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‘A sham’: Federal judge blasts Trump admin on improper firings of federal workers; orders rehiring

Rachel Maddow reads from the court transcript in which a federal judge blasts the Trump administration’s defense of its firing of thousands of federal workers and orders that the jobs be restored, with some harsh words for Trump’s lawyers to boot.
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Big March storm system threatens US with tornadoes, blizzards and wildfire risk

A huge storm system crossing the U.S. threatens to unleash tornadoes Friday in the Mississippi Valley, blizzards in the northern Plains and dry, gusty conditions in Texas and Oklahoma that pose an extreme risk of wildfires. The National Weather Service predicted extreme weather across a vast swath of the U.S. with a population exceeding 100 million people.
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Senate works to avert partial government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare as Democrats confront two painful options: allowi…
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Analysis: Putin’s stalling on the US plan for Ukraine looks like an attempt to play Trump

President Donald Trump rarely stops bragging about his “great relationship” with Vladimir Putin.