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Dear Readers: Yesterday I had a frustrating glitch just as I was ready to post. I lost all formatting—no links. Anyway, here are the items. I just hated to throw them all away, so if you want, here they are. You can access all the past editions of The Daily Planet on the green Category bar on the top of each page under the heading PlanetPOV.

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Pope Leo XIV, First American Pontiff, Will Face a Fractured American Church

The first American pope arrives at a time of extraordinary complexity and tension in the church in the United States. [...]

New Pope Has Creole Roots in New Orleans

His ancestry, traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture, links Leo XIV to the rich and sometimes overlooked Black Catholic experience in America. [...]

David H. Souter, Republican Justice Who Allied With Court’s Liberal Wing, Dies at 85

He left conservatives bitterly disappointed with his migration from right to left, leading to the cry of “no more Souters.” [...]

Pope Leo’s Brother Is ‘Stunned,’ and Bill Gates Speeds Up Giving

Plus, a Friday news quiz. [...]

Trade War Shock Is Scrambling China’s Exports

Shipments of goods to the United States plunged by 21 percent in April, but spiked to Asia as President Trump imposed sky-high tariffs on China. [...]

Britain’s Roller-Coaster Ride to a Trade Deal With Trump

At times during weeks of thorny negotiations, the efforts of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government seemed destined to fail. [...]

British Airways Owner Buys 32 Boeing Planes Worth $13 Billion

IAG, the airline’s parent company, announced the order a day after Britain and the United States confirmed the framework for a trade agreement to lower tariffs. [...]

Trump Seeks to Strip Away Legal Tool Key to Civil Rights Enforcement

President Trump has ordered federal agencies to halt their use of “disparate-impact liability,” which has been used to assess whether policies discriminate against different groups. [...]

Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week

The rapid relocation of the Afrikaners, who President Trump says have been racially persecuted in South Africa, stands in stark contrast to the virtual shutdown of all other refugee admissions. [...]

Holocaust Museum Board Member Condemns Silence on Trump Firings

Board members clashed over email after a Biden appointee sent a scathing letter invoking the Holocaust as he denounced the museum’s silence on President Trump’s firings of board members. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

Politics of the Day

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Pope Leo XIV calls Church 'a beacon to illuminate dark nights' in first Mass

Chicago-born Robert Prevost, 69, is the first North American to be elected pontiff. [...]

Pope Leo XIV marks new beginning for Catholic Church

Excited crowds gathered in St Peter's Square to witness the historic election of the first American Pope. [...]

Putin leads Victory Day celebration in Moscow under tight security

Putin used his speech to tie Russia's three-year war in Ukraine to the war against Nazi Germany 80 years ago. [...]

Xi shows he wants to be close to Putin - but not too close

The relationship between China and Russia is no longer one of equals. [...]

Ukraine arrests two over alleged Hungarian spy plot

Ukraine's security service says the state-backed spy network sought to obtain information about military defences on its border with Hungary. [...]

Moon dust 'rarer than gold' arrives in UK from China

First Moon samples collected in nearly 50 years and loaned by China for the first time are now in the UK. [...]

US and UK agree deal slashing Trump tariffs on cars and metals

It will leave a 10% import tax on most goods shipped from the UK to the US. [...]

Bill Gates plans to give away most of his fortune by 2045

Microsoft founder said he will speed up his charitable giving - and accused Elon Musk and Doge of "killing children" through aid cuts. [...]

Who is Robert Prevost, the new Pope Leo XIV?

Pope Leo XIV has supported his predecessor and focus will turn on whether he continues Church reforms. [...]

Israeli forces close UN-run schools in East Jerusalem

The action, which affects hundreds of Palestinian pupils, comes after an Israeli ban on Unrwa this year. [...]

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