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Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Bar International Students at Harvard — Harvard sued and asked for a restraining order less than 24 hours after the Trump administration had said it would block current and future international students from attending the university.
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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.
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Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign student enrollment at Harvard — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting off Harvard's enrollment of foreign students, an action the Ivy League school decried as unconstitutional retaliation for defying the White House's political demands.
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Robert Reich:
Trump's Biggest “Fuck You” Yet to Higher Education and the Rest of the World — Yesterday, Kristi Noem, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, notified Harvard University that “effective immediately, Harvard University's Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification is revoked.”
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Susan Svrluga / Washington Post:
Judge temporarily blocks effort to ban Harvard from enrolling foreign students
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Harvard University President:
Supporting Our International Students and Scholars
Supporting Our International Students and Scholars
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Associated Press:
Belgian princess left in doubt about her Harvard future following Trump's foreign student ban
Belgian princess left in doubt about her Harvard future following Trump's foreign student ban
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
A Permanent Stain on Our History
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Move to Bar International Students
Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Move to Bar International Students
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New York Times:
Shock at Harvard After Government Says International Students Must Go
Shock at Harvard After Government Says International Students Must Go
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Frank S. Zhou / The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard's International Students Are People — Not Pawns
Harvard's International Students Are People — Not Pawns
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Bloomberg
Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Judge temporarily pauses Trump move to cancel Harvard student visa policy after lawsuit
Judge temporarily pauses Trump move to cancel Harvard student visa policy after lawsuit
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NBC News:
Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from revoking Harvard's ability to enroll foreign students
Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from revoking Harvard's ability to enroll foreign students
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The Harvard Crimson:
HARVARD SUES TRUMP ADMIN OVER INTERNATIONAL ENROLLMENT BLOCK
HARVARD SUES TRUMP ADMIN OVER INTERNATIONAL ENROLLMENT BLOCK
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Dan Primack / Axios:
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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 …
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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 …
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Joel Khalili / Wired:
A Helicopter, Halibut, and ‘Y.M.C.A’: Inside Donald Trump's Memecoin Dinner — On Thursday evening, US president Donald Trump attended a private banquet with two hundred of the largest investors in his personal crypto coin. Here's what happened. — As US president Donald Trump left …
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New York Times:
Hundreds Join Trump at ‘Exclusive’ Dinner, With Dreams of Crypto Fortunes in Mind
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New York Times:
Karen Dunn and Other Top Lawyers Depart Paul Weiss to Start Firm — They are leaving a few months after Paul Weiss cut a deal with the White House to avoid an executive order that would have restricted its business. — Four top partners at Paul Weiss announced late Friday that they were leaving …
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Bloomberg
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on smart phones as his trade war intensifies — President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 50% tax on all imports from the European Union as well a 25% tariff on smartphones unless those products are made in America.
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CNBC:
Dow falls more than 300 points as Trump threatens new tariffs against the EU and Apple: Live updates
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump calls for 50% tariff on EU, says he's ‘not looking for a deal’ with bloc
Trump calls for 50% tariff on EU, says he's ‘not looking for a deal’ with bloc
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CNN:
Multiple National Security Council staffers put on administrative leave — The Trump administration has put multiple officials at the National Security Council at the White House on administrative leave on Friday as part of a restructuring under interim National Security Adviser and Secretary …
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Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Judge strikes down Trump's sanctions against Jenner & Block law firm — The ruling said the president was trying “to chill legal representation the administration doesn't like” by punishing several law firms. — A federal judge on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's executive order sanctioning …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump executive order targeting Jenner law firm unconstitutional, judge rules
Trump executive order targeting Jenner law firm unconstitutional, judge rules
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Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
Pro-Palestinian Movement Faces an Uncertain Path After D.C. Attack — The slaying of two Israeli Embassy workers cast a harsh spotlight on pro-Palestinian groups in the United States. Activists, who were already being scrutinized, could face further pushback.
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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Judge Extends Order Blocking Trump's Planned Mass Layoffs — The ruling, which covers 22 agencies and also prohibits shutting down programs or offices, effectively pauses the president's plans for reshaping much of the government while the case plays out. — A judge handed workers across …
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Victoria Craw / Washington Post:
Judge extends order blocking Trump's mass federal worker layoffs
Judge extends order blocking Trump's mass federal worker layoffs
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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 …
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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 …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Lie About Dead “White Farmers” Just Got Even More Grotesque — Because President Trump deeply values accuracy and integrity in public conduct, he will be mortified to learn that a photo he brandished during his recent Oval Office meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa perpetrated a massive deception.
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Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
What Are People Still Doing on X? — Imagine if your favorite neighborhood bar turned into a Nazi hangout — This has been a banner month for X. Last week, the social network's built-in chatbot, Grok, became strangely obsessed with false claims about “white genocide” in South Africa …
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Zach Everson / Forbes:
Trump's Campaign Apparatus Paid His Company $18 Million For Flights—After Getting $13 Million From The Secret Service — Topline — The Secret Service has paid about $13 million for air travel since 2016 to Donald Trump's political campaigns and fundraising committees …
New York Post:
Dad of suspected terrorist Elias Rodriguez was invited to Trump address by left-wing Democratic lawmaker — The father of the terror suspect accused of gunning down two soon-to-be-engaged Israeli Embassy staffers at the Capital Jewish Museum was honored by a far-left member of Congress …
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
Freedom of the Press Foundation Threatens Legal Action if Paramount Settles With Trump Over 60 Minutes Interview — As Paramount considers settling a lawsuit with Donald Trump, the Freedom of the Press Foundation warns that it will sue over a deal that allegedly “could amount to a bribe.”
