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Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Bar International Students at Harvard  —  Harvard sued and asked for a restraining order less than 24 hours after the Trump administration had said it would block current and future international students from attending the university.
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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.
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 …
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 …
CNN:
Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students  —  Video Ad Feedback  —  Trump administration revokes Harvard from enrolling any international students  —  The Trump administration on Thursday revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students …
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.
Robert Reich:
Trump's Biggest “Fuck You” Yet to Higher Education and the Rest of the World
Discussion: HotAir
Naomi S. Castellon-Perez / The Harvard Crimson:
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin From Revoking Harvard's Ability To Enroll International Students
Discussion: MeidasTouch News and ABC News
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Move to Bar International Students
William Kristol / The Bulwark:   A Permanent Stain on Our History
Stephen Kruiser / PJ Media:   Trump's Kneecapping of Harvard May Be My Favorite Thing in the History of Trump
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on Apple as his trade war intensifies  —  President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 50% tax on all imports from the European Union as well a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are made in America.
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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.
NBC News:
Trump threatens 25% tariff on Apple if it does not start making iPhones in America
Bloomberg:
Apple Confronted by Trump Demand to Make iPhones in US — or Else
Washington Post:
Trump threatens E.U. with 50 percent tariff, takes aim at Apple over iPhones
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: Truthout and NewsMax.com
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
How Mike Johnson doused a GOP dumpster fire
Washington Post:
House bill's passage spotlights strength of Trump-Johnson partnership
Discussion: NOTUS and Townhall
Punchbowl News:
5/23/25 ☀️ AM:  —  Johnson and Scalise dish on reconciliation
Discussion: RedState
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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Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Night of 220 $TRUMPETS (video)
Discussion: NBC News and CoinDesk
Paul Waldman / The Cross Section:
Corruption Is Still Corruption Even If It Happens Right In the Open
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
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 …
Discussion: CBS News and Committee for a …
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Republicans want you to pay more for less  —  Free articles like these are made possible by paying members of the Strength In Numbers community.  Read about the benefits of a paid membership and support independent data-driven political journalism today:  —  Subscribe now
Discussion: The Guardian
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 Reuters
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Judge extends block on Trump's DOGE plans for mass firing of federal workers … WATCH NOW  —  A federal judge further blocked the Trump administration from sharply cutting jobs and reorganizing the structure of many major federal agencies as part of its so-called DOGE effort under billionaire Elon Musk.
Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
‘Rearview mirror stuff’: Trump's budget chief mocks GAO's impoundment opinion
Discussion: NPR
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 …
Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
Pro-Palestinian Movement Faces an Uncertain Path After D.C. Attack  —  The slaying of two Israeli Embassy workers cast a harsh spotlight on pro-Palestinian groups in the United States.  Activists, who were already being scrutinized, could face further pushback.
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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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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 …
Discussion: The Hill and New Republic
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Trump's Campaign Apparatus Paid His Company $18 Million For Flights—After Getting $13 Million From The Secret Service  —  Topline  —  The Secret Service has paid about $13 million for air travel since 2016 to Donald Trump's political campaigns and fundraising committees …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Kristi Noem's proud MAGA bimbo act builds on the legacy of Sarah Palin  —  The GOP adores a woman who plays dumb to build up the man she's serving  —  Does Kristi Noem know what habeas corpus is?  One thing we know for certain: She would very much like Americans to believe she does not.
 
 
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Fred Fleitz / American Greatness:
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Discussion: Bloomberg and The Kyiv Independent
Jon Levine / The Washington Free Beacon:
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A cabinet of dunces  —  📈 With corporate outlets obeying in advance …
Discussion: The Hill
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