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REPORTER: “When you said Walmart should eat the cost of tariffs, isn’t that an acknowledgment it is companies that bear the brunt of tariffs?” TRUMP: “Sometimes the country will eat it. Sometimes Walmart will eat it. And sometimes there’ll be something to pay something extra. Because they’ll do a lot of business, but, you know, they announce record profits and …

“We have numbers. Nobody’s ever seen numbers like we have. I’m not looking for any deal. I mean, we’ve set the deal. It’s at 50 percent. But again, there are no tariffs if they build a plant here. Now, if somebody comes in and wants to build a plant here, I can talk to them about a little bit of …

Axios reports: The Supreme Court on Friday paused a federal judge’s order that the Department of Government Efficiency provide a government watchdog group with documents about its work. In a one-page order signed by Chief Justice John Roberts, the high court on Friday froze a D.C. District Court judge’s finding that DOGE is likely subject to the Freedom of Information …

CBS News reports: Security for Trump administration border czar Tom Homan costs more than $500,000 a month, multiple sources within the administration told CBS News, an amount that has drawn attention from allies of President Trump who have been seeking to shrink government spending. The total cost of Homan’s security — with roughly $500,000 in salaries for agents plus airfare, …

Phoenix’s NBC affiliate reports: A Phoenix pastor and his church are among 22 defendants charged in what the Arizona attorney general’s office says is one of the largest fraud cases to date in the ongoing sober-living homes scandal. The alleged $60 million fraud diverted millions of dollars to the owners of a behavioral health business; to the Hope Of Life …

Politico reports: President Donald Trump left out a key detail this week when he outlined his plans for a massive missile and air defense shield over the continent: He can’t build it without Canada. And it’s not clear America’s northern neighbor wants in. Canada would need to play a pivotal role in Trump’s signature, potentially $500 billion effort to build …

The Huffington Post reports: Senate Republicans aren’t on board with the tax and spending cuts their House counterparts passed Thursday. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said his conference would seek changes to the tax side of the bill and the Medicaid side as well. “We want to do things that are meaningful in terms of reforming programs, strengthening programs, …

The Washington Blade reports: The two Israeli embassy officials who were shot to death outside D.C.’s Capital Jewish Museum Wednesday evening, May 21, were strong supporters of Bet Mishpachah, D.C.’s LGBTQ supportive synagogue, according to a statement it released. “We are especially devastated by the loss of our dear colleague and friend of Bet Mishpachah, Sarah Milgram, and her soon …

Newsweek reports: President Donald Trump signed multiple executive orders on Friday aimed at boosting the domestic nuclear energy industry. The orders aim to simplify the regulatory process for approving new nuclear reactors and to strengthen nuclear fuel supply chains amid mounting concerns over U.S. dependence on foreign suppliers. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, “Energy security is national security. By having …

The Daily Beast reports: Buried deep in the text of the more than 1,000-page bill is a measure that would restrict the federal courts’ authority to hold government officials in contempt if they violate court orders. “No court of the United States may use appropriated funds to enforce a contempt citation for failure to comply with an injunction or temporary …