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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Biden's 14th Amendment message to progressives: It ain't gonna happen  —  The president's advisers fear such a move would trigger a legal battle, undermine global faith in U.S. creditworthiness and damage the economy.  —  Progressive lawmakers renewed their call for President Joe Biden …
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Jason Linkins / New Republic:
The Beltway Media Is Spreading Debt Limit Misinformation … Having watched Capitol Hill fall into chaotic convulsions over the debt ceiling a million times before, I've come to the conclusion that the only way to properly negotiate your way through a debt ceiling crisis is to not negotiate at all.
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Finger-Pointing Won't Save Anyone if Default Leads to Economic Collapse  —  While each party tries to blame the other for the crisis, some acknowledge that they would both share responsibility for a default.  —  Reporting from Washington  —  Is it the Biden default?  Or the Republican Default on America?
Discussion: The Hill
Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Mitch McConnell Stays in Back Seat as Kevin McCarthy Drives Debt-Limit Deal  —  House speaker spars with White House over spending caps as default deadline nears  —  WASHINGTON—Mitch McConnell has been Senate GOP leader for 16 years, with multiple bipartisan deals under his belt.
Politico:   How Dems ended up where they swore they wouldn't be: Negotiating on the debt limit
The Hill:
Debt ceiling talks resume despite GOP frustrations
ABC News:
Debt ceiling talks will resume after ‘pause’
Sascha Pare / LiveScience:
Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same.  But why?  —  Scientists think a traumatized orca initiated the assault on boats after a “critical moment of agony” and that the behavior is spreading among the population through social learning.
Discussion: BGR
CNN:
‘Reap the whirlwind’: Biden and North Carolina Democrats see 2024 edge in GOP abortion ban  —  North Carolina Republicans jumped out on a limb this week when they passed a controversial new abortion ban.  Democrats are now rushing to saw it off.  —  The state GOP legislative supermajority's decision …
Discussion: Fox News
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Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Washington Post:
Nebraska passes 12-week abortion, gender-affirming care for minors ban
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge orders Rudy Giuliani to detail finances in election defamation suit  —  The order comes amid disputes about access to Giuliani's evidence related to a suit filed by 2020 election poll workers.  —  A federal judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to provide a detailed accounting of his finances …
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Rudy Giuliani's raw reaction to sexual assault suit by employee he ‘dated’ was quietly edited, and the truth may be even stranger
Discussion: Daily Kos
New York Times:
Air DeSantis: The Private Jets and Secret Donors Flying Him Around  —  As the Florida governor hopscotched the country preparing to run for president, a Michigan nonprofit paid the bills.  It won't say where it got the money.  —  For Ron DeSantis, Sunday, Feb. 19, was the start …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill and WFLA-TV
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Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
DeSantis' weakness as Trump slayer has GOP rivals smelling blood
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Kwame Anthony Appiah / New York Times:
My Husband Flies First Class and Puts Me in Coach.  Is That Fair?  —  The magazine's Ethicist columnist on who deserves what in a marriage. … — Name Withheld  —  From the Ethicist:  —  The institution of marriage has always taken on characteristics of the society in which it arises.
Phillip Pantuso / Albany Times Union:
Homeless men say they were recruited to pose as displaced vets  —  The men say they were coached by Sharon Toney-Finch to spin a tale of eviction from the Crossroads Hotel  —  POUGHKEEPSIE — Two men currently staying at a homeless shelter in Poughkeepsie said they were among a group …
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Joseph Spector / Politico:
Prosecutors looking into false reports of veterans displaced by migrants
Wall Street Journal:
Durham Exposes Robert Mueller's Failure  —  The new report exposes how the original Russia probe covered up the FBI's offenses.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Special counsel John Durham's report on the Russia collusion fiasco deserves more attention than it is getting …
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Durham on Comey's Culpability
Discussion: Power Line and spiked
Institute for the Study of War:
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 19, 2023  —  Click here to see ISW's interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.  —  Click here to access ISW's archive of interactive time-lapse maps of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Discussion: Euromaidan Press and The Dispatch
Jeffrey Blehar / National Review:
Sarah Comrie Deserves Her Good Name Back  —  By now, you may have heard about the story of the newest New York City “Karen” (the term refers to an officious or panicky white woman freaking out in public, usually in a supposed expression of racial bias or generalized “white privilege").
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Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
NYC hospital employee seen in viral video appearing to take bike from young Black men has receipts showing she rented it, lawyer says
Guy Trebay / New York Times:
Do Dress Sneakers Belong in the Oval Office?  —  People felt strongly after spotting the hybrid shoe at a meeting with the president.  —  Think of it as a rare instance of cross-aisle consensus or else a sartorial trend gone badly wrong.  But it did not go unnoticed when …
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Justice Gorsuch says COVID emergency orders among ‘greatest intrusions on civil liberties’  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court got rid of a pandemic-related immigration case with a single sentence.  —  Justice Neil Gorsuch had a lot more to say, leveling harsh criticism of how governments …
Liam Stack / New York Times:
A University Fired 2 Employees for Including Their Pronouns in Emails  —  The firings set off a debate at Houghton University, a small Christian institution in western New York, which said its decision was not based only on the pronoun listings.  —  When Raegan Zelaya and Shua Wilmot decided …
Sarah Chaney Cambon / Wall Street Journal:
Debt-Ceiling Standoff Could Start a Recession, But Default Would Be Worse  —  Economists assess the damage that could occur in three scenarios ranging from a last-minute deal to lengthy impasse  —  Prolonged debt-ceiling squabbling could push the U.S. economy into recession …
Ian Ward / Politico:
The Supreme Court Is Hiding Important Decisions From You  —  A new book argues the court is undermining its credibility by rendering so many unsigned and unexplained decisions on its so-called ‘shadow docket.’  —  As the Supreme Court begins to release its written opinions from its most recent term …
Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
It's Not Enough for Ukraine to Win.  Russia Has to Lose.  —  Anything less will encourage Russian imperialism and embolden autocrats around the world.  —  The United States has suffered from a deliberate fuzziness in formulating its objectives in the Russian war in Ukraine.
Barbara Mcmahon / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Ex Playboy model Karen McDougal shares intimate details of her ‘ten-month affair’ with Donald Trump, claiming he told her he loved her and SHE ended it - moving on with Bruce Willis - in explosive interview with Daily Mail  — Karen McDougal, an ex-Playboy model who claims …
 
 
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