Trump, tariff, Gaza, education, spelling bee, NBA, Elon Musk, COVID: Daily Briefing

Good morning!🙋🏼‍♀️ I’m Nicole Fallert. Board flight, place bag in overhead bin … catch a pigeon? Happy Thursday. Here’s the news: Wall Street jeers as Trump faces tariff setback The Trump administration filed a notice of appeal minutes after a federal court ruled the president can’t use an emergency-powers law to impose tariffs on foreign … Read more

Religious colleges get break in Trump bill as war with Harvard rages

Trump’s spending bill, headed to the Senate, would exempt religious colleges from a big tax increase on endowments. But some religious institutions may not qualify, raising First Amendment concerns. Harvard community protests Trump’s policies on international students Harvard students, professors, and supporters protested President Donald Trump’s policies regarding the university and its international students. As … Read more

Israel announces new West Bank settlements

May 29 (Reuters) – Israel’s government has approved 22 new Jewish settlements in the occupied-West Bank, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Thursday, a move that could deepen divisions with some allies, who have threatened sanctions over further expansion. Far-right Smotrich, an advocate for Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank, wrote on X that the … Read more

Elon Musk leaves the Trump White House after turbulent run in power

Elon Musk ‘disappointed’ with Trump’s tax bill Elon Musk told CBS he is ‘disappointed’ with President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax bill. WASHINGTON ― Elon Musk has officially left the Trump administration, capping the billionaire tech entrepreneur’s turbulent run leading a contentious effort to slash the federal government.  Musk, who had already taken on a smaller role … Read more

Justice Department probes California over transgender athlete policies

Justice Department sues Maine over transgender athletes Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a lawsuit against Maine’s Department of Education over the state’s refusal to ban transgender athletes. PALM SPRINGS, CA — The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it will investigate whether a California law is violating Title IX after a transgender high school athlete … Read more