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Politico:
White House believes up to 100 Dem votes may be needed on debt ceiling deal  —  The prospect of needing so many votes from within the party has begun to color Biden's negotiating strategy.  —  White House aides privately estimate they may need to deliver as many as 100 Democratic votes …
Washington Post:
Democrats angry at debt limit messaging  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  Please send intriguing news tips and your favorite TikToks in the style of Wes Anderson to earlytips@washpost.com.  Thanks for waking up with us.  —  Reading this online?  Sign up for The Early 202 to get scoops …
Prem Thakker / New Republic:
Kevin McCarthy's Go-To Line When Asked Any Questions About Debt Default  —  Republicans are refusing to raise the debt ceiling—something they did three times under twice-impeached criminally indicted and liable for sexual abuse former President Donald Trump—unless Democrats agree to cut programs …
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.
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
McCarthy's office has not met with Chamber during debt ceiling fight
Discussion: Daily Kos and Quartz
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Sen. Mitt Romney draws a Republican primary challenger in Utah
New York Times:
DeSantis Allies' $200 Million Plan for Beating Trump  —  As the Florida governor prepares to enter the 2024 race, his allies are building an army of organizers to flood the states with the first nominating contests.  —  A key political group supporting Ron DeSantis's presidential run …
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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.
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:   Tiny-D Energy  —  Ron DeSantis and the history of presidential primary comebacks.  —  ∙ Paid
Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump leads 2024 GOP primary field, but many voters are open to supporting other candidates
Discussion: Political Wire, The Hill and Reuters
Rolling Stone:
Trump's Secret Weapon to ‘Ratf-ck’ DeSantis
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and NBC News
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.
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: Insider and New York Post
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
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 …
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Anne D'innocenzio / Associated Press:
Target removes some LGBTQ merchandise from stores ahead of June Pride month after threats to workers
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 …
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.
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:   New poll shows approval of Supreme Court dipping
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
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Republicans' Wacky Ten Commandments School Bill Fails  —  THOU SHALT NOT  —  A bill that would have forced Texas public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom failed to advance in the Texas House of Representatives on Tuesday.  The bill, which passed the state Senate in April …
Discussion: Raw Story and CNN
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Public Notice:
How Twitter became a haven for climate misinformation  —  “The intention is to create a perception that denial is far more widespread than it actually is,” Michael Mann tells us.  —  ∙ Paid … On World Meteorological Day in March, the UN Climate Change Twitter account posted …
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Al Jazeera:
Climate scientists flee Twitter as hostility surges
Discussion: Raw Story and Quartz
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: Joe.My.God.
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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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: Associated Press
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 …
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.
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
7 in 10 independents concerned about Biden's mental fitness: survey  —  Nearly seven in 10 registered Independent respondents cited President Biden's mental fitness as a major concern they have about his ability to be president as the 2024 election cycle inches near.
CNN:
Amanda Gorman's Biden inauguration poem was moved out of an elementary library at a Miami-Dade school after a parent complained  —  The acclaimed poem written by Amanda Gorman for President Joe Biden's inauguration was moved from the elementary section of a Miami-Dade County public school …
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 …
New York Times:
Driver's Licenses, Addresses, Photos: Inside How TikTok Shares User Data  —  Employees of the Chinese-owned video app have regularly posted user information on a messaging and collaboration tool called Lark, according to internal documents.  —  In August 2021, TikTok received a complaint …
Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
Alex Murdaugh indicted on federal fraud charges  —  A grand jury returned a 22-count indictment against the disgraced lawyer.  —  A grand jury has indicted convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina attorney, on federal fraud charges, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Jordan Fischer / wusa9.com:
Former Army Ranger turned ‘against his own country’ on Jan. 6, DOJ says  —  Robert Morss, of Pennsylvania, was convicted of three felony counts for his role in the assault on police in the Lower West Terrace Tunnel.  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge will decide Wednesday whether …
 
 
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