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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.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden's underrated deal-making prowess strikes again  —  President Biden's capacity to overperform after an onslaught of negative press and Democratic hand-wringing is second to none.  He did it with the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, NATO solidification and expansion, and now with the debt ceiling deal.
Politico:
Why McCarthy's gavel is safe — for now  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BIG DAYS AHEAD — House members return today from their Memorial Day recess to begin work on the Fiscal Responsibility Act, the 99-page bill that would curb federal spending and raise the debt ceiling until 2025.
New York Times:
New Details in Debt Limit Deal: Where $136 Billion in Cuts Will Come From  —  Two years of spending caps, additional work requirements for food stamps and cuts to I.R.S. funding are among the components in the deal.  —  Reporting from Washington  —  The full legislative text …
Axios:
Inside Biden's relentless soft-sell on the debt ceiling bill
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 …
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: RedState, CNN, Fox News, The Messenger and KRDO
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.
Jennifer Hassan / Washington Post:
Woman is knocked unconscious in famous cheese-rolling race - and wins  —  LONDON — For hundreds of years, people have gathered in Gloucestershire, England, to fling themselves down a notoriously steep hill — in pursuit of a hefty chunk of golden-yellow cheese.
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 …
Nancy A. Youssef / Wall Street Journal:
WSJ News Exclusive |  China Rebuffs Pentagon Chief, Blunting Push for Rapprochement  —  China has rebuffed a U.S. request for a meeting of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and China's Defense Minister Li Shangfu at a security forum in Singapore this coming weekend, the Pentagon said …
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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.
Discussion: The Hill
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Jeff Dunetz / The Lid:
HELP!  Jane Fonda Wants Me In Jail Because White Men Cause Climate Change  —  One of Hollywood's worst American traitors, Hanoi Jane Fonda, is also apparently a climate scientist, and now she is claiming “climate change” is happening because of “racism”... or something.
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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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
CNN:
Ugandan president signs one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ bills into law  —  Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed some of the harshest anti-LGBTQ laws in the world, the speaker of parliament said, defying international pressure.  —  The bill includes the death penalty for …
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Enactment of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act
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.
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 …
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Adam Nichols / Raw Story:
DeSantis' Disney fight blows up major Florida real estate projects: Wall Street Journal  —  Walt Disney's scrapping of a $900 million development in Florida has derailed other major real-estate projects that are already underway, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
 
 
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Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
Three Years Later, No Justice for BLM Insurrection in D.C.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Tapping on glass ceilings and feting 2024 contenders: Behind Ernst's GOP surge
Discussion: Fox News
New York Sun:
Claudia Rosett's Wonderful Life
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
David Strom / HotAir:
Plants cause global warming now
Discussion: Grist
Politico:
China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030
William Bredderman / The Daily Beast:
U.S Tech Mogul Bankrolls Pro-Russia, Pro-China News Network
Rasmussen Reports:
Memorial Day More Important Than Ever, Americans Say
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Breitbart
Stacy Mitchell / New York Times:
The Real Reason Your Groceries Are Getting So Expensive
 Earlier Items: 
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Vulnerable House Republicans Worried About ‘Trump Drag’ on Ticket Repeating 2022 Midterm Losses: Report
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Historic gains: Low-income workers scored in the Covid economy
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
The bidding for Lot 17 started at $23 million.
Andrea Cavallier / Associated Press:
Graduates boo and turn their chairs away from former U.S Rep. Liz Cheney as she delivers commencement address at liberal Colorado College …
Kierra Frazier / Politico:
DeSantis dunks on debt deal: We're ‘careening towards bankruptcy’
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge postpones showdown over 14th Amendment debt powers
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
 

 
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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