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NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Rep. Greg Landsman, a lawmaker who signed a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking whether a database of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia had been deleted. (Image credit: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

White House forces out CEO of passenger railroad Amtrak  Reuters

Exclusive: Trump to sign order Thursday aimed at eliminating Education Department  USA TODAY

What to know about Humphrey’s Executor, a case key to Trump’s plans  Axios Trump fires both Democratic commissioners at FTC  Reuters Fired FTC commissioners fear Trump will go easy on Big Tech donors  NBC News Would the Supreme Court scrap federal agencies’ independence?  Marketplace

Zelensky agrees to partial ceasefire after conversation with Trump  The Washington Post Trump Live Updates: Ukraine War Talks, Tariffs and DOGE News  The New York Times Zelenskyy and Putin have agreed to a limited ceasefire, but implementation is work in progress  The Associated

Federal judge targeted by Trump for impeachment is a bipartisan appointee with a three-decade career in Washington  NBC News

If you haven’t filed your 2021 tax returns you might be missing on a COVID stimulus payment. Taxpayers who haven’t filed 2021 tax returns who may be eligible for the Recovery Rebate Credit must file it by April 15, 2025

Putin made Trump wait, then strung him along – it’s clear his war aims in Ukraine have not changed  theconversation.com Fresh Ukraine talks to begin ‘immediately’, White House says after Trump-Putin call  BBC.com After Trump-Putin call, Russia agrees to limited Ukraine ceasefire  USA

The latest on Trump’s call with Zelensky and his legal battle over deportation flights  CNN

The Washington Post’s George Will claims that the “theatrics” of Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts that have caused fury over database access and mass firings is a brilliant distraction from the country’s biggest problem: the massive debt that continues to spiral