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Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Woman sues Rudy Giuliani, saying he coerced her into sex, owes her $2 million in unpaid wages  —  A woman who says she worked as an off-the-books employee for Rudy Giuliani during his stint as Donald Trump's personal lawyer alleges in court papers that the former New York City mayor coerced …
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Rudy Giuliani said he and Trump were selling pardons for $2m apiece, ex-aide claims  —  Mr Giuliani reportedly claimed he would split the $2 million fee with then-president Donald Trump  —  A former aide to former Trump attorney Rudolph Giuliani says he told her the ex-New York City mayor …
Discussion: Insider
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Giuliani accused of offering to sell Trump pardons for $2 million each in new lawsuit
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Former Giuliani employee alleges sexual assault and harassment in $10 million lawsuit
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Raw Story
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Trump claimed the Durham probe would uncover the ‘crime of the century.’ Here's what it really found  —  An investigation into the origins of the FBI's probe into ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign has finally been concluded, with the prosecutor leading …
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New York Times:
In Final Report, Trump-Era Special Counsel Denounces Russia Investigation  —  After four years of investigating the Russia inquiry, John Durham turned in a report that was made public on Monday.  —  Reporting from Washington  —  John Durham, the Trump-era special counsel who for four years …
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
Statement on Report by Special Counsel John Durham  —  The conduct in 2016 and 2017 that Special Counsel Durham examined was the reason that current FBI leadership already implemented dozens of corrective actions, which have now been in place for some time.  Had those reforms been in place in 2016 …
CNN:
Special counsel John Durham concludes FBI never should have launched full Trump-Russia probe
Associated Press:
Prosecutor ends probe of FBI's Trump-Russia investigation with harsh criticism, but no new charges
Mediaite:
Cable News Ratings Friday May 12: CNN Prime Time Viewership Drops Below Newsmax  —  CNN prime time dropped on Friday to 335,000 average total viewers from 8 to 11 p.m, coming below right-wing channel Newsmax, which scored 357,000 average prime time viewers.  —  The ratings-beleaguered network landed …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
CNN Loses to Newsmax in Primetime Ratings Two Days After Trump Town Hall  —  THAT'S GOTTA STING  —  Two days after the network pulled in more than 3.3 million viewers for its widely criticized town hall with former President Donald Trump, CNN found itself in fourth place among cable news networks in primetime.
NBC News:
4 New Hampshire Republicans who endorsed Trump 19 days ago are now backing Ron DeSantis  —  The Florida governor rolled out a list of more than 50 endorsements from New Hampshire GOP state legislators ahead of his expected presidential bid.  —  In late April, Juliet Harvey-Bolia …
Discussion: Semafor and Washington Examiner
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New York Times:
Pence Looks Toward 2024 Run, Using Reagan's Playbook, Not Trump's
Axios:   DeSantis' big Iowa bet
Politico:
Intensifying debt talks threaten rare GOP unity  —  The House's bill is the ceiling for conservative priorities on a debt deal, and Senate Republicans are hoping their lower chamber colleagues will show some flexibility.  —  House Republicans took a hard line going into high-stakes debt negotiations with President Joe Biden.
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Politico:
Centrist Dems are plotting a save-McCarthy strategy for the debt fight
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Politico:
Biden dives into debt ceiling talks, causing mini panics among his base
Discussion: Axios, American Prospect and NPR
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
IRS removes investigative team from Hunter Biden probe in move whistleblower claims is ‘clearly retaliatory’  —  WASHINGTON — The IRS on Monday removed the “entire investigative team” from its long-running tax fraud probe of first son Hunter Biden in alleged retaliation against the whistleblower …
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Bradford Betz / Fox News:
IRS removes ‘entire investigative team’ in Hunter Biden probe, whistleblower claims retaliation: report
Tom Hals / Reuters:
Elon Musk subpoenaed in Jeffrey Epstein litigation in U.S. Virgin Islands  —  The U.S. Virgin Islands has subpoenaed Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk for documents in its lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) of helping enable sexual abuses by late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
U.S. Virgin Islands issued subpoena to Elon Musk in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit
Remy Tumin / New York Times:
Staff Members Attacked With Bat at Congressman's Virginia Office  —  Two people were hospitalized after the attack at the Fairfax office of Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Democrat, and someone was in custody, the police said.  —  A person armed with a baseball bat attacked two congressional staff members …
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CNN:
Democratic congressman's staff attacked by man with baseball bat
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
GOP rejected White House effort to close tax loopholes in debt ceiling talks  —  Negotiations are stuck and time is running out, but Republicans have signaled that there cannot be any new tax increases as part of a budget deal.  —  The White House recently gave congressional Republican leadership …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Media Is Normalizing Debt-Ceiling Extortion
Vince Rodriguez / KOAT:
Police: 2 officers shot, 3 civilians dead in shooting in Farmington  —  Hide Transcript Show Transcript  —  FARMINGTON, N.M. —  Multiple agencies are investigating after a shooter left several injured and multiple dead in Farmington.  —  Farmington Police say a shooter killed 3 civilians …
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Inside the Biden split with NY Mayor Eric Adams  —  New York Mayor Eric Adams, the highest profile Black mayor in the country, has gotten so crossways with the White House that he was dropped from Biden's 2024 campaign advisory board before it was announced last week.
NBC News:
Biden administration may halt plans to move Space Command to Alabama over state's abortion law, officials say  —  Administration officials have signaled to the Pentagon and lawmakers that they want to reverse the decision to move the headquarters from Colorado to Alabama.
Zahra Tayeb / Insider:
Billionaire investor George Soros' fund dumped its entire Tesla stake in the first quarter - cashing out on the EV's maker's 2023 rebound  — Billionaire investor George Soros' family office dumped its entire stake in Tesla during the first quarter of 2023.
Discussion: Forbes and Observer
Ursula Perano / The Daily Beast:
Online Reviewers Are Being Absolutely Brutal About Josh Hawley's ‘Manhood’  —  Josh Hawley's book hasn't even been released yet, but that isn't stopping online reviewers from trying to tank his sales.  —  Sen. Josh Hawley's long-awaited book—Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs—isn't even out yet, but the reviews are in.
Discussion: Fox News
Rich Mckay / Reuters:
DeSantis defunds diversity programs at Florida public colleges  —  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday banning tax dollars from being used in state colleges for diversity, equity and inclusion programs (DEI) in a sweeping measure that also places restrictions on classroom discussion of race.
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Christine Bragg / Fox News:
Exclusive: DeSantis Responds To Trump's Latest Attack
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Call-In to Far-Right Roadshow Is Red Meat for Christian Nationalists  —  Trump called onto the ReAwaken America stage to offer Michael Flynn a job in a future White House.  —  A traveling Christian nationalist roadshow received the Donald Trump stamp of approval this weekend when …
Washington Post:
Biden launches Asia trip aimed at taking on China  —  As the president heads to Japan and Australia, some say Washington and Beijing must lower the temperature  —  TOKYO — President Biden heads to Japan on Wednesday for a wide-ranging trip that marks a renewed push on his part …
Discussion: Semafor, The Daily Beast, CNN and The Hill
Alex Marquardt / CNN:
CIA launches video to recruit Russian spies  —  The Central Intelligence Agency has launched a new effort to capitalize on what US intelligence officials believe is an “unprecedented” opportunity to convince Russians disaffected by the war in Ukraine and life in Russia to share their secrets …
Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams:
In Another Blow to Big Oil, US Supreme Court Rejects Effort to Kill Climate Suits  —  “The Supreme Court's decision brings the people of Delaware and Hoboken one step closer to putting these polluters on trial and making them pay for their climate deception.”
Discussion: New Jersey Online
 
 
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Drew Costley / Associated Press:
Biden administration announces nearly $11 billion for renewable energy in rural communities
Seth Bodnar / Washington Post:
Want to know why America is losing its edge? Look around campus.
Discussion: The Hechinger Report
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Blinken considering tapping Shapiro as Abraham Accords point person
 Earlier Items: 
Kevin Mcgill / Associated Press:
Court order that could end US health law's preventative care mandate put on hold
Discussion: KFF and The Hill
Christine Emba / Washington Post:
Why do Americans want guns? It comes down to one word.
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Coastal Cities Priced Out Low-Wage Workers. Now College Graduates Are Leaving, Too.
 

 
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