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11:40 AM ET, May 30, 2023

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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump lawyer said to have been waved off searching office for secret records  —  Exclusive: Evan Corcoran said he was steered away from Trump's office, where the FBI later found the most sensitive materials  —  Donald Trump's lawyer tasked with searching for classified documents at Mar …
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
Drones strike Moscow in first attack on Russian capital's residential areas since Ukraine war began  —  The strikes caused damage to some buildings and forced residents to evacuate homes, local officials said Tuesday, as Kyiv was hit by the latest deadly Russian bombardment.
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Drone Strikes Damage Buildings in Moscow as Kyiv Is Hit Again  —  The drone attack in Moscow was a potent sign that the war is increasingly reaching the heart of Russia.  It came as an aerial assault on Ukraine's capital left at least one person dead.  —  Here is the latest on strikes in Moscow and Kyiv.
Washington Post:
Debt ceiling deal faces first hurdle in Republican-led House  —  In the first test of a bipartisan deal on the debt ceiling, a key House committee will meet Tuesday to determine whether the agreement comes to a full vote, all while the country inches closer to next week's default deadline.
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Tami Luhby / CNN:
Here's what's in the debt ceiling deal
Discussion: Reason, Raw Story and IJR
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:   Debt-Ceiling Deal Will Cost the IRS Up to $21.4 Billion
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CBS News:
Hollywood police respond to mass shooting on Broadwalk  —  MIAMI - Hollywood police have responded to reports of multiple people shot Monday afternoon.  —  CBS News Miami has learned 9 people were transported to area hospitals, 5 were taken into custody and 1 person is possibly still at large …
Peter Jamison / Washington Post:
The revolt of the Christian home-schoolers  —  They were taught that public schools are evil.  Then a Virginia couple defied their families and enrolled their kids.  —  Deep Reads features The Washington Post's best immersive reporting and narrative writing.
David Siders / Politico:
‘Numbers Nobody Has Ever Seen’: How the GOP Lost Wisconsin  —  Republicans in Wisconsin are grappling with how abortion halted their progress in the swing state.  Democrats are planning for a resurgence.  —  Republicans' state Supreme Court loss in April — in a race that …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Chris Christie Gets a Super PAC Ahead of His Likely 2024 Bid  —  The former governor of New Jersey, who has been at times both a confidant and a rival of Donald Trump, will have some outside help in his effort to win the Republican primary.  —  Allies of former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey …
Rolling Stone:
Team Trump Scrambles to Unmask the Feds Investigating Him  —  The former president wants to “immediately” purge the Justice Department's ranks of the officials and agents who've led the criminal probes into his actions  —  DONALD TRUMP JUST needs a few names.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jane Bradley / New York Times:
A British Reporter Had a Big #MeToo Scoop.  Her Editor Killed It.  —  Seven women say that a star columnist groped them or made unwanted sexual advances.  But Britain's news media has a complicated relationship with outing its own.  —  Inside the Financial Times newsroom this winter …
NBC News:
Far-right members, unhappy with debt deal, float threatening McCarthy's speakership  —  On a Monday night call, a member of the Freedom Caucus brought up using a rule that would force a vote to remove the speaker, two sources familiar with the call told NBC News.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
This GOP senator has a vision for her party's future — and clout in Iowa  —  She herself out of the running for vice president in 2016, now she's the highest ranked woman in her conference and hosting presidential candidates like Gov. Ron DeSantis.  —  Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) …
Discussion: Florida Politics and Fox News
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
There is always more money for defense contractors  —  In 2023, Republicans and Democrats are deeply divided on nearly every significant policy issue.  But there is an exception to the rule.  Both parties can always agree on sending more money to defense contractors.
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Lawyers Start to Wonder if One Could Be a Snitch  —  There's plenty of bad blood among Trump's team of lawyers.  But there's also a new concern that someone could turn on the rest of the team. … With three anticipated indictments, two ongoing court cases, and an ever-expanding cadre of lawyers …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Companies Push Prices Higher, Protecting Profits but Adding to Inflation  —  Corporate profits have been bolstered by higher prices even as some of the costs of doing business have fallen in recent months.  —  The prices of oil, transportation, food ingredients and other raw materials …
Robert Spencer / PJ Media:
Hanoi Jane Fonda Has a Novel Way to Solve the ‘Climate Crisis’  —  It's more obvious by the day that Leftists have a taste for authoritarianism, but Hanoi Jane Fonda makes it even more obvious than others do.  Fresh from calling for the murder of pro-lifers, Jane has now blamed the mythical crisis …
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Jeff Dunetz / The Lid:   HELP! Jane Fonda Wants Me In Jail Because White Men Cause Climate Change
The Daily Beast:
How Jeffrey Epstein Wooed a Princess  —  Emails obtained by The Daily Beast reveal that the sexual predator scheduled meetings with Norwegian and British royals after he got out of jail. … Late financier and sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein maintained close ties with members of at least …
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
The Week Ahead  —  This is how I've spent most of my time since last Thursday, when my oral surgeon knocked me out so he could abscond with my wisdom teeth.  It's a little bit humbling to be reduced to someone who surfaces for an hour, watches a couple of videos on Instagram, and falls back asleep.
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Associated Press:
Impeachment trial of Texas' Ken Paxton to begin no later than August 28
Mark Murray / NBC News:
The stark numbers driving Democratic panic about a third-party 2024 bid  —  The independent group No Labels says Americans want more presidential choices, but Democrats argue a larger third-party vote would help Trump.  That's what happened in 2016.  —  Among all the reasons Joe Biden …
Wall Street Journal:
China's Fading Recovery Reveals Deeper Economic Struggles  —  Ballooning debt, tepid consumption and worsening relations with the West to weigh on growth, economists say  —  China's era of rapid growth is over.  Its recovery from zero-Covid is stalling.  And now the country is facing deep, structural problems in its economy.
 
 
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Bloomberg:
EU Balks at Calling Out China in Joint Trade Strategy With US
Discussion: National Review
New York Post:
Outraged critics rip CUNY law grad's ‘hate-filled’ commencement speech, demand billions in tax dollars be stripped
Ava Sasani / New York Times:
Afghan Women Who Aided U.S. Military Wait for Asylum in America
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Democrats hope the Senate could finally have more than one Black woman
Discussion: CNN
Jared Gans / The Hill:
8 killed, 71 injured in mass shootings over long holiday weekend
Kori Schake / The Atlantic:
Biden Is More Fearful Than the Ukrainians Are
 Earlier Items: 
Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
Three Years Later, No Justice for BLM Insurrection in D.C.
New York Sun:
Claudia Rosett's Wonderful Life
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
David Strom / HotAir:
Plants cause global warming now
Discussion: Grist
CNN:
Ugandan president signs one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ bills into law
Politico:
China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030
Stacy Mitchell / New York Times:
The Real Reason Your Groceries Are Getting So Expensive
Nancy A. Youssef / Wall Street Journal:
WSJ News Exclusive | China Rebuffs Pentagon Chief, Blunting Push for Rapprochement
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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