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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.
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.
The Harvard Crimson:
HARVARD SUES TRUMP ADMIN OVER INTERNATIONAL ENROLLMENT BLOCK  —  Harvard sued the Trump administration Friday morning and plans to file a temporary restraining order shortly to stop the Department of Homeland Security from revoking its certification to enroll international students.
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.”
Discussion: FIRE and New Republic
Harvard University President:
Supporting Our International Students and Scholars
Associated Press:
Belgian princess left in doubt about her Harvard future following Trump's foreign student ban
Discussion: PJ Media
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
Frank S. Zhou / The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard's International Students Are People — Not Pawns
Discussion: Bloomberg
New York Times:
Shock at Harvard After Government Says International Students Must Go
Reuters:
Judge blocks Trump administration from revoking Harvard enrollment of foreign students
Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Judge temporarily pauses Trump move to cancel Harvard student visa policy after lawsuit
Dan Primack / Axios:   Axios Pro Rata
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
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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 …
Discussion: CBS News
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 …
New York Times:   The Small Tweaks That Republicans Slipped Into the Domestic Policy Bill
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
Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story, MSNBC and Reuters
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
NBC News:
Trump threatens 25% tariff on Apple if it does not start making iPhones in America
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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Washington Examiner:
The Jewish museum murders are the result of the Left normalizing violence
Discussion: Fox News, Townhall and Twitchy
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 …
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
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Judge blocks Trump DOGE plans for mass firing of federal workers
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 …
Discussion: MSNBC and The Hill
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 …
Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Judge strikes down Trump's order targeting Jenner & Block law firm  —  The ruling said the president is trying “to chill legal representation the administration doesn't like” by punishing lawyers.  —  A federal judge on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's executive order sanctioning …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: The Root, Page Six and New York Post
 
 
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
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Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
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Discussion: The Federalist
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Pentagon lost contact with Army helicopter on flight that caused jets to nix landings at DC airport
NBC News:
Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump administration to shield DOGE documents
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A Ludicrous New Supreme Court Decision Could Grant Trump Presidential Power Not Seen Since King George III
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Joe Heim / Washington Post:
GOP won't install Jan. 6 plaque honoring law enforcement, Democrats say
Discussion: Raw Story
David R. Lurie / Public Notice:
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

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The Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity for copyright infringement, alleging Perplexity's platforms lift Tribune content verbatim and divert traffic from the paper

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