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Today’s Headlines: Over Memorial Day weekend, a judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s move to bar Harvard from admitting international students, after the school sued over sweeping demands for protest-related records involving 7,000 students. Another judge struck down Trump’s executive order targeting the law firm Jenner & Block, citing constitutional violations. A lesser-known provision in Trump’s House-passed “Big Beautiful Bill” drew alarm for limiting courts’ ability to enforce their own rulings unless plaintiffs can afford to post financial bonds. In international news, a U.S.-German citizen was charged with attempting to firebomb a U.S. embassy office in Tel Aviv. He had posted threats online and left behind a backpack of Molotov cocktails. Trump briefly reignited a trade war Friday, threatening steep tariffs on EU goods and smartphones, before walking it back after weekend talks. The Treasury also announced it will stop circulating new pennies by 2026, saving $56 million a year. FEMA denied North Carolina’s request for $2 billion in hurricane cleanup funds. Meanwhile, the Pentagon accepted a Boeing 747 from Qatar to serve as a temporary Air Force One, and the Army will throw Trump a $90 million military parade for his 79th birthday.

Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:

• NY Times: Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Bar Harvard’s International Student Enrollment After Lawsuit

• CBS News: Judge strikes down Trump order targeting law firm Jenner & Block, calling parts of it a "screed" 

• Newsweek: 'Hidden' Provision in Trump's Big Bill Could Disarm US Supreme Court 

• WA Post: U.S. citizen charged with attempting to bomb U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Justice Dept. says 

• AP News: Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on smart phones as his trade war intensifies

• PBS News: EU trade negotiator says he’s had ‘good calls’ with U.S. after Trump extends tariff deadline

• WSJ: Treasury Sounds Death Knell for Penny Production

• Yahoo: Trump’s FEMA Denies North Carolina’s Request for Hurricane Helene Aid

• NY Times: U.S. Formally Accepts Luxury Jet From Qatar for Trump 

• AP News: Military parade to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary will be held on Trump's birthday

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