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5:35 PM ET, May 24, 2023

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Washington Post:
GOP unites in brinkmanship over default, rejecting Biden compromises  —  Several House Republican lawmakers have begun casting doubt on the Treasury Department's deadline for averting a financial crisis  —  During a closed meeting Tuesday morning at a GOP hangout a block from the U.S. Capitol …
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Debt Limit Update: The GOP Admits to Extortion  —  The media continues to normalize dangerously abnormal GOP behavior.  —  Kevin McCarthy is not known for much.  Sure, he became Speaker, but he got there by being morally pliable and shameless enough to debase himself into a job no one else wanted.
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Clean Debt Deal Preferred by 2:1  —  Few say dire predictions from default are exaggerated  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Half of Americans say the debt ceiling issue should be dealt with cleanly, while just 1 in 4 want to tie it to federal spending negotiations, according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll.
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Democrats unanimously back debt ceiling discharge petition  —  Every House Democrat has endorsed the discharge petition to force a vote on legislation to hike the debt ceiling and prevent a default, party leaders announced Wednesday.  —  The signatures of the last final holdouts …
Discussion: Political Wire and The Messenger
Prem Thakker / New Republic:   Kevin McCarthy's Go-To Line When Asked Any Questions About Debt Default
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
Matt Gaetz embraces role as hostage taker as House leaders brace for debt limit fallout
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
McCarthy's office has not met with Chamber during debt ceiling fight
Discussion: Daily Kos and Quartz
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
G.O.P. Split in Texas Breaks Wide Open With Drunkenness Accusation  —  Attorney General Ken Paxton's accusation against the House speaker came as the House investigated Mr. Paxton's request for $3.3 million to settle a suit accusing him of corruption.  —  Reporting from Houston
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The Texas Tribune:
Investigators detail years of alleged misconduct by Texas AG Ken Paxton in stunning House committee hearing  —  Many allegations against Paxton were already known, but the airing of them revealed the scope of the investigation by the committee, which has the power to recommend censure or impeachment.
Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:
Texas' attorney general under sudden Republican scrutiny at state Capitol  —  A Republican-led investigation on Wednesday accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of committing multiple crimes in office — including felonies — during an extraordinary public airing of scandal and alleged lawbreaking …
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times:
As staff shield Feinstein from the press, a picture really is worth a thousand words  —  Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter.  It's Wednesday, May 24.  I'm Kent Nishimura, a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times based out of Washington.  I cover politics and national news.
Discussion: RedState, New York Post and Insider
NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter who put his feet on desk in Pelosi office sentenced to 4.5 years in prison  —  A photo of a smiling Richard “Bigo” Barnett in Pelosi's office became one of the most notorious images from the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.  —  The Arkansas man who was photographed on Jan. 6 …
Discussion: CNN and Law & Crime
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Jordan Fischer / wusa9.com:
Former Army Ranger turned ‘against his own country’ on Jan. 6, DOJ says
Jared Gans / The Hill:
More than 8 in 10 Republicans either supporting or would consider backing Trump and DeSantis: poll  —  More than 8 in 10 Republican respondents say they are either supporting former President Trump or Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for the GOP nomination for president in 2024 or are open to doing so, according to a poll.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:   Six in 10 Republicans still think 2020 was illegitimate
Rolling Stone:
Trump's Secret Weapon to ‘Ratf-ck’ DeSantis
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and NBC News
Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
Ron DeSantis Has a Problem.  It's Florida.  —  There's a reason the state has never sent a politician to the White House.  —  Ron DeSantis is set to join the 2024 campaign amid high Republican hopes that he's precisely the kind of conservative who can knock off President Joe Biden.
Discussion: National Review and Joe.My.God.
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
DeSantis enters presidential race ahead of Twitter announcement with Elon Musk
Washington Post:
The deepening radicalization of Donald J. Trump  —  Watch how the former president's positions and rhetoric have grown more confrontational and extreme as he seeks a second term  —  In the immediate aftermath of Jan. 6, 2021, President Donald Trump stayed mostly silent …
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CNN:
Out of the spotlight, Mark Meadows wields quiet political power amid Trump legal woes  —  In January, as Kevin McCarthy fought to win the House speakership through 15 rounds of grinding votes and late-night sessions at the Capitol, a few blocks away a group of right-wing holdouts huddled …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Sky News:
Tina Turner, ‘Queen of Rock n Roll’, dies aged 83 in Switzerland  —  Tina Turner - one of rock's great vocalists and most charismatic performers - has died aged 83, her spokesperson has confirmed.  —  In a statement, they said: “Tina Turner, the 'Queen of Rock'n Roll' has died peacefully today …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Malware Discovered in Guam Raises a Question: Is China Prepping the Battlefield?  —  The code, which Microsoft said was installed by a Chinese government hacking group, set off alarms because Guam would be a centerpiece of any U.S. military response to a move against Taiwan.  —  Reporting from Washington
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Georgia GOP Chair Goes Full Flat-Earth, Says Globes Are Part of a Conspiracy  —  “Every store, you buy a globe.  There's globes everywhere.  Every movie, every TV show, news media — why?  It doesn't make sense.”
Discussion: Washington Post
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
DHS warns of attacks against government buildings, minority groups ahead of 2024 election  —  The new bulletin points to recent incidents and public online communications to take a pulse of the current and most threatening terror threats in the United States.
Discussion: ABC News
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New York Times:
Ukrainians Were Likely Behind Kremlin Drone Attack, U.S. Officials Say  —  American spy agencies do not know exactly who carried out the attack this month, but suggest it was part of a series of covert operations orchestrated by Ukraine's security services.  —  Reporting from Washington
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Ned Oliver / Axios:
Scoop: Myrna Morrissey files for divorce  —  Myrna Morrissey initiated divorce proceedings against Sen. Joe Morrissey last week. … - Joe Morrissey denied the allegations in the filing. … - He was 55, and she was 17 when they met.  — Former Gov. Ralph Northam pardoned him last year before leaving office.
Discussion: Blue Virginia and Political Wire
Niha Masih / Washington Post:
Target removes some Pride Month products after facing threats  —  Target will remove some of its LGBTQ+ merchandise from its Pride Month collection after facing customer backlash that threatened the safety of its workers, the company said.  —  The company's website features hundreds …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why aren't we talking more about Trump's business with the Saudis?  —  The Republican-led House Oversight Committee has spent most of the past five months hard at work trying to link “the Biden family” (read: relatives of President Biden but not Biden himself) to millions of dollars proffered …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jason Koebler / VICE:
Emails Show SpaceX Bungled Elon Musk's Private Jet Privacy  —  FOIA docs reveal that SpaceX enrolled Elon Musk's jet in a federal program to prevent tracking, failed to implement it properly, then asked for help during the @ElonJet meltdown.  —  Jason Koebler
Discussion: Sun-Sentinel
Brian Contreras / Los Angeles Times:
Elon Musk is dying to be funny.  These eight comedians have some notes  —  You'd think Elon Musk, the second-wealthiest person in the world, would have bigger worries than whether or not strangers on the internet find him funny.  —  Yet despite the long list of business concerns demanding his attention …
National Review:
The Dodgers Promote Anti-Catholicism  —  When businesses celebrate various identity groups among their customers and employees, it can easily descend into cloying and opportunistic pandering.  But it is mostly harmless, in the way that drinking green beer on St. Patrick's Day or wearing plastic sombreros on Cinco de Mayo is harmless.
Stephanie Pagones / New York Post:
White House U-Haul ramming suspect Sai Kandula jailed until next week, charges downgraded  —  The alleged neo-Nazi man accused of ramming a rented U-Haul truck into White House security barriers will be held in federal jail pending a detention hearing next week, according to reports.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Clarence Thomas's image takes a hit  —  While favorable views of other justices have declined during a rough stretch for the Supreme Court, ethics issues have taken a greater toll on his  —  The Supreme Court has hit a low point in the public's estimation, particularly after its broadly unpopular decision …
Discussion: The Guardian and Bloomberg
 
 
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Norm Ornstein / Slate:
There's a Clear Model for How the Court Could Solve Its Ethics Problem
Discussion: New Republic and Mediaite
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
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George Santos Secures Three Mystery Guarantors for $500,000 Bail in Fraud Case
Discussion: Raw Story
Plain Dealer:
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
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Washington Post:
While you weren't looking, Minnesota Dems won big
Discussion: Daily Kos and Minnesota Reformer
Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
Alex Murdaugh indicted on federal fraud charges
Miami Herald:
Poet speaks up after Miami-Dade school bars elementary students from reading her poem
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
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Discussion: Alternet.org
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Public Notice:
How Twitter became a haven for climate misinformation
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