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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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Associated Press:
Belgian princess left in doubt about her Harvard future following Trump's foreign student ban  —  Belgium's Royal Palace said Friday that Princess Elisabeth, who is first in line to the throne, is waiting to find out whether she can return to Harvard for her second year after U.S. President …
Discussion: PJ Media and Politico
Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign student enrollment at Harvard  —  A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting off Harvard's enrollment of foreign students, an action the Ivy League school decried as unconstitutional retaliation for defying the White House's political demands.
Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Chinese College Gives Harvard International Students ‘Unconditional Offers’  —  A Hong Kong college has promised “unconditional offers” for international students at Harvard after the Trump administration  —  .  —  Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) said it would help …
Charlotte Van Campenhout / Reuters:
Future queen of Belgium caught up in Harvard foreign student ban
Harvard University President:
Supporting Our International Students and Scholars
Dan Primack / Axios:   Axios Pro Rata
Wall Street Journal:
Is Trump Trying to Destroy Harvard?
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
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
Discussion: Breitbart
Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Judge temporarily pauses Trump move to cancel Harvard student visa policy after lawsuit
Discussion: RedState and New Republic
New York Times:
The Small Tweaks That Republicans Slipped Into the Domestic Policy Bill  —  In their fiscal package, Republicans have slipped in a hodgepodge of tweaks that are, at times, only tangentially related to the rest of the bill.  —  The domestic policy bill Republicans passed in the House this week …
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Sarah Ewall-Wice / The Daily Beast:
Hidden Threat to Democracy Slipped Into Trump's ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill
Discussion: Notes From The Circus
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Republicans want you to pay more for less
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
The Party of ‘Denihilism’  —  THE HOUSE REPUBLICANS' “One Big Beautiful Bill” is big, at over a thousand pages.
Discussion: CBS News
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Republicans are dodging fired federal staff: ‘They will not even look in our direction’
Discussion: The Independent
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Senate Republicans Won't Accept House Tax And Spending Cut Bill
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New York Times:
Karen Dunn and Other Top Lawyers Depart Paul Weiss to Start Firm  —  They are leaving a few months after Paul Weiss cut a deal with the White House to avoid an executive order that would have restricted its business.  —  Four top partners at Paul Weiss announced late Friday that they were leaving …
CNBC:
Dow falls more than 300 points as Trump threatens new tariffs against the EU and Apple: Live updates  —  Stocks declined Friday after President Donald Trump ramped up his trade fight again, slapping a tariff on Apple for foreign-made iPhones and recommending new stiffer duties on the European Union.
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on smart phones as his trade war intensifies
New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Threatens E.U. and Apple With New Tariffs
Joel Khalili / Wired:
A Helicopter, Halibut, and ‘Y.M.C.A’: Inside Donald Trump's Memecoin Dinner  —  On Thursday evening, US president Donald Trump attended a private banquet with two hundred of the largest investors in his personal crypto coin.  Here's what happened.  —  As US president Donald Trump left …
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Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:   Today in Politics, Bulletin 137. 5/23/25
Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Judge strikes down Trump's sanctions against Jenner & Block law firm  —  The ruling said the president was trying “to chill legal representation the administration doesn't like” by punishing several law firms.  —  A federal judge on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's executive order sanctioning …
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Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
What Are People Still Doing on X?  —  Imagine if your favorite neighborhood bar turned into a Nazi hangout  —  This has been a banner month for X. Last week, the social network's built-in chatbot, Grok, became strangely obsessed with false claims about “white genocide” in South Africa …
Discussion: The Root, Page Six and New York Post
Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Boeing Strikes Deal to Avoid Criminal Responsibility for 737 Max Crashes  —  A deal between the plane maker and the Justice Department, which was opposed by some of the families of those who died in the crashes, includes paying millions into a victims' fund.
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Politico:
Justice Department agrees to end Biden-era felony case against Boeing
Discussion: Reuters and The Daily Caller
Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
Jake Tapper Says Liberal Podcaster Made Racism Jab After He Revealed Son Wants To Be a Cop: ‘This Is Why You F**kers Are Losing Elections’  —  CNN anchor Jake Tapper argued the left's reaction to him revealing his 15-year-old son wants to be a police officer is the exact reason they are losing elections.
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Lie About Dead “White Farmers” Just Got Even More Grotesque  —  Because President Trump deeply values accuracy and integrity in public conduct, he will be mortified to learn that a photo he brandished during his recent Oval Office meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa perpetrated a massive deception.
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 …
Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Border czar Tom Homan's security detail costs around $1 million a month  —  Security for Trump administration border czar Tom Homan costs more than $500,000 a month, multiple sources within the administration told CBS News, an amount that has drawn attention from allies of President Trump …
Discussion: RedState and Raw Story
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Court's ‘Make It Up As You Go’ Constitution  —  What interests me most about the Supreme Court's telegraphed decision ending independent agencies is the ease with which they discard their governing theories (unitary executive) when the results are ones they find unpleasant (ending the independence Federal Reserve).
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
Freedom of the Press Foundation Threatens Legal Action if Paramount Settles With Trump Over 60 Minutes Interview  —  As Paramount considers settling a lawsuit with Donald Trump, the Freedom of the Press Foundation warns that it will sue over a deal that allegedly “could amount to a bribe.”
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: MSNBC and The Hill
 
 
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Washington Post:
Trump announces U.S. Steel, Nippon ‘partnership’
Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Fulton County Rejects Election Deniers to Local Board of Elections
Discussion: The Federalist
Tara Copp / Associated Press:
Pentagon lost contact with Army helicopter on flight that caused jets to nix landings at DC airport
Discussion: Fox News
NBC News:
Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump administration to shield DOGE documents
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
A Ludicrous New Supreme Court Decision Could Grant Trump Presidential Power Not Seen Since King George III
Discussion: New York Times and Daily Kos
 Earlier Items: 
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RFK Jr.'s report had a surprise target: Your doctor
Vildana Hajric / Bloomberg:
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Osita Nwanevu / New Republic:
The Democrats Are Having a False Reckoning Over Joe Biden
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Penn Wharton Budget Model:
House Reconciliation Bill: Budget, Economic, and Distributional Effects (May 22, 2025)
Discussion: New York Times and FactCheck.org
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Trump's Campaign Apparatus Paid His Company $18 Million For Flights—After Getting $13 Million From The Secret Service
Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
Pro-Palestinian Movement Faces an Uncertain Path After D.C. Attack
Discussion: The Forward and HotAir
New York Post:
Dad of suspected terrorist Elias Rodriguez was invited to Trump address by left-wing Democratic lawmaker
 

 
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Jody Godoy / Reuters:
The FTC approves Omnicom's $13.5B acquisition of rival Interpublic on the condition that the new company does not boycott platforms over political content

Lauren Wolfe / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Russia frees Ukrainian journalist Vladislav Yesypenko, detained since March 2021, and Belarus frees Belarusian journalist Ihar Karnei, detained since July 2023

Ben Smith / Semafor:
Steve Bannon launches a fierce public challenge against Fox News for its pro-war stance on Iran, accusing it of propaganda and calling for a FARA investigation

 
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