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New York Times:
Harvard Is Said to Be Open to Spending Up to $500 Million to Resolve Trump Dispute  —  The sum sought by the government is more than twice as much as the $200 million fine that Columbia University said it would pay when it settled its clash with the White House last week.
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Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
The Ivy League shakedowns
Discussion: Fox News
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Bove's nomination not yet derailed by new whistleblower complaint
Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post and Raw Story
Financial Times:
Donald Trump's tariff blitz brings US levies to highest levels since 1930s  —  Washington has locked in tariffs on almost 45% of American imports  —  Donald Trump has pushed US tariffs on foreign goods to the highest level since before the second world war as he enacts his sweeping protectionist agenda.
Discussion: Blue Virginia
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The White House:
Fact Sheet: The United States and European Union Reach Massive Trade Deal
Fox News:
Bondi DOJ files complaint alleging misconduct by Federal Judge James Boasberg  —  Second official complaint against a federal judge since Bondi took office as Attorney General  —  The Department of Justice has filed an official complaint alleging misconduct by US District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg.
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Justice Department files formal complaint against Judge Boasberg
Discussion: NBC News
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ABC News:
2 shot, including officer, outside office building in Midtown Manhattan; suspect dead: Sources  —  The shooting occurred outside an office building, police sources said.  —  A police officer and a civilian were shot outside an office building on Park Avenue on Monday, police sources told ABC News.
Andrew Howard / Politico:
What the GOP's megabill promotional plan doesn't mention … The memo reveals how the party hopes to communicate a potential vulnerability ahead of next year's midterms.  In particular, the NRCC wants members to cast the bill's Medicaid cuts — already a top target of Democrats — as an overhaul that will strengthen the program.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Vimal Patel / New York Times:
Justice Department Scrutinizes George Mason Faculty's Diversity Stance  —  The Faculty Senate at George Mason University in Virginia adopted a resolution supporting the school's president and his work related to diversity.  The Justice Department says it will investigate.
David Weigel / Semafor:
Poll: New York Dems side with Mamdani on Israel, Netanyahu  —  The Scoop  —  New York City's Democratic primary voters overwhelmingly believe that Israel is “committing genocide” in Gaza and that the United States should stop arming the Jewish state, according to new polling from a pro-Palestinian group and shared first with Semafor.
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
The FBI's Leaders 'Have No Idea What They're Doing'  —  A casualty of Trump's purge speaks out.  —  michael feinberg had not been planning to leave the FBI.  But on May 31, he received a phone call from his boss asking him about a personal friendship with a former FBI agent who was known for criticizing President Donald Trump.
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Tech elites are turning AI into ChatGPTrump  —  🗣️ Paid subscribers keep Public Notice free.  If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please sign up and support us.  👇  —  “I'm with a very special guy tonight, a very brilliant man …
Mitchell Hartman / Marketplace:
Federal data has been disappearing under Trump … Government data is at risk.  Federal funding for the main statistical agencies — like the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Commerce Department — has been tight for years.  —  But since the Trump administration took office in January …
Washington Post:
More than 60,000 people killed in Gaza war, local health officials say  —  The toll announced by the Gaza Health Ministry is likely to be an undercount as Israel pursues its war and starvation spreads.  —  The number of Palestinians killed in the Israeli military campaign against Hamas …
Politico:
Another Trump clash with the courts is already spinning out into criminal cases … In a nine-page filing, Mirigliano said his client is “facing an imminent criminal trial proceeding under questionable legal authority” and asked for the charges to be thrown out or that Habba and her assistants …
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Dropped cases against LA protesters reveal false claims from federal agents  —  Revealed: records show border patrol gave inaccurate testimony about people it jailed.  Prosecutors now face ‘embarrassing’ dismissals  —  US immigration officers made false and misleading statements in their reports …
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
Kim Bellware / Washington Post:
Scientist on green card detained for a week without explanation, lawyer says  —  Tae Heung Kim, a Korean citizen studying in the United States, is being held in San Francisco after returning from his brother's wedding overseas.  —  A Korean-born researcher and longtime U.S. legal permanent resident …
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Admits He Has Much More Important Things to Do Than Play Golf as He Plays Golf  —  TEEING OFF  —  The president vowed to address various “fires” raging around the world—right after he's finished on the fairway.  —  Donald Trump admitted he's got much more important things to be doing …
Discussion: The Hill
Janet Lorin / Bloomberg:
Duke University Probed by Education Department Over Civil Rights Violations  —  The US Education Department said Monday that it has launched an investigation of Duke University and the Duke Law Journal over allegations of civil rights violations, the latest move by the Trump administration …
Politico:
Playbook: Trump's turning point on Gaza  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco  —  Good morning.  It's Tuesday, and I'm Adam Wren.  Let's get to it.  —  In today's Playbook ...  — The populist right has run roughshod over countless Republican orthodoxies.
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
The case against debate  —  It's a skill, but it's not the same as truth-seeking or persuasion  —  Like the rest of the internet, I've been watching viral clips of Mehdi Hasan debating 20 far-right knuckle draggers for nearly two hours.  —  It's an impressive display of stamina, poise …
Reese Gorman / NOTUS:
‘Why I Was So Cagey’: Mark Green Reveals Why He Left Congress  —  “Ethics is not set up for us to go out and start our own businesses,” Green said.  — Copy  —  As of last week, Mark Green is no longer a member of Congress.  But before he resigned — and in the months leading …
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Obama Official Files Bombshell Demand for Epstein Files and Secret Trump Messages  —  OBAMA DARE  —  Norm Eisen, the former White House ethics chief, has filed a wide-ranging Freedom of Information Act request.  —  One of President Donald Trump's most persistent legal foes is going after the Epstein files.
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Mail
Politico:
Judges press Trump administration on deportation quotas … “Not to my knowledge, your honor,” replied DOJ attorney Yaakov Roth, who urged the court to lift the order focused on surprise immigration enforcement at places like home improvement store parking lots and car washes.
Discussion: Washington Times
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
Meet the out-of-state investors funding a Christian nationalist community in Tennessee  —  For the politically connected investors behind the project, our NewsChannel 5 investigation has now discovered, it's about business, power and creating an alternative view of America.
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Chasing the Runaway Carr … For months, Seth Stern had weighed whether to take the extraordinary step of filing a disciplinary complaint against the country's top communications regulator.  As director of advocacy at the Freedom of the Press Foundation, Stern had watched with alarm …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Wrap
Bryan Metzger / Yahoo News:
Apple's iOS 26 text filters could cost political campaigns millions of dollars, top GOP group warns … iOS 26 includes a new feature that allows users to filter text messages from unrecognized numbers into an “Unknown Senders” folder without sending a notification.
Discussion: Forbes, Raw Story and Daring Fireball
Heather Hunter / Washington Examiner:
Trump blasts ‘nasty’ London mayor in front of Starmer: 'He's done a terrible job'  —  President Donald Trump reignited his long-running feud with London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Monday, delivering a fresh round of criticism while seated beside U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech / The Hill:
Texas Attorney General Paxton sues New York county clerk over abortion ruling  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is taking legal action against a New York county clerk for refusing to file a judgment and court summons against a doctor who allegedly prescribed and mailed abortion medication to a woman in Texas.
Washington Post:
We texted nearly 1,100 Americans about Trump and the Epstein files.  Here's what they said.  —  How closely are Americans following news about government files from the federal investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, and what do they think about President Donald Trump's handling of the issue?
Discussion: Washingtonian
Washington Post:
Project 2025 architect Paul Dans to challenge Lindsey Graham for Senate  —  “This is ultimately a steel-cage match for the future of MAGA,” said Dans, the former director of the right-wing blueprint that has informed Trump's second term.  —  Paul Dans, a key architect of the Project 2025 …
Associated Press:
Oklahoma authorities investigate reports of explicit images on state education chief's TV  —  An Oklahoma sheriff's office Monday opened an investigation over reports that images of nude women were displayed on the state's school superintendent office television during a meeting with education board members.
 
 
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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Says He Declined Epstein's Invitation to Visit His Island: ‘I Never Had the Privilege of Going’
Rebecca Robbins / New York Times:
Tariffs on Medicines From Europe Stand to Cost Drugmakers Billions
Discussion: America, America
Anastasia Obis / Federal News Network:
‘A never-ending nightmare’: Federal workers detail mental health toll of government downsizing
Discussion: Breitbart
Andy Barron / Associated Press:
Shooter opens fire outside Reno casino, killing 3 and injuring several others
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Emma Graham-Harrison / The Guardian:
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, say Israel-based human rights groups
Associated Press:
Ex-officer who mistook a Black man's keys and phone for a gun gets 15 years to life for murder
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Judge orders Medicaid funding temporarily restored to all Planned Parenthood affiliates
Associated Press:
Trump seeks quick Murdoch deposition in Wall Street Journal lawsuit over Epstein story
Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian:
Republican Nancy Mace says she likes to watch videos of Ice detaining people
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Independent
 

 
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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

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

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
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