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12:20 PM ET, May 16, 2024

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Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
Fox News Hosts Go Into Meltdown Mode Over Biden-Trump Debate Deal  —  The right-wing network launched into conspiracy theories about the upcoming debates almost immediately.  —  LOADING  —  Fox News hosts are freaking out after President Joe Biden on Wednesday challenged Donald Trump …
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Politico:
Playbook: Who took the debate bait?  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: SAVE THE DATE — NIKKI HALEY makes her first public appearance since bowing out of the 2024 presidential race — and her inaugural appearance …
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
The Biden Campaign Is Worried  —  President Joe Biden's decision to take Donald Trump up on his “anytime and anywhere” debate offer and propose June and September debates is a clear sign of worry among his reelection campaign team.  —  Two months ago, Biden cracked the door open to not having any debates …
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
With Debate Deal, Trump and Biden Sideline a Storied Campaign Institution
NBC News:
GOP Sen. Mitt Romney says Biden should have pardoned Trump
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NBC News:
Biden asserts executive privilege in Robert Hur's classified documents probe  —  The White House told Congress that the president would be asserting executive privilege over audio recordings after a recommendation from Attorney General Merrick Garland.  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden …
Washington Post:
White House says Hur tapes are privileged as Congress moves to hold Garland in contempt
Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
Supreme Court Rejects Payday Lender Effort To Gut The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau  —  The justices did not buy the industry's argument that the consumer financial regulator's funding mechanism was unconstitutional.  —  LOADING  —  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding mechanism …
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
That grim NYT poll hints at a big opportunity for Biden  —  PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers.  Appreciate our independent journalism?  Then please sign up to support us.  —  📊 Subscribe to Public Notice 📊
Discussion: Newsbusters and BizPac Review
New York Times:
Live Updates: Questioning of Michael Cohen Focuses on His Wish to See Trump Jailed  —  Defense lawyers for Donald J. Trump played clips in which Mr. Cohen, the key witness in the criminal case, spoke excitedly about the prospect of seeing his former boss behind bars.  —  Defense assails former Trump fixer's credibility.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows Louisiana to use congressional map with second majority-Black district  —  The court's decision is the latest twist in a long-running battle over the state's congressional map.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday paved the way for Louisiana to use …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The myth of “woke” indoctrination at American universities  —  According to some prominent billionaires, political pundits, and media figures, American universities have undergone a radical transformation.  Institutions of higher learning in the United States, they say, are no longer focused on free academic inquiry.
Anna Kramer / NOTUS:
Mistrust Between Farmers and the Government Is Jeopardizing Bird Flu Response … Dairy farmers are hiding likely bird flu cases from government officials, coping with the virus's symptoms in their herds while avoiding testing, one dairy industry representative told NOTUS.
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Biden-Harris campaign accepts VP debate invite from CBS … - “We look forward to the Trump campaign accepting one of these dates so that the full debate calendar for this campaign can be set,” the Biden campaign said. … - Trump, who has yet to select a running mate …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Top Democrats give Rob Menendez an 11th hour assist … - Jeffries, who endorsed Menendez for re-election in January, generally supports even his most vulnerable incumbents against primary rivals. … - In addition to Jeffries, House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) …
Joshua Zeitz / Politico:
A Trump-Biden Tie Would Be a Political Nightmare — But Maybe a Boon to Democracy  —  The political upheaval of 1824 changed America.  The same could happen in 2024.  —  Six months out from the presidential election, voters are caught up in what-ifs.  What if Joe Biden proves the pollsters wrong and clinches a second term?
Bernie Sanders / The Guardian:
We're in a pivotal moment in American history.  We cannot retreat  —  Clearly, our job is not just to re-elect Biden.  It's much more than that  —  In 1776, Americans, living in a British colony, put their lives on the line and fought for independence from the king of England.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Reuters:
Trump, allies are laying the groundwork to contest potential election loss  —  Donald Trump and his allies are laying the groundwork to contest a potential loss in November, stoking doubts about the election's legitimacy even as opinion polls show the Republican presidential candidate leading in battleground states.
Discussion: Wired
The Guardian:
Alleged ‘deal’ offer from Trump to big oil could save industry $110bn, study finds  —  Ex-president at Mar-a-Lago last month hosted more than 20 executives, including from Chevron, Exxon and Occidental  —  A “deal” allegedly offered by Donald Trump to big-oil executives as he sought $1bn …
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
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