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8:05 AM ET, May 15, 2023

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Washington Post:
Wagner chief offered to give Russian troop locations to Ukraine, leak says  —  Yevgeniy Prigozhin said he would tell Ukraine's military where to attack Russian troops if they pulled their own forces back from the beleaguered city of Bakhmut, where Wagner mercenaries were taking heavy losses
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Hill Staffer Is A Prominent Follower Of Neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes  —  Evidence shows Congressman Paul Gosar's digital director is behind an online persona that Fuentes called one of his “strongest soldiers.”  —  Nick Fuentes was under attack.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
Ana Goñi-Lessan / Tallahassee Democrat:
Florida teacher investigated by state agency for showing Disney movie in class  —  A Florida teacher is under investigation by the state Department of Education after what she believes is a targeted attack by a school board member who took issue with a Disney movie shown in her classroom.
Marita Moloney / BBC:
Zelensky arrives in UK for surprise meeting with Sunak  —  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is visiting the UK to meet Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.  —  In a tweet, he said he would meet his “friend” Mr Sunak to hold “substantive negotiations”.  —  The UK announced on Thursday …
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
How Kyrsten Sinema Uses Campaign Cash for Her Marathon Habit  —  Sen. Kyrsten Sinema loves to run marathons—and to use campaign cash to pay for her stays at swanky hotels during those marathons. … When Kyrsten Sinema ran the Boston Marathon last year, it was a proud moment the Arizona senator …
Discussion: Alternet.org
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Washington Post:
Thai opposition leads vote count, spelling possible end to military rule  —  BANGKOK, Thailand — Opposition parties in Thailand took a commanding lead in the country's parliamentary election on Sunday, according to an official vote tally, potentially signaling the end of the military's nearly decade-long rule here.
New York Times:
Nail-Biter Turkish Election Heads for Round 2 as Majority Eludes Erdogan  —  After two decades in power, a struggling Recep Tayyip Erdogan has two more weeks to persuade Turkish voters that he should continue as president.  —  ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's presidential election appeared on Sunday …
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Reuters:
Turkey faces runoff election for president as Erdogan survives first test
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: How Trump's team egged him on during CNN town hall  —  President Trump got more aggressive — and more dismissive of moderator Kaitlan Collins — as last week's CNN town hall continued.  Now we know one reason why:  — Backstage during the first commercial break, Axios has learned …
NBC News:
As debt default looms, America yawns  —  Whether it's crisis fatigue or a belief that things will work out at the last minute, Americans have not been pressuring their leaders to solve the debt ceiling.  —  WASHINGTON — A mass shooting in Allen, Texas, and another in Cleveland, Texas.
Discussion: The Western Journal
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Institute for the Study of War:
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 14, 2023  —  May 14, 2023, 3pm ET  —  Click here to see ISW's interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.  —  Click here to access ISW's archive of interactive …
CNN:
Rick Perry teases possible presidential bid, declines to support Trump campaign  —  Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Sunday teased a possible 2024 presidential run while declining to support Donald Trump's campaign, becoming the latest onetime Trump appointee to distance himself from the former president's third White House bid.
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Trump says he'll bring back Michael Flynn if he wins in 2024: 'He's some man'  —  Former President Trump has said he'll bring back his former national security adviser Michael Flynn if he wins another four years in the White House in 2024.  —  “I will say, General Flynn, he's some general.
Washington Post:
Biden team aims to compete in North Carolina, test ground in Florida  —  The strategy could provide alternate paths to victory if the president falters in other battleground states  —  Top advisers to President Biden are planning a 2024 battleground strategy that fully invests in North Carolina …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Waiting, or, some recurring end-of-Supreme-Court-term questions  —  When is [fill-in-the-blank] going to be decided?  We don't know.  —  I have been engaged with the U.S. Supreme Court's work, really, since 1996's decision in Romer v. Evans — my first summer in DC.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Kentucky 2023: Daniel Cameron Extends Lead in GOP Gubernatorial Primary over Kelly Craft  —  Home Polls Kentucky 2023: Daniel Cameron Extends Lead in GOP Gubernatorial Primary over Kelly Craft  —  The final Emerson College Polling/Fox 56 Lexington survey of Kentucky Republican primary voters …
Politico:
The end of Ukraine aid is rapidly approaching.  Reupping it won't be easy  —  The Pentagon could run out money for weapons by midsummer.  —  Move over, Treasury.  You're not the only one with an X-date.  —  The $48 billion Ukraine aid package that Congress approved in December has about $6 billion left …
Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
He Told Followers to Starve to Meet Jesus.  Why Did So Many Do It?  —  Hundreds were drawn to a remote wilderness in southeastern Kenya by the End Times preaching of pastor Paul Mackenzie.  Relatives and ex-members tried to intervene, but some did not want to be rescued.
Discussion: al.com
Abigail Weinberg / Mother Jones:
A Problem for DeSantis: Reports Say He Has No Rizz  —  One article repeatedly mentions DeSantis' difficulty making eye contact.  —  Former President Trump is a twice-impeached sexual abuser, who possesses a unique ability to make people laugh—unfortunately or fortunately, to use his verbiage.
The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces 13 New Actions to Reduce Gun Violence by Maximizing the Benefits of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act  —  Today, President Biden published an op-ed announcing new actions the Biden-Harris Administration is taking to implement the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
In Vienna, the U.S.-China relationship shows signs of hope
ProPublica:
Could a Michigan School Shooting Have Been Prevented? Families Still Waiting for a Full Accounting of What Happened.
Stephen Neukam / The Hill:
Abbott knocks Dominion over Tucker Carlson's departure from Fox News
Discussion: Joe.My.God., NewsNation and Mediaite
Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian:
US senator denounced as ‘profoundly ignorant man’ over remarks on Mexico
Discussion: WEB OF EVIL
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Eric Adams Says He's a Progressive. Democrats Beg to Differ.
Discussion: Associated Press and FOX8 WGHP
Michael W. McConnell / New York Times:
The Case for Violating the Debt Limit Is Dangerous Nonsense
Discussion: Balkinization
 Earlier Items: 
Pat Leahy / The Irish Times:
Ireland likely to join Nato project to protect undersea cables
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
From Rahmbo to Rahm-bassador: How an unlikely diplomat has wooed Japan
Associated Press:
AI presents political peril for 2024 with threat to mislead voters
David Roth / Defector:
Burning Down The House  —  Because Twitter is so big and open-ended, and because it is a product …
David Edwards / Raw Story:
'We can't track down the informant': James Comer says he lost top witness in Biden investigation
Ryan Burge / Politico:
The Religious Landscape is Undergoing Massive Change. It Could Decide the 2024 Election.
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
From Techmeme:

Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Microsoft plans to add the latest installment of Call of Duty to Xbox Game Pass at launch this fall, a major shakeup of its video game sales strategy

Will Knight / Wired:
OpenAI's entire Superalignment team, which was focused on the existential dangers of AI, has either resigned or been absorbed into other research groups

The Information:
Sources: Apple is working on a significantly slimmer iPhone that could be released concurrently with the iPhone 17, a major redesign, similar to the iPhone X

 
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