NPR (Nina Totenberg) - Supreme Court financial disclosures reveal how their books add to their income
The Supreme Court annual financial reports shed light on the justices' gifts, travel and personal lives.
AXIOS (Madison Mills) - Scoop: SpaceXAI launches new model, Grok 4.5
Elon Musk's SpaceXAI is launching Grok 4.5, its smartest model yet, and its first release since going public and acquiring the AI coding startup Cursor. Why it matters: The new model is being pitched as a coding and agentic-work tool, more than a consumer-facing chatbot — one that Musk says is "maximally truth-seeking" compared to its competitors. Zoom in: The company says Grok 4.5, trained alongside Cursor, outperforms comparable models on engineering and knowledge work. - "It is an Opus-class model, but faster, more token-efficient and lower cost," wrote Musk in a post on X , referencing what was until recently Anthropic's top model family. - A chart accompanying the announcement says the model outperforms Opus 4.8 on several key…
AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - From "unconditional surrender" to "over": Trump's shifting Iran rhetoric
President Trump declared his temporary ceasefire with Iran "over" Wednesday morning, just three weeks after triumphantly describing the deal as "unconditional surrender. " Why it matters: Iran's renewed attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz are undermining Trump's attempts to convince Americans the skirmish has ended . Driving the news: The U.S. fired on Iranian military targets Tuesday in retaliation for striking ships in the strait. - Speaking to reporters at the NATO summit in Turkey on Wednesday, Trump declared the ceasefire "over" and dismissed further negotiations, although he did give his team the green light to continue talks if they chose to do so. - "As far as I'm concerned, it's just a waste of time dealing with…
ABCNEWS - Judge orders Trump to pay E. Jean Carroll $5 million judgment
The U.S. Supreme Court last month declined to hear Trump's appeal of the case.
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NPR (Michele Kelemen) - New U.S. passports with Trump's image are available. Here's how to get (or avoid) one
The passports feature an image of President Trump and are only available in person at the Washington Passport Agency — and only by appointment.
NPR (Scott Horsley) - Tensions with Iran add fresh uncertainty to an already shaky global economy
Crude oil prices jumped and stock prices fell after President Trump declared an end to the cease fire with Iran, adding fresh uncertainty to an already shaky outlook for the global economy.
NPR (Anastasia Tsioulcas) - Appeals court denies President Trump's request to halt removing his name from the Kennedy Center
The D.C. circuit appeals court denied all of President Trump's arguments that sought to stop the removal of his name from the Washington, D.C. arts institution.
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NYTIMES (Zachary Small) - Decades Late, Museum Scrambles to Return 2,700 Native Remains
The American Museum of Natural History said it would repatriate hair clippings that must be returned to tribes under a 1990 federal law.
NYTIMES (Mitch Smith) - Judge Hannah C. Dugan Faces Fine But No Prison Time
The former Wisconsin judge, Hannah C. Dugan, was accused of ushering an undocumented immigrant out a side door as federal agents waited for him near her Milwaukee courtroom.
NYTIMES (Edgar Sandoval) - Family of Man Fatally Shot by ICE Agent Calls for Independent Inquiry
The man killed, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, was mourned by his sons as a father, husband and business owner, and said he was shot inside his car. Details of the encounter remain unclear.