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Bloomberg:
Trump Says He May Remove Some Iran-Linked Sanctions on China  —  President Donald Trump said he's weighing whether to ease sanctions on Chinese oil companies that buy supplies from Iran, a move that would mark a concession to Beijing after his summit with President Xi Jinping.
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump says he hasn't determined whether to go forward on arms package for Taiwan  —  EDITED BY BRIAN P. D. HANNON, SIDDHARTH KARTHIKEYAN AND BRIDGET BROWN  —  Trump says summit yielded a new Boeing deal for hundreds of planes  —  Trump told reporters on Air Force One that China …
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Trump says China will ‘invest hundreds of billions’ in US tech companies whose CEOs met with Xi
Bloomberg:
Winners and Losers From Trump and Xi's Beijing Summit Talks
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump told Xi 'I don't talk about' whether U.S. would defend Taiwan from China
Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Didn't Ask Xi to Pressure Iran on Strait of Hormuz
Emily Goodin / New York Post:
Chaos erupts behind the scenes of Trump's China trip — including trampled White House aide
ABC News:
Trump poised to drop IRS suit, launch $1.7B ‘weaponization’ fund for allies: Sources  —  The fund would compensate allies who claim they were targeted under Biden.  —  Katherine Faulders, Peter Charalambous, and Alexander Mallin  —  President Donald Trump gives remarks during …
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Politico:
The new forever war  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray  —  Happy Friday.  It's Adam Wren.  We are really getting into the 2026 primary season, with Louisiana's primary tomorrow and a mini Super Tuesday on tap for next week.  It's gonna be a sprint to the midterms.
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
You're Getting Robbed. By Trump. In Broad Daylight.
Discussion: NewsMax.com, mfa.gov.cn and Reuters
Pablo Manríquez / Migrant Insider:
Senate Parliamentarian Kills Core of Republicans' ICE Funding Package  —  Senate rulekeeper strips CBP appropriations and $2.5B DHS fund, citing conflicts with child protection laws — and the Trump administration's own record.  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate's top rulekeeper has delivered …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
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Paul Kane / NOTUS:
The Former Republican Senator Who Wants the GOP to Turn on Trump
Discussion: Politico
Igor Bobic / NOTUS:
Senate Democrats Try to Make Nice With Fetterman
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Penile implant specialist with history of far-right comments led Hantavirus presser  —  Vaccines Media Donald Trump Abortion rights  —  As the Trump administration sought to reassure Americans this week that a hantavirus outbreak posed little risk to the public, Dr. Brian Christine …
Chloe Taylor / CNBC:
CIA chief makes historic trip to Cuba as US blockade chokes island's energy supplies … The U.S. has reiterated its offer of assistance to Cuba in exchange for “fundamental changes” to its communist political regime after CIA director John Ratcliffe visited the Caribbean island nation on Thursday.
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Associated Press:
CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro's grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say
Steve Gehlbach / WSB-TV:
Empty Waymos invade Atlanta neighborhood, circle cul-de-sac for hours with no passengers  —  ATLANTA — Waymo's self-driving cars can be seen all over Atlanta streets, giving rideshare trips through Uber.  —  But what happens when they're empty?  —  In one northwest Atlanta neighborhood …
Discussion: TMZ.com
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
You can't gerrymander a bad approval rating  —  Trump's net approval is historically weak for this point in a presidency — and his approval on handling prices and the economy is even worse than Joe Biden's low  —  Strength In Numbers is a reader-supported newsletter that covers politics …
Discussion: Newsweek, MS NOW and Forbes
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump announces planned D.C. site for massive sculpture garden  —  A new memorial project in West Potomac Park would probably require congressional approval.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration had selected Washington's West Potomac Park as the site of his planned …
Tracey Tully / New York Times:
Mystery Grows Around Representative Thomas Kean Jr.'s Absence  —  Representative Thomas Kean Jr. last voted in Washington on March 5, citing a medical issue.  An appearance planned for late May has been canceled.  —  Where is Representative Thomas Kean Jr.?  —  Lately, curious political watchers have noted where Mr. Kean is not.
Discussion: The Hill and Forbes
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Mike Hixenbaugh / NBC News:
Families caring for disabled relatives face unthinkable choices as Medicaid cuts loom  —  President Trump's “big, beautiful bill,” state budget turmoil and new attacks on paid family caregiving have people fearing financial ruin as they fight to keep loved ones out of institutions.
Anita Komuves / Reuters:
Orban's media empire crumbles after Hungary election defeat  —  The media empire built by former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government, a key pillar of the nationalist leader's 16 years in power, is swiftly unravelling following an election last month that abruptly ended his rule.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Tiago Rogero / The Guardian:
13 men killed by US military boat strikes identified: ‘These were flesh-and-blood people’  —  All victims of US strikes in eastern Pacific and the Caribbean identified so far came from extremely poor communities  —  A five-month investigation has named 13 previously unidentified victims …
Matt Hollingsworth / WATE-TV:
Alex Haley's “Roots” to be removed from Knox County Schools libraries  —  KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Alex Haley's book “Roots” is included in an updated list of book titles to be removed from Knox County Schools libraries.  —  The schools previously removed other books from shelves due …
David Karpf / The Future, Now and Then:
Bluesky is a record store … This was during the post-election haze, when people were abandoning Twitter X in droves, and turning to Bluesky.  Piece by piece, all the parts of old-Twitter that people actually liked were being reassembled on Bluesky.  —  I still think there's something to that.
Discussion: HotAir
Chris Lehmann / The Nation:
The Hypocrisy of Trump's 9-Hour Prayer Festival  —  The claim that the founders meant America to be a Christian nation isn't just bad history—it's a declaration of war by the religious right.  —  Pocket  —  The day after President Donald Trump told a reporter that “I don't think about …
Discussion: People For and Vox
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Investigation Determines Yale's Medical School Discriminated Based on Race in Admissions  —  For Immediate Release  —  The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division has completed a year-long investigation into the admissions policies and practices at the Yale School of Medicine.
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Politico:
‘No idea it was coming’: Pentagon officials stunned by Hegseth decision on troops in Poland … “We had no idea this was coming,” said one of the U.S. officials, adding that European and American officials have spent the last 24 hours on the phone trying to understand the decision and figure out if more surprises are coming.
Associated Press:
Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows abortion pill to remain available by mail nationwide
Anirban Sen / Reuters:
Focus: Prediction markets see surge in suspicious trades as popularity explodes  —  Top prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket have witnessed a surge in suspicious trades this year, highlighting the popularity of the models with investors but causing a challenge to the platforms as they face increased scrutiny.
 
 
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Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times:
Spotify removed 500K+ streams of Malcolm Todd's Earrings after a 70% surge in 24 hours sent it to #1 on Spotify USA and coincided with suspicious Kalshi wagers

Associated Press:
After a short-term hold, SCOTUS denies former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge's bid to stay an $800-a-day fine if she refuses to reveal a source

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