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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.
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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 …
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) …
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 …
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
Wall Street Journal:
With Waltz Ouster, Trump Exerts Tighter Grip on Foreign Policy
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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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump to host military parade to celebrate Army's 250th birthday, honor active-duty service members, veterans  —  The parade is set for June 14  —  EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump will host a military parade in June to honor military veterans and active-duty service members and commemorate …
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
6,600 soldiers part of Army plans for potential parade on Trump birthday: AP
Discussion: USA Today and The Independent
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.
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Tom Sanders / The Daily Beast:
Supreme Court Justice Gets Standing Ovation for Breaking Cover to Attack Trump
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.
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Raw Story
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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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.
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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 …
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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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: New York Times and alicublog
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Allies Sue John Roberts To Give White House Control Of Court System  —  A think tank founded by Stephen Miller sued Roberts and the office that administers the judiciary, claiming that the White House should run the federal courts.  —  Close allies of President Trump are asking a judge …
Discussion: Democracy Docket
Ella Creamer / The Guardian:
Most parents don't enjoy reading to their children, survey suggests  —  Report from Nielsen and HarperCollins shows that parents see reading as a literacy skill, rather than something to encourage their children to love  —  Less than half of parents find it fun to read aloud to their children, new research shows.
Discussion: Fortune
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 …
Kevin Duggan / nyc.streetsblog:
Policy Change: NYPD Will Write Criminal Summonses, Not Traffic Tickets, for Cyclists  —  Quietly, the NYPD has changed its policy and will now make criminal cases against cyclists who go through red lights, a change that will have predictable and unpredictable ramifications.
Paul Krugman:
MAGA's War on Science  —  Hey, no more of that!  —  A late, brief post today.  I just gave my presentation at a conference in Rotterdam, Robin is up soon, so just two notes.  —  First, about the employment report.  I've seen some descriptions of this as a post-tariff report.  C'mon, people.
Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
Why did Tommy Tuberville vote in Florida if he lived in Alabama?  —  This is an opinion column.  —  Last week, I challenged Sen. Tommy Tuberville to clear his residency questions once and for all by doing something that most Alabamians would be able to do without any problem …
Martha McHardy / Newsweek:
Donald Trump's Approval Rating Collapses With Rural Americans  —  Donald Trump's support among one of his most loyal constituencies — rural Americans — is showing signs of significant erosion.  —  Why It Matters  —  Rural voters have long been a cornerstone of Trump's base …
Discussion: New Republic
Olivia Estright / Post Bulletin:
Crowdfunding campaign for woman allegedly involved in viral TikTok garners over $250K  —  A fundraiser created by the user “Shiloh Hendrix” has raised more than $250,000 to help her family relocate after claiming the viral video led to their address, names and her Social Security number to be leaked.
Discussion: The Post Millennial
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Elon Musk Is an Evil Piece of Garbage—and an A-Level Fraud Too  —  When I was growing up in Morgantown, West Virginia, I remember very well when that new building went up at the end of Willowdale Road, near the West Virginia University Medical Center and not too far from my friend Doug's house.
Matt Young / The Daily Beast:
Trump Takes a Surprise Dig at Elon Musk After Tesla CEO's White House Exit  —  FRIEND OR FOE?  —  The president said the billionaire was “terrific”—before taking a jab.  —  Donald Trump took an awkward dig at his “first buddy” Elon Musk just days after the billionaire left the White House.
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.
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 …
Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
Everything Is the ‘Twitter Files’ Now  —  The State Department is using Elon Musk's playbook.  —  Darren Beattie, a senior official at the State Department, is concerned that his agency has abused its powers under previous Democratic administrations.  To rectify that, he has decided …
Wired:
A DOGE Recruiter Is Staffing a Project to Deploy AI Agents Across the US Government  —  A startup founder told a Palantir alumni Slack group that AI agents could do the work of tens of thousands of government employees.  He was met with emojis of clowns and a man licking a boot.
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Trump's Space Budget Reflects Influence of Elon Musk and SpaceX  —  SpaceX, already one of the biggest NASA and Pentagon contractors, could win billions of dollars in new contracts if President Trump's budget proposal is approved by Congress.  —  Elon Musk and SpaceX are big winners in Donald J. Trump's 2026 spending plan.
NSF:
Policy Notice: Implementation of Standard 15% Indirect Cost Rate  —  Issuance Date: Effective Date:  —  Adoption of Standard 15% Indirect Cost Rate for NSF Grants and Cooperative Agreements awarded to Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs)  —  Applies To:  —  All new NSF financial assistance awards and subawards
NBC News:
Senate Republicans raise red flags about Trump's private dinner with his meme coin holders  —  Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., a strong Trump backer and a major voice on cryptocurrency regulation in the Senate, said the dinner “gives me pause.”  —  WASHINGTON — Some Senate Republicans …
Discussion: Wired
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
 
 
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Cornyn touts MAGA cred in face of primary threat
Discussion: The Downballot and Raw Story
Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNN:
DEI is winning with Costco, Apple and Levi's shareholders
Discussion: National Legal …
Tom Perkins / The Guardian:
Trump officials gut 25 centers that monitor flooding and drought in the US
L.A. Times Guild:
Guild statement on more layoffs at the L.A. Times
Sriparna Roy / Reuters:
Measles cases in Texas rise to 683, state health department says
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Mike Stobbe / STAT:
CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years
Discussion: CBS News
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Fox News Caught Using Meidas Research as They ATTACK US
Charles Gaba / ACA Signups:
State by state: The ~45 million Americans whose healthcare is threatened by the GOP's budget bill
Peter Stone / The Guardian:
Pam Bondi turning DoJ into Trump's ‘personal law firm’, top experts warn
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
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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

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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

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