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11:20 PM ET, May 25, 2025

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CNN:
Trump delays 50% EU tariffs until July 9  —  President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has agreed to delay a 50% tariff on European Union imports until July 9, the latest instance of Trump declaring an impending tariff and throwing markets into confusion only to later walk back the threatened levies.
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Trump Delays Imposing 50 Percent Tariffs on E.U.  —  Where Things Stand  — E.U. tariffs: President Trump said he was extending the deadline to impose 50 percent tariffs on the European Union to July 9, from June 1, following a request from Ursula von der Leyen …
Discussion: Fox Business
Erin Doherty / NBC News:
Trump delays 50% tariffs on E.U. to July 9
Emily Peck / Axios:   Trump the central planner
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Mike Johnson Insists It's ‘Moral’ to Throw People Off Medicaid  —  The House speaker also claimed the Republican bill is not cutting Medicaid or SNAP, even though it would reduce the number of beneficiaries … “We looked at your home state, and the projection is that nearly 200,000 Louisianans …
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Top Republicans threaten to block Trump's spending bill if national debt is not reduced
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Sen. Ron Johnson says there's enough opposition in the Senate to hold up Trump's ‘big, beautiful’ bill
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Trump says Putin has gone ‘absolutely crazy,’ warns of downfall of Russia  —  President Trump in a new post on Truth Social on Sunday night accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of having gone “absolutely” crazy and said if he did not stop what he was doing, it would lead to the downfall of his country.
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New York Times:
At Least 12 Killed and Dozens Injured After Russia's Air Strike In Ukraine
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Jasmine Crockett: 'It's Time for Republicans to Question Trump's Mental Acuity'  —  The congresswoman wants the GOP to ask whether the president is “equipped to serve mentally” … “I don't think that those who have gone through West Point expected to have their commander in chief address …
Discussion: Raw Story
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James Powel / USA Today:
Trump tells West Point grads to avoid ‘trophy wives’ in commencement speech  —  President Donald Trump told graduates to avoid “trophy wives” during his commencement address at the United States Military Academy at West Point on May 24.  —  “He ended up getting a divorce, found a new wife.
Kate Shaw / New York Times:
Why Is This Supreme Court Handing Trump More and More Power?  —  Since taking his second oath of office, President Trump has been on a firing spree.  In violation of numerous laws or longstanding presidential practice (or both), he has ordered the removal of many high-level officials …
Discussion: Raw Story
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Six Months Later, Democrats Are Still Searching for the Path Forward  —  The party's standing is startlingly low after a defeat that felt like a cultural rejection.  What comes next?  —  OUT OF POWER  —  The party's standing is startlingly low after a defeat that felt like a cultural rejection.
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
How Donald Trump Has Remade America's Political Landscape
Discussion: Townhall and Althouse
Juliegrace Brufke / 24sight News:
Former Mace adviser testifies congresswoman planned to pressure ex-fiancé on properties  —  Support independent journalism, a free subscription gets you most 24sight gems, but paid supporters get full access, including the Substack Live Recordings over at the Super Secret Members Page. $5/month, $50/year
Discussion: Post and Courier
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Profits Like No Other President, as Outrage Is Muted … President Trump at a business round-table meeting in Abu Dhabi this month.Doug Mills/The New York Times  —  When Hillary Clinton was first lady, a furor erupted over reports that she had once made $100,000 from a $1,000 investment in cattle futures.
Clyde McGrady / New York Times:
5 Years After George Floyd's Murder, the Backlash Takes Hold  —  The Black Lives Matter movement, kicked into high gear after Mr. Floyd's murder on May 25, 2020, has given way to the politics of “white grievance” championed by President Trump.  —  NEWS ANALYSIS
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Wilfred Reilly / spiked:
How George Floyd dragged America to the right
Semafor:
Inside the identity crisis in anti-woke media  —  The libertarian journalist Michael Moynihan felt the shift on election night 2024, after it had become clear that Donald Trump would win.  He was co-hosting a livestream for The Free Press, a new publication that had boomed in response …
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System  —  The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, provides the nation with a safe, flexible, and stable monetary and financial system. … Baccalaureate Remarks  —  Chair Jerome H. Powell  —  At Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
Travel And Tour World:
Europe Freezes US Travel as Lufthansa, British , Air France, KLM and More Slash Routes to Major Cities Including New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and Chicago to Tap Soaring Demand Across Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Caribbean  —  European airlines are freezing their transatlantic growth and pulling …
Wall Street Journal:
The 90-Day Rush to Get Goods Out of China  —  American and Chinese firms are racing to clear a backlog of orders during a pause in trade war hostilities  —  Adam Leeb is rushing to ship $700,000 of electronic typewriters from China while the trade truce holds.
Discussion: Bloomberg, NewsMax.com and Semafor
Washington Post:
Veterans recoil at Trump plan to end Afghans' deportation protection  —  The administration claims conditions in Afghanistan have markedly improved under Taliban rule.  Those who fought in the war say that's “laughable.”  —  The Trump administration's move to end deportation protections …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Semafor Media: 🟡 Anti-woke identity crisis  —  In today's edition: How a slice of the media ecosystem is adapting to Trump in power.
New York Times:
Trump Allies Look to Benefit From Pro Bono Promises by Elite Law Firms  —  Veterans, in particular, are seeking free legal work from firms that cut deals with the White House like Skadden, Kirkland & Ellis and Paul Weiss.  —  President Trump has tossed around many ideas about how elite law firms …
 
 
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Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
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ngomonitor:
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Discussion: Jewish Insider and The Daily Wire
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Discussion: Associated Press
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
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Discussion: RedState, Twitchy and NewsMax.com
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Bill Duryea / Politico:
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 Earlier Items: 
US Department of Justice:
United States Citizen Arrested for Attempted Firebombing of U.S. Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv, Israel
Associated Press:
Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them
Dr. Timothy Johnson / CBS News:
Health expert calls Trump's medical research cuts “reckless destruction”
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
The US military spent $6 billion in the past 3 years to recruit and retain troops
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Examiner
New York Times:
Why Vietnam Ignored Its Own Laws to Fast-Track a Trump Family Golf Complex
Discussion: The Independent
 

 
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