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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump lawyer said to have been waved off searching office for secret records  —  Exclusive: Evan Corcoran said he was steered away from Trump's office, where the FBI later found the most sensitive materials  —  Donald Trump's lawyer tasked with searching for classified documents at Mar …
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
Drones strike Moscow in first attack on Russian capital's residential areas since Ukraine war began  —  The strikes caused damage to some buildings and forced residents to evacuate homes, local officials said Tuesday, as Kyiv was hit by the latest deadly Russian bombardment.
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Drone Strikes Damage Buildings in Moscow as Kyiv Is Hit Again  —  The drone attack in Moscow was a potent sign that the war is increasingly reaching the heart of Russia.  It came as an aerial assault on Ukraine's capital left at least one person dead.  —  Here is the latest on strikes in Moscow and Kyiv.
Peter Jamison / Washington Post:
The revolt of the Christian home-schoolers  —  They were taught that public schools are evil.  Then a Virginia couple defied their families and enrolled their kids.  —  Deep Reads features The Washington Post's best immersive reporting and narrative writing.
Washington Post:
Debt ceiling deal faces first hurdle in Republican-led House  —  In the first test of a bipartisan deal on the debt ceiling, a key House committee will meet Tuesday to determine whether the agreement comes to a full vote, all while the country inches closer to next week's default deadline.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden's underrated deal-making prowess strikes again
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:   Debt-Ceiling Deal Will Cost the IRS Up to $21.4 Billion
Manu Raju / CNN:
Republican tries to scuttle debt limit bill in House Rules Committee as pressure grows on key swing vote
Sun-Sentinel:
Nine wounded in shooting on crowded Hollywood Broadwalk.  Victims range from 65 years old to as young as 1.  —  HOLLYWOOD — A dispute between two groups ended in gunfire on the crowded Hollywood Broadwalk near the end of the Memorial Day weekend, leaving nine people shot, including a 1-year-old child, police say.
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CBS News:
Hollywood police respond to mass shooting on Broadwalk  —  MIAMI - Hollywood police have responded to reports of multiple people shot Monday afternoon.  —  CBS News Miami has learned 9 people were transported to area hospitals, 5 were taken into custody and 1 person is possibly still at large …
David Siders / Politico:
‘Numbers Nobody Has Ever Seen’: How the GOP Lost Wisconsin  —  Republicans in Wisconsin are grappling with how abortion halted their progress in the swing state.  Democrats are planning for a resurgence.  —  Republicans' state Supreme Court loss in April — in a race that …
Rolling Stone:
Team Trump Scrambles to Unmask the Feds Investigating Him  —  The former president wants to “immediately” purge the Justice Department's ranks of the officials and agents who've led the criminal probes into his actions  —  DONALD TRUMP JUST needs a few names.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jane Bradley / New York Times:
A British Reporter Had a Big #MeToo Scoop.  Her Editor Killed It.  —  Seven women say that a star columnist groped them or made unwanted sexual advances.  But Britain's news media has a complicated relationship with outing its own.  —  Inside the Financial Times newsroom this winter …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Chris Christie Gets a Super PAC Ahead of His Likely 2024 Bid  —  The former governor of New Jersey, who has been at times both a confidant and a rival of Donald Trump, will have some outside help in his effort to win the Republican primary.  —  Allies of former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey …
NBC News:
Far-right members, unhappy with debt deal, float threatening McCarthy's speakership  —  On a Monday night call, a member of the Freedom Caucus brought up using a rule that would force a vote to remove the speaker, two sources familiar with the call told NBC News.
Jennifer Hassan / Washington Post:
Woman is knocked unconscious in famous cheese-rolling race - and wins  —  LONDON — For hundreds of years, people have gathered in Gloucestershire, England, to fling themselves down a notoriously steep hill — in pursuit of a hefty chunk of golden-yellow cheese.
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Lawyers Start to Wonder if One Could Be a Snitch  —  There's plenty of bad blood among Trump's team of lawyers.  But there's also a new concern that someone could turn on the rest of the team. … With three anticipated indictments, two ongoing court cases, and an ever-expanding cadre of lawyers …
Discussion: Raw Story
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Trump Strongest Candidate Say GOP Voters  —  DeSantis remains well liked but support fades  —  West Long Branch, NJ - A majority of Republican voters feel former President Donald Trump would be their strongest nominee in the 2024 election.  According to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") …
Discussion: NBC News
Burgess Everett / Politico:
This GOP senator has a vision for her party's future — and clout in Iowa  —  She herself out of the running for vice president in 2016, now she's the highest ranked woman in her conference and hosting presidential candidates like Gov. Ron DeSantis.  —  Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) …
Discussion: Fox News, The Hill and Florida Politics
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Associated Press:
LGBTQ+ activists call for new strategies to promote equality after Target backlash  —  Following Target's announcement last week that it removed products and relocated Pride displays to the back of certain stores in the South, activists in the LGBTQ+ community are calling for new campaigns …
Discussion: New Republic, The Daily Caller and IJR
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Simon Kent / Breitbart:   LGBTQ Activists Warn Corporate America — ‘You Need to Be Our Ally’
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
There is always more money for defense contractors  —  In 2023, Republicans and Democrats are deeply divided on nearly every significant policy issue.  But there is an exception to the rule.  Both parties can always agree on sending more money to defense contractors.
Geraldo Cadava / New Yorker:
The Rise of Latino White Supremacy  —  At a time of rising racial violence, Latinos are potential perpetrators and potential victims.  —  On May 6th, a thirty-three-year-old Mexican American man named Mauricio Garcia shot and killed eight people at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Trump Pledges Executive Order on ‘Day One’ of Presidency to End Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Aliens, ‘Birth Tourism’  —  Former President Donald Trump, the GOP frontrunner for president in 2024, rolled out a new policy pledge on Tuesday in which he promised if elected …
Andrew J. Tobias / Plain Dealer:
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Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Companies Push Prices Higher, Protecting Profits but Adding to Inflation  —  Corporate profits have been bolstered by higher prices even as some of the costs of doing business have fallen in recent months.  —  The prices of oil, transportation, food ingredients and other raw materials …
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Real DeSantis launch glitch was its fascism  —  Memorial Day weekend brought an unusually big news event: a deal on raising the U.S. debt ceiling and related (or not) issues between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.  I'm withholding any in-depth commentary because …
Mark Murray / NBC News:
The stark numbers driving Democratic panic about a third-party 2024 bid  —  The independent group No Labels says Americans want more presidential choices, but Democrats argue a larger third-party vote would help Trump.  That's what happened in 2016.  —  Among all the reasons Joe Biden …
Jonathan Turley / New York Post:
Bidens offer ‘safe harbor’ to Hunter as he flails over scandalous reports, new messages show  —  In 2018, Hunter Biden's world was collapsing.  —  The New York Times had run a story on one of his shady deals with the Chinese and his father, then vice president, was pulled into the vortex.
 
 
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Gabriel Schoenfeld / Bulwark+:
Trump and the Abuse of the Pardon Power
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Ex-Trump Official Makes Stark Prediction About Trump 2024
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and PJ Media
New York Post:
Outraged critics rip CUNY law grad's ‘hate-filled’ commencement speech, demand billions in tax dollars be stripped
Tami Luhby / CNN:
Here's what's in the debt ceiling deal
Discussion: Reason, Raw Story and IJR
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Democrats hope the Senate could finally have more than one Black woman
Discussion: CNN
 Earlier Items: 
Jared Gans / The Hill:
8 killed, 71 injured in mass shootings over long holiday weekend
The Daily Beast:
How Jeffrey Epstein Wooed a Princess
Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
Three Years Later, No Justice for BLM Insurrection in D.C.
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Wall Street Journal:
China's Fading Recovery Reveals Deeper Economic Struggles
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