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11:25 PM ET, May 25, 2023

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Washington Post:
Trump workers moved Mar-a-Lago boxes a day before FBI came for documents  —  New details, including alleged ‘dress rehearsal’ for moving sensitive papers, show a focus on Donald Trump's instructions and intent  —  Two of Donald Trump's employees moved boxes of papers the day before FBI agents …
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New York Times:
Mar-a-Lago Worker Provided Prosecutors New Details in Trump Documents Case  —  A maintenance worker for the former president recounted helping to move boxes into a storage room a day before a Justice Department official came seeking the return of classified material.
Discussion: New York Daily News and Raw Story
Rolling Stone:
Trump's Lawyers Warn Him: Get Ready to Be Indicted by the Feds  —  The former president has angrily complained in response to predictions that if the Justice Department is going to charge him, then “what about Joe Biden?” … The feds have also been probing whether or not Trump tried …
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Texas Panel Recommends Impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton  —  The Republican-led House committee said Mr. Paxton's abuses of office rose to the level of possible crimes that warranted an impeachment vote.  —  Reporting from Austin  —  A Republican-led committee of the Texas House …
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The Texas Tribune:
Aide to Ken Paxton calls investigation into attorney general “illegal,” says Paxton can't be impeached for current allegations  —  Chris Hilton, head of litigation in the attorney general's office, told reporters that lawmakers can't oust Paxton.  His comments came as a House committee met behind closed doors …
Acacia Coronado / Associated Press:
Texas lawmakers recommend impeaching Attorney General Ken Paxton after Republican investigation
David Frum / The Atlantic:
DeSantis's Launch Was Not the Only Thing That Crashed  —  It was bad when the Twitter Spaces sound was off for the Florida governor.  It was worse when the sound came on.  —  It would have been better for Governor Ron DeSantis if his Twitter Spaces announcement had crashed altogether.
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Ron DeSantis vs. the ‘Woke Mind Virus’  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida could have made his presidential campaign announcement in some idyllic seaside park, surrounded by the wholesome families he's trying to defend from subversive books and the Walt Disney Company.
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
DeSantis Campaign Says It Raised $8.2 Million in First 24 Hours  —  The cash haul points to the strengths Ron DeSantis will have in taking on Donald Trump.  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida raised $8.2 million in his first 24 hours as a presidential candidate, his campaign said on Thursday …
Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:   Now's the time to think about just how bad a DeSantis presidency would be
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
It Was More Than a #DeSaster  —  Ron DeSantis's botched campaign launch suggests that he's no Trump killer.
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Republicans Report Progress in Debt Limit Talks as Negotiations Continue  —  Negotiators reconvened on Thursday after working through the night to strike a deal, as hard-right Republicans and some Democrats expressed concerns about the shape of an emerging compromise.  —  Reporting from Washington
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Politico:
Democrats to Biden: Get ‘off the bench’ in the debt limit fight
Discussion: MSNBC, ABC News and Forbes
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Republicans are hellbent on default because why not
Discussion: Vanity Fair and Daily Kos
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NBC News:
Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case  —  Stewart Rhodes, who said after the Capitol attack that the rioters “should have brought rifles,” received the longest sentence of any Jan. 6 defendant to date.  —  WASHINGTON — The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Limits E.P.A.'s Power to Address Water Pollution  —  The justices ruled that discharges into some wetlands are not covered by the Clean Water Act.  —  Reporting from Washington  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency's authority …
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Matt Ford / New Republic:
Samuel Alito's Colleagues Catch Him in a Judicial Contradiction  —  Three years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that a federal law banning workplace discrimination on the basis of sex also applies to gay and transgender workers.  Justice Neil Gorsuch crafted a narrow ruling that drew upon …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court delivers blow to wetlands protections in win for Idaho landowners  —  Idaho couple Mike and Chantell Sackett have fought for years with the federal government over whether land they own includes a federally protected wetland.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Samuel Alito's Assault on Wetlands Is So Indefensible That He Lost Brett Kavanaugh
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
A Black 11-year-old called 911.  Police arrived and shot him, his mom says.  —  An unarmed 11-year-old Black boy in Mississippi was shot by a police officer after he called 911 to report a domestic disturbance to try to protect his mother, his family's attorney said.
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NBC News:   Investigation launched after 11-year-old who called 911 for help is shot by officer in Mississippi
Mark Scott / Politico:
Twitter to pull back from Europe's disinformation crusade  —  EU commissioner Thierry Breton has said he would personally hold site owner Elon Musk to account for complying with the bloc's content rules.  —  Twitter is on the verge of withdrawing from one of the Europe Union's efforts to stamp out disinformation.
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Luca Bertuzzi / Euractiv:   Twitter set to exit EU Code of Practice on Disinformation, sources say
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Doug Mastriano won't run for Senate in Pennsylvania ‘at this time’  —  The failed gubernatorial candidate has openly flirted with a run for Senate - but decided against it.  —  MAGA firebrand Doug Mastriano said on Thursday that he is not running for Senate in Pennsylvania in 2024.
Discussion: HuffPost, Political Wire and KRDO
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Haven Orecchio-Egresitz / Insider:
Lauren Boebert's son called 911 in tears to report his father was ‘throwing’ him around the house.  Then she took the phone.  — In December, Lauren Boebert's teen son called 911 to report his dad was “throwing me” in the house.  — The teen sobbed throughout the two-minute call, saying he didn't understand why his dad was mad.
Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
CPAC Is Rocked by a Resignation  —  A top leader in the organization that puts on CPAC, the highly influential conference of conservative leaders, resigned on Tuesday night citing financial mysteries surrounding the organization's leader.  —  Bob Beauprez, the longtime treasurer …
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Washington Post:
CPAC treasurer accuses chief Matt Schlapp of financial, personnel mismanagement
Discussion: The Hill and PoliticusUSA
NBC News:
Feds investigating if Menendez and wife got gifts including D.C. apartment, Mercedes and jewelry  —  Investigators want to know if Menendez got gifts from the owners or associates of a New Jersey company that won a controversial contract with the Egyptian government.
Brooke Leigh Howard / The Daily Beast:
School That Allegedly Had ‘Black’ Classrooms Now in More Trouble  —  An expanded federal probe is underway after a parent blew the whistle on apparent segregation at an Atlanta elementary school.  —  A federal department has expanded its probe into an Atlanta school district after a parent …
Sarah McBride / Bloomberg:
Musk's Brain Implant Firm Says US Approves Human Clinical Tests  —  Neuralink Corp., Elon Musk's brain-implant company, said it received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to conduct human clinical trials.  —  “This is the result of incredible work by the Neuralink team …
Billy Binion / Reason:
The County Sold Her Home Over Unpaid Taxes and Kept the Profit.  SCOTUS Wasn't Having It.  —  When local bureaucrats in Hennepin County, Minnesota, seized an elderly woman's home over a small tax debt, sold it, and kept the profit, they likely had no idea they would set in motion a series …
NBC News:
Ron DeSantis administration officials solicit campaign cash from lobbyists  —  The practice raises ethical and legal questions about state employees trying to raise campaign cash from lobbyists who have business currently before the governor.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Officials who work …
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
IRS ‘whistleblower’ who claimed Hunter Biden case was mishandled won't cooperate with Senate probe  —  EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblower has cut off communication with the Senate Finance Committee even as he prepares to testify before a GOP-led House panel, writes , Andrew Feinberg
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Navy SEALS training plagued by massive problems, according to investigation after death of sailor  —  The training program for Navy SEALs is plagued by widespread failures in medical care, poor oversight and the use of performance-enhancing drugs that have increased the risk of injury and death …
Discussion: UPI, New York Daily News, CBS News and CNN
Taiyler S. Mitchell / HuffPost:
Republican Congressman Complains Biden Has A Bias Against White Male Judges  —  Rep. Glenn Grothman claimed it's “almost impossible” for straight “white guys” to get appointed — but federal judges are still overwhelmingly white and male.  —  Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) …
 
 
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Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
The FBI Knows What Car Was Used In J6 DNC Pipe Bomb, But Refuses To Identify Prime Suspect
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David Kissinger / Washington Post:
My father, Henry Kissinger, is turning 100. This is his guide to longevity.
Prem Thakker / New Republic:
Here Are the Two Democrats Who Voted With Republicans to Block Student Debt Relief
Pavel Polityuk / Reuters:
Russian Wagner mercenaries handing Bakhmut to regular army
Discussion: CNN and UPI
The White House:
Statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on South Carolina's Abortion Ban
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Fox News:
Top Biden official repeatedly met with Soros' foundation and other influential left-wing groups, docs show
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Nathan L. Gonzales / Roll Call:
Left-behind polling memo shows abortion hurting outlook for GOP
Chris Stokel-Walker / The i Paper:
Twitter is making researchers delete data it gave them unless they pay $42,000
 

 
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