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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.
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Financial Times, Daily Kos, Mediaite and Political Wire
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Politico:
House conservative threatens to push ousting McCarthy over debt deal
House conservative threatens to push ousting McCarthy over debt deal
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The Hill, HuffPost, USA Today, Bloomberg, New York Daily News, Progress Pond, Mediaite, The Guardian, Mock Paper Scissors and Daily Kos
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Biden won't claim debt ceiling win, because he must play the owned lib
Biden won't claim debt ceiling win, because he must play the owned lib
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Washington Examiner, CNN, New Republic, New York Daily News, USA Today, Bloomberg and KRDO
Washington Post:
Debt ceiling deal faces first hurdle in Republican-led House
Debt ceiling deal faces first hurdle in Republican-led House
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The Hill, Common Dreams, New York Post, Greenpeace USA, Al Jazeera, TASS, ABC News, NPR, Raw Story and CNN
Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM: Conservatives roar on debt ceiling and McCarthy
Playbook PM: Conservatives roar on debt ceiling and McCarthy
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New Republic, The Gateway Pundit and Political Wire
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 …
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PoliticusUSA, Vanity Fair, New York Daily News, Digby's Hullabaloo, New Republic and Raw Story
The Carter Center:
Carter Family Statement about Health of First Lady Rosalynn Carter — ATLANTA — The Carter family is sharing that former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia. She continues to live happily at home with her husband, enjoying spring in Plains and visits with loved ones.
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Adam Carlson / ABC News:
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter diagnosed with dementia, Carter Center announces
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter diagnosed with dementia, Carter Center announces
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Associated Press
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.
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Raw Story and dr. p.l. (paul) thomas
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.
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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.
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Raw Story
Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Trump pledges to end birthright citizenship on first day in office — Former President Trump is returning to his calls to remove birthright citizenship, with his 2024 White House campaign on Tuesday announcing he will seek to end it via executive order on his first day in office.
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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 …
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Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo, Morning Shots and Political Wire
Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
Breaking: Rep. Chris Stewart plans to resign from Congress — The Utah Republican congressman is expected to announce his departure from the House of Representatives soon, several sources told The Salt Lake Tribune. — U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart plans to resign his seat in Congress, possibly as soon as this week.
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Political Wire
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 …
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The Daily Beast and Eschaton, more at Mediagazer »
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") …
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The Hill, NBC News, Digby's Hullabaloo and Washington Times
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 …
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.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Keith Zhai / Wall Street Journal:
China, India Kick Out Nearly All of Each Other's Journalists as Rivalry Escalates — Rift that opened with deadly border clash deepens as neighbors deny reporter visas — SINGAPORE—India and China have ejected each other's journalists in recent weeks, virtually wiping out mutual media access …
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Political Wire and Foreign Affairs
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.
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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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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 …
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Washington Press and Raw Story
Andrew J. Tobias / Plain Dealer:
Ohio congressman declines to run in 2024 Republican U.S. Senate primary … Disclaimer — Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/26/2023).
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Washington Examiner and The Hill
Russell Falcon / The Hill:
Chick-fil-A DEI hire sparks calls for boycott — (NEXSTAR) — Chick-fil-A's newest big hire — a vice president of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) — has some conservative groups calling for a boycott. The fast food giant has been a favorite among many over the years …
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Coast Guard suspends search for four people after Alaska charter boat sinks — The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday suspended a search for four people who went missing in the waters near Sitka, Alaska, after a charter boat was found sunk over the weekend. — One deceased individual was found Sunday evening …
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 …