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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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Politico:
Judge launches inquiry into Trump-IRS settlement that led to ‘anti-weaponization’ fund … The lawsuit immediately triggered questions about conflicts of interest: How could the Justice Department and IRS now controlled by Trump appointees defend against a lawsuit brought by their boss?
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 …
Mike Scarcella / Reuters:
US judge orders removal of Trump's name from Kennedy Center  —  A judge on Friday ordered the removal of President Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ruling that the iconic Washington venue cannot be renamed without an act of Congress.
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New York Times:
Kennedy Center Must Remove Trump's Name From Building, Judge Orders  —  In an incensed social media post, President Trump suggested that the ruling might prompt him to cast the center aside after more than a year at its helm.  —  A federal judge ordered on Friday that the John F. Kennedy Center …
CNN:
Judge says Trump can't add his name to Kennedy Center and blocks planned closure  —  A federal judge on Friday blocked the Kennedy Center from temporarily closing its doors for a yearslong renovation and said its board violated the law when it added President Donald Trump's name to the historic performing arts venue.
Janay Kingsberry / The Atlantic:
The Kennedy Center Enters the Unknown
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 and The Hill
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.”
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 …
Wired:
The White House's Aliens.gov Site Brags That ICE Arrested More Than 700 US Citizens  —  The website, which compares human beings to extraterrestrials, touts arrest numbers from the Trump administration's sweeping immigration crackdown.  But some of its details are really out there.
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Jgroves / The White House:
Aliens  —  Search illegal alien arrests in your city and across the US on our interactive map.
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
NBC News:
Pam Bondi tells lawmakers ‘redaction errors’ were made in Epstein files release
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
Ernesto Londoño / New York Times:
ICE Agent Wanted in Minneapolis Shooting Is Captured in Texas  —  Christian Castro, who had been charged with assault in the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota, was taken into custody Friday morning.  —  Law enforcement officials from Minnesota and Texas …
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.
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Stephen Miller's Wife Doxed This Young Dem.  Then the MAGA Rage Hit.  —  Katie Miller, who is married to Stephen Miller, lashed out at a young Democratic operative on Thursday, after the Democratic Party's official account called Miller's husband an “ugly f-k.”
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 …
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Postal Service moving forward with Trump's attack on mail voting  —  The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said in a yet-to-be-published proposed rule Friday that it's drawing up plans to radically crack down on mail voting by sending ballots only to voters who are registered with the federal government.
Baltimore Sun:
Allan Kittleman: Why I'm leaving the GOP  —  After 50 years as a registered Republican, I have made the difficult decision to leave the party and become an unaffiliated voter.  —  My family spent generations helping build the Republican Party.  My grandfather chaired his county GOP in lowa.
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 …
Aiden Reiter / Politico:
'He's full of s—t': JPMorgan's Dimon rips Coinbase CEO, escalates fight over crypto bill … Senators once seen as sympathetic to bank priorities brushed off their complaints, raising broader worries that traditional finance has lost its sway in Washington.
Discussion: CoinDesk and RedState
Reuters:
Ukrainian drones strike port, oil depot in southern Russia, authorities say  —  Ukrainian drones struck a tanker at Russia's port of Taganrog overnight and hit an oil depot in the city of Armavir, authorities in the southern regions of Rostov and Krasnodar said on Saturday.
Discussion: Bloomberg
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: Commonplace, Breitbart and NewsMax.com
Lok Darjee / The Guardian:
Utah releases state voter roll audit amid Trump administration lawsuit  —  Audit finds 99.7% of those registered to vote are US citizens as DoJ presses for access to information citing low removals  —  The fight for democracy is supported by  —  Utah released the results of a year-long audit …
Discussion: American Greatness
 
 
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New York Times:
Research Funding Slows Again for Universities Targeted by White House
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Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Rock-bottom immigration rates leave mark on U.S. economy
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