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NBC News:
Trump readies blanket tariffs as he brushes off inflation worries  —  In a wide-ranging interview with NBC News, Trump talked about tariffs, sending Patriot missiles to NATO for Ukraine and how he'll sell his recently passed “big, beautiful bill.”  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Tariffs Blow Up the Copper Market  —  U.S. firms will pay 50% more while waiting years for more U.S. production.  —  President Trump likes tariffs for their own sake, and the latest evidence is his bewildering decision to slap a 50% tax on copper imports.
Derek Wallbank / Bloomberg:
Trump Plans ‘Major’ Russia Statement Monday, Mulls Sanctions  —  President Donald Trump said he plans to make a “major statement” on Russia, as the US prepares to send more American weapons to Ukraine via purchases from NATO allies.  —  “I think I'll have a major statement to make on Russia on Monday …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Doubles Down on Using Tariffs as Tool of American Power
Discussion: Semafor, Deseret News, UPI and Bloomberg
Bloomberg:   Vietnam Surprised by Trump Tariff Decision, Seeks Lower Rate
Steve Kopack / NBC News:
Trump says he will hit Canadian imports with a 35% tariff in major escalation of trade war
Eleanor Klibanoff / The Texas Tribune:
Sen. Angela Paxton files for divorce from Attorney General Ken Paxton  —  In a statement, Angela Paxton said she moved to end her 38-year marriage “on biblical grounds,” citing “recent discoveries.”  —  State Sen. Angela Paxton announced Thursday she has filed for divorce from her husband, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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Lauren McGaughy / KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station:
State Sen. Angela Paxton files for divorce from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Los Angeles Times:
Federal immigration agents carry out sweep at Ventura County cannabis farm  —  Federal immigration agents were carrying out immigration sweeps in Ventura County Thursday, prompting a standoff between authorities and immigrant rights groups.  —  Videos shared on social media show nearly …
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Ventura County Star:
Federal immigration agents blockade Camarillo farm, clash with demonstrators
Joey Safchik / KNSD-TV:
ICE handcuffs 71-year-old grandmother, a U.S. citizen, at San Diego immigration court … A grandmother planning to document ICE arrests at the San Diego courthouse instead became the story Tuesday after video of her own arrest began circulating.  —  An ICE agent accused the woman of pushing her.
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
State Department to Soon Begin Mass Layoffs  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio's plan to downsize a “bloated” department had been on hold after a court ruling.  —  The State Department formally notified employees on Thursday that it was about to begin layoffs as part of a consolidation plan …
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Eric Katz / GovExec.com:
State Department tells employees mass layoffs are imminent
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Independent
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump warns Republicans against rejecting cuts to PBS and NPR  —  President Trump on Thursday threatened to withhold his support for any Republican who opposes a rescissions package of roughly $9 billion in cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting.  —  “It is very important …
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U.S. Department of Education:
U.S. Department of Education Opens Title VI Investigation into George Mason University  —  A Complaint Filed with OCR Alleges that the University Has Widespread Policies in Hiring and Promotion That Discriminate on the Basis of Race  —  Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights …
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Katherine Mangan / ProPublica:
George Mason Is the Latest University Under Fire From Trump. Its President Fears an “Orchestrated” Campaign.
Gus Saltonstall / West Side Rag:
A Baseball Coach Says He Fended Off ICE Agents Questioning Kids on the Upper West Side  —  After coaching baseball on the west side of Manhattan for more than 20 years, Youman Wilder says he had a first-of-a-kind experience at the end of last month.  —  Wilder was leading a group …
Discussion: abc7NY and Raw Story
Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Grok 4 seems to consult Elon Musk to answer controversial questions  —  During xAI's launch of Grok 4 on Wednesday night, Elon Musk said — while live-streaming the event on his social media platform, X — that his AI company's ultimate goal was to develop a “maximally truth-seeking AI.”
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
The F.B.I. Is Using Polygraphs to Test Officials' Loyalty  —  Some senior officials who have taken the test have been asked whether they said anything negative about the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel.  — 1.2k  —  Typically, the F.B.I. has turned to polygraph tests to sniff out employees …
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Fired Justice Department official warns we are “driving straight into an abyss”  —  A 17-year former Justice Department official is warning of a wave of retribution inside the agency.  —  Patty Hartman, who served as a top public affairs specialist at the FBI and federal prosecutors' offices …
Discussion: Raw Story
Nuha Dolby / NOTUS:
New Whistleblower Docs Bolster Claim Emil Bove Spoke Openly of Defying Courts  —  Emil Bove, a top DOJ official, is currently in the middle of a contentious nomination process for a seat on the federal judiciary.  — Copy  —  A whistleblower who leveled explosive allegations against Emil Bove …
Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Cops Probed Trump Terror Chief, 22, Over Teen Love Triangle  —  EYEBROW-RAISING  —  Police were called in after a threatening message was sent to a child by the ex-gardener chosen by the president to lead a key homeland security post, The Daily Beast has learned.  —  EXCLUSIVE
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Mail
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Demands Patient Details From Trans Medicine Providers  —  Doctors and hospitals were subpoenaed for private information on gender-related care for minors, the latest move by the Trump administration to stop the treatments.  —  The Justice Department has issued subpoenas demanding …
Dell Cameron / Wired:
DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’  —  DHS is urging law enforcement to treat even skateboarding and livestreaming as signs of violent intent during a protest, turning everyday behavior into a pretext for police action.  —  The Department of Homeland Security …
Discussion: Grabien
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Janie Har / Associated Press:
California surgical center staff demand to see warrant as ICE agents detain landscaper  —  Federal immigration agents seeking to detain a Honduran landscaper chased him into a Southern California surgical center and quickly found themselves in a tense standoff as clinic staff demanded to see identification and a warrant.
DOL:
US Department of Labor moves to prevent illegal immigrants from utilizing taxpayer-funded workforce programs  —  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration today announced new guidance to ensure illegal immigrants are not allowed access …
Discussion: Breitbart, USA Today and Blaze Media
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U.S. Department of Education:
U.S. Department of Education Ends Taxpayer Subsidization of Postsecondary Education for Illegal Aliens
Miles Klee / Rolling Stone:
Trump's EPA Chief Tried to Debunk Chemtrails, but Nobody Actually Read the Report  —  Lee Zeldin's social media posts about weather phenomena confused many into thinking he had endorsed conspiracy theories … Unfortunately, he seems to have left many people confused as to the agency's actual policies and actions.
Wall Street Journal:
Harvard Explores New Center for Conservative Scholarship Amid Trump Attacks  —  The Ivy League school has discussed an effort to ‘support viewpoint diversity’ with potential donors, says it ‘will not be partisan’  —  Harvard leaders have discussed creating a program that people briefed …
Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration  —  On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child's birth in New York.
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Trump administration backs away from abolishing FEMA  —  As the president heads to Texas to see the impact of last week's deadly flash floods, the White House has backed away from plans to abolish the agency, officials said.  —  For months, President Donald Trump and his homeland security secretary …
New York Times:
How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power … Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on June 5.  —  ‘You no longer have a government’  —  Six months into the war in the Gaza Strip, Benjamin Netanyahu was preparing to bring it to a halt.  Negotiations were underway …
 
 
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Did Trump Really Just Break Up with Putin?
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Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
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Politico:
Core DOGE team fades after 6 months
Discussion: Mediaite, MPR News and Wired
Kate Payne / Associated Press:
Florida lawmakers who were denied access to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ sue Gov. DeSantis
Discussion: The Floridian and The Capitolist
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
Vietnam thought it had a deal on its US tariff rate. Then Trump stepped in.
Discussion: Reuters
Mike Stone / Reuters:
Trump to use presidential authority to send weapons to Ukraine, sources say
Discussion: CNN, Newsweek and The Kyiv Independent
Nathan Taylor Pemberton / New York Times:
Democracy  —  If you want to know where Republican politics is heading, look at the memes.
Discussion: Raw Story and RNS
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
DHS Cancels Extreme Weather Comms Grant While Bodies Still Being Recovered in Texas
Discussion: Mediaite
 

 
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
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