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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.
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
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.
NBC News:
Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from revoking Harvard's ability to enroll foreign students  —  International students can remain enrolled at Harvard for now.  —  A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University's ability to enroll or keep its international students.
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.
William Kristol / The Bulwark:   A Permanent Stain on Our History
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
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Move to Bar International Students
New York Times:
Shock at Harvard After Government Says International Students Must Go
Frank S. Zhou / The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard's International Students Are People — Not Pawns
Discussion: Bloomberg
Reuters:
Judge blocks Trump administration from revoking Harvard enrollment of foreign students
Bloomberg:
Bessent Says Trump Administration Moving Forward on Harvard Tax Threat
Discussion: HotAir and The Daily Wire
Stephen Kruiser / PJ Media:   Trump's Kneecapping of Harvard May Be My Favorite Thing in the History of Trump
Dan Primack / Axios:   Axios Pro Rata
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 and Committee for a …
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
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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 …
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on Apple 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 Apple products unless iPhones 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  —  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.
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
Bloomberg:
Apple Confronted by Trump Demand to Make iPhones in US — or Else
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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Paul Waldman / The Cross Section:
Corruption Is Still Corruption Even If It Happens Right In the Open
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
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 Reuters
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Judge blocks Trump DOGE plans for mass firing of federal workers
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 …
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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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.
Discussion: Reuters, WTTG-TV and Twitchy
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: The Hill
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 …
Sarah Ewall-Wice / The Daily Beast:
Hidden Threat to Democracy Slipped Into Trump's ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill  —  POWER GRAB!  —  The bill passed in the House included a provision restricting the courts' ability to enforce orders.  —  When President Donald Trump's “one big, beautiful bill” passed through the House this week …
Discussion: Notes From The Circus
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: Page Six and New York Post
 
 
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Chelsea Cirruzzo / Politico:
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
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Discussion: IJR
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Andrew Limbong / NPR:
Fired Copyright Office head sues Trump administration over removal
Discussion: Politico and Reuters
 Earlier Items: 
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Joe Heim / Washington Post:
GOP won't install Jan. 6 plaque honoring law enforcement, Democrats say
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
The Gang-Linked Prison Chief Taking Custody of Trump's Deportees
STAT:
Scientists protest White House plan to put political appointees in charge of grant-making
Frances Vinall / Washington Post:
Federal Trade Commission investigates Media Matters, watchdog sued by Musk
David R. Lurie / Public Notice:
A cabinet of dunces  —  📈 With corporate outlets obeying in advance …
Discussion: The Hill
 

 
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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

New York Times:
The New York Times sues Perplexity, claiming the AI startup violated its copyrights and kept using its content despite repeated demands over the past 18 months

Liam Scott / Columbia Journalism Review:
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