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11:50 AM ET, June 5, 2023

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New York Times:
Twitter's U.S. Ad Sales Plunge 59% as Woes Continue  —  In internal forecasts, the company projected that ad sales would keep declining, handing a tough challenge to its new chief executive.  —  Ryan Mac reports on Twitter, and Tiffany Hsu reports on misinformation.
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CNN:
Exclusive: Ukraine has cultivated sabotage agents inside Russia and is giving them drones to stage attacks, sources say  —  Ukraine has cultivated a network of agents and sympathizers inside Russia working to carry out acts of sabotage against Russian targets and has begun providing …
Samuel Charap / Foreign Affairs:
An Unwinnable War  —  Washington Needs an Endgame in Ukraine  —  Russia's invasion of Ukraine …
Discussion: Human Events
New York Times:
Ukraine Intensifies Attacks on Russian Frontline Positions
Discussion: The Hill, NBC News and ABC News
Washington Post:
Trump lawyers meeting with Justice Dept. on classified documents case  —  Attorneys for Donald Trump came to the Justice Department Monday morning to make their case that the government should not charge the former president in connection with his possession of classified documents after leaving office …
Discussion: CBS News and The Guardian
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Politico:
Trump lawyers visit Justice Department  —  The visit comes as special counsel Jack Smith nears a decision about whether to charge Trump in the classified-documents probe.  —  Lawyers defending Donald Trump in an investigation related to his handling of highly sensitive national security documents …
Discussion: NBC News and Washington Post
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
‘Trump too small’ trademark clash to be decided by Supreme Court  —  The dispute is over whether lawyer Steve Elster can register “Trump too small” as a trademark for use on T-shirts.  —  WASHINGTON — A crude joke that Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., used to mock what he said was then-2016 …
Katie Baker / The Daily Beast:
Casey DeSantis Is the Walmart Melania  —  She'd better hope that pleather is pudding-proof. … The First Lady of Florida showed up on the campaign trail in Iowa this weekend wearing a ghastly black leather jacket—American flag on front, an alligator and the silhouette of her state on the back …
Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
Showtime Pulls ‘Vice’ Episode on Ron DeSantis  —  An installment delving into the Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate's time as a U.S. Navy JAG officer at Guantanamo Bay was quietly shelved without explanation.  —  Showtime quietly pulled an episode of its Vice newsmagazine last week …
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
DeSantis and the Nebulous ‘Charisma Threshold’  —  On the menu today: I'm not interested in discussing whether you think Ron DeSantis is charismatic or not.  What I want to discuss is how seemingly overnight, so many people decided that the single most important measuring stick of DeSantis …
Discussion: Salon
New York Times:
What Happened When a Brooklyn Neighborhood Policed Itself for Five Days  —  On a two-block stretch of Brownsville in April, the police stepped aside and let residents respond to 911 calls.  It was a bold experiment that some believe could redefine law-enforcement in New York City.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Wall Street Journal:
Targeting Toyota for Its Electric-Vehicle Heresy  —  Public pensions and proxy advisers try to punish the company using corporate governance as a pretext.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  It wasn't long ago that Toyota's hybrid vehicles were all the rage with the climate-change left.
Discussion: RedState
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Inside the high-stakes clash for control of Ukraine's story  —  The News  —  Journalists covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine are engaged in a running, low-grade conflict with the Ukrainian government, which many believe uses access and accreditation to shape their stories.
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Politico:
Playbook: Christie. Pence. Burgum?
Discussion: CNN
Washington Post:
Sonic boom heard across D.C. region caused by military flight, officials say  —  An authorized Defense Department plane caused a sonic boom heard across the D.C. region Sunday afternoon, officials in Maryland said.  —  The sonic boom was related to an incident involving a Cessna that crashed in Virginia …
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Reuters:
Jet fighters chase small plane in Washington area before it crashes in Virginia
New York Times:
Sonic Boom Heard Across D.C. Area Was From Military Jets, Officials Say
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The GOP's Authoritarian Acceleration  —  Internal resistance to its anti-democratic turn has all but vanished.  —  In May 2017, Donald Trump fired FBI director James Comey, crashing through the first of many important democratic norms.  While FBI directors technically can be fired …
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tests the conspiratorial appetite of Democrats  —  One of the most famous living descendants of the most famous American political dynasty shows early strength against Biden in polls  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a candidate for president supported …
Politico:
Suddenly, things are actually going the Senate GOP campaign arm's way  —  A high-profile recruit and some decisions by people not to run has the NRSC feeling good.  —  Senate Republicans blew it last year in the midterms.  Six months later, things are finally going their way.
Discussion: RedState and Political Wire
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Democratic Senate hopeful claims primary residence in Arizona — and D.C.  —  As part of a VA loan application, the Arizona congressmen pledged the D.C. home was his ‘principal’ residence.  —  When Arizona Senate candidate Ruben Gallego bought a house near Capitol Hill last year …
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Former Vice President Pence filing paperwork launching 2024 presidential bid in challenge to Trump  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence is filing paperwork on Monday declaring his campaign for president in 2024, setting up a challenge to his former boss, Donald Trump, just two years …
New York Times:
S.E.C. Accuses Binance of Mishandling Funds and Lying to Regulators  —  The S.E.C. said the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange mixed “billions of dollars” in customer funds and secretly sent them to a separate company controlled by Binance's founder, Changpeng Zhao.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
These 25 rainbow flag-waiving corporations donated $13.5 million to anti-gay politicians since 2022  —  In 2023, conservative activists have advanced the theory that major corporations are pushing a radical, pro-LGBTQ agenda onto the country.  —  For example, Anheuser-Busch sent trans …
Andrew Ackerman / Wall Street Journal:
Big Banks Could Face 20% Boost to Capital Requirements  —  Those relying on fees might need larger buffers to absorb losses under planned rules  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. regulators are preparing to force large banks to shore up their financial footing, moves they say will help boost the resilience …
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
The Real Reason Republicans Want to Give Tax Breaks for Embryos  —  Wisconsin lawmakers are trying to “clarify” the state's 1849 abortion ban in a bid to make the wildly unpopular and anachronistic law palatable to modern voters  —  REPUBLICANS IN THE Wisconsin legislature introduced a package …
 
 
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Washington Post:
Trump-funded studies disputing election fraud are focus in two probes
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
North Dakota's Burgum showcases he's ‘a new leader for a changing economy’ as he teases expected 2024 launch
DVIDS:
Unsafe Maritime Interaction During Routine Taiwan Strait Transit
Wall Street Journal:
AI's Rapid Growth Threatens to Flood 2024 Campaigns With Fake Videos
Discussion: Political Wire
Sid Mohasseb / Fox News:
Kamala Harris can't be trusted with AI regulation
Steven F. Hayward / New York Post:
This Pride Month, it's the Revolt of the ‘Normies’ as Americans reject extremism
Reuters:
Saudi pledges big oil cuts in July as OPEC+ extends deal into 2024
Public Notice:
Congress used to pass laws. Now we're a nation of executive orders.
Discussion: Prescott eNews
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
June 4, 2023  —  Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church, a staunch supporter …
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Inside the fight to save American college from runaway careerism
The Hill:
McCarthy's biggest victory yet comes with political price
Discussion: Bloomberg
Axios:
Chuck Todd to leave NBC's “Meet the Press” in September
Associated Press:
Transgender adults in Florida ‘blindsided’ that new law also limits their access to health care
Amir Tibon / Haaretz:
Netanyahu's New Media Adviser Called Biden ‘Unfit,’ Echoed Trump's Voter Fraud Claims
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Filing: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav's 2023 compensation package was worth $49.7M, up 26.5% from the year prior, with $23.1M in stock awards

Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
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