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9:25 AM ET, May 19, 2023

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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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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
May 18, 2023  —  Citing “changing business conditions,” Disney leadership today canceled plans …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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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Philip Elliott / TIME:
Why Dianne Feinstein Shouldn't Quit
Politico:
Feinstein's return leaves her party on edge
Discussion: Daily Kos
New York Times:
Zelensky Is Expected to Travel to Japan for G7, Seeking Arms and Aid  —  President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was preparing to make the audacious trip halfway around the world as his country moves toward a counteroffensive against Russian forces.  —  President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine …
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Bloomberg:
Ukraine Leader Zelenskiy to Visit Hiroshima in Bid to Rally Aid
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
Ukraine's Zelensky expected to attend G-7 summit in Japan in person
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
FBI Whistleblowers Admit Taking Money From Ex-Trump Official  —  GRILLED  —  Two former FBI employees acting as so-called whistleblowers about the federal government's unfair persecution of conservatives on Thursday admitted that they had received money from a former adviser to Donald Trump.
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CNN:
Jim Jordan's FBI whistleblowers testify publicly before Congress as questions about their legitimacy remain
NBC News:
GOP witnesses undermined Jan. 6 cases with conspiracy theories, FBI says
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Key exchanges highlight dicey GOP ‘weaponization’ hearing
Washington Post:
U.S. officials walk back claim drone strike killed senior al-Qaeda leader  —  The acknowledgement comes as terrorism experts and the dead man's family have cast doubt on a Pentagon statement indicating the operation targeted a high-ranking militant in Syria  —  QORQANYA, Syria …
Washington Post:
World watches in disbelief and horror as U.S. nears possible default  —  Most nations don't have a fixed debt ceiling.  But Washington's fight over raising the cap carries global implications.  —  Gathered last weekend at the Toki Messe convention center and Hotel Okura in Niigata, Japan …
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Washington Post:
House Freedom Caucus calls on McCarthy to suspend debt ceiling negotiations
Washington Post:
Top DeSantis adviser has charted a lucrative path in GOP  —  Jeff Roe and his firm, Axiom Strategies, have guided thousands of campaigns and raked in hundreds of millions of dollars  —  Last year, the political consultant now leading a super PAC dedicated to helping Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis …
Discussion: HotAir
New York Times:
Georgia Prosecutor Signals August Timetable for Charges in Trump Inquiry  —  The Fulton County district attorney said most of her staff would work remotely at times, and asked judges not to schedule trials, in the first half of August.  —  The Georgia prosecutor leading an investigation …
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Tim Scott launching ad campaign in Iowa, New Hampshire for expected presidential bid  —  Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina plans to begin airing TV ads in Iowa and New Hampshire early next week as he prepares for an expected 2024 Republican presidential campaign.
Discussion: Joe.My.God., Fox News, The Hill and ABC News
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New York Times:
Flush With Campaign Cash, Tim Scott Is Set to Join '24 Race
New York Times:
Trump Ally Could Face Perjury Charge if He Doesn't Cooperate With D.A.  —  After bringing charges against former President Donald J. Trump, the Manhattan district attorney's office is once again investigating Allen H. Weisselberg, 75.  —  One of Donald J. Trump's longtime lieutenants …
Discussion: Raw Story
Stephanie Slade / Reason:
The Post-Liberal Authoritarians Want You To Forget That Private Companies Have Rights  —  On Wednesday night, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) took the stage at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and declared—to the astonishment of many who subsequently read the quote online—that …
Discussion: Compact Magazine
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.
Politico:
Playbook: AOC's warning to Joe Biden  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BREAKING OVERNIGHT — “Zelenskyy to attend G7 summit in person,” by FT's Henry Foy, Kana Inagaki and Demetri Sevastopulo in Hiroshima  —  JUST POSTED …
Washington Post:
The short life of Baby Milo  —  Nobody expected Baby Milo to live for long.  —  He arrived in the world with no kidneys, underdeveloped lungs and a life expectancy of between 20 minutes and a couple of hours.  —  He lived for 99 minutes.  —  Milo Evan Dorbert drew his first and last breath on the evening of March 3.
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Abbott confirms first bus of migrants has arrived in Colorado  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) confirmed Thursday that the first bus of migrants has arrived in Colorado.  —  “Texas' overwhelmed and overrun border communities should not have to shoulder the flood of illegal immigration due …
Tolly Taylor / WBAL:
I-Team: Parents concerned about man with assault rifle at school bus stop  —  Hide Transcript Show Transcript  —  Parents are concerned about a man who is regularly spotted carrying an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle at a school bus stop in Severn.  —  Jamie Sparrow, a Severn Elementary School parent …
Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
EXCLUSIVE: DeSantis' Secret Invitations for a Wednesday Campaign Announcement  —  The campaign is intentionally giving false dates to some people to test who would leak details to the press. … The invitation for Ron DeSantis' de facto presidential campaign kickoff Wednesday in Miami isn't fancy.
Discussion: Political Wire and Chicago Tribune
David M. Drucker / The Dispatch:
Chris Sununu Leans Into the White House Race … Chris Sununu is accelerating plans to run for president, with close allies telling The Dispatch the New Hampshire governor wants to seek the Republican nomination and is exploring avenues for mounting a viable 2024 campaign.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's impeachment stunt wrecks a big MAGA myth  —  In the run-up to the expiration of covid-19 restrictions on those seeking asylum, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene repeatedly predicted that our country would be overrun by migrant hordes from the south.
Michael Kruse / Politico:
The Casey DeSantis Problem: ‘His Greatest Asset and His Greatest Liability’  —  Ron DeSantis' wife is going to play a very prominent role in his presidential campaign.  Some of his supporters wonder if that's an entirely good thing.  —  Casey DeSantis plays an uncommonly pivotal role …
Discussion: Raw Story
Chiara Albanese / Bloomberg:
Italy's Ex-Premier Berlusconi Leaves Hospital After Six Weeks  —  Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's longest-serving prime minister, has left the hospital were he was treated for a lung infection after just over six weeks.  —  The 86-year-old media tycoon who leads Forza Italia …
Discussion: Associated Press, Politico and CTV News
 
 
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Exclusive — Haley to DeSantis: 'Welcome to the race, we've been waiting'
Discussion: Fox News
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Bill Barr says Trump's classified documents case is his biggest legal risk: “I don't think that argument's gonna fly”
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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