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EPISODE · Feb 27, 2025 · 27 MIN

USAID Workers Given 15 Minutes To Clear Out Desks, VA PAUSES Billions In Cuts, Epstein Files Leave White House In Hands Of Conservative Commentators? GOP Backlash Against Musk

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Drew Petrimoulx chats with The Hill’s courts and legal reporter Zach Schonfeld about Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily delaying a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to unfreeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid payments, imposed by a lower judge who found the administration had flouted his ruling. The Hill’s senior editor Jesse Byrnes joins the show to discuss British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arriving at the White House to visit President Trump on Thursday as European allies scramble to respond to the president’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war. Plus, hear from NewsNation’s Washington, D.C. correspondent Joe Khalil on the ground at the USAID headquarters where workers are clearing out their offices today. And NewsNation’s White House correspondent Libbey Dean talks us through the Department of Veteran’s Affairs temporarily suspending billions of dollars in planned DOGE cuts. Also in your Debrief: First measles death reported in Texas outbreak; more than 120 now infected. Drew Petrimoulx chats with The Hill’s national politics reporter Cate Martel about President Trump’s first 100 days in office, including his first cabinet meeting yesterday. Plus, hear from Emerson College Polling’s senior director Matt Taglia about the Boston Trust Act and what Bostonians think about it. Also in your Debrief: Bondi hoping to release Epstein flight logs, names Thursday. Gene Hackman, found dead at 95, was one of Hollywood’s most respected actors. #TheHill #News #DonaldTrump #JeffreyEpstein Make sure to subscribe to get your Daily Debrief with top headlines from The Hill every weekday. Follow The Hill on Instagram and X, @thehill

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