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10:15 AM ET, May 31, 2022

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NBC News:
Inside a Biden White House adrift  —  WASHINGTON — Faced with a worsening political predicament, President Joe Biden is pressing aides for a more compelling message and a sharper strategy while bristling at how they've tried to stifle the plain-speaking persona that has long been one of his most potent assets.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Biden sees exodus of Black staffers and some frustration among those who remain  —  At least 21 Black staffers have left the White House since late last year or are planning to leave soon.  Some of those who remain say it's no wonder why: They describe a work environment with little support …
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:   Jill Biden says she, president settle arguments by ‘fexting’
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New York Times:
We Clerked for Justices Scalia and Stevens.  America Is Getting Heller Wrong.  —  Ms. Shaw is a professor of law at Cardozo Law School.  Mr. Bash is an attorney in private practice in Austin, Texas.  —  In the summer of 2008, the Supreme Court decided District of Columbia v. Heller …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Chantal Da Silva / NBC News:
Memorial Day weekend marked by more than a dozen mass shootings in the U.S.  —  12 killed, 15 wounded in Philadelphia weekend shootings  —  Amid calls for gun control after last week's massacre at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school, shots rang out across the country over the Memorial Day weekend …
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Anayeli Ruiz / KHOU-TV:
11-year-old who survived Uvalde massacre struggles to deal in aftermath
Discussion: Insider
ABC News:
‘Full of victims’: Video appears to show Texas 911 dispatchers relaying information from children in classroom
Discussion: Mediaite and Daily Kos
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Gun Talks Put Senate's Tattered Credibility on the Line
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Maloney vs. Nadler?  New York Must Pick a Side (East or West)  —  New congressional lines have put two stalwart Manhattan Democrats on a collision course in the Aug. 23 primary.  Barney Greengrass is staying neutral.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Raw Story
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Inside Biden's June pivot to the economy
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Kevin McCarthy's Jan. 6th Coverup is Underway  —  The man who wants to be speaker of the House refuses to cooperate with the Jan. 6th investigation.  —  Conditioned to accept the idea that most Republican officials are zombified “ultra MAGA” automatons for former President Trump …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Tyler Cowen / Marginal REVOLUTION:
How did the IR community get Russia/Ukraine so wrong?  —  In proper Tetlockian fashion, I thought I would look back and consider how well IR experts did in the time leading up to the current war in Ukraine.  In particular, how many of them saw in advance that a war was coming?
Discussion: Thinking about and Reuters
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Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
Russia Extends Control Over Key Ukraine City as U.S. Plans to Boost Kyiv's Firepower
Discussion: Raw Story and americandigest.org
Quentin Sommerville / BBC:
'I watched from afar Russia's latest merciless assault on Severodonetsk'
Richard Raycraft / CBC News:
Government tables bill to limit handguns, pledges to buy back assault-style weapons  —  Legislation stops short of full handgun ban but sets hard limit on number in Canada  —  New legislation aims to cap legal handguns in Canada  —  The federal government has tabled new gun control legislation …
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CNN:
Canada's Trudeau announces bill to cap sales, transfers and imports of all handguns in the country
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Former Trump aide Navarro says he has received a grand jury subpoena related to Jan. 6  —  Peter Navarro, a former White House aide to Donald Trump, says he's been served a grand jury subpoena by federal prosecutors probing the Jan. 6 insurrection — and claims they have asked for records of …
Joseph R. Biden Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Joe Biden: My Plan for Fighting Inflation  —  I won't meddle with the Fed, but I will tackle high prices while guiding the economy's transition to stable and steady growth.  —  1x  —  The global economy faces serious challenges.  Inflation is elevated, exacerbated by Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine.
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Is America heading for civil war?  —  A clutch of books makes an alarmingly persuasive case that the warning lights are flashing redder than at any point since 1861  —  In the summer of 2015, America caught a glimpse of how its future could unfold.  The US military conducted a routine exercise …
Laurie Fiorenza / West Cook News:
OPRF to implement race-based grading system in 2022-23 school year  —  Oak Park and River Forest High School administrators will require teachers next school year to adjust their classroom grading scales to account for the skin color or ethnicity of its students.
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Why Masks Work, but Mandates Haven't  —  Why haven't Covid mask mandates made much difference?  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Covid cases and hospitalizations are rising again in the U.S., and deaths are starting to rise, too.  In response, many people are understandably asking …
Thomas Lecaque / The Bulwark:
Doug Mastriano, Christian Nationalism, and the Cult of the AR-15  —  The Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor has ties to a gun-worshiping sect.  But the real scandal is just how common many of their beliefs have become on the right.  —  The horrific mass shootings at Buffalo …
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
Vaughan Jones / KJZZ:
Republican Rep. Debbie Lesko heckled, exits stage during graduation speech in Glendale  —  U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko speaking with attendees at an event in Peoria, Arizona, in March 2022.  —  Arizona Republican Congresswoman Debbie Lesko, who represents the state's 8th Congressional District …
Discussion: Pitt's Newsletter and Raw Story
 
 
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Economic Pessimism Growing in U.S.
Jacob Magid / The Times of Israel:
US readies steps to boost ties with Palestinians after freezing consulate reopening
Discussion: Breitbart and The New Arab
Associated Press:
Some Democrats voting in GOP primaries to block Trump picks
Fredreka Schouten / CNN:
‘The horse and buggy era’: Attacks on voting machines set off fresh worries about election subversion
Discussion: Raw Story
Michael Ginsberg / The Daily Caller:
Rep. Ilhan Omar Complains About Media Bias In Speech To Organization Repeatedly Accused Of Terrorist Ties
Nolan Clay / The Oklahoman:
Trump supporter arrested over US Capitol breach after fraternity brother tips off FBI
Discussion: HuffPost
New York Times:
20 Bruckner Boulevard  —  They were transforming a century-old Bronx ice house into a charter school.
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Oren Liebermann / CNN:
US will bring home and identify remains of unknown soldiers from only American cemetery in Africa
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Quinn Yeargain / Bolts:
“A Systematic Assault”: GOP Rushes to Change Election Rules to Block Medicaid in South Dakota
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Kansas police shoot pregnant Black woman five times despite having her hands up: witness
Discussion: New York Post
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
New bid to spin Hunter Biden's laptop
Discussion: Power Line
Eric Kaufmann / CSPI Center:
Born This Way? The Rise of LGBT as a Social and Political Identity
Lee Brown / New York Post:
Nancy Pelosi's husband was in car crash before his DUI arrest: cops
 

 
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The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

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