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DOJ announces $1.8 billion fund as part of Trump settlement with IRS

The Justice Department on Monday announced a new $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate anyone for perceived targeting by past administrations as part of settling President Donald Trump’s $10 billion suit against the IRS. Monday’s DOJ announcement came shortly after Trump attempted to drop his lawsuit against the IRS, though…

Roll Call · May 18

The real reason RFK Jr. hates SSRIs

The HHS Secretary's attacks on psychiatric medication follow a pattern of putting politics over public health

Salon · May 18

My Take 5 (Edition 69): The week that was in international affairs

The Trump-Xi summit yielded no major breakthroughs, with both leaders sticking to their strategic interests, particularly concerning Taiwan. Russia's intensified attacks on Ukraine, met with Ukrainian drone strikes deep into Russia, highlight Moscow's continued aggression. Latvia's government collapsed over a drone incident, underscoring regional security concerns. Meanwhile, a joint US-Nigeria…

The Times of India · May 18

Trump’s leadership model has a flaw: It depends solely on Trump

President Trump’s dealmaking strategy reveals a corporate lesson about succession risk.

Fortune · May 18

Xi warned Trump against the ‘Thucydides Trap’ – here’s what ancient Greece can tell us about US-China relations

In his opening remarks at his summit with Donald Trump on May 15, the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, invoked the fifth-century BC Greek historian Thucydides to issue a veiled warning to the US president.

The Conversation · May 18

‘A lot of people don’t think I can act’: Wallace Shawn on Hollywood, therapy and speaking out on Palestine

At 82, the character actor is as frank and fired-up as ever with two hit stage shows and a summer blockbuster on the way. He’s embracing being odd, he says, even if everyone doesn’t quite get it

The Guardian - US · May 18

Democrats are aiming at Maine for a Senate seat. But will the state give up Susan Collins?

Challenger Graham Platner may have amassed a rare kinetic energy, but the moderate conservative has served the state for almost 30 years

The Guardian - US · May 18

‘You can bet on it’: Utah lawmakers form united front in push to ban prediction markets

Utah’s heavily Mormon population is largely opposed to all gambling, even on financial exchange platforms

The Guardian - US · May 18

The Iran war reminds us: we’ll never be energy-independent with fossil fuels

Energy security comes from using local, renewable resources to power, heat and cool communities, as Ukraine is doing

The Guardian - US · May 18

Defense Department delays 54 wind projects in Texas, citing national security concerns

After years of trying to stop offshore wind projects, the Trump administration is now pausing routine federal permits for 165 land-based projects, including dozens in Texas.

The Texas Tribune · May 18