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Surina Venkat / The Hill:
Collins says she ‘strongly’ opposes White House federal layoffs  —  Republican Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) said she “strongly” opposes the White House's move to fire hundreds of furloughed federal workers, calling the layoffs announced Friday “arbitrary.”  —  “I strongly oppose …
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Trump's Shutdown Layoffs Deepen Impasse, Angering Democrats  —  The president's move to fire federal workers and his threats to make others go without pay were aimed at pressuring Democrats to cut a deal to reopen the government.  The tactics have fueled Democrats' resolve.
CNN:
Trump administration lays off thousands of federal workers during government shutdown
Andrew Solender / Axios:
“This is a disaster”: Congress erupts at Trump's shutdown mass firings
Discussion: Bloomberg, Quartz and NewsMax.com
Politico:
Vought sounds layoff siren: ‘The RIFs have begun’
Wall Street Journal:
White House Says Government Layoffs Have Begun
CBS News:
Several federal agencies begin receiving layoff notices
Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Hit China With Additional 100% Tariff, Citing Restrictions on Rare-Earth Elements  —  President also says he will impose new export controls on critical software in response to Beijing's moves  —  President Trump said Friday he would hit China with a 100% additional tariff and impose …
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Joe Walsh / CBS News:
Trump announces extra 100% tariff on Chinese goods starting next month  —  President Trump said Friday he will impose an additional 100% tariff on imports from China starting next month, citing new Chinese export controls — marking a significant escalation in the U.S.-China trade war.
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump announces 100 percent tariff on China in response to rare earth controls
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials  —  “Disease detectives,” high-ranking scientists, the entire Washington office and the staff of a weekly public health journal were among those who learned late Friday that they would lose their jobs.
New York Times:
James Comey.  Letitia James.  Who's Next?  —  President Trump is once again weaponizing the legal system to fulfill his personal vendettas.  Last year, before he could point to a single crime that he claimed she had committed, Mr. Trump called for the prosecution of New York's attorney general …
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Louis Casiano / Fox News:
New York AG Letitia James' indictment sparks sharp partisan divide
Chicago Sun Times:
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: 'I didn't want them to take her'  —  During the Sept. 30 raid, one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom.  Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before that night.
Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices  —  In an unusual acknowledgement, the Labor Department said that tougher immigration enforcement is hurting farmers and the food supply.  —  Just now  —  The Trump administration said that its immigration crackdown …
Discussion: The Guardian
NBC News:
Former President Joe Biden undergoing radiation therapy as cancer care enters new phase  —  The radiation treatment is expected to span five weeks and marks a new point in his care.  —  Former President Joe Biden is undergoing a new phase of treatment for an aggressive form of cancer that was diagnosed in May.
Mississippi Free Press:
ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father.  The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.  —  ➡️ Read more stories from the Capital City Bureau here.  —  For Hector Smith and his son David, June 3, 2025, was shaping up to be an average day.
New York Times:
Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court's Emergency Orders  —  Dozens of sitting judges shared with The Times their concerns about risks to the courts' legitimacy as the Supreme Court releases opaque orders about Trump administration policies.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats fume as Mike Johnson cancels third week of votes … - Johnson said earlier this week that there would be no standalone vote on paying the troops, saying the House has already done its work by passing a stopgap spending bill last month that includes troop pay.
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
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Heather Knight / New York Times:
Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco  —  Mr. Benioff, the Salesforce C.E.O. and owner of Time magazine, once supported Hillary Clinton and a business tax for homeless services.  Now he's fully behind Donald Trump.  —  For years, San Franciscans considered him their benevolent, big-hearted billionaire.
Brad Reed / Common Dreams:
ICE Pins Chicago TV News Producer to the Ground, Hauls Her Off in Unmarked Van  —  A longtime TV news produced at Chicago-based station WGN on Friday was forcefully pinned to the ground and then hauled off in an unmarked van by masked federal agents.  —  As reported by the Chicago Tribune …
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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Black women's unemployment ‘dire warning’ for the economy  —  CORRECTION: This story has been updated to correct that the unemployment rates fell to 5.3 percent in August 2019 and to clarify that the White House was correct in stating that Black unemployment fell to record lows during Trump's first term.
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Why Can't Trump's Domestic Policy Be More Like His Foreign Policy?  —  When Donald Trump was first elected president, foreign policy seemed like the zone of greatest danger, the place where a political novice promising to remake the world order was most likely to blunder into true catastrophe.
Discussion: Semafor
Gillian Brockell / Zeteo:
This Family Made Billions on Trump-Branded Condos.  Now Their Private Jet Is Taking Shackled Migrants to a Far-Flung African Prison  —  Israeli-American billionaires Michael and Gil Dezer's Gulfstream IV plane flew 10 migrants to the tiny African kingdom of Eswatini, flight data shows.  —  ∙ Paid
John Sexton / HotAir:
Another Unhinged Leftist Arrested: He Threatened to Murder Benny Johnson  —  The threat happened just a few days after the murder of Charlie Kirk last month but it's coming to light now because the person responsible was just arrested. … Here's Pam Bondi announcing the arrest.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Trump admin warns of “insufficient funds” for food stamps  —  The Trump administration is warning states that there will be “insufficient funds” to pay full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if the government shutdown extends past October, Axios has learned.
Discussion: NOTUS
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It … David Axelrod is far better known these days for occasionally wagging his finger at his fellow Democrats than for breathing partisan fire, so it caught my eye when he posted this on X Wednesday: “So far …
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Stephen Miller Accidentally Says “I” When Discussing Trump's Powers  —  Stephen Miller may have just accidentally confirmed that he, not President Donald Trump, is the one calling the shots in regard to deportation raids and National Guard deployments.  —  “Illinois governor …
Sarah Ewall-Wice / The Daily Beast:
Melania Has Been Secretly Working With Putin for Months  —  KREMLIN WHISPERER  —  The first lady has been engaged in talks with the Russia leader over the war in Ukraine.  —  First Lady Melania Trump made a rare formal announcement from the White House on Friday where she revealed …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
WGA Urges CBS News Staffers to Not Respond to Bari Weiss Info-Seeking Memo Until Company Provides Details on Purpose of Her Email (EXCLUSIVE) … The Free Press, launched by conservative-leaning Weiss in 2021, was acquired this week by Paramount Skydance, parent of CBS.
 
 
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Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:
Trump, Feeling Emboldened, Pushes Agenda Into Higher Gear
Nick Minock / WJLA-TV:
Sex offender and Arlington School Board member swap emails about using girls' locker rooms
Fox News:
Rutgers professor signs petition to disband Turning Point USA from campus
Discussion: Breitbart and Townhall
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Surprise! Vivek Ramaswamy's Turning Point Event Derailed by Racism
Le Monde:
Nobel-winning economists Duflo and Banerjee will leave US for Switzerland
 Earlier Items: 
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Green group files Hatch Act complaints against HHS, Forest Service over ‘partisan’ shutdown messaging
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Salon
Wall Street Journal:
Americans Are Falling Behind on Their Car Payments
Discussion: NewsMax.com
New York Times:
Report on Soros Cited by Justice Dept. Does Not Show Funding for Terrorism
Kimmy Yam / NBC News:
Indian immigrant fights deportation after police mistake perfume labeled ‘Opium’ for the narcotic
Washington Post:
Maine Gov. Janet Mills to run for Senate, seeking to dislodge Susan Collins
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