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6:45 PM ET, May 24, 2023

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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Democrats unanimously back debt ceiling discharge petition  —  Every House Democrat has endorsed the discharge petition to force a vote on legislation to hike the debt ceiling and prevent a default, party leaders announced Wednesday.  —  The signatures of the last final holdouts …
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Prem Thakker / New Republic:
Kevin McCarthy's Go-To Line When Asked Any Questions About Debt Default  —  Republicans are refusing to raise the debt ceiling—something they did three times under twice-impeached criminally indicted and liable-for-sexual-abuse former President Donald Trump—unless Democrats agree to cut programs …
Discussion: Associated Press
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Debt Limit Update: The GOP Admits to Extortion  —  The media continues to normalize dangerously abnormal GOP behavior.  —  Kevin McCarthy is not known for much.  Sure, he became Speaker, but he got there by being morally pliable and shameless enough to debase himself into a job no one else wanted.
Washington Post:
Democrats angry at debt limit messaging
Discussion: NBC News, Breitbart and Alternet.org
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
McCarthy's office has not met with Chamber during debt ceiling fight
Discussion: Daily Kos
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
Matt Gaetz embraces role as hostage taker as House leaders brace for debt limit fallout
David Ingram / NBC News:
Start of Ron DeSantis presidential campaign melts down in Twitter problems  —  The Florida governor had big plans to launch his presidential bid on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk.  It did not go as planned at the start.  —  A much-anticipated Twitter event in which Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis planned …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Six in 10 Republicans still think 2020 was illegitimate
Discussion: Political Wire
Nicholas Nehamas / New York Times:   Live Updates: Ron DeSantis Starts His Campaign, Hoping to Topple Trump
Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
Ron DeSantis Has a Problem. It's Florida.
Discussion: National Review and Joe.My.God.
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
DeSantis files to run against Trump in 2024
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
DeSantis enters presidential race ahead of Twitter announcement with Elon Musk
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
G.O.P. Split in Texas Breaks Wide Open With Drunkenness Accusation  —  Attorney General Ken Paxton's accusation against the House speaker came as the House investigated Mr. Paxton's request for $3.3 million to settle a suit accusing him of corruption.  —  Reporting from Houston
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The Texas Tribune:
Investigators detail years of alleged misconduct by Texas AG Ken Paxton in stunning House committee hearing  —  Many allegations against Paxton were already known, but the airing of them revealed the scope of the investigation by the committee, which has the power to recommend censure or impeachment.
Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:
Texas' attorney general under sudden Republican scrutiny at state Capitol  —  A Republican-led investigation on Wednesday accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of committing multiple crimes in office — including felonies — during an extraordinary public airing of scandal and alleged lawbreaking …
NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter who put his feet on desk in Pelosi office sentenced to 4.5 years in prison  —  A photo of a smiling Richard “Bigo” Barnett in Pelosi's office became one of the most notorious images from the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.  —  The Arkansas man who was photographed on Jan. 6 …
Discussion: CNN and UPI
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Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Rioter pictured with a foot on a desk in Pelosi's office gets 4.5 years  —  Richard ‘Bigo’ Barnett gained notoriety for the photo, but he also carried a 950,000-volt stun gun and menaced police, prosecutors said  —  The Jan. 6 rioter who was photographed with his foot propped on a desk inside …
Jordan Fischer / wusa9.com:
Former Army Ranger turned ‘against his own country’ on Jan. 6, DOJ says
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times:
As staff shield Feinstein from the press, a picture really is worth a thousand words  —  Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter.  It's Wednesday, May 24.  I'm Kent Nishimura, a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times based out of Washington.  I cover politics and national news.
Discussion: RedState, New York Post and Insider
Sky News:
Tina Turner, ‘Queen of Rock n Roll’, dies aged 83 in Switzerland  —  Tina Turner - one of rock's great vocalists and most charismatic performers - has died aged 83, her spokesperson has confirmed.  —  In a statement, they said: “Tina Turner, the 'Queen of Rock'n Roll' has died peacefully today …
Washington Post:
The deepening radicalization of Donald J. Trump  —  Watch how the former president's positions and rhetoric have grown more confrontational and extreme as he seeks a second term  —  In the immediate aftermath of Jan. 6, 2021, President Donald Trump stayed mostly silent …
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CNN:
Out of the spotlight, Mark Meadows wields quiet political power amid Trump legal woes
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Mary Ilyushina / Washington Post:
Prigozhin says war in Ukraine has backfired, warns of Russian revolution  —  RIGA, Latvia — Fresh off his claim of victory in capturing the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, Russian mercenary boss Yevgeniy Prigozhin warned that Moscow's brutal war could plunge Russia into turmoil similar …
Discussion: Reuters, Associated Press and Insider
Niha Masih / Washington Post:
Target removes some Pride Month products after facing threats  —  Target will remove some of its LGBTQ+ merchandise from its Pride Month collection after facing customer backlash that threatened the safety of its workers, the company said.  —  The company's website features hundreds …
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Associated Press:
Target's Pride collection features ‘tuck-friendly’ swimsuits for adults, not kids
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Georgia GOP Chair Goes Full Flat-Earth, Says Globes Are Part of a Conspiracy  —  “Every store, you buy a globe.  There's globes everywhere.  Every movie, every TV show, news media — why?  It doesn't make sense.”
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
DHS warns of attacks against government buildings, minority groups ahead of 2024 election  —  The new bulletin points to recent incidents and public online communications to take a pulse of the current and most threatening terror threats in the United States.
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Malware Discovered in Guam Raises a Question: Is China Prepping the Battlefield?  —  The code, which Microsoft said was installed by a Chinese government hacking group, set off alarms because Guam would be a centerpiece of any U.S. military response to a move against Taiwan.  —  Reporting from Washington
Ned Oliver / Axios:
Scoop: Myrna Morrissey files for divorce  —  Myrna Morrissey initiated divorce proceedings against Sen. Joe Morrissey last week. … - Joe Morrissey denied the allegations in the filing. … - He was 55, and she was 17 when they met.  — Former Gov. Ralph Northam pardoned him last year before leaving office.
Discussion: Blue Virginia and Political Wire
New York Times:
Ukrainians Were Likely Behind Kremlin Drone Attack, U.S. Officials Say  —  American spy agencies do not know exactly who carried out the attack this month, but suggest it was part of a series of covert operations orchestrated by Ukraine's security services.  —  Reporting from Washington
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why aren't we talking more about Trump's business with the Saudis?  —  The Republican-led House Oversight Committee has spent most of the past five months hard at work trying to link “the Biden family” (read: relatives of President Biden but not Biden himself) to millions of dollars proffered …
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
 
 
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Biden to Nominate Air Force Chief to Succeed Milley on Thursday
Ben Goggin / NBC News:
Jack Dorsey shares Robert F. Kennedy Jr. video echoing conspiracy theories
Discussion: Twitchy and The Post Millennial
Norm Ornstein / Slate:
There's a Clear Model for How the Court Could Solve Its Ethics Problem
Discussion: NBC News, New Republic and Mediaite
Patricia Hurtado / Bloomberg:
George Santos Secures Three Mystery Guarantors for $500,000 Bail in Fraud Case
Discussion: Raw Story
Plain Dealer:
Failing to inform voters what Ohio Issue 1 would actually do is patently unconstitutional
Stephanie Pagones / New York Post:
White House U-Haul ramming suspect Sai Kandula jailed until next week, charges downgraded
Brian Contreras / Los Angeles Times:
Elon Musk is dying to be funny. These eight comedians have some notes
 Earlier Items: 
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Clarence Thomas's image takes a hit
Discussion: The Guardian and Bloomberg
Jason Koebler / VICE:
Emails Show SpaceX Bungled Elon Musk's Private Jet Privacy
Discussion: Sun-Sentinel
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Man arrested at Virginia preschool said he was ‘making his way to the CIA,’ police say
New York Times:
Driver's Licenses, Addresses, Photos: Inside How TikTok Shares User Data
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Trump's worst judge will hear a $1.8 billion attack on Planned Parenthood
Discussion: Alternet.org
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Republicans' Wacky Ten Commandments School Bill Fails
National Review:
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