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10:40 PM ET, June 1, 2023

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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Biden is delivering on his most far-fetched pledge: Compromise  —  President Biden this week accomplished what America elected him to do — govern from the center and make deals that solve problems.  Progressive Democrats don't seem to like that cooperative spirit, which is a big reason …
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Senate votes to overturn Biden's student loan relief program  —  Biden has said he'll veto the measure, but his loan forgiveness program faces its true test at the Supreme Court, which is expected to rule on a challenge to the plan this month.  —  The Senate voted largely along party lines Thursday …
Isabel Fattal / The Atlantic:
What Trump's Recording Could Reveal  —  The reported existence of a tape says something important about how the former president operates.  —  Yesterday, news outlets reported the existence of a recording in which Donald Trump discusses his possession of classified documents.
Politico:
Just don't boast: How Biden world sought to ace the debt ceiling standoff
Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Jen Psaki Claims Many Republicans Are ‘Comfortable’ with Biden Because 'He's a White Man Who's Older'
Discussion: New York Times
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Trump pollster tells donors DeSantis electability is a “myth”  —  Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio is telling GOP donors that it's a “myth” that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is more electable than the former president, according to a private memo obtained by Axios Thursday.
Discussion: Political Wire
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New York Times:
Recording of Trump Underscores Growing Evidence in Documents Case  —  A conversation in which the former president is said to have acknowledged that he could not declassify a sensitive document could undercut a defense he has offered.  —  The revelation that federal prosecutors have a recording …
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Ron DeSantis praised Anthony Fauci for Covid response in spring 2020 for ‘really doing a good job’  —  Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is attacking former President Donald Trump for “turning the country over to [Dr. Anthony] Fauci in March 2020” but DeSantis was praising …
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Jennifer Bowers Bahney / Mediaite:
Team DeSantis Goes Full Anti-Vaxx to Attack Trump After He Spars With Angry Voter
Michael Graham / NH Journal:
Trump Loses NHGOP Rep's Endorsement to DeSantis Over Treatment of Fox News Host  —  Donald Trump's treatment of his former spokesperson, Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany, has cost him the support of a New Hampshire GOP state representative.  And, NHGOP insiders say, the repercussions …
Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Former Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey weighs U.S. Senate bid  —  Former Los Angeles Dodgers icon Steve Garvey is considering running for the open U.S. Senate seat in California as a Republican, a move that would immediately upend the 2024 race, according to several GOP state party insiders …
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Jeremy B. White / Politico:   Former Dodger All-Star Steve Garvey weighs run to replace Feinstein in California
Washington Post:
In a deep red Florida county, a student-teacher revolt shames the right  —  By now, it's obvious that the reactionary culture warriors who want to reshape American education are inspiring a serious liberal counter-mobilization in response.  Remarkably, this backlash to the backlash …
Robinson Meyer / Heatmap News:
Is Joe Manchin's Pipeline a Big Deal?  —  If there's one climate policy you're likely to hear about in the debt ceiling deal, it's the Mountain Valley Pipeline.  —  The 304-mile pipeline, which will link West Virginia's booming gas fields to the East Coast and Texas, essentially received automatic approval under the bipartisan deal.
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Kaine introduces amendment to strip Manchin-backed pipeline from debt ceiling bill
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Trump Ally Roger Stone Admits on Hot Mic He Makes Up Stories to Bend Trump to His Will  —  Roger Stone got candid about his influence over Donald Trump by explaining how he psychologically maneuvers the former president into saying whatever he wants him to say.
Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Unions are relieved as the Supreme Court leaves the right to strike intact  —  The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed a victory to business interests in a labor dispute, but the win was more of a whimper than a roar.  —  By an 8-to-1 vote, the high court ruled against unionized truck drivers …
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John Kruzel / Reuters:
US Supreme Court hands defeat to organized labor in truckers strike case
Noreen Malone / New York Times:
When the Neighbors Don't Share Your Vision (and That Vision Involves ‘Transformers’ Statues)  —  A professor decorated a sidewalk in Georgetown with 10-foot sculptures of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime.  The well-heeled locals were not pleased.  —  Reporting from Georgetown in Washington, D.C.
Just The News:
J6 Unmasked: Security footage shows Pelosi evacuating Hollywood-style from Capitol as daughter films  —  Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has described having to evacuate a riotous Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 as traumatic.  But Capitol Police security footage obtained by Just the News shows …
Elizabeth Napolitano / CBS News:
Meta threatens news ban in California over bill requiring it to share ad revenue  —  Facebook parent Meta Platforms is threatening to ban users in California from sharing news on its website if the state passes a bill that would require online platforms to pay fees to news publishers.
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Hunter Biden lawyer deposes laptop shop owner  —  Hunter Biden's lawyer on Wednesday deposed John Paul Mac Isaac, the Delaware computer repair shop owner who says Biden left behind a laptop in 2019 that later became public, according to two people familiar with the deposition.
Jason Farago / New York Times:
With Hannah Gadsby's 'It's Pablo-matic,' the Joke's on the Brooklyn Museum  —  The Australian comedian turns curator in a show about Picasso's complicated legacy.  But it's women artists the exhibition really shortchanges.  —  If you studied art history or another of the humanities in the 1990s or 2000s …
Discussion: Raw Story and ARTnews.com
Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
Russia says thousands of iPhones were hacked, blames U.S. and Apple  —  Apple denied the charge and Russia cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said it did not have enough data to blame any government  —  Russia's Federal Security Service said Monday that several thousand iPhones in the country …
Associated Press:
New details of Jeffrey Epstein's death and the frantic aftermath revealed in records obtained by AP  —  Two weeks before ending his life, Jeffrey Epstein sat in the corner of his Manhattan jail cell with his hands over his ears, desperate to muffle the sound of a toilet that wouldn't stop running.
CNN:
'I don't want reality': Senator's gaffe draws laughs during hearing  —  Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) misspoke during a Senate hearing, drawing laughter from the audience.  Source: CNN
Discussion: The Guardian
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Months of distrust inside Trump legal team led to top lawyer's departure  —  Exclusive: Two Trump lawyers considered a ‘murder-suicide pact’ where one would resign if the other was fired  —  Donald Trump's legal team for months has weathered deep distrust and interpersonal conflict …
Discussion: Bloomberg, New Republic, Raw Story and CNN
Bolts:
“An Attempt to Fool Voters”: Ohio GOP Sets Up Vote To Weaken Direct Democracy  —  Republicans rushed an Aug. 8 election to change the rules for constitutional amendment referendums in advance of a potential fall vote on abortion.  —  An abortion rights protest outside the Ohio statehouse (Flickr/ Paul Becker/Becker1999)
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Republicans are spending millions on turnout operations that are deeply flawed, insiders say  —  “That's why we're losing elections,” one Republican field veteran said of the conservative canvassing apparatus.  “Nobody wants to admit it.”  —  A few weeks before last fall's midterm elections …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Post Millennial
David Ingram / NBC News:
Elon Musk's new Twitter pronoun rule invites bullying, LGBTQ groups say  —  The tech billionaire said Thursday that he would allow Twitter users to freely misgender people on the social media site including through pronoun usage.  —  LGBTQ advocates criticized Elon Musk on Thursday …
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis loses his temper with a reporter: ‘Are you blind?’  —  The Florida governor became agitated when a reporter asked him why he wasn't taking questions from New Hampshire voters.  —  LACONIA, N.H. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lashed out at a reporter — twice barking “Are you blind?”
Claire Hao / San Francisco Chronicle:
Yet another home insurance giant quietly stops writing new policies in California  —  Allstate has stopped writing new homeowner, condominium and commercial insurance policies in California, the company confirmed to The Chronicle.  —  The insurer, the fourth largest property …
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis fires back at NAACP over travel advisory, education and shootings  —  In an attempt to make the case for Florida, the GOP governor said that Black children in Baltimore and Chicago “have a better chance of getting shot than getting a first-class education.”
Discussion: CNN and Washington Examiner
Slate:
There's Unsettling New Evidence About William Rehnquist's Views on Segregation  —  This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate's coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June.  We're working to change the way the media covers the Supreme Court.  Join us!
emptywheel:
John Durham Fabricated His Basis to Criminalize Oppo Research  —  I'd like to talk about Durham's treatment of what he calls the “Clinton Plan” in his report, an attempt to criminalize Hillary's effort to hold Trump politically accountable for his coziness with Russia.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
 
 
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Rasmussen Reports:
Most Americans Oppose Transgender Agenda
Discussion: Power Line and Washington Examiner
NBC News:
Bill Cosby faces new sexual assault lawsuits after states extend statutes of limitations
Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Supreme Court vetoes efforts to limit anti-fraud law aimed at government contractors
Discussion: MyNorthwest.com
Isabela Dias / Mother Jones:
Christopher Rufo Launched the Critical Race Theory Panic. He Isn't Done.
Associated Press:
Federal government orders desegregation in 32 Mississippi school districts
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Jason Rantz / MyNorthwest.com:
Elementary sex ed promoted puberty blockers, pubic hair art
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Nearly 10K photos from Hunter Biden's laptop hit the web: ‘Truth and transparency’
 Earlier Items: 
Jeff Tischauser / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Notorious Nashville Store Hosts White Nationalist Fight Clubs
Discussion: Raw Story
Joe Perticone / Bulwark+:
Big Bipartisan Moment Hurt the Freedom Caucus's Feelings
Discussion: Washington Post
David Zipper / The Atlantic:
Biden Is Ignoring the Menace of Mega-EVs
Discussion: Politico and Ars Technica
Jordan Green / Raw Story:
Neo-Nazi Marine Corps vet accused of plotting terror attack possessed classified military materials: sources
Morgan Phillips / Daily Mail:
FBI director will let top Republican LOOK at Biden ‘criminal scheme’ document: Chris Wray offers compromise on ‘$5million bribery’ memo to avoid contempt charges
 

 
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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

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
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