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Associated Press:
Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters' reporting.  The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS.  They say he can't  —  President Trump issued an executive order late Thursday directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's board of directors to “cease federal funding for NPR and PBS,” the nation's primary public broadcasters, claiming ideological bias.
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Ending Taxpayer Subsidization Of Biased Media  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose.  National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) …
CNN:
Trump repeats that the government will revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status  —  President Donald Trump says Harvard University will be stripped of its tax-exempt status, redoubling an extraordinary threat amid a broader chess match over free speech, political ideology and federal funding …
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Elissa Nadworny / NPR:
Trump again threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status, saying, 'It's what they deserve!'
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Scoop: Stephen Miller emerges as top contender for Trump's next national security adviser  —  President Trump's top policy adviser, Stephen Miller, is garnering buzz inside the White House as a top candidate to be the next national security adviser, five sources familiar with the situation say.
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Behind the scenes: How Waltz got the boot  —  President Trump soured on Mike Waltz as his national security adviser for multiple reasons.  But ultimately it came down to vibes when he replaced Waltz with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who'll temporarily do both jobs.
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Marco Rubio Adds a New Title Under Trump: Interim National Security Adviser
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Trump's budget proposes slashing health, education and clean energy programs while growing the military  —  The largely symbolic budget blueprint sent to Congress also calls for boosting spending on Trump's other priorities, like border security and a “MAHA” initiative on healthy living.
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Meridith McGraw / Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Propose Slashing $163 Billion in Government Programs in Budget Blueprint
Lexi Lonas Cochran / The Hill:
Trump education budget hits preschool funding, civil rights, but boosts charter schools
Discussion: Axios, NewsNation, Prism and Politico
Politico:
Trump's budget asks Congress for unprecedented federal funding cuts
Discussion: New York Daily News
Ben Terris / New York Magazine:
All By Himself  —  John Fetterman insists he is in good health.  But staffers past and present say they no longer recognize the man they once knew.  —  When John Fetterman was released from Walter Reed hospital in March 2023, Adam Jentleson, then his chief of staff, was proud of his boss …
Reuters:
These judges ruled against Trump.  Then their families came under attack.  —  As federal judges rule against the Trump administration in dozens of politically charged cases, the families of at least 11 of the jurists have been targeted with threats and harassment.
Discussion: Raw Story and Bloomberg
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Ketanji Brown Jackson sharply condemns Trump's attacks on judges
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Army plans for a potential parade on Trump's birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, AP learns  —  Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Donald Trump's birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and possibly …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
A Human Sacrifice to the Laura Loomer Lobby  —  We'll be honest: When Sam and Andrew unearthed a clip last November of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. interviewing a chemtrail conspiracy theorist on his podcast—"I am persuaded by what you're saying," Kennedy told him—we thought we were spotlighting …
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
6,600 soldiers part of Army plans for potential parade on Trump birthday: AP
Discussion: The Independent
Washington Post:
GOP balks at approving even a fraction of Musk's DOGE cuts  —  Republican lawmakers have told administration officials that pushing sweeping cuts through Congress will be difficult.  —  White House officials have in recent weeks brainstormed strategies for enshrining into law …
Andrew Freedman / CNN:
US weather forecasting is more crippled than previously known as hurricane season nears  —  The National Weather Service is in worse shape than previously known, according to interviews with current and former meteorologists, due to a combination of layoffs, early retirements and preexisting vacancies.
Dan Garisto / Nature:
Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones … - Dan Garisto  —  You can also search for this author in  —  PubMed Google Scholar  —  Staff members at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) were told on 30 April to “stop awarding all funding actions until further notice …
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Paul Krugman:
MAGA's War on Science
Discussion: IFLScience and American Greatness
Daniel Barnes / Politico:
Abbe Lowell launches his own law firm  —  Hunter Biden's former lawyer is teaming up with attorneys who have quit major law firms over Trump's executive orders targeting the legal industry.  —  Prominent defense lawyer Abbe Lowell has officially launched Lowell & Associates …
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Trump's brain is gone  —  🗣️ 🎤 🤯 With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever.  Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers.  If you aren't one already, please click the button below and become one to support our work.
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Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
‘Complete Moron’ Trump Announces WWII Victory Day on Wrong Date  —  HISTORY LESSON  —  The president seemed to forget about Hiroshima, Nagasaki and victory over the Japanese.  He also wants to cancel Veterans Day.  —  President Donald Trump announced in a late-night post that the U.S …
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Karina Elwood / Washington Post:
Fearing deportation, a beloved music teacher gives a final lesson  —  Jesús Rodríguez, worried about being detained, decided to leave the country before his humanitarian parole expired.  —  On the day before spring break at Forest Grove Elementary School in Northern Virginia …
CNN:
Trump administration considering labeling some suspected cartel and gang members inside the US as ‘enemy combatants’  —  The Trump administration has been examining whether it can label some suspected cartel and gang members inside the US as “enemy combatants” as a possible way to detain …
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Inside Trump's 100 days of presidential profit  —  President Trump warned American families this week that they may have to make do with fewer — and more expensive — holiday toys.  — But for Trump's own inner circle, a veritable Golden Age is well underway.
Chance Phillips / Liberal Currents:
The New York Times Launders Another Fascist  —  Misogyny, racism, and antisemitism all were glossed over in Ross Douthat's softball interview of Jonathan Keeperman.  —  The New York Times apparently has an addiction to profiling fascists whose beliefs will shock its liberal, upper-income audience.
Discussion: alicublog and New York Times
Alexander Tin / CBS News:
RFK Jr. asks CDC for new measles treatment guidance amid his unfounded claims  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will ask the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop new guidance for treating measles with drugs and vitamins, an HHS spokesperson said.
Discussion: Reuters, Axios and The Gateway Pundit
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Jill Sobule, Singer-Songwriter of Groundbreaking 1995 Song ‘I Kissed a Girl,’ Dies in House Fire  —  Jill Sobule, the groundbreaking singer-songwriter and activist whose 1995 song “I Kissed a Girl” is widely considered the first openly gay-themed song to crack the Billboard Top 20 …
Paul Kirby / BBC:
AfD classified as extreme-right by German intelligence  —  Germany's Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has been designated as right-wing extremist by the country's federal office for the protection of the constitution.  —  “The ethnicity- and ancestry-based understanding …
Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
Email mistake reveals secret plans to end research on Head Start and other child safety net programs  —  The Trump administration could gut research on the effectiveness of child welfare programs, with plans to terminate dozens of university grants studying improvements to Head Start and child care policy …
Discussion: New Republic and Bend Bulletin
Lingling Wei / Wall Street Journal:
Beijing Weighs Fentanyl Offer to U.S. to Start Trade Talks  —  Addressing Trump team's gripes over China's role in fentanyl crisis could let both sides soften trade stance  —  Beijing is considering ways to address the Trump administration's gripes over China's role in the fentanyl trade …
Discussion: HotAir and New York Post
 
 
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Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
Everything Is the ‘Twitter Files’ Now
Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
Why did Tommy Tuberville vote in Florida if he lived in Alabama?
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
Labor Goes All In for Kilmar
Discussion: America's Unions
Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Pritzker on Trump: Everyone understands 'we've got an authoritarian in office'
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
Matt Young / The Daily Beast:
Trump Takes a Surprise Dig at Elon Musk After Tesla CEO's White House Exit
Kevin Duggan / nyc.streetsblog:
Policy Change: NYPD Will Write Criminal Summonses, Not Traffic Tickets, for Cyclists
 Earlier Items: 
Steven Levy / Wired:
Brendan Carr Is Turning the FCC Into MAGA's Censoring Machine
Discussion: Mother Jones and Techdirt
Matt Vespa / Townhall:
This Impeachment Push Against Trump Has Become a Complete and Total Disaster
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Radio Free Asia lays off most of its staff amid funding battle with Trump
Washington Post:
Fired DOJ attorney says on TikTok that Trump pardons cost $1 billion
Discussion: Off Message, Townhall and The Guardian
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Mike Waltz Accidentally Reveals Obscure App the Government Is Using to Archive Signal Messages
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

New York Times:
The New York Times sues Perplexity, claiming the AI startup violated its copyrights and kept using its content despite repeated demands over the past 18 months

Liam Scott / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the First Amendment Watch's SLAPP Back Initiative, a US SLAPP tracker; in 2024, 69 of 500 cases involved the media, of which 46 were dismissed

 
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