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5:05 PM ET, May 17, 2023

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Tom Gillespie / Sky News:
Prince Harry and Meghan ‘paparazzi car chase’ was not ‘near catastrophic’, NYPD officials suggest  —  A taxi driver who picked up the Sussexes has said “I don't think I would call it a chase” - but added the couple were “quiet and seemed scared” as they sat in the back of his car for around 10 minutes.
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CNN:
Prince Harry and Meghan involved in ‘near catastrophic’ paparazzi car chase in New York  —  Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were involved in a “near catastrophic” car chase with paparazzi photographers in New York on Tuesday night, his spokesperson has alleged.
Washington Post:
Prince Harry, Meghan involved in car chase with paparazzi, spokeswoman says; taxi driver says it wasn't a chase  —  Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland, were involved in a “near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi,” a spokeswoman for the couple said.
Sara Nathan / Page Six:
‘Shaken’ Meghan Markle, Prince Harry involved in ‘near-fatal’ paparazzi chase in NYC
Washington Post:
Senate Democrats ask Biden to ready 14th Amendment, bypass GOP on debt limit  —  House Democrats also begin a long-shot attempt to force a vote on a debt ceiling increase without other spending cuts  —  A group of Senate Democrats is circulating a letter urging President Biden to prepare …
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
The GOP's Work-Requirement Scam  —  The Republican Party is threatening to deliberately engineer a global financial crisis unless Joe Biden slashes aid for America's most vulnerable.  And the president seems inclined to pay that ransom.  —  In recent days, the parameters of a deal to raise the debt ceiling have come into view.
Raw Story:
As GOP aims to punish poor, CBO says extending Trump tax cuts for rich would add $3.5 trillion to deficit
Discussion: The Hill and MSNBC
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
NAACP warns Congress against debt ceiling deal that would ‘harm’ Black communities
Discussion: The Hill, HuffPost and Reuters
CNN:
Exclusive: New evidence in special counsel probe may undercut Trump's claim documents he took were automatically declassified  —  The National Archives has informed former president Donald Trump that it is set to hand over to special counsel Jack Smith 16 records which show Trump and his top advisers …
Discussion: Fox News
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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.
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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Alex Shephard / New Republic:
Ron DeSantis and Mike Pence Are Running Scared
Discussion: Sacramento Bee and CNBC
Rasmussen Reports:   Trump Holds Massive Lead Over 2024 GOP Primary Field
Reuters:
Trump is attacking DeSantis hard on policy, amid the flurry of insults
Discussion: Washington Post
Politico:
3 takeaways from Kentucky's big primaries
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
After Years of Political Hype, the Durham Inquiry Failed to Deliver  —  A dysfunctional investigation led by a Trump-era special counsel illustrates a dilemma about prosecutorial independence and accountability in politically sensitive matters.  —  Reporting from Washington
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
What Makes the Durham Report a Sinister Flop  —  The William Barr-appointed special counsel served up not an investigation, but an excuse for future partisan abuses.  —  Defending Donald Trump was always awkward.  —  So many incidents unfolded in a familiar pattern.
Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story and Fox News
Anthony Izaguirre / ABC News:
PEN America, Penguin Random House sue Florida school district over book bans  —  Writers' group PEN America and publisher Penguin Random House have sued a Florida school district over its removal of books about race and LGBTQ+ identities  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Writers' group PEN America …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
DeSantis's book banners face a tough new foe: Angry moms with lawyers
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
BREAKING: Drudge Reports Hannity to Replace Tucker in Major Shake Up — Fox News Responds  —  The Drudge Report dropped a siren-blaring scoop on Wednesday announcing an imminent shake-up at Fox News, eventually reporting that Sean Hannity will take over at 8 p.m.
Anna Nemtsova / Washington Post:
I've never seen the Kremlin so rattled  —  Anna Nemtsova is a Daily Beast correspondent and a contributing writer for the Atlantic.  —  A mysterious drone attack on the Kremlin.  A car bombing that wounded a key advocate of the invasion of Ukraine.  Four military aircraft shot down in a single day — inside Russia's borders.
Mike Calia / CNBC:
Elon Musk: 'I'll say what I want, and if the consequence of that is losing money, so be it'  — Elon Musk said he doesn't care if his inflammatory tweets scare off potential Tesla buyers or Twitter advertisers.  — “I'll say what I want, and if the consequence of that is losing money, so be it,” Musk said.
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Ben Sales / The Times of Israel:
Musk attacks ADL for saying his anti-Soros tweets will embolden antisemites
Gabe Ortiz / America's Voice:
In the Real World Outside of His Tight-Knit, Right Wing Bubble, DeSantis' Xenophobic Stunts Spur Outrage and Threaten Florida's Economy  —  Like the draconian anti-immigrant laws of the past, DeSantis' show-me-your-papers law already starting to backfire.  —  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis got tons …
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WJXX-TV:
‘We made history tonight:’ Donna Deegan will be the next mayor of Jacksonville  —  Donna Deegan celebrated her win Tuesday night at Estrella Cocina in Downtown Jacksonville surrounded by supporters and family.  —  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — First Coast News has called the Jacksonville mayoral race in favor of Donna Deegan.
Gabe Kaminsky / Washington Examiner:
Supreme Court ‘transparency’ charity director panics over IRS donor leak: ‘I just f***ed up’  —  EXCLUSIVE — An advocacy nonprofit group behind a campaign demanding Supreme Court “transparency” reforms on financial disclosures is in panic mode over accidentally leaking its own funders to the Washington Examiner.
Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal:
Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes to Report to Prison May 30  —  A court had denied her request to stay out on bail  —  Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes must report to prison by May 30, a judge said Wednesday, after a court denied her request to stay out pending appeal.
NBC Boston:
Watchdog Finds Rollins Violated Hatch Act: ‘Extraordinary Breach of Public Trust’  —  Rachael Rollins announced on Tuesday that she will resign as Massachusetts' top federal prosecutor, saying she didn't want to become a distraction amid the Office of Special Counsel's investigation …
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
Sarah Shaffi / The Guardian:
Naomi Klein investigates ‘conspiracy theory culture’ that has shaken her life  —  Doppelganger, due out this autumn, examines ‘the wildness of right now’, including personal issues arising from being confused with Naomi Wolf  —  Award-winning author and Guardian columnist Naomi Klein …
Discussion: Fox News
Stephanie Bazzle / Washington Press:
BLOWBACK: CNN advertisers get a serious warning about branding  —  Platforming extremism has consequences, and one network is finding out.  —  Donald Trump was welcomed onto CNN — a network he and his fans have long deemed “far-left” and “fake news” — for a Town Hall event last week …
Sam Skove / Defense One:
As Army Launches Recruiting Drive in Cities, One Recruiter Lays Out the Challenges  —  Potential recruits aren't worried about Army emphasis on diversity, despite Republican concerns.  —  Army Sgt. Mena Ibrahim wasn't thrilled when he was reassigned from truck-driving to recruiting, a famously challenging assignment.
Bianca Quilantan / Politico:
Ron DeSantis' ban of school diversity programs is coming to these states next  —  A number of conservative leaders argue diversity programs are working to “indoctrinate” young people.  —  A Republican governor in the South is peeling back diversity programs in public schools and limiting …
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Former US Army Special Forces soldier killed by Russian artillery in Bakhmut  —  A United States citizen killed by Russian artillery fire in the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been identified as a retired U.S. Army Special Forces soldier who was training volunteers.
The Detroit News:
639-foot Great Lakes freighter runs aground at Belle Isle  —  Detroit ― A 639-foot Great Lakes freighter carrying salt ran aground Wednesday morning on the east end of Belle Isle, just feet from the shoreline.  —  The freighter was headed toward Lake St. Clair from Cleveland …
 
 
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Nathalie Baptiste / HuffPost:
Ron DeSantis Signs Draconian Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill Into Law
Discussion: CNN and Florida Politics
Connor Echols / Responsible Statecraft:
The War on Terror led to over 4.5 million deaths: report
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Latest border figures show 56 percent drop in encounters following lift of Title 42
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Examiner
Russell Contreras / Axios:
First look: 6 in 10 want employers to call out racism
Discussion: The Hill
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Idaho college student slayings suspect Bryan Kohberger indicted by grand jury
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Revealed: Vladimir Putin's secret Black Sea bunker
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Discussion: Washington Examiner