Trump Officials Say James Comey Is Under Investigation Over Social Media Post
James Comey shared and later took down a post with a phrase used by critics of the president, saying there had been no ill intent. Source: Original News
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Trump’s Military Parade in D.C. Could Cost $45 Million, Officials Say
The parade is scheduled for June 14, the date of the Army’s 250th anniversary, and is billed as the “Army’s birthday celebration.” President Trump turns 79 that day. Source: Original News
A judge blocked the Energy Department from imposing a cap on grants for university research.
The temporary ruling mirrored one in a case involving the N.I.H., which similarly tried to cap the funding that covers universities’ overhead expenses in research. Source: Original News
Trump Administration Fires Hundreds of Voice of America Employees
The layoffs amounted to over a third of the media organization’s staff, and came as the Trump administration put up for sale the federal building in Washington that houses the network. Source: Original News
CNN to Livestream George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’
In June, the news organization is planning a live broadcast of one of the final Broadway performances of “Good Night, and Good Luck.” Source: Original News
Springsteen, in England, Blasts Trump Administration as ‘Treasonous’
His remarks, delivered to an audience abroad, stood out at a time when other superstar artists have seemed to mute their criticism of the president. Source: Original News
Law Firms Fighting Back Against Trump Report Security Clearance Suspensions
WilmerHale and Jenner & Block pleaded with the courts to intervene as the Justice Department moved to implement President Trump’s orders targeting their business. Source: Original News
An Afrikaner Farming Family Trades South Africa for Alabama
Errol Langton and eight members of his family were among the first group of white South Africans to arrive in the United States this week after President Trump created an expedited path to citizenship. Source: Original News
Can C-SPAN Pull Off ‘Crossfire,’ but With Civility?
“Ceasefire” will be the low-key public affairs channel’s first new weekly show in two decades. The question is whether Republicans and Democrats will show up. Source: Original News
U.S. Moves Russian Scientist’s Case to Criminal Court in Boston
For months, the Harvard researcher Kseniia Petrova has challenged efforts to deport her to her native Russia for a customs violation. This week, the government charged her with a criminal felony. Source: Original News