Sunday Reads: May 31
Happy weekend Great Falls. Enjoy the rain.
The New York Times: Court orders customs chief to address compliance on refunding tariffs
Reuters: U.S., Mexico set three rounds of trade deal talks without Canada
KFF Health News: Montana hurries to adopt Trump’s Medicaid work rules amid budget woes
The Washington Post: U.S., Iran nearing deal to end war and reopen Strait of Hormuz
Associated Press: Judge says Trump’s name was illegally added to Kennedy Center
CyberScoop: OpenAI heralds cybersecurity, election interference safeguard plans for 2026 midterms
The Washington Post: Judge probes whether deal creating Trump’s $1.8 billion fund constitutes fraud
CBS News: Blue Origin explosion threatens to delay NASA’s moon program
Associated Press: Chinese online retailer Temu hit with $232 million fine over unsafe toys and electronics
Bloomberg CityLab: After court ruling curbs NEPA, U.S. cities look for license to build
CBS News: Families of Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapse victims settle with Dali cargo ship owners, operators
ProPublica: More than $100M billed for questionable vascular procedures, IG report finds
The New York Times: In Flint, cash for pregnant women leads to better outcomes for babies
L.A. Times: Parental mental health — not medication — drives autism correlation, study finds
Wired:The Pentagon knew enemies could track troops’ phones for years. now they are
The Washington Post: Pentagon recruiting troops to watch White House UFC fights, memos show
Route Fifty: Israeli researchers link Iran government to LA Metro cyberattack
Wired: The Vatican’s man inside Anthropic
CBS News: California Assembly approves bill cracking down on restaurant reservation black market
NPR: To host the World Cup, Kansas City built a whole new transit system
Associated Press: Tomatoes become latest symbol of America’s affordability squeeze
Bloomberg: Grocery shoppers are in for a summer of pain
Foreign Affairs: The Middle Power Delusion
The New Yorker: Lebanon’s fraught push to disarm Hezbollah
DefenseScoop: Army’s new data operations center may stay ‘lean’ on people, expecting automation to help pick up growing workload
Foreign Affairs: Iran and the Forever War Trap
The Economist: The Trump administration’s big move to limit legal immigration
New Jersey Globe: Sherrill proposes ‘guardrails’ for data centers
Associated Press: Louisiana enacts a new congressional map in bid to add a GOP seat
Route Fifty: Disability advocates sue over website accessibility delays
The Atlantic: The typo vibe shift
Salon: The U.S.’s pistachio dominance was built with a 40-year-old tariff
The New York Times: For Carlo Petrini, the point of ‘slow food’ wasn’t the food. It was us.
The Atlantic: AI slop is coming for your playlists
NPR: Diners are staying home, so this restaurant lets patrons pay what they want
Food & Wine: This beloved grocery chain has animatronic cows, fresh bagels, and viral milk




