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8:05 AM ET, May 8, 2026

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New York Times:
Trade Court Rules Trump's 10% Global Tariff Is Illegal  —  A panel of federal judges found that President Trump could not legally impose the tariff on most imports.  —  A panel of federal judges on Thursday found President Trump had violated the law when he imposed a 10 percent tariff on most U.S. imports …
Discussion: Washington Post, UPI and Raw Story
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Scott Horsley / NPR:
Trade court strikes down a second round of Trump tariffs  —  In a victory for importers and a setback for the Trump Administration, the Court of International Trade struck down a second round of worldwide tariffs that the president ordered to replace import levies that were outlawed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Discussion: The Dispatch
Ilya Somin / Reason:   US Court of International Trade Rules Against Trump's Section 122 Tariffs
Associated Press:
Federal court rules against new global tariffs Trump imposed after loss at the Supreme Court
Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
Kash Patel ordered polygraphs of more than two dozen members of his team, sources say  —  FBI Director Kash Patel ordered the polygraphing of more than two dozen former and current members of his security detail, as well as other staff, and has been described as being in panic mode to save …
CNN:
US military strikes sites in Iran as countries exchange fire  —  The Middle East Federal agencies US military  —  US forces targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for launching a series of “unprovoked” missile, drone and small boat attacks against American warships transiting the Strait of Hormuz …
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Wall Street Journal:
Gulf States Lift Restrictions That Blocked ‘Project Freedom’ in Strait of Hormuz  —  Decision to restore access to bases and airspace paves way for U.S. to resume operation to guide ships through waterway  —  Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have lifted restrictions on the U.S. military's use …
Axios:
Iran and U.S. exchange fire in Strait of Hormuz
Washington Post:
U.S. intelligence says Iran can outlast Trump's Hormuz blockade for months
Politico:
Trump's MIA midterm message  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray  —  Happy Friday, this is Adam Wren.  We made it through another monumental week.  Get in touch.  —  In today's Playbook ...  — What is the White House's midterm message?  Does it even have one?
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Punchbowl News:
5/8/26☀️ AM: … Several House and Senate Republicans are privately raising alarms about the money and the political pitfalls of funding anything related to Trump's controversial ballroom, even as the White House, administration officials and GOP leaders insist the $1 billion is only for security.
Politico:
Voters ‘want us to do more,’ Republicans say. They're just not sure what.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
The simple statistical error Republican Supreme Court justices used to gut the VRA  —  The Court says vote dilution can be proven only after “controlling” racial polarization for partisan polarization.  This is a nonsensical and impossible test … The six Republican-appointed justices …
Discussion: The Downballot
John Fetterman / Washington Post:
I haven't changed.  Here's what has.  —  Working across the aisle is the only way forward.  —  John Fetterman, a Democrat, is a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania.  —  Many might not know, but I won my first race by a single vote to be mayor of Braddock, a small steel town …
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
DOGE Slammed by Judge for AI Use in Cutting $100 Million  —  A US judge blasted the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency project for relying on artificial intelligence tools as it orchestrated roughly $100 million in cuts to federal funding for humanities programs last year.
more at Techmeme »
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The Guardian:
Supreme court's Voting Rights Act ruling cited misleading data from DoJ  —  Exclusive: Data in justice department filing quoted by Samuel Alito in his opinion relied on unusual methodology, a Guardian analysis has found  —  The claims Samuel Alito, a supreme court justice …
Oren Cass / New York Times:
Is Trump About to Invite In the Biggest Predator in the World?  —  “If you look at my old speeches when I was young, very handsome,” President Trump said while announcing his “Liberation Day” tariffs last year, “I'd be on a television show.  I'd be talking about how we were being ripped off.”
Discussion: Raw Story
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Politico:
‘The biggest China dove in the administration’: Trump to test limits of dealmaking in Beijing
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Raw Story
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Minneapolis man who attacked Ilhan Omar pleads guilty  —  A Minneapolis man on Thursday pleaded guilty to attacking Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) with a syringe filled with vinegar during a town hall in January.  —  Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, faces a maximum term of 96 months in prison …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Paramount's Paper Trail … Early on Thursday afternoon, Paramount's chief legal officer, Makan Delrahim, received a letter from lawyers representing Freedom of the Press Foundation and Reporters Without Borders—both organizations of which are shareholders in the David Ellison-owned media conglomerate.
Reuters:
US launches review of Mexican consulates  —  The U.S. Department of State has started a review of the more than 50 Mexican consulates operating in the United States, a State Department official said on Thursday.  —  The move, which comes amid tense relations between Mexico and the U.S. …
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New York Times:
U.S. Schools Face a Crisis as the Number of Children Drops  —  With fewer students, many public school districts are confronting unfilled classrooms, and hard choices about school closures.  —  As American women have fewer babies each year, the number of young children in the United States is dwindling.
Jessica Hill / Associated Press:
USPS considers allowing people to ship handguns through the mail  —  Handguns could be mailed through the United States Postal Service for the first time in nearly 100 years if a proposed rule under the Trump administration takes effect.  Democratic attorneys general in two dozen states sent a letter this week in opposition.
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Did Amazon just deliver a blow to Josh Shapiro's White House dreams?  —  There are many hurdles facing Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro if he truly hopes to make the transition from a popular governor, seemingly cruising toward reelection this November, to a Democratic presidential contender in 2028.
Elina Shirazi / Charleston Daily Mail:
New DHS chief already humiliated as insiders make demeaning ‘queen’ comparison... and nasty infighting over Kristi Noem's replacement begins  —  When Markwayne Mullin attempted to install his personal pick to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement inside the Department of Homeland Security, the White House shot it down immediately.
Discussion: Raw Story and PunchUp
Noor Ibrahim / Marie Claire:
The Congresswomen's Pact  —  For the first time, twelve congresswomen reveal how they're banding together after the Trump administration came for one of their own: Rep. LaMonica McIver. … The first call came just before eight o'clock.  Then the second, then the third.
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Trump drives across Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect new blue coating he's putting on it  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday went on an unannounced trip to the Lincoln Memorial to see the Reflecting Pool after he had it coated in a color he calls “American flag blue.”
ABC News:
Tennessee passes new congressional map that splits state's only majority-Black district  —  The new map eliminates the one district in the state held by Democrats  —  State troopers ask demonstrators to leave the House gallery as they protest efforts by the state's Republican leadership …
Alex Roarty / NOTUS:
Thomas Massie Is Really In Danger of Losing His Seat  —  Allies of the occasional Trump adversary acknowledge his race is tightening, just as Trump's intraparty dominance reemerges.  — Copy  —  Republican Rep. Thomas Massie's lead in his primary later this month is slipping …
 
 
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New York Times:
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Politico:
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Discussion: DNYUZ
Bloomberg:
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Discussion: Reuters and New York Times
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Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
Google invests in independent movie studio A24 as part of a new AI partnership; sources say Google is investing $75M, equal to what Thrive invested in 2024

Max Tani / Semafor:
The Atlantic ramps up its video podcasts, doubling its video team from ~10 to ~20, and says its podcast revenue is up 104% YoY and downloads rose ~50% YoY

New York Times:
People Inc., a major food content creator, is ramping up social media video production that emphasizes human-made recipes and testing to stand out from AI slop
 
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