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12:15 PM ET, May 30, 2026

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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 …
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Capitol rioters clamor for payouts from Trump's new ‘anti-weaponization’ fund despite backlash  —  David Johnston was a licensed attorney when he illegally entered the Capitol with a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters on Jan. 6, 2021.  More than five years later …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
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
New York Times:
5 Takeaways From a Kennedy Center Ruling That Angered Trump  —  A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to take President Trump's name off the building.  What happens next?  —  In his ruling that President Trump's name must be removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts …
Discussion: America, America and Consequence
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New York Times:   Judge Orders President's Name Off Kennedy Center, and He Reacts With Fury
CNN:
Judge says Trump can't add his name to Kennedy Center and blocks planned closure
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump's name must be removed from Kennedy Center, judge rules
Daniel Cody / New York Post:
Delaney Hall anti-ICE clashes continue - despite New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill's ‘peaceful’ protest zone  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add The New York Post on Google  —  The scene outside Delaney Hall detention center turned chaotic again Friday night …
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Ana Ley / New York Times:
ICE Agents to Leave Site of Volatile Protests at Detention Center
Danielle Kurtzleben / NPR:
What it means to be a man is a theme in Texas Senate race as Paxton attacks Talarico  —  After Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the state's Republican Senate primary this week, he delivered a run of insults directed at his general election opponent, Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico.
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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:
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.
Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
Congress has taken on Epstein.  But lawmakers and survivors are still searching for accountability  —  For nearly a year, public demand and increasingly outspoken calls from the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse have driven Congress to mostly set aside party politics and search for accountability.
Discussion: MS NOW, Raw Story and Associated Press
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New York Times:
Bondi, Pressed Over Epstein Files, Places Responsibility on Blanche and Patel
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 …
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Socialism's next test: swing states … Abdul El-Sayed is running from the left of Haley Stevens and Mallory McMorrow in the competitive Michigan Senate primary.  Zach Wahls, who is backed by Elizabeth Warren, is locked in a tight contest against the Chuck Schumer-supported Josh Turek for Iowa's Senate nomination.
Discussion: Wonkette
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 …
Discussion: Althouse
Wall Street Journal:
Ships Are Sailing ‘Dark’ to Sneak Out of Strait of Hormuz  —  The flow of ships through the strait is a test of Iran's stranglehold on energy markets—and of Tehran's leverage at the negotiating table  —  The Strait of Hormuz isn't open, but thanks to intrepid shipowners …
Amanda Moore / The Nation:
Notes From an ICE Chaser  —  I followed Border Patrol agents from Illinois to North Carolina to Minnesota.  To my surprise, they loved my coverage.  —  Pocket  —  We were in hot pursuit of the caravan that was chauffeuring Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, who had just arrived in Minnesota the day before.
Tom Burgis / The Guardian:
Why $1bn in Balkans energy contracts are going to an obscure company connected to Donald Trump  —  Guardian investigation shows how US presidency blurs line between policy and enrichment of American ruling family and those around it  —  On a graffitied Sarajevo backstreet …
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
California 2026 Poll: Becerra Leads, Steyer and Hilton Toss-up for Second Spot  —  Home Polls California 2026 Poll: Becerra Leads, Steyer and Hilton Toss-up for Second Spot  —  The final Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey of the California governor's race finds Democrat …
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
Public Notice:
“A new low” — watchdog sounds off on Trump's J6 slush fund  —  “It's an effort to signal to the violent element of his base.”  —  ∙ Paid  —  This special Saturday edition of Public Notice is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one 👇
Jaimie Ding / Associated Press:
Former Southern California mayor pleads guilty to secretly acting as agent of Chinese government  —  A former Southern California mayor pleaded guilty Friday to acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government.  Eileen Wang, who stepped down as the mayor of Arcadia earlier this month …
NBC News:
No heavyweights allowed: Troops must meet fitness criteria to attend White House UFC event  —  Members of the military seeking tickets to the UFC fight on the South Lawn have to meet “all service-specific physical fitness test requirements” and pay their own travel expenses to the event, according to a Pentagon memo.
 
 
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