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• newWhere do moderate Democrats, Republicans stand on the debt ceiling deal as pivotal votes loom?
  Moderate members of Congress may play an outsized roll in whether the debt ceiling agreement reached between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will become law.
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• newSEEING DOUBLE: AOC lashes out at Twitter parody account 'impersonating me and going viral'
  Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed Elon Musk is helping promote a parody Twitter account that is "impersonating" her.
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• newWhite House kills another top Biden nominee amid mounting opposition
  The White House killed President Biden's nomination of Ann Carlson to lead an obscure transportation safety agency she vowed to push climate policies through.
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• newRepublicans to hold FBI Director Wray in contempt of Congress over Biden document
  House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer is taking steps to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress after the bureau notified the panel it will not comply with its subpoena related to a possible criminal scheme involving then…
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• newJayapal says debt ceiling deal shows GOP doesn’t care about deficits: ‘No meaningful deficit reduction’
  Jayapal would not say how her caucus would lean on the bill but said some members are worried about the cuts agreed to by the White House and GOP leaders.
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• newDemocrat leader: 'un-American' 'MAGA Republicans' trying to 'crash' economy for 2024 political benefit
  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Tuesday that "MAGA Republicans" are intentionally trying to harm the economy during debt limit negotiations for political gain.
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• newBiden admin advances first-ever wind leasing in Gulf of Mexico amid calls for moratorium
  The Biden administration is advancing the prospect of vast wind energy development projects in the Gulf of Mexico despite calls for a moratorium in light of wildlife deaths.
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• newFreedom Caucus members call on McCarthy to scrap debt ceiling agreement with Biden: ‘Bad deal’
  House Freedom Caucus members declared their opposition Tuesday to the debt ceiling agreement reached by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and President Biden.
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• newDebt deal with Biden a 'betrayal' that could cost McCarthy speakership, House Freedom Caucus member says
  Rep. Chip Roy indicated Tuesday that if the McCarthy-Biden debt deal clears committee, he may consider a vote to recall Kevin McCarthy from House speakership.
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• newManchin praises debt ceiling deal, predicts passage despite GOP, Dem defections
  West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin praised both Republicans and Democrats for their efforts in putting the compromise together.
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• newFirst lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, family reveals
  Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has been diagnosed with dementia, her family revealed. She is 95 years old and living with former President Carter.
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• newBiden's Dem opponent Robert F. Kennedy Jr sides with Elon Musk, vows to end 'censorship-industrial complex'
  Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said Elon Musk's remarks that Twitter had "no actual choice" than to comply with censorship requests are "pretty much correct."
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• newNancy Mace blasts GOP for getting fleeced on debt ceiling deal by a president 'who can’t find his pants'
  South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace announced on Tuesday that she will be voting against the debt ceiling deal reached between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden.
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• newBLM donated just around 30 percent of its nearly $87M in recent cash to other charitable foundations
  The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has handed out just a third of its contributions to other charitable groups as its finances have come under a spotlight.
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• newTrump vows to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants
  Former President Trump vowed to sign an executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants if he becomes president again.
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• newFBI contempt of Congress deadline looms as Comer demands key Biden document
  House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer will begin proceedings to hold the FBI in contempt of Congress unless it complies with a subpoena related to the Biden family.
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• new2024 showdown: Trump, DeSantis battle for votes in the crucial lead off state of Iowa
  Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis make competing trips this week to Iowa, the state whose caucuses lead off the Republican presidential nominating calendar
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• newNV Dems to fine schools $5k per day for not allowing biological males in girls sports
  Nevada Democrats passed an amendment to fine school boards if they do not allow students to participate in sports and use restrooms based on their "gender identity."
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• newTexas Gov Greg Abbott to sign bill taking on 'rogue' district attorneys
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday he will sign legislation cracking down on progressive prosecutors who refuse to prosecute entire classes of crime.
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• newPotential 2024 Republican presidential contender moves a step closer to launching a campaign
  Long-time allies of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie launched a super PAC to back his likely campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, to try to take down former President Trump.
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• newLindsey Graham offers fiery response after Russia issues warrant for his arrest: ‘See you in The Hague!’
  Sen. Lindsey Graham mocked Russia for issuing a warrant for his arrest, saying the Russian regime should submit itself for judgement for war crimes.
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• newBiden hits China, Mexico with sanctions for counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pill production
  The Biden administration sanctioned more than a dozen China- and Mexico-based individuals and entities involved in the proliferation of counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pill production.
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• newChina rejects Biden administration request for meeting between military leaders: report
  China rejected a request from the Biden administration to schedule a meeting between the two country's leading defense officials, according to a report.
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• newBiden, Cruz condemn Uganda law allowing death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality'
  President Biden and Sen. Ted Cruz spoke out over Uganda President Yoweri Museveni signing a law giving the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality."
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• newGOP touts McCarthy-Biden deal as ‘conservative’ victory as some Republicans defect
  House Republicans held a call with reporters on Monday evening touting themselves as the winners of debt limit negotiations even as some members defect.
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Politics - Yahoo! News

• newManhattan prosecutor seeks to keep Trump hush money case in state court
  
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• newFar-right members, unhappy with debt deal, float threatening McCarthy's speakership
  
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• newGOP chairman moves to hold FBI director Wray in contempt over Biden doc
  
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• newNevada becomes latest to enhance penalties for election worker intimidation after statewide exodus
  
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• newBiden withdraws nomination of official to head US auto safety agency
  
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• newWhistleblowers file lawsuits against Oklahoma education boss, top aide
  
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• newGOP lawmaker says Kevin McCarthy is 'emasculating himself' by striking a debt ceiling deal with Biden and calls for his removal as House speaker
  
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• newNo sign of Mississippi governor fulfilling pledge on campaign funds tied to welfare case
  
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• newTrump vows to end birthright citizenship for children of immigrants in US illegally
  
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• newUtah Republican Chris Stewart planning to resign from Congress, AP source says
  
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• newGeorgia Republicans get another Trump-Pence showdown as 2024 presidential contenders barnstorm the state convention
  
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• newDebt ceiling deal details: What does the Biden-McCarthy bill include?
  
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• newDebt limit deal is in place, but budget deficit is still a multi-decade challenge for US government
  
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• newUS says ‘the time is now’ for Sweden to join NATO and for Turkey to get new F-16s
  
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• newGOP Rep. Nancy Mace blasts Biden, McCarthy debt ceiling deal: 'Republicans got outsmarted'
  
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• newDianne Feinstein presents Democrats with problem they can’t solve
  
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• newFar Right GOP Vows 'Reckoning' Over Kevin McCarthy's Debt Limit Deal
  
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• newUS debt ceiling deal: what has to happen now to get it passed?
  
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• newUS agency says 8.3 million homes, businesses lack access to high-speed broadband
  
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• newDebt ceiling deal between Biden and McCarthy faces its first major test
  
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• newA Republican congressman says DeSantis threatened to primary some House reps if they didn't endorse him over Trump
  
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• newBiden to host UK Prime Minister Sunak next week for talks on Ukraine, climate
  
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• newOne justice explained absence from case. Another didn't. Ethics questions vexing Supreme Court
  
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• newUganda accuses West of blackmail in its response to anti-LGBTQ law
  
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• newRon DeSantis says he will ‘destroy leftism’ in US if elected president
  
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• newUS slaps sanctions on Chinese, Mexican entities in fentanyl action
  
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• newStudent loan payment pause nixed in debt limit agreement
  
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• newChris Christie Gets a Super PAC Ahead of His Likely 2024 Bid
  
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• newSurprises in the 2024 GOP race: DeSantis flubs rollout, Trump sidesteps legal woes and more
  
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• newThe stark numbers driving Democratic panic about a third-party 2024 bid
  
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• newDeSantis to mount first campaign swing through key 2024 states
  
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• newStock market today: Wall Street churns to a mixed finish
  
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• newDeSantis kicks off presidential campaign in Iowa as he steps up criticism of Trump
  
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• newTexas Lawmakers Set Timeline For Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Impeachment Trial
  
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• newMcCarthy and Biden's debt-ceiling deal could hurt student-loan borrowers and people on food stamps — and cost some Americans their jobs
  
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• newHere's the biggest news you missed this weekend
  
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• New debt limit bill trashed by GOP hard-liners as party leaders push for votes
  
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• 'Feel very good.' Biden projects optimism on debt deal as both sides whip up support
  
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• Donald Trump fought to save Texas ally Ken Paxton from impeachment. It didn't work.
  
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• It's the biggest news you missed this weekend
  
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• US political leaders push for lawmakers’ support on debt ceiling deal
  
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• Economic boost or big business hand-out? Nevada lawmakers consider A's stadium financing
  
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• Biden says he and Erdogan talked about F-16s, Sweden's NATO bid
  
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• Here's what's in Biden-McCarthy's deal to raise the debt limit
  
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• 10 Things Before the Opening Bell: Negotiators race to finalize a tentative debt ceiling deal
  
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• Blinken says US to consider visa restrictions over Ugandan anti-gay law
  
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• Takeaways From the Impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
  
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• Why Spending Cuts Likely Won’t Shake the Economy
  
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Daily Kos

• newRuling clears way for Purdue Pharma to settle opioid claims, protect Sacklers from lawsuits
  A federal court ruling cleared the way Tuesday for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s settlement of thousands of legal claims over the toll of opioids.Under the plan approved by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, members of the wealt…
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• newCartoon: Little vics
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• newKevin McCarthy keeps talking about putting a 'child' to work
  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is once again fighting for his political life as he tries to sell the debt ceiling deal that has many Republicans furious. It’s a moment that demands his very best talking points, and as one of them, he’s chosen to su…
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• newPhoenix becomes largest US city to successfully challenge 2020 census numbers
  Phoenix has become the largest U.S. city to successfully challenge its population count from the 2020 census after claiming that dozens of group homes, jails and drug and alcohol treatment centers were overlooked during the nation’s head count.…
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• newThe fate of Texas' impeached attorney general rests in hands of 31 state senators―including his wife
  The Texas State Senate on Monday passed a resolution declaring that its trial for Attorney General Ken Paxton, whom the state House impeached for corruption two days before, must begin by Aug. 28. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who like Paxton and every oth…
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• newHouse Freedom Caucus neutered by debt ceiling deal
  The deal President Joe Biden made with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy takes the debt ceiling off the table until Jan. 1, 2025, the remainder of Biden’s current term in the White House. No wonder the Freedom Caucus is so wound up about it! The debt ce…
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• newUkraine Update: Russia goes into a fresh panic after drones strike around Moscow
  UPDATE: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 · 9:26:15 PM +00:00 · Mark Sumner Russia has cleverly taken out a Storm Shadow by throwing a barracks in its way. xPhotos have…
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• newEx-Trump White House official Peter Navarro to go on trial in September in Jan. 6 contempt case
  Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro will stand trial in September on contempt of Congress charges filed after he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.U.S. District Judge Am…
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• newPandemic worries may have eased, but price hikes just keep on coming
  Two stories today from The New York Times once again focus on inflation and the Federal Reserve's determination to stamp it out. The Personal Consumption Expenditures index is still climbing, reports one story, "reflecting the difficult path ahead f…
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• newMinnesota governor signs bill to legalize marijuana, effective this summer
  Surrounded by dozens of cheering people in green clothes, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill Tuesday to legalize recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21, making Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize the substance for adult…
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• newTrump keeps losing lawyers and further screwing himself
  Special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into disgraced former president Donald Trump’s handling of classified material is racing to a conclusion. In March, Trump's attorney Evan Corcoran was compelled to testify in Smith’s investigation. Aft…
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• newReport: Trump wants to dox—and purge—feds who have investigated his many (alleged) crimes
  Proving that irony was long ago beaten to death with a shovel in a dimly lit corner of a Cracker Barrel parking lot, Donald Trump, who has frequently groused about the politicization of the DOJ and FBI because they’ve had the temerity to investiga…
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• newRepublican unity on debt ceiling crumbling fast
  UPDATE: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 · 8:32:57 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson Matt Gaetz is changing his tune on the motion to vacate: xGaetz: If a majority of Republic…
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• newFormer first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, the Carter Center says
  Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia and remains at home, her family has announced.Carter, now 95, remains at home with former President Jimmy Carter, who has been at home receiving hospice care since early this year.“She continues to…
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• newWoman who threatened Nancy Pelosi with hanging during Capitol riot gets over 2 years in prison
  A Pennsylvania restaurant owner who screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Tuesday to more than two years in prison.Pauline Bauer was near Pelosi's office suite on Jan.…
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• newMcCarthy's speaker deals come back to haunt him
  The debt ceiling deal struck by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the weekend immediately drew the outrage of the usual Freedom Caucus suspects. The group, which has been rooting for a default for months, is getting more and m…
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• newCan Ron DeSantis come back from looking like a loser?
  On paper, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is well-positioned to be the 2024 Republican presidential nominee. In reality, it’s not going so hot. Where many Republican candidates are trying to portray themselves as conservative but without the overt cruelt…
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• newJuror and spouse: Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton could vote in trial on husband's impeachment
  On the way to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton becoming a rising figure in the GOP, his wife, Angela, used to entertain crowds with a guitar and a song.“I'm a pistol-packin' mama, and my husband sues Obama,” she sang at campaign events and Rep…
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• newWith hate speech on the rise, Twitter may disappear in Europe
  Elon Musk only took control of Twitter a little over seven months ago—even if it seems much longer. One week after moving in, he used his new personal platform to tweet that the site “needs to become by far the most accurate source of information…
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• newFlorida deputy faces trial for alleged failure to confront Parkland school shooter
  In a prosecution believed to be a national first, a former Florida sheriff's deputy is about to be tried on charges he failed to confront the gunman who murdered 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland high school five years ago.Jury sele…
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• newTrump and abortion top voter concerns in leaked GOP memo
  
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• newLGBTQ+ activists call for new strategies to promote equality after Target backlash
  Following Target’s announcement last week that it removed products and relocated Pride displays to the back of certain stores in the South, activists in the LGBTQ+ community are calling for new campaigns to convince corporate leaders not to cave…
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• newRepublicans now embrace political violence—as long as it's committed in their name
  A long, long time ago, in a political universe far, far away, Republicans proudly wore the “daddy party” stereotype, proclaiming their supposedly implicit authority in matters of national security, moral and financial responsibility, and, pos…
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• new9 injured in shooting near beach in Hollywood, Florida
  Nine people were injured when gunfire erupted along a beachside promenade in Hollywood, Florida, sending people frantically running for cover along the crowded beach on Memorial Day.The nine people hurt Monday evening included six adults and three…
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• newCheers and Jeers: Tuesday
  And We’re Back    I had an exceptional above-the-fold intro planned for this morning—[crosses fingers] really I did [uncrosses fingers]—but my neighbors said because yesterday was Memorial Day and I was being so helpful to everyone, in that…
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• newCartoon: Corporate suffrage
  Via Common Cause, the Delaware town of Seaford is attempting to pass a bill that "would allow artificial entities like corporations, LLCs, and trusts" to vote in municipal elections.Help keep this work sustainable by joining the Sorensen Subscri…
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• newAbbreviated Pundit Roundup: Republicans in disarray, Turkey's future, and the eternal war
  We begin with Jennifer Scholtes of POLITICO and the efforts of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to corral House support for his tentative agreement with President Joe Biden to raise the debt limit and Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas’ efforts to bl…
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• Who won the debt limit negotiations? A fierce spin battle is currently underway
  Both Democrats and Republicans need to deliver votes to get the debt limit deal negotiated by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. As such, no one is going to admit they lost the debate. Yet it is conservatives crying the most abo…
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• Snowflake conservatives are about to have a really tough Pride Month
  Our culture has passed conservatism by. Stuck in their old, bigoted, uncompromising ways, conservatives are ill-equipped to handle our society’s accelerated progress toward tolerance and acceptance. Indeed, it was just 20 years ago that the idea…
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• Ukraine Update: Russia celebrates Kyiv's birthday with ineffective drone and missile barrage
  Kyiv celebrated its 1,541st birthday, founded when Moscow was still a swamp. This is how Russia celebrated the occasion: xUkrainian children screaming as incoming Russian ballistic missiles are engaged by Ukrainian air defences, causing loud expl…
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• Cartoon: The accounting crisis
  Join the Friends of Tom Tomorrow, Sparky, Blinky, and TMW (FOTOTOSPABLITOMOW) who help keep this work possible by subscribing to my weekly newsletter, Sparky’s List! You get the cartoon a day early, plus a rambling newsletter, but on the plus sid…
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• Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: A good weekend as Ken Paxton is impeached and the House settles down
  I hope you didn’t miss Chitown Kev’s roundup from Sunday, and the two big stories are still the two big stories. But other things happened as well.Will Stancil/Twitter:I was told not to tweet this until the houses adjourned for fear of jinxi…
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• Conservatives continue to rage against debt limit deal, while eyes turn to Progressive Caucus
  As the full text of the debt limit deal is released, additional reactions are streaming in. 
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• Judge halts South Carolina’s new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review
  A judge put South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy on hold Friday until the state Supreme Court can review the measure, giving providers a temporary reprieve in a region that has enacted strict limits on the…
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• Cartoon: Mike Luckovich on Trump as rejected cartoon character
  Cartoon by Mike Luckovich.
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• Berlin police investigate Roger Waters for possible incitement over concert outfit
  Police in Berlin said Friday that they have opened an investigation of Roger Waters on suspicion of incitement over a costume the Pink Floyd co-founder wore when he performed in the German capital last week.Images on social media showed Waters firi…
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• NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
  A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:___Target’s Pri…
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• Fox & Friends host dimly wonders why school has sauna after hearing about academic STEAM room
  What do you do when you don't want your weekend news crew outshining your A-team, but your A-team includes Brian Kilmeade, whose synapses appear to be mostly coal-fired and who—and this can’t be repeated nearly enough—once attempted to toast m…
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• Furious Freedom Caucus vows to scuttle debt deal
  UPDATE: Sunday, May 28, 2023 · 5:28:39 PM +00:00 · kos xAround 200k unemployed people exist between the ages of 49 and 54. Some portion have dependents or disabilities. There are 500k homeless people between the ages of 16 and 49. Almost non…
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• Why Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment fight isn't finished yet
  The Texas Legislature already made one historic move with its impeachment of Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Another one is coming.The GOP-led House of Representatives on Saturday approved 20 articles of impeachment on sweeping all…
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• Ukraine Update: Ukrainian mother fights for human rights lawyer son, now a POW
  Tim Mak, former Army medic and NPR correspondent, will be providing Daily Kos weekly dispatches from inside Ukraine—kosWould you rather not know the fate of your missing son?Or know for certain that he was a prisoner of war, being held by Russ…
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• Jan. 6 rioters are raking in thousands in donations. Now the US is coming after their haul
  Less than two months after he pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol, Texas resident Daniel Goodwyn appeared on Tucker Carlson's then-Fox News show and promoted a website where supporters could donate money to Goodwyn and other rioters whom…
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• Black Music Sunday: Honoring those who served and died for a country that still discriminates
  This Memorial Day weekend, I’m thinking about my Black ancestors who fought and died for this nation in every war. I think about those who served and lived to tell the tale. They came home to die a slower death, under racism and discrimination, wh…
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• Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Texas AG Ken Paxton is finally impeached
  We begin with the first of two big stories starting with Tony Romm, Theodoric Meyer, Leigh Ann Caldwell, and Mariana Sotomayor of The Washington Post reporting that a tentative deal has been reached regarding the debt ceiling between Speaker Kevin…
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• Debt limit deal reached; Republicans hard-liners are livid
  UPDATE: Sunday, May 28, 2023 · 6:11:55 AM +00:00 · kos Delicious.xBob Good, member of Freedom Caucus who voted for GOP debt bill, says if final deal resembles how talks are going, then it would "collapse" the GOP majority.Ralph Norman, anoth…
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• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been impeached
  Just hours after Donald Trump threatened Texas Republicans on impeaching their own attorney general, claiming he would “fight” anyone who did so ...… and despite his own threats …xNEW: Texas AG Ken Paxton has personally called Hous…
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• Trump fans are greedily scooping up 'Trump Bucks' online but—stop the presses!—it's a scam
  Guess what! Trump supporters are being scammed out of their savings by unscrupulous actors on sketchy websites. Trump supporters! The savviest Homo sapiens this side of the Heaven’s Gate cult. Only they’re not waiting for the Hale-Bopp comet to s…
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• The Downballot: How Democrats can win the messaging war, with Anat Shenker-Osorio (transcript)
  How can Democrats win the messaging war? It turns out there's actually a science to it, as strategic communications consultant Anat Shenker-Osorio tells us on this week's episode of "The Downballot." Shenker-Osorio explains how her research shows the…
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• The Memorial Day history forgot: The martyrs of the race course
  It has become a Daily Kos tradition for me to republish this Memorial Day story I wrote in 2016. Some of the links and text has been updated. I have ancestors, Black and white, who fought for the Union during the Civil War. This is posted in their…
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• How a center-left party could once again pull an upset in Canada's most conservative province
  Voters in Alberta head to the polls on May 29 to decide an election that, despite this western Canadian province’s historically rightward tilt, is shaping up to be a barn-burner where the incumbent United Conservative Party is engaged in a desperat…
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• newAshli Babbitt’s Mother Arrested After Striking Woman at Pro-Jan. 6 Event
  Zachary PetrizzoThe mother of Ashli Babbitt, Micki Witthoeft, was arrested Tuesday evening after striking a counter-protester at a right-wing event outside of the Washington, D.C. jail where many of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants are being held.…
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• newBridget Everett and Her ‘Big and Juicy C*nt’ Worked a Lifetime for This Moment
  Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/HBO MaxI’m trying to think of how to describe it, the emotional experience of watching Somebody Somewhere.OK. So, you know how no one knows what the hell “simmer” means when you Google a reci…
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• newYou’ve Seen the TikTok-Viral Amazon Version, but These Girlfriend Collective Bodysuits Are Where It’s At
  Scouted/The Daily Beast/iStock.Scouted selects products independently. If you purchase something from our posts, we may earn a small commission.If you’ve spent any time on TikTok recently, chances are you’ve probably stumbled upon the viral Amazo…
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• newFellow Parishioner Accused of Executing New Jersey Councilwoman
  Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office/Sayreville Borough CouncilThe man accused of gunning down New Jersey city councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour outside her townhouse in February was arrested and identified Tuesday as Rashid Ali Bynum, a 28-year-old man…
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• newNow Far-Right Nutters Want to Boycott… Chick-Fil-A
  Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesUltra right-wing pundits have gone ballistic over fast food chain Chick-fil-A hiring a director of diversity, who just so happens to be Black.Conservative blowhards u…
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• newBiden Accuser Tara Reade Claims She Fled to Russia Fearing for Her Life
  Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Wikimedia CommonsTara Reade, a former Senate aide who accused President Joe Biden of sexual assault, announced Tuesday she defected to Russia.The shocking confession was made during a Russian stat…
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• new‘Succession’ Finale: Shiv and Tom Holding Hands Infuriated Fans
  HBO(Warning: Spoilers ahead for the Succession finale.)It’s the hand-hold that broke the internet.The Succession finale aired Sunday night, and fans are still processing the episode’s events. The 90-minute episode first teased us with a possible…
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• newScore Up to $1200 Off on Samsung’s Best-Sellers for a Limited Time
  Scouted/The Daily Beast/Samsung.Scouted selects products independently. If you purchase something from our posts, we may earn a small commission.Samsung is kicking off summer with an epic sale on some of its top-rated and best-selling product categor…
  - 4 hours ago 30 May 23, 2:41pm -
• newAn Artificial Virus May One Day Cure the Deadliest Diseases We Know
  Alfred PasiekaScientists continue to explore how gene therapy will open up new avenues to treating diseases that have stymied doctors for decades. Directly changing our DNA means that a full cure is possible for some of the rarest and most inscrutabl…
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• newDamon Lindelof Addresses Allegations of Racism, Toxicity on ‘Lost’
  ABC/Reisig & Taylor/Getty ImagesFor six seasons, Lost was a game-changing hit for ABC—one that helped redefine the rules for television as a medium. Behind the scenes, however, some who worked on the show described its creative environment as “cr…
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• newSynagogue Shooter’s Lawyers Admit He Killed, But Say It Wasn’t a Hate Crime
  REUTERS/Alan FreedDefense attorneys for Robert Bowers admitted today in opening statements at his trial that he shot and killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018. But they’re asking the jury to “carefully scrutinize” Bowers’ intenti…
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• newVirginia Man Missing After Plunging Overboard on His 1st Cruise
  GoFundMeA Virginia man taking his first cruise to celebrate his fiancée’s birthday leaned over the railing of his stateroom balcony in the middle of the night and plunged into the ocean.Ronnie Lee Peale Jr., 35, has not been recovered and rescue c…
  - 5 hours ago 30 May 23, 1:31pm -
• newTheranos Fraudster Elizabeth Holmes Surrenders at Texas Prison Camp
  Mark Felix/AFP via GettyElizabeth Holmes surrendered herself at a federal prison camp in Texas on Tuesday to begin serving an 11-year sentence for a fraud and conspiracy conviction stemming from her sham blood-testing startup Theranos.Footage showed…
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• newBillionaire Ken Griffin: New ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Is Too Far, Even for Me
  ReutersEven for Republican billionaire Ken Griffin, Florida’s expanded “Don’t Say Gay” law is a bridge too far.In a statement to The Harvard University student newspaper The Crimson, a spokesperson for the GOP megadonor said he opposes the ne…
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• newIowa Apartment Block Demo Halted After City Admits 5 People May Be Inside
  ReutersEnraged family members joined protesters in the streets of downtown Davenport, Iowa, on Tuesday morning to protest the city’s response to the partial collapse of an apartment building on Sunday evening—claiming officials rushed to demolish…
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• newHow the Financial Times Killed a Major #MeToo Scoop
  Peter Nicholls/ReutersThe Financial Times has previously appeared dedicated to holding powerful institutions—including TikTok and the World Health Organization—to account over allegations of sexual misconduct. Fellow members of the British media,…
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• newMatty Healy Calls Critics of His Problematic Antics ‘Mental’
  Roberto RicciutiIt seemed like Taylor Swift’s surprising (and widely dragged) “Karma Remix” with Ice Spice might put a cap on the growing controversy surrounding Matty Healy and his offensive remarks about the Bronx rapper on a recent podcast.…
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• newVile Message Scrawled in the Sand at Texas Golf Club
  Adam Cairns/USA TODAY Sports via ReutersA Texas golf course is under fire after a group of Black golfers discovered the N-word etched in the sand while enjoying a round over the Memorial Day weekend.An image of the racial slur was posted Sunday on In…
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• newEpstein Emailed About Dinners With Woody Allen, David Blaine, and Richard Branson
  Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero / The Daily Beast / GettyThe rich and famous appeared to have few qualms about palling around with Jeffrey Epstein following the disgraced financier’s 13-month prison stay for soliciting sex from an underage gir…
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• newHow Jeffrey Epstein Wooed a Princess
  Photo Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesLate financier and sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein maintained close ties with members of at least two royal families in the years following his 2008 felony conviction for soliciting an…
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• newThe Best Father’s Day Gifts for New Dads in 2023
  Scouted/The Daily Beast/Retailers.Scouted selects products independently. If you purchase something from our posts, we may earn a small commission.Dads are notoriously difficult to shop for, whether it’s the holidays, their birthday, an anniversary…
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• new‘How Are They Reaching Moscow?!’ Russians Panic as Drones Attack
  EVGENIA NOVOZHENINAThe Kremlin has sought to play down a massive drone attack on the capital, reassuring Muscovites that there’s “no threat” and Russian air defenses “worked as they were meant to.” But many were quick to blame Russia’s ow…
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• newPacked Florida Beach Erupts Into Chaos After 9 Shot on Memorial Day
  Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesThe final hours of Memorial Day weekend quickly turned to horror for hundreds on Hollywood Beach in South Florida, where nine people—some feared to be bystanders—were shot on a bro…
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• Save Up to 60% Off at Nordstrom’s Massive Half-Yearly Sale
  Scouted/The Daily Beast/Nordstrom.Scouted selects products independently. If you purchase something from our posts, we may earn a small commission.In case you missed out on the Memorial Day sales last weekend, Nordstrom’s half-yearly sale (Summer 2…
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