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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
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.
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.
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Top White House adviser Stephen Miller says 'we're actively looking at' suspending due process for migrants
Discussion: Mediaite
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.
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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 and CNBC
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Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Why the Senate crypto bill tanked
Discussion: HuffPost, Axios and Breitbart
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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Politico:
Judge orders immediate release of Rumeysa Ozturk, Tufts student detained by ICE  —  U.S. District Judge William Sessions III said her detention, over an op-ed, could chill the speech of “millions and millions” of noncitizens.  —  BURLINGTON, Vermont — A federal judge Friday ordered …
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
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 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
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
Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
Why is Trump so fixated on toys for little girls?  —  Asked about his tariffs' impact, the president has repeatedly pointed to dolls - because they're seen as feminine, childlike and frivolous  —  Donald Trump has found a new target for his trademark mockery and dismissal: little girls.
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Associated Press:
Two dolls instead of 30? Toys become the latest symbol of Trump's trade war
Discussion: New York Magazine
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
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 …
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 …
Josh Funk / Associated Press:
Air traffic controllers for Newark airport briefly lose radar access again  —  The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks.  —  The Federal Aviation Administration said the radar at the facility …
NPR:
USDA, DOGE demand states hand over personal data about food stamp recipients  —  The Department of Agriculture is demanding states hand over personal data of food assistance recipients — including Social Security numbers, addresses and, in at least one state, citizenship status …
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:
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 …
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Colbert Was Sold on Pope Leo by a Single Tweet About JD Vance  —  X CATHEDRA  —  Pope Leo's posts on X have captured the attention of commentators, including the ‘Late Show’ host.  —  Stephen Colbert was won over by the newly elected Pope Leo XIV in no time.
 
 
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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
Cameron Joseph / Christian Science Monitor:
They've watched democracies fail. They see it happening under Trump.
Discussion: Roll Call and Bloomberg
Reuters:
Exclusive: US weighs special status for Greenland as quest for island intensifies
Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
MAGA influencer collapses on Fox News after starting transphobic rant about Kamala Harris's ‘incompetency’
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AP-NORC:
Few support punitive funding cuts to colleges and universities
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Man ‘Disappeared’ by ICE Was on El Salvador Flight Manifest, Hacked Data Shows
Washington Post:
D.C.-area economy starts to show deep impacts of federal spending cuts
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