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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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Reuters:
US court blocks most Trump tariffs, says president exceeded his authority
New York Times:
Trump Tariffs Blocked by U.S. Court of International Trade
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
The Republican budget is an attack on the American economy
Discussion: Roll Call
Financial Times:
US trade court says Donald Trump's global tariffs are illegal
CNN:
US court blocks Trump from imposing the bulk of his tariffs
Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
US weekly jobless claims rise; corporate profits fall in first quarter
Discussion: UPI, Fox Business and NewsMax.com
Politico:
Federal court strikes down Trump's tariffs on countries around the world
Paul Krugman:
The Trade Emperor Has Always Been Stark Naked
Discussion: CBS News
NBC News:
Trump administration live updates: Stocks rally in Asia after trade court rules against Trump's tariffs
Discussion: USA Today
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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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” …
Edward Wong / New York Times:
U.S. Will ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas of Chinese Students, Rubio Says
Marco Rubio / United States Department of State:
New Visa Policies Put America First, Not China
Politico:
Marco Rubio: US to ‘aggressively’ revoke visas of Chinese students
Helen Davidson / The Guardian:   China condemns US decision to revoke student visas
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” …
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 …
Discussion: The Guardian
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
HHS cancels funding for Moderna vaccines to fight pandemic flu
Discussion: STAT and Fox News
Tina Reed / Axios:
HHS cancels Moderna's $590M bird flu vaccine award
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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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
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 …
Discussion: Newsweek
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David Edwards / Raw Story:   White House sued for abruptly halting services for deaf when Trump took office
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.
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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: The Guardian, Salon and MSNBC
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 …
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 …
Discussion: New Republic and CleanTechnica
 
 
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Trump hails ruling allowing case against Pulitzer Board to proceed
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Far-right activist with history of anti-gay comments fired from leadership role at Kennedy Center after CNN investigation
Discussion: Raw Story
Brian Karem / Salon:
Trump 2.0 falls apart before our eyes
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
GOP Rep. Bill Huizenga is preparing to run for Michigan's open Senate seat
Discussion: National Review and Algemeiner.com
Andrew Solender / Axios:
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Jonathan Cowan / Politico:
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 Earlier Items: 
Sumantra Maitra / The American Conservative:
Time for a ‘Big, Beautiful Deal’ for Greenland
Discussion: Jacobin
The Guardian:
Trump violating right to life with anti-environment orders, youth lawsuit says
Myles McCormick / Financial Times:
US economy shrank at 0.2% rate in first quarter
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
I swore I'd never give Harvard money — Trump changed my mind
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Nominates His Defense Lawyer-Turned-DOJ Yes Man For Federal Appeals Court
Cam E. Kettles / The Harvard Crimson:
Come At Me, Bro  —  Recently, the Harvard administration has engaged in an admirable strategy …
 

 
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The Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity for copyright infringement, alleging Perplexity's platforms lift Tribune content verbatim and divert traffic from the paper

Will Sommer / @willsommer:
The Blaze retracts its article accusing a former Capitol Police officer of being the January 6 pipe bomber after the FBI arrested a different person
 
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