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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.
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Politico:
How Dems ended up where they swore they wouldn't be: Negotiating on the debt limit — President Joe Biden's party slowly relented on its insistence that any hike be clean. And progressives are aghast at the concessions the GOP is poised to extract. — Looking back on the first two years …
Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Mitch McConnell Stays in Back Seat as Kevin McCarthy Drives Debt-Limit Deal
Mitch McConnell Stays in Back Seat as Kevin McCarthy Drives Debt-Limit Deal
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Slate, Washington Post, Fox News, Associated Press, WWLP-TV, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Dispatch and Politico
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Finger-Pointing Won't Save Anyone if Default Leads to Economic Collapse
ABC News:
Debt ceiling talks end after briefly resuming, McCarthy's top negotiator says
Debt ceiling talks end after briefly resuming, McCarthy's top negotiator says
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NBC News, CBS News, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, The Messenger, USA Today and NPR
Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
Nebraska passes abortion and transgender treatment bill into law — The Nebraska legislature passed a bill on Friday that prohibits abortions after 12 weeks as well as gender-related treatment for minors. — When Nebraska attempted to ban abortions after six weeks previously, the measure failed to pass by one vote.
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Rachel Roubein / Washington Post:
Republicans deploy new playbook for abortion bans, citing political backlash
Republicans deploy new playbook for abortion bans, citing political backlash
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Omaha World-Herald, New York Daily News, Political Wire and Associated Press
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Washington Post:
Nebraska passes 12-week abortion, gender-affirming care for minors ban
Nebraska passes 12-week abortion, gender-affirming care for minors ban
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.
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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Lisa Rubin / MSNBC:
Why former Trump Org executive Allen Weisselberg could face perjury charges
Why former Trump Org executive Allen Weisselberg could face perjury charges
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Alternet.org, Raw Story, New Republic, Washington Press and New York Times
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.
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 …
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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 …
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PBS NewsHour and Raw Story
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
Durham on Comey's Culpability
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Ronald J. Hansen / Arizona Republic:
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema hit with complaint of lavish campaign spending — A group seeking to oust U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has filed a formal complaint with election authorities about her campaign spending habits, accusing her of “living a lifestyle of luxury financed by her special interest donors …
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Valerie Gonzalez / Associated Press:
Mother of 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody says pleas for hospital care were denied — The mother of an 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody said Friday that agents repeatedly ignored pleas to hospitalize her medically fragile daughter as she felt pain in her bones …
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Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
DeSantis' weakness as Trump slayer has GOP rivals smelling blood — PAPER TIGER? — Next week is poised to be one of the most eventful of the 2024 presidential campaign. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today filed his official paperwork to run, in advance of his home state launch event Monday.
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Kevin Bohn / NewsNation:
DeSantis expected to file candidacy paperwork Wednesday
DeSantis expected to file candidacy paperwork Wednesday
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RedState, Florida Phoenix, Sun-Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel, NBC News, Florida Politics, Alternet.org and New York Times
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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emptywheel, Raw Story, Joe.My.God., Bloomberg, Political Wire and The Daily Beast
Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
‘Live laugh lesbian’: Target's cheeky Pride collection strikes again — While much of the Pride merchandise that debuts around June falls flat, Target's has managed to break through the noise — and spark an onslaught of memes. — As queer Americans face a historic onslaught of anti-LGBTQ legislation …
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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 …
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Insider, Twitchy, The Western Journal, Law & Crime and Just The News
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
NYC hospital employee seen in viral video appearing to take bike from young Black men has receipts showing she rented it, lawyer says
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Washington Post:
Mike Lindell's $5 million contest winner takes him to federal court — A Nevada computer scientist has gone to federal court to pursue the $5 million prize he is owed by MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell following a ruling by private arbitrators last month.
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Raw Story, Insider, CBS News, Alternet.org, CNN, Joe.My.God., The Hill and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Man with AR-15-style rifle by bus stop says he wasn't out to terrify kids — The man stood in a red Make America Great Again baseball cap pointing his AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle toward the sidewalk. — An elementary school student ran home crying. Parents were terrified. Neighbors called the police.
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BizPac Review
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.
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Human Events and The Dispatch