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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 …
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.
Discussion: Reason and Tennessee Star
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
White House considering suspending habeas corpus, Stephen Miller says  —  Stephen Miller, President Trump's top policy adviser, said Friday the White House is exploring the option of suspending habeas corpus, the constitutional provision that protects from unlawful detainment.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump administration ‘looking at’ suspending habeas corpus for migrants, Stephen Miller says … White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller said Friday that the Trump administration is “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus — the constitutional right …
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Trump Officials Consider Suspending Habeas Corpus for Detained Migrants
Discussion: The Guardian
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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NOTUS:
Newark's Mayor Was Arrested at an Immigration Protest  —  A Democratic member of Congress said she was “assaulted by multiple ICE officers” at the facility protest.  — Copy  —  A protest at a new immigration detention facility in New Jersey descended into an uproar on Friday …
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Associated Press:
New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says
NBC News:
Newark mayor arrested at ICE detention facility in New Jersey for alleged trespassing
María Luisa Paúl / Washington Post:
Newark mayor arrested during protest at ICE detention center
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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NBC Boston:
Tufts student detained by ICE in viral video is released, thanks supporters  —  Rumeysa Ozturk has been in Louisiana for over six weeks following an op-ed she co-wrote last year that criticized the school's response to Israel's war in Gaza  —  Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk …
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
She was arrested for an op-ed. Now a judge has ordered her freed.
Discussion: Raw Story and Rolling Stone
Nicole Sganga / CBS News:
New FEMA head tells staff: “Don't get in my way... I will run right over you”  —  During his first all-hands meeting with agency personnel, acting Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator David Richardson issued a striking warning: “Don't get in my way,” the former United States …
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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
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she won't run for U.S. Senate  —  Republicans, who are wary of Greene, have been looking for an alternative candidate after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said he wouldn't enter the Senate race.  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said definitively on Friday …
Discussion: Fox News, Peach Pundit and Raw Story
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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 …
Discussion: The Hill
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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 and UPI
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: NBC News and Raw Story
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NBC News:
Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress
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 …, Roll Call and CNBC
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
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 …
New York Times:
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Plans for Mass Layoffs and Program Closures  —  An emergency ruling by a federal judge in California amounted to the broadest effort yet to halt the Trump administration's overhaul of the federal government.  —  A federal judge on Friday called for a two-week pause …
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Texas Senate passes bill requiring solar plants to provide power at night  —  The Texas Senate passed a bill Thursday that leading business interests fear would lead to an age of expensive power and rolling blackouts.  —  If passed by the House, state S.B. 715 would require all renewable projects …
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.
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 …
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
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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Gary Fineout / Politico:
After dramatic Democratic Party exit, Pizzo says he's running for Florida governor
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Rich Schapiro / NBC News:
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Washington Post:
ICE moves detainees to Texas facility where judge declined to halt deportations
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
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Josh Funk / Associated Press:
Air traffic controllers for Newark airport briefly lose radar access again
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
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Patricia McCabe / Supreme Court of the United States:
For Immediate Release  —  For Further Information Contact:  —  Retired Associate Justice …
Isha Banerjee / Columbia Daily Spectator:
Barnard suspends WKCR and Spectator reporters who covered Butler Library protest
Discussion: New Republic, VINnews and IJR