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Wall Street Journal:
Jeffrey Epstein Appeared to Threaten Bill Gates Over Microsoft Co-Founder's Affair With Russian Bridge Player  —  The disgraced financier was trying to set up a philanthropic fund that he hoped would include the billionaire as an anchor donor  —  Jeffrey Epstein discovered that Bill Gates …
New York Times:
Here's What's Dividing Republicans and Biden in Debt-Limit Talks  —  Discussions meant to avoid a default have bogged down amid disagreements over spending caps, work requirements and new Republican proposals.  —  President Biden said on Sunday that he believed he had the authority to challenge …
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Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
Biden ratchets up the pressure as the debt ceiling fight strains his presidency  —  The White House believes it can build consensus and be rewarded for it.  But with the economy on the line, it's not looking like a sure thing.  —  The nation stands on the precipice of an unprecedented financial calamity …
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden says he thinks he has authority to use 14th Amendment on debt ceiling
CNN:
NAACP issues travel advisory for Florida, saying the state is ‘openly hostile toward African Americans’ under Gov. DeSantis' administration  —  Another advocacy group is warning people of color about traveling to Florida - but for different reasons.  —  The NAACP issued a travel advisory for the state …
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NAACP:
NAACP Issues Travel Advisory in Florida  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Contact: Chyna Fields cfields@naacpnet.org  —  WASHINGTON - Today, the NAACP Board of Directors issued a formal travel advisory for the state of Florida.  The travel advisory comes in direct response …
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Trump's 2025 vision, revealed  —  Former President Trump's second-term governing plans are coming into clearer focus, as he lays out a vision for a dramatic expansion of federal power — particularly the presidency. … - Such pardons would effectively nullify what Attorney General Merrick Garland …
Charlotte Lytton / Washington Post:
Long-hidden ruins of vast network of Maya cities could recast history  —  In Guatemala, scientists map well-organized network of 417 cities dating to circa 1,000 B.C.  —  Beneath 1,350 square miles of dense jungle in northern Guatemala, scientists have discovered 417 cities that date …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Federal inquiry details abuses of power by Trump's CEO over Voice of America  —  On the day after his confirmation as chief executive of the U.S. Agency for Global Media in June 2020, Michael Pack met with a career employee to discuss which senior leaders at the agency and the Voice of America …
Washington Post:
Zelensky says destroyed Bakhmut now lives ‘only in our hearts’  —  Visiting Hiroshima, another city devastated by war, he implores world leaders to continue aid and support  —  HIROSHIMA, Japan — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, imploring the world's wealthy democracies …
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Associated Press:
Ukraine says troops still engaging Russian forces in Bakhmut after Moscow announces victory in city
CNN:
A transgender girl misses her high school graduation after Mississippi judge denies emergency plea to permit her to go in a dress and heels  —  A Mississippi federal judge denied a motion Friday, filed by the family of a transgender high school student requesting she be allowed to wear a dress …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Russia's Latest Sanctions on U.S. Officials Turn to Trump Enemies  —  Among the 500 people singled out for travel and financial restrictions were Americans seen as adversaries by former President Donald J. Trump.  —  Russia has expanded its list of sanctioned Americans in a tit-for-tat retaliation …
Samuel Braslow / Rolling Stone:
The ‘Beverly Hills Insurrectionist’ and the Big Myth About Jan. 6  —  Gina Bisignano became famous for participating in the Capitol riot clad in a Louis Vuitton sweater and Chanel boots, but her insurrection story reveals a deeper truth  —  THE FIRST TIME Gina Bisignano ran afoul of the law in Washington …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Thune, No. 2 Senate Republican, set to endorse Tim Scott's presidential bid  —  The minority whip will appear when Scott launches his campaign on Monday, and is making good on his hopes of turning the party away from former President Donald Trump.  —  Sen. John Thune, the Senate's No. 2 Republican …
Discussion: Fox News
Jennifer Maloney / Wall Street Journal:
How Bud Light Blew It  —  With one blunder after another, the brewing giant behind the brand became a case study in how not to handle a culture-war storm  —  Budweiser's famous Clydesdale horses still live in St. Louis, Mo., where its brewer, Anheuser-Busch, has been making beer since the 1850s.
Sharon Danquah / WSMV-TV:
Dickson County parents question why more than half of 3rd graders fail portion of TCAP test  —  55% of third graders fail a portion of TCAP tests  —  DICKSON, Tenn. (WSMV) - The TCAP results are in and more than half of third graders in Dickson County are officially at risk of being held back.
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
The man in charge of knowing when the U.S. runs out of money  —  As the debt ceiling deadline approaches, a team at the Treasury Department is tracking the cash very carefully  —  At the beginning of every workday, from his second floor office in the U.S. Treasury Department …
Liz Skalka / HuffPost:
Ron DeSantis Is About To Run For President.  Andrew Warren Has A Warning.  —  The Democratic prosecutor for a Florida county was suspended by DeSantis, a move he believes has been chilling for democracy.  “No one else should have to adjust their behavior to the whims of the dictator,” he said.
Jemele Hill / The Atlantic:
Brittney Griner Has the Right to Change Her Mind  —  The WNBA player has a different perspective on “The Star-Spangled Banner” but hasn't given up the cause of justice.  —  Playing in her first real WNBA game in 579 days, Brittney Griner did something Friday night in Los Angeles …
Madison Burinsky / ABC News:
Democrats should get ready for ‘Plan B’ on debt ceiling and force House vote: Van Hollen  —  The Maryland senator said he was “extremely worried” about the situation.  —  LIVE  —  Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Sunday he was “extremely worried” amid ongoing debt and budget negotiations …
 
 
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Susan Stubson / New York Times:
What Christian Nationalism Has Done to My State and My Faith Is a Sin
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Marco Margaritoff / HuffPost:
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Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Small businesses are beginning to panic about a government default
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
If Trump ‘Finished’ His Wall Like He Claims, How Are So Many Migrants Still Crossing?
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Steve Bousquet / Sun-Sentinel:
We're all hostage to one man's ambitions
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Dana Kennedy / New York Post:
Daniel Penny, charged in NYC subway chokehold death, breaks silence: ‘I am not a white supremacist’
David Axelrod / CNN:
After Barack Obama, America will never be the same
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