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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 …
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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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 …
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Fox News, Never Back Down, Washington Examiner, National Review, Politico, Tusk, The Daily Caller and Political Wire
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
DeSantis, Trump endorsement fight takes bizarre turn
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Washington Examiner and NBC News
New York Times:
Pence Looks Toward 2024 Run, Using Reagan's Playbook, Not Trump's
Pence Looks Toward 2024 Run, Using Reagan's Playbook, Not Trump's
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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.
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Reuters:
Biden maintains edge over Trump in 2024 US election -Reuters/Ipsos poll
Biden maintains edge over Trump in 2024 US election -Reuters/Ipsos poll
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The National
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
GOP Rep. Buck: ‘Biden has some mental challenges at this point’
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Kamala Harris Is the Reason Biden Is Running
Kamala Harris Is the Reason Biden Is Running
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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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Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Biden to cut foreign trip short over debt ceiling negotiations
Biden to cut foreign trip short over debt ceiling negotiations
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Biden vetoes resolution that would have restored solar tariffs
Biden vetoes resolution that would have restored solar tariffs
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ABC News:
Debt ceiling talks to resume at White House as Yellen warns default could trigger recession
Debt ceiling talks to resume at White House as Yellen warns default could trigger recession
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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”
Trump reacts to Durham report: “The American Public was scammed”
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Shan Wu / The Daily Beast:
John Durham Owes the American People an Apology for Wasting Their Money
John Durham Owes the American People an Apology for Wasting Their Money
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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'
Bush, Tlaib vote against resolution honoring police: ‘Intended to advance Republicans’ false narrative'
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Politico and Rashida Tlaib
Aubrie Spady / Fox News:
‘Squad’ Dems vote against honoring police officers killed in line of duty
‘Squad’ Dems vote against honoring police officers killed in line of duty
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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
Jeffries says work requirements are a ‘nonstarter’ in debt ceiling fight
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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 …
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Washington Examiner and The Hill
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
With a Softball Interview of Trump, “The Messenger” Launches by Legitimizing Extremism
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Forbes
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 …
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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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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.
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Bipartisan group calls for investigation into Comer's remarks about missing whistleblower
Bipartisan group calls for investigation into Comer's remarks about missing whistleblower
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CBS News, HotAir, Raw Story, National Review, Mediaite, Washington Press and BizPac Review
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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JAMA Network, The Root, NBC News, Verite and CBS News
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.
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 …
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Washington Examiner, The Hollywood Reporter and CBR
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
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The Hill, Forbes and Religion News Service
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 …
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will move to impeach US attorney for DC — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said she will move to introduce articles of impeachment against Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, over his focus on prosecuting cases arising from the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
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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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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.