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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Court says Trump doesn't have the authority to set tariffs  —  A federal court on Wednesday ruled President Trump does not have the authority under economic emergency legislation to impose sweeping global tariffs.  —  Why it matters: The U.S. Court of International Trade's ruling could bring …
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Federal trade court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law  —  A federal trade court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.  The ruling from a three-judge panel at the New York-based Court …
Politico:
Federal court strikes down Trump's tariffs on countries around the world  —  The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled unanimously that the president overstepped his powers in imposing the tariffs on dozens of trading partners, most of which he's since paused.
Ilya Somin / Reason:
We Won Our Tariff Case!  —  The US Court of International Trade just issued a unanimous ruling in the case against Trump's “liberation day” tariffs filed by Liberty Justice Center and myself on behalf of five US businesses harmed by the tariffs.  The ruling also covers the case filed …
Discussion: Forbes, Fox Business and Newsweek
Ali Bianco / Politico:
Trump's not happy about Wall Street's name for tariff flip-flops  —  He bristles at the acronym TACO, which stands for ‘Trump always chickens out.’  —  Wall Street has a new shorthand about President Donald Trump — and he's not happy about it.  —  Traders have reportedly come up with the acronym TACO …
Paul Krugman:   Is There a Dignified Legal Way, Preferably in Latin, to Say “Holy Shit”?
ABC News:
Federal court says Trump doesn't have the power to impose tariffs unilaterally
Discussion: Meidas+
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says He Didn't ‘Chicken Out’ on Tariffs
Discussion: Daily Kos and Fortune
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump rejects claim he's ‘chickening out’ on tariffs just because he keeps changing rates
James Fanelli / Wall Street Journal:
Trade Court Strikes Down Trump's ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs
Discussion: New York Post
William Watts / MarketWatch:
The ‘Trump always chickens out’ trade is the talk of Wall Street. Here's one way to play it.
New York Times:
A Missouri Town Was Solidly Behind Trump.  Then Carol Was Detained.  —  For 20 years, Carol Hui has served waffles, raised her children and embraced the small town of Kennett, Mo. Her detention and pending deportation to Hong Kong has hit the community hard.
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Paramount Has Offered $15 Million to Settle CBS Lawsuit.  Trump Wants More.  —  President's team threatened another lawsuit amid settlement talks  —  A month into negotiations between Paramount Global and President Trump to settle his lawsuit against CBS News, the parties remain far apart on terms.
Politico:
Marco Rubio: US to ‘aggressively’ revoke visas of Chinese students  —  The announcement didn't specify how many would lose the ability to study in the country.  —  The U.S. will “aggressively revoke” visas for Chinese students, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday in an escalation …
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Marco Rubio / United States Department of State:
New Visa Policies Put America First, Not China  —  Under President Trump's leadership, the U.S. State Department will work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.
Hannah Rabinowitz / CNN:
Trump nominates one of his former personal attorneys for prestigious federal appeals court seat  —  President Donald Trump has nominated Emil Bove, one of his former personal attorneys and now a top Justice Department official, to be a federal appeals court judge.
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Corinne Ramey / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says He Will Nominate His Former Defense Lawyer to Appeals Court
Detroit Free Press:
Trump will ‘take a look’ at pardoning convicted Whitmer kidnap plotters, he says  — The government alleged in 2020 that men upset with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's handling of the coronavirus pandemic had conspired to kidnap her.  — Prosecutors had mixed success in court but did land convictions in both federal and state courts.
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Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
Crime is Now Legal (At Least for Trump's Friends)  —  Corruption is spreading fast within the Justice Department … A lot of attention has come in recent days to the sheer size of the corruption racket surrounding the president and the White House.  The New York Times did a great piece …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump's pardons highlight Justice Department's pullback from public corruption cases
STAT:
STAT+: HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics  —  The Department of Health and Human Services has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract with the company to develop, test, and license vaccines for flu strains …
Discussion: Axios, Associated Press, Reuters and NPR
Department of Homeland Security:
Secretary Noem Releases Statement After ICE Arrests Illegal Alien who Threatened to Assassinate President Donald J. Trump  —  WASHINGTON - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) …
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Axios:
Scoop: Stephen Miller, Noem tell ICE to supercharge immigrant arrests
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Sky News:
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan charged with rape in the UK  —  Bedfordshire Police issued an international arrest warrant for the brothers over allegations, which they “unequivocally deny”, said to have occurred between 2012 and 2015.  —  Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate …
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Brian Melley / Associated Press:
Tate brothers face rape and trafficking charges in the UK
Washington Post:
Trump's Air Force One deal with Qatar not final, despite U.S. claims  —  The delay reflects lingering concerns about legal liabilities stemming from a White House maneuver to transform what was originally a sale between two countries into a “gift.”  —  Despite claims by the Defense Department …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Why Musk is so important  —  WHY MUSK IS SO IMPORTANT.  Elon Musk's giant Starship spacecraft went out of control, tumbled, and broke apart several minutes into a test flight Tuesday night.  It was the latest in a series of unsuccessful-but-still-instructive tests of Musk's hugely ambitious rocket program …
Christian Davenport / Washington Post:
Back at SpaceX, Musk says in interview DOGE became D.C.'s ‘whipping boy’  —  Musk made his comments at an inflection point for SpaceX amid a string of failures of its Starship spacecraft in recent test flights.  —  STARBASE, Tex. — Elon Musk, returning to SpaceX on Tuesday for a test flight …
David Noriega / NBC News:
Immigration courts are dismissing cases of those sent to El Salvador, potentially cutting off their return  —  An immigration judge in San Diego dismissed the asylum claim of a gay makeup artist from Venezuela — one of at least 14 such dismissals to take place in recent weeks.
Ellen Barry / New York Times:
Judge Says Government Should Release Russian Scientist  —  The judge ordered ICE to release Kseniia Petrova, a researcher at Harvard Medical School, who also faces criminal charges.  —  A federal judge on Wednesday said she would grant bail to Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist employed …
Jake Lahut / Wired:
Nancy Mace's Former Staff Claim She Had Them Create Burner Accounts to Promote Her  —  According to former staffers and a deposition, Nancy Mace has allegedly used her tech background to deploy bots across social media—and asked staffers to surreptitiously post on her behalf.
Discussion: The Independent, Mediaite and Raw Story
Amalya Dubrovsky / Yahoo Finance:
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures jump as court blocks Trump tariffs, Nvidia earnings impress  —  US stock futures rose after a US trade court blocked some of President Trump's tariffs, and Nvidia (NVDA)'s mixed earnings report impressed Wall Street despite the company's warnings on chip curbs.
Jasmine Wright / NOTUS:
Trump Has Commuted Larry Hoover's Sentence  —  The president, on a pardon spree, shortened the infamous former gang leader's sentence after years of advocates pressing for his release.  — Copy  —  President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Larry Hoover, the infamous former gang leader …
John Trasviña / The Voice of San Francisco:
Grading for Equity coming to San Francisco high schools this fall  —  District materials highlight a decrease in A grades for ‘more privileged’ students.  —  Without seeking approval of the San Francisco Board of Education, Superintendent of Schools Maria Su plans to unveil a new Grading …
Associated Press:
Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after criticizing president's ‘big beautiful bill’  —  Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy.
Project Veritas:
Part One: DNC Vice Chair David Hogg Reveals Jill Biden's Chief of Staff Ran the Biden White House  —  Key Quotes - David Hogg, Vice Chair, Democratic National Committee  — “Jill Biden's Chief of Staff [Anthony Bernal] had an enormous amount of power.”  — “The bigger issue was the inner circle that was around Biden.”
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Turnout didn't cost Kamala Harris the election  —  Two quick announcements.  The World Series of Poker began yesterday and continues through mid-July; I'll be there beginning the week of June 9.  Although I'm not going to send out a separate email about it, I've revised and improved the guide to the WSOP that I wrote last year.
Niha Masih / Washington Post:
RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at reputed journals such as the Lancet and said the agency will create “in-house” publications instead.  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
Greg Iacurci / CNBC:
Trump administration axes Biden-era barrier for crypto in 401(k) plans … The Trump administration on Wednesday relaxed barriers in 401(k) plans to buying cryptocurrency and related digital assets like NFTs and meme coins.  —  The Labor Department rescinded guidance put in place …
David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
Trump Shows Signs of ‘Cognitive Decline’ Says Speech Expert  —  ORIGINAL SPIN  —  As pressure mounts for an inquiry into Joe Biden's mental decline, the president faces scrutiny over his health.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Donald Trump's rambling speeches and stream-of-consciousness press briefings …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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