May 2026

Tyler Kim and Caelin Sutch publish a blog post on the National Design Studio site about how they have incorporated an AI agent into the freedom250.org navigation. They don’t mention which AI it is using as a model, but it does describe some of the attempts to apply safety guardrails through tweaking the model’s randomness and mentions that it is using the Vercel AI SDK.

James Ayres starts as Principal Designer at NDS.

Noah Peters writes an op-ed defending a proposed regulation that would move the appeals process for reductions in force (RIFs) from the MSPB to OPM. He is described as a Senior Advisor at the agency.

Ruling on two separate lawsuits against the NEH that were merged into a single case, Judge McMahon issued a 143-page ruling declaring DOGE’s grant cancellations at the agency were unconstitutional and caused irreparable harm to the plaintiffs. She ruled that the law does not allow an administration to cancel grants just because it disagrees with a previous administration or wants to direct funds elsewhere. It is unclear how this ruling might affect cases against grant cancellations at other agencies.

Despite great fanfare and hopes that it would bring in substantial revenue, only 338 individuals have started the application process for the Trump “Gold Card” visa with only 165 paying the application fee and a mere 59 people starting the application process. Many immigration lawyers have advised clients against the program, since it is legally dubious and could be revoked by legislation or a future executive order.