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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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.
NBC News:
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from revoking international students' legal status  —  The order prevents students from being arrested, detained or transported based on their legal status until their case is resolved.  —  A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration …
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 …
Department of Homeland Security:
Harvard University Loses Student and Exchange Visitor Program Certification for Pro-Terrorist Conduct  —  Harvard is being held accountable for collaboration with the CCP, fostering violence, antisemitism, and pro-terrorist conduct from students on its campus.
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, NBC News and Reuters
FIRE:
Trump bars Harvard from enrolling international students in alarming crackdown on speech
Bloomberg:
Trump Attack on Harvard Students Reverberates Across World
Discussion: New Republic and New York Times
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 and Associated Press
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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
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 …
Washington Post:
Johnson again corrals GOP factions to pass Trump's sweeping tax bill
Discussion: Associated Press
Punchbowl News:   5/23/25 ☀️ AM:  —  Johnson and Scalise dish on reconciliation
Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg:
Trump Threatens 25% Tariffs on Apple If iPhones Not Made in US … “I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone's that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built in the United States, not India, or anyplace else,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Friday.
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NBC News:
Trump threatens 25% tariff on Apple if it does not start making iPhones in America
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump recommends 50% tariff on European Union starting June 1
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
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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Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:   A Revealing Joke in the Oval Office About Getting in Trump's Good Graces
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 …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court grants Trump request to fire independent agency members
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 …
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 …
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Ousted head of Copyright Office challenges Trump administration in court  —  The White House's attempt to seize control of the Library of Congress has run into opposition from key leaders — including Republicans.  —  The former head of the U.S. Copyright Office has filed suit …
Discussion: Reuters
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Wall Street Journal:   Libraries Are Wasted on Columbia Students
Reuters:
Trump's image of dead ‘white farmers’ came from Reuters footage in Congo, not South Africa  —  U.S. President Donald Trump showed a screenshot of Reuters video taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of what he falsely presented on Wednesday as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans.
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Fox News:
White House shuts down reporter's ‘ridiculous’ challenge of White South African farmer deaths
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
 
 
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Fred Fleitz / American Greatness:
Why It Is So Difficult for Trump to Clean Up Biden's Ukraine Mess
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Kyiv Independent
Jon Levine / The Washington Free Beacon:
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Discussion: Fox News
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
 Earlier Items: 
Kim Chandler / Associated Press:
GOP US Sen. Tommy Tuberville is expected to announce run for Alabama governor, associates say
Discussion: Newsweek
Wall Street Journal:
The Father Pursues Trump's Diplomatic Deals. The Son Chases Crypto Deals.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Donald Trump Stages an Oval Office Mugging
Discussion: NPR, CNN, The Independent and HotAir
Justin Kaufmann / Axios:
FBI raids Chicago home linked to D.C. shooting of Israeli Embassy staff
 

 
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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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