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7:00 PM ET, May 1, 2023

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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
U.S. Could Run Out of Cash by June 1, Yellen Warns  —  Janet L. Yellen, the Treasury secretary, called on Congress to raise or suspend the debt limit so the United States could continue paying its bills.  —  WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said on Monday that the United States …
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Josh Siegel / Politico:   Manchin's ‘playing with fire’ — and some Democrats are tired of the drama
NBC News:
White House digs in on debt strategy after House GOP's passage of their plan
Discussion: Bloomberg
CNN:
Supreme Court to hear major case on limiting the power of federal government, a long-term goal of legal conservatives  —  The Supreme Court agreed Monday to reconsider long held precedent and decide whether to significantly scale back on the power of federal agencies in a case that can impact everything …
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court accepts case that challenges authority of federal agencies
CNN:
Trump to appear at CNN town hall in New Hampshire  —  Former President Donald Trump will participate in a CNN presidential town hall next week in New Hampshire, the network announced Monday.  —  The event, hosted by “CNN This Morning” anchor Kaitlan Collins and airing at 9 p.m. ET on May 10 …
Cade Metz / New York Times:
‘The Godfather of A.I.’ Leaves Google and Warns of Danger Ahead  —  For half a century, Geoffrey Hinton nurtured the technology at the heart of chatbots like ChatGPT.  Now he worries it will cause serious harm.  —  Geoffrey Hinton was an artificial intelligence pioneer.
Jeff Barker / Baltimore Sun:
Longtime Maryland U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin won't seek reelection, creating rare Senate vacancy  —  U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin says he won't seek reelection next year, ending a nearly 60-year run in Maryland politics and creating a scramble to fill a rare vacancy in the closely-divided Senate.
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Nicky Robertson / CNN:   Sen. Ben Cardin will not seek reelection in 2024
Politico:
Allred set to launch Texas Senate run against Cruz  —  The former NFL player turned civil rights attorney is walking a path that helped make former Rep. Beto O'Rourke a national name.  —  Democratic Rep. Colin Allred is planning to announce a run against Sen. Ted Cruz as soon as this week …
Discussion: Roll Call
CNN:
Suspect in Texas massacre had been deported 4 times after entering US illegally, ICE source says  —  The man wanted by law enforcement in the fatal shooting Friday of five of his neighbors in Texas - including a 9-year-old boy - had entered the US illegally and been deported by immigration officials …
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New York Times:
‘Zero Leads’: Dragnet Continues for Man Sought in Fatal Shooting of 5 in Texas
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
FOXLEAKS: Tucker Carlson slammed Fox Nation in behind-the-scenes video  —  Tucker Carlson headlined Fox News' Fox Nation streaming service in the years leading up to his sudden firing from the network.  But a behind-the-scenes video obtained by Media Matters shows him lashing out at Fox for the service's …
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Hunter Biden must answer questions about his finances and art sales, judge rules  —  An Arkansas judge on Monday ordered President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, to answer written questions about his investments, his art sales and other financial transactions as part of a paternity-related case.
Governor Jay Inslee:
Inslee statement: “We've made Washington a beacon for progress for the nation.  I'm ready to pass the torch.”  —  Gov. Jay Inslee announced today he does not plan to seek a fourth term.  Inslee was most recently re-elected in 2020, making him only the second Washington state governor to serve three consecutive terms.
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says he won't seek a fourth term
Discussion: CNN and Associated Press
ACLU:
Emergency Lawsuit Seeks Full Reinstatement of MT State Rep. Zooey Zephyr's Legislative Rights  —  HELENA, Mont. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana. the law partners of Beck, Amsden, and Stalpes, and Mike Black, Esq. filed a lawsuit in state court today challenging the censure of State Representative Zooey Zephyr (HD 100).
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Julia Johnson / Washington Examiner:
KISS's Paul Stanley speaks out on child gender transition: ‘Sad and dangerous fad’
emptywheel:
Joe Tacopina Complains about Woke Jonathan Swift  —  Joe Tacopina has filed for a mistrial in the E. Jean Carroll suit, accusing Judge Lewis Kaplan of bias.  —  The motion would not go over well with Kaplan on a good day.  —  But among Tacopina's complaints is that Judge Kaplan recognized …
Discussion: Alternet.org and Law & Crime
FDIC:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus, Ohio Assumes All the Deposits of First Republic Bank, San Francisco, California  —  WASHINGTON — First Republic Bank, San Francisco, California, was closed today by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation …
Lora Kolodny / NBC News:
FAA sued over SpaceX Starship launch program following April explosion  —  Five environmental and cultural heritage groups are suing the Federal Aviation Administration over the agency's dealings with SpaceX.  —  Five environmental and cultural heritage groups are suing the Federal Aviation Administration …
Lori Rozsa / Washington Post:
The first arrests from DeSantis's election police take extensive toll  —  ORLANDO — The fallout came fast when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's new election police unit charged Peter Washington with voter fraud last summer as part of a crackdown against felons who'd allegedly broken the law by casting a ballot.
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
“Get Him Out of Here”: Donald Trump Tossed NBC Reporter's Phones During Tirade Aboard Campaign Plane  —  In a recording obtained by Vanity Fair, the former president lashed out at Vaughn Hillyard over his questions related to the Manhattan DA's case, demonstrating that the ex-president's …
NBC News:
Trump's defense grills E. Jean Carroll on old social media posts in rape allegation trial  —  As cross-examination continued, Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina asked Carroll about old Facebook posts where she gushed about the TV show “The Apprentice.”  —  Former President Donald Trump's defense lawyer …
Discussion: Raw Story, New York Daily News and UPI
Jennifer Finney Boylan / Washington Post:
To understand biological sex, look at the brain, not the body  —  Jennifer Finney Boylan is a professor of English at Barnard College of Columbia University and a fellow at Harvard University's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.  Her most recent book is “Mad Honey,” co-written with Jodi Picoult.
Amanda Seitz / Associated Press:
Feds: Hospitals that denied emergency abortion broke the law  —  Two hospitals that refused to provide an emergency abortion to a pregnant woman who was experiencing premature labor put her life in jeopardy and violated federal law, a first-of-its-kind investigation by the federal government has found.
 
 
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Culture wars are lots of fun until you kneecap your economy
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
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Carol Rosenberg / New York Times:
U.N. Body Demands Release of Guantánamo Prisoner Who Was Tortured by the C.I.A.
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Inside the multi-car pileup to replace Cicilline
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
McCarthy to Russian reporter: ‘I do not support what your country has done to Ukraine’
Steve Contorno / CNN:
DeSantis-aligned board votes to sue Disney
CNN:
Exclusive: Never-before-seen Chinese military blimp caught on satellite images of remote desert base
Discussion: The Drive and The Hill
Peter Stone / The Guardian:
Pro-Trump pastors rebuked for ‘overt embrace of white Christian nationalism’
Discussion: Raw Story