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8:20 AM ET, May 10, 2025

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Associated Press:
WATCH: Stephen Miller says Trump administration is ‘actively looking at’ suspending habeas corpus  —  Stephen Miller, a top White House adviser, said the administration is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the country illegally.  —  Watch Miller's remarks in the video player above.
Discussion: UPI and The Guardian
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The Hill:
White House ‘actively looking’ at suspending habeas corpus in immigration crackdown  —  White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said Friday that President Trump and his team are “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus as part of the administration's immigration crackdown.
Discussion: Reason, Townhall and Tennessee Star
Steve Vladeck / One First:
148. Suspending Habeas Corpus  —  Welcome back to “One First,” an (increasingly frequent) newsletter that aims to make the U.S. Supreme Court more accessible to all of us.  If you're not already a subscriber, I hope you'll consider becoming one (and, if you already are …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judges have a warning about Trump's rapid deportations: Americans could be next  —  Judges across the country continue to note that if courts don't protect the rights of the least popular and most vulnerable, everyone is at risk.  —  A fundamental promise by America's founders …
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:   Trump Officials Consider Suspending Habeas Corpus for Detained Migrants
CNN:
Trump involved in discussions over suspending habeas corpus, sources say
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Top White House adviser Stephen Miller says 'we're actively looking at' suspending due process for migrants
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
Newark's Mayor Arrested at Protest Outside ICE Detention Center  —  Ras J. Baraka and city officials have said that the lockup is operating without a valid certificate of occupancy.  Three members of Congress from New Jersey were with Mr. Baraka when he was arrested.
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NBC News:
Newark mayor arrested at ICE detention facility in New Jersey for alleged trespassing
NOTUS:
Newark's Mayor Was Arrested at an Immigration Protest
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Associated Press:
New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says
Associated Press:
Mayor Baraka of Newark, New Jersey, arrested at immigration detention center he has been protesting
New York Times:
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Plans for Mass Layoffs and Program Closures  —  An emergency ruling by a federal judge in California amounted to the broadest effort yet to halt the Trump administration's overhaul of the federal government.  —  A federal judge on Friday called for a two-week pause …
Discussion: Townhall, Reuters and Politico
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Andrea Hsu / NPR:
Federal judge temporarily halts Trump's sweeping government overhaul  —  A federal judge in San Francisco has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's sweeping overhaul of the federal government.  —  The ruling from U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, a Clinton appointee …
NBC Boston:
Tufts student detained by ICE in viral video is released, thanks supporters  —  Rumeysa Ozturk has been in Louisiana for over six weeks following an op-ed she co-wrote last year that criticized the school's response to Israel's war in Gaza  —  Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk …
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New York Times:
Judge Orders Release of Tufts Student Detained by ICE  —  The student, Rumeysa Ozturk, was being detained in Louisiana.  A federal judge said her detention threatened to chill the speech of millions of noncitizens.  —  A federal judge in Vermont ordered the Trump administration on Friday …
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
She was arrested for an op-ed. Now a judge has ordered her freed.
Discussion: Rolling Stone, Techdirt and Raw Story
Associated Press:
'Don't get in my way,' the new acting head of federal disaster agency warns in call with staff  —  The new head of the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country warned staff in a meeting Friday not to try to impede upcoming changes, saying that “I will run right over you” …
Discussion: Al Jazeera, USA Today, NPR and Reuters
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she won't run for U.S. Senate  —  Republicans, who are wary of Greene, have been looking for an alternative candidate after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said he wouldn't enter the Senate race.  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said definitively on Friday …
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Dan De Luce / NBC News:
U.S. spy agencies told to gather intelligence on Greenland  —  Denmark's foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, said the report “worries me greatly because we do not spy on friends.”  —  U.S. officials have ordered spy agencies to ramp up efforts to gather intelligence on Greenland …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: US weighs special status for Greenland as quest for island intensifies
Discussion: SpyTalk and The Hill
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump fires 3 Democrats on Consumer Product Safety Commission  —  President Trump fired the three Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), a White House official told The Hill, aligning with his view that the president has authority over independent agencies.
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Wall Street Journal:
America's Richest Foundations Team Up Against Feared Trump Assault  —  Grantmakers are discussing legal and other strategies to help them avoid the recent fates of law firms and universities  —  Some of America's wealthiest and most powerful private foundations are informally banding together …
Discussion: Politico and IJR
Amy Mackinnon / Politico:
Trump has sat for only 12 ‘daily’ intelligence briefings since taking office  —  The scarcity of the President's Daily Briefings comes as he pursues high-stakes diplomacy with America's friends and foes.  —  Since President Donald Trump was sworn into office in January …
Wall Street Journal:
How an American Cardinal Beat the Odds to Become Pope  —  U.S.-born Cardinal Prevost overtook the favorite, Italian Cardinal Parolin, during a historic conclave  —  VATICAN CITY—Cardinal Robert Prevost, seated beneath Michelangelo's monumental fresco of the Last Judgement …
Discussion: Portside and Futurism
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Promised to End Two Wars Quickly.  In Private, He Admits He's Frustrated.  —  The president has told donors resolving the conflicts has been more difficult than he thought  —  When President Trump spoke to a room of top donors at his Florida club last week, he described ending Russia's war …
New York Times:
A New Kind of Battle for Two Old Enemies  —  Pakistan accused India of launching air-to-surface missiles that targeted at least three bases.  Soon after, Pakistani officials said retaliatory action against Indian bases had begun.  —  The military conflict between India and Pakistan hit …
New York Times:
DOGE's Zombie Contracts: They Were Killed but Have Come Back to Life  —  The Times found that federal agencies have revived dozens of contracts that Elon Musk's group still publicly listed as canceled, inflating what it has saved.  —  At least 44 of the government contracts canceled …
Discussion: The Independent
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Kash Patel Is Seriously Infuriating FBI Officials  —  NOT A FAN OF BRIEFINGS  —  The FBI director has canceled key intelligence briefings and upset rank-and-file by carrying a field agent badge he never earned.  —  FBI Director Kash Patel has alarmed some members of the bureau by taking …
Discussion: NBC News and Raw Story
 
 
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
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