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3:20 AM ET, May 23, 2026

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Jonathan Landay / Reuters:
White House forced top spy Gabbard to resign, source says  —  The White House forced U.S. intelligence official Tulsi Gabbard to resign from her post, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.  —  Gabbard posted her resignation letter on X on Friday.
Discussion: GovExec.com
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Reuters:
Gabbard resigns as Trump's top US intelligence official  —  Tulsi Gabbard said on Friday she is resigning from her job as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence, saying her husband had been diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer and that she was stepping away from her role to help him.
Discussion: Roll Call
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Delivers Bitter Snub to First Son's Wedding Invite  —  PAR FOR THE COURSE  —  The president says he needs to stay in Washington—despite his public schedule stating he plans to spend the weekend at his New Jersey golf club.  —  President Donald Trump has returned his eldest son's wedding RSVP …
Colby Smith / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Tulsi Gabbard Resigns as Intelligence Chief  —  What We're Covering Today  — Gabbard Resigns: Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, is resigning from her post overseeing the nation's 18 spy agencies, a spokeswoman for her office says.
Discussion: CNN and Axios
Dustin Volz / New York Times:   Tulsi Gabbard Resigns as Director of National Intelligence
Wall Street Journal:   Tulsi Gabbard is Preparing to Resign as U.S. Intelligence Chief
Politico:   Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence
Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Tulsi Gabbard resigns from Trump Cabinet
Discussion: Salon
NBC News:
Justice Department deletes press releases on charges against Jan. 6 rioters  —  The Justice Department confirmed that it had deleted the press releases as part of “stripping DOJ's website of partisan propaganda.”  —  The Justice Department has removed press releases detailing the charges …
Discussion: NPR and The Gateway Pundit
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 prosecutor, Trump administration targets sue over ‘weaponization’ fund  —  The lawsuit alleges that the Trump administration's $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund is politically discriminatory.  —  A fired Jan. 6 prosecutor and a law professor acquitted in a federal criminal case brought …
New York Times:
Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Administration Says  —  The change is likely to affect hundreds of thousands of people.  It could also lead to more family separations as spouses or relatives wait for application decisions, immigration lawyers said.
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Trump directs legal migrants to return to home country to apply for green cards  —  The Trump administration on Friday announced prospective immigrants would need to return to their home country to apply for green cards, a move that would stifle the most common pathway used for legal immigration.
Discussion: Washington Post and The Guardian
Brittany Gibson / Axios:   Scoop: Trump escalates citizenship crackdown
GovExec.com:
The White House is ordering agencies to place its new app on all employees' government phones  —  The White House recently unveiled a new app to give the public “unfiltered” access to “key priorities,” “historic moments” and “policy breakthroughs.”  Now, it's directing agencies to help install …
Travis Loller / Associated Press:
Judge dismisses human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported  —  A human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation helped galvanize opposition to President Donald Trump's immigration policies, was thrown out on Friday.
Discussion: CNN
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Washington Post:   Judge drops criminal case against Kilmar Abrego García, ruling it vindictive
NBC News:
Ted Cruz says GOP senators were ‘screaming’ at Todd Blanche during ‘anti-weaponization’ fund briefing  —  The private meeting came hours before the Senate postponed a critical vote to advance a partisan funding bill for ICE and Border Patrol.  —  Screaming, yelling and accusations of self-dealing.
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New York Times:
Lutnick Donated $5 Million to House Republicans Before Epstein Testimony  —  Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, made the donation after agreeing to an interview with lawmakers about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.  —  Howard Lutnick, President Trump's secretary of commerce …
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
NYT publisher calls out news outlets for ‘capitulation’ to Trump administration … Sulzberger reprehended publications he said have settled “winnable cases” with the president, refocused their editorial pages away from White House criticism and adopted Trump's favored language in their reporting …
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Jose Pagliery / NOTUS:
The Prosecutor at the Center of a Botched DOJ Case Was Working For Senate Democrats  —  Sheri Mecklenburg had been assigned to work for the minority on the Judiciary Committee, but ranking member Dick Durbin said she had been dismissed on Friday.  — Copy
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump met top advisers on Iran as he weighs return to war  —  President Trump convened a meeting with his senior national security team on the war with Iran on Friday morning, two U.S. officials told Axios. … - A Qatari delegation also arrived in Tehran on Friday to support the mediation effort.
 
 
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Carmen Paun / Politico:
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Discussion: The Atlantic
Nick Reisman / Politico:
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump officials tried to ban half of U.S. voting machines, citing conspiracy theories
Nikole Hannah-Jones / New York Times:
The Civil Rights Era Is Collapsing Before Our Eyes
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