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10:05 AM ET, May 26, 2023

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Deal with it: Negotiators may be zeroing in on a debt ceiling agreement  —  The details aren't final, and the parties are still clashing on a few major issues, but the contours of a potential debt ceiling deal are finally coming into view.  —  So far, it looks little like the bill House conservatives dreamed …
Discussion: CNBC, Bloomberg, NBC News and The Hill
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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
Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Potential Debt-Ceiling Deal Starts to Take Shape as Deadline Looms
Discussion: PBS NewsHour
Public Notice:
The (many) perils of a debt default, explained by an economist
Discussion: Associated Press
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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Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone:
DeSantis Signs Bill Shielding Musk's SpaceX From ‘Spaceflight Entity Liability’  —  The Florida governor's signature comes a day after his 2024 presidential campaign announcement on Twitter … The law exempts “spaceflight entity from liability for injury to or death of a crew resulting …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Ron DeSantis vs. the ‘Woke Mind Virus’
Discussion: Vox, Slate, The Nation and Mediaite
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Are The Anti-Trump GOP Forces Starting to Implode?  —  A mission-control breakdown for DeSantis and smooth launch for Scott bode ill for those hoping to thwart the former president.  —  NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Will this go down as the week that the grand plan to deny Donald Trump the nomination fell apart?
Discussion: The Hill
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
DeSantis Campaign Says It Raised $8.2 Million in First 24 Hours
Washington Post:   Our guide to the nascent Republican presidential primary
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
DeSantis says, if elected president, he'd consider pardons for Jan. 6 offenders
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 …
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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 …
The Daily Beast:
DeSantis Officials Raise Eyebrows With Campaign Cash Pleas: Report
Discussion: NBC News
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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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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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.
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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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Samuel Alito's Assault on Wetlands Is So Indefensible That He Lost Brett Kavanaugh
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 …
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.
Kim Bellware / Washington Post:
Doctor in 10-year-old rape victim's abortion could lose license  —  Indiana's medical licensing board will determine as soon as Thursday whether to take any disciplinary action against a doctor who made headlines last year for performing an abortion for a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim …
NBC News:
Doug Mastriano will not run for Senate in Pennsylvania in 2024  —  The far-right state senator lost his gubernatorial bid in 2022, and many party leaders in the state were hoping he wouldn't run.  —  Doug Mastriano, the far-right state senator who was blown out in Pennsylvania's gubernatorial contest …
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NBC News:
Investigation launched after 11-year-old who called 911 for help is shot by officer in Mississippi  —  Aderrien Murry called for help for his mom during a domestic disturbance and was shot in the chest by an Indianola officer, a lawyer for his family said.  —  Calls are growing for an officer …
Discussion: CBS News, Reason, KRDO and Insider
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Dennis Aftergut / Bulwark+:
Four Messages in the Big Sentence for Oath Keeper Stewart Rhodes  —  Eighteen years behind bars for seditious conspiracy.  —  A FEDERAL COURT IN WASHINGTON yesterday sent a message to the country: There is a serious price in prison time to be paid for taking the law into your own hands to achieve political ends.
Bob Zeidman / Politico:
How I Won $5 Million From the MyPillow Guy and Saved Democracy  —  A software forensics expert investigated Mike Lindell's claims that China hacked the 2020 election.  He was stunned by what he found.  —  If you watch TV, especially conservative TV, you know Mike Lindell.
Discussion: Raw Story
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.) …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Fox News:
John Durham to testify before House Judiciary Committee after releasing scathing report  —  House Judiciary Committee public testimony set for June 21  —  Special Counsel John Durham will testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee about his report in June, a source has told Fox News on Friday.
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 …
 
 
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NBC News:
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