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Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Sometimes Back Down: Key DeSantis allies viewed anti-Trump tweet as a “massive mistake”  —  The News  —  The leading pro-DeSantis PAC surprised the political world with a single tweet after Donald Trump's CNN town hall last week.  It bluntly called out the former president for his answers on January 6th …
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Matthew Cunningham-Cook / The Lever:
DeSantis Allows Anti-"Woke" Giveaway To Big Wall Street Donors  —  Florida governor and Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis has been crusading against “woke” investments for allegedly threatening his state employees' retirement funds.  But the most imminent threat …
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
DeSantis, Trump endorsement fight takes bizarre turn
New York Times:
Pence Looks Toward 2024 Run, Using Reagan's Playbook, Not Trump's
NBC News:
Biden to cut Asia trip short to return and negotiate debt ceiling  —  The U.S. will hit the debt limit as soon as June 1, Treasury Secretary Yellen has warned.  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will cut short a visit to Asia as the push to strike a deal to raise the nation's borrowing limit grows …
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:   GOP Rep. Buck: ‘Biden has some mental challenges at this point’
ABC News:
Debt ceiling talks to resume at White House as Yellen warns default could trigger recession
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Reuters:
Biden maintains edge over Trump in 2024 US election -Reuters/Ipsos poll
Discussion: The National
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
The Worst Part Of The Durham Report Is What's Not In It  —  A lot of things happened.  Here are some of the things.  This is TPM's Morning Memo.  —  Bill Barr's Trusty Stooge  —  Special Counsel John Durham got spun so many different ways by Bill Barr that by the time he released …
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Karen Townsend / HotAir:
Trump reacts to Durham report: “The American Public was scammed”
Shan Wu / The Daily Beast:
John Durham Owes the American People an Apology for Wasting Their Money
Haley Talbot / CNN:
House Democrat introduces resolution to expel Santos  —  A House Democrat introduced a resolution Tuesday afternoon to expel GOP Rep. George Santos.  —  The motion offered by freshman Democratic congressman Robert Garcia is privileged, so House GOP can have until Thursday to schedule the vote.
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Bush, Tlaib vote against resolution honoring police: ‘Intended to advance Republicans’ false narrative'
Discussion: Politico and Rashida Tlaib
Aubrie Spady / Fox News:
‘Squad’ Dems vote against honoring police officers killed in line of duty
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Politico:
Centrist Dems are plotting a save-McCarthy strategy for the debt fight  —  If the speaker cuts a deal that alienates conservatives, some Democrats are willing to help save his gavel.  —  Kevin McCarthy faces a clear challenge as he tries to strike a debt limit deal: Any compromise he makes …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Jeffries says work requirements are a ‘nonstarter’ in debt ceiling fight
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
No need to shoot The Messenger: Its muddled ideas are doing the job  —  The new site from the former owner of The Hill — backed by $50 million — feels like a remnant of an earlier age.  —  command-f, c, a, r, r, o, l, l.  —  That was the first thing I typed when I saw that new news startup …
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
With a Softball Interview of Trump, “The Messenger” Launches by Legitimizing Extremism
Discussion: Forbes
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis:
Governor Ron DeSantis: “Florida is Sending Help to Texas to Secure the Southern Border”  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida stands ready to help defend the southern border and is deploying assets to aid Texas' border security crisis.
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John Knefel / Media Matters for America:
Conservative pundits are increasingly open about who they think should be killed  —  Right-wing media cheer DeSantis' expansion of the death penalty and try to justify the extrajudicial homicide of Jordan Neely  —  Right-wing media figures are celebrating both Florida's expansion …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
CNN's CEO stands by Trump town hall but acknowledges production weaknesses, sources say  — After re-watching Donald Trump's town hall from last week, CNN CEO Chris Licht would have liked to do certain things differently from a production standpoint.  — The lessons could be used by CNN …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Joe Perticone / Bulwark+:
Oversight Committee Can't Find Key Witnesses in Biden Investigation  —  Plus: Tuberville's block on military promotions starts to crack  —  Good afternoon and welcome to Press Pass, The Bulwark's twice-weekly guide to Congress, campaigns, and the way Washington works.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
A Bombshell Sexual Abuse Complaint Against Rudy Giuliani Contains Some Big, Buried Ledes  —  We need to talk about Rudy.  —  Honestly, I wish we didn't, at least not under these lurid and frankly gross circumstances.  Rudy Giuliani, the former attorney to ex-president Trump …
Elizabeth Wolfe / CNN:
Florida teacher under investigation for showing Disney movie with gay character says she didn't know LGBTQ restriction applied to her class  —  A Florida teacher under a state investigation for showing a Disney movie featuring a gay character said she wasn't aware the state's controversial …
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Inside Tucker Carlson's Battle to Trade His $20 Million Fox News Salary for a Twitter Show (EXCLUSIVE) … On April 26, Carlson spoke by phone with one of Fox Corp.'s eight board members, who told the host that his recent benching was a condition of Fox News' settlement with Dominion Voting Systems …
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
New research documents 1.6 million excess deaths among Black Americans in past 20 years  —  New research documents 1.63 million excess deaths among Black Americans, compared with their white counterparts, over the last two decades.  —  Excess deaths for Black Americans persisted throughout …
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
A high-schooler filmed her teacher using the n-word, then got suspended  —  The geometry teacher said the n-word twice in a 55-second video captured by the 15-year-old  —  Mary Walton thought her teacher repeatedly saying a racist slur in class last week was wrong, so the 15-year-old sophomore …
Katy Blakey / NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth:
12-Year-Old Charged With Murder, Accused of Killing Sonic Employee  —  A 12-year-old and a 20-year-old are both facing a murder charge after a restaurant employee was gunned down during an altercation with a customer Saturday night in Keene.  —  Flowers and a cross now stand outside the Sonic Drive-In on Old Betsy Road in Keene.
Fox News:
IRS whistleblower letter accuses DOJ of retaliation in Hunter Biden probe  —  Attorneys for IRS whistleblower say DOJ kicked whistleblower's investigative team off Hunter Biden probe  —  Attorneys for an IRS whistleblower say the whistleblower's entire team has been removed from the Hunter Biden probe …
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Schwarzenegger: Newsom White House bid ‘a no-brainer’  —  Arnold Schwarzenegger says it's a “no-brainer” for California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to eventually make a White House bid.  —  “Every governor from a big state wants to take that shot,” the “Terminator” actor and California's former Republican governor …
Pew Research Center:
Americans' Largely Positive Views of Childhood Vaccines Hold Steady  —  Fewer than half in U.S. rate COVID-19 vaccines as having high health benefits, low risk of side effects  —  Fewer than half in U.S. rate COVID-19 vaccines as having high health benefits, low risk of side effects  —  How we did this
Washington Post:
Musk says George Soros ‘hates humanity,’ compares him to Jewish supervillain  —  The CEO of the Anti-Defamation League condemned Elon Musk's comparison of Soros to Magneto — a Marvel villain who opposes humanity  —  Elon Musk made a series of attacks on George Soros overnight …
Nina Burleigh / New Republic:
Who Is Leonard Leo's Mysterious Dark Money King?  —  A few months before the midterms, with pollsters spewing red wave predictions and post-Roe conservatives planning to force raped children to give birth, a bit of political news added to progressives' gloom.
Seth Wickersham / ESPN:
Document: Josh Harris sees Commanders windfall without Dan Snyder  —  Josh Harris, the Philadelphia 76ers co-owner who announced an exclusive deal to purchase the Washington Commanders for $6.05 billion, is betting that a change in ownership will solve the financial woes plaguing the franchise.
Discussion: OutKick and Fox News
Samya Kullab / Associated Press:
Russia launches ‘exceptional’ air attack on Kyiv as Europe, China look to exert influence  —  Ukrainian air defenses thwarted an intense Russian air attack on Kyiv early Tuesday, shooting down all 18 missiles aimed at the capital, officials said.  Loud explosions boomed over Kyiv …
 
 
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Liberal group endorsing Gallego after backing Sinema
Discussion: Washington Examiner
NBC News:
Former Trump appointee forced to repay Treasury for misuse of funds, GOP senator announces
Discussion: Raw Story
Linda Charnes / Washington Monthly:
The Lessons of Watching Donald Trump With the Sound Off
David Moye / HuffPost:
Twitter Users Can't Stop Cracking Jokes About Ron DeSantis' Unhinged Laugh
Jon Miltimore / Washington Examiner:
The real reason beer companies are going woke
FIRE:
FIRE statement on Florida's expansion of the Stop WOKE Act
 Earlier Items: 
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Democrats reintroduce Supreme Court expansion legislation
Discussion: Twitchy
Gal Beckerman / The Atlantic:
Masha Gessen Resigns in Protest From PEN America Board
Discussion: New York Times and Reason
Douglas MacMillan / Washington Post:
Eyes on the poor: Cameras, facial recognition watch over public housing
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