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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell fact checks POTUS during a tour of the Federal Reserve Building.

Powell: "You just added in a third building."

Trump: “It’s a building that’s being built.”

Powell: “It was built 5 years ago.”

📷 for @reuters.com

People gather outside security fencing near the White House as PM Netenyahu dines with Pres. Trump. The two leaders are meeting to discuss Iran, Gaza ceasefire efforts and upcoming U.S. tariffs on Israeli goods. (📷 for @gettyimages.com)

Meanwhile in Washington at 0124AM.

U.S. Cancels Contract With Moderna to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine

U.S. Cancels Contract With Moderna to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine. (📰: @nytimes.com) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/h...

Trade Court Strikes Down Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Businesses and states had sued the government, saying the president didn’t have the authority to impose the levies.

Trade Court Strikes Down Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs — Businesses and states had sued the government, saying the president didn’t have the authority to impose the levies. (📰: @wsj.com) www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Hawaii’s Prized Kona Coffee Fields Have Become a Target for ICE (Gift Article) The Trump crackdown has reached the volcanic Island of Hawaii, where immigrants, some of them undocumented, are crucial to cultivating the rare coffee.

Hawaii’s Prized Kona Coffee Fields Have Become a Target for ICE. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/u...

President Trump returns to the White House Friday, May 16, 2025, following his whirlwind four-day tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, which notably sidelined Netanyahu, marking a new Middle East order. (📷 for @nytimes.com)

Meanwhile, at the Narrows in Zion National Park.

Your Home Without China (Gift Article) We analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases.

What does the American home look like without Chinese products?. This very smartly executed build by the @nytimes.com looks at the many essentials that are likely to become more expensive with the new tariffs. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Live Updates: China Tariffs, Ukraine-Russia War and More

F.B.I. agents arrested a county judge in Milwaukee on Friday, accusing Hannah Dugan of shielding an immigrant from federal authorities — a major escalation of the Trump administration’s fight with local officials over deportations. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

Fantastic photo by Eric Lee.

A Lawyer Who Helped the Kushners Crack Down on Poor Tenants Now Helps Renters Fight Big Landlords “It was like a heavyweight sparring featherweights,” the attorney said about his time representing companies owned by Trump’s in-laws, whose apartments were known for shoddy maintenance and aggressive...

For @propublica.org with @alecmac.bsky.social: A Lawyer Who Helped the Kushners Crack Down on Poor Tenants Now Helps Renters Fight Big Landlords www.propublica.org/article/kush...

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

The Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included @theatlantic.com’s Jeffrey Goldberg. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Education Department to Fire 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...

White House moves to pick the Pool journalists who can cover Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...

U.S. Clashes With European Allies at the U.N. Over Ukraine The United States voted against a resolution, backed by most of Europe, demanding Russian withdrawal from Ukraine — a deep fissure between allies, and a sharp shift in American policy.

The United States voted against a resolution, backed by most of Europe, demanding Russian withdrawal from Ukraine — a deep fissure between allies, and a sharp shift in American policy. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/w...

Great photo!!

A.P. Sues Trump Officials Over White House Ban (Gift Article) The wire service sued three of them for denying its reporters access to press events. The White House has objected to The A.P.’s references to the Gulf of Mexico in articles.

The AP has sued Trump officials over the White House ban. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/b...

Fox News, CNN and Other Outlets Urge White House to Drop AP Ban Dozens of major news organizations, including some conservative outlets, urged the Trump administration to stop blocking The Associated Press from press events.

Fox News, CNN and Other News Outlets Urge White House to Drop Ban on The Associated Press. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/b...

To journalists:

Flashes is launching next Tuesday, February 25th!

I’ve set up a website where you can find the Press Kit (under “In the Press”) and a link to the FAQs:

www.flashes.blue

Dr. Patrick or Dr. Doom? Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong backed false claims against his own reporter, sparking newsroom fury.

"The fact that the owner of this paper uncritically agreed, and laughed, while someone else denigrated and lied about one of our staffers is a low point for this newspaper."

"It's hard enough to be a journalist these days without Dr. Patrick disparaging us."

www.status.news/p/patrick-so...

Jan. 6 video evidence has 'disappeared' from public access, media coalition says A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.

A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.

How it started how its going

“The Stringer” is going to turn history on its head, questioning credit for the photograph, “Napalm Girl,” that has been attached to AP photographer Nick Ut

Nguyễn Thành Nghệ, 87, left (The Stringer) and Carl Robinson, 81, in Park City, Utah

#photojournalism #AP #Pulitzerprize #thestringer

Freshly pardoned and recently released from jail, Oathkeeper founder Stewart Rhodes spotted in the Canon rotunda after a doing a television intrview. In the background, you can see the dome of the US Capitol. (📷 for Getty Images)

can't wait! would love to give it a whirl!

I only saw SG-1!

Won’t be the last

A group of individuals standing at a podium during a press conference. The central figure, an older man in a light gray suit, is speaking into a microphone, with an expression of seriousness or concern. To his right, a woman in a green outfit listens intently, while two other men in suits stand nearby, one of whom is the Speaker of the House. The background features a series of American flags, indicating an official or political setting. The lighting emphasizes the speakers, casting a shadow of the photographer holding a camera on the wall behind them.

House Republican Conference leadership, during a news conference, discussed President Trump’s agenda, as criticism grows from Senate Republicans over the President’s pardons of January 6 rioters. (📷 for Getty Images)

I guess I’ll never know what those two messages in my inbox say…as TikTok starts to go dark in the US.