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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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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.
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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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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Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign student enrollment at Harvard
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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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Steven Pinker / New York Times:
Harvard Derangement Syndrome
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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Harvard University President:
Supporting Our International Students and Scholars
Supporting Our International Students and Scholars
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Dan Primack / Axios:
Axios Pro Rata
Charlotte Van Campenhout / Reuters:
Future queen of Belgium caught up in Harvard foreign student ban
Future queen of Belgium caught up in Harvard foreign student ban
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Naomi S. Castellon-Perez / The Harvard Crimson:
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin From Revoking Harvard's Ability To Enroll International Students
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin From Revoking Harvard's Ability To Enroll International Students
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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.
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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New York Times:
The Small Tweaks That Republicans Slipped Into the Domestic Policy Bill — In their fiscal package, Republicans have slipped in a hodgepodge of tweaks that are, at times, only tangentially related to the rest of the bill. — The domestic policy bill Republicans passed in the House this week …
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Sarah Ewall-Wice / The Daily Beast:
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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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Republicans want you to pay more for less
Republicans want you to pay more for less
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The Guardian
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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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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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 …
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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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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CNBC:
Dow falls more than 300 points as Trump threatens new tariffs against the EU and Apple: Live updates — Stocks declined Friday after President Donald Trump ramped up his trade fight again, slapping a tariff on Apple for foreign-made iPhones and recommending new stiffer duties on the European Union.
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on smart phones as his trade war intensifies
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on smart phones as his trade war intensifies
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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.”
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).
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 …
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.
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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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 …
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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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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