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1:35 PM ET, May 6, 2023

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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter in pink beret identified after ex spotted her in a viral FBI tweet  —  “It's just going to be one of those things for me.  I dated this girl that was on the FBI's most wanted list.”  —  WASHINGTON — The breakthrough in the FBI investigation started inside a Joann Fabric and Crafts store.
Discussion: Raw Story
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
GOP moderates privately panic over debt ceiling deal  —  Some House Republicans are fretting about whether they'd be able to pass a watered-down version of their debt ceiling bill once the terms are negotiated with Senate Democrats and the White House, Axios has learned.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's affair was huge tabloid news.  Now it's apparently news to him.  —  Trump claimed in a deposition that he couldn't remember if he was seeing Marla Maples before his divorce.  It would be quite a thing to forget.  —  Even for a former president known to tell the occasional whopper or 30,000, it's hard to top this one.
Beatrice Peterson / ABC News:
DOJ secures longest sentence yet for convicted Jan. 6 defendant  —  Peter Schwartz has been sentenced to 14 years behind bars.  —  The Department of Justice secured its most severe sentence for a convicted Jan. 6 defendant yet — a marked victory for the government as it pursues those accused of attempting an insurrection.
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New York Times:
Rioter Gets 14 Years for Jan. 6 Police Attacks, in Longest Sentence So Far
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Hannah Rabinowitz / CNN:
Justice Department asks for 25-year prison sentence for convicted Oath Keepers leader
Discussion: USA Today and Wall Street Journal
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Eight false Trump electors have accepted immunity deals, lawyer says  —  The new revelation is the latest sign that a Georgia prosecutor is advancing her investigation into Donald Trump's bid to subvert the 2020 election.  —  Eight Republican activists who falsely claimed …
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Washington Post:
At least eight Trump electors have accepted immunity in Georgia investigation
CNN:
At least 8 fake electors have been granted immunity in the Georgia Trump investigation
Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
Bracing for impact: Biden world preps for Hunter Biden fallout  —  Biden aides are more worried about the personal toll it will take on the president as a father.  —  The White House is bracing for the political fallout from the charging decision in the Hunter Biden case.
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Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Biden defends son Hunter ahead of possible federal tax, gun charges
David Rising / Associated Press:
Ukraine downs Russian hypersonic missile with US Patriot  —  Ukraine's air force claimed Saturday to have downed a Russian hypersonic missile over Kyiv using newly acquired American Patriot defense systems, the first known time the country has been able to intercept one of Moscow's most modern missiles.
Jasmine Wright / CNN:
Biden to deliver Howard University commencement speech later this month  —  President Joe Biden is expected to deliver the commencement speech at Howard University this month, a historically Black university in Washington.  The commencement is scheduled for May 13.
New York Times:
War, Weapons and Conspiracy Theories: Inside Airman Teixeira's Online World  —  A review of more than 9,500 messages obtained by The New York Times offers important clues about the mind-set of a young airman implicated in a vast leak of government secrets.  —  Jack Teixeira …
Raw Story:
Trio of Texas churches donated to political candidate despite clear IRS prohibition  —  ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom.  Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.  —  Three churches in West Texas have made financial contributions …
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The Texas Tribune:
A trio of Texas churches donated to political candidate despite clear IRS prohibition
Discussion: Political Wire
Maya Boddie / Alternet.org:
Florida advocates fight for abortion rights ballot initiative ‘without interference from politicians’  —  Abortion rights groups, led by Planned Parenthood are aiming to get abortion rights on the ballot, The Washington Post reports.  —  First reported by Politico, the initiative …
David Mark / Washington Examiner:
Donald Trump steals Iowa spotlight from would-be 2024 rival Ron DeSantis  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) was set to dominate Iowa — and national — political news coverage with his appearances at Republican fundraising events on May 13.  But former President Donald Trump was never going to let that happen.
Discussion: Alternet.org, Fox News and Raw Story
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
May 5, 2023  —  Today's job numbers came in higher than expected, with the U.S. adding 253,000 nonfarm jobs in April.  Unemployment fell yet again, to 3.4%, matching a rate not seen since 1969.  Black unemployment is at an all-time low of 4.7%.  For Hispanics it's 4.4%, and for Asian Americans, 2.8%.
Laura Ungar / Associated Press:
Abortion pill legal challenge threatens miscarriage care  —  Less than a year after losing her daughter Emilia at five days old, Jillian Phillips suffered a miscarriage.  —  It was Halloween weekend in 2016, and her doctor said she could wait for it to end naturally, have a surgical procedure or take medication.
James Herron / Bloomberg:
Russian Pro-War Novelist Zakhar Prilepin Injured in Car Bombing  —  Russian pro-war novelist and politician Zakhar Prilepin was injured and his driver killed in a car bombing as he was returning from Ukraine's occupied territories, according to media reports.
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
E. Jean Carroll Must Be Going Through Hell  —  “Prima Facie,” a searing new play on Broadway, is about a high-flying woman whose vitality and confidence is taken from her twice, first when she's raped by a colleague, Julian, and then when she tries to seek justice.
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CNBC:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill to void Disney development deals  — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation that effectively voids the development agreements struck by Disney amid a feud with the governor and his allies.  — The deals are at the center of the battle between Disney …
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Politico:
How DeSantis gave Democrats the ‘session from hell’
 
 
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Julia Harte / Reuters:
New York protesters demand criminal charges in chokehold killing on subway
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Disease experts warn White House of potential for omicron-like wave of illness
Discussion: Boston Herald and ABC News
Thomas Catenacci / Fox News:
GOP Oversight chairman promises ‘intense scrutiny’ of John Kerry's secretive China talks
Discussion: RedState and Washington Examiner
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Kellyanne Conway defends reported concealed Ginni Thomas payments
Martin Sheil / The Daily Beast:
Harlan Crow and Clarence Thomas Are About to Learn About Gift Taxes
Discussion: Mother Jones and Raw Story