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Politico:
Just don't boast: How Biden world sought to ace the debt ceiling standoff — The president's advisers are betting voters will reward Biden for getting things done. — In the days after striking a deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to raise the nation's debt ceiling …
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Senate votes to overturn Biden's student loan relief program — Biden has said he'll veto the measure, but his loan forgiveness program faces its true test at the Supreme Court, which is expected to rule on a challenge to the plan this month. — The Senate voted largely along party lines Thursday …
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Emily Singer / The American Independent:
McCarthy says Biden stopped him from cutting Social Security and Medicare — The House speaker said President Biden ‘walled off’ potential cuts to the programs during debt ceiling negotiations. — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Wednesday that he wants to create a commission to look …
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Washington Post, Associated Press, The Hill, Raw Story, susiemadrak.com, Washington Examiner and The Daily Caller
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
Did Washington underestimate Kevin McCarthy?
Did Washington underestimate Kevin McCarthy?
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Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, The Messenger and ABC News
Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM: Senate heads toward debt ceiling vote
Playbook PM: Senate heads toward debt ceiling vote
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Washington Post:
In a deep red Florida county, a student-teacher revolt shames the right — By now, it's obvious that the reactionary culture warriors who want to reshape American education are inspiring a serious liberal counter-mobilization in response. Remarkably, this backlash to the backlash …
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Tampa Bay Times, Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo, Balloon Juice and WFLA-TV
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Months of distrust inside Trump legal team led to top lawyer's departure — Exclusive: Two Trump lawyers considered a ‘murder-suicide pact’ where one would resign if the other was fired — Donald Trump's legal team for months has weathered deep distrust and interpersonal conflict …
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New Republic, Raw Story and The Daily Beast
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Could Hunter Biden be the next poster child for Second Amendment rights? — The president's son is under investigation for potentially breaking the law banning drug users from owning guns - but the law's constitutionality faces growing challenges. — Hunter Biden could soon find himself …
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New York Times:
Hunter Biden's Lawyers Cite Landmark Gun Ruling in Bid to Stave Off Charges
Hunter Biden's Lawyers Cite Landmark Gun Ruling in Bid to Stave Off Charges
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HotAir, The Daily Caller, The Columbus Dispatch and Breitbart
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Hunter Biden lawyer deposes laptop shop owner
Scoop: Hunter Biden lawyer deposes laptop shop owner
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Axios:
Dee-Santis or Deh-Santis? His team won't say — Some presidential candidates struggle to nail their message. Ron DeSantis is struggling to nail his NAME. … - The video announcing his presidential campaign. — A radio interview in South Carolina, in which he told listeners to go to “RonDee-Santis.com.”
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
After harassment, Arizona county official won't run for reelection — PHOENIX — After facing an onslaught of harassment and violent threats for certifying the results of the 2020 election, a Republican on the governing board of Arizona's largest county will not seek reelection during the 2024 cycle.
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Kari Lake Is Appealing Her Election Loss Again
Kari Lake Is Appealing Her Election Loss Again
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Political Wire
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Republicans are spending millions on turnout operations that are deeply flawed, insiders say — “That's why we're losing elections,” one Republican field veteran said of the conservative canvassing apparatus. “Nobody wants to admit it.” — A few weeks before last fall's midterm elections …
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Raw Story and The Post Millennial
Slate:
There's Unsettling New Evidence About William Rehnquist's Views on Segregation — This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate's coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. We're working to change the way the media covers the Supreme Court. Join us!
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emptywheel:
John Durham Fabricated His Basis to Criminalize Oppo Research — I'd like to talk about Durham's treatment of what he calls the “Clinton Plan” in his report, an attempt to criminalize Hillary's effort to hold Trump politically accountable for his coziness with Russia.
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The Gateway Pundit
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis loses his temper with a reporter: ‘Are you blind?’ — The Florida governor became agitated when a reporter asked him why he wasn't taking questions from New Hampshire voters. — LACONIA, N.H. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lashed out at a reporter — twice barking “Are you blind?”
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Elizabeth Napolitano / CBS News:
Meta threatens news ban in California over bill requiring it to share ad revenue — Facebook parent Meta Platforms is threatening to ban users in California from sharing news on its website if the state passes a bill that would require online platforms to pay fees to news publishers.
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Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Former Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey weighs U.S. Senate bid — Former Los Angeles Dodgers icon Steve Garvey is considering running for the open U.S. Senate seat in California as a Republican, a move that would immediately upend the 2024 race, according to several GOP state party insiders …
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Associated Press and Political Wire
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Millennials Are Not an Exception. They've Moved to the Right. — Fifteen years ago, a new generation of young voters propelled Barack Obama to a decisive victory that augured a new era of Democratic dominance. — Fifteen years later, those once young voters aren't so young — and aren't quite so Democratic.
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Washington Free Beacon and Washington Examiner
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Kaine introduces amendment to strip Manchin-backed pipeline from debt ceiling bill — Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Thursday added an amendment to the House-passed debt-ceiling bill that seeks to strip approval for a controversial pipeline backed by fellow Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.).
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Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Elizabeth Warren, J.D. Vance team up on bank CEO crackdown — Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, and Vance, an Ohio Republican, worked hand-in-hand to craft the latest iteration of the bill and assemble key co-sponsors. — Sen. Elizabeth Warren's push to hit the executives of failed banks …
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Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, Blue Virginia and Financial Times
Morgan Phillips / Daily Mail:
FBI director will let top Republican LOOK at Biden ‘criminal scheme’ document: Chris Wray offers compromise on ‘$5million bribery’ memo to avoid contempt charges — The internal unclassified FD-1023 form apparently details an ‘arrangement’ for an exchange of money for policy decisions, the Republicans have said
Erum Salam / The Guardian:
‘Trump Bucks’ websites taken down after buyers fall for fake currency — Victims of con invested thousands of dollars in fake bills plastered with Trump's face they believed would make them rich — Websites launched by companies selling “Trump Bucks” to some of the former president's most ardent supporters have been taken down.
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Political Wire and NBC News
Reuters:
SpaceX's Starlink wins Pentagon contract for satellite services to Ukraine — SpaceX's Starlink, the satellite communications service started by billionaire Elon Musk, now has a Department of Defense contract to buy those satellite services for Ukraine, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
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Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, CNBC and TechCrunch
Charlie Sykes / Bulwark+:
Trump's Smoking Tape? — “It's not inconceivable that Trump could be wearing an ankle bracelet when and if he delivers his acceptance address at the Republican National Convention.” — David Frum, The Atlantic, May 7, 2023 — During my podcast with former RNC chair Michael Steele yesterday …
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Steve Schale / Bulwark+:
Anatomy of a Murder: How the Democratic Party Crashed in Florida — I set out to write a piece about Florida and the Democratic party several months ago. I didn't think it would be that hard. I was wrong. — Because it's hard to watch something you helped build get torched to the ground.
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Digby's Hullabaloo and OpenSecrets.org
Jordan Green / Raw Story:
Neo-Nazi Marine Corps vet accused of plotting terror attack possessed classified military materials: sources — A neo-Nazi Marine Corps veteran jailed for allegedly plotting to attack the power grid and commit acts of racial terror stands accused by the government of possessing classified …
Washington Post:
Biden plans to pick physician Mandy Cohen to lead CDC — Former North Carolina health secretary would take over sprawling public health agency — President Biden plans to select former North Carolina health secretary Mandy Cohen to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
New York Times:
Russian Missile Strike on Kyiv Kills 3 — Air defenses intercepted the missiles just six minutes after alarms sounded, leaving people little time to react. The authorities were investigating after a mother and child were killed by debris while trying to get into a shelter. — Here's what we're covering:
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Ken Ward Jr / Mountain State Spotlight:
Gov. Jim Justice's coal empire sued by the federal government — again — This article was produced with ProPublica as part of its Local Reporting Network initiative. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. — Federal authorities sued West Virginia …
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Reuven Blau / The City:
City Jails No Longer Announcing Deaths Behind Bars Angering Watchdogs — The Department of Correction says that the de Blasio-era practice of notifying the press when someone dies in a detention facility is over. Advocacy groups and a federal monitor say it's part of a broader effort to hide wrongdoing.
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New York Times:
Talk of Racism Proves Thorny for G.O.P. Candidates of Color — As candidates like Tim Scott and Nikki Haley bolster their biographies with stories of discrimination, they have often denied the existence of systemic racism in America while describing situations that sound just like it.
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National Review
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Kari Lake Is Releasing Song Called ‘81 Million Votes, My A—’ With Team Behind Trump's J6 Prison Choir Track — Kari Lake, the Republican who lost Arizona's gubernatorial race, is releasing a music single Thursday at midnight called “81 Million Votes, My Ass,” according to a post the record label made Wednesday on Truth Social.
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Joe.My.God. and The Gateway Pundit
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris announces new actions to tackle racial bias in home appraisals — Vice President Harris on Thursday announced a new rule to require financial institutions ensure that their home appraisal algorithms are not contributing to racial bias in home valuations.
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Associated Press, NBC News and The White House
Associated Press:
Oath Keeper who guarded Roger Stone before Jan. 6 attack gets more than 4 years in prison — A member of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group who was part of a security detail for former President Donald Trump 's longtime adviser Roger Stone before storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced …
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Politico, CNN, USA Today and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Iran plans to escalate attacks against U.S. troops in Syria, documents show — Covert plan to kill Americans is seen as part of a larger Russian-backed strategy to oust the United States from Syria — Iran is arming militants in Syria for a new phase of lethal attacks against U.S. troops in the country …
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The Times of Israel and The Hill
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Biden tells US Air Force Academy graduates their leadership needed in increasingly confusing world — President Joe Biden on Thursday thanked U.S. Air Force Academy graduates for choosing “service over self” but said they now have the “great privilege” of leading in a world that will only get more confusing in the years to come.
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Kourosh Ziabari / Arab Gulf States Institute …:
Are Iran and Egypt on a Path to Entente? — A thaw with Egypt may help an economically besieged Iranian government rattled by popular protests boost its regional standing. — After more than four decades of frozen relations, signs are emerging that Iran and Egypt are seeking to thaw ties.