The baby of Tzeela Gez, who was shot and killed in a Palestinian terror attack in the northern West Bank earlier this month, died in the hospital after doctors struggled to keep him alive for the past 15 days, the Samaria Regional Council and the hospital announced Thursday morning.
Friday, May 30, 2025
Appeals court pauses ruling that blocked Trump’s tariffs
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/29/business/appeals-court-pauses-trump-tariff-ruling
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s ruling restores Trump’s ability to levy tariffs using the emergency powers he declared earlier this year. The appeals court also ordered that both sides provide written arguments on the question of the blocking of Trump’s tariffs, to be filed by early next month.
The pause adds to the confusion and uncertainty swirling around Trump’s tariffs, which have been a key pillar of his economic policy.
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Court blocks Trump tariffs: 5 takeaways
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5323730-court-rules-against-trump-tariffs/
Much of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs were halted Wednesday when a federal court ruled that an emergency law does not give the president unilateral authority to impose tariffs on nearly every trading partner.
The ruling offers a huge blow to Trump’s trade agenda and declares that his “Liberation Day” tariffs, including those imposed on China, are illegal. Most of those tariffs had been reduced to 10 percent but could now have to go away entirely while refunds are provided to those who paid duties.
Still, the ruling leaves room for the Trump administration to replace some of those tariffs with new ones under different U.S. laws. It would also leave tariffs in place on some imports, including cars and aluminum.
That means negotiations between much of the world and a Trump administration using tariffs as leverage will likely continue.
Murdoch Paper Accused of Pro-Trump ‘Catch and Kill’ Scheme
https://www.thedailybeast.com/murdoch-paper-accused-of-pro-trump-catch-and-kill-scheme/
The New York Post faces being sued by one of its own reporters who claims it “caught and killed” a critical story about one of Donald Trump’s controversial picks.
One of the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid’s longest-serving journalists claims that the paper’s editor-in-chief personally killed off a story which would have revealed key questions over Trump’s candidate to lead the Drug Enforcement Agency.
Veteran business reporter Josh Kosman told the Daily Beast he had worked for weeks on a tip that Terry Cole, Trump’s DEA nominee, had been involved in missions which resulted in the unnecessary deaths of U.S.-backed operatives overseas.
But eventually it was killed off by the paper’s editor-in-chief, Keith Poole, in an email saying “Nope. Not running this.” Weeks later Trump said Poole should replace Emma Tucker as editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal, posting on Truth Social, “It’s an easy move for Rupert, and he’ll love the results.”
Trump responds to TACO trade criticisms: ‘You call that chickening out?’
https://thehill.com/business/5321877-trump-defends-trade-strategy-taco/
President Trump on Wednesday bristled when asked about a new Wall Street term based on his tendency to reverse his tariff threats, defending his approach and dismissing the question as “nasty.”
A reporter asked Trump in the Oval Office about what was dubbed by a Financial Times columnist as the TACO trade, an acronym that stands for “Trump Always Chickens Out.”
As supplement use increases, so do cases of liver failure linked to them
https://san.com/cc/as-supplement-use-increases-so-do-cases-of-liver-failure-linked-to-them/
A 2017 study by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases found 20% of liver toxicity cases in the U.S. could be linked to dietary or herbal supplements.
A study published last year by researchers from the University of Michigan found six common ingredients can be tied to toxic hepatitis: turmeric, green tea extract, ashwagandha, garcinia cambogia, red yeast rice and black cohosh.
The study’s authors said about 15 million Americans take at least one of those supplements.
Trump Says His New Jet Gifted by Qatar Is ‘Much Too Big’
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-says-his-new-jet-gifted-by-qatar-is-much-too-big/
President Donald Trump shrugged off ethics and security concerns to accept a new luxury plane from Qatar—now he’s complaining about its size.
“It’s too big,” Trump told reporters Wednesday. “Frankly it’s too big, much too big.”
Moreover, one reason Trump apparently wanted the new plane so badly is that the size of the current Air Force One made him feel insecure when parked next to jets owned by Middle Eastern royals.
Trump commutes sentence for donor Imaad Zuberi
The New York Times previously reported that Zuberi donated over $1.1 million in the three months following Trump’s first election to committees linked with the president and the GOP after previously backing former President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in her 2016 bid for the presidency.
With Israeli Intel, Lebanon Is Dismantling Hezbollah in the South
Lebanon’s army has largely disarmed Hezbollah in its southern strongholds—in part with the help of Israeli intelligence—as the country’s new government moves to enforce a cease-fire that halted an intense wave of fighting with Israel last year.
Big Law Firms 3, Trump 0
Three judges across the political spectrum have now said the President’s punitive executive orders are unconstitutional.
President Trump dismisses court rulings against him as judicial overreach, and sometimes he’s right. But what does it say when multiple judges across the political spectrum rule against him on similar sweeping grounds? That’s happening to his punitive executive orders against liberal law firms, and he’s batting zero for three.
The latest forceful rebuke came Tuesday from federal Judge Richard Leon, a conservative nominated by George W. Bush. His 73-page opinion is a scorcher concluding that Mr. Trump’s EO against the WilmerHale law firm “must be struck down in its entirety as unconstitutional. Indeed, to rule otherwise would be unfaithful to the judgment and vision of the Founding Fathers!”
Judge Leon says the Trump EO violates the First Amendment as retaliation for protected speech, as viewpoint discrimination, and as violations of the right to free association and to petition the government. He says the EO also violates the constitutional rights to counsel and due process, as well as the separation of powers. It’s hard to imagine a more thorough takedown of a presidential order.
The WilmerHale legal complaint was filed by Paul Clement, a conservative star of the appellate bar. Mr. Clement and Judge Leon recognize when a President is running off the legal rails and needs to be stopped.
Trump confirms he told Netanyahu not to act against Iran in private talks
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-855795
US President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he had warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week not to take actions that could disrupt nuclear talks with Iran.
"I told him this would be inappropriate to do right now because we're very close to a solution now," Trump told reporters. "That could change at any moment."
This comes after the N12 news site reported on Tuesday that the US president had warned Netanyahu not to take any action that could disrupt nuclear talks with the Islamic Republic.
Netanyahu confirms: Mohammed Sinwar was eliminated
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/409121
During a heated Knesset debate initiated by the opposition, Prime Minister Netanyahu rejected claims of government failure, highlighting military gains and vowing to return all hostages while accusing rivals of undermining the war effort for political gain.
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