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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
David H. Souter, Republican Justice Who Allied With Court's Liberal Wing, Dies at 85  —  He left conservatives bitterly disappointed with his migration from right to left, leading to the cry of “no more Souters.”  —  David H. Souter, a New Hampshire Republican who was named to the Supreme Court …
Discussion: Althouse and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Patricia McCabe / Supreme Court of the United States:
For Immediate Release  —  For Further Information Contact:  —  Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, David H. Souter, died peacefully yesterday at home in New Hampshire.  He was 85 years old.  Justice Souter was appointed to the Court by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Justice David Souter, the ‘stealth’ Supreme Court nominee who disappointed conservatives, dies at 85
Discussion: Reuters
Catherine Pepinster / The Guardian:
What will the new pope be like?  He's chosen to be called Leo: that's no accident  —  Popes who take that name tend to be progressive reformers.  If Trump and JD Vance think they have an ally in the Vatican, I think not  — Catherine Pepinster is a former editor of The Tablet  —  What's in a name?
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Jack Jenkins / RNS:
By electing Pope Leo XIV, some see Vatican making very American political play  —  (RNS) — As Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost walked out on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica on Thursday (May 8) and took the name Pope Leo XIV, Steven P. Millies' initial reaction was a mixture of elation and disbelief.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Today, on the second day of the papal conclave, the cardinal electors—133 members of the College of Cardinals who were under the age of 80 when Pope Francis died on April 21—elected a new pope.  They chose 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was born in Chicago, thus making him the first pope chosen from the United States.
New York Times:
Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week  —  The rapid relocation of the Afrikaners, who President Trump says have been racially persecuted in South Africa, stands in stark contrast to the virtual shutdown of all other refugee admissions.
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Kate Bartlett / NPR:
First Afrikaners granted refugee status due to arrive in U.S.
Discussion: The Guardian and Townhall
Associated Press:
President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden  —  President Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda.
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Cuneyt Dil / Axios:
Here's what we know about Trump's June 14 D.C. military parade  —  With June 14 fast approaching, President Trump's proposed military parade is yet to be finalized, but permit applications give us a glimpse into the spectacle that's expected to cost tens of millions of dollars.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justice Sotomayor Says Lawyers Must ‘Stand Up’ and ‘Fight This Fight’  —  In pointed remarks, the justice told an audience of hundreds of lawyers that she had joined them as “an act of solidarity.”  —  Justice Sonia Sotomayor, speaking to hundreds of lawyers at an American Bar Association event …
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Erin Mulvaney / Wall Street Journal:
Venerable New York Firm That Struck a Deal With Trump Is Losing Lawyers
Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson / Bloomberg Law:   Justice Sotomayor Stands in ‘Solidarity’ with Embattled ABA
New York Times:
New Pope Has Creole Roots in New Orleans  —  His ancestry, traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture, links Leo XIV to the rich and sometimes overlooked Black Catholic experience in America.  —  Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal selected on Thursday as the new pope …
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Lily Cummings / WWL-TV:   Pope Leo XIV's Grandparents lived in 7th Ward, records show
Isha Banerjee / Columbia Daily Spectator:
Barnard suspends WKCR and Spectator reporters who covered Butler Library protest  —  Barnard and Columbia issued interim suspensions Thursday afternoon to four student journalists who covered a Wednesday pro-Palestinian protest in Butler Library, citing “information received” …
Discussion: IJR, more at Mediagazer »
NBC Boston:
‘Harrowing’: Video shows Worcester police hold girl's face on ground during ICE operation  —  Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl's face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation
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Luke O'Neil / Hell World:
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Discussion: New York Post
Axios:
The U.S.-U.K. deal shows the trade war is here to stay  —  Markets cheered the new trade pact between the U.S. and U.K. yesterday.  — But the details show that trade war relief will only go so far, even as the de-escalation road map becomes clearer.  —  The big picture …
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CNBC:
Trump's deal with the UK sends a clear message: 10% tariffs are here to stay
Paul Krugman:
Crypto Is Still for Criming  —  Yesterday “the president” announced a trade “deal” with “Britain.”  IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING, I'M TRYING TO EMULATE TRUMP'S STYLE, WITH RANDOM QUOTATION MARKS AND BLOCK CAPITALS, PLUS EXCLAMATION POINTS AT WEIRD PLACES!  —  Anyway, as I predicted yesterday …
Discussion: American Prospect and CNBC
New York Times:
Trump Names Jeanine Pirro as Interim U.S. Attorney in Washington  —  The Fox News personality has known the president for decades and would provide him with a reliable line into a crucial prosecutors office in the Justice Department.  —  President Trump said on Thursday that he would name …
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ABC News:
Trump eying Fox News host Jeanine Pirro for top prosecutor in DC
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Here is a specific thing you can do to fight Trump's politicization of public services  —  Trump's maximalist strategy of firing off one executive action after another seeks to overwhelm us.  Finding some tangible way to respond sometimes feels impossible.  So, here is something that you can do:
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Man ‘Disappeared’ by ICE Was on El Salvador Flight Manifest, Hacked Data Shows  —  Ricardo Prada Vásquez, a Venezuelan man whose family says he was “disappeared” and who wasn't included on a previously leaked government list of people sent to a notorious mega prison in El Salvador …
Hannah Miao / Wall Street Journal:
China's Exports to U.S. Plunge, in Sign of Bite From Trump Tariffs  —  The drop in U.S.-bound shipments was offset by a surge in Chinese goods to Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America  —  China said exports to the U.S. plunged in April, as the Trump administration's tariff assault forced …
Discussion: HotAir
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Anniek Bao / CNBC:
China's exports surge as shipments to Southeast Asian countries offset plunge in U.S. trade
Discussion: New York Times, Breitbart and Eschaton
Washington Post:
D.C.-area economy starts to show deep impacts of federal spending cuts  —  Unemployment claims are rising and consumers are pulling back on spending, sparking worries of an economic slump in the region on par with the one that occurred during the pandemic.  —  The D.C. region's economy …
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Internal polling shows Fetterman's support is tanking with Democrats in his backyard  —  The survey indicates a potential “freak-out moment” for the Pennsylvania senator who has made Pittsburgh — his home region — core to his brand.  —  John Fetterman's popularity is sinking among Democratic voters …
CNN:
Jared Kushner quietly advising Trump administration ahead of Middle East trip  —  As President Donald Trump prepares for the first major foreign trip to the Middle East of his second term, some administration officials have privately turned to a familiar face for help navigating the region: Jared Kushner.
Discussion: Atlantic Council and Daily Mail
NBC News:
Radar screens that serve troubled Newark Liberty International Airport briefly go dark  —  One of the region's busiest ports has come under scrutiny since revelations that its tower has lost contact with several planes in recent months.  —  Radar screens serving Newark Liberty International …
Jeffrey Mervis / Science:
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions  —  Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund  —  The National Science Foundation (NSF), already battered by White House directives and staff reductions, is plunging into deeper turmoil.
Erin Reed / Erin In The Morning:
Ohio Republican Author Of Anti-Trans Law Compares Trans People To “Lucifer”  —  Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication.  To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.  —  Ohio State Rep. Gary Click has been a prominent figure in the national push to legislate against transgender rights.
Discussion: Plain Dealer
Michelle H. Davis / Lone Star Left:
Republicans Just Made It Legal to Take Homes from Legal Immigrants in Texas  —  In 2012, a study linked low IQ, racism, and conservatism.  Another study from 2015 l inks cognitive ability with right-wing ideology and prejudice.  A third study, from 2019, found that cognitive inflexibility predicts extremism.
Discussion: The Texas Tribune
Sam Skove / Politico:
Trump administration to revive National Space Council  —  Elon Musk reportedly had been opposed to bringing the group back.  —  The White House is reviving the National Space Council, a historically influential policy body that could help guide the administration's ambitious space goals, while acting as a counterbalance to Elon Musk.
Melanie Mason / Politico:
Gavin Newsom tweaks Trump's tariffs in new Fox News ad  —  The California governor says Trump's tariffs “punish families.”  —  Gavin Newsom is taking his anti-tariffs message to a place most likely to get President Donald Trump's attention: Fox News.  —  The California governor …
Discussion: CNBC
 
 
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Kaitlin Washburn / Chicago Sun Times:
Chicago high school cheers White Sox fan Pope Leo XIV — 'He's one of us'
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Kash Patel's new way of leading the FBI: Fewer morning intel briefings, more pro sports events
Discussion: Raw Story
GovExec.com:
State Dept. cuts poised to be more severe than previously outlined with 3,400 employees on the chopping block
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US Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants
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