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6:30 PM ET, May 17, 2025

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New York Times:
After Cuts, a Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down  —  The office in Jackson, Ky., is one of several left without an overnight forecaster after hundreds of jobs were recently cut from the National Weather Service.  —  A National Weather Service office …
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Scott Dance / Washington Post:
How a tornado tested a Kentucky weather office that cut its overnight staff
Discussion: Raw Story, NPR and Crooks and Liars
New York Times:
At Least 27 Dead After Tornadoes and Storms Tear Across Central U.S.
Kendall Balchan / The Palm Springs Post:
One dead after explosion outside reproductive center in Downtown Palm Springs; police say it appears to be an ‘intentional act of violence’  —  One person is confirmed dead after an explosion rocked the American Reproductive Centers building on North Indian Canyon Drive near East Tachevah Drive just before 11 a.m. this morning.
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Los Angeles Times:
One dead after suspected bomb blast near reproductive health clinic in Palm Springs  —  An explosion that authorities believe was “an intentional act of violence” outside a fertility clinic left one person dead in Palm Springs on Saturday.  —  The blast was reportedly felt more than two miles away …
James Downie / MSNBC:
Trump's White House accidentally admitted the truth about its tax plan  —  Earlier this week the White House published evidence that the president's “big, beautiful bill” hikes taxes on the poor to cut taxes for the rich.  —  The word “transparency” certainly does not describe President Donald Trump's second administration.
Discussion: New York Times and CBS News
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Axios:
Exclusive: Listen to the full Biden-Hur special counsel interview  —  Axios obtained the recordings of former President Biden's interviews with special counsel Robert Hur — held over two sessions on Oct. 8 and 9, 2023 — that Biden's White House had refused to release last year.
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Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
House GOP to probe ‘cover up’ after leaked Hur audio signals Biden struggle
Alec Schemmel / Fox News:
Biden's autopen use questioned amid released audio from Special Counsel Hur interview
Gabe Whisnant / Newsweek:
US Completely Loses Perfect Credit Rating for First Time in Over a Century  —  Moody's Ratings downgraded the U.S. government's credit rating on Friday, citing repeated failures by successive administrations to control the country's growing debt.  The agency lowered the rating from its highest grade …
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Washington Post:
Trump's actions are pushing thousands of experts to flee government  —  The U.S. DOGE Service's push for early retirement and deferred resignation is leading to a federal brain drain, longtime staffers fear.  —  At the National Institutes of Health, six directors — from institutes focused …
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NPR:
How DOGE has tried to embed beyond the executive branch
Discussion: Democracy Docket
Reuters:
Trump says he will speak with Putin, Zelenskiy on Monday  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss stopping the war in Ukraine, days after the first face-to-face talks in three years between Russia and Ukraine took place in Istanbul.
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Washington Post:
Trump says he will speak to Putin, Zelensky about Ukraine war on Monday
Tom Balmforth / Reuters:
Russia demanded Kyiv pull back troops before ceasefire, Ukrainian source says
Jasper Ward / Reuters:
Trump tells Walmart to ‘eat the tariffs’ instead of raising prices  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Walmart <WMT.N> should “eat the tariffs” instead of blaming duties imposed by his administration on imported goods for the retailer's increased prices.
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump warns Walmart: Don't raise prices due to my tariffs but do eat the costs from those taxes
Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
Yes, the media's Biden coverage was flawed.  But its reporting on Trump was far worse  —  A new book has fueled controversy over press handling of the ex-president's decline.  But that distracts from a bigger problem  —  With a new book out about Joe Biden's failed re-election campaign, a media reckoning is in full swing.
Katie Houlis / CBS News:
Traveler with measles was at Newark Airport while infectious, health officials say  —  A traveler with measles was at Newark Liberty International Airport for several hours while infectious this week, health officials said.  —  Anyone who was in Newark Airport's Terminal B between 12:30-4 p.m. Monday …
Washington Post:
Meet ‘Ice,’ ‘Ogle’ and other crypto millionaires who bought a night with Trump  —  Most of the crypto investors who won a chance to attend the president's dinner party remain publicly unknown.  Others say they are going in hopes of shaping his views.  —  When the creators of President …
Ellie Avishai / Quillette:
Is the University Of Austin Betraying Its Founding Principles?  —  Created as a haven for free thinkers, UATX was the last place where I'd expected to encounter ideological litmus tests.  —  On 8 November 2021, the founders of the University of Austin (UATX) announced the launch of their new project …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jon Passantino / Status:
The Khashoggi Compromise  —  Jeff Bezos once mourned Jamal Khashoggi in public—now the Amazon billionaire is making billion-dollar deals with his executioner, which reveals more about his values than any vigil ever could. … Earlier this week, Amazon announced a $5 billion “strategic partnership” …
Discussion: OutsideTheBeltway
Jason Linkins / New Republic:
Let's Start Talking About Jail Time for Trump and His MAGA Enablers … What's in the water in the state of Maryland?  Whatever it is, it's certainly more invigorating than the sewage that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his grandchildren have been swimming in.  A few weeks ago …
Philip Oltermann / The Guardian:
'Fight back and don't let them win': actor Pedro Pascal decries Trump's attacks on artists  —  Comments at Cannes come after US president's social media posts against Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift  —  Pedro Pascal has sharply criticised Donald Trump's attacks against artists …
Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
Food For Millions Rots in Storage After Trump's USAID Cuts  —  WASTING AWAY  —  Over 60,000 tons of U.S. food is going to waste in warehouses while millions starve and children die.  —  Roughly 60,000 metric tons of food—enough to feed 3.5 million people for a month …
Discussion: Reuters
BBC:
Melania Trump statue goes missing in Slovenia  —  “Melania” appeared on the banks of the River Sava in July 2020, four months before her human inspiration left the White House.  —  Now, four months after the erstwhile Melanija Knavs resumed residence at Washington's most famous address …
Gabrielle Fahmy / New York Post:
AOC's district sees 70% crime surge — more than double NYC average: 'She doesn't care'  —  What these neighborhoods really need is a “Squad” car.  —  Major crime rose by an eye-popping 70% in Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Bronx and Queens district since the ‘defund the police’ socialist …
 
 
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Trump took Bruce Springsteen's bait
Olivia Beavers / Wall Street Journal:
Lawmaker ‘Reborn’ Through Psychedelic Therapy Wants the GOP to Embrace It
Joshua Goodman / Associated Press:
Colombia seeks to join China-based development bank as Latin America drifts away from Washington
Discussion: Bloomberg and Foreign Policy
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
MAGA world is performing over-the-top outrage over a photo former Federal Bureau …
Discussion: USA Today
Katherine J. Wu / The Atlantic:
The Neo-Anti-Vaxxers Are in Power Now  —  A new cadre of officials might deal in evidence …
Discussion: Washington Times
Anatoly Kurmanaev / New York Times:
Russian Troops Are War-Weary, but Want to Conquer More of Ukraine
New York Times:
‘Whom Shall I Fear?’ In South Texas, Two Bakers Face Trump's Immigration Wrath.
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New standards for Oklahoma high school students promote misinformation about the 2020 election
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Trump's Push to Defund Harvard Prompts Clash Over Veteran Suicide Research
Justin Lahart / Wall Street Journal:
MIT Says It No Longer Stands Behind Student's AI Research Paper
Lauren Fichten / CBS News:
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Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Tesla limits investors' ability to sue over breach of fiduciary duties
Discussion: Reuters
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump administration acknowledges another error in a high-profile deportation
Discussion: Mother Jones, Mediaite and The Guardian