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CNN:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump captured on tape talking about classified document he kept after leaving the White House  —  Federal prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of a summer 2021 meeting in which former President Donald Trump acknowledges he held onto a classified Pentagon document …
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New York Times:
Trump Was Taped Discussing Sensitive Document He Had Kept After Leaving Office  —  Federal prosecutors obtained the recording as part of their investigation into the former president's handling of classified documents.  —  Federal prosecutors investigating former President Donald J. Trump's handling …
Discussion: Raw Story
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump regretted not declassifying retained military document in recording
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling bill heads for House passage after clearing key test vote  —  Despite opposition from Republican hard-liners, Speaker Kevin McCarthy has projected confidence that the bill will pass the House on a bipartisan vote expected Wednesday.
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Axios:
Scoop: Jeffries, McCarthy cut side-deal to save debt ceiling bill  — Andrew Solender- Juliegrace Brufke  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) quietly cut a deal for Democrats to vote to advance the bipartisan debt ceiling bill to a final vote …
Reuters:
US debt ceiling bill passes House with broad bipartisan support  —  A divided U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Wednesday, with majority support from both Democrats and Republicans to overcome opposition led by hardline conservatives and avoid a catastrophic default.
Washington Post:
Debt ceiling bill passes House, moves to Senate as deadline nears  —  Lawmakers are rushing to avert a disastrous June 5 U.S. government default after weeks of touch-and-go negotiations  —  The House voted Wednesday night to pass a painstakingly negotiated bill to suspend the debt ceiling …
Politico:   How Biden world gets its Shakshuka
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Rand Paul to force Senate vote on potential cuts to Social Security, Medicare
Natasha Lennard / The Intercept:
Atlanta Police Arrest Organizers of Bail Fund for Cop City Protesters  —  Part of a brutal crackdown on dissent against the police training facility, the SWAT raid and charges against the protest bail fund are unprecedented.  —  On Wednesday morning, a heavily armed Atlanta Police Department SWAT team raided …
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Mike Pence to launch campaign for president in Iowa June 7  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence will officially launch his widely expected campaign for the Republican nomination for president in Iowa next week, adding another candidate to the growing GOP field and putting him in direct competition with his former boss.
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Mike Pence is set to launch his presidential campaign next week
Jacey Fortin / New York Times:
Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules New Abortion Bans Unconstitutional  —  Oklahoma's Supreme Court said on Wednesday that two laws passed last year that ban most abortions are unconstitutional.  —  But the ruling does not affect a law passed in 1910 which still prohibits most abortions in the state …
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Andrew Cohen / Berkeley Law:
Chesa Boudin Brings a Lifetime of Experience to Lead New Criminal Law & Justice Center  —  Chesa Boudin has spent his whole life grappling with incarceration and its far-reaching implications.  As the founding executive director of Berkeley Law's new Criminal Law & Justice Center …
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Chesa Boudin / San Francisco Chronicle:
Why I'm not running for office in 2024  —  During last year's midterm elections …
Discussion: New York Post
Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
Jury finds Danny Masterson guilty on 2 counts in rape retrial  —  The “That '70s Show” actor was accused of raping three women.  —  A Los Angeles jury has found former “That '70s Show” actor Danny Masterson guilty of two counts of forcible rape in a retrial of a case involving three women.
Federal Trade Commission:
FTC and DOJ Charge Amazon with Violating Children's Privacy Law by Keeping Kids' Alexa Voice Recordings Forever and Undermining Parents' Deletion Requests  —  Proposed order to require Amazon to pay $25 million and delete children's data, geolocation data, and other voice recordings
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Federal Trade Commission:
FTC Says Ring Employees Illegally Surveilled Customers, Failed to Stop Hackers from Taking Control of Users' Cameras
Karen Townsend / HotAir:
There is no defense for Trump's attack on Kayleigh ‘Milktoast’ McEnany  —  Kayleigh McEnany came under attack by her former boss on Truth Social last night.  His very thin skin was pierced by the former White House press secretary, now a Fox News host and contributor.
William Thornton / al.com:
Tommy Tuberville's musician brother ‘compelled to distance’ himself over ‘racial stereotypes, white nationalism’  —  The brother of U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville is speaking out on social media, saying he is “compelled to distance” himself from some of the lawmaker's recent statements.
Nadine El-Bawab / ABC News:
Tennessee woman gets emergency hysterectomy after doctors deny early abortion care  —  Tennessee's ban went into effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned.  —  Mayron Hollis said she had just started taking contraceptives when she found out she was pregnant again a few months after giving birth in February 2022.
NBC News:
‘Trump Bucks’ retailers' websites taken down, days after being exposed for selling bogus currency  —  “Now if they could be arrested and put behind bars!” one buyer said.  —  The companies who appear to have swindled supporters of former President Donald Trump out of tens of thousands …
Discussion: Political Wire
NBC News:
A verified AOC parody account got a boost from Elon Musk's Twitter  —  The account impersonating the congresswoman was suspended in 2019.  Musk brought it back and helped it go viral.  —  A verified Twitter account mocking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has skyrocketed in followers …
Jared Szuba / Al-Monitor:
US not notified yet of UAE's withdrawal from Gulf maritime coalition  —  The announcement that the UAE had withdrawn its participation in the Combined Maritime Forces coalition appears to be Abu Dhabi's latest signal to Washington that it wants serious dialogue on security guarantees.
Politico:
Tuberville's top military adviser bows out  —  Morgan Murphy says he resigned after a Washington Post story suggested he took credit for the senator's military nomination blockade.  —  Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Ala.) national security adviser told POLITICO that he has resigned …
NBC News:
Pentagon leaders cancel drag show at a Nevada Air Force base  —  The show at Nellis AFB in celebration of Pride Month was approved by Air Force leaders, but Defense Secretary Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Milley said no.  —  Pentagon leaders have stepped in to stop a drag show scheduled …
Alex Henderson / Raw Story:
GOP being crushed in Wisconsin as state ‘shifts leftward’: report  —  Democratic strategists once regarded Wisconsin as a reliably blue state.  Former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis lost California, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Maine and Florida to Republican George H.W. Bush …
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Project Veritas Sues James O'Keefe for Bullying Staff, Misusing Funds  —  O'Keefe left the right-wing sting org in February after employees accused him of becoming a “power-drunk tyrant.”  —  Right-wing media group Project Veritas is suing its founder James O'Keefe, accusing him of bullying employees …
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump's latest policy pitch: A massive birthday party for the nation  —  The former president is proposing a yearlong bash to commemorate 250 years of independence.  —  Donald Trump's latest idea to enshrine American greatness is to throw the country “the most spectacular” birthday bash — one that will last all year.
Associated Press:
DOJ sues coal firms owned by Jim Justice's family  —  Thank you for signing up!  —  The latest in politics and policy.  Direct to your inbox.  Sign up for the Energy and Environment newsletter  —  DOJ announces civil action against coal mines owned by West Virginia governor's son
BBC:
Ukraine war: Children die in new missile attack on Kyiv  —  Two children and an adult died, and more than a dozen people were injured, in a new night-time missile attack on Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say.  —  Russia has been subjecting the Ukrainian capital to regular aerial attack with missiles and drones.
Chloe Xiang / VICE:
Eating Disorder Helpline Disables Chatbot for ‘Harmful’ Responses After Firing Human Staff  —  “Every single thing Tessa suggested were things that led to the development of my eating disorder.”  —  Chloe Xiang  —  The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) has taken its chatbot called Tessa offline …
Discussion: HotAir, The Daily Dot, The Register and NPR
Kyndall Cunningham / The Daily Beast:
How James Van Der Beek Became Fox News' New Hero  —  The “Dawson's Creek” star's latest comments about the 2024 election have made him headline news on Fox.  —  It looks like conservatives have found their latest Hollywood spokesperson in the star of Dawson's Creek.  (Or so they think.)
Robinson Meyer / Heatmap News:
The Real Climate Defeat in the Debt Ceiling Deal  —  At first glance, the bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling seems pretty good for the climate.  —  Most importantly, it preserves the Inflation Reduction Act, President Joe Biden's flagship climate law.
 
 
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The White House:
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Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
‘Demeaning’ Marianne Williamson Has Staff Running for the Exits
Axios:
“Anti-woke” movement finds itself an investment vehicle
Morgan Lee / Associated Press:
Federal grand jury charges ex-GOP candidate with shootings on lawmakers' homes
Discussion: Politico
Joe Hernandez / NPR:
Tara Reade, who accused Biden of sexual assault, will apply for Russian citizenship
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Mark Scott / Politico:
EU's Breton wants to ‘stress test’ Silicon Valley giants
Discussion: LewRockwell
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Fox News attacks Target's support for GLSEN after its parent Fox Corp. bragged about supporting the pro-LGBTQ group
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