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10:45 PM ET, May 24, 2023

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Ryan Mac / New York Times:
Elon Musk's Event With Ron DeSantis Exposes Twitter's Weaknesses  —  What was supposed to be a crowning moment for Mr. Musk's Twitter turned into a series of technical glitches.  —  Reporting from Los Angeles  —  Hosting Florida's governor, Ron DeSantis, in a Twitter audio event on Wednesday …
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Nicholas Nehamas / New York Times:
Live Updates: Ron DeSantis Starts His Campaign, Hoping to Topple Trump  —  The Florida governor, Donald Trump's strongest challenger since 2016, entered the race on Wednesday and was set for a livestream conversation with Twitter's owner, Elon Musk, at 6 p.m. Eastern.
Discussion: The Hill, Metro.co.uk and Mediaite
Jeffrey Blehar / National Review:
It Didn't Work  —  Ron DeSantis's 2024 presidential campaign officially began tonight with a Twitter Spaces online launch “conversation” with Elon Musk.  It did not work.  —  Others will discuss this at greater length, perhaps tonight and certainly tomorrow.  Many will seek to make more out of this than it is.
Discussion: RedState and New York Times
David Ingram / NBC News:
Start of Ron DeSantis presidential campaign melts down in Twitter problems  —  The Florida governor had big plans to launch his presidential bid on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk.  It did not go as planned at the start.  —  A much-anticipated Twitter event in which Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis planned …
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
A glass of wine and a laughing-crying emoji: Trump team trolls Ron DeSantis launch  —  The former president's aides and allies mocked the Florida governor after his technology-challenged 2024 presidential campaign announcement struggled to lift off.  —  WASHINGTON — No one liked Florida …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Twitter glitches plague Ron DeSantis' much-hyped presidential announcement with Elon Musk  — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign announcement plans evening were derailed by massive technical glitches on Twitter that prevented him from declaring his candidacy.
Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Twitter repeatedly crashes as DeSantis tries to make presidential announcement
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
DeSantis' launch marred by horrendous tech failures
Discussion: The Hill
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Clarence Thomas's image takes a hit
Discussion: The Guardian and Bloomberg
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 …
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
At Least Free the Debt Ceiling Hostage  —  Today's X-Date PM: If the White House is so interested in a bipartisan deal, it should include a mechanism to end these crises permanently.  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks alongside Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer …
Washington Post:
Democrats' worry grows over White House approach to debt talks
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
The Lever:
Dark Money's Behind The Debt Ceiling Plan To Punish The Poor
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Jacobin
Washington Post:
GOP unites in brinkmanship over default, rejecting Biden compromises
Taylor Goldenstein / Houston Chronicle:
AG Ken Paxton likely committed impeachable crimes, Texas House investigators say  —  Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate  —  A Texas House committee on Wednesday heard explosive new testimony from lawyers investigating Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, including that he appeared …
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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
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, HuffPost and Wall Street Journal
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Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Rioter pictured with foot on desk in speaker's offices gets 4½ years
Mary Ilyushina / Washington Post:
Prigozhin says war in Ukraine has backfired, warns of Russian revolution  —  RIGA, Latvia — Fresh off his claim of victory in capturing the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, Russian mercenary boss Yevgeniy Prigozhin warned that Moscow's brutal war could plunge Russia into turmoil similar …
Discussion: Reuters and Associated Press
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
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: Raw Story
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 …
Aliza Chasan / CBS News:
Paralyzed man walks again using implants connecting brain with spinal cord  —  A 40-year-old man whose legs were paralyzed in a cycling accident 12 years ago can walk again thanks to implants in his brain and spinal cord.  —  The brain-spine interface (BSI) has remained stable for a year …
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 …
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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
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Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
U.S. debt default could hit Social Security payments first  —  A possible lapse in Social Security payments means the oldest beneficiaries — those over 88 — and the disabled could be among the first to suffer  —  Seniors nationwide are on the front lines of the fight to raise the debt ceiling …
Discussion: Bloomberg, CNN and ABC News
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Emily Stewart / Vox:   There's no scenario where a debt ceiling breach is fine
The Daily Beast:
Florida Mom Behind Amanda Gorman Book Ban Has Proud Boy Links  —  Daily Salinas attended multiple rallies with members of the far-right group prior to her activism against school library books.  —  The parent who got a Florida school to ban Amanda Gorman's inauguration poem has ties …
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Trump lawyers seek meeting with Garland over special counsel actions  —  In an unorthodox play, lawyers ask for a meeting with the attorney general over what they call an unfair investigation  —  Former president Donald Trump's legal team fired off a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland …
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Conn Carroll / Washington Examiner:
Does it matter that Tim Scott isn't married?  —  Pew released a poll this week showing, “Young adults in the U.S. are reaching key life milestones later than in the past.”  —  Among those milestones measured by Pew were “full-time work,” “financial independence,” “home independent of parents,” “marriage,” and “child in household.”
Ben Goggin / NBC News:
Jack Dorsey shares Robert F. Kennedy Jr. video echoing conspiracy theories  —  Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter and the head of Block Inc, has previously supported unconventional Democratic candidates.  —  Jack Dorsey, the head of Block Inc. and a co-founder of Twitter …
Discussion: Twitchy and The Post Millennial
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
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
 
 
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Ned Oliver / Axios:
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