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Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Trump Intends to Cancel All Federal Funds Directed at Harvard  —  A letter to federal agencies will instruct them to end contracts, totaling about $100 million.  It is meant to sever the government's remaining ties with Harvard.  —  The Trump administration is set to cancel …
Discussion: The Guardian
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Reuters:
Trump considers redirecting $3 billion in Harvard grants to US trade schools  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering taking $3 billion of previously awarded grant money for scientific and engineering research away from Harvard University and giving it to trade schools.
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
President Speaks of Sacrifice and Boasts of His Successes in Memorial Day Address  —  Where Things Stand  — Memorial Day speech: President Trump highlighted the sacrifices of military veterans during a Memorial Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery.
Discussion: Axios
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Weighs Sanctions Against Russia as Relationship With Putin Sours  —  President expresses frustration over new attacks in Ukraine and slow pace of talks  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is eyeing sanctions against Moscow this week as he grows frustrated by Russian President Vladimir …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Says Putin Has ‘Gone Crazy’ After New Russian Attacks on Ukraine  —  President Trump says that the Russian president has “gone absolutely CRAZY” with attacks in Ukraine, but has so far refused to join Europe with its newest sanctions.  —  “I don't know what the hell happened to Putin …
Associated Press:
Russia sent a record number of drones into Ukraine as Trump says Putin has ‘gone crazy’
Washington Post:
Senate eyes changes to Trump's legislative package that narrowly passed the House  —  Senate Republicans are looking to rework President Donald Trump's massive tax and immigration bill that narrowly cleared the Republican-led House last week.  Expect debate in coming weeks over Medicaid spending …
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Theodoric Meyer / Washington Post:
7 ways Republicans are split over Trump's ‘big bill’  —  Getting Trump's tax and immigration bill through the Senate won't be easy.  —  House Republicans barely passed a massive bill last week containing much of President Donald Trump's domestic agenda after months of tense negotiations between feuding factions.
Paul Krugman:
A Letter to Europe  —  On Friday Donald Trump, claiming that he was unhappy with European negotiating tactics, announced his intention to impose 50 percent tariffs on goods imported from the European Union.  A rate that high would virtually shut down trans-Atlantic trade.
Stacey Dec / ABC News:
Trump pardons Virginia sheriff convicted of federal bribery charges  —  Scott Jenkins, who was sheriff in Culpeper, was to report to jail on Tuesday.  —  Culpeper County, Virginia, Sheriff Scott Jenkins speaks during a gun rights rally organized by The Virginia Citizens Defense League …
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Bo Erickson / Reuters:
Trump pardons former sheriff convicted of bribery
Politico:
GOP declares war on GAO  —  Republicans are undermining the Government Accountability Office, the century-old agency that roots out waste, fraud and abuse.  —  The independent Government Accountability Office has served Congress as the nation's chief investigator of wrongdoing at federal agencies for more than a century.
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Filibuster takes center stage as GOP tees up vote to nix California EV rule
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP:
Hong Kong leader's comments prove taxpayers ‘penalised’ before audit results, press union says  —  The Hong Kong Journalists' Association (HKJA) has criticised the city's top leader for saying that journalists “have no privilege to evade taxes,” following the press union's accusation of …
Peter Eavis / New York Times:
Trump's China Tariffs Are Having a ‘Massive Impact’ on Small Business  —  A small Vermont business that sells water bottles used by cyclists and others is struggling to adapt to President Trump's tariffs even after they were temporarily lowered.  —  When President Trump temporarily reduced tariffs …
New York Times:
Republican Crackdown on Aid to Immigrants Would Hit U.S. Citizens  —  The Trump administration's efforts and the G.O.P.'s tax bill aim to restrict benefits for families that include immigrants without permanent legal status.  —  President Trump has vowed to end what he calls the …
Martine Powers / Washington Post:
On Memorial Day, Trump honors fallen soldiers and celebrates political wins  —  Trump's Memorial Day speech delivered an explicitly partisan message during what is traditionally a nonpolitical commemoration of the nation's fallen soldiers.  —  President Donald Trump commemorated his first Memorial …
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Trump honors fallen troops and Gold Star families at Arlington National Cemetery
Stephanie Armour / Washington Post:
E. coli outbreak sickened more than 80 people, but details didn't surface  —  Food safety inspections are being scaled back and the public was not notified after an investigation into E. coli contamination.  —  Colton George felt sick.  The 9-year-old Indiana boy told his parents his stomach hurt.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
What we don't learn in “Original Sin”  —  Who was driving the Biden administration's controversial policy choices?  —  ∙ Paid  —  Like everyone in Washington, I've read the new Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson book, “Original Sin.”  At this point, it's been so widely discussed …
Eric Levitz / Vox:
3 takeaways from the most authoritative autopsy of the 2024 election yet  —  It's been more than six months, but Democrats are still picking over the cold, dead body of the 2024 election.  The latest autopsy comes courtesy of Catalist, a Democratic data firm with a widely coveted voter database.
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Charles B. Rangel, Longtime Harlem Congressman, Dies at 94  —  As the dean of New York's delegation and the first Black chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, he was a powerful political force for decades.  —  Charles Rangel spoke at a news conference outside the Bronx County Courthouse in 1985.
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Tripp Mickle / New York Times:
Tech's Trump Whisperer, Tim Cook, Goes Quiet as His Influence Fades  —  Apple's chief executive has gone from winning President Trump's praise to drawing his ire, deepening the company's woes in a very bad year.  —  In the run-up to President Trump's recent trip to the Middle East …
Discussion: New Republic
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Within Pete Hegseth's divided inner circle, a ‘cold war’ endures  —  At the Pentagon, personality conflicts persist and inexperience reigns, fueling internal speculation about the defense secretary's long-term viability in Trump's Cabinet.  —  An enduring rift among Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's cadre …
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Politics of Plunder  —  The greed of the new Administration has galvanized America's aspiring oligarchs—and their opponents.  —  To understand the vagaries of power in Washington, pay attention to where the powerful congregate.  When Teddy Roosevelt was ascending …
 
 
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Patrick Kingsley / New York Times:
Trump's Comments on Gaza Reflect Israel's Growing Isolation
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New York Times:
What to Know About the Deportees the U.S. Is Trying to Send to South Sudan
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
FBI agents who covered up Hunter Biden's laptop in 2020 must not get away with it
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
King Charles III arrives in Canada to underscore its sovereignty after Trump annexation threats
Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
Members Only: A New Trump Club, Ned's Club and the Enduring Old Guard
Discussion: Raw Story and The Independent
Thomas E. Ricks / Politico:
What Pete Hegseth Gets Wrong About ‘Warfighting’
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
FBI deputy director says bureau will pour resources into cases including Supreme Court leak and cocaine at the White House
Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
‘Indiscriminate, Unrestrained, Brutal’: Former Israeli PM Calls Gaza Assault ‘War Crimes’
Discussion: Haaretz and Politico
Los Angeles Times:
Villaraigosa, despite climate credentials, pivots toward oil industry in run for governor
Discussion: The Daily Caller
The Atlantic:
How to Hide a Constitutional Crisis
Christopher Purdy / The UnPopulist:
Let's Rededicate Ourselves to a Nonpartisan Military Free of Domestic Entanglements this Memorial Day
Mia Sato / The Verge:
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry