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Jasper Ward / Reuters:
Columbia failed to meet accreditation standards, US government says — The U.S. Department of Education said on Wednesday it has notified a university accreditation body that Columbia University had violated federal anti-discrimination laws by its alleged failure to protect Jewish students on its campus.
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U.S. Department of Education Notifies Columbia University's Accreditor of Columbia's Title VI Violation — ED OCR and HHS OCR Found Columbia University Violated Federal Civil Rights Law — The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today notified Middle States Commission …
Akayla Gardner / Bloomberg:
Trump Officials Target Columbia Accreditation Over Pro-Palestine Protests — The Education Department said Columbia University no longer appeared to meet accreditation standards after concluding that the school is in violation of anti-discrimination laws, the latest effort by the Trump administration …
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Douglas Belkin / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Attacks Columbia's Accreditation
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Megan Palin / New York Post:
Columbia protester and self-proclaimed ‘Jew-hater’ had direct link to Hamas' terror cell, disturbing phone records reveal: DOJ
Columbia protester and self-proclaimed ‘Jew-hater’ had direct link to Hamas' terror cell, disturbing phone records reveal: DOJ
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Emma Tucker / CNN:
US Education Department threatens Columbia University's accreditation over campus antisemitism concerns
US Education Department threatens Columbia University's accreditation over campus antisemitism concerns
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CBO Publications:
Estimated Budgetary Effects of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — As passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025 — Estimated budgetary effects of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Is Losing Patience With Musk's Outbursts Over Megabill — Billionaire's attacks on Trump's tax bill are fraying his relationship with the president — WASHINGTON—President Trump is losing patience with Elon Musk after the billionaire attacked Republicans' sprawling tax-and-spending bill.
Tony Romm / New York Times:
Republicans Try to Discredit Experts Warning About the Cost of Tax Cuts … President Trump's allies were trying to discredit the findings of experts even before the new forecast that their signature legislation would add $2.4 trillion to the federal debt.Kenny Holston/The New York Times
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
GOP rage with Musk spills out privately after break with Trump
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Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President's Policy Bill Could Add $2.4 Trillion to Debt, Analysis Shows
Trump Administration Live Updates: President's Policy Bill Could Add $2.4 Trillion to Debt, Analysis Shows
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Associated Press:
Elon Musk privately expresses frustration on a range of recent moves by Trump administration: Sources
Elon Musk privately expresses frustration on a range of recent moves by Trump administration: Sources
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Al Jazeera and New Republic
Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Republican Policy Bill Would Add $2.4 Trillion to Debt, Budget Office Says
Republican Policy Bill Would Add $2.4 Trillion to Debt, Budget Office Says
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Restricting The Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats — BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — During my first Administration, I restricted the entry of foreign nationals into the United States …
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Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Trump signs travel ban on nationals from 12 countries, restrictions on 7 more — President Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation barring travelers and immigrants from a dozen countries and restricting the entry of nationals of another seven nations, citing concerns about national security.
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Jasper Ward / Reuters:
Trump signs proclamation banning travel from 12 countries, CBS News reports — U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation banning travel from certain countries, CBS News reported on Wednesday, citing administration officials. — The proclamation fully restricts and limits the entry …
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Brett Bachman / NOTUS:
Trump Signs New Travel Ban on a Dozen Countries — He also placed partial travel restrictions on seven more nations. — Copy — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an order banning travel from a dozen nations and partially restricting travel from seven more.
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The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restricts the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restricts the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats
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Myah Ward / Politico:
Trump issues new multi-country travel ban
Trump issues new multi-country travel ban
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Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
After Boulder attack, Trump to revive Muslim travel ban with targeted changes
After Boulder attack, Trump to revive Muslim travel ban with targeted changes
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The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restricts Foreign Student Visas at Harvard University — RESTRICTING FOREIGN STUDENT VISAS AT HARVARD: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation to safeguard national security by suspending the entry of foreign nationals seeking to study …
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Enhancing National Security by Addressing Risks at Harvard University
Enhancing National Security by Addressing Risks at Harvard University
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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Trump Restricts Harvard's International Students From Entering U.S.
Dhruv T. Patel / The Harvard Crimson:
Trump Issues Proclamation Banning International Students at Harvard From Entering U.S.
Trevor Hughes / USA Today:
Trump bans Harvard from admitting new international students
Trump bans Harvard from admitting new international students
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Asia Times, The Hill and al.com
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Karine Jean-Pierre is leaving the Democratic Party. Her former White House colleagues have some thoughts. — Several who worked alongside the former press secretary responded to her book announcement with derision and contempt. — Karine Jean-Pierre's announcement that she's leaving …
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Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Karine Jean-Pierre writes book on ‘broken’ Biden White House
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Ex-White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre left Democratic Party, publisher of her book says
Ex-White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre left Democratic Party, publisher of her book says
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Hannah Allam / ProPublica:
“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump's Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention — One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government's main hub for combating violent extremism.
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Matt Grossman / Wall Street Journal:
Economists Raise Questions About Quality of U.S. Inflation Data — Labor Department says staffing shortages reduced its ability to conduct its massive monthly survey — Some economists are beginning to question the accuracy of recent U.S. inflation data after the federal government …
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Ben Casselman / New York Times:
U.S. Is Trimming Back Its Collection of Consumer Price Data
U.S. Is Trimming Back Its Collection of Consumer Price Data
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Makena Kelly / Wired:
‘Big Balls’ Is Officially a Full-Time Government Employee — The first wave of DOGE staffers was supposed to be gone after 130 days. Instead, core members of the team have signed on for the long haul. — Although Elon Musk has said that he is largely exiting his role at the so-called Department …
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The Texas Tribune:
Feds sue Texas over long-standing law allowing undocumented students to receive in-state tuition — The lawsuit comes just days after the Legislature adjourned without repealing the first-in-the-nation law, which passed in 2001. — The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Texas …
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Associated Press:
House Oversight Committee expands inquiry into Biden's mental condition and final acts in office — President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered his administration to investigate former President Joe Biden's use of an autopen to sign pardons and other documents, increasing the pressure …
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Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Guatemalan deportee arrives in US after judge orders Trump to facilitate return — A Guatemalan man who said he was deported to Mexico despite fearing he would be persecuted there was flown back to the United States on Wednesday after a judge ordered the Trump administration to facilitate his return, his lawyer said.
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Jacob Rosen / CBS News:
Trump administration returns Guatemalan man to U.S. after judge says he was wrongly deported
Trump administration returns Guatemalan man to U.S. after judge says he was wrongly deported
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New York Times and The Guardian
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump calls for scrapping debt limit — President Trump on Wednesday doubled down on calls to scrap the nation's debt ceiling, pressing for bipartisan action to abolish it and finding common ground with Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.). — “I am very pleased to announce that …
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Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Vought waves off Trump's call for debt limit elimination
Washington Post:
Judge bars Trump administration from deporting family of Boulder attack suspect — A federal judge barred the Trump administration from deporting the wife and children of an Egyptian man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at a pro-Israel demonstration in Colorado.
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New York Times:
Publicly announced cancellations — N.I.H. grants, awarded in a competitive process, are typically paid out in installments. A researcher with a $1 million four-year grant, for instance, will get about $250,000 a year. Scientists can use this money to buy equipment and supplies and to pay …
Praveena Somasundaram / Washington Post:
Trump administration ends emergency abortion requirement for hospitals — The Biden-era guidance, now overturned, directed hospitals to perform abortions when needed to protect pregnant patients whose health was in jeopardy. — The Trump administration has rescinded Biden-era guidance requiring hospitals …
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Sydney Kashiwagi / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Gov. Tim Walz backs transgender kids as Democrats grapple with debate over bans in sports — The Minnesota Democrat has been critical of other members of his party who are retreating at a time when the issue has become a political lightning rod nationally and in Minnesota.
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PJ Media and New York Post

