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Paul Krugman:
Donald Trump's Ego-Driven “Excursion” Has Crashed Into Reality  —  Trump lost his war, bigly.  Why?  —  “Many questions, few details in latest Iran peace proposal,” read the headline on a New York Times report Sunday.  As the subhead explained, “It is too early to tell what exactly Trump …
Discussion: RealClearPolitics
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Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
Iran says no deal ‘imminent’ despite progress in talks with U.S.  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said earlier Monday that an agreement could be finalized “today,” though he cautioned that if talks fail, Washington would find “another way” to resolve the situation.
Wall Street Journal:
Will Trump Bail Out Iran's Regime?  —  The outlines of a 60-day framework agreement suggest U.S. concessions before a nuclear deal is signed.  —  Is that it?  The American people are left to wonder as the terms of President Trump's emerging “memorandum of understanding” with Iran leak to the press.
New York Times:
To Get the Strait Open, Trump Had to Leave the Hardest Issues for Later
Reuters:
Rubio says US will find ‘another way’ if Iran talks fail
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump's War Is Staggering to an Incoherent Defeat
Isabella Piro / vaticannews.va:
Pope Leo's ‘Magnifica humanitas’: AI must serve humanity not concentrate power  —  Marking the 135th anniversary of Rerum novarum, Pope Leo XIV releases his first encyclical, entitled ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.’ He appeals …
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Associated Press:
Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing slavery  —  Watch live as Pope Leo XIV and Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah launch the pontiff's first encyclical, a document on the care of human dignity in the era of artificial intelligence.
Associated Press:
Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity  —  Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind …
New York Times:
Pope Leo Warns of Risks From A.I. in 42,300-Word Encyclical  —  The document marks a powerful foray by the leader of the Roman Catholic church into the debate about the misuse or overuse of artificial intelligence.  —  Pope Leo XIV on Monday set out a sweeping vision for corporate executives …
Elisabetta Povoledo / New York Times:
Pope Leo Has Released an Encyclical About A.I. Why Is That Important?
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump faces health questions ahead of another Walter Reed trip  —  The president trumpets claims that he is in excellent health, but independent physicians say the White House hasn't answered key questions ahead of his third visit in 13 months.  —  Summary
New York Times:
Trump's Self-Indulgence Deepens G.O.P. Fears in Midterms … A little more than five months ahead of the midterm elections, President Trump seems to be focused on virtually anything other than keeping Republican control of Congress.  —  He endorsed a MAGA challenger over Texas's senior Republican senator …
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Ramsey Touchberry / Washington Examiner:
GOP senators spurn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund payouts for phone data seizure: 'I don't need any compensation'
Discussion: NewsMax.com and New York Sun
Sarah Owermohle / CNN:
Exclusive: Trump admin shutting key US researchers out of global virus response talks, documents and sources reveal  —  Key officials responsible for leading US research on infectious disease threats have been barred from speaking directly with the World Health Organization …
Discussion: Forbes and NPR
The Hill:
Watch live: Trump delivers Memorial Day remarks  —  President Trump will give remarks Monday afternoon during a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, a tradition set to honor the fallen on Memorial Day.  The president, in a post online, took a swipe at critics of his administration in a message for the holiday.
Matthew Gault / 404 Media:
An Incomplete List of Successful Anti-Data Center Legislation  —  No one wants to live next to a noisy computer warehouse and communities across the country are successfully fighting them.  —  Opposition to the massive data centers that power AI is bipartisan and growing across the country.
Politico:
Canadians are folding on Vegas.  Democrats see a royal flush. … Trump narrowly carried Lee's district in 2024 and nearly won two other Vegas-area districts held by Democrats.  Republicans are less bullish than they were a year ago about flipping the seats, but they view Lee's as their best chance.
Discussion: CNN
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Scenes from a personalist regime  —  When asked about constraints on his power, President Trump replied: “There is one thing.  My own morality.”  Not Congress.  Not Courts.  Not the constitution.  Not law, domestic or international.  Not allies. … His party can't stop him.
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Anti-abortion activists' frustrations escalate after abortion pill ruling … The Trump administration had quietly spent the weeks leading up to the May 14 ruling ramping up outreach to anti-abortion leaders who are increasingly frustrated with its inaction on abortion pill access …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
New Republic:
The Voting Rights Act Is Dead.  Here's a New Model for Black Politics.  —  The fallout from Louisiana v. Callais has been nothing short of tragic, with terrible echoes of the past.  As Reconstruction ended in 1877, states in the South either killed, expelled, or used other means to force out Black legislators.
Ashley Cai / New York Times:
How Trump's Cabinet Speaks to Him: Praise, Accolades and Lots of Criticizing Opponents  —  The cabinet has historically advised the president on a variety of matters, but in President Trump's second term, it appears to have taken on a new mandate: flattery.  —  Marathon cabinet meetings …
Tom Schaller / Public Notice:
The triple toll of Trump's terrible tariffs  —  This special Memorial Day edition of Public Notice is made possible by paid subscribers.  If you value this newsletter but haven't already signed up to support our journalism, please consider doing so 👇  —  🗽 Subscribe to PN 🗽
Reuters:
Lavrov tells Rubio of Russian decision to strike Kyiv sites linked to military  —  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov advised U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday of Moscow's decision to launch strikes on sites in Kyiv linked to the Ukrainian military, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
Discussion: Bloomberg, UPI, NewsMax.com and Al Jazeera
Daniel Boffey / The Guardian:
Trump Tower in Georgia to be built on land part-owned by son of US sanctions-hit leader  —  Links between Trump Organization and Ivanishvili family for Tbilisi skyscraper raise new conflict of interest concerns  —  A Trump Tower planned for the Georgian capital, Tbilisi …
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Katherine Hapgood / Politico:
'Symbolic about who's in charge': Lawmakers vote to crack down on Wall Street landlords
Peter Pinedo / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Marine vet prosecutor refuses to cross constitutional line on Spanberger ‘assault weapon’ ban
Discussion: Breitbart and RedState
Bradley Berman / New York Times:
In Homeless Crisis, California ‘Is Waging a War on R.V.s’
Chiara Albanese / Bloomberg:
Meloni's Coalition Claims Venice Win After Referendum Blow
Discussion: Reuters and Politico
CNN:
13 US service members have died in the war with Iran. Here are their stories
Discussion: HuffPost and The Daily Caller
Arden Farhi / CBS News:
For a group of Vietnam vets, opposing Trump's arch is about being “loyal to the country”
Discussion: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
‘Rabbit holes all over the place’: How hard it would be for Trump to rebuild Cuba
Adam Sella / New York Times:
What to Know About the Citizenship Lists Trump Wants to Create
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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
The man behind Memorial Day
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Washington Post:
How this age of extreme gerrymandering is transforming American politics
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Russell Contreras / Axios:
Campaigns pay the price for America's secular shift
Christina Morales / New York Times:
Confusion and Worry After Abrupt Change to Green Card Process
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Ina Fried / Axios:
OpenAI says its models, including GPT-5.6 Sol and “an even more capable pre-release model”, breached Hugging Face while OpenAI tested their cyber capabilities

Tulsee Doshi / Google:
Google launches Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber, and says it has started its “most ambitious pre-training run yet” for Gemini 4

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple plans to launch Apple Upgrade, a leasing program for most iPhone, Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch models, with partner Klarna in the US next week
 
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