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Trump receives widespread backlash to social post calling himself ‘king’  The Guardian US

A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don’t add up. (Image credit: Jim Watson)

DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn’t add up  NPR DOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million.  The New York Times DOGE team’s “wall of receipts” shows errors in tallying billions in savings  CBS

Can Gov. Kathy Hochul Remove Eric Adams as New York City Mayor? What to Know  The Wall Street Journal PA Williams: ‘Quite clear’ Adams ‘can’t govern’  Spectrum News NY1 Judge appears on track to let DOJ dismiss Eric Adams case  POLITICO Aiding Trump

As he seeks to negotiate a peace deal with Moscow, President Trump is rewriting the history of Russia’s invasion of its neighbor.

As he seeks to negotiate a peace deal with Moscow, President Trump is rewriting the history of Russia’s invasion of its neighbor.

Officials cite other legal authorities — not Mr. Trump’s court-blocked directives — to keep withholding foreign aid and domestic grant money.

Trump and Zelenskyy trade barbs as US-Ukraine relations sour over the war with Russia  The Associated Press Trump warns Zelenskyy to quickly negotiate war’s end with Russia or risk not having a nation to lead  The Associated Press ‘Breathtaking reversal in US

Congressional Republicans have mostly tempered their criticism or deferred to the president as he topples what were once their party’s core foreign policy principles.

Hamas to hand over first dead bodies of hostages  BBC.com Israeli hostage families forum receives ‘heart-shattering’ news of Bibas deaths  CNN IDF expects Hamas to begin handover of four slain hostages to Red Cross around 9 a.m — defense official  The Times of