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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 …
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
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.
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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Wall Street Journal:
Is Trump Trying to Destroy Harvard?
Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Chinese College Gives Harvard International Students ‘Unconditional Offers’
Steven Pinker / New York Times:
Harvard Derangement Syndrome
Washington Post:
We're international students at Harvard. We're afraid to write this. But we have to speak up.
New York Times:
Read Harvard's Lawsuit Against Trump
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 …
New York Times:
Who Won a Seat at Trump's Crypto Dinner?  —  The New York Times reviewed a guest list and social media posts to identify who was invited to President Trump's private event for customers of his cryptocurrency business on Thursday and a White House tour on Friday.  Here are some of them.
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Joel Khalili / Wired:
A Helicopter, Halibut, and ‘Y.M.C.A’: Inside Donald Trump's Memecoin Dinner
Ben Weiss / Fortune:
Influencer who attended Trump's memecoin dinner says he got a ‘Walmart steak’—and no access to the president
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:   Today in Politics, Bulletin 137. 5/23/25
Washington Post:
Prove citizenship to vote?  For some married women, it might not be so easy.  —  Legislation in Texas, part of a broad GOP push led by President Donald Trump to require voters to show proof of U.S. citizenship, is expected to go before the state House soon.
Discussion: HuffPost and CBS News
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Flexes His Muscles to Force Republicans to a Deal
Discussion: HuffPost
New York Times:   The Small Tweaks That Republicans Slipped Into the Domestic Policy Bill
New York Times:
Pivoting From Tax Cuts to Tariffs, Trump Ignores Economic Warning Signs … President Trump has ignored repeated warnings that his agenda could worsen the debt, harm the poor and contribute far less growth than the White House contends.Eric Lee/The New York Times
Discussion: Truthout
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Threatens E.U. and Apple With New Tariffs
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Fetterman, Often Absent From Senate, Says He Has Been Shamed Into Returning  —  The first-term Pennsylvania Democrat said his openness about his mental health issues has been “weaponized” against him, prompting him to start showing up for votes and hearings he considers useless.
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 …
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.
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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Washington Post:
Immigrant arrests at courthouses signal new tactic in Trump's deportation push  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been instructed to arrest people immediately after a judge has ordered them to be deported or after prosecutors move to drop their cases.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Gateway Pundit
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 …
The Guardian:
Ukraine war briefing: Multiple injuries as Russia attacks Kyiv with drones and missiles  —  Explosions heard across capital and fires ignited while Russia and Ukraine begin largest prisoner swap of war.  What we know on day 1,186  —  Guardian staff and agencies
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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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.
Financial Times:
UK investigates possible Russian involvement in Starmer arson attacks  —  Counterterrorism police looking into fires at properties connected to prime minister keep open mind about motive  —  Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
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 …
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
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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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Restoring Gold Standard Science  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Policy and Purpose.
Discussion: E&E News
 
 
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