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New York Times:
Judge Reopens Trump's Lawsuit Demanding $10 Billion From IRS  —  The ruling was a blow to both President Trump, who had voluntarily dismissed the suit last week, and to the Justice Department, which used the suit to establish a fund likely intended for Trump allies.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's $1.8 Billion Settlement Fund Sparks Alarm Inside White House  —  Top White House aides have discussed whether to kill ‘anti-weaponization’ fund after Republican backlash  —  President Trump's top aides have discussed whether he should kill the administration's nearly $1.8 billion …
Brentin Mock / Democracy Docket:
Judge probes whether Trump defrauded the court to create $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund
Discussion: New York Sun, WTTG-TV and NewsMax.com
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Janay Kingsberry / The Atlantic:
The Kennedy Center Enters the Unknown  —  It may or may not close.  Trump says he'll abandon it.  And the fight isn't over.  —  for months, the dwindling ranks of staffers at the Kennedy Center have been bracing for July, when the Washington, D.C., arts complex had been slated to shut down.
Mike Scarcella / Reuters:
US judge orders removal of Trump's name from Kennedy Center
Washington Post:
Pentagon recruiting troops to watch White House UFC fights, memos show  —  Internal messages reviewed by The Post stipulate that military personnel must pay their own way and meet strict physical requirements to be eligible.  —  Summary  —  The Pentagon is moving to recruit hundreds …
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Bought Stock In UFC's Parent Company As He Promoted White House Fight  —  The president purchased as much as $50,000 of TKO Group Holdings even as he heavily promotes an Ultimate Fighting Championship event for his birthday.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump purchased stock …
NBC News:
No heavyweights allowed: Troops must meet fitness criteria to attend White House UFC event
Discussion: Mediaite
Ana Ley / New York Times:
ICE Agents to Leave Site of Volatile Protests at Detention Center  —  Clashes between protesters and armed federal agents have erupted at the parking lot of Delaney Hall in Newark since the Memorial Day weekend.  —  Federal agents have agreed to withdraw from the parking lot …
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Politico:
Fears of travel chaos flare as Mullin weighs pulling customs officers from Newark airport … Democratic New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced plans Friday to create protected protest zones around the Delaney Hall facility to try to “lower the temperature” there — a decision Mullin praised as a “win for law and order.”
New York Times:
Actually, Most Immigrants Won't Need to Leave U.S. to Get Green Cards, D.H.S. Says  —  But details remained scant after officials said last week that, with “extraordinary” exceptions, people seeking permanent residency must first leave the country.  —  The Department of Homeland Security sought …
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New York Times:   Trump Squeezes Immigrants by Cutting Them Off From Jobs, Healthcare and Housing
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Lead federal prosecutor in James Comey seashells photo case steps aside  —  Matthew Petracca, a former Republican county committeeman, was the rookie federal prosecutor who brought the highly criticized case to a federal grand jury.  —  A rookie federal prosecutor who brought …
New York Times:
Bondi, Pressed Over Epstein Files, Places Responsibility on Blanche and Patel  —  Her remarks, delivered during a closed-door interview before the House Oversight Committee, were a candid admission of her own powerlessness.  —  Pam Bondi, fired as attorney general by President Trump in April …
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Stephen Neukam / NOTUS:
Bondi Blames Acting AG Todd Blanche for Epstein Files Controversies
Lawfare:
The Justice Department Erases History; Lawfare Restores It  —  Last week, the Justice Department deleted thousands of press releases related to the Jan. 6 insurrection and other matters.  Here they are.  —  TylerMcBrien  —  tylermcbrien.com  —  michael-feinberg.bsky.social
The Athletic:
Nationals exec let go after video shows him saying team avoided using conservative player on social media: Sources  —  WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals have let go of a community relations executive, sources told The Athletic on Friday, three days after a conservative group posted …
Texas Public Opinion Research:
NEW POLL: JAMES TALARICO LEADS KEN PAXTON IN TEXAS SENATE GENERAL ELECTION  —  Texas Public Opinion Research (TPOR) today released a new poll of likely Texas general election voters, surveying their attitudes on the 2026 races for U.S. Senate, Governor, and Attorney General.
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Remarks by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent before the 2026 Reagan National Economic Forum: While America Slept  —  Thank you very much.  It's an honor to be here, and I'd like to thank the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute for inviting me to join you.
Discussion: NewsMax.com, Breitbart and Commonplace
Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
Iran's Hard-Liners Try to Derail Potential Deal With the U.S.  —  A political fight is playing out in Iran, where the small but loud faction of hard-liners has used rallies, state media and private and public statements to try to undermine negotiations.  —  As Iran and the United States appeared …
New York Times:
Is JD Vance the 2028 Front Runner?  Trump Has Questions. … In recent conversations with aides and allies, President Trump often interjects with a question about his vice president: Does JD Vance have what it takes to go all the way?  —  He usually answers his own question: He's not so sure.
Discussion: New York Post
Adam Cancryn / CNN:
White House breaks from precedent by not releasing Trump's medical report  —  The White House has yet to release any results from President Donald Trump's most recent physical exam, a break from its own past practice that's likely to fuel further questions about his health and fitness.
Bloomberg:
Americans Hurt in Kuwait as Trump Sends Mixed Signals on War  —  Several Americans were hurt in a missile attack on a Kuwaiti air base over the past day as a White House meeting to discuss extending the ceasefire with Iran ended without conclusion.  —  The lack of public comment …
Discussion: ZeroHedge News and WTOP News
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
‘This Is a War’: How Powerful A.I. Super PACs Are Dueling Over the Midterms  —  One is allied with Anthropic.  The other is tied to OpenAI.  They're both spending millions to influence the midterms, and they're leaving a trail of fearful candidates and canceled ads in their wake.
New York Times:
Trump on His Presidential Library: He'll Write His Own History  —  In his determination to own and control every document in his future library, the president is working to shield his administration's inner workings from public view.  —  President Trump's presidential library …
New York Times:
Journalist Favored by Trump Is in Talks to Join White House in Temporary Role  —  John Solomon said he was being vetted for a role as a “special government employee,” a status given to part-time, outside advisers to the federal government.  —  John Solomon, a reporter who gained President …
 
 
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Julian Mark / Washington Post:
There are no Supreme Court vacancies, but some judges are acting like there might be
Discussion: Raw Story
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Mike Johnson faces brutal June as deadlines come due
Discussion: The Hill
NBC News:
ICE eyes selling mega-warehouses purchased for mass detention
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Judge Orders President's Name Off Kennedy Center, and He Reacts With Fury
 Earlier Items: 
Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:
Trump's mass deportations are only possible with racial profiling
Discussion: Straight Arrow and MPR News
Baltimore Sun:
Allan Kittleman: Why I'm leaving the GOP
Lok Darjee / The Guardian:
Utah releases state voter roll audit amid Trump administration lawsuit
Discussion: American Greatness
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Postal Service moving forward with Trump's attack on mail voting
Discussion: The Washington Star and CNBC
 

 
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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:
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