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Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Move to Bar International Students  —  Less than 24 hours earlier, the Trump administration had said it would block current and future international students from attending the university.  —  Harvard University sued the Trump administration on Friday …
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Says It Is Halting Harvard's Ability to Enroll International Students  —  The move was a major escalation in the administration's efforts to pressure the college to fall in line with President Trump's demands.  —  The Trump administration on Thursday halted Harvard University's ability …
New York Times:
Shock at Harvard After Government Says International Students Must Go  —  Fear and confusion mounted quickly on Thursday as international students, who make up more than a quarter of the university's enrollment, sought clarity or reassurance.  —  Just before the Trump administration announced …
FIRE:
Trump bars Harvard from enrolling international students in alarming crackdown on speech  —  Today, the Trump administration revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students.  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ordered her department to end Harvard's Student …
Charlotte Van Campenhout / Reuters:
Future queen of Belgium caught up in Harvard foreign student ban  —  Princess Elisabeth, the 23-year-old future queen of Belgium, has just completed her first year at Harvard University but the ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on foreign students studying there could jeopardise her continued studies.
The Harvard Crimson:
HARVARD SUES TRUMP ADMIN OVER INTERNATIONAL ENROLLMENT BLOCK  —  Harvard sued the Trump administration Friday morning and plans to file a temporary restraining order shortly to stop the Department of Homeland Security from revoking its certification to enroll international students.
Discussion: Washington Post, Reuters and NBC News
CNN:
Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students
NBC News:
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from revoking international students' legal status
Stephen Kruiser / PJ Media:   Trump's Kneecapping of Harvard May Be My Favorite Thing in the History of Trump
Department of Homeland Security:
Harvard University Loses Student and Exchange Visitor Program Certification for Pro-Terrorist Conduct
Bloomberg:
Trump Attack on Harvard Students Reverberates Across World
Discussion: New York Times and New Republic
Eugene Volokh / Reason:
“Harvard University Loses Student and Exchange Visitor Program Certification for Pro-Terrorist Conduct”
Discussion: UPI and WBUR
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
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Discussion: The Guardian
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Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
The Party of ‘Denihilism’  —  THE HOUSE REPUBLICANS' “One Big Beautiful Bill” is big, at over a thousand pages.  But is it beautiful?  Not in the eyes of this beholder.  —  All I can see when I look at it is “denihilism,” a word my former boss at USA Today, Bill Sternberg …
Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Republicans Harness Tax Code to Punish Trump's Political Nemeses  —  Immigrants and wealthy universities, as well as foreign companies, would see higher taxes under the House-passed bill.  —  President Trump already has the weight of the executive branch behind his efforts to strip funding …
Discussion: NewsMax.com, Slate, USA Today and Bloomberg
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
How Mike Johnson doused a GOP dumpster fire
Washington Post:
Johnson again corrals GOP factions to pass Trump's sweeping tax bill
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump calls for 50% tariff on European Union starting June 1 … WATCH NOW  —  President Donald Trump on Friday said he is “recommending a straight 50% Tariff on the European Union” after complaining that trade negotiations have stalled.  —  The steep new import duties would start on June 1, Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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NBC News:
Trump threatens 25% tariff on Apple if it does not start making iPhones in America  —  It's the president's latest salvo directly targeting a U.S. company after he hit out at Walmart and Mattel.  —  President Donald Trump has threatened Apple with a 25% tariff if it does not start producing iPhones …
Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg:
Trump Threatens 25% Tariffs on Apple If iPhones Not Made in US
Washington Post:
Trump threatens E.U. with 50 percent tariff, takes aim at Apple over iPhones
New York Times:
Regulators Are Investigating Whether Media Matters Colluded With Advertisers  —  Elon Musk previously sued the advocacy group over critical research on his social media platform X over claims it drove away advertisers.  —  The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday opened an investigation into Media Matters …
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Reuters:
FTC probes Media Matters over Musk's X boycott claims, document shows
Frances Vinall / Washington Post:   Federal Trade Commission investigates Media Matters, watchdog sued by Musk
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Muzzling Media Matters
Discussion: The Wrap
New York Times:
Hundreds Join Trump at ‘Exclusive’ Dinner, With Dreams of Crypto Fortunes in Mind  —  The guests were the biggest investors in President Trump's memecoin, and they were greeted with chants of “shame” as they arrived at Trump National Golf Course.  —  President Trump gathered Thursday evening …
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Victoria Craw / Washington Post:
Judge extends order blocking Trump's mass federal worker layoffs  —  A federal judge said the president likely needs to seek congressional cooperation for such widespread changes.  —  A federal judge has extended her freeze on President Donald Trump's plan for mass layoffs and reorganizations …
Discussion: Associated Press and Axios
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Judge blocks Trump administration mass layoffs at many U.S. agencies … A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from sharply cutting jobs and reorganizing the structure of many major federal agencies.  —  The order issued late Thursday granted a preliminary injunction …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Musk's DOGE expanding his Grok AI in US government, raising conflict concerns  —  Billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE team is expanding use of his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in the U.S. federal government to analyze data, said three people familiar with the matter …
Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Congressman Tells Fox News, 'I Don't Drink Out of a Straw, Brother - That's What the Women in My House Do'  —  Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) told Fox News on Thursday that he doesn't “drink out of a straw” because “that's what the women in my house do.”  —  During a montage of interviews …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Donald Trump Stages an Oval Office Mugging  —  Race-baiting South Africa's visiting leader was a perfect summation of Trump's racially charged second term.  —  Considering Donald Trump's many outrages, his theatrically hostile reception of Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of South Africa …
Discussion: NPR, CNN, The Independent and HotAir
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:   A Revealing Joke in the Oval Office About Getting in Trump's Good Graces
Alexander Tin / CBS News:
U.S. reports cases of new COVID variant NB.1.8.1 behind surge in China  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's airport screening program has detected multiple cases of the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, which has been linked to a large surge of the virus in China.
Discussion: Scripps News
Wall Street Journal:
The Father Pursues Trump's Diplomatic Deals.  The Son Chases Crypto Deals.  —  While Steve Witkoff travels the world as Middle East envoy, his son Zach is pitching foreign deals for his cryptocurrency venture with the Trumps  —  A month before President Trump's inauguration …
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Why the Supreme Court decision on firing independent agency heads is a big deal  —  A question I've gotten from reporters is how long it will take the public sector to recover from the damage Trump has done.  There is no easy answer to this, but I highlight one variable that will matter a lot …
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Undaunted: Veterans  —  Observing the United States from abroad as it begins the Memorial Day weekend, I am struck by how much of the world that we know today would not exist, but for American military and financial sacrifice.  That sounds too pristine.  If not for young men and women ready …
Discussion: Fox News
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Supreme Court Kills The Independent Agency.  Trump Is King  —  With a final ruling all but certainly coming down the pike, Trump has created the ultra-powerful, unbounded presidency of Project 2025's dreams.  —  The Supreme Court majority all but declared Thursday that it is ready to overturn …
 
 
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Maanvi Singh / The Guardian:
Trump administration seeks to end basic rights and protections for child immigrants in its custody
Discussion: Bangor Daily News
Fred Fleitz / American Greatness:
Why It Is So Difficult for Trump to Clean Up Biden's Ukraine Mess
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Kyiv Independent
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Ousted head of Copyright Office challenges Trump administration in court
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Reuters
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Kristi Noem's proud MAGA bimbo act builds on the legacy of Sarah Palin
Punchbowl News:
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Jon Levine / The Washington Free Beacon:
Former Biden-Harris Aide Leads Crisis Comms for ‘Original Sin’ Book Launch
Discussion: Fox News
 Earlier Items: 
David R. Lurie / Public Notice:
A cabinet of dunces  —  📈 With corporate outlets obeying in advance …
Discussion: The Hill
Elena Schneider / Politico:
DNC sets June vote over redoing election on David Hogg's vice chair role
Discussion: KDFX-TV, Axios and Washington Examiner
Justin Kaufmann / Axios:
FBI raids Chicago home linked to D.C. shooting of Israeli Embassy staff
Reuters:
Trump's image of dead ‘white farmers’ came from Reuters footage in Congo, not South Africa
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
CBS says The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is ending in May 2026 and that this was “purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night”

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