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By Mike Allen · May 15, 2025

Good Thursday afternoon. Today's newsletter, edited by Sam Baker, is 504 words, a 2-min. read. Thanks to Carolyn DiPaolo for copy editing.

 
 
1 big thing: Elite resistance
 
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Elite institutions — from Harvard to white-shoe law firms to major nonprofits — are leading the resistance to President Trump's second-term agenda, Axios' Eleanor Hawkins writes.

  • The large protests and mass political movements of Trump's first term haven't been nearly as potent this time around. Democrats don't have a clear political leader, or a clear strategy to fight Trump.
  • The most consistent pushback is instead emerging mainly from famous, wealthy institutions that have billions on the line.