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US to double tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to 50% from Wednesday, Trump says (LINK) 30 May 2025

Trump says China has 'totally violated' agreement with US on tariffs (LINK) — ground.news: 6 media reports (LINK) 30 May 2025

— A 90-day tariff suspension was agreed on May 12, intended as a temporary truce after tariffs imposed earlier by both countries sparked economic tension.

PBS suing Trump administration over defunding, three days after NPR filed similar case (LINK) 30 May 2025

'DOGE has no statutory authority whatsoever': Court smacks down Trump admin's mass firings (LINK) 30 May 2025

Elon Musk allegedly took large amounts of drugs including ketamine while advising Trump — report (LINK) 30 May 2025

Trump tariffs can stay in place for now, appeals court rules (LINK) 29 May 2025

— The appeals court decision allow tariffs to be used for now while the case is litigated. The next hearing is on 5 June. On the same day, another federal court overseeing a separate tariffs case reached a similar conclusion to the trade court that suspended the tariffs, in relation to a toy company.

Trump administration pledges to 'aggressively revoke' US visas for Chinese students with "connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields". (LINK) 29 May 2025

Trump called it a disaster. Biden blocked it. Now Trump is traveling to Pittsburgh to celebrate Japan's takeover of US Steel (LINK) 29 May 2025

Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law (LINK) 28 May 2025

Judge rules that Trump administration wrongly ended humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands (LINK) 28 May 2025

Immigration courts are dismissing cases of those sent to El Salvador, potentially cutting off their return (LINK) 28 May 2025

16 mostly Democrat U.S. states sue the Trump administration over National Science Foundation directive for budget cuts, frozen grants and job cuts (LINK) 28 May 2025

Elon Musk turns against Trump over budget blowout, says it undermines DOGE (LINK) 28 May 2025

Dollar rallies after Trump's tariffs face court roadblock (LINK) 28 May 2025

Trump Media stock has dropped over 50% from its 52-week high (LINK) 28 May 2025

Trump administration denies North Carolina request for Hurricane Helene relief at level Biden approved (LINK) 28 May 2025

— The Biden administration directive was to match 100% of the funds that the state puts in to share costs of the disaster cleanup after Hurricane Helene devastated the state as a Category 4 storm in September 2024. Over 230 people were killed by the storm, with at least 72 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, alone, amid record flooding throughout western North Carolina.

Trump's border czar was paid thousands of dollars by a company making money from deportations before he joined the administration (LINK) 28 May 2025

U.S. judge criticizes government inaction in case of migrants held in Djibouti to be sent to South Sudan (LINK restricted) 26 May 2025

White House: Another Activist Judge is Protecting Criminal Illegal Immigrant Monsters — (LINK)

Trump says Putin 'has gone absolutely crazy' after major Russian attack on Ukraine (LINK) 25 May 2025

Trump delays 50% tariffs on EU to July 9 (LINK) 25 May 2025

— Trump's post came after Von der Leyen said that she had a "good call" with Trump, but needed until July 9 to "reach a good deal".

President Trump says Nippon Steel and US Steel to enter into 'partnership': "will keep the headquarters in Pittsburgh and draw $14 billion in investment toward the US economy" (LINK) 23 May 2025

Stock markets tumble after Trump threatens tariffs against European Union and Apple — (LINK)

Trump threatens a 50% tariff on the EU, starting on June 1, citing a lack of progress in current trade negotiations (LINK) 23 May 2025

Judge blocks Trump administration's ban on Harvard accepting international students (LINK) 23 May 2025

Donald Trump hosts crypto gala amidst "Trump Coin" controversy: it escalated when reports emerged of Justin Sun's support for a "Trump Coin" (LINK) 23 May 2025

TRUMP memecoin holders face shocking losses despite gala dinner — (LINK)

Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students: "existing foreign students must transfer or lose their legal status" (LINK) 22 May 2025

— Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she ordered her department to terminate Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification, citing the university's refusal to turn over the conduct records of foreign students requested by the DHS last month.

Analysis: The new Trump-led tax bill promises an American 'golden age' that conveniently ends with his presidency (LINK) 22 May 2025

— Republicans have filled the bill with cuts to social safety net programs that could drive millions of poor and disabled Americans off the benefits they depend on.

Robert Reich: hidden provision in the Big Ugly Bill makes Trump king: courts cannot use funds to enforce contempt citations (LINK) 22 May 2025

Fox News: Trump distances himself from Russia–Ukraine conflict: 'Not our people, not our soldiers' (LINK) 21 May 2025

Trump shows video claiming 'white genocide' to South African President in Oval Office meeting (LINK) — ground.news: 211 media reports (LINK) 21 May 2025

Moderna withdraws application for US approval of combined flu-Covid shot, plans to resubmit vaccine application later this year (LINK) 21 May 2025

— The decision comes a day after the US FDA said it would require new clinical trials for approval of annual Covid-19 boosters for healthy people under 65 years old. Shares of the company have been battered by declining Covid revenue as well as investor concerns spurred by the appointment of the vaccine skeptic Robert F Kennedy Jr as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Lawyers accuse Trump administration of deporting Vietnamese and Burmese migrants to South Sudan in violation of court order (LINK) 20 May 2025

Disney "places Venezuelan employees on unpaid leave" as Temporary Protected Status is lifted after a Supreme Court ruling favored the Trump administration's stance (LINK) 20 May 2025

Trump says Russia and Ukraine to 'immediately' begin ceasefire talks after two-hour call with Putin (LINK) — ground.news: 15 media reports (LINK)19 May 2025

Trump signs "Take it Down Act," revenge porn bill backed by Melania Trump (LINK) 19 May 2025

— The law requires platforms to remove images and videos, including deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence, within 48 hours after a victim's request.

US supreme court allows Trump to revoke protected status for Venezuelans: Justices grant Homeland Security request to end temporary protected status while appeal proceeds in lower court (LINK) 19 May 2025

First flight leaves U.S. under Trump's $1,000 "self-deport" deal: takes 65 people from Honduras and Colombia to their home countries (LINK) 19 May 2025

US cuts another $60m in grants to Harvard University (LINK) 19 May 2025

— "Due to Harvard University's continued failure to address anti-Semitic harassment and race discrimination, HHS is terminating multiple multi-year grant awards — totalling approximately $60 million over their full duration," the department said on X on Monday.

Does Donald Trump know he has lost his trade war? (LINK) 19 May 2025

Republicans are rejoicing as they gut a Bill that benefits Red states: Nearly three-quarters of investments spurred on by Biden's Inflation Reduction Act flowed to states that voted for Trump (LINK) 19 May 2025

Moody's downgrades perfect US credit rating for first time since 1917 due to rising debt (LINK) 17 May 2025

Canada plans to keep 25% retaliatory tariffs on most US goods (LINK) 17 May 2025.

Trump tells Walmart to 'eat the tariffs' and not raise prices (LINK) 17 May 2025

Trump: U.S. will set tariff rates in 2-3 weeks, can't negotiate with everyone (LINK) 16 May 2025

Pope Leo, in his first address to world diplomats, urges respect for migrants, challenging Trump views (video LINK) 16 May 2025

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume quick deportations of Venezuelans under 18th-century law (LINK) 16 May 2025

— In April, the justices said that people must be given "reasonable time" to file a challenge. On Friday, the court said 24 hours is not enough time but has not otherwise spelled out how long it meant. The administration has said 12 hours would be sufficient. The court indefinitely extended the prohibition on deportations from a north Texas detention facility under the alien enemies law. The case will now go back to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which declined to intervene in April.

— President Donald Trump quickly voiced his displeasure. "THE SUPREME COURT WON'T ALLOW US TO GET CRIMINALS OUT OF OUR COUNTRY!" he posted on his Truth Social platform.

Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett once again found herself the subject of a full-on MAGA meltdown on Friday as diehard supporters of President Donald Trump targeted her for siding with the Supreme Court's liberal justices. — (LINK)

Melania Trump statue in her native Slovenia disappears, after previous one was set on fire: bronze statue of first lady Melania Trump was sawed off and carried away from her hometown in Slovenia (LINK) 16 May 2025

— The life-size sculpture was unveiled in 2020 during President Donald Trump's first term near Sevnica in central Slovenia, where Melanija Knavs was born in 1970. It replaced a wooden statue that had been set on fire earlier that year.

Why Qatar is so excited to dump that private jet on Trump: The Qatari government used Trump to pawn off a hunking chunk of metal that it had been trying to get rid of for five years, according to reporting from Forbes (LINK)15 May 2025

In Abu Dhabi, Trump makes first publicly known visit to a mosque as president (LINK)15 May 2025

Judge dismisses trespassing charges against people crossing US-Mexico border: New Mexico judge rules immigrants did not know they were entering US military zone, marking setback for Trump (LINK)15 May 2025

Trump and Saudi Arabia announce $600 billion investment deal, including $142 billion in defence (LINK) — ground.news: 338 media reports (LINK) — 14 May 2025

Trump meets Syrian president in Saudi Arabia before heading to Qatar: hails Islamist leader as 'attractive guy, tough guy' (LINK) — ground.news: 182 media reports (LINK) — 14 May 2025

Gabbard fires the 2 top National Intelligence Council officials (LINK) 14 May 2025

NPR: At least 3 Trump White House officials have ties to antisemitic extremists (LINK) 14 May 2025

— President Trump campaigned on a pledge to fight antisemitism. President Trump campaigned on a pledge to fight antisemitism."Antisemitic bigotry has no place in a civilized society," Trump said at an event in 2024. However, NPR has identified three Trump officials with close ties to antisemitic extremists, including Jan 6 demonstrator Tim Hale-Cusanelli, a man described by federal prosecutors as a "Nazi sympathizer" and prominent Holocaust denier. Among the 3, Paul Ingrassia, currently serving as the White House liaison to the Department of Homeland Security, has ties to multiple figures widely known for promoting antisemitism. In 2023, Ingrassia repeatedly praised the controversial "manosphere" influencer Andrew Tate and worked on his legal team. Romanian authorities have accused Tate of human trafficking.

— Before joining the Trump administration as the communications director for the White House Office of Management and Budget, Rachel Cauley served on the board of the Patriot Freedom Project. The nonprofit group was founded in direct response to the arrest of Hale-Cusanelli on Jan. 6 charges.

— Before joining the Trump administration as the communications director for the White House Office of Management and Budget, Rachel Cauley served on the board of the Patriot Freedom Project. The nonprofit group was founded in direct response to the arrest of Hale-Cusanelli on Jan. 6 charges.

Luxury skyscrapers, golf courses and cryptocurrency: the Trump family's business ties to the Middle East have more than tripled since the president's first term in office (LINK) 13 May 2025

Trump says U.S. will remove all sanctions on Syria: had been designated a state sponsor of terrorism by the U.S. government since 1979 (LINK) 14 May 2025

GD Culture Group, Chinese firm with zero revenue, bought up to $300 million of $Trump meme coin (LINK) 13 May 2025

Federal judge OKs Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans (LINK) 13 May 2025

Axios: Trump's executive order to lower drug prices may not do much of that: sets a deadline of 30 days and then will see what happens. (LINK) 13 May 2025

— The order calls for drugmakers to voluntarily cut prices or face the threat of a "most favored nation" pricing regime that would peg the cost of their medicines to what's paid in other wealthy nations, where they often sell for less. Trump posted on social media Sunday that American consumers would "almost immediately" see their drug prices fall by 30% to 80%. In reality, it would take much longer than that. Trump's 2020 attempt to tie Medicare Part B drugs to the lowest price paid by other OECD countries was blocked by a federal judge after the drug industry sued.

Library of Congress staff mount standoff against new MAGA bosses: Two Justice Department officials who apparently had been appointed into two new top roles at the library were turned away trying to enter the U.S. Copyright Office, including Trump's counsel named acting Librarian of Congress (LINK) 12 May 2025

People spent an estimated $148 million on Donald Trump's meme coin in a contest to dine with the president at his private golf club in Sterling, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C., later this month. (LINK) 12 May 2025

Dow soars 1,000 points after Trump team and China dramatically lower tariffs (LINK) 12 May 2025

U.S. Episcopal Church says it won't follow federal directive to help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status in US: cites the church's "commitment to racial justice and reconciliation" (LINK) 12 May 2025

Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: luxury jumbo jet is to be used as Air Force One (LINK) 12 May 2025

White House, Qatar discuss transfer of luxury jet for Air Force One: Qatar says a deal for "temporary use" of the plane is under negotiation, amid media reports of a gift (LINK) 11 May 2025

— Trump referred to the plane as a gift and said it was offered for his use at no cost in a post to his Truth Social website on Sunday.

Trump admin repeats claim in 9 April order that donating to LGBTQ+ rights group undermines national security (LINK) 12 May 2025

Trump claims 'total reset' in US-China trade relations from continuing tariff talks in Geneva (LINK) 11 May 2025

Dow Futures rally over 400 points as US, China 'come to agreement' in Geneva trade talks (LINK) 11 May 2025

First group of White South Africans granted refugee status depart to U.S. (LINK) 11 May 2025

MLK bust quietly removed from Oval Office (LINK) 11 May 2025

Brazilian pulp exporter Suzano SA, the world's largest, is warning that supply chain disruptions due to new U.S. tariffs could result in a shortage of toilet paper, although so far, store shelves around the country are well stocked (LINK) 11 May 2025

Mexico is suing Google over 'Gulf of America' name change for US users: says name change only applies to the US portion of the oceanic basin (LINK) 10 May 2025

White House considering suspending habeas corpus, Stephen Miller says (LINK) 9 May 2025

Pentagon directs military to pull library books that address diversity, anti-racism, gender issues — by 21 May (LINK) 9 May 2025

Tufts student Rumeysa Öztürk out of ICE custody since March after judge orders her release: "Öztürk is free to return to her home in Massachusetts ... because, frankly, I don't find that she poses any risk of flight," the judge ruled (LINK) 9 May 2025

Trump-linked USD1 stablecoin, issued by World Liberty Finance (WLFI), hits $2.12 billion market cap from $130m on BNB chain with StakeStone cross-chain partnership (LINK) 9 May 2025

Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries (Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela), setting them up for potential deportation. (LINK) 8 May 2025

Trump's first new trade deal triples taxes on Americans buying British products (LINK) 8 May 2025

— According to a chart used by Trump, the new trade deal with the United Kingdom will bring in $6 billion in "external revenue", a term he and his administration use to describe payments collected by U.S. Customs from American importers. The new 10% rate for nearly all goods, which was announced last month for countries all over the world, is three times higher than the 3.4% average rate Americans have paid for goods from Britain and Northern Ireland.

— Trump said he agreed to lower his 25% tax on imported cars to 10% for the first 100,000 cars entering from the U.K. each year to help the British auto industry because it mainly produces high-end luxury cars. "They make a very small number of cars that are super luxury, and that includes Bentley and Jaguar," he said. In return, the U.K. has agreed to open its market to American beef and other agricultural products, Trump said. "We're a very big country. We have a lot of beef." he added.

New Pope, Robert Prevost from U.S., has criticized J.D. Vance and Trump (LINK) 8 May 2025

None of the objects on the Oval Office mantle were made in the U.S. (LINK) 8 May 2025

U.S. Senate Democrats, with some Republicans' support, block stablecoin bill as they raise concerns about Trump's crypto ventures (LINK) 8 May 2025

— It failed 49-48 on a procedural vote Thursday after Democrats said that they needed to see more changes to the legislation before they could back it.

Trump plans to announce next week that the US will call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf, officials say (LINK) 7 May 2025

A Trump Gold Card Visa is already showing up in immigration forms: (LINK) 8 May 2025

— A reference to the Trump Card Visa has also been added in the live application form for Global Entry, a program run by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that allows preapproved US citizens, green card holders, and traveplers from certain countries to enter the US through a fast lane, saving them time at the airport. People who apply for Global Entry with a foreign passport are currently given the option to select if they have "submitted an application for a Trump Card Visa," tests by WIRED show.

President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden in email from White House: Hayden was the first woman and the first African American to be librarian of Congress: Conservative advocacy group aAF said a few hours before: "The current #LibrarianOfCongress Carla Hayden is woke, anti-Trump, and promotes trans-ing kids." (LINK) 8 May 2025

Trump withdraws surgeon general nominee Janette Nesheiwat after questions about her medical education and criticism of her by conservative gadfly Laura Loomer (LINK) 7 May 2025

The Hill: Trump "has instead chosen chronic disease entrepreneur Casey Means, a physician with close ties to the 'Make American Healthy Again', or MAHA, movement, as his new pick. Means, a graduate of Stanford Medical School, is the sister of Calley Means, a close ally to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a special government employee at HHS. They are both high-profile proponents of Kennedy's MAHA agenda." — (LINK)

— The president said Nesheiwat will work at the Department of Health and Human Services "in another capacity". She is the sister-in-law of Trump's former national security advisor Mike Waltz. Trump removed Waltz from his post six days before and said he was nominating Waltz to become the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

— CBS News, citing records it reviewed, last week reported that Nesheiwat, who had said she had a degree from the University of Arkansas School of Medicine, actually earned her medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, located in St. Maarten. "A spokesperson for the University of Arkansas confirmed to CBS News she completed her residency through its family medicine program in Fayetteville, Arkansas, but did not obtain her medical degree there," the network reported.

— Loomer criticized Nesheiwat for having previously said that "vaccine hesitancy is a Global health threat", and for using her position at Fox News to promote the Covid-19 vaccine.

Trump administration has shut down CDC's infection control committee (HICPAC) — as of 31 March (LINK) 7 May 2025

— Four professional societies previously wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on March 26 asking him to preserve the committee amid widespread cuts to federal health agencies.

Top US officials will meet with Chinese delegation in Switzerland at weekend in first major talks of trade war (LINK) 7 May 2025

US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent tells Congress the Trump Admin has NOT held any negotiations with China over tariffs (LINK) 6 May 2025

Friedrich Merz confirmed as German chancellor in second vote following first round humiliation, calls for US to 'stay out' of German politics (LINK) 6 May 2025

The New Republic: Trump's law firm deals are already falling apart: while the firms had reportedly agreed to provide millions of dollars of pro bono work for specific causes, many asserted that they had total authority over the selection of their clients. (LINK) 6 May 2025

58 crypto wallets have made millions on Trump's meme coin while 764,000 have lost money, data shows (LINK) 6 May 2025

White House walks back on Trump call for 100% tariff on foreign films, a day after Jon Voight proposed 'limited' tariffs: "no final decisions on foreign film tariffs have been made." (LINK) 5 May 2025

PolitiFact: "It's estimated" that President Donald Trump's tariffs will mean "American families would have to pay about $4,000 more a year": Mostly true (LINK) 5 May 2025

Heather Cox Richardson: The failures behind Trump's Alcatraz declaration (LINK) 5 May 2025

President Trump says non-US movies to be hit with 100% levies (LINK) 5 May 2025

— US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick responded to the latest announcement, saying "We're on it". BBC: "The details of the move are unclear. Trump's statement did not say whether the tariff would apply to American production companies producing films abroad."

Trump's call to 'reopen Alcatraz': "it was closed in the 1960s because it was three times more expensive to operate than other prisons" (LINK) 4 May 2025

DOE to cut off billions of dollars' worth of Biden-era green energy projects (LINK) 4 May 2025

Slate: Trump just issued an Executive Order aimed at decimating the Civil Rights Act of 1964: "Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy" executive order, published last month. (LINK) 4 May 2025

— Thomas Silverstein: "If a policy harms members of one group much more than others and if there is no good reason for the policy, it violates the law."

— "The executive order calls for the repeal of agencies' disparate impact regulations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and demands vague 'appropriate action' (presumably dismissal) with respect to pending enforcement proceedings under other laws like the Fair Housing Act. The order proceeds from the baseless assumption that compliance with civil rights laws that allow for disparate impact claims is achieved by taking something away from members of another group."

Mexico's president says she rejected Trump's plan to send US troops across the border (LINK) 3 May 2025

US federal court halts ruling ordering Voice of America to allow employees back to work and restore funding for Free Asia and Middle East Broadcasting Networks (LINK) 3 May 2025

— The appeals court in a 2-1 decision suggested earlier judge lacked jurisdiction to order the employees to return to work and to require the restoration of $15 million in grants for Radio Free Asia and Middle East Broadcasting Networks.

2 major U.S. scientific societies to do own climate assessment after Trump administration dismissed authors (LINK) 3 May 2025

Elon Musk's DOGE removes IRS crypto policy officers (LINK) 3 May 2025

Worker safety agency NIOSH lays off most remaining staff: gutting programmes ranging from approvals of new safety equipment to firefighter health (LINK) 4 May 2025

Judge permanently blocks Trump's executive order targeting Democratic-tied law firm Perkins Coie (LINK) 2 May 2025

Trump family's net worth has increased by $2.9 billion thanks to crypto investments, new report says (LINK) 2 May 2025

National Science Foundation cut off all funding to scientists in 30 April order (LINK) 2 May 2025

Oil spill off Louisiana's Gulf Coast raises alarm as DOGE cuts may threaten response efforts: a report from the U.S. Coast Guard's National Response Center said "the amount discharged could potentially reach the threshold of a major spill for coastal waters (over 100,000 gallons)". The leak is occurring near the Garden Island Bay area of the Pass-a-Loutre Wildlife Management Area, a sensitive ecological zone in southeastern Louisiana (LINK) 2 May 2025

— A study in 2023 identified 14,000 unplugged, abandoned wells in the Gulf.

The Trump administration says it will cut EPA staffing to Reagan-era levels (LINK) 2 May 2025

Donald Trump's budget "breaks his promise to protect social security" (LINK) 2 May 2025

— Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works: "It keeps funding for the Social Security Administration (SSA) flat, which is a de-facto cut since SSA's fixed costs, such as field office rents, go up every year by over $600 million. Furthermore, it forces SSA to spend more money on so-called "program integrity" — clawing back money from Americans who have been overpaid through no fault of their own — which creates extreme hardship, including homelessness. The truth is that Social Security is extremely understaffed, which is increasing backlogs and wait times. This budget will make those backlogs and delays worse. It will make mistakes — including the Orwellian nightmare of being inadvertently declared dead when you are not — harder to fix."

President Trump orders Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end federal funding for NPR and PBS (LINK) 1 May 2025

whitehouse.gov: "Ending Taxpayer Subsidization Of Biased Media" (LINK) — 1 May 2025

Waltz out as national security adviser and tapped for UN ambassador in the first major staff shakeup since the president took office in January (LINK) — 1 May 2025

Trump-appointed judge says president's use of Alien Enemies Act is unlawful in first-of-its-kind ruling (LINK) — 1 May 2025

Mike Waltz, other National Security Council staffers out in latest Trump purge following Signal chat leak (LINK)