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11:05 AM ET, May 29, 2025

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Associated Press:
Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law  —  A federal court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law, swiftly throwing into doubt Trump's signature set of economic policies …
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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 …
Reuters:
US court blocks most Trump tariffs, says president exceeded his authority  —  A U.S. trade court blocked most of President Donald Trump's tariffs in a sweeping ruling on Wednesday that found the president overstepped his authority by imposing across-the-board duties on imports from U.S. trading partners.
New York Times:
Trump Tariffs Blocked by U.S. Court of International Trade
Politico:
Federal court strikes down Trump's tariffs on countries around the world
Financial Times:
US trade court says Donald Trump's global tariffs are illegal
Paul Krugman:   The Trade Emperor Has Always Been Stark Naked
NBC News:
Trump administration live updates: Stocks rally in Asia after trade court rules against Trump's tariffs
Discussion: CBS News
Politico:   Playbook: Tariff bombshell
Washington Post:
Federal court throws up latest roadblock to Trump's policy agenda
Discussion: New York Times
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
The Republican budget is an attack on the American economy
Discussion: Roll Call and Foreign Affairs
Edward Wong / New York Times:
U.S. Will ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas of Chinese Students, Rubio Says  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the students who will have their visas canceled include people with ties to the Chinese Communist Party and those studying in “critical fields.”  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced …
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Vivian Wang / New York Times:
Chinese Students Are Frustrated With U.S. Visa Bans: ‘What Now?’  —  As applicants in Beijing wait to see how sweeping the new action might be, one says the United States is making people too scared.  —  In the hours after the Trump administration announced that it would begin “aggressively” …
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Politico:
Marco Rubio: US to ‘aggressively’ revoke visas of Chinese students
Helen Davidson / The Guardian:   China condemns US decision to revoke student visas
New York Times:
A Disillusioned Musk, Distanced From Trump, Says He's Exiting Washington  —  The billionaire has made clear he is frustrated with the obstacles he encountered as he tried to upend the federal bureaucracy.  —  Elon Musk during a cabinet meeting at the White House last month.Eric Lee/The New York Times
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Chris Megerian / Associated Press:
Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading effort to slash federal government  —  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.  His departure, announced Wednesday evening …
NOTUS:
The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don't Exist  —  The Trump administration's “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don't exist, according to the listed authors.  — Copy  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his “Make America Healthy Again” …
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 subtypes …
Discussion: The Guardian
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump finds more convicted congressional Republicans to reward with pardons  —  Thanks to the president's latest flurry of pardons, he's now pardoned most of the Republican congressmen convicted of felonies in the 21st century.  —  It's been a challenge keeping up with the flurry …
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Detroit Free Press:
Trump will ‘take a look’ at pardoning convicted Whitmer kidnap plotters, he says
Dhruv Mehrotra / Wired:
The US Is Storing Migrant Children's DNA in a Criminal Database  —  Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.
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.
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 …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Sarah Vogelsong / The Richmonder:
Harrison Ruffin Tyler, grandson of 10th U.S. president and longtime Richmonder, dies at 96  —  Since 2020, Harrison Ruffin Tyler was the last living link to a vanished America.  —  The Richmond resident, preservationist and chemical engineer, a man who founded water treatment company ChemTreat …
Adam Gurri / Liberal Currents:
The Totalitarian Logic of Immigration Controls  —  There were many terrible moments in Donald Trump's openly fascist 2024 campaign, but I will personally never forget taking the time, in May, to read Radley Balko's extensive discussion of how mass deportation might work in practice.
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
John Fritze / CNN:
Supreme Court limits environmental review of major infrastructure projects  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the scope of environmental reviews of major infrastructure projects in a decision that could speed up approvals of highways, airports and pipelines.
The Guardian:
Trump violating right to life with anti-environment orders, youth lawsuit says  —  Twenty-two plaintiffs between ages seven and 25 allege government is engaging in unlawful executive overreach  —  Democracy and justice is supported by  —  Twenty two young Americans have filed a new lawsuit …
Wall Street Journal:
The Punch That Launched Trump's War on American Universities  —  Threats to withhold billions in federal research funds to punish campuses grew heated after a 2019 altercation left a man with a black eye
Myles McCormick / Financial Times:
US economy shrank at 0.2% rate in first quarter  —  Revised GDP figures confirm first contraction since 2022  —  Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.  —  The US economy shrank by an annualised 0.2 per cent during the first quarter of 2025 …
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
House Democrat launches investigation of Trump's meme coin dinner  —  Rep. Jamie Raskin demanded a detailed list of the dinner guests and the sources of the funds they used to buy the cryptocurrencies.  —  A top House Democrat on Wednesday night opened a probe into the private dinner …
Discussion: MSNBC and Baltimore Sun
Cam E. Kettles / The Harvard Crimson:
Come At Me, Bro  —  Recently, the Harvard administration has engaged in an admirable strategy which might be summarized as: “We shall fight in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.  We shall fight in mild-mannered Jewish doctor interviews with the Wall Street Journal.
 
 
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Sumantra Maitra / The American Conservative:
Time for a ‘Big, Beautiful Deal’ for Greenland
Marissa Payne / USA Today:
Sen. Rand Paul dismisses GOP budget bill's spending cuts as ‘wimpy and anemic’
Alan S. Davis / The Hill:
America has a billionaire problem — we need a wealth tax to fix it
Discussion: Salt Lake Tribune
Gopal Sharma / Reuters:
Nepal's royalists demand restoration of monarchy dumped 17 years ago
Discussion: Associated Press
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Rep. Steny Hoyer draws a challenger who makes the age argument explicit
Discussion: The Hill
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National Association of the Deaf:
National Association of the Deaf Sues White House for Access to Press Briefings
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
I swore I'd never give Harvard money — Trump changed my mind
Discussion: FOX 32 Chicago
Marco Rubio / United States Department of State:
Announcement of a Visa Restriction Policy Targeting Foreign Nationals Who Censor Americans
ProPublica:
Illinois Lawmakers Ban Police From Ticketing and Fining Students for Minor Infractions in School
Discussion: The Texas Tribune
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Nominates His Defense Lawyer-Turned-DOJ Yes Man For Federal Appeals Court
 

 
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