memeorandum: The GOP Megabill Policies on the Senate Chopping Block (Jasmine Li/Wall Street Journal)

6:25 AM ET, June 1, 2025

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Christopher Maag / New York Times:

Aide to Rep. Nadler Is Handcuffed Amid Confrontation With Federal Agents — Captured on video, the episode occurred in the congressman's Manhattan office, shortly after the aide observed agents detaining immigrants outside a courtroom. — Federal officers entered Representative Jerry Nadler's office …

Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:

‘It can happen to anyone’: Nadler rebukes DHS after staffer detained in Manhattan office — The agency said the unidentified staff member was not charged. — Officers with the Department of Homeland Security briefly detained a staff member in Rep. Jerry Nadler's (D-N.Y.) …

Discussion: New York Post, Raw Story and Gothamist

New York Times:

Trump to Withdraw Musk's Ally as Nominee for Top NASA Job — Jared Isaacman was a close associate of Elon Musk, whose SpaceX company has multiple contracts with NASA. — President Trump plans to withdraw his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and close associate of Elon Musk's …

Discussion: Raw Story and Associated Press

Burgess Everett / Semafor:

White House to pull NASA nominee Isaacman — The Scoop — The White House is pulling the nomination of Jared Isaacman to be the next NASA administrator, just days before he was set to receive a confirmation vote in the Senate, according to three people familiar with the matter and confirmed by the administration.

Christian Davenport / Washington Post: Jared Isaacman told his nomination as NASA administrator will be withdrawn

Katie Glueck / New York Times:

Wes Moore and Tim Walz Go to a Fish Fry and Spatter 2028 Gossip Everywhere — As the two governors made buzzy appearances in South Carolina, Democrats in the influential state were already looking to the next election and wondering: Who can win? — Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland played …

Discussion: Politico, Fox News, NewsNation, C-SPAN.org, Associated Press, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Washington Post, RedState, PoliticusUSA, Washington Examiner, The Hill and NewsMax.com

Blake Jones / Politico:

Tim Walz tells Harris' home-state Dems that 2024 was a ‘primal scream’ — “Some of it is our own doing,” he said of Republican control of Washington. — ANAHEIM, California — Tim Walz on Saturday delivered blunt advice to fellow Democrats in an address to party activists and officials …

Discussion: Newsweek, New York Post, Twitchy and RedState

Will Neal / The Daily Beast:

Trump's Hated ‘TACO’ Nickname Is Catching On: CNN Data Guru — WHAT'S IN A NAME? — The president is not happy with his new Wall Street-inspired moniker. — CNN's resident data guru says President Donald Trump's hated “TACO” nickname is gaining popularity.

Discussion: CNN, Twitchy, The Independent, Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit

Ross Douthat / New York Times:
‘TACO’ Is the Secret to Trump's Resilience

Discussion: Raw Story, The Independent, Twitchy, No More Mister Nice Blog and Grabien

Washington Post:

It's called the Library of Congress. But Trump claims it's his. — The case is the latest example of efforts by the Trump administration to erase the traditional lines that separate the branches of government. — The Trump White House has a new target in its campaign to expand executive power: the Library of Congress.

Discussion: New York Post and The Daily Signal

Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:

Trump's Birthday Military Parade Will Do $16M in Damages to D.C. Streets — BIRTHDAY BLOWOUT — Armored vehicles rolling down Constitution Avenue are expected to tear millions of dollars' worth of holes in the tarmac. — Pothole repair is about to be big business in Washington …

Discussion: The Independent

NBC News:
Army says Trump's military parade could cause $16 million in damage to Washington streets

Discussion: USA Today

Jasmine Li / Wall Street Journal:

The GOP Megabill Policies on the Senate Chopping Block — Republicans could be forced to drop provisions related to immigrants, AI, transgender care — WASHINGTON—Contentious provisions related to judicial powers, artificial intelligence, gun suppressors and transgender care tucked inside …

Ephrat Livni / New York Times:

Muhammad Sinwar, a Top Military Leader of Hamas, Is Dead, Israel Says — He was the younger brother of Yahya Sinwar, the former Hamas leader killed by Israel last year. Hamas did not immediately respond to the claim of his death. — The Israeli military announced on Saturday night …

Discussion: RedState

Ginger Adams Otis / Wall Street Journal:

NYC's Mayoral Race Is Being Overshadowed by Donald Trump — The Justice Department has become a major player in the election campaign — New York City's mayoral race is operating under the shadow of a politician from Queens: Donald Trump. — With less than a month to go until …

Discussion: New York Daily News

Michael Dorgan / Fox News:

Biden decline was so bad he got lost in White House closet, whistleblower tells Senator — It comes as more reports emerge about the former president's alleged cognitive decline — As more reports emerge about former President Biden's alleged cognitive decline during his time in office …

Discussion: Townhall, The Daily Caller, Twitchy, The Western Journal, American Wire News, RedState, New York Post, The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart and Washington Examiner

Vivian Ho / Washington Post:

Impersonator breached Chief of Staff Susie Wiles's phone, Trump says — President Donald Trump said someone hacked his chief of staff's phone, just weeks after the FBI warned of “malicious actors” impersonating senior officials. — An impersonator breached the phone of White House Chief …

Discussion: On Democracy …, Associated Press, New Jersey Online, Mediaite, Al Jazeera and RedState

Wall Street Journal:

Donald Trump vs. His Own Judges — His message to Justices Thomas and Alito: Don't retire. Your replacement could be a partisan hack. — President Trump is expert at downplaying his failures, but attacking his own success is something new. That's what happened Thursday as he lashed …

Discussion: RealClearPolitics, Cafe Hayek, Mediaite, Grabien, Politico, Vox, Raw Story, New York Times, Bloomberg, Daily Kos, Blaze Media and Axios

NBC News:

Judge blocks Trump administration from revoking protected status for thousands of Venezuelans — The decision comes after the Supreme Court allowed the administration to remove protected status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans. — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration …

Discussion: National Review

Michael Dorgan / Fox Business:

Trump Energy Department cancels $3.7B in Biden-era green energy grants — The projects failed to advance the energy needs of the American people and were not economically viable, the agency said — The Trump administration has canceled $3.7 billion worth of grants for multiple climate …

Discussion: RedState, Must Read Alaska, Fox News, Associated Press and The Hill

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:

Trump Tariffs Face Threat at Supreme Court — Over Rulings That Blocked Biden — A legal argument that the US Supreme Court used to foil Joe Biden on climate change and student debt now looms as a threat to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs. — During Biden's presidency …

Discussion: Fortune and Wall Street Journal

Sam Baker / Axios:
The great undoing: Trump's presidency reeled in by courts

Discussion: Reuters, The Hill and Fox News

Wall Street Journal:

Trump Says Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Will Double to 50% — The president at a rally says U.S. Steel, which is in a deal with Nippon Steel, will remain U.S.-controlled — WEST MIFFLIN, Pa.—President Trump said he would double tariffs on imported steel, a move he said would bolster the domestic industry and protect U.S. jobs.

Discussion: Cafe Hayek, The Post Millennial, CNN, Townhall, Chicago Tribune, Scripps News, Fortune, Fox Business and NBC News

Filip Timotija / The Hill:

Trump to meet with Germany's Merz in Washington next week — President Trump is set to meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz next week in Washington, marking the first in-person meeting between the two leaders. — Merz, the leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) …

Discussion: Washington Examiner and UPI

Arne Delfs / Bloomberg:
Germany's Merz Secures Long-Awaited Trump Meeting on June 5

Discussion: NewsNation, Reuters, Washington Times and Politico

JW August / Times of San Diego:

ICE raids South Park's Buona Forchetta, draws angry crowd outside popular restaurant — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email — Immigration officers swarmed a restaurant late Friday afternoon in South Park, escorting two employees out in a raid that left the staff, the manager said, deeply shaken.

Discussion: KPBS Public Media, The Gateway Pundit, Scripps News, American Wire News and San Diego Union-Tribune

Helen Branswell / STAT:

FDA approves a next-generation Covid vaccine from Moderna, with restrictions — As with Novavax product, use will be limited to certain populations — The Food and Drug Administration approved Moderna's new Covid-19 vaccine — , though it placed restrictions on its use …

Discussion: Mother Jones, Axios, investors.modernatx.com, CBS News, UPI and Reuters