The Hound 5/26

Hi there,

It’s Monday. Today, we’re talking about new press restrictions at the Pentagon, rollbacks of police reform measures sparked by watershed civil rights cases, and one cabinet member’s suspiciously-timed stock sales.

We’re also tracking a local paper’s admission that it published an AI-authored summer reading list, complete with computer-generated “recommendations” for books that do not exist.

Sign our petition calling upon media outlets to implement safeguards and transparency around the use of AI in the newsroom.

Read about this, and more, with today’s stories:

Defense Sec. Hegseth puts new limits on press access at the Pentagon (NPR)

Trump says he’ll delay a threatened 50% tariff on the European Union until July (AP)

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Sold Stocks Two Days Before Trump Announced a Plan for Reciprocal Tariffs (ProPublica)

DOJ Under Trump Shuts Down Police Reform Cases Sparked by Floyd, Taylor Deaths (Capital B)

Feds sue four New Jersey Dem mayors for policies blocking immigration enforcement (New Jersey Monitor)

A GOP Attempt to Steal a State Supreme Court Seat Is a ‘Total Warning Sign for 2026’ (Zeteo)

Trump’s Crypto Dinner Guests Admit They’re Trying to Buy Him Off (The New Republic)

Until next time,

Harry from The Hound

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