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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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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 …
Discussion: Florida Politics, CNN and Balloon Juice
Andrew Pantazi / The Tributary:
Democrat Donna Deegan wins election to become Jacksonville's first female mayor  —  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 a mayor's race here in three decades despite Davis outraising her four-to-one.
Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:   Democrat Donna Deegan Wins Jacksonville Mayor's Race, Defeating DeSantis-Backed Rival
Erik Uebelacker / The Daily Beast:
Florida Dems Shock GOP With Jacksonville Mayor Win
Discussion: Florida's Voice and Daily Kos
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 …
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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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.
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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 …
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.
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Mike Calia / CNBC:
Elon Musk: 'I'll say what I want, and if the consequence of that is losing money, so be it'
New York Times:
DeSantis Goes 0-for-2 on Election Night  —  The 2024 hopeful made a dramatic, election-eve show of support in the Kentucky governor's race, only for his chosen candidate to get clobbered.  Another favored candidate in Jacksonville, Fla., lost, too.  —  On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida went out on a limb.
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Politico:
3 takeaways from Kentucky's big primaries
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
2023's biggest election: A resilient Dem governor vs. an ascendant Kentucky GOP
Politico:
Senators dismiss happy talk after Biden-McCarthy debt sitdown  —  Congressional leaders left their White House meeting praising a new format for debt talks they hoped would be more productive.  Senate Democrats aren't reassured.  —  Congressional leaders engaged in a lot of happy talk …
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NBC News:
Biden to cut Asia trip short to return and negotiate debt ceiling
CNN:
Key Trump attorney departs legal team  —  Timothy Parlatore, an attorney for Donald Trump who played a key role in the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation and once testified before the grand jury, is leaving the former president's legal team, two sources familiar with the exit tell CNN.
Discussion: Raw Story
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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:
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
House GOP leaders reassure their Santos critics after Dems launch expulsion push
Wall Street Journal:
Why the Durham Report Matters to Democracy  —  It is a damning account of the corruption of the FBI and its accomplices.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Two special counsels, several inspector general reports and six years later, the country finally has a more complete account …
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Public Notice:
Daniel Penny shows how much the right loves white vigilante violence  —  “Law and order” is often code for white supremacy.  —  ∙ Paid … Republicans often present themselves as the law and order party — the ones committed to public safety and fighting crime.
Hanna Trudo / The Hill:
Cherelle Parker beats back progressive challenge in Philadelphia mayoral primary  —  Cherelle Parker was projected to win the Philadelphia Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday night, according to The Associated Press, a victory that propels her to the general election while at the same …
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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 …
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation, LegiScan and Joe.My.God.
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Disney Argues New Florida Law Nullifies DeSantis-Backed Suit  —  The company wants a state court case involving development at Disney World dismissed, saying actions by the Florida governor and his allies made it moot.  —  Florida legislation that was designed to hamstring Disney could end …
Washington Post:
Computer in Russia breached Metro system amid security concerns, report says  —  The inspector general's report surfaced deep-rooted problems that the watchdog's officials say leave the transit agency open to attacks that could threaten train safety  —  A personal computer in Russia was used …
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Russia's Top Diplomat: Germany's Leaders Have ‘Nazi Genes’  —  HOT TAKE  —  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claims Germany is supporting Ukraine as it seeks to fend off Moscow's attacks because today's German leaders “inherited Nazi genes.”  He made the perplexing argument in an interview …
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 …
Ben Terris / New York Magazine:
Frank Luntz Can't Quit … “That's the original Big Boy,” Frank Luntz said, gesturing to the deep end of a peanut-shaped swimming pool where the iconic restaurant mascot of a portly child triumphantly hoists a hamburger above his head.  —  We were standing in the backyard of Luntz's home …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
NBC News:
Ron DeSantis expands his circle as he prepares to run for president  —  As he moves to launch a White House run, the famously closed-off DeSantis is “beginning to take advice from people who know what they're doing,” said one source.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is notorious for running …
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, Fla., police department when she came into contact with a powder she believed was street fentanyl.
Catherine Salgado / PJ Media:
‘We Sale Your Bank’: WaPo Reporter Rewrites Disastrous Fetterman Word Salad as a ‘Quote’  —  To protect the ever-brilliant Sen. John Frankenstein — er, Fetterman (D-Pa.) — a Washington Post reporter rewrote a muddled Fetterman ramble and posted it as a quote.
 
 
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Haley says NY governor should pardon Daniel Penny in subway case
Dana Kennedy / New York Post:
Parents hit out at Waldorf school's explicit sex ed curriculum featuring graphic pictures: ‘Nauseous’
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