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4:30 PM ET, May 18, 2023

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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Disney Pulls Plug on $1 Billion Development in Florida  —  A new office complex, and relocation of a division from California, would have created more than 2,000 jobs but was scuttled as the company and Gov. Ron DeSantis continue to feud.  —  In March, Disney called Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida …
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Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Disney cancels plan to move 2,000 workers to Florida amid DeSantis fight  —  Walt Disney Co. has canceled its plan to open a new Florida campus that would've relocated some 2,000 employees to the state, a change that comes as the company is engaged in a long brawl with the state's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Political Wire
Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Disney scraps plans for new Florida campus, mass employee relocation amid DeSantis feud  — Disney will no longer be moving forward with the construction of its Lake Nona, Florida, employee campus.  — The company will also no longer be requiring California-based employees to relocate.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal:
Disney Ends Plans to Relocate Thousands of Employees to New Florida Campus  —  Move comes as company is cutting costs, reversing moves by previous CEO and fighting with Florida  —  Walt Disney Co. has ended two major investments in Florida amid a high-profile dispute with state lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Kelby Vera / HuffPost:   Disney Cancels $1 Billion Florida Expansion
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:   Disney CEO Wasn't Bluffing: Robert Iger Cancels Plans for $1 Billion Office Complex in Orlando
New York Times:
Feinstein Suffered More Complications From Illness Than Were Publicly Disclosed  —  Senator Dianne Feinstein, 89, whose recent bout with shingles included contracting encephalitis, is frailer than ever.  But she remains unwilling to entertain discussions about leaving the Senate.  —  Reporting from Capitol Hill
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Politico:
Playbook: Scoop: The mystery woman at Feinstein's side  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE VIEW FROM THE U.S. — “For Biden, Crisis at Home Complicates Diplomacy Abroad,” news analysis by NYT's Peter Baker
Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Sen. Feinstein's health complications from shingles more severe than disclosed
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Christiane Amanpour voices dissent over Trump town hall, says she had ‘very robust exchange’ with CNN chief  —  Editor's Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter.  Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here.  —  CNN —
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Dylan Byers / Puck:
When It Rains, It Amanpours  —  Notes on the ongoing fallout from a cable news makeover.  —  On Wednesday afternoon, CNN's revered chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour took the lectern to deliver the commencement address at Columbia Journalism School, in Morningside Heights.
Helen Coster / Reuters:
CNN getting more Republicans on-air as it seeks political diversity
Discussion: The Wrap and Political Wire
Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
Cornyn says Trump can't win in 2024, GOP needs someone else as presidential nominee  —  Texas senator joins growing anyone-but-Trump caucus among Republicans in Congress.  —  Update: 2:15 p.m. with details on other endorsements.  —  WASHINGTON - Sen. John Cornyn has joined the anyone-but-Trump caucus …
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CNN:
DeSantis expected to enter 2024 presidential race next week
Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Ron DeSantis Set to Launch 2024 Presidential Bid Next Week
Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
Inside DeSantis' Plan to Outwork Trump in Iowa
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Wire:
Ex-Biden Nuclear Official Sam Brinton Arrested As ‘Fugitive From Justice’  —  Sam Brinton, the “nonbinary” activist tapped by Joe Biden for a key nuclear role before he was fired for repeatedly stealing women's clothes, was arrested Wednesday night as a “fugitive from justice,” The Daily Wire has learned.
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
The Access Journalism-House Republican Mind Meld  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters at the Capitol after returning from a meeting with President Biden, May 16, 2023.  —  I remember Duncan Black (the blogger known as Atrios) remarking that Congress would be a more functional place …
Discussion: The Hill and Outside the Beltway
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Fox News:
FBI employees had security clearances revoked after speaking out against ‘politicized rot’: House report  —  FBI defends suspensions, saying one employee refused to participate in an arrest and another took part in unapproved interviews with a Russian government news outlet
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NBC News:
GOP witnesses undermined Jan. 6 cases with conspiracy theories, FBI says
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
FBI Says GOP's Whistleblowers Interfered With, Refused To Participate In Jan. 6 Investigations
New York Post:
NYC hospital ‘Karen’ paid for Citi Bike at center of viral fight with black man: lawyer  —  The lawyer for a Manhattan hospital worker accused of taking a Citi Bike from a young black man — who claimed that he paid for the two-wheeler — provided receipts he says shows she was the one who purchased …
Catalist:
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED … NATIONAL RESULTS  —  Recent midterms have typically involved national waves that favor one party over the other, particularly when there's backlash against a party that controls the presidency and both chambers of Congress.  —  Figure 1.  Two-Way Democratic Support in General Elections (1976 to 2022)
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
That Gen Z midterm boost for Democrats might be real
Virginia Heffernan / Wired:
Pete Buttigieg Loves God, Beer, and His Electric Mustang  —  Sure, the US secretary of transportation has thoughts on building bridges.  But infrastructure occupies just a sliver of his voluminous mind.  —  The curious mind of Pete Buttigieg holds much of its functionality in reserve.
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Republicans can't shake their post-Roe election slump  —  In the 11 months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Republicans have underperformed in federal, judicial, statewide and local elections across the country.  —  Why it matters: Abortion isn't the only factor driving their election woes, especially in local races.
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
Florida Democrats think the unthinkable: We're in play
Discussion: ABC News, Steve Schale and Raw Story
Rebecca Onion / Slate:
America's Leading Republican Pipsqueak Has a New Book on How to Fix Men.  It's a Hoot.  —  Josh Hawley's long-threatened tome about American masculinity is here.  Savor it with me.  —  Josh Hawley calls influencer Andrew Tate onto the carpet in his new book, Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs …
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Democrats race to avoid a Biden embarrassment in New Hampshire  —  Democrats are searching for ways to get the president on the New Hampshire ballot after he pushed for changes to the nominating calendar.  —  NASHUA, N.H. — Top Democrats are scrambling for ways to avoid a catastrophe …
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ProPublica:
The Newest College Admissions Ploy: Paying to Make Your Teen a “Peer-Reviewed” Author  —  Co-published with The Chronicle of Higher Education … On a family trip to the Jersey Shore in the summer of 2021, Sophia's go-to meal was the Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich.
Kennedy24:
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Names Dennis Kucinich as Campaign Manager  —  The Presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that former U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich will serve as its campaign manager.  —  Mr. Kucinich has long been known as one of the foremost progressive voices in American politics.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
New federal lawsuit says Florida book bans are unconstitutional  —  Since December, Popular Information has detailed the extraordinary number of book bans being pursued in Escambia County, Florida.  Much of this activity is being driven by one woman, high school English teacher Vicki Baggett.
Ben Wilson / Washington Free Beacon:
Liberal Celebrity Chef Exempt From Gas Stove Ban, California City Says  —  A California city will make an exception to its natural gas ban for world-famous chef José Andrés, after the landlords for the chef's planned restaurant warned Andrés may pull out over the regulation.
The Hill:
Supreme Court hands Twitter, Google wins in internet liability cases  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday punted the issue of determining when internet companies are protected under a controversial liability shield, instead resolving the case on other grounds.  —  The justices were considering …
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Washington Post:
Supreme Court rules for Google, Twitter on terror-related content
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Greene says she feels ‘threatened’ by Bowman after Capitol steps encounter  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Thursday she feels “threatened” by Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) following an encounter they had the day before on the steps of the Capitol.
Politico:
Marjorie Taylor Greene is introducing articles of impeachment against Joe Biden.  —  News and analysis from Capitol Hill for when you only have a few minutes, from POLITICO.
 
 
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John Fritze / USA Today:
Supreme Court dismisses Title 42 case as Gorsuch decries ‘concentration of power’
Discussion: CNN and Bloomberg
Daniel Strauss / New Republic:
No Labels' Old Allies Agree: The Group Is “Dangerous” and Must Be Stopped
Gordon Lubold / Wall Street Journal:
Accounting Error Leaves Pentagon With $3 Billion More in Arms for Ukraine, U.S. Says
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Court temporarily blocks new Montana abortion ban
Discussion: Daily Montanan
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Taking down loathsome lefty pol Dan Goldman
Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
School librarians face a new penalty in the banned-book wars: Prison
Discussion: Alternet.org
Adriel Bettelheim / Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: Gun violence soars as public health concern
Discussion: The Guardian, The Hill and Reuters
Randall D. Eliason / New York Times:
Why the Supreme Court Is Blind to Its Own Corruption
Julia Azari / Politico:
Trump's Dominance in the GOP Isn't What It Seems
Discussion: Raw Story and Breitbart
Kevin Cirilli / Scripps News:
Communications director for Rep. George Santos resigns