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5/30/2025
TechNews for the week: May 30; May 28;
Ukraine/Russia war
Russia rattled by large-scale drone attacks for a third day;
Trump softens on Putin as Russia’s military edge weakens, officials say;
Russian missile and drone attack kills 12 in Ukraine, including children; Trump Rebukes Putin, Calls Escalation of Attacks ‘Absolutely Crazy’;
Third night of terror: Russia launches heavy drone and missile strikes on Ukraine;
“Putin’s endgame: The stakes beyond Ukraine,” an Atlantic Council documentary;
Trump warns attempts to conquer all of Ukraine will lead to ‘downfall’ of Russia;
Trump Condemns Putin’s Killings in Ukraine, but Doesn’t Make Him Pay a Price; Trump Downplays Prospect of New Sanctions on Russia;
Germany Says It Will Step Up Weapons Support for Ukraine; NATO to ask Berlin for seven more brigades under new targets;
How the West is helping Russia to fund its war on Ukraine; Russia’s deadly drone industry upgraded with Iran’s help;
US,Israel/Middle East Conflict
Pro-Palestinian Movement Faces an Uncertain Path After D.C. Attack;
New Gaza Aid Plan, Bypassing U.N. and Billed as Neutral, Originated in Israel;
Head of Gaza aid group resigns, citing concern over ‘humanitarian principles’;
Netanyahu meets with Noem, Jacky Rosen in Jerusalem;
Deadly air strikes hit Gaza as new aid delivery system remains in limbo;
Israel’s actions in Gaza ‘can no longer be justified’, says Germany’s Merz;
Far-right Israelis confront Palestinians, other Israelis in chaotic Jerusalem march;
Israel approves 22 new West Bank towns in ‘dramatic’ secret vote;
Israel says it has hit Houthi targets including last plane at Sanaa airport;
Donald Trump warns Benjamin Netanyahu not to strike Iran as US holds talks with Tehran;
Details of new Witkoff plan said to include 60-day ceasefire, release of 10 hostages;
White House Puts Cease-Fire Proposal to Hamas as Pressure on Israel Grows;
A genocide is happening in Gaza. We should say so;
International Events
Trump Accuses China of Violating Trade Truce, Escalating Tensions;
How Russian fortunes stranded by US sanctions rocked Liechtenstein;
North Korea Makes Arrests Over Failed Ship Launch That Angered Kim Jong-un;
South Koreans turn out in record numbers for early voting as presidential hopefuls vow change;
Uncertainties over Trump, Ukraine loom large ahead of Asian defence meeting;
Gulf leaders told Trump they oppose strikes on Iran's nuclear program; Iran says it could survive if US nuclear talks end without a deal;
NATO Wants a Cordial Summit, but Trump or Zelensky Could Disrupt It;
Italy's mafia abandoning rivalries to join forces;
German court rejects Peruvian farmer’s climate case against RWE;
Greenland dangles rare earths partnership with EU as Trump looms;
Kenya backs Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, joint statement says;
Donald Trump offers Canada free ‘Golden Dome’ protection if it gives up sovereignty;
Immigration
Immigrant arrests at courthouses signal new tactic in Trump’s deportation push;
Under Trump, some immigrants lose protections — others don’t. Why?
Judge Orders Trump Officials to Seek Return of Guatemalan Man to U.S.;
Judge Finds U.S. Government Acted Illegally in Russian Scientist Case;
Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil’s detention ruled likely unconstitutional;
Rubio says Trump administration will ‘aggressively revoke’ visas for Chinese students;
Trump asks US Supreme Court to intervene in deportations to third countries;
Stephen Miller says Trump administration seeking to triple immigrant arrests;
Trump administration shakes up ICE leadership as it struggles to ramp up deportations;
Trump Administration Publishes List of Sanctuary Cities and Counties to Target;
Veterans recoil at Trump plan to end Afghans’ deportation protection;
Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke legal status for more than 530,000 migrants for now;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Bessent disparages Washington’s deficit math. Oh, wait; Amid fiscal uncertainty, evidence-based budgeting comes to the fore;
Court blocks Trump tariffs: 5 takeaways; Judges Keep Calling Trump’s Actions Illegal, but Undoing Them Is Hard;
For Trump, Civil Rights Protections Should Help White Men; How the Right Has Reshaped the Narrative Around George Floyd;
50 Years After Saigon’s Fall, ‘the Wall’ Reflects and Collects a Nation’s Trauma;
Military Parade in Capital on Trump’s Birthday Could Cost $45 Million; Vietnam vets’ annual ceremony relocated from D.C. due to Army parade;
Trump is making it easier to fire federal workers, but they have some legal protections - 3 essential reads;
Labor Department suspends Job Corps centers operations, drawing bipartisan pushback;
One of the biggest Trump administration personnel cuts at AmeriCorps almost went unnoticed;
Bureau of Land Management ousts official who reportedly resisted DOGE;
Feds cancel unemployment modernization grants for states; Trump administration bans race, gender data in federal workforce hiring;
Trump administration cancels $3.7B in funds for 24 projects aiming to cut emissions;
Youth Climate Activists Sue Over Administration’s Orders On Climate; How Electric Vehicles are Targeted by the Republican Policy Bill;
White House budget office rebukes congressional watchdog over ‘invasive’ probes;
Trump administration initiated Boeing 747 deal with Qatar; Air Force One deal with Qatar isn’t final, despite U.S. claims;
Members Only: A New Trump Club, Ned’s Club and the Enduring Old Guard; As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests;
Vance urges crypto industry to expand involvement in politics after 2024 wins;
JD Vance touts bitcoin’s emergence and hails pro-Trump crypto investors;
Stephen Miller tussles with CNN anchor over ‘crazy communist judges’;
Trump threatens California funding over transgender high school athlete;
Missouri will hand over personal data of food aid recipients to feds;
Women sue Kansas over law that disregards end-of-life wishes during pregnancy;
Congress actions
Fiscal Hawks in Senate Balk at House’s Bill to Deliver Trump’s Agenda; 7 ways Senate Republicans are split over Trump’s tax and immigration bill;
GOP bill locks in new deficit plateau as bond market quakes; GOP fears Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ is ‘debt bomb’;
Filibuster takes center stage as GOP tees up vote to nix California EV rule;
House budget bill includes 10-year moratorium on state AI regulations;
GOP rejects ‘millionaire tax’ pitch, advancing breaks for rich Americans;
GOP runs into voter buzzsaw of criticism on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’;
Ernst responds to jeers on Medicaid cuts: ‘Well, we’re all going to die’;
Grassley pushes Trump to let Putin know ‘game over’; Graham warns Putin of ‘new sheriff in town’;
Time for a GOP Senate Revolt on Sanctions Against Putin; GOP leery of approving tougher Russian sanctions without Trump support;
White House to send DOGE cuts package to Congress as Speaker promises quick action; Conservative furor grows over future of DOGE cuts;
GOP breathes secret sigh of relief as courts put brakes on Trump tariffs;
Hegseth orders Pentagon’s testing office staff cut by more than half;
Trump action and proclamations
Trump addresses West Point upended by his changes; Pivoting From Tax Cuts to Tariffs, Trump Ignores Economic Warning Signs;
Trump delays E.U. tariffs until July 9;
Trump responds to TACO trade criticisms: ‘You call that chickening out?’; Asked About ‘TACO’ and Tariffs, Trump Lashes Out at Reporter;
Trump administration moves to upend $37B affirmative action program;
Trump pardons former Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery, fraud; Trump pardoned man one month after mother attended $1M-person fundraiser;
Trump's campaign has received scores of donations from problematic donors;
Trump commutes sentence for donor Imaad Zuberi; Trump commutes former gang leader’s sentence: Who is Larry Hoover;
Trump’s Flurry of Pardons Signals a Wholesale Effort to Redefine Crime; Full List of Donald Trump Pardons During His Second Term so far;
Trump fires director of National Portrait Gallery, calling her ‘highly partisan’ and ‘a strong supporter of DEI’;
Trump Questioned Whether U.S. Gold is Missing. His Allies Are Trying to Cash In.;
Four tools at the Trump administration's disposal after a U.S. court blocks;
Trump Officials Intensify Attacks on Judges as Court Losses Mount;
DOJ cutting American Bar Association access to judicial nominees; Trump goes after Leonard Leo for judicial picks in attack on tariff ruling;
Musk/DOGE government actions
Elon Musk says his time as a government employee is coming to an end and thanks Trump;
Musk leaves White House with frustrations, little progress on debt; Top DOGE officials leaving as Musk departs;
Elon Musk says he's "disappointed" by Trump's "big, beautiful bill" and what it means for DOGE;
The chain saw, the salute and other moments from Musk’s time in government; What has DOGE; actually done;
DOGE Reportedly Expands Grok AI Use In US Government;
DOGE employees may access sensitive Treasury data, judge rules;
Court news and legal issues
Karen Dunn and Other Top Lawyers Depart Paul Weiss to Start Firm after Trump deal;
Judge tosses Trump order punishing the law firm WilmerHale; Trump Loses Another Battle in His War Against Elite Law Firms;
Trump Allies Look to Benefit From Pro Bono Promises by Elite Law Firms;
Gorsuch, Thomas dissent as Supreme Court declines to take up Apache challenge to copper mine;
Conservative Supreme Court justice Gorsuch warns colleagues of 'grave mistake';
Supreme Court narrows scope of federal agencies’ environmental reviews of highways, pipelines and other projects;
Supreme Court declines to hear student’s bid to wear ‘two genders’ shirt to school;
Judge blocks Trump officials’ bid to end NYC congestion pricing;
Federal Court Strikes Down Trump's 'Reciprocal' Tariffs; Appeals court temporarily halts ruling that declared many tariffs illegal;
Judge refuses to temporarily block the Trump administration from removing Copyright Office director;
Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke Biden’s parole program; Sotomayor, Jackson issue scathing dissent;
Election politics
Prove citizenship to vote? For some married women, it might not be so easy;
Jan 6th consequences
Some judges reject DOJ claim that Jan. 6 pardons apply to other crimes;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
E. coli outbreak sickened more than 80 people, but details didn’t surface;
RFK Jr. ends covid vaccine recommendation for healthy children and healthy pregnant women;
Contradicting RFK Jr., CDC keeps covid vaccine recommendation for kids;
Salmonella outbreak: Cucumber products sold at Walmart, Kroger stores recalled;
HHS cancels funding for Moderna to develop vaccines to combat bird flu;
Garbled citations in White House MAHA report bear hallmarks of AI, experts say;
Beet juice for runners;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Trade Crime Is Soaring, U.S. Firms Say, as Trump’s Tariffs Incentivize Fraud;
Marshals’ Data Shows Spike in Threats Against Federal Judges;
Surveillance Via Smart Toothbrush; Location Tracking App for Foreigners in Moscow;
Chinese-Owned VPNs; Why Take9 Won’t Improve Cybersecurity;
Are 4.8 million people on Medicaid ‘cheating the system’? That’s a big assumption; Math and science
SpaceX loses another Starship in test flight; SpaceX Starship failure casts further doubt on NASA’s moon landing timeline;
Researchers Develop Hydrogen System To Advance Zero-Emission Aviation;
New Coronagraph Technology Could Revolutionize Exoplanet Imaging;
Earth is likely to cross a key climate threshold in two years;
China’s EV Boom Fuels Technological Advancements;
GE Vernova CEO Says Trump’s Orders May Accelerate US Nuclear Reactors;
OSU Researchers Develop Flu-Blocking Nasal Spray; Univ Of Arizona Researcher Receives Grant To Develop Cancer Diagnosis Tool;
States Sue Administration Over STEM Diversity Cuts; NSF’s STEM Fellowship Program Anticipates Uncertain Future;
Ohio loses $4.7 million NSF program for minorities in STEM education;
Meta Working With Defense Technology Startup To Produce AR-, AI-Connected Helmets For US Military;
RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals;
From Messiaen to Radiohead: How great music uses prime numbers; Web, computing, technology, Media and social media issues
NPR sues Trump over order to cut funding;
Kennedy Center vice president says he was fired after past writings on gay marriage;
Texas Governor Signs Bill Requiring Apple, Google to Verify Ages;
New York Times to License Content to Amazon for AI Platforms;
Best Budgeting Apps for June 2025; AI and Chatbot issues
Nvidia to launch cheaper Blackwell AI chip for China after US export curbs; Nvidia Develops New Power Systems For AI Data Centers;
Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek pushes US rivals with R1 model upgrade;
Here's how newly public Hinge Health wants to use AI to automate more care delivery;
Energy-Focused AI Working Group Led By Rep. Fedorchak Gains Momentum;
AI-Powered Recycling System Debuts At UMass Amherst;
Robots May Negatively Impact Workers’ Psychological Well-Being;
Alphabet CEO Interviewed On How AI Will Change The Technology Landscape;
Banking news
Rating agencies in public brawl over scores for private credit;
Tariff news
Tariffs may fuel inflation — but not for long, Goldman Sachs says;
Wells Fargo warns Trump’s tariffs won’t bring back American manufacturing jobs, which will need a minimum $2.9 trillion investment to regain peak;
Trump’s Tariffs and Tax Bill May Derail U.S. Battery Industry;
What to Know After Trade Court Rules Against Trump’s Tariffs;
What Trump could do if he's serious about trying to make companies 'eat' tariff price hikes;
Global companies lose $34B from U.S. tariffs chaos;
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Business and Economics
The Fed's Preferred Inflation Gauge Was Milder Than Expected In April;
Fed minutes show rising unemployment, stagflationary risks;
Japan's bond selloff is a warning to the world;
Wall Street fears foreign tax in budget bill may reduce allure of US assets;
Saudi Arabia Launches $10 Billion AI Fund, Seeks US Tech Partnerships;
Trump Proposes Spinning Off Mortgage-Backers Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac;
Donald Trump backs Nippon Steel partnership with US Steel; U.S. Will Receive ‘Golden Share’ in Steel Deal;
Trump plan for fast-tracking nuclear power takes aim at regulators; Administration Prevents Closure Of Michigan Coal Plant;
Oil steadies after Trump extends EU trade talks deadline; Exxon, Hess to face off over Chevron deal for oilfield riches;
Oil Companies Embrace Trump, but Not ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’; Big Oil Urges Trump Not to Gut Biden’s Climate Law;
Despite backlash, more states are considering laws to make Big Oil pay for climate change;
Budget Bill’s Efforts To End Reliance On Chinese Solar Expected To Slow Energy Transition;
Canada Launches Largest CO2 Capture Gigafactory;
Donald Trump orders US chip software suppliers to stop selling to China;
U.S. Ships Championed by Trump Cost 5 Times as Much as Asian Ones;
Driverless Semi Trucks Are Here, With Little Regulation and Big Promises;
Ford recalling more than 1 million vehicles: Here’s why; Volvo to cut 3,000 jobs as Trump tariffs rattle auto market;
Nissan offers buyouts to US workers, halts global pay rises;
Amazon’s secret ‘Bend the Curve’ project purges billions of product listings from the Everything Store;
Microsoft Russian subsidiary set to file for bankruptcy;
South Africa is not changing policy to suit Musk's Starlink, minister says;
Manufacturing Experiences Labor Shortages;
Who Won a Seat at Trump’s Crypto Dinner;
Trump Media Raises Money to Buy $2.5 Billion in Bitcoin;
Finance
Millions of Americans hit with bad credit after missed student loan payments;
Buy-Now-Pay-Later Tracker: 41% of Users Late in Past Year, More Using Loans for Groceries;
Trump administratiom will not enforce a Biden-era rule to treat pay-later lenders like credit card companies;
Get ready to pay even more for a used car this year;
Sports
IOC keeps Olympic ban on Russia ahead of 2026 winter games;
Other news and history
Black people may have started Memorial Day. Whites erased it from history;
This man sold liquor to politicians during Prohibition. He told The Post his story;
Electric Vehicles Died a Century Ago. Could That Happen Again?;
Education:
Report Highlights Rising Unemployment Among College Graduates; Employers Shift Focus From College Degrees To Experience;
Federal Reserve’s Jay Powell urges US university students to protect democracy;
Essay: Harvard Derangement Syndrome;
Trump Intends to Cancel All Federal Funds Directed at Harvard;
New student visas paused as State Dept. plans tougher social media review; Visa Pause Could Significantly Affect US Universities, Local Economies;
Here’s how much international students contribute to the U.S. economy; Chinese Students React To Student Visa Revocations;
Court filing: Harvard international students seeking transfers, fear attending graduation;
Judge grants Harvard a temporary reprieve from Trump administration’s attempt to bar its enrollment of foreign students;
How Tariffs Could Increase College Costs For Students;
Reconciliation Bill Would Block Access to Higher Ed, ACE Leader Warns;
Minnesota Expands Direct College Admissions Program; Indiana Law Impacts University Enrollment Quotas;
How higher ed institutions help advance skills-based hiring;
Trump Takes His DEI Fight to Fulbright Program; MIT To Close DEI Office Amid Federal Push;
DEI, school choice: The education issues fought over at the state level this year;
Texas will require public school classrooms to display Ten Commandments under bill nearing passage;
Texas House Approves Bill To Increase State Oversight Of Universities;
Delaware State University Imposes Year-Long Hiring Freeze;
Penn State Trustees Approve Seven Campus Closures;
Survey Finds Teachers And Students Differ On STEM Motivation;
Teachers bring back blue books to curb AI cheating in classrooms;
Schools Implement Cellphone Bans To Boost Student Focus;
Oklahoma parents fight new curriculum on 2020 election ‘discrepancies’;
California Community Colleges Increase Efforts To Reduce Fraudulent Enrollments;
Schools are ‘strikingly collaborative’ amid cybersecurity threats, K-12 leader says;
5/23/2025
TechNews for the week: May 23; May 21; May 19;
Ukraine/Russia war
Russian Troops Are War-Weary, but Want to Conquer More of Ukraine; Russia Unleashes One of Its Largest Drone Barrages of the Ukraine War;
Trump, Putin talk as Ukraine and Europe push for immediate ceasefire; Putin thinks that time is on his side;
Putin is stringing Trump along, and Trump doesn’t seem to realize it; In Trump Call, Putin Notches a Diplomatic Win, With an Economic Caveat;
Trump backs off ceasefire after call with Putin, letting fighting continue; Trump’s New Position on the War in Ukraine: Not My Problem;
Without waiting for Trump, E.U. and Britain impose new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine;
Putin says Russian forces are creating ‘buffer zone’ along Russia-Ukraine border;
Trump’s flip-flop on how easy it would be to end the Russia-Ukraine war;
Ukrainian POWs return home in largest swap yet, but many still missing;
US,Israel/Middle East Conflict
Israel launches new round of strikes against Houthis in Yemen;
Gaza ceasefire talks resume as Israeli assault kills hundreds in 72 hours; Amid Talks, Israel Says It Has Expanded Ground Operations in Gaza;
UN aid chief: 'Let's not waste time' with US-backed Gaza aid plan; Netanyahu says he will allow ‘minimal’ aid into Gaza to preserve U.S. support;
Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel plans to take over all of Gaza; Israel Wavers as Far Right and Military Disagree on Gaza Strategy;
Qatar PM says ‘fundamental differences’ between Hamas and Israel have stalled Doha ceasefire talks;
Netanyahu blasts London, Ottawa, Paris for demanding end to war;
UK halts trade talks with Israel over Gaza offensive;
Airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza as criticism of Israel grows; Israel’s Allies Condemn Expansion of Gaza War;
Tobin Opinion: The ugly truth is that ‘pro-Palestinian’ now means antisemitic;
No aid has been distributed yet in Gaza, UN says; Israel Said It Eased Its Blockade, But Gazans Are Still Waiting for Food;
UK considers sanctions against Israeli far-right ministers;
Foreign diplomats come under Israeli fire on official West Bank visit, drawing swift international condemnation;
International Events
Trump's frantic week of peace brokering hints at what he really wants; Ranking Trump’s visits with foreign leaders, from Zelensky to Bukele;
Prosecutor seeks 6 years in jail for independent Russian election monitor; Russian spy ring leader jailed in UK for nearly 11 years;
Russia Beefs Up Bases Near Finland’s Border;
Uncle Sam’s biggest creditor, Japan, faces a fiscal crisis ‘worse than Greece’ as its borrowing costs hit 20-year high;
Taiwan president pledges peace with China but says island must strengthen defences;
China to donate $500 million to WHO, stepping into gap left by U.S.;
China’s warplane combat debut over Kashmir riles tense geopolitics;
India rejects China's latest renaming of places in Arunachal border state; Modi’s Government Cracks Down on Dissent Over Pakistan Conflict;
Beloved strongman: Support for Pakistan army chief Munir surges after India conflict;
In Indonesia, fears grow that dark past may be rewritten with government's new history books;
Rodrigo Duterte wins mayoral seat from Hague prison cell in Philippines elections;
Iran steps up mass deportation of Afghan migrants; Iran parliament approves strategic pact with Russia;
Iran's Khamenei slams 'outrageous' US demands in nuclear talks; Iran sees hope for progress after US nuclear talks;
Hungary cancels talks with Ukraine on minority rights amid espionage row;
Far right surges in Portugal as moderate conservatives win election;
Pro-EU centrist wins Romanian presidency in stunning reversal; Romanian top court rejects challenge to annul presidential election;
A Liberal Takes the Lead in the Critical Vote for Poland’s President;
Trump pushes UK to embrace drilling, dump windmills;
G7 finance leaders to seek US consensus on non-tariff issues at Canada meeting;
Trump’s Meeting With Ramaphosa Turns Contentious Over False Genocide Claims;
'It's not happening:' Afrikaners say Trump is being lied to about 'White genocide';
Trump's image of dead 'white farmers' came from Reuters footage in Congo, not South Africa;
Immigration
Supreme Court allows Trump to cancel temporary protected status for nearly 350,000 Venezuelans;
Supreme Court ruling on Venezuelans ripples through Miami’s ‘Doralzuela’;
At least 50 migrants sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, Cato Institute finds;
Trump administration fined this low-income migrant $1.8 million;
Senator says Trump migrant detentions at Guantanamo Bay cost $100,000 per person daily;
Judge orders U.S. to maintain custody of migrants sent to South Sudan; Judge says South Sudan deportation flight violated his order;
Appeals court allows order to return deported Venezuelan man to go forward;
Deportation fears trigger decline in tax filings in immigrant communities;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Former president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with a 'more aggressive form' of prostate cancer;
Biden diagnosis draws well-wishes, questions and conspiracy theories;
Republicans Push to End Immigrant Benefits in Democratic States;
Trump Appointee Pressed Analyst to Redo Intelligence on Venezuelan Gang;
Analysts were pushed to redo intelligence so it couldn’t be “used against” President Trump;
Campaign Against an Airline That Flies Deportees Sets Off a Legal Fight;
The Group Behind Project 2025 Has a Plan to Crush the Pro-Palestinian Movement;
Trump Justice Department considers removing key check on lawmaker prosecutions;
Republicans Aim To Boost AI, Increase Oversight Of Social Media And Online Speech;
A Justice Department official said he if can’t prosecute President Trump’s foes, he’ll “shame” them;
Trump AG's latest vow is straight from dictator's playbook — and it's a threat to us all;
Noem Incorrectly Defines Habeas Corpus as the President’s Right to Deport People;
Justice Department says it will charge congresswoman for clash outside New Jersey ICE center;
Trump proposal to repatriate Ukrainians, Haitians would use foreign aid funds;
Top US state Republicans urge SEC to consider delisting Chinese companies;
Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Cuomo, Singling Out Another Political Target;
Patel and Bongino draw scrutiny from MAGA World;
Pentagon takes possession of Qatari luxury jet sought by Trump for use as Air Force One;
Education Department must reinstate nearly 1,400 fired workers;
Democratic senators call for probe into whether Trump is ‘intervening’ to aid Musk’s Starlink;
Trump administration allows massive New York offshore wind project to restart;
At least 20 states have reportedly lost digital equity grant funding;
Staff cuts forced this forecast office to shut overnight. Then, a tornado hit;
Trump admin permits sale of device that allows standard firearms to fire like machine guns;
NYC, Israel agree to create joint economic council;
Big Law firm says its Trump deal is nothing more than a 364-word Truth Social post;
Justice Dept. abandons police accountability efforts in Louisville, Minneapolis days before 5th anniversary of George Floyd’s death;
Howard Lutnick Transfers Ownership of Cantor Fitzgerald to His Children;
Congress actions
Trump’s tax and immigration bill clears hurdle after House committee vote; Here’s what’s in the GOP’s 1,116-page ‘big, beautiful bill’;
Trump drops f-bomb, pressures Republicans to get in line behind his legislation; Trump pitch fails to move GOP holdouts on agenda megabill;
House leaders urged to remove AI provision in ‘big, beautiful bill’ to prevent ‘unfettered abuse’;
Trump fails to win over SALT Republicans; Schumer says Trump flip-flopped on raising SALT cap;
The fate of Trump’s agenda rests with the House GOP’s ‘five families’; Trump tries to persuade, and threaten, GOP to support his budget bill;
Rubio, at Senate hearing, defends Trump foreign policy as Democratic senators ask pointed questions;
Senators pass a crypto regulation bill on a second attempt; Senate unanimously approves bill to eliminate tax on tips;
GOP tries to push Trump’s big beautiful bill to floor as key hearing drags into daylight;
CBO: Trump tax cuts would add $3.8 trillion to debt;
Johnson privately cautions Senate GOP on Trump's budget bill; House Freedom Caucus eyes deal to unlock Trump agenda bill;
House Passes Bill to Deliver President’s Domestic Agenda in all night session; How every House member voted on Trump’s big budget bill;
Massie labels House-passed Trump policy bill a ‘debt bomb ticking’;
These are the key last-minute changes to Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’; The “manager’s amendment” for Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”;
Senate votes to block California’s EV rule, sending measure to Trump. The move could affect car sales in a dozen states;
Big Law firms double down on their Trump deals in letters to Congress;
Senate GOP leader looks to avoid Trump ‘big, beautiful’ revolt on Medicaid cuts;
Senate GOP blocks Schumer attempt to pass Qatari jet bill;
Trump action and proclamations
White House abruptly dismisses NSC staffers in significant reorganization;
Trump orders the government to stop enforcing rules he doesn’t like;
Since taking office, Trump has used power of government against speech in prominent ways;
Walmart should 'eat the tariffs,' Trump says, after retailer warns of looming price hikes;
Trump Berates Companies for Warning About Tariff Price Increases;
Trump threatens E.U. with 50 percent tariff, takes aim at Apple over iPhones;
Trump’s immigration agenda tests courts’ presumption of good faith;
Donald Trump says $175bn ‘Golden Dome’ will be completed during his term;
What we know about Trump's private dinner for top holders of his memecoin;
Trump, US Army birthday bash plans include 25 Abrams tanks;
Laura Loomer swipes at Trump from the heart of MAGA;
Musk government actions
‘Glaring red flag’: Treasury DOGE team discloses bank stock holdings ;
DOGE trend hits Texas, Jacksonville governments;
Court news
Court lifts block on Trump order to strip federal workers of union rights;
Federal appeals court deals major blow to Voting Rights Act;
Federal judge rules Trump lacked the authority to dismantle the U.S. Institute of Peace;
Judge deals blow to Arizona case over 2020 Republican electors;
Supreme Court for now overturns Maine official’s censure on trans sports;
Appeals court judge rebukes Supreme Court for deportation flight decision;
Judge finds Trump’s firing of Democrats on privacy oversight board unlawful;
Supreme Court deadlocks, blocking creation of nation’s first public religious charter school;
Supreme Court upholds fraud conviction of government contractor;
Judge blocks Trump layoffs, order to close Education Department;
Federal judge blocks Trump from revoking international students’ immigration status;
Supreme Court allows Trump to fire independent regulators for now;
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s effort to ban Harvard University from enrolling international students;
Confirmation News
Charles Kushner, father of Trump’s son-in-law, confirmed as ambassador to France;
Jan 6th consequences
Trump administration is set to pay nearly $5 million to family of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt, who died during the attack;
GOP won’t install Jan. 6 plaque honoring law enforcement;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
FDA endorses first-of-its-kind blood test for Alzheimer’s disease;
FDA to limit covid shot approval to elderly, those with medical conditions;
U.S. funding halted Africa’s HIV crisis. Trump’s cuts have forced a reckoning;
Trump says autism ‘has to be artificially induced’;
Health insurers deny almost one out of every five claims.;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Hacker who breached communications app used by Trump aide stole data from across US government;
DOJ Charges 16 Linked to 'DanaBot' Infections of 300,000 Machines;
Report Says X Continues to Accept Payments from Terrorists;
Coinbase Says Cyber Criminals Bribed Overseas Support Agents;
More AIs Are Taking Polls and Surveys; The Voter Experience;
Police secretly monitored New Orleans with facial recognition cameras;
The NSA’s “Fifty Years of Mathematical Cryptanalysis (1937–1987)”;
Signal Blocks Windows Recall; DoorDash Hack; Math and science
What’s America’s largest ethnic group, and why did we get it wrong for so long;
Stanford Testing Microsoft’s Tool Meant To Streamline Cancer Case Prep;
MIT And Harvard Identify Alzheimer’s Treatment Targets;
NASA And ICON Test 3D Printing With Moon Soil;
Hawaii's once-vivid coral reefs are "all bleached white" ;
New Open-Source Framework Could Enhance Calibration In Quantum Computing;
University Of Michigan’s ZEUS Becomes Country’s Most Powerful Laser;
Trump Adviser Blames ‘Scientific Slowdown’ on DEI, Red Tape; Web, computing, technology, Media and social media issues
Why We’re Unlikely to Get Artificial General Intelligence Anytime Soon;
Employee’s Change Caused xAI’s Chatbot to Veer Into South African Politics;
Head of CBS News to Depart Amid Tensions With Trump; ‘Sesame Street,’ Facing Crisis, Signs New Deal With Netflix;
New media member asks Leavitt about Clinton conspiracy theory;
Federal Trade Commission investigates Media Matters, watchdog sued by Musk;
OpenAI Unveils New Tool for Computer Programmers; AI and Chatbot issues
Nvidia plans to sell tech to speed AI chip communication; Nvidia’s Chief Says U.S. Chip Controls on China Have Backfired;
Nvidia CEO says Chinese AI researchers are 'world-class' — and US companies are hiring 'a whole bunch' of them;
Nvidia Eyes Investment In Quantum Computing Startup;
Microsoft to offer rival AI models from own datacenter; launches AI coding agent;
ChatGPT's Image Generator Is Now in Microsoft Copilot;
Google Unveils A.I. Chatbot, Signaling a New Era for Search;
OpenAI buys AI hardware startup from famed iPhone designer Jony Ive for nearly $6.5 billion;
Creator of AI cheating tool says that technical job interviews for engineers are over, everyone will cheat;
AWS Chief Says UK Needs More Nuclear Energy For AI Data Centers;
West Virginia Residents Push Back On Data Centers;
Administration Looks To Boost Coal Sector By Rolling Out Plants To Fuel Data Facilities;
OpenAI’s Largest Data Center Lands Almost $12B In Funding;
MIT’s Director of CSAIL Envisions Future of Soft Robotics;
Rebhu Computing Develops Edge-First AI For Autonomous Systems;
Judge Rejects AI Firm's Argument for First Amendment Protection;
SC News and Politics
Under oath, former Nancy Mace strategist says SC congresswoman asked him to 'blackmail' her ex;
Banking news
UK overtakes China as second-largest US Treasury holder ;
Federal Reserve to slash staff by 10% over several years ;
Banks’ links to private credit could pose systemic risk, says Boston Fed;
Plan to beef up Fed forecasts hits hurdle among its regional presidents;
Small banks fuel revival in blank-cheque Spac deals;
Bond Market Shudders as Tax Bill Deepens Deficit Worries; Trump bill’s steep price tag surprised bond market, Fed official says;
Business and Economics
U.S. Debt Is on Pace to Set a Record High, Going All the Way Back to 1790;
30-year Treasury yield jumps above 5% after Moody’s downgrades U.S. credit rating;
Stocks and dollar slump Wednesday as Trump tax bill stokes fiscal fears;
Citi CEO: Something 'deeper' is going on in financial markets right now;
Jamie Dimon says it would be a ‘mistake’ to think deescalation from Trump’s White House means volatility is over;
Wall Street’s Riskiest Stock Deals Are Back, With a Trump Bump;
Trump Wants to Fulfill His ‘No Tax on Tips’ Promise. The Details Get Tricky;
Japan's exports slow, shipments to US fall as tariffs bite;
C.E.O.s Hold Their Tongues to Avoid Attracting Trump’s Anger; Walmart responds to Trump comment that retailer should ‘eat the tariffs’;
US clears way for stiff tariffs on Southeast Asian solar imports; US importers race to create bonded warehouses amid Trump tariffs;
Medical Device Makers Shift Production Amid Tariff Policies;
Boeing Reaches Deal With U.S. to Avoid Guilty Plea Over 737 Max Crashes;
Trump Cancelling $1 Trillion F-35 Contract With Lockheed Martin;
Japan's Honda to scale back on electric vehicles, focus on hybrids; Shell faces shareholder pushback over gas strategy;
China’s CATL Raises $4.6 Billion In Hong Kong Debut; China’s BYD Outsells Tesla in Europe for First Time;
Capital One just bought Discover;
23andMe was once worth $6 billion. What's left of the DNA testing startup is being bought for $256 million;
UnitedHealth falls after report it secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers;
Amazon Shareholders Vote Down All Climate, AI And Leadership Proposals At Annual Meeting;
Trump Organization breaks ground on $1.5 billion golf club in Vietnam;
Crypto traders who won dinner with Donald Trump also made big profits;
How Trump’s crypto business partners left their old clients in the lurch;
Meet ‘Ice,’ ‘Ogle’ and other crypto millionaires who bought a night with Trump;
A Crypto Billionaire Who Feared Arrest in the U.S. Returns for Dinner With Trump;
Crypto-Related Stocks Rise as Bitcoin Sets Fresh All-Time High Above $111,000;
Finance
Survey: Time, cost and complexity prevent some from filing taxes altogether;
10 ways the Trump tax bill could affect your money;
Sports
College Football Playoff changes seeding model to prioritize top teams;
Other news and history
Education:
College Enrollment Continues to Climb, Nearing Recovery; College Students Encounter Unexpected Graduation Costs;
Hiring Managers Question Capabilities Of Recent College Graduates;
US Students Consider Overseas Education Amid Political Shifts; How Visa Revocations Impact International Students’ Lives;
College Newspapers Requesting International Students Remain Anonymous In Articles Examining Federal Policies;
CBO finds Most Pell Grant recipients to get less money under Trump budget bill;
At Senate Hearing, College Presidents Warn Against Pell Cuts ; UMass Medical School Cancels Need-Based Aid Amid Funding Cuts;
Harvard Allocates $250 Million For Research Amid Federal Cuts; Harvard Loses $60M More In Federal Grants;
Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students;
Harvard suing Trump administration over the abrupt revocation of its ability to enroll international students;
Maryland Universities Navigate Budget Cuts And Job Reductions; University System Of Maryland Considers Furloughs Amid Budget Cuts;
Defense Department Caps Indirect Cost Reimbursements For Universities;
Judge Blocks Energy Department’s Indirect Research Cost Cap For Colleges;
US Head Start preschool programs hit by Trump cuts, funding delays;
Ed Tech Funding Continues To Decline In Early 2025;
House GOP Wants to Put Colleges on the Hook for Unpaid Loans. How Would It Work;
Student Loan Forgiveness Update: 96% Of Applications Still Pending As IDR And PSLF Backlog Hits 2 Million;
Education Department Revokes Fine Against Grand Canyon University;
Administration Will Use False Claims Act For University Diversity Efforts;
Waivers Let Some North Carolina Majors Keep ‘DEI’ Requirements; AAPI Adults Oppose Cuts To DEI Funding In Colleges, Poll Finds;
Accrediting Body Pauses DEI Requirements For Colleges In California, Hawaii;
West Point Philosophy Professor Resigns After Trump’s Incursions on Academic Freedom; Hegseth Response: ‘You Will Not Be Missed’;
Teaching Students to Identify and Attack Misinformation;
Studies Reveal AI’s Impact On College Students’ Critical Thinking Skills;
Researchers Measure ChatGPT’s Performance In College Engineering Class;
Duolingo CEO says there may still be schools in our AI future, but mostly just for childcare;
How Miami Schools Are Leading 100,000 Students Into the A.I. Future; AI and Threats to Academic Integrity: What to Do;
College Students Anxious About AI-Detection Software In Academia;
Study Finds Female Math Tutors Boost Girls’ STEM Interest;
LSU President Appointed To Lead Rutgers; Controversy Erupts After DeSantis Ally, Marva Johnson Named FAMU President;
Student Activists Boo Columbia University President At Graduation Ceremony;
University Of Minnesota-Twin Cities Shuts Down Antiracism Center After Founder’s Resignation;
California Colleges Should Be Merged Into One University, Nonprofit Says; Backlash to Penn State Plan to Close 7 Campuses;
How Campus Investments In Digital Buildings Can Fund Future Sustainability Projects;
Panelists Highlight Campus Policies, Transparency At California Colleges;
Colleges And Schools Experience Delays In Reporting Data Breaches;
5/16/2025
TechNews for the week: May 16; May 14; May 12;
Ukraine/Russia war
On Red Square, Putin Enlists Russian Pride for His War in Ukraine;
European Leaders Pressure Russia for a Cease-Fire, but Putin Refuses; European Union agrees on 17th sanction package against Russia;
Trump backs Putin’s proposal for Ukraine talks, undermining allies; Trump could join Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Turkey;
Zelensky insists he will only join Ukraine-Russia talks in Turkey this week if Putin is present;
Trump envoys Witkoff and Kellogg to go to Turkey for Russia-Ukraine talks; Russia’s choice of low-level delegation puts Ukraine talks in doubt;
Taking Inches in Battle, Russia Demands Miles in Talks; Russia takes hardline stance in Istanbul talks, meeting ends quickly;
Russia is targeting Ukrainian hotels to discourage journalists;
US,Israel/Middle East Conflict
Israeli Cabinet votes to stop Palestinian takeover of West Bank; Israel Police caught citing laws fabricated by AI;
Hamas Frees American Held in Gaza in Deal That Largely Circumvents Israel;
Israel Is Blocking Medical Care for Syrians in Newly Occupied Area of Golan Heights;
Israel files second appeal to ICC against arrest warrants;
In Private, Some Israeli Officers Admit That Gaza Is on the Brink of Starvation;
Israel Bombards Gaza Seeking to Kill Top Hamas Leader, Officials Say;
Netanyahu says there is ‘no way’ Israel halts the war in Gaza until Hamas is defeated;
Five Palestinians killed in Israeli military operation in West Bank;
Israel vowed ground operation in Gaza if Trump didn’t reach ceasefire. Now it’s massing forces;
International Events
Trump announces ‘immediate’ India-Pakistan ceasefire after four nights of escalating violence between the nuclear-armed neighbors;
India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire, then resume fight; India weighs plan to slash Pakistan water supply with new Indus river project;
President Trump’s plan to rename the Persian Gulf has infuriated and united Iranians;
On Mideast trip, Trump plans to focus on business deals, not geopolitics; Trump Wants Saudi Arabia to Invest Its Money in the U.S. All of It;
Trump announces U.S. will remove all sanctions against Syria to give the country ‘a chance at a greatness’;
Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Other C.E.O.s Join Trump at U.S.-Saudi Lunch; Donald Trump lauds Saudi Arabia as he unveils AI and defence deals;
Trump Cites $600 Billion in Saudi Deals, but Real Figure Appears Lower;
Trump Claims Deals Were Signed on Middle East Tour. Here’s a Closer Look.;
Trump is taking credit for Middle East deals that predate his presidency;
Kurdish militant group PKK says it will end armed struggle against Turkey;
Iran Proposes Novel Path to Nuclear Deal With U.S.; Trump Says Iran Has “Sort Of Agreed” To Nuclear Deal;
Germany backs Donald Trump goal for Nato to spend 5% of GDP on defence;
A Russian-stoked protest movement lifts a MAGA-like populist in Romania;
China’s Xi Jinping backs Panama against US over canal;
Mexican security chief confirms cartel family members entered US in a deal with Trump administration;
Immigration
Trump Calls for 20,000 Extra Officers to Help With Deportation Efforts; Trump’s Military Buildup at the Border Expands;
White South Africans arrive in U.S. to resettle across 10 states as refugees, a status Trump has suspended for all other groups;
Episcopal Church cuts ties with federal refugee program rather than resettle White South Africans;
Afrikaner resettled by Jewish-affiliated group denies antisemitism claims;
Wisconsin Judge Indicted on Charges That She Helped Immigrant Evade Agents;
Wisconsin judge pleads not guilty, seeks to throw out charges that she interfered with an immigration arrest;
Judge orders release of Georgetown University researcher who Trump administration alleged was a threat to foreign policy interests;
Funds from migrants sent back home help fuel some towns' economies. A GOP plan targets that ;
Judge Dismisses ‘Trespassing’ Charges Promoted by Trump in Border ‘Defense Area’;
DHS mulls reality show for immigrants seeking US citizenship;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Hegseth escalates targeting of race, gender in military’s academic settings;
Trump Officials Consider Suspending Habeas Corpus for Detained Migrants;
White House fires head of Copyright Office amid Library of Congress shakeup; Trump Fired Librarian of Congress Over D.E.I.;
Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey Call For Abolition Of All Intellectual Property Laws, Arguing There Are 'Much Greater Models To Pay Creators';
Trump’s firing of FEMA leader plunges disaster agency into uncertainty;
Gabbard fires leaders of intelligence group that authored Venezuela assessment;
As U.S. pardon attorney, Ed Martin says he will review Biden pardons;
Trump faces bipartisan pressure to restore public funding tracker;
Energy Department Proposes Major Deregulation;
Durbin presses Bondi over greenlighting Qatari jet gift; Haley on Trump’s Qatari jet: ‘If this were Biden, we would be furious’;
Trump wants a new plane. Now, so does Homeland Security Secretary Noem.;
Price tag for Trump’s June military parade could reach $45 million. Soldiers will be bunked in government office buildings in D.C.;
Protests planned in D.C. on day of Army parade and Trump’s birthday;
HHS reinstates fired workers responsible for coal miner health protection;
NOAA is offering to pay weather forecasters to fill critically understaffed teams as hurricane season looms;
Comey under investigation for ‘threat’ to Trump on social media, officials say;
Noem says DHS, Secret Service investigating Comey over alleged ‘assassination’ threat;
Law Firms Fighting Back Against Trump Report Security Clearance Suspensions;
The DOJ promised to hold officers who sexually abuse kids accountable. Under Trump, that commitment is at risk;
Office of Special Counsel finds Ex-SSA Commissioner Martin O’Malley violated Hatch Act;
DNC panel finds Hogg and another official weren’t properly elected to leadership;
Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz plunged tens of thousands of dollars into the stock market before Trump's tariff pause;
Newark Airport Had 3 Controllers on Duty When the Goal Is 14;
Insurance adjusters to testify they were pressured to cut payouts after hurricanes;
Kennedy Center employees announce plans to unionize after Trump’s takeover;
Democrats pull off an upset in Nebraska, electing Omaha’s first Black mayor;
Newsom Proposes Scaling Back Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants in California;
Newsom urges California cities to clear homeless encampments;
Congress actions
The Biggest Medicaid Cut Left for House Republicans Would Hit Red States Hardest; Republicans’ partial tax plan estimated to cost $5 trillion;
Key New York Republicans reject 'insulting' offer on 'SALT' tax break; House tax writers eye SALT deduction cap rejected by key lawmakers last week;
CBO: House GOP plan exceeds $880B savings target;
House GOP proposes 10-year ban on state AI regulations; Republicans unveil steep cuts to Medicaid in portion of Trump tax bill;
‘MAGA Accounts’ and No Tax on Tips: Republicans Plan to Inject Trump Into Tax Code; Republican tax cut plan would gut US clean energy;
Ways and Means Committee 390 page draft bill; What’s in Trump and Republicans’ giant tax and immigration bill;
Republican tax bill would add $3.7 trillion to the national deficit; Chasing Tax Cuts, Trump and Republicans Want to Make States Pay;
Trump's "big, beautiful bill" faces a major test as House committees iron out details;
House panel advances tax portion of Trump agenda bill after marathon meeting;
By a 30-to-24 party-line vote Republicans advance bill with steep cuts to Medicaid as part of Trump agenda;
House GOP Agriculture bill advances bill that would make significant changes to SNAP;
Perks now, pain later: 12 ways Trump’s megabill pushes tradeoffs beyond Election Day;
GOP Tax Debate Gets Testy as Conservatives Fume Over SALT;
Permanent Ways & Means Bill Could Add $5.3 Trillion to Deficits; Right-Wing Republicans Who Want Deeper Cuts Block Domestic Policy Bill;
26 hours and 33 failed amendment votes: This is Democrats’ masterclass in resistance;
Johnson says Budget Committee meeting is on for Friday, but holdouts remain; Trump ‘big, beautiful bill’ blocked in Budget Committee;
‘No Way to Run a Two-Car Parade Let Alone the House’;
G.O.P. Tax Bill May Hurt the Lowest Earners and Help the Richest;
GOP bill makes heavy cuts to green energy credits in its fine print; Opponents raise alarm over school vouchers in GOP budget bill;
Barrasso: ‘I don’t believe’ suggested habeas corpus suspension will ‘come to Congress’ ;
Senate Democrats seek vote targeting Trump’s acceptance of Qatari plane; Top Senate Democrat halts Trump DOJ nominees over Qatari jet concerns;
Trump drug pricing proposal puts GOP senators in a tough spot;
GOP senators raise red flags over House’s ambitious Trump legislative package;
Congress pushes back on Trump over Library of Congress;
Trump’s firing of FEMA director unsettles GOP senators;
As Trump Courts Gifts and Dangles Access, Congress Sits on the Sidelines;
Speaker Johnson supports ban on stock trading for members of Congress;
Michigan Democrat moves to force Trump impeachment vote; Democratic leaders poised to oppose Trump impeachment: ‘A distraction’;
RFK Jr. tells Congress: ‘I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me’;
Ben of Ben & Jerry’s Is Arrested at Senate Hearing After Protesting War in Gaza;
Trump action and proclamations
Trump Seeks to Strip Away Legal Tool Key to Civil Rights Enforcement;
Trump, Raking In Cash, Expands His Power in the G.O.P. Money World;
Trump to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One, and Post-Presidency Travel;
Donald Trump defends gift of 747 jet from Qatar as new Air Force One; Luxury jet from Qatar for Trump’s use is ‘legally shocking’: Expert;
Backstory: How Trump got a free "palace in the sky"; Trump, Pressed on Qatari Jet, Says Only ‘Stupid’ People Reject Gifts;
Trump’s gifted Qatari 747 would be a security problem, officials say;
Before Qatar plane controversy, Trump derided foreign gifts — and Qatar; Trump can't stop talking about the pushback to Qatar's Air Force One offer;
The Saudis are hurting the US oil industry. Trump’s unlikely to talk about it;
Trump, Saudis secure $600B investment deal to include billions in US defense weapons;
Trump’s Middle East trip marked by potential private business conflicts;
Trump cast himself as U.S. pitchman in his Mideast trip. What did he sell?
White House eased China tariffs after warnings of harm to ‘Trump’s people’;
Auction to Dine With Trump Creates Foreign Influence Opportunity;
'Most Transparent’ White House In History Keeps Majority Of Trump’s Remarks Secret;
White House publishes few transcripts of Trump's public remarks;
Musk government actions
DOGE’s Zombie Contracts: They Were Killed but Have Come Back to Life;
DOGE Removes Dozens of Resurrected Contracts From Its List of Savings;
The hidden ways Trump, DOGE are shutting down parts of the U.S. government;
Voters promised $100 by Musk PAC say they weren’t paid;
Court news
Justice Sotomayor Says Lawyers Must ‘Stand Up’ and ‘Fight This Fight’;
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Plans for Mass Layoffs and Program Closures; Trump asks Supreme Court to lift block on mass layoffs;
In birthright citizenship case, US Supreme Court gets two controversies in one;
Supreme Court appears divided over limiting block on Trump’s birthright citizenship order;
Supreme Court broadens standard for unreasonable force claims against police;
Supreme Court maintains block on some Trump deportations of migrants under use of wartime power;
Supreme Court decisions: Supreme Court decisions: Top cases to watch;
Two Supreme Court Justices Invited an All-Out Assault on the Voting Rights Act. Now It’s Here;
Judge says Trump may use AEA for deportations in Pa., with more notice;
Trump tariffs tested in court as challengers seek to block them;
Judge strikes down abortion waiting period in Michigan;
Campaign issues
Cornyn losing to primary rival in poll from top GOP super PAC;
Missouri voters to be asked to undo abortion protections passed last year;
Confirmation News
TV-ready and loyal: Pirro, Trump’s choice for top DC prosecutor, fits his mold;
Trump’s surgeon general pick exposes cracks in MAHA movement;
Trump taps top Justice Dept. official Todd Blanche to also head Library of Congress;
Ed Martin publicizes ethics probe he says was wrongly disclosed;
Senate Confirms former Uber executive Michael As DOD chief technology officer;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
Unpacking RFK Jr.’s ‘doublespeak’ on vaccines;
EPA plans to weaken rule curbing 'forever chemicals' in drinking water;
Republicans unveil steep cuts to Medicaid in portion of Trump tax bill;
Nursing home and elder-care residents could be hit hard by potential Medicaid cuts;
Judge upholds Iowa restrictions on gender identity, sexual orientation teaching;
Grip strength: The test for your chances of living to 100;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
May Crypto-Gram newsletter, AI, Surveillance, and more;
Encryption needs balance between privacy and transparency, Virginia tech leader says;
US crypto group Coinbase targeted by hackers ; Coinbase says hackers bribed staff to steal customer data and are demanding $20 million ransom;
Communications Backdoor in Chinese Power Inverters; Florida Backdoor Bill Fails;
Google’s Advanced Protection Now on Android;
Court Rules Against NSO Group;
AI-Generated Law; Math and science
In Harvard’s archives, British scholars find a lost Magna Carta;
Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment;
Researchers Develop Cooling Technology That Could Transform Spacecraft Reusability;
Venus Aerospace Carries Out First US Test Of New Hypersonic Rocket Engine;
Administration Set To Accelerate Nuclear Power Plant Development;
Where local forecast offices no longer monitor weather around the clock;
University of California, Berkeley Researchers Introduce Affordable Humanoid Robot;
Robot Built By Purdue University Engineering Team Breaks Rubik’s Cube Record;
The American brain drain has arrived. Just ask these scientists;
NSF Reduces Workforce And Cancels Research Grants;
The U.S. charged a Harvard scientist who is in ICE custody with smuggling; Web, computing, technology, Media and social media issues
Mexico Sued Google Over Gulf of Mexico Name Change;
Administration Cancels Online Misinformation Grants At Universities;
Advertisers hit back at Elon Musk's ad boycott lawsuit, saying X disrupted its own business and 'alienated' customers;
FCC Threatens Charlie Ergen’s Hold on Satellite, 5G Spectrum Licenses;
This hidden Google Earth slider lets you travel back in time - up to 80 years;
Text reminders for court hearings can help boost justice system efficiency; AI and Chatbot issues
Forget SEO. The hot new thing is 'AEO.' ;
Officials Across US Seeking To Host Stargate Project;
Trump Administration Considers Large Chip Sale to Emirati A.I. Firm G42;
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot shared ‘white genocide’ tropes on X;
Senate Questions Meta’s Gas-Powered Data Center Decision; SC News and Politics
Mace files defamation lawsuit, says attacks harmed reputation; X user charged with threatening Nancy Mace;
Alan Wilson fires back at Nancy Mace, signaling shift toward governor race bid;
Banking news
US poised to dial back bank rules imposed in wake of 2008 crisis;
U.S. preparing to relax financial rules for Wall Street, a win for industry’s biggest banks;
Bags of Cash From Drug Cartels Flood Teller Windows at U.S. Banks;
No, You Don’t Actually Have a Right to a Bank Account;
Business and Economics
U.S. Credit Receives Downgrade From Moody’s as Trump Pushes Costly Tax Cuts;
U.S., China agree to suspend most tariffs for 90 days as trade negotiations continue; Global Stocks Jump After U.S. and China Cut Tariffs;
Dow gains 1,000 points, while S&P 500, Nasdaq surge as US-China deal spurs a rush into stocks;
US budget surplus surges to $258 billion in April, year-to-date deficit tops $1 trillion ;
Lutnick: ‘We do expect a 10 percent baseline tariff to be in place for the foreseeable future’;
US slashes 'de minimis' tariff on small China parcels to 54%;
U.S. Inflation Stable Ahead of Expected Jump From Tariffs;
US budget surplus surges to $258 billion in April, year-to-date deficit tops $1 trillion;
China's consumer prices fall for third month; PPI fall the most in 6 months;
Aramco Signs $90B Deals With US Companies; Saudi Arabia Launches New AI Investment Firm;
Qatar orders up to 210 Boeing jets during Donald Trump’s visit;
Boeing has a contract to replace Air Force One. What’s the delay? China Ends Ban on Boeing Deliveries;
Boeing Won't Be Prosecuted by DOJ Over Violating Criminal Settlement;
Samsung launches slimmest smartphone in race against rival Apple;
UnitedHealth CEO leaves abruptly, company pulls forecast as shares sink;
In Tesla’s wake, more big companies propose voting “Dexit" to depart Delaware;
Microsoft plans to reduce workforce by 3%;
Nissan to cut over 10,000 more jobs;
Ford recalls nearly 274,000 SUVs across US due to risk of loss of brake function;
NVIDIA Raises Fees For Global GPU Partners;
Charter, Cox Communications merger valued at $34.5B;
Crypto miner backed by Trump sons to list on Nasdaq ;
Dominari-backed American Bitcoin to go public via merger with Gryphon Digital Mining;
S.E.C. Investigating Whether Coinbase Misstated Its User Numbers;
Bondi Sold Millions in Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Imposed Vast Tariffs;
Finance
Debt shifts: Credit cards, auto loans cool while student loans heat up;
A business owner tested if customers would pay more for American-made. The results were 'sobering.';
Sudden fees. No warning. Welcome to shopping with tariffs in 2025;
Other news and history
The blueprint for Trump’s executive power agenda came out in 1988;
One map shows how each US state generates the GDP of a country;
Don Jr. is the new Hunter Biden;
Education:
Survey: Americans Oppose Trump’s Moves To Withhold Funds From Universities;
Most Disapprove Of Administration’s Handling Of Higher Education Issues;
State Funding For Public Colleges Sees Modest Increase; Faculty salaries grow but still lag pre-pandemic era;
Foreign Contributions To US Colleges Total $290 Million;
Data Reveal College Investment Returns For Different Majors;
GOP proposes five-fold increase in tax on college endowments; How House Lawmakers Could Reshape Higher Ed;
Congress Could Make Paying for College Even More Complicated; Education Department Cuts Threaten HBCUs;
House Republicans’ Higher Education Reforms Could Complicate College Affordability;
Administration Targeting Social Security Benefits For Student Debtors;
Education Dept. Cancels Fulbright-Hays Applications, at Least for Now;
International Students Rethink US Education Amid Political Uncertainty; European Leaders Launch Initiative To Attract Foreign Students;
University Of Arizona Announces balanced Budget Plan For Fiscal 2026 after massive deficits;
California Budget Cuts For UC, CSU Systems Reduced;
Harvard rejects Trump administration’s claims as funding battle escalates; Harvard Argues It Has ‘Common Ground’ With Trump Administration;
Trump administration strikes back at Harvard with a $450 million cut; As Harvard Battles Trump, Its President Will Take a 25% Pay Cut;
Administration Launches New DOJ Investigation Into Harvard’s Admissions Policies;
New York Adults Studying In-Demand Fields Can Attend Community College For Free;
Trump Nominates Iowa Regent David Barker For Assistant Secretary For Postsecondary Education;
State ACLU Sues Indiana Governor Over University Trustee Law;
Pentagon Ends Race-Based Admissions In Military Academies;
AI Alters College Admissions Processes; Maine Colleges Rename Diversity Efforts;
Western Carolina University Faces Title IX Probe Over Sex-Separated Spaces;
IU Bloomington Asked Faculty Taking Buyouts to Sign NDAs;
Legislation Ends University Of Missouri’s Exclusive PhD Granting Rights;
Penn State Univ Considers Closure Of Seven Commonwealth Campuses; Federal Judge Sends Bacone College Into Liquidation;
Morehouse College Names New President;
Florida A&M University Students Oppose Presidential Candidate; Conservatives Clash Over Ono Hire at UF;
Campus Protests Lead To Arrests, Federal Scrutiny; NYU withholds diploma of graduation speaker who condemned Gaza ‘atrocities’;
Boys Outperform Girls In Post-Pandemic Math, Science Tests;
Educators Advocate For Early STEM Exposure In Schools; Educators Weigh Impact Of School-Issued Devices In Classrooms;
Educators seek to combat AI challenges in the classroom; AI Course Prepares Newark Students For Future Careers;
The Professors Are Using ChatGPT, and Some Students Aren’t Happy About It;
Most States Have Adopted Computer Science Requirements In Schools;
Study Highlights Math Pathway Equity Over Course Choice;
5/9/2025
TechNews for the week: May 9; May 7; May 5;
Ukraine/Russia war
Putin says he ‘hopes’ nuclear weapons ‘will not be required’ in Ukraine; Trump envoy Witkoff praises fraudulent Russian referendums as real;
Ukrainian ambassador to US on Putin’s nuclear weapons comments: ‘He is a threat’;
More American Air Defense Is on the Way to Help Ukraine;
Order by Hegseth to cancel Ukraine weapons caught White House off guard;
Bombed by Russia, Odesa Now Wages a Cultural Battle; Mother and son killed in Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv;
Trump administration urged Ukraine to accept U.S. deportees from other countries amid its war with Russia, documents show;
Russia building major new explosives facility as Ukraine war drags on;
Ukraine ratifies U.S. minerals deal as fighting continues despite ceasefire;
Ukraine labels Russian ceasefire a farce after reports of hundreds of violations;
US,Israel/Middle East Conflict
Israeli proposal to control aid inside Gaza sparks backlash; Looting of Gaza stores signals worsening hunger crisis;
Airlines cancel flights to Israel after missile hits Ben-Gurion Airport;
Israel calls up reservists for wider Gaza offensive;
Israel plans to control aid distribution in Gaza, use U.S. contractors; Israel to launch new Gaza aid distribution plan to bypass Hamas;
Israel approves plan to expand Gaza war, including occupying territory; Israel approves plans to capture all of Gaza;
Settlement road construction in the West Bank: Israel races to implement annexation plans;
The west’s shameful silence on Gaza;
Aid agencies attack ‘half-baked’ Israeli plan to control food in Gaza; U.S. presses reluctant U.N., allies to support Israel’s Gaza aid plan;
IDF, Shin Bet chiefs green-light plans for expanded Gaza op; Israeli strikes on school housing displaced and on market kill 48 in Gaza;
Netanyahu promises to move Gaza’s population after Israel approves plan to ‘conquer’ the enclave;
Airstrikes Pound Gaza as Israel Announces Plans to Displace More Residents;
Israeli military operation has displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians in West Bank cities;
The Huge, Under-the-Radar Shift Happening in the West Bank;
IAF strikes Hezbollah site in southeast Lebanon;
Israeli strikes kill at least 100 in Gaza as status of 3 living hostages remains 'uncertain';
US Office of Palestinian Affairs to be folded into embassy in Jerusalem, State Dept says;
US ambassador Huckabee calls Israel ‘home’;
Trump had "private meeting" with Netanyahu adviser ahead of Mid-East trip;
International Events
Cardinals elect new pope: White smoke emerges from Sistine Chapel;
Robert Prevost becomes the first American pope. He will be known as Leo XIV; 5 takeaways from Robert Prevost’s election as first American pope;
China’s Xi Jinping likens ‘US hegemony’ to ‘fascist forces’ ahead of Vladimir Putin summit;
China’s Xi heads to Moscow for Putin’s parade amid deepening ties;
Japan says massive Treasury stockpile among tools for US trade talks;
Australia PM Albanese makes stunning comeback with landslide win;
Singapore’s ruling party sweeps to victory as voters opt for stability;
Adani reps meet Trump officials in push to end US bribery cases, Bloomberg News reports;
On both sides of the line of control, Kashmiris watch, wait and prepare for war; India Strikes Pakistan Two Weeks After Terrorist Attack in Kashmir;
Pakistan claims to have downed Indian warplanes, vows response to strikes; Pakistan said it shot down 25 drones from India;
US sends election observers to Romania for presidential election rerun;
Hard-right candidate wins first round of Romania’s election rerun; Romania’s presidential election pits Maga-style nationalist against pro-EU centrist ;
Friedrich Merz Becomes Germany’s Leader After Setback; A Tricky Challenge for Germany’s New Government: a Far-Right Opposition;
Denmark summons US ambassador over Greenland espionage report ;
UK’s scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a ‘shocking waste’ of $904 million in public funds;
Trump announces trade deal with United Kingdom, says final details in the works;
U.S. spy agencies say Maduro regime does not direct Venezuelan gang; Venezuelan dissidents escape to US in ‘epic operation’;
Canada’s New Leader Tells Trump Some Places ‘Are Not for Sale’; 5 takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Canada’s Mark Carney;
U.S. pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink, cables show;
US opens foreign investments ‘fast track’ days before Donald Trump Gulf trip;
Immigration
For Trump, the Constitution Is a Hindrance as He Pushes for Deportations;
Trump’s 48-hour scramble to fly migrants to a Salvadoran prisonTrump’s 48-hour scramble to fly migrants to a Salvadoran prison;
White House offers $1,000 to immigrants who deport themselves;
“Designed to Scare People”: Lawyers Warn of Self-Deportation Notices Posted in Immigration Courts;
Rwanda in Early Talks With U.S. to Take Expelled Migrants;
Trump Administration Plans to Send Migrants to Libya on a Military Flight; Libya won’t accept migrants deported from U.S., its leaders say;
Judge blocks deportation flight of Asian migrants to Libya;
Trump administration ordered to admit thousands of refugees;
Judge presses Trump administration on returning 2nd wrongly deported man;
Detained Georgetown scholar must have his case heard in Virginia, judge rules;
Judge Orders Release of Tufts Student Detained by ICE;
ICE moves detainees to Texas facility where judge declined to halt deportations;
DHS sued over lifting deportation protections for Afghans, Cameroonians;
Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week;
About 60 White South Africans expected to arrive at Dulles Airport next week as refugees under Trump executive order;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Top commanders warn US unprepared for war with China as Trump weighs troop reductions in the Indo-Pacific;
5 things to know as Trump rolls out Golden Dome missile defense shield;
Helicopters were banned near National Airport. They are disrupting flights anyway;
Duffy slams Defense Department over recent DCA incident: ‘No more helicopter rides for VIPs’;
White House removes vice chair of independent NTSB; How antiquated tech is adding to the FAA’s problems;
Inside Waltz’s ouster: Before Signalgate, talks with Israel angered Trump;
Rubio’s dual roles raise doubts: ‘The double-hatting is impossible’;
Hegseth orders cuts to Pentagon’s stable of generals and admirals; Hegseth’s Use of Passwords Raises New Security Concerns;
Justice Department lawyers face skeptical judges upset by ‘shoddy work’;
Was First Amendment Violated in Student Arrests? Trump Lawyer Won’t Say;
Cotton asks Gabbard not to share intel with Germany that can be used against far-right party;
Justice Department is investigating New York Attorney General Letitia James, who has targeted Trump;
Bessent Pitches Skittish Investors to Bet on Trump’s Economic Plan; Bessent says US has not engaged in trade talks with China, contradicting Trump;
Bessent declines to say which nations are close to tariff deals with US; Lutnick’s economically incoherent and contradictory commentary;
Memorial to victims of gun violence taken down at ATF headquarters;
Americans love Social Security. Its overworked staff feels like 'the enemy.';
Park Service ends air-quality monitoring at all national parks;
NOAA will stop updating database tracking costliest weather disasters;
FEMA leader is removed after saying the agency should not be abolished;
Trump fires librarian of Congress;
Survey: Most opposed to Trump’s handling of colleges;
Texans vote to turn SpaceX headquarters into city named Starbase;
Texas Senate votes 31-0 to clarify exceptions to abortion ban;
Trump Administration Sues Colorado and Denver Over Immigration Policies;
In Montana, a Rare Sight: Republicans and Democrats Voting Together;
New Law Requires Priests to Break Seal of Confession to Report Child Abuse;
In Tyre Nichols Case, an Out-of-Town Jury Heard a Familiar Police Defense;
Trump Sons’ Deals on Three Continents Directly Benefit the President;
A Most Sensitive Subject in the White House: Where Is Melania?;
Congress actions
Republicans in Congress Use Obscure Law to Roll Back Biden-Era Regulations;
Republicans say EVs don’t pay their fair share. Here’s the math;
House leadership nixes vote on Israel boycott bill;
Republicans face key hang-ups on Trump agenda bill as House heads into crucial week;
Republicans eye ‘per capita caps’ in Medicaid savings search; G.O.P. Targets a Medicaid Loophole Used by 49 States to Grab Federal Money;
Johnson Rules Out an Aggressive Plan to Cut Medicaid as G.O.P. Moderates Waver; Conservatives chafe at taking Medicaid savings options off table ;
Trump tells Congress to raise taxes on the rich in ‘big, beautiful bill’; Trump pivots, says GOP should ‘probably not’ raise taxes on rich;
Democrats push GOP toward Medicare ‘upcoding’ instead of Medicaid cuts;
Republicans wage a tax war over SALT, stalling Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’;
Proposed US Budget Contains Cuts For Certain Construction Projects;
D.C. Budget Fix Stalls in the House as Conservative Republicans Balk;
Patel asks appropriators to ignore Trump’s proposed cuts to FBI budget;
House Republicans push to sell hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in the West;
House GOP passes bill adopting ‘Gulf of America’ rename;
Trump Crypto Deals Provoke Senate Backlash and Calls for Investigation; Democrats walk out of crypto hearing after tense moments;
Trump crypto ventures loom over Senate stablecoin vote; In Loss for Crypto Industry, Senate Fails to Approve GENIUS Act;
Lawler town hall devolves into chaos;
GOP amps up Trump impeachment talk in midterm battle as party leaders woo Kemp for Senate;
Trump impeachment is part of a Goldilocks dilemma for Democrats;
Trump action and proclamations
Trump’s budget proposal cuts by agency; Trump proposes eliminating the NEA and NEH as arts grants are canceled;
Trump says, ‘I don’t know,’ when asked if he’s required to uphold Constitution;
Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn't know if he backs due process rights;
The full transcript: President Donald Trump interviewed by 'Meet the Press' moderator Kristen Welker;
Trump’s Return to Power Elevates Ever Fringier Conspiracy Theories; Trump on Desire to Annex Canada, Upholding the Constitution;
Trump to mark Army’s birthday, and his, with parade of 6,600 soldiers;
Trump Posting AI Photo of Himself as the Pope Takes Off Online; Vance defends Trump’s AI pope photo;
Trump proposes returning Howard University to 2021 budget levels, with hospital complete;
At least 15,000 USDA employees accept voluntary resignation offer;
Donald Trump says he will impose 100% tariff on movies made abroad; White House: ‘No final decisions’ on foreign film tariffs;
President says he will reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison;
Trump claimed the US doesn’t do ‘much business with Canada.’ Canada is the world’s top buyer of US exports;
Trump Announces Trade Deal With Britain;
Trump: Biden high-speed Internet program ‘racist,’ ‘unconstitutional’ ;
Trump taps Martin for DOJ pardon attorney, ‘weaponization’ role;
Trump fires 3 Democrats on Consumer Product Safety Commission;
Musk government actions
Musk slams media, critics for Nazi comparisons: ‘Character assassination’;
DOGE aims to pool federal data, putting personal information at risk; Why Elon Musk’s DOGE is amassing sensitive government data;
Court news
Trump-aligned group sues Chief Justice John Roberts in effort to restrict power of the courts;
Chief justice touts judicial independence, rejects impeaching judges;
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let DOGE View Social Security Data;
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to enforce trans military ban;
Court rejects Trump administration request to revoke some migrants’ protected status;
Trump administration formally invokes state secrets privilege in Abrego Garcia case;
Judge strikes down Trump order punishing law firm Perkins Coie; Trump's deal with Paul Weiss is being turned against him in court;
Trump Administration Asks Court to Dismiss Abortion Pill Case;
Democratic States Sue To Block Administration’s Wind-Energy Project Permitting Halt;
Federal judge orders NC to certify Supreme Court election results with Democrat leading;
Santos asks Trump for pardon, commutation, clemency, ‘whatever’ ;
Campaign issues
Pritzker and Ocasio-Cortez: A billionaire and a former bartender emerge as Trump resistance leaders;
Questions remain even as state’s Hope Florida Foundation probe ends;
Stefanik ‘strongly considering’ NY governor run;
Republican ends challenge to N.C. Supreme Court race, clearing the way for the Democrat to be sworn in six months after she won;
Texas Attorney General Announces Vote Fraud and ‘Harvesting’ Charges;
Ohio GOP endorses Ramaswamy for governor;
Confirmation News
Senate Democrats boycott meeting on Trump ambassador nominees;
Trump Withdraws Surgeon General Nomination and Announces New Choice;
Trump says he will withdraw nomination of controversial D.C. U.S. attorney pick Ed Martin;
Trump names Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to replace Ed Martin as interim D.C. U.S. attorney;
Ex-Waste Management CEO David Steiner tapped to lead Postal Service;
Jan 6th consequences
Proud Boys’ Ex-Leader Thanks Trump for Pardon at Mar-a-Lago Encounter;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
Trump’s Budget Cuts Funding for Chronic Disease Prevention;
Scientist who was part of covid treatment controversy returns to HHS;
V.A. Mental Health Care Staff, Crowded into Federal Buildings, Raise Patient Privacy Alarms;
Trump signs executive order banning "dangerous" infectious disease research overseas, citing Covid pandemic;
FDA's top inspector abruptly retires;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked; Hackers Attack Darkweb Site Used by Extortion Group Lockbit;
Meta Awarded $167 Million in Damages From Israeli Cybersecurity Firm;
Another Move in the Deepfake Creation/Detection Arms Race;
Fake Student Fraud in Community Colleges;
Chinese AI Submersible; Math and science
Telescope Filter Could Help Scientists Predict Solar Storms;
X-ray reveals ancient Greek author of charred first century BC Vesuvius scroll;
NSF Halts New Funding and Caps Indirect Rate Costs; NSF Caps Indirect College Research Costs At 15%;
Documenting Trump’s ‘Arbitrary’ Cuts to Science;
Andhra Pradesh Partners With IBM, TCS, L&T For India’s Quantum Valley Project;
Nvidia Expands Into Quantum Computing; Amazon Races To Compete In Quantum Computing Space;
Qinshan Nuclear Reactor Sets New Operational Record;
Scientists Hail This Medical Breakthrough. A Political Storm Could Cripple It;
Engineers Develop Soft Robot Using Tube Men Physics; Web, computing, technology, Media and social media issues
Voice of America staff can resume reporting next week, DOJ says; Appeals court muddies plan to send Voice of America staff back to work;
Voice of America will carry programming from One America News, which is known for its right-wing slant;
National Endowment for the Arts rescinds grants, sending publishers and theaters scrambling;
Trump: Wall Street Journal a ‘rotten newspaper’; Trump rips Karl Rove after ‘Mr. Scrooge’ jab: ‘Total loser’;
5 media outlets on Trump’s hit list;
’60 Minutes’ probes Trump’s attacks on law firms amid Paramount turmoil;
Trump Willing to Extend Deadline Again on TikTok Ban;
Windows 11 24H2 may now automatically install itself, whether you want it or not; AI and Chatbot issues
NVIDIA Tweaks AI Chips For Chinese Market; China’s Chip Industry Sees Progress Despite US Sanctions;
US scraps Biden-era rule that aimed to limit exports of AI chips;
OpenAI scraps plan to restructure into for-profit company after pressure from Elon Musk; OpenAI plans to slash revenue share to Microsoft;
OpenAI's CEO Reverses Course, Calls AI Regulation 'Disastrous';
A.I. Is Getting More Powerful, but Its Hallucinations Are Getting Worse;
Leaked docs show how Meta’s AI is trained to be safe, be ‘flirty,’ and navigate contentious topics;
How states can prepare to leverage AI for benefits eligibility; Minneapolis automates food permitting, removes ‘two-feet high’ paper stack;
AI could be key to quicker disease detection and treatment;
Amazon Uses AI To Advance Sustainability Goals;
Researchers Develop New AI Model For Self-Driving Cars;
Governor Youngkin Vetoes Data Center Reform Bill; Virginia Residents Oppose Data Centers Due To Noise, Environmental Concerns;
Google hits back after Apple exec says AI is hurting search;
DeepSeek Banned at Microsoft Due to 'Chinese Propaganda';
FDA Plans Full AI Integration By June 30;
How to Use the A.I.-Powered Writing Tools on Your Phone; SC News and Politics
Clemson University, Technical College To Launch Dual Enrollment Academy In 2026;
Clemson University named in federal DEI-related investigation;
Banking news
Credit Suisse to pay $511 million for helping U.S. taxpayers hide over $4 billion overseas;
Business and Economics
US trade deficit expands in first quarter;
The Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged amid growing concerns about Trump’s tariffs clouding the economic outlook;
Oil prices plunge after OPEC+ agrees to another production boost; Oil jumps over 2.5%, gold prices rebound from last week’s selloff;
West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, is trading around $56.60, well below most domestic drillers’ break-even price;
Chinese exporters ‘wash’ products in third countries to avoid Donald Trump’s tariffs; China exports jump 8% in April despite tariffs;
Shell Reportedly Weighing BP Takeover Amid Stock Price Decline; Refinery closures increase uncertainty about California’s fuel future;
Indiana Could See Rising Energy Costs Due To Big Tech; The Trump cuts in funding force the US Renewable Energy Research Lab to lay off staff;
Countries Seeking To Avoid US Tariffs Increasingly Strike Deals With Starlink;
‘Feed the gorilla’: How corporate America fought Trump’s tariffs threat;
US removes tariffs on UK steel and aluminium, and cuts car rate to 10%, as Trump and Starmer unveil deal;
Maersk warns global container volumes could drop due to trade war;
Ford expects $1.5bn profit hit from Trump tariffs; Trump tariffs could cost Wall Street its bonuses;
United Airlines cutting 35 flights per day from Newark Airport because of equipment and staffing issues;
Rite Aid files for bankruptcy less than a year after exiting Chapter 11;
Skechers to go private for $9.42 billion in biggest sneaker industry deal;
WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy amid pressure from weight-loss drugs;
Panasonic is cutting 10,000 jobs ;
Corporate America Is Leaving More Jobs Unfilled; The High-School Juniors With $70,000-a-Year Job Offers;
3D printing shakes up the space industry ;
Bitcoin hit $100,000 for the first time in three months; Small-time Trump coin buyers have seen their investments collapse;
Finance
Warren Buffett to step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway by year’s end; The best nuggets of advice from Warren Buffett’s shareholder letters;
Warren Buffett says cutting the US deficit is a difficult job — but it 'should be done';
Price manipulation: Bait and Switch: The Art of Price Manipulation Exposed;
Sports
Trump Considers Executive Order on College Athlete Payments;
Other news and history
Who Is Gregory Abel, Warren Buffett’s Successor?
Trump’s Order to Sanitize Black History Meets Institutional Resistance;
Education:
Survey Reveals Most College Students Value Higher Education; Study: Recent Graduates’ Job Expectations Differ From Reality;
Rising College Costs Influence Prospective Students’ Decisions;
Student Loan Collections Resume Amid Policy Changes; How Republicans plan to shake up Pell grants and student loans;
Education Department Reminds Colleges To Address Loan Defaults; Lawmakers Revive College Risk-Sharing Plan;
Trump Order Seeks To End In-State Tuition For Undocumented Students;
Department Of Transportation, NEA Cut Millions In University Grants;
Trump Scrutinizes Foreign Gifts, Raising the Stakes for Colleges;
Lawmakers Propose Significant Hike In College Endowment Tax;
Harvard Signals It Will Resist Trump’s Efforts to Revoke Tax-Exempt Status; Trump administration calls for a freeze on all new grants to Harvard;
McMahon says Harvard is no longer eligible for new federal research grants until it can “demonstrate responsible management”;
Elite colleges are rushing to the bond market.; Elite Universities Selling Private Equity Stakes Amid Liquidity Push;
Columbia Lays Off Almost 180 Staffers As Universities Brace For Federal Funding Cuts;
University Of Michigan Reaches Tentative Agreement With Librarians, Archivists;
San Francisco State’s Marine Research Campus Faces Potential Closure; Johnson & Wales University Lays Off 91 Staff Members;
Montana Board Settles Lawsuit Over Indian Education Funds;
Law School Accreditor Asked To Suspend Diversity Standard; Chief Diversity Officers Navigate DEI Bans;
University Of Texas Chancellor Chosen To Lead University Of California;
University of Michigan President Resigns To Lead University Of Florida;
Governor Appoints Relative To University Of Illinois Board;
Dakota State University Students Oppose Homeland Security Secretary Honor;
New York police arrest pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University;
More Colleges Respond To Pro-Palestinian Protests With Arrests; Freed student: Columbia inciting violence with response to pro-Palestinian protest;
IU Indianapolis Enhances Orientation Support For Transfer Students;
Alabama governor to weigh cellphone ban bill;
Walton Family Plans To Establish New STEM University; Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Support STEM Researchers;
Report Highlights How Professors View AI’s Role In Higher Education;
High School Program Teaches Students AI Skills Through Career Exploration;
The Oklahoma curriculum now teaches kids to be skeptical about the results of the 2020 election;
Study Highlights Need For Deeper K-12 Math Fluency; Some Ohio Districts Lack Adequate Advanced Math Curricula For High Schoolers;
Senate Votes To Overturn E-Rate Expansion For Hotspots At Schools, Libraries;
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Ukraine/Russia war
CIA official’s son killed fighting with Russian army in Ukraine; Putin thanks North Korea for troops deployed in Russia;
Trump threatens new sanctions against Russia after meeting with Zelensky before pope’s funeral;
Putin declares three-day ceasefire after Trump criticism; Deadly Russian Drone Strikes Hit Kharkiv And Dnipro;
U.S. and Ukraine sign a deal to develop Ukraine's mineral resources with Washington, affirming a ‘long-term strategic alignment’;
Ukraine struck Russian weapons factory, SBU security agency source says;
Russia worries about a U.S. tilt toward Ukraine after minerals deal;
US,Israel/Middle East Conflict
Trump administration strips UNRWA of legal immunity in court filing; Anti-Zionist group targets Ben-Gvir, Chabad headquarters in Brooklyn, NY ;
UN agency runs out of food in Gaza as Israel’s siege takes devastating toll;
Israel flattens Rafah ruins; Gazans fear plan to herd them there; Netanyahu: ‘Folly’ to think Palestinian state will produce peace;
Netanyahu: Iran nuclear deal must remove enrichment capabilities;
Huckabee: If Iran refuses to give up nuke ambitions, Trump will ‘lead war’ against it; Arkansas recognizes Judea and Samaria;
At center of diplomatic intrigue, Israeli envoy pursues Saudi prize;
Israeli intelligence chief announces resignation after spat with Benjamin Netanyahu ;
Israel launches air strike in Syria as sectarian clashes erupt ; Israel strikes near Syria’s presidential palace is ‘message’ to Ahmed al-Sharaa;
Israel redraws Gaza map, limiting Palestinians to a third of the enclave;
The U.S. backs Israel's ban on the U.N.'s Palestinian aid agency at the World Court;
Gaza edges closer to famine as Israel’s total blockade nears its third month;
Organizers say ship carrying aid for Gaza hit by drones near Malta alleging that Israel was to blame;
International Events
Trump Claims He’s Negotiating With China on Trade. China Says Otherwise; China seizes disputed reef in the South China Sea;
South Korea turmoil deepens as acting leader and replacement both resign;
Australia: caught between a slowing China and a chaotic US; What are the major issues in Australia’s election Saturday;
Iranian port explosion injures more than 500 workers; Iran executes alleged Mossad spy as concern grows over Israeli sabotage;
US unveils new sanctions over Iran missile program;
US, Iran nuclear talks postponed, Oman says;
Saudi Arabia and Qatar to repay Syria’s debts to World Bank;
At a Dubai Conference, Trump’s Conflicts Take Center Stage;
Rwanda responds warmly to Trump request to take noncitizen deportees;
The record-breaking tunnel being built from Denmark to Germany;
UK and EU to present partnership as safeguard against Trump turmoil;
Germany designates rising far-right AfD party as ‘extremist’ group;
Canadians bombarded with rightwing content on Musk’s X ahead of election;
Donald Trump tells Canada to vote for ‘51st state’ in election day intervention ;
Mark Carney Wins Full Term as Canada’s Prime Minister on Anti-Trump Platform; Canada’s Liberals Narrowly Miss Out on Majority in Parliament;
Donald Trump endorses New York archbishop for next pope;
Behind Trump’s Deal to Deport Venezuelans to El Salvador’s Most Feared Prison;
Immigration
2-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Was Deported to Honduras ‘With No Meaningful Process,’ Judge Suspects;
Three U.S. citizens, ages 2, 4 and 7, swiftly deported from Louisiana; Trump officials deny U.S. citizen children were ‘deported’ to Honduras;
Judge orders release of Venezuelan couple accused of being ‘alien enemies’;
Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil was detained without an arrest warrant, Trump administration says;
Columbia Student Who Was Arrested at Citizenship Interview Is Freed;
ICE Arrests Nearly 800 in Florida in Operation With Local Officers;
Federal judge says local police must follow order to halt enforcement of Florida immigration law;
Inside the little-used foreign policy provision cited for student deportations;
Justice Department begins prosecuting migrants who breach expanded military zone at southern border, charging at least 28 so far;
USPS law enforcement assists Trump ‘mass deportation’ effort, sources and records show;
Trump says he ‘could’ return Abrego Garcia to US, but won’t; Abrego García’s tattoos do not prove MS-13 membership, experts say;
Immigrants rally to show their worth during annual May Day celebration;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
The US Army plans to flood its forces with drones, making sure every division has them by next year;
5 takeaways from Trump’s contentious 100-day interview with ABC; 5 takeaways from Trump NewsNation town hall;
One hundred days of Trump 2.0: Falsehood after falsehood, again and again;
Trump ousts Mike Waltz, naming Marco Rubio as acting national security adviser after Signal chat mishap;
Trump says Hegseth’s ‘gonna get it together’ ;
Jennifer Hegseth has an unorthodox role shaping Pentagon affairs, appearing at high-level meetings, vetting job candidates and more;
Donald Trump is threatening the press because he doesn't like his poll numbers. Can you afford to ignore him?;
Lawyers leave Justice Department civil rights office en masse as new leaders shift priorities;
Justice Dept. orders to investigate Columbia protesters raised internal alarms; Pam Bondi’s striking comments on arresting judges;
Trump administration replaced lawyers who had exposed flaws in its congestion pricing case;
FBI, national security agencies are using polygraph tests to search for ‘leakers’;
FBI reassigns agents who knelt during 2020 Black Lives Matter protests;
CIA plans to cut 1,200 positions as Trump administration eyes downsizing of thousands across U.S. intelligence community;
Trump to sign executive order to target sanctuary cities; Trump administration proposes getting rid of crisis hotline serving LGBTQ+ youth;
The EPA is canceling nearly 800 grants issued under Biden, a little-noticed court filing reveals;
Unions, local governments sue to block Trump administration’s workforce cuts;
Republicans propose shutting down US audit regulator PCAOB;
Trump’s flirtation with millionaire tax increase gets strong pushback from the right;
Chamber of Commerce asks for tariff exclusions, warns of recession; Trump floats income tax cut to ease tariff impact;
White House: Amazon displaying tariff costs ‘a hostile and political act’;
Whither Benefit-Cost Analysis in Trump’s Second Term; Bessent defends Trump's "interlocking" economic agenda;
White House budget calls for $163 billion in federal cuts next year;
Trump budget would cut nondefense programs by 23 percent and increase defense spending by 13 percent next year;
Trump Budget to Take Ax to ‘Radical’ Safety Net Programs;
Trump-aligned club for the ultra rich launches in Washington;
Video casts doubt on Ed Martin’s apology for praising Nazi sympathizer;
U.S. attorney for D.C. accuses Wikipedia of ‘propaganda,’ threatens nonprofit status;
Indiana lieutenant governor calls Three-Fifths Compromise ‘a great move’;
Colorado Senate votes to override Polis veto of social media regulation bill;
More Than 50,000 Workers Go on Strike as Budget Woes Disrupt L.A. County;
Pritzker’s speech in New Hampshire drives presidential campaign buzz;
Pritzker on Trump: Everyone understands ‘we’ve got an authoritarian in office’;
Abbott threatens Texas city over consideration of resolution targeting Israel;
Congress actions
Booker, Jeffries voice opposition to ‘reckless’ Trump budget at sit-in on Capitol steps;
House Freedom Caucus members see group as launchpad for higher office;
Rep. Shri Thanedar introduces articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump;
3 House Democrats ask to be removed from Trump impeachment resolution;
It was supposed to be a tax and border bill. It could also hand Trump vast new executive powers;
Power of judges to hold Trump administration in contempt may be undermined with filibuster-proof GOP proposal;
House votes to block California’s ban on sales of gas-powered cars by 2035. It’s unclear whether the Senate will follow suit;
House panel advances sweeping bill of Trump immigration priorities;
Johnson, top House Republicans to huddle with Trump on agenda bill; These GOP Lawmakers Could Sink Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Tax Bill;
Republicans weigh cuts to Medicaid that could dramatically affect millions; House committee delays key vote amid disagreements over Medicaid;
GOP balks at approving even a fraction of Musk’s DOGE cuts;
Republican threatens to sink confirmation vote for key Trump DOJ appointee;
Senate resolution to scrap Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs fails despite some GOP support;
Senate GOP chair knocks Trump budget over military spending;
Trump action and proclamations
How Trump Plays Into Putin’s Hands, From Ukraine to Slashing U.S. Institutions;
Trump Pardons Executive Whose Family Sought to Publicize Ashley Biden’s Diary;
Trump says if the US still has high tariffs a year from now, it would be a 'total victory';
The Atlantic Interview with Trump; Trump: ‘I run the country and the world’n; Trump has convinced himself that his delusions are reality;
Trump rips news organizations over polling: ‘These people should be investigated’;
Trump Cabinet, facing sinking polls, lashes out at media; FCC commissioner: Trump on a mission to ‘censor and control’ media;
5 ways Trump reshaped the government in the first 100 days;
Full Transcript of Donald Trump’s ‘100 Days’ Interview With TIME;
Where Trump’s major campaign promises stand after 100 days; What Economic Campaign Promises Has Trump Enacted In His First 100 Days;
Stocks and the economy down? Stocks and the economy down? Watch the Trump bait-and-switch;
Trump executive order requires truck drivers to speak English;
Most say Trump serious about Canada, Greenland, third term;
Trump orders agencies to ‘sunset’ environmental protections;
Trump signs order seeking to end federal funding for NPR and PBS;
Trump’s most absurd executive order yet: the Repeal of Unlawful Regulations;
Trump administration fires Holocaust Museum board members picked by Biden;
Trump's team war-gaming for an impeachment fight; Trump: GOP should start thinking about expelling Democrats pushing impeachment;
Musk government actions
Elon Musk suggests his cost-cutting team should examine the Fed;
Court news
These judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack; Judges Worry Trump Could Tell U.S. Marshals to Stop Protecting Them;
Judge snaps at DOJ lawyer arguing Trump executive order targeting Big Law firm can't be illegal;
Supreme Court asks: Can FBI be held liable for raiding the wrong house;
Supreme Court seems open to allowing state-funded religious schools;
Judge rules Trump use of Alien Enemies Act for gangs is ‘unlawful’;
Trump admin accuses ACLU of defying SCOTUS by trying to keep Alien Enemies Act case before Judge Boasberg;
Trump team’s judicial conspiracy theory suffers a big blow in court;
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to end protected status for 600,000 Venezuelans;
Confirmation News
Trump’s new CDC pick: A ‘data-driven’ government insider;
Election politics
A Lengthy Legal Battle in North Carolina Could Show How to Flip an Election;
GOP takes over N.C. elections board, boosting chances of reversing high court race;
Musk lays groundwork for big donor role in midterm elections as time with DOGE ends;
Youngkin sparks GOP firestorm after wading into Virginia election controversy;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
Trump dismantles, cuts and shakes up world of health in first 100 days;
RFK Jr. will order ‘placebo’ testing for new vaccines, alarming health experts;
Florida set to become second state to outlaw fluoride from water supply;
Neuralink's speech restoration device gets FDA's 'breakthrough' tag;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
US as a Surveillance State, two essays; NCSC Guidance on “Advanced Cryptography”;
France Accuses Russia of Cyber Attacks on Ministries, Defense Firms;
Apple Notifies Targets of Government Spyware in 100 Countries; WhatsApp Case Against NSO Group Progressing;
Applying Security Engineering to Prompt Injection Security;
Privacy for Agentic AI; Math and science
Scientists discover massive molecular cloud close to Earth; Largest-Ever Solar Telescope Reveals Sun’s Surface Details;
French Startup Developing Air-Launched Spacecraft To Intercept, Clean Orbital Debris;
China Announces International Payloads For Chang’e-8 Lunar Mission;
US Air Force, Los Alamos National Lab Create Spacecraft Speedometer Offering Real-Time Satellite Speed;
Space Force Developing Orbital “Aircraft Carrier”;
Korea To Build Saudi Arabian Smart Farm To Demo Tech, Boost Exports;
Global nuclear fusion project crosses milestone with world's most powerful magnet;
Chattanooga to establish nation’s first quantum tech center;
Administration Discharges Researchers Working On National Climate Assessment;
Math’s Role in Cancer Research Highlighted At Southwest Minnesota State University Symposium;
Amid DOGE-induced turmoil, National Science Foundation in crisis; Web, computing, technology, Media and social media issues
‘60 Minutes’ Chastises Its Corporate Parent in Unusual On-Air Rebuke;
Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues Trump after attempted board firings;
New York Times fires back after Trump threat;
Judge Refers Apple for Criminal Contempt in Epic Games Case; AI and Chatbot issues
Nvidia CEO Says China “Not Behind” In AI Developments; AI’s Role In Scientific Discovery Seen As Supportive;
Meta releases standalone AI app to compete with ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek; The new Meta AI app shows you other people’s chats;
Say goodbye to the sycophantic ChatGPT;
Amazon, Nvidia Advocate For Diverse Energy Sources To Power AI.;
The DOE wants to use federal lands, including historic research laboratories, for AI data center development and co-located generation;
Researchers Use AI, Robots To Monitor Crop Health; Nevada uses AI to speed up unemployment appeals;
India Selects Sarvam AI To Develop Large Language Model;
The best AI content detectors now; How to Choose the Right LLM; SC News and Politics
How Lindsey Graham is accommodating himself to Trump’s foreign policy;
Limestone University To Close After Attempted Fundraising Drive;
Banking news
Unexpected euro surge adds to Europe Inc's tariff misery;
Citigroup Hires Robert Lighthizer, Trump’s Former Trade Czar;
Business and Economics
The economy shrank in the first quarter by an annual pace of 0.3%, as tariffs sapped economic growth;
U.S. Economy Shrank in First Quarter, in Reading Clouded by Messy Trade Data;
Demand slump fuelled by Trump tariffs hits US ports and air freight ; Cargo Shipments From China to the U.S. Dwindle;
The labor market slowed in April, as employers added 177,000 jobs, a solid showing amid tariff uncertainty;
Donald Trump’s first 100 days mark worst for US stock market since Gerald Ford;
Stock market Friday: S&P 500 wipes out Trump tariff losses, marks longest winning streak in 20 years as trade war cools;
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says bond yields are signaling it's time for the Fed to cut rates;
Brent crude falls 1.5% on demand worries; gold slips to $3,311/oz;
Crude oil plunges as Saudi Arabia reportedly signals it can live with lower prices;
China creates list of US-made goods exempt from 125% tariffs; China’s manufacturing activity shrinks as US tariffs take effect ;
Report: Tariffs are Already Stalling the Economy; Why Trump’s Economic Disruption Will Be Hard to Reverse;
Trump ends small package tariff exemption while waiving customs rules; As a Shipping Loophole Closes, Small Online Sellers Scramble;
Trump to ease tariffs on imported auto parts through executive order;
UPS to cut 20,000 jobs as it prepares to halve Amazon shipments;
Key Vote On SpaceX’s Starbase Project To Be Held Saturday;
Microsoft replaces law firm handling shareholder case with one fighting White House;
Trump Organization strikes Gulf deals ahead of US president’s visit; The president’s crypto firm poses unprecedented conflicts of interest;
Why Circle Rejected Ripple’s Bold $5 Billion Acquisition Bid; Tether Was Accused of Fraud. Now It’s a Crypto Darling in Washington;
Finance
The future of America's biggest safety net is in the hands of a career bureaucrat and a hard-charging finance titan;
Microsoft shares jump after strong AI demand lifts cloud unit ;
Sports
Tigst Assefa Shatters Women’s-Only World Record at the 2025 London Marathon;
2025 London Marathon Men’s Results: Sabastian Sawe Dominates to Claim Victory in 2:02:27;
Other news and history
The new Sun King; Trump’s Art of the Diplomatic Deal;
Trump ‘dealism’ is about never having to admit you were wrong; Trump’s Biggest Beneficiary: Himself;
A ‘Citizen Lawyer’ Gets a Standing Ovation at the Supreme Court;
Jon Stewart: Trump’s lack of preparation for trade war shows he’s an ‘impulsive man-baby’;
When a Historian Saw This Haunting Photograph of a Nameless Native Girl, She Decided She Had to Identify Her;
Education:
Department Of Education Removes New Loan Forgiveness Tracker; How Republicans plan to shake up Pell grants and student loans;
The new GOP plan for student-loan borrowers: longer repayment periods and fewer options for debt relief;
Colleges Know How Much You’re Willing to Pay. Here’s How;
Education Department Eases College Accreditation Process; Education Department Investigating UC-Berkeley Over Foreign Funding;
George Washington University Prepares Response To Potential Federal Funding Cuts;
Government Considers Cutting Major University Research Funding;
Johns Hopkins Launches New Grant Programs Amid Federal Cuts; Duke University Plans Buyouts Amid Federal Funding Cuts;
Trump Says There Is No Threat To Funding For HBCUs; Trump proposes $65M cut for Howard University;
Executive Order Would Affect In-State Tuition For Undocumented Students;
DHS reinstates foreign students after court losses pile up; The US government has a new policy for terminating international students’ legal status;
Harvard Revamps Diversity Office Amid Legal Dispute; Harvard Promises Changes After Reports on Antisemitism and Islamophobia;
White House Calls Harvard’s Recent Changes “Positive” But Says More Needs To Be Done, Suggesting Additional Funding Cuts;
Trump Renews Threat to Revoke Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status;
Michigan Governor Signs Directive To Reduce Gender Gap In Higher Ed;
Colleges Cancel Affinity Ceremonies, Citing DEI Bans; University Of Virginia Board Rescinds Diversity Goals;
Ohio University Will Shutter Diversity Centers Amid New Law;
Indiana Lawmakers Pass Budget Reshaping College Governance; Governor Gains Full Control Over Indiana University Board;
University Of Illinois System Expands Transfer Pathways For Community College Students;
Amherst College Sees Enrollment Declines Post-Supreme Court Ruling; Some Universities Increase Lobbying Amid Administration Audits;
St. Andrews University in NC Announces Closure Due To Finances;
Survey Finds Lack Of Hope In Humanities Departments Persists;
Graduating Seniors Experience Significant Competition In Job Market;
DeSantis halts UF’s search for liberal arts dean amid conservative backlash ;
Students Say AI Use Can Reduce Math Anxiety;
Younger Job Seekers Worry About AI’s Impact On College Education;
Trump unveils sweeping order to bring AI into US education; Technologists welcome executive order on AI but say more detail is needed;
Texas School Utilizing AI To Teach Core Academic Lessons;