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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 …
The Harvard Crimson:
HARVARD SUES TRUMP ADMIN OVER INTERNATIONAL ENROLLMENT BLOCK
NBC News:
Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from revoking Harvard's ability to enroll foreign students
Robert Reich:
Trump's Biggest “Fuck You” Yet to Higher Education and the Rest of the World
Discussion: Bloomberg
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Move to Bar International Students
Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign student enrollment at Harvard
William Kristol / The Bulwark:   A Permanent Stain on Our History
Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Judge temporarily pauses Trump move to cancel Harvard student visa policy after lawsuit
Discussion: Quillette, Axios and National Review
CNN:
Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students
Stephen Kruiser / PJ Media:   Trump's Kneecapping of Harvard May Be My Favorite Thing in the History of Trump
Reuters:
Judge blocks Trump administration from revoking Harvard enrollment of foreign students
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)  —  Good morning!  Here is today's ramble:  —  Here is the transcript, edited for clarity:  —  Good morning—for you, it is Friday morning.  For me, it is Thursday evening, 7:15 p.m. May 22nd, 2025.  As I am sitting here, talking into the machine in my office …
Discussion: NBC News and Reuters
Joel Khalili / Wired:
A Helicopter, Halibut, and ‘Y.M.C.A’: Inside Donald Trump's Memecoin Dinner
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:
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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: Truthout and NewsMax.com
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
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 blocks Trump 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 Department of Government Efficiency 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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Politico:
Senate Republicans look to curb House rollback of IRA tax credits  —  The House bill passed Thursday includes more aggressive cuts to the clean energy credits than earlier drafts.  —  House Republicans sent a message to the clean energy industry Thursday by axing key provisions …
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Washington Post:
House bill's passage spotlights strength of Trump-Johnson partnership
Discussion: Inside Climate News and NOTUS
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
How Mike Johnson doused a GOP dumpster fire
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
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 …
New York Post:
Dad of suspected terrorist Elias Rodriguez was invited to Trump address by left-wing Democratic lawmaker  —  The father of the terror suspect accused of gunning down two soon-to-be-engaged Israeli Embassy staffers at the Capital Jewish Museum was honored by a far-left member of Congress …
 
 
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Andrew Limbong / NPR:
Fired Copyright Office head sues Trump administration over removal
Discussion: Politico and Reuters
Catherine Boudreau / Business Insider:
Why these Americans agree with the DOGE firings: ‘Welcome to the real world’
Discussion: Iowa Starting Line
Joe Heim / Washington Post:
GOP won't install Jan. 6 plaque honoring law enforcement, Democrats say
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
The Gang-Linked Prison Chief Taking Custody of Trump's Deportees
STAT:
Scientists protest White House plan to put political appointees in charge of grant-making
 Earlier Items: 
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
David R. Lurie / Public Notice:
A cabinet of dunces  —  📈 With corporate outlets obeying in advance …
Discussion: The Hill
CREW:
50 Trump crypto dinner invitees hold tokens linked to alt-right symbols and racist language
Discussion: CoinDesk and The Guardian
Wall Street Journal:
The Father Pursues Trump's Diplomatic Deals. The Son Chases Crypto Deals.
Discussion: Protos
 

 
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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”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Ted Sarandos says The Eternaut featured the first GenAI final footage in a Netflix original and that the VFX costs would have been too high otherwise

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Filing: Skydance CEO David Ellison and FCC Chair Brendan Carr met on July 15 to discuss the Paramount merger and “Skydance's commitment to unbiased journalism”
 
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