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11:50 PM ET, May 28, 2026

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Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Trump appointees push $250 banknote with his portrait  —  The printing director who resisted the effort said she was reassigned last month.  “The buck stopped here,” she wrote in her goodbye.  —  Summary  —  Trump administration officials have pressed the office responsible for printing …
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Mallory Wilson / The Hill:
Bessent blasts Washington Post reporting on Trump appearing on $250 banknote  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was the latest host of the White House press briefing, where on Thursday he took aim at reporting from The Washington Post about a planned commemorative $250 bill with President Trump's face on it.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. and Iran reach deal but need Trump's final approval, officials say  —  U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached an agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire and launch negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, but President Trump has yet to give his final approval …
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New York Times:
Bombs, Bargains and Bluster: Trump's Iran Approach Sows Confusion
Discussion: New York Post and The Independent
Cate Martel / The Hill:
US, Iran reportedly on the verge of a deal
Discussion: NBC News, Bloomberg and MS NOW
Barak Ravid / Axios:   Vance says U.S. and Iran are “very close” to a deal
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Milli Vanilli and Morris Day say they won't perform at Trump-linked Freedom 250's DC shows  —  A day after the President Donald Trump -affiliated Freedom 250 announced the “first wave” of performers for “The Great American State Fair” shows on Washington's National Mall in June and July …
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Artists bail on D.C. bash for America's 250th birthday after being listed on the lineup  —  Morris Day and The Time and Young MC said they would not be performing during a 16-day stretch of festivities on the National Mall in D.C. starting in late June.
Politico:   Trump's Monumental Legacy
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Some artists drop out of D.C. concert series for America's 250th anniversary shortly after lineup announced
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
DOJ probes Democratic-allied nonprofit that helped pay E. Jean Carroll's legal bills  —  The investigation centers on statements Carroll made during a deposition in her civil lawsuit against President Donald Trump, in which a jury found that he had sexually assaulted and defamed her.  —  Summary
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The real lesson of the E. Jean Carroll investigation is Trump's weakness
Discussion: The Independent and Mediaite
New York Times:
CBS News Names Outsider to Lead ‘60 Minutes’ as Part of Major Shake-Up  —  Bari Weiss, CBS's editor in chief, named Nick Bilton, a tech journalist and filmmaker, as the show's executive producer.  The network also fired two on-air correspondents.  —  In a bid to remake the country's top …
Claire Carter / Washington Examiner:
Jill Biden says she was ‘frightened’ that Joe Biden was ‘having a stroke’ during 2024 debate  —  Former first lady Jill Biden said she was “frightened” that her husband was experiencing a stroke during his performance in the 2024 presidential debate against President Donald Trump.
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Anna Kramer / NOTUS:
The Trump Administration Is Spending $5 Million to Coat Horse Statues in Gold  —  The Interior Department quickly gave nearly $100 million in contracts in a rush to beautify D.C.  — Copy  —  Four massive bronze horses positioned along the roads surrounding the Lincoln Memorial still shine …
Dell Cameron / Wired:
The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops' Phones for Years.  Now They Are  —  The US military has long known that cheap fixes could stop location data from exposing its troops.  It adopted almost none—and now says adversaries are using the data to target soldiers during a war.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Ben Jacobs / Slate:
Why Was the Chief of Staff for a Leading Republican Senate Candidate on a Group Chat With Famous White Nationalists?  —  The chief of staff for Rep. Mike Collins, the front-runner to be Republicans' Senate nominee in Georgia, said he used his congressional position to attempt to free a Holocaust denier from prison.
Discussion: Raw Story
Bloomberg Law:
Eleanor Ross Is US Judge Reprimanded for Sex in Chambers  —  Eleanor Ross is the federal district court judge who was subject to a private reprimand for having sex with a police officer in chambers in earshot of law clerks, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Robert Faturechi / ProPublica:
The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.  —  When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan last year to a small North Carolina startup linked to Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company tried to tamp down suspicions of cronyism.
Dean Moses / AM New York:
Night of chaos at Delaney Hall as ICE agents shove protester into path of oncoming truck, beat and pepper-spray others  —  An ICE agent firing pepper spray at demonstrators and reporters outside Delaney Hall in New Jersey early on May 28, 2026. amNewYork Police Bureau Chief Dean Moses was struck by the chemical upon taking this photo.
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Kamaron McNair / CNBC:
Americans' savings rate falls to lowest level since 2022 as inflation outpaces paychecks … Americans are saving less as the everyday cost of living rises and wages struggle to keep up.  —  The personal savings rate — defined as the share of income Americans have after taxes and expenses …
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Max Rego / The Hill:
‘No Kings’ movement planning nationwide event on Trump 80th birthday  —  The “No Kings” movement announced a nationwide event set for June 14, which is President Trump's 80th birthday.  —  “The next 250 starts with us.  As America approaches its anniversary about what story we tell.
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Brett Kavanaugh just won a surprising victory for racial justice  —  Justice Brett Kavanaugh is a Republican.  He served in a Republican White House, typically votes with the Court's other Republicans, and even sometimes sides with President Donald Trump in major cases that divide the Republican Party.
Samer Kalaf / Defector:
Students For Trump Co-Founder Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges, Allegedly Yelled “Do You Want To Die Today?”  —  Ryan Fournier, the co-founder and chairman of the group Students for Trump, was arrested early Tuesday morning in Washington, D.C., after he allegedly assaulted and threatened a woman …
New York Times:
Tech Billionaire Peter Thiel Finds a New Escape: Argentina  —  The billionaire's new roots in Argentina are said to be partly motivated by concerns about the future of the United States and a shared ideology with Argentina's right-wing leader.  —  The Saturday tournament …
Discussion: The Independent
Dan Vergano / Scientific American:
White House proposes new rules giving political appointees final approval on research grants  —  These proposed Office of Management and Budget regulations would render the federal research grant review process opaque  —  On Thursday the White House released long-anticipated draft regulations that …
Discussion: New York Post
Dillon Collier / KSAT-TV:
Man arrested for threats to kill Erika Kirk ahead of Turning Point USA event in San Antonio, affidavit says  —  Jacob Wenske, 26, faces two felony charges of a making a terroristic threat  —  SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio man was arrested early Thursday after he was accused of threatening …
Financial Times:
Vietnam moves its dead for Trump golf course  —  Project has become symbolically important for relations between Washington and Hanoi  —  In a small cemetery nestled between fruit farms in northern Vietnam, farmers who for decades buried their dead near family plantations are digging up the graves.
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
White House has yet to release results of Trump's latest physical at Walter Reed  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — The White House has yet to release a summary of the results of President Trump's latest physical exam, following his Tuesday visit to Walter Reed National Military Hospital.
Discussion: NBC News and Raw Story
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Iran, Gas Prices, the Ballroom: Trump Professes Indifference Over Fallout  —  President Trump has increasingly adopted a posture of nonchalance when pushed on the political consequences of his actions.  —  Wednesday's cabinet meeting at the White House began, as it always does …
Simón Rios / WBUR:
DOJ sues Massachusetts for refusing to issue ICE confidential license plates  —  The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Massachusetts over the state's refusal to issue confidential license plates and registrations to many federal immigration agents.  —  The plates are typically issued …
Rebecca Santana / Associated Press:
Bruce Springsteen calls out the White House and announces a protest festival  —  Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard and Joan Baez will headline a star-studded protest festival set for the Washington, D.C., area a month before the midterm elections.
 
 
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Clara Harter / Los Angeles Times:
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US Department of Justice:
Dual Iranian-Iraqi National Indicted for Providing Material Support to Terrorist Organizations
Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark:
Trump Wants a Gag Order for Every Single Government Worker
NBC News:
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett's home targeted in apparent ‘swatting’ incident
Sam Fortier / NOTUS:
Republican Springsteen Fans Are Torn About Which Boss to Serve
Discussion: Raw Story
John Hendel / Politico:
ABC blasts Brendan Carr for ‘assault’ on its TV licenses
 Earlier Items: 
Madison Mills / Axios:
Exclusive: Kalshi launches an “S&P 500 for politics”
Discussion: Bloomberg
Leslie Josephs / CNBC:
Airlines, hotels warn against Trump admin threat to international flights to ‘sanctuary cities’
Politico:
Factions inside the Trump administration wrestle over how to handle AI
Discussion: NewsMax.com and U.S. Home
James A Goldston / The Guardian:
The US has deported thousands to third countries. This must stop
Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Michigan's Whitmer walks back comment saying she won't run for president in 2028
Noah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Poll shows Bass, Raman and Pratt locked in tight race ahead of Tuesday's mayoral primary
Bloomberg:
The DOJ Wants to Know Who on Reddit and X Is Criticizing ICE's Tactics
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
 

 
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
A judge extends the temporary order pausing the Paramount-WBD merger for 14 more days and writes that the WGA can participate in a scheduled hearing on August 3

Corbin Bolies / Variety:
Patreon lays off 20% of its employees, or 93 people, citing a “painful” restructuring due to “profound” changes in the creator economy

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Sony Pictures Entertainment plans to restore the Cinerama Dome and adjacent 14-screen theater in Los Angeles, reopening in 2028 and operated by Alamo Drafthouse

 
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