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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 …
Discussion: DNyuz, ABC News and Townhall
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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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: Public Notice
Benjamin Wittes / Default:
The Situation: A Used Plane That Needs Work  —  I have problems with the Qatar plane deal.  —  benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org  —  Meet The Authors … The Situation on Wednesday considered whether there's any way to stop Donald Trump's parade of crypto corruption.  —  Today let's consider the gift airplane.
NBC News:
Chuck Schumer says he is placing a hold on Trump DOJ nominees amid questions on Qatar's luxury jet gift
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Donald Trump's gargantuan self-dealing
Discussion: The Hill and Daily Mail
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
Trump's Unquenchable, Unconstitutional Greed Is Deforming America
Discussion: New Republic
Kim Ghattas / Financial Times:
Trump's patience with Netanyahu is running out
Politico:
Trump's free plane is not so free
New York Times:
Live Updates: Trump Addresses Saudi Investment Forum as He Begins Gulf Tour
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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New Yorker:
How Joe Biden Handed the Presidency to Donald Trump  —  At a fateful event last summer, Barack Obama, George Clooney, and others were stunned by Biden's weakness and confusion.  Why did he and his advisers decide to conceal his condition from the public and campaign for reëlection?
Discussion: Axios
David Smith / The Guardian:
Biden destroyed Harris bid by staying in race too long, top adviser says in book
Martha McHardy / Newsweek:
MAGA Attacks Church Over Donald Trump Rebuke: ‘Funds MUST Be Pulled’  —  A firestorm has erupted on the American right after the Episcopal Church said it is refusing a directive from the federal government to help resettle white South Africans who were granted refugee status.  —  Why It Matters
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Amanda Mull / Bloomberg:
Trump Has Already Ruined Christmas
Discussion: HotAir and DNyuz
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Elon Musk says Starlink was approved in Saudi Arabia … Elon Musk said Saudi Arabia has approved Starlink for aviation and maritime use in the region, speaking at an investment forum during a White House-led trip to the kingdom on Tuesday.  —  Starlink is the satellite internet service owned …
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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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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,” …
Kseniia Petrova / New York Times:
The Science I Would Be Doing if I Weren't in ICE Detention  —  When I moved to America from Russia to join a biology lab at Harvard Medical School in 2023, it felt as if I found my dream job.  America was a paradise for science.  Everything was flourishing.  There was freedom of discourse; conferences, seminars.
Discussion: USA Today
Politico:
‘The bill is dead’: New York Republican blasts House GOP's chief tax writer  —  New York GOP Rep. Nick LaLota said he was “insulted” by how Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith presented a proposal for a key tax deduction on a Monday morning call.  —  New York Republican Rep. Nick LaLota …
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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 …
Andrew Chung / Reuters:
In birthright citizenship case, US Supreme Court gets two controversies in one  —  One of President Donald Trump's most contentious policies - his attempt to restrict automatic birthright citizenship - arrives at the U.S. Supreme Court this week with an unusual twist: The justices may focus on something else entirely.
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Jacob Sullum / Reason:
Defenders of Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order Offer an Implausible Take on a 127-Year-Old Precedent
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Guess Which Other World Leader Said ‘Yes’ to Free Qatari Jet?  —  THE COMPANY YOU KEEP  —  Donald Trump isn't the first president to be offered a free luxury jet worth hundreds of millions of dollars from the ruling family of Qatar.  In 2018, Sheikh Tamim Al Thani gifted Turkey's President …
Discussion: EURASIAN TIMES
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 …
Mike Sullivan / CBS News:
12-year-old boy left alone on sidewalk after ICE raid in Massachusetts  —  A 12-year-old boy was left behind on a street after an immigration raid in Waltham, Massachusetts.  —  United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were seen on camera leaving the boy by himself …
George Saunders / New York Times:
Shame on the White House  —  If the White House wants to fire the librarian of Congress, it can.  But it was interesting to have recently had the experience of meeting this dynamic, dedicated person, and feeling so proud that she was our librarian of Congress, then reading the White House's sloppy …
Discussion: Raw Story and DNyuz
Andy Craig / The UnPopulist:
Trump's Effort to become the Supreme Leader Has Roots in a Nazi Philosopher  —  His lawless view of his sovereign powers was articulated by Carl Schmitt  —  In a legal filing defending Donald Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act (of “Alien and Sedition Acts” notoriety) …
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Twitch star HasanAbi says he was detained, questioned by border agents  —  Hasan Piker, a left-wing political commentator who has 2.8 million followers on Twitch, says he was asked about his political affiliation, his opinion of Trump and whether he had connections to terrorist groups.
 
 
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump expected to meet with Syrian president in Riyadh on Wednesday
Mehdi Hasan / The Guardian:
Ice has become Trump's private militia. It must be abolished
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Democrats: No White Refugees Welcome
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House Republicans' proposal to cut SNAP spending would save roughly $300B
Jordan McGillis / City Journal:
Keep Chinese Cars Off American Roads
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
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Donald Trump leans left in bid to revive flagging poll numbers
Christian Paz / Vox:
The rise of the regretful Trump voter
Discussion: Associated Press
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As Foreign Tourists Stay Away, U.S. Could Lose $12.5 Billion This Year, Tourism Group Says
Maeve Reston / Washington Post:
What Nebraska's ‘blue dot’ could signal for Democrats and Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Reuters:
Raids across Germany after ‘Reichsbuerger’ group banned
Discussion: UPI, Politico, DNyuz and Bloomberg
New York Times:
Air Traffic Staffing Shortage Forces Delays at Newark Airport
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Elon Musk's Boring Company Is in Talks With Government Over Amtrak Project
New York Times:
Why Trump Suddenly Declared Victory Over the Houthi Militia
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