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8:35 PM ET, May 19, 2025

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Paul Krugman:
Attack of the Sadistic Zombies  —  Republicans in Congress, taking their marching orders from Donald Trump, are on track to enact a hugely regressive budget — big tax giveaways to the wealthy combined with cruel cuts in programs that serve lower-income Americans.
Discussion: Popular Information, MSNBC and NBC News
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Politico:   House fiscal hawks want a megabill price-tag before passage. They probably won't get it.
The Hill:   Here's what's in the GOP's 1,116-page ‘big, beautiful bill’
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Scalise: GOP eyeing Medicaid work requirements for ‘early 2027’
Discussion: The Independent
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Inside the Republican Factions Dueling Over Trump's Tax Bill
Discussion: NOTUS and Talking Points Memo
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke protected status for thousands of Venezuelans  —  As part of the Trump administration's hardline immigration policy, it seeks to reverse a Biden-era policy that extended protections for more than 300,000 Venezuelans.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke immigration protections for 350,000 Venezuelans  —  The high court's decision allows Trump to immediately rein in portions of the Temporary Protected Status program.  —  The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration …
New York Times:
Supreme Court Lets Trump Lift Deportation Protections for Venezuelans  —  A federal judge had blocked the administration's plan to remove the temporary protected status of more than 300,000 immigrants.  —  The Supreme Court on Monday let the Trump administration, for now …
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court allows Trump to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans who risk deportation
Patrick Reis / Vox:   350,000 people are losing protection from deportation
New York Times:
Biden's Cancer Diagnosis Leaves Democrats With New Questions  —  The former president's cancer diagnosis prompted an outpouring of well wishes and sympathy, as well as some whispered uncertainties that reflected a lack of trust in what he says about his health.
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Wall Street Journal:
Latest Revelations About Biden's Acuity Put Democrats in a Tough Spot  —  Focus on former president comes as party needs to look forward rather than backward to exit political wilderness  —  Democrats are trying to move beyond Joe Biden, but continued questions about the former president's …
Lawrence K. Altman / STAT:
I've reported on presidents' health for 53 years. No public evidence suggests Biden's doctors mishandled prostate cancer testing
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump team tries to thread needle on Biden criticism after cancer news
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
U.S. to pay nearly $5 million to family of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt  —  Trump administration reversed Justice Dept. opposition to wrongful death lawsuit in case of Babbitt, who was shot by police while breaking into Speaker's lobby  —  President Donald Trump's administration has agreed …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Head of CBS News to Depart Amid Tensions With Trump  —  Wendy McMahon, the president of CBS News and Stations, had allied herself with Bill Owens, the “60 Minutes” executive producer who recently resigned.  —  CBS News faced another shock wave on Monday after its president, Wendy McMahon …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Putin's Still In Charge  —  Trump can't end the Ukraine war, and he knows it.  —  Today's phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump was a painful reminder that Trump is the junior partner in the Russian-American relationship and that Putin will continue …
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Financial Times:
Donald Trump leaves Russia and Ukraine to settle war in talks
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump's FBI bosses are angering the MAGA media bubble they once stoked  —  In 2025, Dan Bongino, FBI deputy director, disappointed the 2023 version of himself.  —  In 2023, Dan Bongino, star podcaster, demanded to know: “What the hell are they hiding with Jeffrey Epstein?”  —  “I have reviewed the case.
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Admin Must Facilitate Return Of Another Wrongfully Deported Man, Appeals Court Rules  —  For the second time in as many months, a federal appeals court declined to pause a lower court order requiring the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return of a foreign national wrongfully deported to El Salvador.
Discussion: MSNBC
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Politico:
Trump admin must seek return of wrongly deported man to El Salvador, appeals court rules
Discussion: The Guardian and New York Times
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Another Abrego Garcia, and the Administration's “Contrivance” to Keep Him in El Salvador's Prison
Discussion: Bloomberg and KDFX-TV
Thomas Graham / The Guardian:
Lawyer for Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison arrested  —  Ruth López held without access to lawyers at secret location accused of ‘embezzlement’ a decade ago  —  Thomas Graham and agencies in San Salvador  —  The head lawyer of a human rights group representing the families …
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Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:   Bukele's crackdown pushes top Salvadoran journalists to flee
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Trump Demands ‘Major’ Investigation Into Beyoncé and Springsteen Appearances in Late-Night Rant  —  LATE TO THE PARTY  —  The Boss has been speaking out against Trump during his “Land of Hope & Dreams” tour.  —  President Donald Trump escalated his feud against Bruce Springsteen in a late-night …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump wants investigations into Springsteen, Beyoncé, Oprah and Bono
CNN:
Sources contradict Trump narrative about Qatar offering plane as ‘gift’  —  The Trump administration first approached Qatar to inquire about acquiring a Boeing 747 that could be used as Air Force One by President Donald Trump, four sources familiar with the discussions told CNN.
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Trump threatens ABC News over Qatar jet coverage
Discussion: Axios, Deadline and New Republic
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet  —  All the lefties fled to Bluesky following Elon Musk's Twitter takeover.  But CEO Jay Graber says the app is for everyone—and could revolutionize how people communicate online.  —  as i waited to meet with Jay Graber …
CNN:
Federal judge overturns Trump's efforts to take over and cripple US Institute of Peace  —  A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration unlawfully removed the board of the US Institute of Peace earlier this year and that subsequent actions taken by officials installed by the Department …
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Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Judge says Trump lacked authority to dismantle U.S. Institute of Peace
Christian Datoc / Washington Examiner:
Trump signs Take It Down Act with first lady to criminalize revenge pornography  —  President Donald Trump signed a bipartisan bill into law Monday with first lady Melania Trump that would force online platforms to remove artificial intelligence-generated deepfake images and other forms of revenge pornography.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Signs Bill Cracking Down on Deepfake Revenge Porn
Washington Post:
Police secretly monitored New Orleans with facial recognition cameras  —  Following records requests from The Post, officials paused the first known, widespread live facial recognition program used by police in the United States.  —  NEW ORLEANS — For two years, New Orleans police secretly relied …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
‘Sesame Street’ Saved, Inks New Streaming Deal With Netflix  —  Episodes will also continue to air on PBS, debuting the same day as they launch on Netflix. … The streaming giant has inked a deal with Sesame Workshop for new episodes of the long-running children's show …
Washington Post:
Judge deals blow to Arizona case over 2020 Republican electors  —  The ruling potentially jeopardizes the high-profile indictments in a case brought by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat.  —  An Arizona judge has ordered state prosecutors to send back to a grand jury a case …
 
 
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A Tiny Bank in Trump Tower Is Enriching the President's Sons
Discussion: Raw Story
ProPublica:
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Sold Stocks Two Days Before Trump Announced a Plan for Reciprocal Tariffs
Discussion: New Republic
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
The US House votes 214-212 to rescind $1.1B in federal funding for public broadcasting for the next two fiscal years; the bill now heads to the Senate

Graham Kates / CBS News:
A federal appeals court denies Trump's request for a rehearing in the E. Jean Carroll case, where he was found liable in 2023 for sexual abuse and defamation

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Vox Media Union says it has reached a tentative three-year agreement with Vox Media, averting a strike

 
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