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3:10 AM ET, May 14, 2023

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ABC News:
DeSantis holds events with Iowa conservatives, Trump cancels rally due to weather  —  The first-in-the-nation GOP caucuses could be critical in choosing the nominee.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, expected to soon launch a 2024 exploratory committee, was in Iowa Saturday pitching a …
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John Kennedy / Tallahassee Democrat:   DeSantis gets millions in taxpayer money to fight lawsuits over hard-right policies
Associated Press:
DeSantis, Trump look to sway Iowa GOP activists at dueling events
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
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Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
White Supremacy Is The ‘Most Dangerous Terrorist Threat,’ Biden Tells Howard Grads  —  “I say it wherever I go,” the president told the crowd.  —  In a commencement address to graduates of Howard University, President Joe Biden warned: “The most dangerous threat to our homeland is white supremacy.”
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.
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 …
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
Discussion: TASS
Turkish Minute:
Twitter succumbs to Erdoğan's pressure, silences key voices in Turkey on election eve  —  Must read  —  [OPINION] Opposition win in Turkey's elections would lead to realignment of foreign policy with West  —  Opposition leaders call on Erdoğan to respond to former insider's allegations of massive corruption
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 …
Discussion: Insider and Political Wire
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
Discussion: Raw Story and NBC News
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
The 2024 election isn't about normal things.  It's about Trump.  —  Rather than policy debates, the GOP primaries and the general election could focus on the ex-president's fitness for office  —  Donald Trump's televised town hall on CNN framed an important question for voters: What will …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Pollsters worry Trump problem is ‘back with a vengeance’
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:   No Playing Ostrich With Trump
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.
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 …
Susan Rinkunas / Jezebel:
Angry Ex-Staffers Speak Out on ‘Pro-Choice’ Democrat's Stunning Abortion Betrayal  —  “I wish I could say that she took a giant bag of cash at an IHOP and that's why she did this—but it's so much dumber than that,” her former aide told Jezebel.  —  Imagine campaigning for a Democratic politician …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Sydney Kashiwagi / CNN:
North Carolina Democratic governor vetoes abortion ban, setting up likely override vote
Emily Olson / NPR:
A Texas woman was killed by her boyfriend after getting an abortion, police say  —  A man fatally shot his girlfriend in Dallas on Wednesday because he was upset she'd gotten an abortion, court records allege.  —  Harold Thompson, age 22, is facing murder charges in connection with the death of 26-year-old Gabriella Gonzalez.
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
Jennifer Miller / New York Times:
Why Some Companies Are Saying ‘Diversity and Belonging’ Instead of ‘Diversity and Inclusion’  —  The changing terminology reflects new thinking among some consultants, who say traditional D.E.I. strategies haven't worked out as planned.  —  Jennifer Miller is a freelance reporter who covers American cultural divides.
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Sketchy funding for Trump's Truth Social was hidden from SEC and investors: report  —  According to a new report from the Washington Post, questions are being raised about an “obscure financial entity” with ties to an off-shore bank that is deeply involved in the merger between Trump Media …
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Washington Post:   Trust linked to porn-friendly bank could gain a stake in Trump's Truth Social
 
 
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Frankie de la Cretaz / The Nation:
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John Schindler / Washington Examiner:
German newspaper cancels corruption report on Biden's Albanian buddy
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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 and FOX8 WGHP
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Nathaniel Rodriguez / WFLA-TV:
DeSantis supports Marine accused of manslaughter in NYC chokehold death
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