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8:15 PM ET, May 9, 2025

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Associated Press:
WATCH: Stephen Miller says Trump administration is ‘actively looking at’ suspending habeas corpus  —  Stephen Miller, a top White House adviser, said the administration is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the country illegally.  —  Watch Miller's remarks in the video player above.
Discussion: UPI and The Guardian
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Steve Vladeck / One First:
148. Suspending Habeas Corpus  —  Welcome back to “One First,” an (increasingly frequent) newsletter that aims to make the U.S. Supreme Court more accessible to all of us.  If you're not already a subscriber, I hope you'll consider becoming one (and, if you already are …
Discussion: Democracy Docket
The Hill:
White House ‘actively looking’ at suspending habeas corpus in immigration crackdown  —  White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said Friday that President Trump and his team are “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus as part of the administration's immigration crackdown.
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
White House considering suspending habeas corpus, Stephen Miller says
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump administration ‘looking at’ suspending habeas corpus for migrants, Stephen Miller says
Discussion: MSNBC and The National Pulse
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Top White House adviser Stephen Miller says 'we're actively looking at' suspending due process for migrants
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
Newark's Mayor Arrested at Protest Outside ICE Detention Center  —  Ras J. Baraka and city officials have said that the lockup is operating without a valid certificate of occupancy.  Three members of Congress from New Jersey were with Mr. Baraka when he was arrested.
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Associated Press:
New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says  —  Newark, N.J. AP —  Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at a federal immigration detention center where he has been protesting its opening this week, a federal prosecutor said.
NOTUS:
Newark's Mayor Was Arrested at an Immigration Protest
Discussion: Meidas+, Fox News and New Jersey Online
New York Times:
Judge Orders Release of Tufts Student Detained by ICE  —  The student, Rumeysa Ozturk, was being detained in Louisiana.  A federal judge said her detention threatened to chill the speech of millions of noncitizens.  —  A federal judge in Vermont ordered the Trump administration on Friday …
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
She was arrested for an op-ed. Now a judge has ordered her freed.
Discussion: USA Today, Raw Story and Techdirt
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Kash Patel Is Seriously Infuriating FBI Officials  —  NOT A FAN OF BRIEFINGS  —  The FBI director has canceled key intelligence briefings and upset rank-and-file by carrying a field agent badge he never earned.  —  FBI Director Kash Patel has alarmed some members of the bureau by taking …
Discussion: Fox News
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Amy Mackinnon / Politico:
Trump has sat for only 12 ‘daily’ intelligence briefings since taking office  —  The scarcity of the President's Daily Briefings comes as he pursues high-stakes diplomacy with America's friends and foes.  —  Since President Donald Trump was sworn into office in January …
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Kash Patel's new way of leading the FBI: Fewer morning intel briefings, more pro sports events
Discussion: MSNBC and Raw Story
Paul Krugman:
Crypto Is Still for Criming  —  Yesterday “the president” announced a trade “deal” with “Britain.”  IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING, I'M TRYING TO EMULATE TRUMP'S STYLE, WITH RANDOM QUOTATION MARKS AND BLOCK CAPITALS, PLUS EXCLAMATION POINTS AT WEIRD PLACES!  —  Anyway, as I predicted yesterday …
Discussion: American Prospect and CNBC
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Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Why the Senate crypto bill tanked
Discussion: HuffPost, Axios and Breitbart
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump fires 3 Democrats on Consumer Product Safety Commission  —  President Trump fired the three Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), a White House official told The Hill, aligning with his view that the president has authority over independent agencies.
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Betty Lin-Fisher / USA Today:
Three U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commissioners have been fired by Trump. What to know.
Discussion: Politico, UnHerd, CBS News and UPI
NBC News:
Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress
NBC Boston:
‘Harrowing’: Video shows Worcester police hold girl's face on ground during ICE operation  —  Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl's face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation
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Adam Bass / masslive.com:
Chaotic ICE arrest in Worcester leads to second arrest by local police
Discussion: WHDH-TV
Patricia McCabe / Supreme Court of the United States:
For Immediate Release  —  For Further Information Contact:  —  Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, David H. Souter, died peacefully yesterday at home in New Hampshire.  He was 85 years old.  Justice Souter was appointed to the Court by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 …
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Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
David Souter, Supreme Court justice favoring judicial restraint, dies at 85
Reuters:
Exclusive: US weighs special status for Greenland as quest for island intensifies  —  U.S. officials are discussing a plan to pull Greenland into America's sphere of influence using a type of agreement that the United States has used to keep close ties with several Pacific Island nations …
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New York Times:
Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaners to U.S. as Refugees Next Week  —  The rapid relocation of the Afrikaners, who President Trump says have been racially persecuted in South Africa, stands in stark contrast to the virtual shutdown of all other refugee admissions.
Cuneyt Dil / Axios:
Here's what we know about Trump's June 14 D.C. military parade  —  With June 14 fast approaching, President Trump's proposed military parade is yet to be finalized, but permit applications give us a glimpse into the spectacle that's expected to cost tens of millions of dollars.
Discussion: WCNC-TV
Isha Banerjee / Columbia Daily Spectator:
Barnard suspends WKCR and Spectator reporters who covered Butler Library protest  —  Barnard and Columbia issued interim suspensions Thursday afternoon to four student journalists who covered a Wednesday pro-Palestinian protest in Butler Library, citing “information received” …
Discussion: New Republic, VINnews and IJR
New York Times:
DOGE's Zombie Contracts: They Were Killed but Have Come Back to Life  —  The Times found that federal agencies have revived dozens of contracts that Elon Musk's group still publicly listed as canceled, inflating what it has saved.  —  At least 44 of the government contracts canceled …
Discussion: The Independent
Daniel Flatley / Bloomberg:
Trump to Tap McKernan for Domestic Finance Role at Treasury  —  President Donald Trump intends to nominate attorney Jonathan McKernan as the Treasury Department's head of domestic finance, a surprise move given he was previously tapped to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Discussion: U.S. Department …, CNBC and Roll Call
Associated Press:
Two dolls instead of 30?  Toys become the latest symbol of Trump's trade war  —  President Donald Trump's tariffs crusade has taken aim at a number of foreign goods, from European wines and car parts from Mexico to films made abroad.  Lately, the president's wandering ire has found another rhetorical poster child: toy dolls.
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Moira Donegan / The Guardian:   Why is Trump so fixated on toys for little girls?
New York Times:
New Pope Has Creole Roots in New Orleans  —  His ancestry, traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture, links Leo XIV to the rich and sometimes overlooked Black Catholic experience in America.  —  Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal selected on Thursday as the new pope …
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
White House to take choice of Pentagon chief of staff out of Hegseth's hands  —  Exclusive: The intervention to marginalize Ricky Buria is aimed at insulating the Pentagon from any more missteps  —  Exasperated by the turmoil that has dogged Pete Hegseth's office in recent weeks …
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Manufacturers Say Trump Has Made Opening U.S. Factories Impossible  —  The Trump administration's tariff scheme appears less and less likely to bring manufacturing jobs back to U.S. shores.  —  Businesses across the country are crunching the numbers and realizing that, despite Donald Trump's insistence …
Associated Press:
Most Americans disapprove of Trump's treatment of colleges, a new AP-NORC poll finds  —  A majority of U.S. adults disapprove of President Donald Trump's handling of issues related to colleges and universities, according to a new poll, as his administration ramps up threats …
 
 
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Washington Post:
ICE moves detainees to Texas facility where judge declined to halt deportations
Fenit Nirappil / Washington Post:
Uproar over surgeon general pick exposes MAHA factions among RFK Jr. allies
Tom Sanders / The Daily Beast:
Trump Aide Loses It at MSNBC Host for Discussing President's ‘Mental Illness’
Discussion: Raw Story
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump to build national center for homeless veterans with funds previously spent on housing for illegal aliens
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Texas Senate passes bill requiring solar plants to provide power at night
NPR:
USDA, DOGE demand states hand over personal data about food stamp recipients
Cameron Joseph / Christian Science Monitor:
They've watched democracies fail. They see it happening under Trump.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Roll Call
 Earlier Items: 
Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
MAGA influencer collapses on Fox News after starting transphobic rant about Kamala Harris's ‘incompetency’
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
Trump's Immigration Horror Stories Are Breaking Through. Here's How.
Josh Funk / Associated Press:
Air traffic controllers for Newark airport briefly lose radar access again
AP-NORC:
Few support punitive funding cuts to colleges and universities
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Colbert Was Sold on Pope Leo by a Single Tweet About JD Vance
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Man ‘Disappeared’ by ICE Was on El Salvador Flight Manifest, Hacked Data Shows
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Here is a specific thing you can do to fight Trump's politicization of public services