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12:01 PM ET, May 31, 2022

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NBC News:
Inside a Biden White House adrift  —  WASHINGTON — Faced with a worsening political predicament, President Joe Biden is pressing aides for a more compelling message and a sharper strategy while bristling at how they've tried to stifle the plain-speaking persona that has long been one of his most potent assets.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Biden sees exodus of Black staffers and some frustration among those who remain  —  At least 21 Black staffers have left the White House since late last year or are planning to leave soon.  Some of those who remain say it's no wonder why: They describe a work environment with little support …
Discussion: HotAir, New York Post and Mediaite
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Jill Biden says she, president settle arguments by ‘fexting’  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden disagree, they don't hash it out in front of other people.  Instead, she says, they argue by text — “fexting” as they call it.
Discussion: CNN
Mattie Kahn / Harper's BAZAAR:
A First Lady Undeterred  —  A pandemic.  A war.  A country at its breaking point.  Dr. Jill Biden has faced it all with the grace and conviction that has guided her all her life—showing up for her students, her friends and family, the American people, her husband, and herself.  —  STORY BY
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Gun Talks Put Senate's Tattered Credibility on the Line  —  After a string of Democratic failures on marquee issues, Senator Chuck Schumer's decision to give bipartisan gun talks time is a test of the Senate — and of democracy itself.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Chantal Da Silva / NBC News:
Memorial Day weekend marked by more than a dozen mass shootings in the U.S.  —  12 killed, 15 wounded in Philadelphia weekend shootings  —  Amid calls for gun control after last week's massacre at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school, shots rang out across the country over the Memorial Day weekend …
ABC News:
‘Full of victims’: Video appears to show Texas 911 dispatchers relaying information from children in classroom
Discussion: Mediaite
Axios:
Uvalde tragedy captures America's fleeting attention
Discussion: Daily Kos and New York Post
Anayeli Ruiz / KHOU-TV:
11-year-old who survived Uvalde massacre struggles to deal in aftermath
Discussion: Insider and Fox News
CNN:
Exclusive: Supreme Court leak investigation heats up as clerks are asked for phone records in unprecedented move  —  (CNN)Supreme Court officials are escalating their search for the source of the leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, taking steps to require law clerks …
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New York Times:
We Clerked for Justices Scalia and Stevens.  America Is Getting Heller Wrong.  —  Ms. Shaw is a professor of law at Cardozo Law School.  Mr. Bash is an attorney in private practice in Austin, Texas.  —  In the summer of 2008, the Supreme Court decided District of Columbia v. Heller …
Discussion: Reason and Washington Monthly
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Is America heading for civil war?  —  A clutch of books makes an alarmingly persuasive case that the warning lights are flashing redder than at any point since 1861  —  In the summer of 2015, America caught a glimpse of how its future could unfold.  The US military conducted a routine exercise …
Joseph R. Biden Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Joe Biden: My Plan for Fighting Inflation  —  I won't meddle with the Fed, but I will tackle high prices while guiding the economy's transition to stable and steady growth.  —  1x  —  The global economy faces serious challenges.  Inflation is elevated, exacerbated by Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine.
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Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Biden to Stress Fed Independence in Powell Meeting, Deese Says
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
U.S. policymakers misjudged inflation threat until it was too late
Thomas Lecaque / The Bulwark:
Doug Mastriano, Christian Nationalism, and the Cult of the AR-15  —  The Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor has ties to a gun-worshiping sect.  But the real scandal is just how common many of their beliefs have become on the right.  —  The horrific mass shootings at Buffalo …
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Kevin McCarthy's Jan. 6th Coverup is Underway  —  The man who wants to be speaker of the House refuses to cooperate with the Jan. 6th investigation.  —  Conditioned to accept the idea that most Republican officials are zombified “ultra MAGA” automatons for former President Trump …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Economic Pessimism Growing in U.S.  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gallup's Economic Confidence Index measured -45 in May, down from -39 in each of the previous two months.  It is the lowest reading in Gallup's trend during the coronavirus pandemic, and likely the lowest confidence has been since …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Inside Biden's June pivot to the economy
Tyler Cowen / Marginal REVOLUTION:
How did the IR community get Russia/Ukraine so wrong?  —  In proper Tetlockian fashion, I thought I would look back and consider how well IR experts did in the time leading up to the current war in Ukraine.  In particular, how many of them saw in advance that a war was coming?
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Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
Russia Extends Control Over Key Ukraine City as U.S. Plans to Boost Kyiv's Firepower
Alyssa Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Breastfeeding isn't ‘free.’ Here's what it cost me.  —  “TRY BREASTFEEEDING!  It's free and available on demand.”  “God literally designed mothers to feed their babies.”  This is cruel to any parent who can't make the milk their child needs.  And it's not true.  —  Even in the best-case scenario, breastfeeding isn't free.
Laurie Fiorenza / West Cook News:
OPRF to implement race-based grading system in 2022-23 school year  —  Oak Park and River Forest High School administrators will require teachers next school year to adjust their classroom grading scales to account for the skin color or ethnicity of its students.
Discussion: Breitbart and Twitchy
Politico:
Former Trump aide Navarro says he has received a grand jury subpoena related to Jan. 6  —  Peter Navarro, a former White House aide to Donald Trump, says he's been served a grand jury subpoena by federal prosecutors probing the Jan. 6 insurrection — and claims they have asked for records of …
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
How Some States Are Combating Election Misinformation Ahead of Midterms  —  Several states are putting more money and effort into combating false and misleading information about elections.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Ahead of the 2020 elections, Connecticut confronted …
Discussion: Election Law Blog
John M. Donnelly / Roll Call:
Ethical questions cloud Zinke's ‘SEAL PAC’  —  The PAC raises money from small donors and advertises its backing of conservative veterans, but nearly a quarter of recipients never served  —  In a TV ad released in January, a half-dozen black-and-white photos appear one after another …
 
 
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
The NRA's ‘Shadow Convention’ Reveals the Group's True Purpose
Discussion: Slate
Brooke Baldwin / The Atlantic:
Don't Let the Cameras Turn Away
Discussion: The Hill
Michael Gartland / New York Daily News:
Donors to pro-Adams' political action committee have sizable investments in Evolv Technologies, a gun detection company favored by City Hall
Jacob Magid / The Times of Israel:
US readies steps to boost ties with Palestinians after freezing consulate reopening
Discussion: Breitbart and The New Arab
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Why Masks Work, but Mandates Haven't
Fredreka Schouten / CNN:
‘The horse and buggy era’: Attacks on voting machines set off fresh worries about election subversion
Discussion: Raw Story
Nolan Clay / The Oklahoman:
Trump supporter arrested over US Capitol breach after fraternity brother tips off FBI
Discussion: HuffPost
Vaughan Jones / KJZZ:
Republican Rep. Debbie Lesko heckled, exits stage during graduation speech in Glendale
Discussion: Pitt's Newsletter and Raw Story
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Maloney vs. Nadler? New York Must Pick a Side (East or West)
Discussion: Raw Story
Quinn Yeargain / Bolts:
“A Systematic Assault”: GOP Rushes to Change Election Rules to Block Medicaid in South Dakota
Richard Raycraft / CBC News:
Government tables bill to limit handguns, pledges to buy back assault-style weapons
 

 
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The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney expects to spend $24B on content in 2025, up from $23.4B in 2024, due to sports programming expenses rising after NFL rate increases and NBA contracts

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Disney said Disney+ Q4 ARPU in the US and Canada, down 1% QoQ to $7.70, was affected partly by new wholesale arrangements with some distributors

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Google plans to stop showing political ads to users in the EU in 2025 due to uncertainties around new transparency rules coming into effect in October 2025

 
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