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1:00 AM ET, June 4, 2023

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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
DeSantis suggests Trump doesn't understand the ‘woke’ threat to America  —  2024 Republican presidential nomination showdown: Trump and DeSantis trade verbal fire over the term ‘woke’  —  DES MOINES, IOWA - The current top two contenders for the Republican presidential nomination are trading verbal fire over the term “woke.”
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Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
Ron DeSantis's Joyless Ride  —  The ultimate performative politician doesn't seem to enjoy the in-person performance of politics.  —  Real-life Ron DeSantis was here, finally.  In the fidgety flesh; in Iowa, South Carolina, and, in this case, New Hampshire.
Jon Levine / New York Post:   Donald Trump's campaign hit with blizzard of Twitter ‘community notes’
Kimberlee Kruesi / Associated Press:
Trump-appointed judge rejects Tennessee's anti-drag law as too broad, too vague  —  Tennessee's first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional, a federal judge says.  The law is both “unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad” and encouraged …
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Micaela A Watts / The Commercial Appeal:
Federal judge tosses Tennessee's controversial anti-drag law, declares it unconstitutional  —  In a significant win for LGBTQ advocates, a federal judge has tossed out Tennessee's controversial law restricting drag performances, after hearings in which the law's necessity and broad language were questioned.
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:   Federal judge rules Tennessee drag law unconstitutional
Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Federal judge rules Tennessee drag restrictions unconstitutional after trial
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
NBC News:
Grand jury in Trump classified documents case expected to meet this coming week after hiatus  —  A grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the case against former President Donald Trump is expected to meet this coming week in Washington after a lull.  —  The federal grand jury …
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US Department of Justice:
Franklin Man Arrested And Charged With Threatening To Kill A U.S. Senator  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Hampshire  —  CONCORD - A Franklin, NH man has been charged in connection with threatening to kill a United States Senator.
Discussion: The Hill, CNN, NBC News and The Guardian
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Jesus Jiménez / New York Times:
New Hampshire Man Is Arrested After Threatening to Kill U.S. Senator  —  In a voice mail message, the man told the senator was that he was “a dead man walking,” according to federal court documents.  He was angry about the blocking of military promotions, prosecutors said.
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans once again voluntarily cede their negotiating power  —  The Senate GOP decided to stay out of talks over the debt ceiling and budget, only to learn that this meant accepting a deal they didn't like at all  —  Congressional bureau chief  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell …
Discussion: FISM TV
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Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Biden signs debt ceiling bill, averting government default
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Two cheers for bipartisanship, but debt ceiling is no way to govern
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
CBS News:
Temecula school board president calls Harvey Milk ‘pedophile’ before book banning vote  —  An ugly scene played out at the Temecula Valley School Board meeting as they voted 3-2 to reject an elementary school social studies book that contained information about pioneering California gay rights figure Harvey Milk.
Mackenzie Gray / Global News:
Chinese warship nearly hits U.S. destroyer in Taiwan Strait during joint Canada-U.S. mission  —  Exclusive video captures Chinese warship nearly hitting U.S. destroyer in Taiwan Strait  —  A Chinese warship came within 150 yards of hitting American destroyer USS Chung-Hoon …
Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Is Promising Peace In A Second Term.  War With Iran Seems More Likely.  —  Trump is so focused on the Islamic Republic that he reportedly kept a document about it that he knew was classified after he left office.  With global concern mounting over Iran's nuclear program, his volatility poses serious risk.
Discussion: Raw Story and Financial Times
Tina Moore / New York Post:
Bragg detective Jeremy Rosenberg involved in Trump case suspended for Michael Cohen ties: officials  —  A supervising detective involved in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's Donald Trump prosecution has been suspended for his contact with the former president's ex-lawyer …
Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
DNA Test Proves Ex-Wrestler Not Lauren Boebert's Father  —  Stan Lane has been dogged by accusations that he got the congresswoman's mother pregnant during a brief affair. … For years, Rep. Lauren Boebert's mother has maintained that a retired professional wrestler named Stan Lane …
Discussion: Raw Story and Breitbart
Axios:
Scoop: House Democrat's bill would mandate AI disclosure  —  Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) is introducing legislation that would require the products of generative artificial intelligence to be accompanied by a disclaimer, Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters: AI is improving at a record pace.
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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Associated Press:
Austria's Social Democrats choose Doskozil as new leader, looking to elections expected next year
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Daniel Trotta / Reuters:
Texas becomes largest state to ban transgender care for minors
Prem Thakker / New Republic:
Elon Musk Calls to Imprison Therapists Helping Trans Kids
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Utah district bans Bible in elementary and middle schools ‘due to vulgarity or violence’
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