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7:00 AM ET, June 1, 2023

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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: HuffPost and Raw Story
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump regretted not declassifying retained military document in recording  —  Federal prosecutors have obtained audio in which the former president acknowledged he retained a classified paper on Iran  —  Federal prosecutors obtained audio recording of a summer 2021 meeting where Donald Trump suggested …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
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 …
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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.
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.
Scott Wong / NBC News:
McCarthy proves his naysayers wrong  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy defied his critics to win the speaker's gavel, then did it again in striking a debt deal with President Joe Biden.  Now he and his allies are taking a victory lap.  —  WASHINGTON — Critics doubted Kevin McCarthy could win …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Rand Paul to force Senate vote on potential cuts to Social Security, Medicare
Washington Post:
Debt ceiling bill passes House, moves to Senate as deadline nears
Ella Nilsen / CNN:
Manchin could get a gas pipeline out of the debt ceiling deal, and environmental advocates are livid
The Daily Beast:
Kevin McCarthy's GOP Critics Say He'll Be the One to Pay for the Debt Deal
Rolling Stone:
Inside Trump and DeSantis' Ugly Feud Over The Babylon Bee  —  The former president has an extremely online army, but sources tell Rolling Stone that Team DeSantis has tried to peel off influencers, offering access and (in one case) a job … But behind the scenes, the Republican rivals …
Discussion: Mediaite
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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.
New York Times:
In Iowa, DeSantis Signals the Start of a Slugfest With Trump  —  After absorbing months of attacks from the former president, the Florida governor is beginning to fire back — but carefully.  —  Shane Goldmacher reported from Clive, Des Moines and Pella, Iowa, and Nicholas Nehamas from Clive and Council Bluffs, Iowa
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 …
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
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.
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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 …
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.
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Federal Trade Commission:
FTC Says Ring Employees Illegally Surveilled Customers, Failed to Stop Hackers from Taking Control of Users' Cameras
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.
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 …
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
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on House Passage of the Bipartisan Budget Agreement  —  Tonight, the House took a critical step forward to prevent a first-ever default and protect our country's hard-earned and historic economic recovery.  This budget agreement is a bipartisan compromise.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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
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.
Discussion: Agence France-Presse, UPI and Ukrinform
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 …
Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
Earth is ‘really quite sick now’ and in danger zone in nearly all ecological ways, study says  —  Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that's losing its natural areas …
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
‘Demeaning’ Marianne Williamson Has Staff Running for the Exits  —  One former Williamson staffer called her “a self-help guru who won't get help.” … In 2020, Marianne Williamson's presidential campaign was plagued by poor morale and a miserable work culture, culminating in her firing the entire staff while she remained in the race.
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 …
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.)
Morgan Lee / Associated Press:
Federal grand jury charges ex-GOP candidate with shootings on lawmakers' homes  —  A failed political candidate has been indicted on federal charges including interference with the electoral process in connection with a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque …
Discussion: Raw Story and Politico
Politico:
How Biden world gets its Shakshuka  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With help from Allie Bice.  —  Every cohort of White House staffers has staked its claim on a nearby cafe or restaurant as the go-to place to steal a few minutes away from campus.
 
 
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“Anti-woke” movement finds itself an investment vehicle
Joe Hernandez / NPR:
Tara Reade, who accused Biden of sexual assault, will apply for Russian citizenship
Invitation / The Economist:
Dara Massicot believes that Russia faces twin personnel crises in its armed forces
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Derek Saul / Forbes:
Anheuser-Busch Stock Enters Bear Territory Amid Anti-Trans Bud Light Backlash
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The White House:
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘We want dictator Trump’: America First activist publicly calls for ‘Trumpian Reich’
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Mike Pence to launch campaign for president in Iowa June 7
Alex Henderson / Raw Story:
GOP being crushed in Wisconsin as state ‘shifts leftward’: report
Nadine El-Bawab / ABC News:
Tennessee woman gets emergency hysterectomy after doctors deny early abortion care
 

 
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Leading UK cultural figures decry Observer's planned sale to Tortoise as “a betrayal” of liberal journalism; Guardian, Observer staff consider striking

Karen Raugust / Publishers Weekly:
Penguin renews its master publishing deal with BBC Studios for Bluey books; the books have sold 20M+ copies in 22 languages worldwide, including 8.5M in the US

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
A UK judge rules that GB News can challenge an Ofcom ruling about a Q&A show with Rishi Sunak in a court hearing, but says Ofcom can keep pursuing sanctions

 
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