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4:20 PM ET, May 31, 2023

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Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
As the debt ceiling deal clears its first major hurdle, its conservative opponents begin to admit defeat  —  The News  —  Hard-right Republicans spent much of Tuesday furiously denouncing Washington's new debt ceiling deal as it began moving through Congress, promising to use any means within their reach to derail it.
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Game, set and almost match to Biden on the debt ceiling  —  Republican drama barely dents US president's agenda  —  Shakespeare foretold the tale of America's latest debt-ceiling crisis — full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.  The final deal, which will probably be passed this weekend …
Kwadington / The Hill:
Debt ceiling live updates: McCarthy braces for key test before final vote
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Mike Pence is set to launch his presidential campaign next week  —  The former vice president will kick off his 2024 bid with a campaign video and a speech in Des Moines, Iowa.  —  Mike Pence plans to enter the GOP presidential nomination fray June 7 with a campaign video and a kickoff speech in Des Moines …
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Tom LoBianco / The Messenger:
Former Vice President Mike Pence to Launch Campaign for White House Within 2 Weeks (Exclusive)  —  Pence, who is polling in single digits, believes he has a lane with evangelicals in the GOP primaries. … Former Vice President Mike Pence is set to launch his run for the White House against his old boss …
Discussion: Fox News and Political Wire
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Mike Pence to launch campaign for president in Iowa June 7
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia GOP convention: Mike Pence out, Kari Lake in
Discussion: The Hill and Insider
New York Times:
Trump White House Aides Subpoenaed in Firing of Election Security Expert  —  The special counsel is scrutinizing the dismissal of Christopher Krebs, who contradicted baseless claims by the former president that the 2020 election was marred by fraud.  —  The special counsel investigating …
Politico:
Tuberville's top military adviser bows out  —  Morgan Murphy says he resigned after a Washington Post story suggested he took credit for the senator's military nomination blockade.  —  Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Ala.) national security adviser told POLITICO that he has resigned …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Tuberville adviser resigns after report on role in stalling military promotions  —  The national security adviser to Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) has resigned after The Washington Post disclosed in a story that he presented Tuberville with the highly controversial strategy of stalling scores …
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
CNN:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump captured on tape talking about classified document he kept after leaving the White House  —  Federal prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of a summer 2021 meeting in which former President Donald Trump acknowledges he held onto a classified Pentagon document …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Barbara Hoberock / Tulsa World:
Oklahoma Supreme Court rules two abortion ban laws unconstitutional  —  OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday tossed out two state laws outlawing abortion.  —  The state's high court found that Senate Bill 1503 and House Bill 4327 were unconstitutional.
Discussion: The Hill, UPI and The Daily Caller
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Chris Casteel / The Oklahoman:
Oklahoma Supreme Court strikes down two state abortion bans
Discussion: CBS News and The Messenger
Gabrielle M. Etzel / Washington Examiner:   Oklahoma Supreme Court overturns two abortion bans
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump's latest policy pitch: A massive birthday party for the nation  —  The former president is proposing a yearlong bash to commemorate 250 years of independence.  —  Donald Trump's latest idea to enshrine American greatness is to throw the country “the most spectacular” birthday bash — one that will last all year.
Nadine El-Bawab / ABC News:
Tennessee woman gets emergency hysterectomy after doctors deny early abortion care  —  Tennessee's ban went into effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned.  —  Mayron Hollis said she had just started taking contraceptives when she found out she was pregnant again a few months after giving birth in February 2022.
Chloe Xiang / VICE:
Eating Disorder Helpline Disables Chatbot for ‘Harmful’ Responses After Firing Human Staff  —  “Every single thing Tessa suggested were things that led to the development of my eating disorder.”  —  Chloe Xiang  —  The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) has taken its chatbot called Tessa offline …
Discussion: The Overspill
Lydia O'Connor / HuffPost:
DOJ Sues Jim Justice's Coal Operation Over $5 Million In Unpaid Fines  —  The judgments were related to health, safety and environmental violations.  —  The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the coal empire of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice over $5 million in unpaid fines related …
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US Department of Justice:
United States Files Civil Action to Collect Unpaid Civil Penalties and Reclamation Fee Debts
Discussion: CNBC, UPI and The Daily Caller
Mariya Knight / CNN:
Woman who accused Biden of sexually assaulting her in 1993 defects to Russia  —  A former staffer who accused Joe Biden of sexual assault has defected to Moscow and spoken to Russian state media in a news conference that lasted several hours.  —  Tara Reade drew headlines during the 2020 presidential race …
William Thornton / al.com:
Tommy Tuberville's musician brother ‘compelled to distance’ himself over ‘racial stereotypes, white nationalism’  —  The brother of U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville is speaking out on social media, saying he is “compelled to distance” himself from some of the lawmaker's recent statements.
Discussion: Political Wire
Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Suspected Chinese spies, disguised as tourists, attempted to infiltrate Alaskan military bases  —  ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Chinese citizens posing as tourists but suspected of being spies have made several attempts in recent years to gain access to military facilities in this vast state studded …
New York Times:
Climate Shocks Are Making Parts of America Uninsurable.  It Just Got Worse.  —  The largest insurer in California said it would stop offering new coverage.  It's part of a broader trend of companies pulling back from dangerous areas.  —  Christopher Flavelle, who has long covered the impacts …
New York Times:
James Beard Foundation, Whose Awards Honor Chefs, Is Now Investigating Them  —  The group behind “the Oscars of the food world” created a new process to weed out nominees with problematic pasts.  But that process has troubles of its own.  —  In more than 25 years of covering food …
Discussion: KRDO
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Chris Christie to announce GOP presidential campaign next week … - Being joyful and hitting a more hopeful note aimed at America's “exhausted majority.”  — Being authentic — a happy warrior who speaks his mind, takes risks and is happy to punch Donald Trump in the nose.
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Blue Jays pitcher apologizes for sharing video calling for boycott of companies supporting LGBTQ+ rights  —  Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass apologized Tuesday for sharing a video that called for the boycott of major companies that publicly support the LGBTQ+ community.
Bloomberg:
Turkmenistan in Talks With US to Tackle Giant Methane Leaks  —  American officials are negotiating a deal to help Turkmenistan curb its vast methane emissions, potentially sealing a major breakthrough in the global fight against climate change and notching a diplomatic coup for President Joe Biden.
Ej Dickson / Rolling Stone:
AI Deepfakes of True Crime Victims Are a Waking Nightmare  —  TikTok accounts are posting horrifying artificial intelligence-generated clips of murder victims — mostly children — describing their own ghastly demise … She recounts that one day, she was hungry and wouldn't stop crying …
Peter Schorsch / The Daily Beast:
Leaked Audio From a Ron DeSantis Donor Event Is Really Bad News for His Campaign  —  Team DeSantis tried to hype poll numbers to deep-pocketed supporters.  But the data actually points to a Trump primary victory. … When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gathered top allies with deep pockets …
Discussion: Raw Story and Florida Politics
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Nikki Haley's husband to deploy with National Guard to Africa as she seeks 2024 GOP nomination  —  Nikki Haley's husband will soon begin a yearlong deployment with the South Carolina Army National Guard to Africa, a mission that will encompass most of the remainder of his wife's campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
Alex Henderson / Raw Story:
GOP being crushed in Wisconsin as state ‘shifts leftward’: report  —  Democratic strategists once regarded Wisconsin as a reliably blue state.  Former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis lost California, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Maine and Florida to Republican George H.W. Bush …
Discussion: Politico
Matthew D. Taylor / Bulwark+:
Roger Stone and the Key to Trump's Evangelical Support  —  TRUMP ADVISER AND MAD-HATTER political operative Roger Stone made a strange declaration at a recent gathering of pastors at the Trump National Doral resort in Miami, Florida: He claimed that he was the subject of a modern prophecy about a …
Thomas Catenacci / Fox News:
US govt sent $1.3 billion to China, Russia for gender equality, cat experiments and Wuhan lab research  —  'Washington's continued spending is so out of hand, it is losing track of Americans' hard-earned taxpayer dollars,' GOP Sen. Ernst says  —  The U.S. government has given Chinese …
Discussion: Washington Times
The Texas Tribune:
This class president is the model of a successful Texas teen.  After a ban on trans health care, she can't wait to leave the state.  —  For one Round Rock teen, getting accepted to Harvard was her ticket out of a state that she says is hostile to trans youth.
NBC News:
House Oversight chair prepares to hold FBI director in contempt over document in Biden probe  —  Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky, said the panel will vote on holding Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress for refusing to hand over a document the panel is seeking for its investigation into the Biden family's business dealings.
 
 
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11-year-old charged in robberies as D.C. struggles to quell youth violence
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Fox News:
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CNN:
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
New Oral History Peers Back at Obama, His Era and the Tradeoffs He Made
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Tom Morgan / Telegraph:
Donald Trump's Turnberry golf course blacklisted by Open Championship organisers
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Matt Shuham / HuffPost:
The Fringe Figure Who Says He's Advising Republicans On Their Hunter Biden Probe
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Courtney Kube / NBC News:
Congress threatens to block Space Command headquarters funding as abortion politics impact location decision
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
U.S. Mood Remains Glum; 18% Satisfied With State of Nation
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Li Cohen / CBS News:
Teens arrested in connection to assault of U.S. Marines that was caught on camera
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