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10:35 AM ET, May 13, 2025

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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump's Plan to Take Jet From Qatar Heightens Corruption Concerns  —  The second Trump administration is blowing through limits on the mixing of public office and personal benefits.  —  阅读.体中文.閱讀.體中文.
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Washington Post:
Trump's gifted Qatari 747 would be a security problem, officials say  —  The luxury jet was moved five weeks ago to San Antonio International Airport, suggesting that preparations for improvements to the plane might already be underway.  —  President Donald Trump on Monday praised Qatar …
Washington Post:
Trump's Middle East trip marked by potential private business conflicts  —  The Trump Organization has entered into real estate deals in all three countries Trump plans to visit this week.  —  President Donald Trump kicks off the first major international trip of his second term Tuesday …
Politico:
Trump's free plane is not so free  —  The Boeing aircraft that Qatar may give the president would require a pricy and complicated overhaul to serve as Air Force One.  —  President Donald Trump insists he's getting a “free, very expensive airplane” from Qatar's royal family.
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Donald Trump's gargantuan self-dealing  —  Federal ethics rules now seem little more than decoration  —  Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free  —  Your guide to what Trump's second term means for Washington, business and the world  —  What can you give a person who already has everything?
Discussion: The Hill, New Republic, DNyuz and Daily Mail
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
May 12, 2025  —  The biggest news over the weekend was silence: the silence of Republicans.  They refused to disavow White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller's statement that the administration is looking at suspending the writ of habeas corpus, that is, essentially declaring martial law.
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Schumer to Slow Trump Justice Dept. Nominees Over Qatari Jet
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
Trump's Unquenchable, Unconstitutional Greed Is Deforming America
Discussion: New Republic
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Exclusive: Biden aides discussed wheelchair use if he were re-elected, new book says  —  This story is adapted from the forthcoming book “Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,” by CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson.
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Politico:
The royal tour  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  Good Tuesday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard, celebrating Day Two of “The Playbook Podcast” alongside my fabulous colleague Dasha Burns.  Do have a listen — we're offering up a rapid-fire conversation stacked …
New York Times:
Trump Signs Executive Order Asking Companies to Lower Drug Prices  —  The president has long complained that the United States pays more for medicines than other wealthy countries.  But he offered no clear legal authority to mandate lower prices.  —  President Trump on Monday signed …
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James Politi / Financial Times:   Donald Trump leans left in bid to revive flagging poll numbers
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients
Wall Street Journal:
The Great Trump Tariff Rollback  —  The President started a trade war with Adam Smith.  He lost.  —  Rarely has an economic policy been repudiated as soundly, and as quickly, as President Trump's Liberation Day tariffs—and by Mr. Trump's own hand.  Witness the agreement Monday morning …
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German Lopez / New York Times:   Tariff Flip-Flops  —  Despite President Trump's claims, America seems to need other countries' trade as much as they need ours.
Reuters:   Chinese exporters to US tread warily as tariff uncertainties linger
Alondra Nelson / Time:
Why I'm Resigning from Positions at the National Science Foundation and Library of Congress  —  Today, I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.  —  Even as the White House threatens the foundational tenets of constitutional democracy …
Tony Romm / New York Times:
Republicans Target Federal Anti-Hunger Program as They Prepare Trump Tax Package  —  Limiting funding for SNAP could help defray the costs of President Trump's tax plans, but could result in millions of low-income families losing access to aid.  —  House Republicans on Monday proposed …
Discussion: Fox News
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Politico:
‘The bill is dead’: New York Republican blasts House GOP's chief tax writer
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Rule of law is ‘endangered,’ chief justice says  —  Speaking at Georgetown Law, Chief Justice John Roberts denounced “ad hominem” criticism of the justices.  —  Chief Justice John Roberts described the rule of law as “endangered” and warned against “trashing the justices,” …
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
D.N.C. Takes Step to Void Election of Hogg and Kenyatta as Vice Chairs  —  David Hogg has faced sharp criticism for his plan to fund challenges to incumbent Democrats, but a D.N.C. vote on Monday began with an earlier complaint about the procedures used in an internal party election.
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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
RFK Jr. Swims in Washington Creek That Flows With Sewage and Bacteria  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, shared photos of himself and his grandchildren swimming in waters that handle sewer overflow.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, posted photos on Sunday …
New York Times:
Air Traffic Staffing Shortage Forces Delays at Newark Airport  —  The shortage on Monday forced the F.A.A. to delay flights to the busy airport for up to nearly seven hours, the latest problem to plague the airport.  —  As few as three air traffic controllers were scheduled to work …
Associated Press:
Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial is named acting librarian of Congress  —  Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who represented Donald Trump during his 2024 criminal trial, has been appointed acting librarian of Congress, the Justice Department said Monday.
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Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
The Congressional Budget Office Still Works  —  The nonpartisan CBO that scores legislation is giving an honest analysis of President Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill,” and that's a good thing.  —  On Sunday, House Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee released the details …
New York Times:
Why Trump Suddenly Declared Victory Over the Houthi Militia … President Trump has never bought into long-running military entanglements in the Middle East.Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times  —  When he approved a campaign to reopen shipping in the Red Sea by bombing the Houthi militant group …
Discussion: emptywheel
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
Republicans Try to Cram Ban on AI Regulation Into Budget Reconciliation Bill  —  Republicans try to use the Budget Reconciliation bill to stop states from regulating AI entirely for 10 years.  —  Late last night, House Republicans introduced new language to the Budget Reconciliation bill …
Discussion: Jacobin, Vital Art and The Hill
New York Times:
Elon Musk's Boring Company Is in Talks With Government Over Amtrak Project  —  The Federal Railroad Administration has brought in the tunneling company to see if it could help with a multibillion-dollar rail project.  —  The Federal Railroad Administration, the nation's railroad agency …
Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Avelo Airlines Faces Backlash for Aiding Trump's Deportation Campaign  —  The company, which serves airports in liberal cities on the coasts, has agreed to operate chartered flights for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  —  In the four years since its first flight, Avelo Airlines …
Ceylan Yeğinsu / New York Times:
As Foreign Tourists Stay Away, U.S. Could Lose $12.5 Billion This Year, Tourism Group Says  —  Border detentions and confusion over visas are deterring international visitors, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council, and the price tag for their hesitancy could be steep.
 
 
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Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Guess Which Other World Leader Said ‘Yes’ to Free Qatari Jet?
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Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
Major social media platforms failing to meet ‘basic standards’ of safety for LGBTQ users: GLAAD
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Fox News:
Knives out for Fetterman: Maverick senator joins long line of Dems punished for breaking from left
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Miller threatens to suspend habeas unless Trump can defy judges
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Reuters:
Raids across Germany after ‘Reichsbuerger’ group banned
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