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7:10 PM ET, May 13, 2023

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Jay Weaver / Miami Herald:
FBI agents raid condo unit owned by Russians at Trump Towers in Sunny Isles  —  The trio of Trump Towers on Sunny Isles Beach draws its share of gawkers, thanks to Donald Trump's licensing deal that plastered his name on the oceanfront development.  —  But on Thursday, the luxury high-rise complex drew …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Press
New York Times:
Why Ron DeSantis Is Limping to the Starting Line  —  Mr. DeSantis and his allies are retooling his expected run for the White House after a series of missteps and miscalculations allowed Donald J. Trump to define the 2024 Republican race.  —  In November, Representative Byron Donalds scored …
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Trump's Lesson for the Media and Ron DeSantis
Discussion: NBC News
Associated Press:
DeSantis, Trump look to sway Iowa GOP activists at dueling events
Bill Sammon / New York Times:
Trump Exists, With or Without Television Cameras
Discussion: Mediaite and Balkinization
Paul McLeod / Rolling Stone:
Feinstein's Health Crisis Goes Back Farther than We Knew  —  Staff for the the high-ranking Democrat have for years had a system to keep her from walking the halls of Congress alone, sources tell Rolling Stone  —  DIANNE FEINSTEIN, 89, returned to Congress this week, ending …
Washington Post:
Alleged leaker fixated on guns and envisioned ‘race war’  —  Videos and chat logs reveal Jack Teixeira's preparations for a violent social conflict and a deep suspicion of the government he served  —  Editor's note: Videos in this presentation include racist language and gunshots, which may be disturbing to some readers.
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Washington Post:
Zelensky, in private, plots bold attacks inside Russia, leak shows  —  U.S. intercepts reveal the Ukrainian's leader's aggressive instincts, a marked contrast to his public-facing image as the stoic statesman weathering Russia's brutal onslaught  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky …
Discussion: The Atlantic, The Hill and Breitbart
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
No Playing Ostrich With Trump  —  As Sun Tzu says, ‘Know your enemy.’  —  WASHINGTON — My brothers Michael and Martin attended baseball's opening day at the old Griffith Stadium in April 1951, with the Senators (as our team was then called) playing the Yankees.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Pollsters worry Trump problem is ‘back with a vengeance’
Pete Syme / Insider:
Twitter appeared to limit the reach of investigative news site Bellingcat days after Elon Musk suggested its Texas mall shooter investigation was a ‘psyop’  — The investigative news website Bellingcat reported on the Texas mall shooter's apparent neo-Nazi beliefs.
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
End of a love affair: AM radio is being removed from many cars  —  Ford, BMW, Volkswagen, Tesla and other automakers are eliminating AM radio from some new vehicles, stirring protests against the loss of a medium that has shaped American life for a century  —  America's love affair between …
Daniel Villarreal / LGBTQ Nation:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill legalizing anti-LGBTQ+ medical discrimination  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has signed the “Protections of Medical Conscience Act,” a law that allows healthcare providers or payors to deny service on the basis of “a conscience-based objection,” including any ethical, moral, or religious beliefs.
New York Times:
‘A Daily Game of Russian Roulette’: Homeless in San Diego  —  As a record number of people die on America's streets, Abdul Curry fights to stay alive.  —  By Eli SaslowPhotographs by Erin Schaff  —  Laine Goettsch packed her emergency medical bag and drove into downtown San Diego to look …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
New York Times:
Biden Warns of ‘Sinister Forces’ Trying to Reverse Racial Progress  —  The president's commencement address at Howard University, a historically Black institution, came as Democratic strategists have expressed concerns about muted enthusiasm for Mr. Biden among Black voters.  —  Reporting from Washington
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Daily Caller
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CNN:
Biden previews 2024 election pitch to young Black voters in Howard University commencement speech
Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
Turkey's President Amassed Power.  He Could Still Lose This Election.  —  Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has tilted the political playing field in his favor over the past two decades, concentrating power in his own hands.  Still, he faces a stiff challenge in Sunday's election.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Defending white nationalists, Tommy Tuberville fears a military that is ‘going wrong’  —  The senator from Alabama has drawn bipartisan wrath for his actions against the Pentagon, but his blockade of military promotions remains steadfast  —  Congressional bureau chief
Jason Linkins / New Republic:
Why Is Biden Scared of the Most Logical Solution to Debt Ceiling Insanity?  —  Here we go again: sliding headlong into yet another round of brinkmanship over the debt ceiling, with GOP extremists tempting an economy-crippling default.  In recent years, this has become a regular occurrence in Washington …
Discussion: Horizons and Plain Dealer
Nathaniel Rodriguez / WFLA-TV:
DeSantis supports Marine accused of manslaughter in NYC chokehold death  —  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis voiced his support for Daniel Penny, the Marine charged in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, in a tweet Friday.  —  “We must defeat the Soros-Funded DAs …
New York Times:
Germany Announces Its Biggest Military Aid Package Yet for Ukraine  —  The nearly $3 billion package is part of an effort by both sides to reset rocky relations, which have become increasingly important to maintaining European unity in backing the war.  —  Germany on Saturday sent …
Sydney Kashiwagi / CNN:
North Carolina Democratic governor vetoes abortion ban, setting up likely override vote  —  North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a controversial bill that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks, setting up a likely override effort from the state legislature, where Republicans have a supermajority.
Steven Greenhouse / The Guardian:
‘The point is intimidation’: Florida teachers besieged by draconian laws  —  Teachers say they're feeling more disrespected, unappreciated and under attack than ever before by new laws championed by Governor Ron DeSantis  —  dam Tritt, a high school English teacher in Palm Bay, Florida …
 
 
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John Schindler / Washington Examiner:
German newspaper cancels corruption report on Biden's Albanian buddy
Discussion: RedState
Kali Holloway / The Nation:
Clarence Thomas Is What He Wrongly Accuses Black Folks of Being
NBC News:
Undocumented migrant crossings dropped on Friday, the first day after Title 42 was lifted
Discussion: Mother Jones
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
COVID-19  —  Improving Ventilation In Buildings … Improving Ventilation in Buildings
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
New Study Finds a High Minimum Wage Creates Jobs
Discussion: California Globe, The Hill and KLFY-TV
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
Charging Daniel Penny, the Subway Samaritan
Louisa Clarence-Smith / Telegraph:
Teacher sacked after refusing to use eight-year-old's trans pronouns
Discussion: Breitbart
Andrew Duehren / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans, Democrats Making Progress in Debt-Limit Talks, Yellen Says
Washington Post:
Trust linked to porn-friendly bank could gain a stake in Trump's Truth Social
Discussion: Raw Story
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
A pointed message from one judge to nine others about race and guns