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7:00 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 …
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 …
The Daily Beast:
Lauren Boebert's Husband Furious as He's Served Divorce Papers  —  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) has filed to divorce …
Discussion: Alternet.org and Joe.My.God.
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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.
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 …
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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Reuters:
Biden maintains edge over Trump in 2024 US election -Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  President Joe Biden continues to hold an edge over potential Republican challengers Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis as the 2024 U.S. presidential election draws closer, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Discussion: The National
David Corn / Mother Jones:
With a Softball Interview of Trump, “The Messenger” Launches by Legitimizing Extremism
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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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The White House:
Statement by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on President Biden's Travel to Australia and Papua New Guinea
Discussion: Bloomberg, Semafor and Reuters
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Biden to cut foreign trip short over debt ceiling negotiations
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:   GOP Rep. Buck: ‘Biden has some mental challenges at this point’
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
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
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Jeffries says work requirements are a ‘nonstarter’ in debt ceiling fight
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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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
House GOP leaders reassure their Santos critics after Dems launch expulsion push
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Bipartisan group calls for investigation into Comer's remarks about missing whistleblower  —  A bipartisan organization is calling for an investigation into Rep. James Comer's (R-Ky.) comments about a missing whistleblower connected to the House GOP's ongoing investigation of President Biden and his family.
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and BizPac Review
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
The White House:
Message to the House of Representatives — President's Veto of H.J. Res. 39  —  TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:  —  I am returning herewith without my approval H.J. Res. 39, a resolution that would disapprove the Department of Commerce's rule titled “Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation …
Discussion: Washington Post, UPI and BizPac Review
 
 
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Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Texas passes bill stripping authority from cities
Discussion: LegiScan and The Texas Tribune
Matt Katz / Gothamist:
Mayor Adams cuts classes and re-entry services at Rikers to save $17 million in NYC budget
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
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis is sending Florida law enforcement and National Guard members to the Texas border
Linda Charnes / Washington Monthly:
The Lessons of Watching Donald Trump With the Sound Off
 Earlier Items: 
David Moye / HuffPost:
Twitter Users Can't Stop Cracking Jokes About Ron DeSantis' Unhinged Laugh
FIRE:
FIRE statement on Florida's expansion of the Stop WOKE Act
Arian Campo-Flores / Wall Street Journal:
Kentucky Republicans to Pick Challenger to Popular Democratic Governor
Douglas MacMillan / Washington Post:
Eyes on the poor: Cameras, facial recognition watch over public housing
Samya Kullab / Associated Press:
Russia launches ‘exceptional’ air attack on Kyiv as Europe, China look to exert influence
 

 
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Preliminary findings: the EU says Meta's pay or consent ad model breaches the DMA; Meta faces a fine of up to 10% of its global annual turnover if found guilty

Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
A look at WSJ's rocky reboot under Emma Tucker, who addressed editing bottlenecks and pushed for ambitious stories, while unnerving the newsroom with layoffs

Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Staff at Australia's Nine passed a motion of no-confidence in CEO Mike Sneesby on Friday and prepare to take industrial action, after he announced ~200 job cuts
 
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