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11:15 PM ET, May 16, 2023

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Jim Newell / Slate:
A Brief, Concerning Conversation With Dianne Feinstein  —  “Oh, you're an eager one,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein said as the elevator door opened and she saw me on Tuesday afternoon.  —  The senior California senator had just voted, after returning to the Senate last week after an extended absence following a case of shingles.
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Benjamin Oreskes / Los Angeles Times:
Feinstein responds to questions about her absence from Washington  —  With the help of a staff member, Sen. Diane Feinstein rose from her wheelchair, gripped his arm, and walked onto the floor and cast her second vote of the week.  She voted against a plan to nullify s ome criminal justice reforms …
Hanna Holthaus / Florida Times Union:
Democrat Donna Deegan becomes first female mayor of Jacksonville  —  Democrat Donna Deegan will serve as the first female mayor of Jacksonville..  —  After months of hard campaigning and millions of dollars spent between both sides, Degan won the highly contested election against Republican Daniel Davis.
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Andrew Pantazi / The Tributary:
Donna Deegan beats Daniel Davis for Jacksonville mayor, becoming first woman to win the office in city history  —  Former TV anchor Donna Deegan beat JAX Chamber CEO Daniel Davis in a stunning upset for Jacksonville mayor, becoming the first woman ever and only the second Democrat to win …
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Florida Democrats flip the Jacksonville mayor's office in a major upset  —  Jacksonville was the largest city in the country with a GOP mayor, and the Republican candidate Tuesday had the backing of Gov. Ron DeSantis.  —  Democrat Donna Deegan won the Jacksonville mayoral race Tuesday night …
The Colorado Sun:
Lauren Boebert files for divorce from her husband  —  U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has filed for divorce from her husband, Jayson, the Garfield County Republican announced Tuesday.  —  The couple has been married for roughly two decades.  —  “It is with a heavy weight on my heart that I have filed for divorce from my husband.
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The Daily Beast:
Lauren Boebert's Heartbroken Husband Says He Still Loves Her Despite Divorce  —  The “family values” congresswoman cited “irreconcilable differences” for the break-up, while her husband of 20 years allegedly lashed out at a process server.  —  Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) …
Washington Post:
Intrusion at national security adviser's home under investigation  —  Secret Service is investigating how unidentified man entered Jake Sullivan's home undetected by his protective detail  —  The U.S. Secret Service is investigating how a man entered the home of President Biden's national security adviser …
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Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
Elon Musk Among the Anti-Semites  —  Criticizing George Soros is not inherently anti-Semitic.  But presenting him as a literal comic book villain certainly is.  —  Last night, Elon Musk made two rookie social-media mistakes: He tweeted after 10 p.m., and he echoed paranoid anti-Semitic conspiracy theorists.
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Elon Musk Says George Soros, Who Just Dumped His Tesla Stock, ‘Hates Humanity’
Donald Moynihan / The Bulwark:
When a Shitposter Runs a Social Media Platform
Discussion: Bulwark+
Molly Jong-Fast / Vanity Fair:
Donald Trump's Election Lies Are His Superpower in the GOP Primary  —  Come the general, though, they could very well prove to be his kryptonite.  —  Could Donald Trump's comfy post-truth ecosystem help derail GOP challengers like Ron DeSantis?  The Florida governor is trying to woo …
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Reuters:
Biden maintains edge over Trump in 2024 US election -Reuters/Ipsos poll
Discussion: The National
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
DeSantis, Trump endorsement fight takes bizarre turn
The Hill:
McCarthy credits Biden with changing ‘scope’ of debt ceiling talks  —  Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday left a meeting on the debt ceiling with President Biden and other congressional leaders saying the structure of negotiations had improved and that he held out hope a deal would be possible in the coming days.
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Jeffries says work requirements are a ‘nonstarter’ in debt ceiling fight
Politico:
Senators dismiss happy talk after Biden-McCarthy debt sitdown
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
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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: The Hill and Washington Examiner
Samantha Gholar / Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
Civil rights leader to deliver keynote at New College alternative graduation  —  Organizers of the New College of Florida graduating Class of 2023 student-led “Commencement On Our Terms” have announced civil rights leader and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Maya Wiley …
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
House GOP leaders reassure their Santos critics after Dems launch expulsion push  —  During a private meeting held just after Democrats pitched a surprise resolution ejecting Santos from office, Republican leaders briefed his fellow New Yorkers on the options.
Associated Press:
Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins to resign after Justice Department ethics probe  —  Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins will resign after a monthslong ethics investigation by the Justice Department's inspector general into her appearance at a political fundraiser and other potential issues, her attorney said Tuesday.
Joe Perticone / Bulwark+:
Oversight Committee Can't Find Key Witnesses in Biden Investigation  —  Good afternoon and welcome to Press Pass, The Bulwark's twice-weekly guide to Congress, campaigns, and the way Washington works.  Quick programming note for Thursday night: The Bulwark will be live from New York.
Discussion: RedState, Raw Story, Daily Kos and Mediaite
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Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Texas passes bill stripping authority from cities  —  A sweeping Texas bill stripping authority from cities passed the state Senate Tuesday and is now headed to the governor's desk.  —  House Bill 2127 takes large domains of municipal governing — from payday lending laws to regulations …
Washington Post:
North Carolina bans abortion past 12 weeks, overriding governor veto  —  The North Carolina legislature banned most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy Tuesday evening, voting to override the veto of Gov. Roy Cooper (D), as legislators in Nebraska prepared to weigh in on a similar measure.
Jewish Insider:
White House faces pressure from the left to buck mainstream antisemitism definition  —  The Biden administration is close to completing a national antisemitism strategy, but the question of how it will define antisemitism remains in flux  —  As the White House prepares to release …
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Matthew Knott / Sydney Morning Herald:
Biden's 11th hour Quad snub a disappointment, a mess and a gift to Beijing  —  Anthony Albanese's disappointment is Xi Jinping's victory.  —  Joe Biden's decision to pull out of next week's Quad leaders' summit in Sydney is a personal blow for the prime minister, who was preparing to bask …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Associated Press
Gal Beckerman / The Atlantic:
Masha Gessen Resigns in Protest From PEN America Board  —  What happens when free-speech absolutists flinch  —  Since the earliest days of the war in Ukraine, much of the Western world has become squeamish about Russian art.  Tchaikovsky would not be played.  Russian literature was kept high on the shelf.
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Haley says NY governor should pardon Daniel Penny in subway case  —  GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley said New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) should pardon Daniel Penny, who was arrested in relation to the killing of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway earlier this month.
Discussion: Townhall
Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
George Santos Called On To Resign Tonight Before Expulsion Vote  —  Rep. Daniel Garcia (D-CA) called on George Santos to resign tonight before the House votes on Wednesday to expel him.  —  Video of Rep. Garcia:  —  Rep. Garcia said on MSNBC's All In with Chris Hayes:
Discussion: ABC News
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 …
Michael Harriot / TheGrio:
South Carolina's Critical Race War on Education, Part 1: Origin story  —  Editor's note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author's own.  Read more opinions on theGrio.  —  There is an African-American adage that was as true during the brief two-and-a-half century era …
Luke Gentile / Washington Examiner:
Riley Gaines details ‘traumatic’ experience with Lia Thomas and SFSU assault  —  Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines described the “traumatic” experience she and other female athletes endured while sharing a locker room with transgender athlete Lia Thomas at the NCAA championships …
Discussion: Fox News and RedState
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 …
Brian Mann / NPR:
Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl.  Experts say the risk is “extremely low”  —  Last December, Officer Courtney Bannick was on the job for the Tavares, Florida, police department when she came into contact with a powder she believed was street fentanyl.
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 …
Jill Lawless / Associated Press:
Salman Rushdie warns free expression under threat in rare public address after attack  —  Writer Salman Rushdie has made a public speech, nine months after being stabbed and seriously injured onstage, warning that freedom of expression in the West is under its most severe threat in his lifetime.
Discussion: Forbes and Fox News
Dana Kennedy / New York Post:
Parents hit out at Waldorf school's explicit sex ed curriculum featuring graphic pictures: ‘Nauseous’  —  Parents at the progressive Waldorf School of Garden City, Long Island, are angry and some are threatening to pull their kids out school because of new mandatory sex education for fifth graders …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
The Messenger:
Introducing The Messenger Scale  —  Like the ‘Richter Scale’ for earthquakes, but for legal news. … Introducing The Messenger Scale, a new system designed to cut through the noise and help you understand what really matters in the news.  —  It'll be like the “Richter scale” …
Jordan Valinsky / CNN:
Taco Bell is fighting to cancel the ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark  —  New York CNN —  Taco Bell wants to liberate the “Taco Tuesday” trademark from a smaller, rival chain.  —  The taco chain filed a petition Tuesday (naturally) with the US Patent and Trademark office to cancel the trademark …
 
 
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Disney Argues New Florida Law Nullifies DeSantis-Backed Suit
Discussion: The Messenger and CNBC
Jessica Priest / ProPublica:
Churches' Role in Local Election Prompts Calls for Investigations
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Republicans Question Officials Who Cast Doubt on Hunter Biden Laptop Contents
Discussion: PJ Media
The White House:
Statement by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on President Biden's Travel to Australia and Papua New Guinea
The White House:
Message to the House of Representatives — President's Veto of H.J. Res. 39
Discussion: Washington Post, UPI and BizPac Review
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis:
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Linda Charnes / Washington Monthly:
The Lessons of Watching Donald Trump With the Sound Off
Douglas MacMillan / Washington Post:
Eyes on the poor: Cameras, facial recognition watch over public housing
John Knefel / Media Matters for America:
Conservative pundits are increasingly open about who they think should be killed
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
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Inside Tucker Carlson's Battle to Trade His $20 Million Fox News Salary for a Twitter Show (EXCLUSIVE)
 

 
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Reuters:
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