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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.
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The Independent
Washington Post:
We're international students at Harvard. We're afraid to write this. But we have to speak up. — Three student leaders on Trump's attempts to throw them out of the country. — Writing this letter carries a great deal of personal risk for all of us. The ordeals of Rumeysa Ozturk …
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Ray Brescia / MSNBC:
Why Trump's triple-down on attacking Harvard is meeting trouble in court
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Associated Press, Axios, The Daily Caller and Media Relations
Wall Street Journal:
Is Trump Trying to Destroy Harvard?
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Congressman Says Trump's Tax Bill Doesn't Cut Any Medicaid, Food Benefits — Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) said Democrats are “lying” about the sweeping GOP plan to cut $1 trillion from federal health and food programs. — WASHINGTON - Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) …
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MLive.com
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Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Republicans are dodging fired federal staff: ‘They will not even look in our direction’
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The Independent
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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emptywheel, The Guardian, Washington Examiner and Newsweek
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Axios:
Scoop: Trump, Rubio take aim at National Security Council's “Deep State”
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Heather Gann / al.com:
Alabama worker says ICE dragged him from job despite being US citizen: ‘Color of our skin has become a crime’ — A construction worker in south Alabama says he was forcibly detained Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who claimed his proof of U.S. citizenship was fake.
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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 …
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
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Truthout
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Threatens E.U. and Apple With New Tariffs
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Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
Today in Politics, Bulletin 137. 5/23/25
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Daily Kos and Rolling Stone
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.
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Reuters
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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Daniel Barnes / Politico:
Four major partners exit Paul, Weiss after Trump deal
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Bloomberg
Lauren Floyd / Axios:
Trump at West Point graduation lauds “Golden Age” as anti-DEI and pro-defense — President Trump gave the commencement address for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday, in his speech refusing to cut the $1 trillion military budget and praising who he called the “first West Point graduates of the Golden Age.”
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Victoria Bisset / Washington Post:
Runway lights not working before fatal San Diego plane crash, NTSB says — Everyone on board, including music executive Dave Shapiro, was killed when the private plane crashed in a San Diego neighborhood, setting homes and cars alight. — The pilot of a small private plane that crashed …
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Associated Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, Fox News and New York Daily News
Derek Guy / Politico:
Michael Anton Was a Menswear Writer — And He Hated Trump's Fashion — A dive into the weird world of StyleForum reveals the secrets of “conservative business dress.” — The ouster of Mike Waltz as national security adviser — or his “promotion” to being nominated for a UN ambassadorship …
Agence France-Presse:
South Korea says concerned by China's ‘no-sail zone’ in overlapping waters — South Korea has voiced concerns to China over its establishment of a “no-sail zone” in a shared area of the Yellow Sea, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday. — The US outlet Newsweek reported Wednesday …
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 …
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Documents Show E.P.A. Wants to Erase Greenhouse Gas Limits on Power Plants — The agency plans to argue that carbon emissions from power plants do not contribute “significantly” to climate change. Scientists disagree. — The Environmental Protection Agency has drafted a plan to eliminate …
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NewsMax.com
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.
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Daily Mail and The Kyiv Independent
Gabby Deutch / Jewish Insider:
Pentagon promotes Kingsley Wilson to press secretary despite history of antisemitic comments — In social media posts, Wilson promoted antisemitic conspiracy theories, including one about the Anti-Defamation League's founding — Kingsley Wilson, a deputy press secretary at the Department …
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Raw Story and The Guardian
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