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2:45 PM ET, May 30, 2026

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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 …
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Sarah Davis / The Hill:
Trump blasts judge over Kennedy Center ruling in angry statement
New York Times:
Kennedy Center Must Remove Trump's Name From Building, Judge Orders
New York Times:   Judge Orders President's Name Off Kennedy Center, and He Reacts With Fury
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Judge orders Kennedy Center to remove Trump's name from building
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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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:   The Terrifying New Wave of Republican Candidates on the Ballot This Year
Washington Post:
Judge probes whether deal creating Trump's $1.8 billion fund constitutes fraud  —  In an unusual deal, the Justice Department created a fund to compensate individuals who claim they have been targets of a “weaponized” justice system.  —  A federal judge on Friday ordered lawyers …
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Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
A Controversial Deal Ended Trump's Audits. Can Anyone Challenge It?
Discussion: Bloomberg
Wiktoria Gucia / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Brutal Vance Mockery Exposed in White House Leaks  —  PREVIOUSLY ON SUCCESSION  —  The 79-year-old president has reportedly been fixated on his vice president's embarrassing moments.  —  President Donald Trump has reportedly been busy privately venting to allies about all the things …
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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.
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
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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 …
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.
Alfred Ng / Politico:
Trump's immigration enforcers look into buying ad data.  Industry insiders fear what comes next.  —  The trillion-dollar industry that amasses and shares troves of Americans' information is confronting a new ethical quandary — the Trump administration's interest in wielding this data …
Discussion: Blaze Media
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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Daniel Cody / New York Post:
Delaney Hall anti-ICE clashes continue - despite New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill's ‘peaceful’ protest zone
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 …
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
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.
New York Times:
Mary Trump Has More to Talk About Than Her Uncle … Ronda Cress was not impressed the first time she had heard of Mary Trump.  —  It was July 2020 and Ms. Trump, a psychologist and niece of the president, had just written a memoir, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's …
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 …
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 …
New York Times:
Trump Squeezes Immigrants by Cutting Them Off From Jobs, Health Care and Housing  —  The methodically planned strategy is intended to pressure noncitizens, including many with legal status, to leave the United States.  —  For nearly three decades, Raquel Molina — an immigrant from El Salvador …
Megan Wachspress / Liberal Currents:
AOC for President  —  Whether or not she runs, Ocasio-Cortez is invoking a feminist politics that Democrats should adopt if they are serious about defeating fascism.  —  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's recent appearance at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta set certain segments of the internet abuzz.
Julian Mark / Washington Post:
There are no Supreme Court vacancies, but some judges are acting like there might be  —  Speculation is swirling over potential departures at the high court, and firebrand conservative judges might be using flashy rulings to audition for the president.  —  Summary
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Raw Story
 
 
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Public Notice:
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Bloomberg:
Americans Hurt in Kuwait as Trump Sends Mixed Signals on War
Discussion: WTOP News
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Iran's Hard-Liners Try to Derail Potential Deal With the U.S.
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NBC News:
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