The Hill
NAACP sues to keep armed federal agents away from polling places, while the DOJ insists it never said it would send them - and everyone agrees that's definitely reassuring.
Grist
The Trump administration is gutting a landmark EPA rule that slashed toxic air pollution from petrochemical plants, turning a 'wonderful gift' into a 'death sentence' for Cancer Alley communities.
The Verge
Trump administration backs OpenAI in NYT copyright fight, claiming AI training is fair use - because who needs copyright when you have progress?
Ars Technica
While a record-breaking Cyclospora outbreak sickens nearly 30,000, the USDA decides to shutter its research - because why study a problem when you can just let it fester?
The Guardian Europe
Trump's tariff tango continues, UK workers strike over a 1% pay rise, and a million young Brits are still stuck on the sidelines - turn on the news, it's a real hoot.
Grist
Federal courts tell the Trump administration to release over $22 billion in climate funds for disadvantaged communities, because apparently the law still applies.
BBC World
Federal judge clears the way for deporting 5,000 Ethiopians, citing safety in a country where drone strikes and civil war fears are the new normal.
The Guardian
The Trump administration pays RWE $1.22bn to abandon offshore wind, then RWE invests in LNG. Because clean energy was just too 2022.
The Atlantic
A court filing confirms the Trump administration withheld grants from blue states out of spite, proving that honesty in government is possible - just not without a subpoena.
Ars Technica
AI data centers are hogging the power grid, leaving Rust Belt factories paying through the nose - and Trump's manufacturing revival plan is getting short-circuited.
TechCrunch
The Trump admin proposes removing brake pedals from fully autonomous vehicles, because who needs to stop when you can just trust the robot?
The Hill
Interior Department proposes loosening Biden-era rules on methane and well cleanup, aiming for 'energy dominance' and less red tape for oil drillers.
TechCrunch
Anthropic's newest AI models get the axe over vague national security concerns, and everyone's wondering if it's about safety or just a really bad relationship with the White House.
Inside Climate News
The Trump administration is handing out millions to keep aging, violation-prone coal plants running, because who doesn't love a side of toxic soot with their electricity?
TechCrunch
Anthropic beats OpenAI in business spending, raises $65B, files for IPO, then gets banned by Trump admin - and somehow that might be good for sales.
Ars Technica
ADA apologizes after ejecting scientists for distributing an editorial critical of Trump, sparking resignations and over 6,500 signatures on a 'Shame on You' letter.
The Verge
Trans teens like Sage and Brooklyn navigate a hostile landscape of clinic closures, bullying, and political attacks - all while adults argue over their bodies without asking them a thing.
Inside Climate News
The EPA says Americans don't want EVs, ignoring that it killed the tax credits and blocked state rules that made them viable.
The Guardian
Noaa cuts data collection, bets on AI models that can’t handle extreme weather, and experts wonder what could possibly go wrong this hurricane season.
The Verge
A federal judge found the prior administration's strong-arm tactics to remove ICE-tracking tools from Facebook and Apple were about as constitutional as a screen door on a submarine.
The Good Times
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