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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 …
Discussion: Joe.My.God., IJR and The Messenger
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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 …
Politico:
Playbook: Inside the brewing debt limit deal  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  STAT OF THE DAY — As the X-date approaches, the U.S. Treasury's cash balance has now dipped below $49.5 billion.  That means “there are 24 individuals …
Discussion: Political Wire
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
DeSantis says, if elected president, he'd consider pardons for Jan. 6 offenders  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that, if elected president, he would consider pardoning some of those convicted on charges related to the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Are The Anti-Trump GOP Forces Starting to Implode?
Discussion: The Hill
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 an early June visit …
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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.
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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  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton teetered on the brink of impeachment Thursday after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations that the state's Republican majority had largely met with silence until now.
Punchbowl News:
5/26/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM  —  THE TOP … It wasn't acrimonious, but the message was very precise. … And that sense has been building within House Democratic ranks all week.  —  The leadership trio warned the White House that it can't just assume 80 to 100 Democrats will back any Biden-McCarthy deal.
Discussion: Roll Call
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Republicans Report Progress in Debt Limit Talks as Negotiations Continue
Washington Post:
Biden aides offer IRS cuts to GOP, hoping to spare other programs
Washington Post:
How Supreme Court's EPA ruling will affect U.S. wetlands, clean water  —  The decision could affect tens of thousands of acres of wetlands, including in the Everglades and the Mississippi River basin  —  Bogs.  Marshes.  Swamps.  Fens.  All are examples of wetlands.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court delivers blow to wetlands protections in win for Idaho landowners
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Samuel Alito's Assault on Wetlands Is So Indefensible That He Lost Brett Kavanaugh
Platformer:
Inside Twitter's failed Space launch  —  How a decimated team and shrinking server capacity rained on Ron DeSantis' parade  —  Programming note: Platformer will be off Monday for Memorial Day.  —  At around 5PM PT on Wednesday, Elon Musk and David Sacks joined a call with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' campaign manager, Generra Peck.
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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum Poised to Enter GOP Presidential Race  —  Wealthy former software entrepreneur is planning a June 7 announcement in Fargo  —  North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is poised to enter the Republican presidential nomination race and is planning a June 7 event in Fargo …
Discussion: NBC News
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
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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.
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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
Discussion: Insider
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
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Meet the ex-food writer advising Tommy Tuberville on national security  —  As a former college football coach, Tuberville (R-Ala.) is an improbable power player in Washington.  But the story of how his top military adviser got here is even stranger.  —  When Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) …
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
The Path From The Tea Party Through Jan. 6 To Today  —  The sentencing today of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy for the Jan. 6 attack prompted me to dig into the TPM archives.  We've been covering Rhodes and the Oath Keepers for a long time.
Discussion: CBS News
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NBC News:
Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case
Jennifer Agiesta / CNN:
CNN Poll: Biden has a lead over Democratic primary challengers, but faces headwinds overall  —  President Joe Biden's bid for a second term begins with a wide advantage over his declared opponents for the Democratic nomination, but he faces headwinds among the overall public from declining favorability …
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.
Discussion: NBC New York
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 …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Members of a No Labels-allied caucus erupt at No Labels  —  The group is under fire for its unity presidential bid and for an attack on a Problem Solvers Caucus member.  —  A group of House Democrats with ties to No Labels is turning on the centrist group after it attacked one of their founding members.
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.
 
 
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