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Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Move to Bar International Students  —  Less than 24 hours earlier, the Trump administration had said it would block current and future international students from attending the university.  —  Harvard University sued the Trump administration on Friday …
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FIRE:
Trump bars Harvard from enrolling international students in alarming crackdown on speech  —  Today, the Trump administration revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students.  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ordered her department to end Harvard's Student …
New York Times:
Shock at Harvard After Government Says International Students Must Go  —  Fear and confusion mounted quickly on Thursday as international students, who make up more than a quarter of the university's enrollment, sought clarity or reassurance.  —  Just before the Trump administration announced …
Charlotte Van Campenhout / Reuters:
Future queen of Belgium caught up in Harvard foreign student ban  —  Princess Elisabeth, the 23-year-old future queen of Belgium, has just completed her first year at Harvard University but the ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on foreign students studying there could jeopardise her continued studies.
CNN:
Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students  —  Video Ad Feedback  —  Trump administration revokes Harvard from enrolling any international students  —  The Trump administration on Thursday revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students …
Stephen Kruiser / PJ Media:   Trump's Kneecapping of Harvard May Be My Favorite Thing in the History of Trump
William Kristol / The Bulwark:   A Permanent Stain on Our History
NBC News:
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from revoking international students' legal status
Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Republicans Harness Tax Code to Punish Trump's Political Nemeses  —  Immigrants and wealthy universities, as well as foreign companies, would see higher taxes under the House-passed bill.  —  President Trump already has the weight of the executive branch behind his efforts to strip funding …
Discussion: NewsMax.com, Slate, USA Today and Bloomberg
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
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Discussion: The Guardian
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
The Party of ‘Denihilism’  —  THE HOUSE REPUBLICANS' “One Big Beautiful Bill” is big, at over a thousand pages.  But is it beautiful?  Not in the eyes of this beholder.  —  All I can see when I look at it is “denihilism,” a word my former boss at USA Today, Bill Sternberg …
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
How Mike Johnson doused a GOP dumpster fire
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump calls for 50% tariff on European Union starting June 1 … WATCH NOW  —  President Donald Trump on Friday said he is “recommending a straight 50% Tariff on the European Union” after complaining that trade negotiations have stalled.  —  The steep new import duties would start on June 1, Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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NBC News:
Trump threatens 25% tariff on Apple if it does not start making iPhones in America  —  It's the president's latest salvo directly targeting a U.S. company after he hit out at Walmart and Mattel.  —  President Donald Trump has threatened Apple with a 25% tariff if it does not start producing iPhones …
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on Apple as his trade war intensifies
Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg:
Trump Threatens 25% Tariffs on Apple If iPhones Not Made in US
New York Times:
Hundreds Join Trump at ‘Exclusive’ Dinner, With Dreams of Crypto Fortunes in Mind  —  The guests were the biggest investors in President Trump's memecoin, and they were greeted with chants of “shame” as they arrived at Trump National Golf Course.  —  President Trump gathered Thursday evening …
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Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Trump speaks with presidential seal at crypto dinner the White House billed as private  —  The dinner was one of several where participants invested millions in Trump's crypto coin or contributed more than $1 million apiece to his campaign funds.  —  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump used …
CREW:
50 Trump crypto dinner invitees hold tokens linked to alt-right symbols and racist language
Discussion: The Guardian and CoinDesk
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Night of 220 $TRUMPETS (video)
Discussion: NPR
New York Times:
Regulators Are Investigating Whether Media Matters Colluded With Advertisers  —  Elon Musk previously sued the advocacy group over critical research on his social media platform X over claims it drove away advertisers.  —  The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday opened an investigation into Media Matters …
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Frances Vinall / Washington Post:   Federal Trade Commission investigates Media Matters, watchdog sued by Musk
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Muzzling Media Matters
Discussion: The Independent and The Wrap
Reuters:
FTC probes Media Matters over Musk's X boycott claims, document shows
Victoria Craw / Washington Post:
Judge extends order blocking Trump's mass federal worker layoffs  —  A federal judge said the president likely needs to seek congressional cooperation for such widespread changes.  —  A federal judge has extended her freeze on President Donald Trump's plan for mass layoffs and reorganizations …
Discussion: Associated Press and Axios
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Judge blocks Trump administration mass layoffs at many U.S. agencies … A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from sharply cutting jobs and reorganizing the structure of many major federal agencies.  —  The order issued late Thursday granted a preliminary injunction …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Musk's DOGE expanding his Grok AI in US government, raising conflict concerns  —  Billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE team is expanding use of his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in the U.S. federal government to analyze data, said three people familiar with the matter …
Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Congressman Tells Fox News, 'I Don't Drink Out of a Straw, Brother - That's What the Women in My House Do'  —  Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) told Fox News on Thursday that he doesn't “drink out of a straw” because “that's what the women in my house do.”  —  During a montage of interviews …
Alexander Tin / CBS News:
U.S. reports cases of new COVID variant NB.1.8.1 behind surge in China  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's airport screening program has detected multiple cases of the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, which has been linked to a large surge of the virus in China.
Discussion: Scripps News
David R. Lurie / Public Notice:
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Discussion: The Hill
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Why the Supreme Court decision on firing independent agency heads is a big deal  —  A question I've gotten from reporters is how long it will take the public sector to recover from the damage Trump has done.  There is no easy answer to this, but I highlight one variable that will matter a lot …
Wall Street Journal:
The Gang-Linked Prison Chief Taking Custody of Trump's Deportees  —  Salvadoran president's prison director was sanctioned by the U.S. for secret dealings with MS-13 leaders  —  President Trump's plan to expel alleged gang members to El Salvador relies on the country's 36-year-old prison director …
Joe Heim / Washington Post:
GOP won't install Jan. 6 plaque honoring law enforcement, Democrats say  —  Approved by Congress in 2022, the plaque can't be installed until House Republican leadership gives the go-ahead.  —  More than three years after its installation was approved by Congress, a plaque honoring law enforcement personnel …
Wall Street Journal:
The Father Pursues Trump's Diplomatic Deals.  The Son Chases Crypto Deals.  —  While Steve Witkoff travels the world as Middle East envoy, his son Zach is pitching foreign deals for his cryptocurrency venture with the Trumps  —  A month before President Trump's inauguration …
Discussion: Protos
The Economist:
America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain  —  Other countries may benefit.  Science will suffer  —  Editor's update (May 22nd): The Trump administration revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students.  —  Matthias doepke was impressed when he moved …
 
 
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STAT:
Scientists protest White House plan to put political appointees in charge of grant-making
Paul Krugman:
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Maanvi Singh / The Guardian:
Trump administration seeks to end basic rights and protections for child immigrants in its custody
Discussion: Bangor Daily News
Fred Fleitz / American Greatness:
Why It Is So Difficult for Trump to Clean Up Biden's Ukraine Mess
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Kyiv Independent
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Ousted head of Copyright Office challenges Trump administration in court
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Reuters
 Earlier Items: 
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Kristi Noem's proud MAGA bimbo act builds on the legacy of Sarah Palin
Punchbowl News:
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Discussion: RedState
Jon Levine / The Washington Free Beacon:
Former Biden-Harris Aide Leads Crisis Comms for ‘Original Sin’ Book Launch
Discussion: Fox News
Elena Schneider / Politico:
DNC sets June vote over redoing election on David Hogg's vice chair role
Discussion: CNN, Axios and Washington Examiner
Justin Kaufmann / Axios:
FBI raids Chicago home linked to D.C. shooting of Israeli Embassy staff
 

 
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