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Wall Street Journal:
Is Trump Trying to Destroy Harvard? — The order against foreign students turns away the world's brightest. — The Trump Administration has frozen billions in federal grants to Harvard University, threatened its tax-exempt status, and sought to dictate its curriculum and hiring.
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Associated Press:
Belgian princess left in doubt about her Harvard future following Trump's foreign student ban — Belgium's Royal Palace said Friday that Princess Elisabeth, who is first in line to the throne, is waiting to find out whether she can return to Harvard for her second year after U.S. President …
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Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Chinese College Gives Harvard International Students ‘Unconditional Offers’ — A Hong Kong college has promised “unconditional offers” for international students at Harvard after the Trump administration — . — Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) said it would help …
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Steven Pinker / New York Times:
Harvard Derangement Syndrome
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New York Times:
Read Harvard's Lawsuit Against Trump
Read Harvard's Lawsuit Against Trump
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Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign student enrollment at Harvard
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign student enrollment at Harvard
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Harvard University President:
Supporting Our International Students and Scholars
Supporting Our International Students and Scholars
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Susan Svrluga / Washington Post:
Judge temporarily blocks effort to ban Harvard from enrolling foreign students
Judge temporarily blocks effort to ban Harvard from enrolling foreign students
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Dan Primack / Axios:
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Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Bar International Students at Harvard
Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Bar International Students at Harvard
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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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Washington Post:
White House dismisses scores of National Security Council staff — The dismissals, part of a plan to downsize the coordinating body, follow President Donald Trump's recent ouster of his national security adviser. — Scores of staffers at the White House National Security Council …
Axios:
Scoop: Trump, Rubio take aim at National Security Council's “Deep State” — President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have orchestrated a vast restructuring of the National Security Council, reducing its size and transferring many of its powers to the State and Defense departments.
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Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
Donald Trump purges dozens of National Security Council officials — Supporters say move is designed to staff body with Maga-aligned people — Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free — Your guide to what Trump's second term means for Washington, business and the world
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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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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Flexes His Muscles to Force Republicans to a Deal — The president cajoled, coaxed and cursed as he pushed fractious House lawmakers to pass the sprawling tax-and-spending bill — WASHINGTON—President Trump used every lever of power available to muscle a massive tax bill through the House …
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Sarah Ewall-Wice / The Daily Beast:
Hidden Threat to Democracy Slipped Into Trump's ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill
Hidden Threat to Democracy Slipped Into Trump's ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill
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Notes From The Circus
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Republicans are dodging fired federal staff: ‘They will not even look in our direction’
Republicans are dodging fired federal staff: ‘They will not even look in our direction’
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Senate Republicans Won't Accept House Tax And Spending Cut Bill
Senate Republicans Won't Accept House Tax And Spending Cut Bill
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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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Ben Weiss / Fortune:
Influencer who attended Trump's memecoin dinner says he got a ‘Walmart steak’—and no access to the president — Protesters chanted “shame” in front of the dinner venue at the Trump National Golf Club in Potomac Falls, Va. — Nicholas Pinto, a 25-year-old social media influencer …
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Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
Today in Politics, Bulletin 137. 5/23/25
Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News:
U.S. citizen with REAL ID handcuffed and held in immigration raid before being released — The man told Noticias Telemundo that authorities took his ID from his wallet and told him it was fake before handcuffing him. — A U.S.-born citizen who was wrestled into the dirt …
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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Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Boeing Strikes Deal to Avoid Criminal Responsibility for 737 Max Crashes — A deal between the plane maker and the Justice Department, which was opposed by some of the families of those who died in the crashes, includes paying millions into a victims' fund.
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Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
Jake Tapper Says Liberal Podcaster Made Racism Jab After He Revealed Son Wants To Be a Cop: ‘This Is Why You F**kers Are Losing Elections’ — CNN anchor Jake Tapper argued the left's reaction to him revealing his 15-year-old son wants to be a police officer is the exact reason they are losing elections.
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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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Washington Post:
Trump announces U.S. Steel, Nippon ‘partnership’ — The deal for the Pittsburgh-based company had faced a national security review. — Just now — President Donald Trump appeared to approve a long-pending deal between U.S. Steel and its Japanese rival Nippon Steel on Friday …
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Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
Trump green-lights Nippon merger with US Steel
Trump green-lights Nippon merger with US Steel
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NBC News:
Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump administration to shield DOGE documents — Chief Justice John Roberts put a hold on lower court rulings in a dispute over whether DOGE is a federal agency subject to freedom of information requests. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily allowed …
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Ella Lee / The Hill:
Chief Justice Roberts temporarily halts discovery in DOGE case
Chief Justice Roberts temporarily halts discovery in DOGE case
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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.”
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Court's ‘Make It Up As You Go’ Constitution — What interests me most about the Supreme Court's telegraphed decision ending independent agencies is the ease with which they discard their governing theories (unitary executive) when the results are ones they find unpleasant (ending the independence Federal Reserve).
Jeffrey Blehar / National Review:
The Progressive Ecosystem Is Breeding Killers — Yes, it can happen here. — Wednesday night's barbarous shooting of two Israeli Embassy employees — gunned down, shot in the back allegedly by a pro-Palestinian activist while leaving a peace event at the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. — is more than a mere workaday atrocity.
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Criticism of Trump Was Removed From Documentary on Public Television — A segment in a documentary about the cartoonist Art Spiegelman was edited two weeks before it was set to air on public television stations across the country. — The executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning …
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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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Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Border czar Tom Homan's security detail costs around $1 million a month — Security for Trump administration border czar Tom Homan costs more than $500,000 a month, multiple sources within the administration told CBS News, an amount that has drawn attention from allies of President Trump …
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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