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7:15 PM ET, May 28, 2023

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Wall Street Journal:
How a Debt-Ceiling Deal That Neither Side Wanted Cracked the Logjam in Washington  —  House Republicans coalesced around a spending bill, eroding the White House's leverage  —  WASHINGTON—The path to a tentative agreement to raise the debt limit started in January with the election …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Pursuit of Consensus, Did Biden Find the Reasonable Middle or Give Away Too Much?  —  The deal to raise the debt ceiling bolsters President Biden's argument that he is committed to bipartisanship, but it comes at the cost of rankling many in his own party.
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
What's in the McCarthy-Biden deal to lift the debt ceiling?  Here are 6 takeaways.  —  The president and House speaker can claim a victory that appeared elusive just days earlier  —  With days to spare until a government default, President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Conservative House Republicans knock debt ceiling deal  —  Conservative House Republicans are already voicing criticism about the agreement in principle to cap spending and raise the debt ceiling announced late Saturday as the White House and GOP leadership work to avoid a default on the nation's debt.
NBC News:
Biden and McCarthy to complete debt ceiling agreement Sunday, Jeffries tells Democrats
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Bipartisan Budget Agreement in Principle
Discussion: Raw Story and Insider
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Debt-ceiling deal: What's in and what's out of the agreement to avert US default
Politico:
McCarthy and Biden reach agreement in principle on debt limit
Discussion: The Hill and Bloomberg
Washington Post:
Biden, McCarthy reach ‘agreement in principle’ to raise debt ceiling as default looms
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
'We're kind of tearing our hair out': Republicans frustrated they're stuck with Trump  —  Fearing a 2024 ballot headed by now-indicted Donald Trump will cripple the Republican Party's hopes to retain the House and win back the Senate, GOP campaign consultants and moderate Republicans …
Discussion: Fox News and Insider
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Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Poll: Trump takes big lead over DeSantis among California Republicans  —  Former President Trump has vaulted back to a substantial lead in California over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, as the party's voters brush aside his legal travails, a new poll finds.
New York Times:
For Trump, the More GOP Presidential Candidates the Better  —  Ron DeSantis entered the presidential race last week along with Tim Scott, with others to follow.  For the former president, the more candidates the better.  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida officially entered the presidential race last week …
Politico:
Many GOP insiders fear that Teflon Don is back
Discussion: Florida Politics and NewsNation
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Feinstein, Back in the Senate, Relies Heavily on Staff to Function  —  The California Democrat is surrounded by a large retinue of aides at all times, who tell her how and when to vote, explain what is going on when she is confused, and shield her from the press and public.  —  Reporting from Capitol Hill
The Texas Tribune:
God, money and Dairy Queen: How Texas House investigators secured the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton  —  The long list of accusations were outlined as part of 20 charges of impeachment adopted by the Texas House.  —  A nefarious kitchen remodel and an extramarital affair.
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
‘Start the Kevin McCarthy death-clock’ after compromise with Biden: Rick Wilson  —  Appearing late Saturday night on MSNBC after it was announced that Preside t Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) had reached an agreement “in principle' on a budget deal, former GOP strategist Rick Wilson claimed …
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
You've Never Heard of Him, but He's Remaking the Pollution Fight  —  Richard Revesz is changing the way the government calculates the cost and benefits of regulation, with far-reaching implications for climate change.  —  This spring the Biden administration proposed or implemented eight …
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Government tries to claw back money so Jan. 6 rioters don't profit from online appeals  —  Less than two months after he pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol, Texas resident Daniel Goodwyn appeared on Tucker Carlson's then-Fox News show and promoted a website where supporters …
David French / New York Times:
The Right Is All Wrong About Masculinity  —  There is a certain irony in discussions of masculinity.  The group that is most convinced of a crisis of masculinity, the American right, is also busy emasculating itself before our eyes.  It correctly perceives that young men are facing an identity crisis …
Discussion: Althouse
Roni Caryn Rabin / New York Times:
Maternity's Most Dangerous Time: After New Mothers Come Home  —  Recent research shows that most pregnancy-related deaths occur in the year after a baby is born.  The discovery is changing how doctors care for new mothers.  —  Roni Caryn Rabin interviewed dozens of pregnant women …
 
 
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
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