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ICYMI: Trump administration temporarily pauses deportation flights to Congo amid Ebola outbreak. The admin sent 15 third-country nationals to DRC last month politi.co/4dyBdxL via @politico

New: The AI exec. order was postponed because David Sacks called Trump this morning and argued that having the federal government review models before their public release would slow down innovation and harm the U.S. in its AI race with China. David Sacks was read in on the EO this week and senior White House officials believed he was good with it. “Then, he called POTUS this morning unbeknownst to anybody, his own staff included, and derailed it,” a senior White House official told me. w/ @cheyennehaslett @jacob_wendler politico.com/news/2026/05/2…

NEW: Mexico once declined to accept deportees over 60. ICE must contact a Taliban consulate in Qatar to arrange deportations. Vietnam still resists the return of war-era refugees. ICE’s deportation push is a window into quirks of U.S. foreign relations. politico.com/news/2026/05/2…

NEW: Federal judge orders Trump White House to continue to abide by Presidential Records Act, despite DOJ OLC opinion saying it's unconstitutional. Judge John Bates (GWBush/DC) says Constitution gives Congress power to control government property. politico.com/news/2026/05/2…

BREAKING: 2 police officers who battled with rioters on #Jan6 sue to block Trump's $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization fund.' Fmr Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn & MPD officer Daniel Hodges argue the fund would pay insurrectionists in violation of 14th Amendment politico.com/news/2026/05/2…

FLASH: DOJ expands settlement in Trump-IRS leak suit to cover audits of all tax returns filed by Trump, family members, companies and trusts. Waiver of IRS' claims contained in addendum signed by AAG Blanche that was not in agreement released Monday politico.com/news/2026/05/1…

Trump's revenge tour claims its biggest victim yet dlvr.it/TSZc1N

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The overwhelming rebuke of ICE detention decisions comes from judges appointed by every president since Reagan — including Trump’s own appointees. Want a deeper dive? Explore our searchable database, made possible by @Jtblaeser @BrizAndrew 👇 politico.com/news/2026/05/1…

NEW: A POLITICO analysis reveals judges have ruled against ICE detention practices more than 10,000 times. That’s roughly 90% of decided cases since July, when ICE introduced its novel mandatory detention policy. A huge undertaking from @kyledcheney politico.com/news/2026/05/1…

NEW: We've spent 10 months tracking the outcomes in tens of thousands of lawsuits brought by ICE detainees amid an unprecedented detention push. It's not a cose call: judges have ruled more than 10,000 times against ICE, a 9-1 ratio. See the database: politico.com/news/2026/05/1…

NEW: The 6th Circuit becomes the third federal appeals court to reject ICE’s mass detention push that targets people who have lived in the U.S. for years without criminal records. politico.com/news/2026/05/1…

NEW: Joe Biden plans to mount a legal challenge to DOJ’s effort to release 70 hours audio tapes of his conversations with ghostwriter Julian Zwonitzer to Congress and/or the Heritage Foundation. w/ @joshgerstein politico.com/news/2026/05/1…

Meet Trump’s B-Team: These Cabinet deputies run the day-to-day and could step into leadership voids, well, anytime. Here’s who’s waiting in the wings — or already running the show 👇 politico.com/news/2026/05/0…

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The Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to allow it to step in on President Donald Trump’s appeal of the $83.3 million jury verdict in a defamation lawsuit brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll — a move that would doom Carroll’s case. politico.com/news/2026/05/0…

Scoop: Trump administration axes fast-track training for new ICE recruits, a change that stems from conversations Todd Lyons & Tom Homan had with lawmakers during funding negotiations politi.co/4dfAIZA via @politico w/ @jordainc @dlippman @ebazaileimil

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BREAKING: Judge orders release of govt contractor Aurelio Perez-Lugones, accused of leaking classified docs to WaPo's Hannah Natanson. Prosecutor says Perez shared info on military movements related to Venezuela politico.com/news/2026/05/0…

Out this morning, a comprehensive guide to where the redistricting fight goes next. Hint: everywhere. politico.com/news/2026/05/0…