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4:40 PM ET, May 1, 2023

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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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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
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
Juan A. Lozano / Associated Press:
Man who lost wife, son in Texas shooting that killed 5 recalls how it unfolded
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.
Robert Reich:
Advice to Biden on how to handle House Republicans' demands for raising the debt ceiling  —  Ignore them and rely on the Constitution  —  If House Republicans refuse to raise the limit on the amount of money America may repay on what it owes — the deceptively named “debt limit” …
Discussion: Tangle, National Review and Forbes
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NBC News:
White House digs in on debt strategy after House GOP's passage of their plan
Discussion: Bloomberg
NBC News:
U.S. military is tracking another mysterious balloon  —  The military has determined that it poses no threat to aerial traffic or national security, but it's not clear what it is or who it belongs to, officials said.  —  The U.S. military is tracking a mysterious balloon that flew over American soil …
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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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’
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.
Steve Contorno / CNN:
DeSantis-aligned board votes to sue Disney  —  The board overseeing Disney's special taxing district - which was appointed by and is aligned with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis - voted on Monday to sue the company days after the entertainment giant filed its own lawsuit against the board.
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Florida oversight board votes to sue Disney as part of the company's ongoing fight with Ron DeSantis
David Klepper / Associated Press:
Nearly three-quarters of Americans blame media for dividing nation, poll says  —  When it comes to the news media and the impact it's having on democracy and political polarization in the United States, Americans are likelier to say it's doing more harm than good.
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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 …
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: RedState and Fox News
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.
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.
 
 
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NBC News:
Trump's defense grills E. Jean Carroll on old social media posts in rape allegation trial
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Daily News
emptywheel:
Joe Tacopina Complains about Woke Jonathan Swift
Discussion: Alternet.org and Law & Crime
Josh Siegel / Politico:
Manchin's ‘playing with fire’ — and some Democrats are tired of the drama
Madison Fernandez / Politico:
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’
David Byler / Washington Post:
Small-dollar donors didn't save democracy. They made it worse.
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
Exclusive: Never-before-seen Chinese military blimp caught on satellite images of remote desert base
Discussion: The Drive and The Hill
Heather Hamilton / Washington Examiner:
Student with ‘only two genders’ shirt schools district on free speech: ‘This right is called the First Amendment’
Peter Stone / The Guardian:
Pro-Trump pastors rebuked for ‘overt embrace of white Christian nationalism’
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan Friedman / Mother Jones:
Maybe Becoming President Takes More Than Just Being a Dick
Discussion: Insider
The Hill:
Texas baseball player hit by gunfire during game
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Student sentenced to 10 days in jail for peaceful protest of anti-trans policies
Discussion: ArkansasTimes
 

 
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: WBD and the NBA settle a lawsuit, giving WBD access to NBA content and rights in parts of N. Europe and LatAm; TNT will license Inside the NBA to ESPN

Colin Kellaher / Wall Street Journal:
Florida billionaire David Hoffmann, who holds an 8.7% stake in Lee Enterprises and 5% in DallasNews, says he aims to make the second-largest US newspaper group

Bloomberg:
Netflix says 60M households watched the Paul vs. Tyson boxing bout live around the world, peaking at 65M concurrent streams
 
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