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Gideon Rubin / Raw Story:
Embattled Texas AG Ken Paxton calls for protest at the state Capitol — Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday called on supporters to protest at the state Capitol when the Republican-controlled House takes up impeachment proceedings that could lead to his ouster, The Associated Press reports.
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Effort to impeach Ken Paxton, led by fellow Republicans, sets off political earthquake in Texas — Republicans have chosen to remain largely silent during years of alleged misconduct and lawbreaking by the attorney general. Now they will have to take a public stand.
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Associated Press:
Why Texas' GOP-controlled House wants to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton — After years of legal and ethical scandals swirling around Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, the state's GOP-controlled House of Representatives has moved toward a Saturday impeachment vote that could quickly throw him from office.
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The Texas Tribune:
Attorney General Ken Paxton faces impeachment. Here's how that works in Texas.
Attorney General Ken Paxton faces impeachment. Here's how that works in Texas.
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Graham Kates / CBS News:
Prosecutors in Trump's criminal case say they have recording of Trump and a witness — Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's Manhattan criminal case have released to his attorneys a recording of Trump and a witness, whose identity was not disclosed, according to a document the office made public Friday.
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Kevin McLaughlin / The Information:
Twitter Cut Key Software Before DeSantis Audio Glitch — On Wednesday night, Twitter experienced multiple outages during a high-profile live audio forum on the app in which Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched his presidential campaign. While the specific reason for the flub couldn't be learned …
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Daily Mail:
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Revealed - Bill Gates's younger Russian ‘lover’ and her links to notorious Kremlin spy Anna Chapman — The Microsoft tycoon's links to Epstein are troubling enough — But now our investigation asks: Was he drawn into the scandal over Moscow's bid to infiltrate the rich and powerful in the West?
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Jamilah Lemieux / Slate:
My Nephew's Bathroom Habits Are a Little Unsettling — Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. — Dear Care and Feeding, — Last week, I took a road trip with my sister “Lasey” and my nephew “Bill.” Bill is 8, and his father isn't in the picture.
Washington Post:
Conservatives revolt as negotiators try to finish debt ceiling deal — Although not yet made public, the emerging agreement between McCarthy and Biden is already coming under fire from the right — Conservative lawmakers have begun mounting a campaign against the emerging deal …
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Treasury Expects to Run Out of Cash by June 5 — The latest estimate comes as Republicans and the White House are trying to reach an agreement to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a crippling default. — Reporting from Washington — Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said on Friday …
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Scott Horsley / NPR:
Yellen sets new deadline for Congress to raise the debt ceiling: June 5
Yellen sets new deadline for Congress to raise the debt ceiling: June 5
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NBC News:
The U.S. now has until June 5 to act on the debt ceiling, Yellen says
The U.S. now has until June 5 to act on the debt ceiling, Yellen says
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Illia Ponomarenko / The Kyiv Independent:
Why some Ukrainian soldiers use Nazi-related insignia — You're closely following the living history of a nation bravely resisting an imperialistic war of aggression that has inspired the world when, all of a sudden, you come across a picture of a Ukrainian soldier wearing a Totenkopf …
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Dan Sullivan / Tampa Bay Times:
Tucker Carlson, Fox News hacks tied to FBI search of Tampa council member's home — The search at City Council member Lynn Hurtak and Tim Burke's home was part of a probe into computer hacks at Fox News. — TAMPA — An FBI search earlier this month at the home of media consultant Tim Burke and his wife …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
DeSantis's shameless defense of the Amanda Gorman fiasco is revealing — At this point, it should be obvious that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's culture-war directives are designed to encourage parents to indulge in book purges for sport. Precisely because removals have become so easy …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
DeSantis says he would push to repeal Trump criminal justice reform if elected — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Friday that if elected president, he would call on Congress to repeal the criminal justice reform bill signed into law by then-President Trump, his latest attack on Trump from the right.
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Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
DeSantis, Day One: Trump ‘turned the country over to Fauci’
DeSantis, Day One: Trump ‘turned the country over to Fauci’
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
‘Trump has the charisma of a mortician’: Donald Jr confuses dad with DeSantis
‘Trump has the charisma of a mortician’: Donald Jr confuses dad with DeSantis
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Zac Anderson / Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
GOP officials: Top aides in governor's office asked lawmakers to endorse DeSantis — Top aides to Gov. Ron DeSantis were involved in rounding up endorsements for his presidential campaign from members of the Florida Legislature during a time when lawmaker's bills and budget priorities …
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Hannah Rabinowitz / CNN:
Jessica Watkins: Oath Keepers member and Army veteran sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for January 6 — Jessica Watkins, an Army veteran and member of the far-right Oath Keepers, was sentenced Friday to 8.5 years in prison for participating in a plot to disrupt the certification …
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Jessica Levinson / MSNBC:
Kavanaugh just went against his fellow conservative justices — for good reason — The fact that Kavanaugh broke with his conservative colleagues on Thursday shows us how truly baseless the court's reasoning is. — When the Supreme Court's conservative majority so bungles its interpretation …
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Ben Nagle / Daily Mail:
'They have unlimited money - they love it!': Donald Trump attempts to ramp up the excitement for LIV Golf as he turns up for first day of play at his own course in Washington DC... and says Saudis have been ‘fantastic’ for golf — Donald Trump's DC course is hosting the latest round of LIV Golf's 2023 season
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Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
Trump and the Saudis: Is Jack Smith finally looking at this clear-cut corruption?
Trump and the Saudis: Is Jack Smith finally looking at this clear-cut corruption?
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Grace Lee / The Stanford Daily:
Stanford professor Jay Bhattacharya joins Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign kickoff — Florida governor Ron DeSantis announced his 2024 presidential campaign bid through Twitter earlier today on May 24, garnering more than 1.3 million views on his 2-hour Twitter Space live.
James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
The Man Who Kept the Secrets — Eighty years ago, a U.S. Navy captain chose to go down with the ship. — The son of a Medal of Honor recipient always suspected that something was wrong with the official story about his father's service in World War II. And the son was right to be suspicious.
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
California's cliffs are crumbling as climate change reshapes the coast — Planners always knew choices would have to be made whether to keep building along the edge of the Pacific. They just didn't think it would happen so quickly. — SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Among the coveted places to live in this city …
Hannah Allam / Washington Post:
Study: At all levels of public office, threats now come with the job — New research on targeted officials shows that fear and intimidation are eroding democratic participation nationwide — Since taking office in 2021, Oakland City Council member Carroll Fife has received threats by phone …
William Thornton / al.com:
Tuberville on inner city teachers: 'I don't know whether they can read and write' — U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville in a wide-ranging interview with Donald Trump Jr. on Thursday decried the quality of public school education, saying children today are “addicted” to social media and yet don't have basic proficiency in math and reading.
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Wall Street Journal:
Europe Rebuffs China's Efforts to Split the West in Pushing Ukraine Cease-Fire — European officials are questioning Beijing's ability to be an honest broker — The Chinese envoy dispatched to push Beijing's peace plan for Ukraine carried a clear message: U.S. allies in Europe should assert …
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Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Boebert dismisses antisemitism push as effort to target conservatives — Aftter White House announces effort to combat hatred of Jews, GOP congresswoman says it's a way to ‘go after conservatives’ — President Biden on Thursday released the country's first national strategy for combating antisemitism …
Jasmine Geonzon / Media Matters for America:
Discussing anti-LGBTQ attacks on Target, CNN contributor Jonah Goldberg tries to legitimize worries about so-called “trans issues” — Goldberg: “There is specific issues having to do with transgenderism that are different than issues having to do with gay marriage and all these other issues that gay Americans have won those battles”
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
White House hits Republicans over work requirements in debt talks — Adding work requirements to social safety net programs continues to be a key sticking point in negotiations. — The White House pushed back aggressively late Friday on the GOP effort to add new work requirements …
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