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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Disney Pulls Plug on $1 Billion Development in Florida — A new office complex, and relocation of a division from California, would have created more than 2,000 jobs but was scuttled as the company and Gov. Ron DeSantis continue to feud. — In March, Disney called Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida …
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Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Disney scraps plans for new Florida campus, mass employee relocation amid DeSantis feud — Disney will no longer be moving forward with the construction of its Lake Nona, Florida, employee campus. — The company will also no longer be requiring California-based employees to relocate.
Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Disney cancels plan to move 2,000 workers to Florida amid DeSantis fight — Walt Disney Co. has canceled its plan to open a new Florida campus that would've relocated some 2,000 employees to the state, a change that comes as the company is engaged in a long brawl with the state's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis.
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Wall Street Journal:
Disney Ends Plans to Relocate Thousands of Employees to New Florida Campus — Move comes as company is cutting costs, reversing moves by previous CEO and fighting with Florida — Walt Disney Co. has ended two major investments in Florida amid a high-profile dispute with state lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Disney CEO Wasn't Bluffing: Robert Iger Cancels Plans for $1 Billion Office Complex in Orlando — Disney CEO Robert Iger wasn't bluffing earlier this month when he said on an investors call that the company was rethinking its plans to increase its investments in Florida amid “retaliation” from Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).
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Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Disney Cancels $1 Billion Florida Expansion
Disney Cancels $1 Billion Florida Expansion
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New York Times:
Feinstein Suffered More Complications From Illness Than Were Publicly Disclosed — Senator Dianne Feinstein, 89, whose recent bout with shingles included contracting encephalitis, is frailer than ever. But she remains unwilling to entertain discussions about leaving the Senate. — Reporting from Capitol Hill
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Washington Post:
House Freedom Caucus calls on McCarthy to suspend debt ceiling negotiations — The House Freedom Caucus said it's calling on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to suspend his negotiation on raising the debt limit with the White House and instead focus on getting the House-passed “Limit, Save, Grow Act” through the Senate.
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
The Access Journalism-House Republican Mind Meld — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters at the Capitol after returning from a meeting with President Biden, May 16, 2023. — I remember Duncan Black (the blogger known as Atrios) remarking that Congress would be a more functional place …
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
As debt ceiling fight rages, Democrats bring up an old idea: Abolish it
As debt ceiling fight rages, Democrats bring up an old idea: Abolish it
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Caitlin Emma / Politico:
McCarthy sounding most optimistic he's been about a debt deal: ‘I see the path’
McCarthy sounding most optimistic he's been about a debt deal: ‘I see the path’
Joseph Fishkin / Talking Points Memo:
Biden Must Consider All The Laws—Not Just The Debt-Ceiling—As ‘X Date’ Approaches
Biden Must Consider All The Laws—Not Just The Debt-Ceiling—As ‘X Date’ Approaches
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CNN:
Jim Jordan's FBI whistleblowers testify publicly before Congress as questions about their legitimacy remain — Three self-described FBI whistleblowers, who are key to the Republican narrative that the FBI is weaponized against conservatives, testified at a House hearing Thursday …
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Fox News:
FBI employees had security clearances revoked after speaking out against ‘politicized rot’: House report
FBI employees had security clearances revoked after speaking out against ‘politicized rot’: House report
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
FBI Says GOP's Whistleblowers Interfered With, Refused To Participate In Jan. 6 Investigations
FBI Says GOP's Whistleblowers Interfered With, Refused To Participate In Jan. 6 Investigations
David Smith / The Guardian:
Conspiracy theorists to address US House subcommittee, watchdog warns
Conspiracy theorists to address US House subcommittee, watchdog warns
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Luke Rosiak / The Daily Wire:
Ex-Biden Nuclear Official Sam Brinton Arrested As ‘Fugitive From Justice’ — Sam Brinton, the “nonbinary” activist tapped by Joe Biden for a key nuclear role before he was fired for repeatedly stealing women's clothes, was arrested Wednesday night as a “fugitive from justice,” The Daily Wire has learned.
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Thomas Catenacci / Fox News:
Non-binary ex-Biden official Sam Brinton arrested for yet another baggage theft
Non-binary ex-Biden official Sam Brinton arrested for yet another baggage theft
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New York Times:
DeSantis Is Set to Enter 2024 Presidential Race Next Week — The Florida governor is expected to file paperwork declaring his candidacy on May 25, with a video likely to coincide with his official entrance. — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is expected to officially enter the presidential race next week …
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Rachel Schilke / Washington Examiner:
Karl Rove: How Trump's constant stream of attacks on DeSantis could backfire
Karl Rove: How Trump's constant stream of attacks on DeSantis could backfire
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Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
Cornyn says Trump can't win in 2024, GOP needs someone else as presidential nominee
Cornyn says Trump can't win in 2024, GOP needs someone else as presidential nominee
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Raw Story, New York Magazine and The Messenger
New York Post:
NYC hospital ‘Karen’ paid for Citi Bike at center of viral fight with black man: lawyer — The lawyer for a Manhattan hospital worker accused of taking a Citi Bike from a young black man — who claimed that he paid for the two-wheeler — provided receipts he says shows she was the one who purchased …
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Christiane Amanpour voices dissent over Trump town hall, says she had ‘very robust exchange’ with CNN chief — Editor's Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. — CNN —
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Dylan Byers / Puck:
When It Rains, It Amanpours — Notes on the ongoing fallout from a cable news makeover.
When It Rains, It Amanpours — Notes on the ongoing fallout from a cable news makeover.
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Gorsuch slams pandemic emergency power as intrusion on civil liberties — Conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch on Thursday slammed the use of emergency power during the pandemic as a mass intrusion on civil liberties. — The high court on Thursday dismissed as moot a case seeking …
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Virginia Heffernan / Wired:
Pete Buttigieg Loves God, Beer, and His Electric Mustang — Sure, the US secretary of transportation has thoughts on building bridges. But infrastructure occupies just a sliver of his voluminous mind. — The curious mind of Pete Buttigieg holds much of its functionality in reserve.
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Wall Street Journal:
WSJ News Exclusive | ESPN Plans to Stream Flagship Channel, Eyeing Cable TV's Demise — ESPN is laying the groundwork to sell its channel directly to cord-cutters and has begun talks with sports leagues and cable partners.
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Rebecca Onion / Slate:
America's Leading Republican Pipsqueak Has a New Book on How to Fix Men. It's a Hoot. — Josh Hawley's long-threatened tome about American masculinity is here. Savor it with me. — Josh Hawley calls influencer Andrew Tate onto the carpet in his new book, Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs …
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Catalist:
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED … NATIONAL RESULTS — Recent midterms have typically involved national waves that favor one party over the other, particularly when there's backlash against a party that controls the presidency and both chambers of Congress. — Figure 1. Two-Way Democratic Support in General Elections (1976 to 2022)
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Ben Wilson / Washington Free Beacon:
Liberal Celebrity Chef Exempt From Gas Stove Ban, California City Says — A California city will make an exception to its natural gas ban for world-famous chef José Andrés, after the landlords for the chef's planned restaurant warned Andrés may pull out over the regulation.
Rebecca Rosenberg / Fox News:
Witness to Jordan Neely chokehold death calls Daniel Penny a ‘hero’ — NYC passenger says Marine vet ‘cared for people’ and ‘that is his crime’ — EXCLUSIVE DETAILS — A retiree who witnessed Marine veteran Daniel Penny fatally choke an erratic homeless man on a train earlier this month called …
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Greene says she feels ‘threatened’ by Bowman after Capitol steps encounter — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Thursday she feels “threatened” by Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) following an encounter they had the day before on the steps of the Capitol.
Gordon Lubold / Wall Street Journal:
Accounting Error Leaves Pentagon With $3 Billion More in Arms for Ukraine, U.S. Says — Defense Department wrongly used valuation for new equipment, rather than for used equipment drawn from U.S. stocks — WASHINGTON—The Pentagon has overcounted the value of the weaponry it has sent …
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Nick Pinto / Hell Gate:
The NYPD Took This Dog Into Custody Because His Owner Filmed the Police — Harvey's owner is just one of 2,746 humans who have been arrested for filming the NYPD in the last two years alone. — On May 3, 2020, Molly Griffard stepped out of her Bed-Stuy apartment to take her dog Harvey, a nine-year-old Yorkie, for a walk.
ProPublica:
The Newest College Admissions Ploy: Paying to Make Your Teen a “Peer-Reviewed” Author — Co-published with The Chronicle of Higher Education … On a family trip to the Jersey Shore in the summer of 2021, Sophia's go-to meal was the Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich.
Kennedy24:
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Names Dennis Kucinich as Campaign Manager — The Presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that former U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich will serve as its campaign manager. — Mr. Kucinich has long been known as one of the foremost progressive voices in American politics.
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Politico:
Marjorie Taylor Greene is introducing articles of impeachment against Joe Biden. — News and analysis from Capitol Hill for when you only have a few minutes, from POLITICO.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
New federal lawsuit says Florida book bans are unconstitutional — Since December, Popular Information has detailed the extraordinary number of book bans being pursued in Escambia County, Florida. Much of this activity is being driven by one woman, high school English teacher Vicki Baggett.
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Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Haley in Iowa: Jan. 6 ‘a terrible day,’ lawbreakers ‘should pay the price’ — The former Trump Cabinet official cut against Trump's recent remarks in New Hampshire, when he called Jan. 6 “a beautiful day.” — Former U.S. ambassador the United Nations Nikki Haley Wednesday called Jan. 6 …
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Adam Wren / Politico:
Pence lifts words directly from old Trump speech — Mike Pence's prepared remarks include a two-sentence passage almost identical to words used by Donald Trump in 2019. — Former Vice President Mike Pence's prepared remarks for a speech in New Hampshire this week lifted words directly …
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CNN:
US signals to allies it won't block their export of F-16 jets to Ukraine — The Biden administration has signaled to European allies in recent weeks that the US would allow them to export F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, sources familiar with the discussions said, as the White House comes under …
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Daniel Strauss / New Republic:
No Labels' Old Allies Agree: The Group Is “Dangerous” and Must Be Stopped — There was a time when a certain set of moderate Democrats was the most tight-knit tribe of strategists within the party. They were more than just ideological acquaintances. They were even more than political allies.