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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump was warned about retaining classified documents, notes reveal  —  Exclusive: Unreported warning contained in notes taken by lawyer Evan Corcoran that prosecutors have viewed in recent months  —  Federal prosecutors have evidence Donald Trump was put on notice that he could not retain …
Washington Post:
Concerns about Biden's reelection swamped by fear of Trump in swing voter focus groups  —  “Whatever the step above panicked is, that is what I feel about Trump,” said one of the voters, who picked Trump in 2016 then Biden in 2020  —  Nearly all of the 15 gathered swing state voters described …
Discussion: Raw Story and Plain Dealer
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Dennis Aftergut / The Bulwark:
Why Trump Wants U.S. to Default on Debt  —  And why Biden now says he's “looking at” invoking the Fourteenth Amendment.  —  Late last week, amid the on-again/off-again White House negotiations with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on raising the debt ceiling, Donald Trump lobbed a grenade.
Politico:
Key Republican recruits hesitate to jump in if Trump is the nominee  —  Potential Republican candidates in swing states and districts are reluctant to throw hats into ring.  —  Less than a month after the midterms, Republican recruiters were already plotting how to persuade …
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
The central question for Monday's debt ceiling talks  —  President Biden says he's ready to cut spending in a debt ceiling deal.  But how far is he willing to go?  —  That's one of the questions as he prepares to sit down with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for another critical meeting …
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
The President Is Already in Litigation Over the Debt Ceiling  —  On today's X-Date: The White House and its allies are acting like they must avoid a legal battle over the debt ceiling.  Too late.  —  President Joe Biden speaks during a Medal of Valor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, May 17, 2023, in Washington.
Reuters:
Biden and McCarthy to meet on Monday as debt ceiling talks resume
Jesus Jiménez / New York Times:
N.A.A.C.P. Issues Florida Travel Advisory, Joining Latino and L.G.B.T.Q. Groups  —  The N.A.A.C.P. urged people to consider Florida's policies on diversity and race under Gov. Ron DeSantis when thinking of traveling there.  —  The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
When a ‘travel advisory’ is partisan politics
Employ America:
14th Amendment, Debt Ceiling & Perpetual Bonds: The Treasury Department is Hiding Political Failure In Technocratic Excuses  —  Many thanks to Carlos Mucha for his generous assistance.  —  The 14th Amendment is strongly relevant to the debt ceiling, but unlike what some elected officials …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Texts tie DeSantis closely to Trump insider Lev Parnas in 2018 race  —  Ukrainian-American businessman Lev Parnas and his business partner were arrested in 2019, accused by the U.S. government of funneling a Russian oligarch's money into American political campaigns.
Discussion: The Messenger and Joe.My.God.
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Ron DeSantis shut out the media.  That's changing.  —  The presidential campaign-in-waiting and super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are trying to warm up the governor's cold war with the journalists who cover him.  —  DeSantis had taken apparent pride in a combative operation …
Rachel M. Cohen / Vox:
One state just became a national leader on child care.  Here's how they did it.  —  Inside the winning fight in Vermont.  —  Action in Congress to support child care has been stalled for years.  But in Vermont, lawmakers have just approved an ambitious plan that would pour tens of millions …
Washington Post:
Book removals may have violated student civil rights, Education Dept. says  —  In a move that could affect how schools handle book challenges, the federal government has concluded that a Georgia school district's removal of titles with Black and LGBTQ characters may have created a …
Discussion: Raw Story and WCMH-TV
The Daily Dot:
EXCLUSIVE: Murder, kidnapping, brutality charges: These are the cops Ron DeSantis paid to come to Florida  —  Florida's police recruitment bonus appears to have attracted a certain kind of cop.  —  In July 2021, the son of a high-ranking New York Police Department (NYPD) …
New York Times:
Spying in Mexico Strikes a New Victim: the President's Ally  —  While looking into abuses by the armed forces, the country's top human rights official was targeted with Pegasus, the world's most notorious spyware, The Times found.  —  Natalie Kitroeff reported from Mexico City and Ronen Bergman from Tel Aviv.
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Public Notice:
The Democratic upset in Jacksonville is a product of the GOP's war on cities  —  Republican big city mayors are a highly endangered species.  That's not a fluke.  —  ∙ Paid … Last week, Democrat Donna Deegan won an upset mayoral election victory in Jacksonville, Florida …
Discussion: American Prospect
Associated Press:
Biden gets low ratings on economy, guns, immigration in AP-NORC Poll  —  As President Joe Biden embarks on his reelection campaign, just 33% of American adults say they approve of his handling of the economy and only 24% say national economic conditions are in good shape …
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Politico:
Playbook: The case for Tim Scott
Discussion: New York Times
Randall Chase / Associated Press:
Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware won't seek reelection, opening up seat in liberal state  —  Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware announced Monday that he will not seek reelection to a fifth term in the U.S. Senate.  Carper's announcement paves the way for a wide-open contest …
Christopher Flavelle / New York Times:
A Breakthrough Deal to Keep the Colorado River From Going Dry, for Now  —  The agreement on cuts, aided by a wet winter and $1.2 billion in federal payments, expires at the end of 2026.  —  Reporting from Washington  —  The Biden administration has negotiated a hard-fought agreement among California …
Jeffrey Clark / Fox News:
Fetterman wearing ‘hoodies and gym shorts’ in Senate shows ‘robust recovery,’ AP report claims  —  Fetterman reportedly ‘votes from the doorway’ or a ‘side entrance’ to get around the Senate's strict dress code rules  —  Sources “close” to Sen. John Fetterman, D.-Penn., are claiming that his trademark …
Discussion: Twitchy
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Associated Press:
Back in hoodies and gym shorts, Fetterman tackles Senate life after depression treatment
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
I Know One Way the Supreme Court Got to How It Is.  I Watched It Happen for Years.  —  This is a part of Disorder in the Court, a weeklong series on the legal press and the most explosive Supreme Court in generations: how we cover it, how we've failed, and how we can do better.
Discussion: SCOTUSblog and Eschaton
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Why was this massive Trump scandal hiding in plain sight for 28 months?  —  It's remarkable, in hindsight, that Donald Trump even showed up for work during the last week of his twisted 45th presidency in January 2021.  After all, his fantasies that some sort of coup could overturn …
Discussion: Axios
Sarah McCammon / NPR:
More women sue Texas saying the state's anti-abortion laws harmed them  —  Eight more women are joining a lawsuit against the state of Texas, saying the state's abortion bans put their health or lives at risk while facing pregnancy-related medical emergencies.
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
South Carolina Democrats demand apology from GOP governor for ‘hunt them with dogs’ comment  —  South Carolina Democrats are demanding an apology from the state's Republican Gov. Henry McMaster for comments he made at a South Carolina GOP convention.  —  According to a Tweet …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and WCIV
 
 
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Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Senators issued satellite phones, offered demonstrations on upgraded security devices
Scott Horsley / NPR:
These are some of the people who'll be impacted if the U.S. defaults on its debts
Star Tribune:
Minnesota Legislature wrapping work on one of the most consequential sessions in state history
Discussion: Power Line
Bernard-Henri Lévy / Wall Street Journal:
Put Ukraine on the U.N. Security Council
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Washington Post:
As hold on Bakhmut slips, Ukrainian forces push to encircle city
Bill Whitaker / CBS News:
Weapons contractors hitting Department of Defense with inflated prices for planes, submarines, missiles
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Herb Scribner / Washington Post:
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO booed at Boston University commencement speech over writers strike
 

 
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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