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2:20 PM ET, May 29, 2025

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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
Reuters:
US court blocks most Trump tariffs, says president exceeded his authority
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:   The Republican budget is an attack on the American economy
New York Times:
Trump Tariffs Blocked by U.S. Court of International Trade
Ilya Somin / Reason:
We Won Our Tariff Case!
Financial Times:
US trade court says Donald Trump's global tariffs are illegal
Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
US weekly jobless claims rise; corporate profits fall in first quarter
Discussion: Florida Politics, Fox Business and UPI
CNN:
US court blocks Trump from imposing the bulk of his tariffs
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
Discussion: NOTUS
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 …
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: Politico
Marco Rubio / United States Department of State:
New Visa Policies Put America First, Not China
Helen Davidson / The Guardian:
China condemns US decision to revoke student visas
Discussion: Bloomberg and Associated Press
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
Reuters:
Elon Musk leaving Trump administration, capping turbulent tenure
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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STAT:
HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics
Discussion: The Guardian and Fox News
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
HHS cancels funding for Moderna vaccines to fight pandemic flu
Discussion: STAT
Tina Reed / Axios:
HHS cancels Moderna's $590M bird flu vaccine award
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.
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
Discussion: New York Times, WBUR and Vox
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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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
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.
Discussion: The Hill, CBS News and The Guardian
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
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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Erica Orden / Politico:
Former terrorism prosecutor tapped for high-ranking slot at Manhattan US Attorney's office
Eric Levitz / Vox:
Why the right wants to ban this innovation before you get to try it
Anna Merlan / Mother Jones:
What We Don't Know Will Hurt Us  —  The DOGE-triggered brain drain has destroyed government science …
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
How the iPhone Drove Men and Women Apart
Emily Peck / Axios:
Exclusive: White House rolling out new “merit-based” federal hiring plans
Discussion: American Wire News
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Far-right activist with history of anti-gay comments fired from leadership role at Kennedy Center after CNN investigation
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Politico:
GOP Rep. Bill Huizenga is preparing to run for Michigan's open Senate seat
Discussion: National Review
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Robert Garcia kicks off Dems' next generational proxy battle
Discussion: Politico and NOTUS
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Louise Aronson / The Atlantic:
The Conversations Trump's Doctors Should Be Having With Him
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
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
I swore I'd never give Harvard money — Trump changed my mind
 

 
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