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7:25 PM ET, May 17, 2023

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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.
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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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.
CNN:
Prince Harry and Meghan involved in ‘near catastrophic’ paparazzi car chase in New York
David Frum / The Atlantic:
A Sinister Flop  —  Special Counsel John Durham 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.  Somebody would accuse the ex-president of something bad.
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
There's now even less reason to blame Clinton for the Russia probe  —  The front page of the New York Post on Wednesday showed Hillary Clinton, backed by an array of other frequent targets of opprobrium by the right, peering around the corner of a brick wall.
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
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.
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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
Alex Shephard / New Republic:
Ron DeSantis and Mike Pence Are Running Scared  —  Seven years ago, during the last competitive Republican primary, nearly every candidate not named Donald Trump followed the same basic strategy: do not attack Donald Trump.  This was a foolish strategy: Generally speaking …
Discussion: CNBC and Sacramento Bee
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Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:   A glimpse into the dystopian abyss of President DeSantis' America
Rasmussen Reports:
Trump Holds Massive Lead Over 2024 GOP Primary Field
New York Times:
DeSantis Goes 0-for-2 on Election Night
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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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Biden gives clearest indication to date he's willing to make a critical debt ceiling compromise
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Kaitlan Collins, Moderator of Trump Forum, Named CNN's 9 p.m. Anchor  —  The appointment caps a fast rise at the network by Ms. Collins, 31, who previously covered the Trump and Biden administrations.  —  CNN has selected Kaitlan Collins to host a new weeknight show at 9 p.m. …
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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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.
CNN:
House expected to take up resolution to expel Santos as GOP eyes off-ramp  —  The House voted on Wednesday to refer a Democrat-led resolution to expel Rep. George Santos to the Ethics Committee, a move that allowed Republicans to avoid weighing in directly on the politically perilous question …
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House votes to send Santos expulsion resolution to Ethics Committee
Discussion: Alternet.org and Washington Times
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.
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.
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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Associated Press:
Montana becomes 1st state to ban TikTok; law likely to be challenged  —  Montana became the first state in the U.S. to completely ban TikTok on Wednesday when the state's Republican governor signed a measure that's more sweeping than any other state's attempts to curtail the social media app.
AP-NORC:
Public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court is at its lowest since 1973  —  Amidst the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dropped dramatically among those who support access to abortion, based on an analysis of GSS data.
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 …
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.
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Appeals court appears likely to restrict access to key abortion pill  —  Judges aggressively question lawyers for Justice Dept. and drug company about the FDA's regulation of mifepristone  —  NEW ORLEANS, La. - A federal appeals court on Wednesday seemed prepared to limit access …
Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:
Pennsylvania GOP Doubles Down on Election Deniers, Including a Fake Trump Elector  —  After nearly all Pennsylvania counties certified their primary results last year, six Republican commissioners spread out across three counties stood in the way of completing the process.
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 …
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 …
Valeriya Safronova / New York Times:
Interested in Polyamory?  Check Out These Places  —  Laws granting rights to people in polyamorous relationships are being recognized in more cities.  —  Jace Knight had heard about Somerville, Mass., while working on a Ph.D. at the University of Alabama in 2020.
Discussion: National Review
Stephen Neukam / The Hill:
Paul Ryan's official Speaker portrait unveiled at the Capitol  —  The official portrait of former Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) was unveiled at the Capitol on Wednesday in front of a crowd of congressional heavy hitters, including a number of current and former speakers.
Discussion: C-SPAN.org and Washington Examiner
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 …
Reuters:
New York bike-path attacker sentenced to life after victims confront him  —  More than 20 victims and family members spoke before U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick formally sentenced 35-year-old Sayfullo Saipov.  —  The mother of a New Yorker killed in 2017 when a man driving a truck mowed …
 
 
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A Massive Leak Spotlights the Extremism of an Anti-Trans Medical Group
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639-foot Great Lakes freighter runs aground at Belle Isle
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