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It's Friday, May 30, and in today’s edition of Rise & Recap, we look at:

• Court rulings on Trump’s tariffs continue to pour in.

• U.S. government’s MAHA report cited fake science. 

• E-tattoos can now track your mental load.

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Tariff Yes, Tariff No

A federal appellate court on Thursday temporarily paused a ruling that had invalidated most of former President Trump’s tariffs, injecting new uncertainty into an already chaotic legal landscape. The stay follows a Wednesday decision by the U.S. Court of International Trade, which found Trump had overstepped his authority under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act by imposing sweeping reciprocal and retaliatory tariffs. What happens next?

In response, the Trump administration swiftly appealed and signaled it might escalate the matter directly to the Supreme Court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has now granted a temporary stay while it reviews the case. Before the stay on Thursday, a second federal court also struck down key parts of Trump’s tariff regime. U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras in Washington, D.C., ruled that the former president cannot unilaterally declare trade-related emergencies to justify tariffs. 

Responding to the court rulings, the White House called them an “abuse of judicial power”. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt accused judges on the U.S. Court of International Trade of having “brazenly abused their judicial power to usurp the authority of President Trump”.

Related Read: When asked about TACO and tariffs, Trump lashes out.

Partisan Divide on Same-Sex Marriage Lowest in 30 Years

Support for same-sex marriage remains high among Democrats but has dropped sharply among Republicans, creating the widest partisan divide on the issue since Gallup began tracking it nearly 30 years ago.

According to Gallup’s May 2025 poll, 88% of Democrats and just 41% of Republicans support legal recognition of same-sex marriages — a 47-point gap. That’s up from a 37-point gap last year and a steady climb from 28 points in 2021. Support also varied across demographic lines. Women, younger adults, and college graduates were more likely to support same-sex marriage and view same-sex relations as morally acceptable than men, older individuals, and those without college degrees. Gallup’s analysts warned that the “widening political divide suggests potential vulnerabilities in the durability of LGBTQ+ rights” in the U.S.

Building on concerns about declining support, a new Pew Research Center poll shows that LGBTQ Americans think there is far less social acceptance for transgender and nonbinary people than for those who are gay or lesbian. While about 6 in 10 LGBTQ adults said there is “a great deal” of acceptance for gay and lesbian individuals, only 1 in 10 said the same for transgender people.

MAHA Report Cited Science That Didn’t Exist

The Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again Commission released a report last week claiming to offer a “clear, evidence-based foundation” on children’s health. But the report included multiple fake citations — referencing studies that don’t exist on topics like drug advertising, mental illness, and asthma medication for children. Columbia epidemiology professor Katherine Keyes, who was falsely credited as author of a nonexistent study said, “It makes me concerned about the rigor of the report, if these really basic citation practices aren’t being followed.” 

Dr. Ivan Oransky, co-founder of Retraction Watch, told NYT that the errors resemble common mistakes caused by generative AI, which has already created problems in legal and academic filings. NOTUS first uncovered the false citations, with The New York Times identifying more. By Thursday afternoon, the White House quietly uploaded a corrected version.

Acknowledging the errors, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt at Thursday’s briefing said, “I understand there were some formatting issues with the MAHA report that are being addressed and the report will be updated… But, it does not negate the substance of the report, which, as you know, is one of the most transformative health reports that has ever been released by the federal government.”

Click-Worthy

⚖️ Kansas sued for law that ignores pregnant women’s end-of-life wishes.

🚭 France bans smoking in parks, beaches, and outside schools.

🪐 Beyond Neptune, a distant dwarf planet lurks.

🏛️ U.S. State Department looks to revive Cold War-era ‘remigration’ office.

💊 How did health become a luxury commodity?

🐝 13-year-old wins 2025 National Spelling Bee. What’s the winning word?

🏋️‍♂️ Should you be taking Creatine supplements or not?

🧑‍⚖️ Judge blocks Trump’s ban on Harvard’s foreign students (for now).

🌍 The GenZ gender divide might be shaping up democracy across the world.

🧠 An ‘E-tattoo’ can now track mental workload. WHAT!

The Glow Guide

💧 From dewy to matte, rich to light — these moisturizers are the unsung heroes your skin’s been secretly begging for.

🌙 If you want to smell like a plot twist, these niche perfumes smell like secrets, stories, and late-night walks you never want ending.

The Fame Frame

🛁 Umm, Sydney Sweeney is selling her bathwater for $8 (AS A SOAP)!

💰 Justin Bieber celebrates wife’s billionaire status with very handsy photo.

🎬 Movies starring Jennifer Lawrence to Robert Pattinson sold big at Cannes.

👬 Joe Jonas is third wheeling with Nick and Priyanka.

🎞️ Where was ‘Sirens’ filmed?

The POV Club

“How the iPhone drove men and women apart”: Dr. Alice Evans.

“Is knowing how to spell still relevant?”: John Ficarra.

Go. See. Do.

🎬 Watch | Best films from ‘Materialists’ to ‘28 Days Later’.

🏛️ Visit | Met’s Rockefeller Wing revives lost worlds with 1,726 majestic objects.

📚 Read | 24 books coming this June.

🗺️ Explore | Lazy, luxurious European summer in Manhattan.

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— Zora Neale Hurston