexico’s Top Crime Boss
El Mencho’s brutality and business acumen put him atop the cartel world, until he made a fatal mistake.
NYTIMES (Charlie Savage) - Pentagon Watchdog Stalls Proposal to Review Targeting in Trump’s Boat Strikes
A new inspector general delayed a decision on whether to approve the project and is said to have raised its potential political ramifications, in a test of the watchdog system in President Trump’s second term.
NYTIMES (Edward Wong and Robert Jimison) - Taiwan Arms Sale Approved by Congress Is Delayed as Trump Plans Visit to Beijing
The package worth billions of dollars and endorsed by lawmakers is stalled at the State Department as the U.S. and China plan an April summit.
NYTIMES (Lynsey Chutel) - What to Know About the U.S. Attacks on Iran
The United States, joined by Israel, launched an attack on major cities in Iran, as President Trump called on Iranians to overthrow the government.
WASHINGTONPOST (Teo Armus) - In tragedy-torn Uvalde, it’s a scandal-ridden incumbent or ‘the AK Guy’
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) is accused of having an affair with an aide who later killed herself. His primary challenger, Brandon Herrera, is running on a pro-gun platform.