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MSNBC “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski went off on a brutal rant on Thursday morning aimed at the conservative media for smearing critics of Donald Trump’s harsh immigration policies. Using the abduction and shipping of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to

Judge set to decide if Menendez brothers can be resentenced, but DA may ask for delay  ABC News The Menendez brothers, currently serving life in prison, are set to be resentenced this week  Yahoo Menendez brothers’ resentencing hearing set to start as

Trump blasts Fed Chair Powell, saying his ‘termination cannot come fast enough’  CNN Trump says Federal Reserve Chair Powell’s ‘termination cannot come fast enough’  The Detroit News Trump Live Updates: President Rebukes Powell for Not Cutting Interest Rates  The New York Times Stock

Trump’s administration is exploring ways to detain U.S. citizens involved in criminal activity and send them to Salvadoran prisons. And, Trump’s tariffs lead Americans to splurge before they hit. (Image credit: Win McNamee)

Why Does Harvard Have Tax-Exempt Status and Can the IRS Revoke It? What to Know.  The New York Times Can the president revoke a university’s tax-exempt status?  CNN Trump Threatens Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students  WSJ Harvard under fire as DHS secretary

The move would be a major escalation of the Trump administration’s attempts to choke off federal money and support for the leading research university.

In a hint of a shift in strategy, some of the country’s most powerful institutions have started choosing to resist.

“I feel like I’m getting dumber.” The confession hung in the air between us, startling in its honesty. My sister—a college senior at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and one of the most hard-working people I know—wasn’t joking. We were sitting

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. An eternity stretches between now and any real moves in the Democratic Party’s next presidential nominating contest.

No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, it’s hard to ignore that the world’s most intractable problems have started to overwhelm: inflation remains stubbornly high, contagious diseases continue to spread, racial and religious minorities still face latent discrimination,