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CNBC:
Four tools at the Trump administration's disposal after a U.S. court blocks tariffs … U.S. President Donald Trump could still find a workaround after suffering a major blow to a core part of his economic agenda. — The U.S. Court of International Trade on Wednesday ruled that the president …
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Associated Press:
Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law
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CNBC:
Trump could ask Supreme Court to halt tariff block as soon as Friday
Trump could ask Supreme Court to halt tariff block as soon as Friday
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Reuters:
US court blocks most Trump tariffs, says president exceeded his authority
US court blocks most Trump tariffs, says president exceeded his authority
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New York Times:
Trump Tariffs Blocked by U.S. Court of International Trade
Trump Tariffs Blocked by U.S. Court of International Trade
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Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
US weekly jobless claims rise; corporate profits fall in first quarter
US weekly jobless claims rise; corporate profits fall in first quarter
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Ilya Somin / Reason:
We Won Our Tariff Case!
We Won Our Tariff Case!
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Financial Times:
US trade court says Donald Trump's global tariffs are illegal
US trade court says Donald Trump's global tariffs are illegal
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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” …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
The Trump administration's ‘MAHA Report’ cites nonexistent scientific studies
The Trump administration's ‘MAHA Report’ cites nonexistent scientific studies
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CNN:
China thought it had a truce with the US. Then Trump dropped two bombshells — A one-two punch from the United States risks shattering the already fragile trade war truce between Washington and Beijing, with Chinese tech companies and students both dealt shock blows by the Trump administration Wednesday night.
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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” …
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Helen Davidson / The Guardian:
China condemns US decision to revoke student visas
China condemns US decision to revoke student visas
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
U.S. Cancels Contract With Moderna to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly questioned the safety of mRNA technology, which is used in the company's shot. — The Trump administration has delivered its latest blow to vaccines …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
HHS cancels funding for Moderna vaccines to fight pandemic flu
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STAT
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
Dana Goldstein / New York Times:
Live Updates: Judge Intends to Block Trump Effort to Stop Harvard From Enrolling Foreign Students — Students and faculty waged small acts of protest at Harvard's graduation ceremonies as the university's lawyers temporarily beat back the Trump administration's attacks in court.
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NBC News:
Judge extends order blocking Trump administration from revoking Harvard's ability to enroll foreign students — The judge said she would leave the temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration in place until it can be replaced with a preliminary injunction.
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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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump has let allies and supporters avoid centuries of prison time
Trump has let allies and supporters avoid centuries of prison time
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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:
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
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No More Mister Nice Blog
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.
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National Association of the Deaf:
National Association of the Deaf Sues White House for Access to Press Briefings — Washington D.C., May 28, 2025 — The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) filed a lawsuit today to compel the White House to immediately resume providing American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters during broadcasts …
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Adam Gurri / Liberal Currents:
The Totalitarian Logic of Immigration Controls — There were many terrible moments in Donald Trump's nakedly 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.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Statement on Chair Powell's meeting with the President — For immediate release — At the President's invitation, Chair Powell met with the President today at the White House to discuss economic developments including for growth, employment, and inflation.
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The Hill, CBS News and The Guardian
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Rep. Steny Hoyer draws a challenger who makes the age argument explicit — A 35-year-old volunteer firefighter said longtime incumbent is “still operating in this 1980s information environment.” — Rep. Steny Hoyer has drawn a primary challenger with a pointed message about the 85-year-old …
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Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Sen. Lindsey Graham gets a 2026 challenge from Democrat Annie Andrews, who ran against Nancy Mace — Dr. Annie Andrews, the South Carolina Democrat who unsuccessfully challenged U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace in 2022, says she's running against Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham in 2026 …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion — Earlier this month authorities in Texas performed a nationwide search of more than 83,000 automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras while looking for a woman who they said had a self-administered abortion …
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Christopher Robbins / Hell Gate:
Photos: NYPD Arrests Protesters Blocking ICE Vans Transporting Detained Immigrants — On Wednesday night in Lower Manhattan, the NYPD arrested dozens of protesters who were attempting to block the path of two vans that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were using to transport people they had recently detained.
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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 …
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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.
Michael Mann / The Guardian:
Trump's new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it — The new executive order allows political appointees to undermine research they oppose, paving the way to state-controlled science — Science is under siege. — On Friday evening, the White House released …
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New Republic and CleanTechnica
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 …
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Anna Merlan / Mother Jones:
What We Don't Know Will Hurt Us — The DOGE-triggered brain drain has destroyed government science, endangered research, and left America fading to black. — On January 28, Dr. Troy Jacobs was in Ethiopia getting ready to board a plane from Addis Ababa to Washington, DC, when his phone and computer suddenly stopped working.
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 …
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