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9:00 AM ET, May 14, 2023

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The White House:
Remarks by President Biden at the Howard University Class of 2023 Commencement Address  —  Washington, D.C.  —  11:34 A.M. EDT  —  THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you, Mr. President, for that introduction.  Dr. Morse, thank you for the incredible honorary degree.
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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.”
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
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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CBS News:
DeSantis' political operation set to move headquarters, kickstarting window for potential 2024 campaign filing  —  A 2024 campaign bid for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is getting closer.  —  The governor is eyeing a launch into the 2024 presidential race within the next couple weeks …
Associated Press:
DeSantis, Trump look to sway Iowa GOP activists at dueling events
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Biden world goes to the mat to get Julie Su confirmed  —  A full-court press is on for the labor nominee as confirmation remains in doubt.  —  The Biden White House is ramping up its pressure on Senate Democrats to confirm Labor nominee Julie Su and deploying some big guns to get her nomination over the line.
BBC:
Ukraine Eurovision act's city Ternopil attacked before performance  —  The hometown of Ukraine's Eurovision act was hit by Russian missiles moments before the band took to the stage in Liverpool, officials say.  —  The head of Ternopil regional state administration, Volodymyr Trush, confirmed two people had been injured.
Politico:
The Shows: Sunday listings for May 14, 2023  —  CNN “State of the Union”: DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas ... Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) ... Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) ... Wally Adeyemo.  Panel: Scott Jennings, Michael LaRosa, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ashley Allison.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
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
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 …
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.
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: Alternet.org and Raw Story
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Sydney Kashiwagi / CNN:
North Carolina Democratic governor vetoes abortion ban, setting up likely override vote
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.
 
 
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John Kennedy / Tallahassee Democrat:
DeSantis gets millions in taxpayer money to fight lawsuits over hard-right policies
Discussion: Raw Story
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Sketchy funding for Trump's Truth Social was hidden from SEC and investors: report
Discussion: Washington Post
Frankie de la Cretaz / The Nation:
How Women's Swimming Got So Transphobic
Discussion: Twitchy and The Western Journal
John Schindler / Washington Examiner:
German newspaper cancels corruption report on Biden's Albanian buddy
Discussion: RedState
NBC News:
Undocumented migrant crossings dropped on Friday, the first day after Title 42 was lifted
Discussion: Mother Jones and FOX8 WGHP
Daniel Villarreal / LGBTQ Nation:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill legalizing anti-LGBTQ+ medical discrimination
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New York Times:
‘A Daily Game of Russian Roulette’: Homeless in San Diego
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
New Study Finds a High Minimum Wage Creates Jobs
Nathaniel Rodriguez / WFLA-TV:
DeSantis supports Marine accused of manslaughter in NYC chokehold death
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
End of a love affair: AM radio is being removed from many cars
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
 

 
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

 
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