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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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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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New York Times:
Trump Tariffs Blocked by U.S. Court of International Trade — The U.S. Court of International Trade said the president had overstepped his authority under the federal emergency powers law he invoked. — A panel of federal judges on Wednesday blocked President Trump from imposing …
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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 …
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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.
Reuters:
US court blocks most Trump tariffs, says president exceeded his authority
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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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Joe Walsh / CBS News:
Court strikes down most of Trump's tariffs, ruling them illegal
Court strikes down most of Trump's tariffs, ruling them illegal
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Washington Post:
Federal court throws up latest roadblock to Trump's policy agenda
Federal court throws up latest roadblock to Trump's policy agenda
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump rejects claim he's ‘chickening out’ on tariffs just because he keeps changing rates
Trump rejects claim he's ‘chickening out’ on tariffs just because he keeps changing rates
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
May 28, 2025 — Judges continue to decide cases against Trump, with a three-judge panel …
May 28, 2025 — Judges continue to decide cases against Trump, with a three-judge panel …
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The sweeping federal court order blocking Trump's tariffs, explained
The sweeping federal court order blocking Trump's tariffs, explained
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Vivian Wang / New York Times:
‘They Make People Too Scared’: Chinese Students Reckon With U.S. Visa Bans — Helplessness and frustration are setting in as student applicants in China wait to see how sweeping the new U.S. action might be. — In the hours after the Trump administration announced that it would begin …
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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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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.
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Politico:
Marco Rubio: US to ‘aggressively’ revoke visas of Chinese students
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Jennifer Jett / NBC News:
U.S. will ‘aggressively’ revoke Chinese students' visas, Rubio says
U.S. will ‘aggressively’ revoke Chinese students' visas, Rubio says
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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 …
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 …
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Tina Reed / Axios:
HHS cancels Moderna's $590M bird flu vaccine award
HHS cancels Moderna's $590M bird flu vaccine award
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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” …
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.
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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 …
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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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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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.
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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.
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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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.
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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
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Nominates His Defense Lawyer-Turned-DOJ Yes Man For Federal Appeals Court — It's indoor work, and there's no heavy lifting: a top former personal attorney and bagman for the President — and current DOJ official — is now the nominee for a seat on a federal appeals court.
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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 …
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.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Sees Iran Deal That Allows US to Destroy Nuclear Sites — US President Donald Trump said he envisions a nuclear deal with Iran that would allow the destruction of “whatever we want” in the country including labs, a version of an inspections regime that is likely to be rejected by Tehran.
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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.
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 …
