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Joe Biden ‘trips and falls’ at graduation ceremony as staff race over to his aid

Joe Biden tripped on a sandbag and collapsed to the ground while White House staff rushed to his aid. He got up himself, however, and walked away, pointing at the sandbag

Daily Mirror

Governor raises pride flag over Wisconsin Capitol in show of support for LGBTQ+ community

State workers acting on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' orders have raised the gay pride flag over the Wisconsin Capitol in a sign of support for the LGBTQ+ community amid attacks from conservative lawmakers across the country

The Independent UK

Underestimated McCarthy emerges from debt deal empowered as speaker, still threatened by far right

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is nothing if not a political survivor

The Independent UK

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Inside the political survival of Chicago City Council dean

Ald. Walter Burnett expected to be stuck in the political wilderness. Instead, he became vice-mayor, with a $400,000 budget, keeping the staff he had as chair of the Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety.

Chicago Sun-Times

Senate passes GOP bill overturning student loan cancellation, teeing it up for Biden veto

A Republican measure overturning President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan has passed the Senate and now awaits an expected veto

The Independent UK

Audio "fatally undermines" Trump defense

Audio could make Trump's declassification claims "irrelevant" because "it would still be a crime," expert says

Salon

Biden and McCarthy’s debt limit deal went through – but there are winners and losers

Student debtors and SNAP recipients will pay a price

The Independent UK

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Baseball legend Steve Garvey considering US Senate bid in California, energizing beleaguered GOP

Republicans haven't won a U.S. Senate race in heavily Democratic California since 1988

The Independent UK

Governor raises gay pride flag over Wisconsin Capitol in show of support for LGBTQ+ community

The Independent UK

Texas Republicans target how elections are run in Democratic-leaning Houston area

Texas Republican lawmakers sent bills to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk that would dramatically interfere with elections administration in the state's largest, Democratic-run county.

WEKU

CBO: Debt Ceiling Deal Means 78,000 More Able-Bodied, Childless Adults Could Get Food Stamps

New work requirements will target those over age 50, but the debt ceiling deal also loosens existing work requirements for those under age 50.

Reason

Lauren Boebert didn’t turn up to vote on debt ceiling deal she furiously campaigned against

GOP Congresswoman tweeted or retweeted her opposition to the deal 23 times in the past week, then failed to show for Wednesday night’s vote. ‘Is anyone surprised?’ wrote one Democratic critic

The Independent UK

DeSantis lashes out at reporter on New Hampshire campaign visit: ‘Are you blind?’

A Republican who unsucessfully ran for office in New Hampshire called the governor’s reaction ‘disappointing’

The Independent UK

Trump mocks DeSantis "name change"

"If you can't get your name right, how can you lead a country?" Trump's campaign mocked

Salon

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Debt ceiling: Senate races to wrap up Biden-McCarthy deal before default deadline

Fast action is vital if Washington is to meet next Monday’s deadline when Treasury has said the U.S. will start running short of cash to pay its bills, risking a devastating default.

Zenger

DeSantis Signs Law Allowing Himself Run For President Without Resigning

Shortly before a glitch-plagued presidential campaign announcement, Ron DeSantis signed a law to make his campaign possible.

The Independent UK

Oath Keeper who guarded Roger Stone before Jan. 6 attack gets more than 4 years in prison

A member of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group who was part of a security detail for former President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone before storming the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to more than four years in prison

Reason

Ex-San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin Appointed Director of Berkeley Law's new Criminal Law & Justice Center

Chesa Boudin graduated Yale Law School in 2011. After two judicial clerkships bracketing a year as a post-doc fellow (!!??) at the San Francisco DA's office and several years practicing criminal law as a public defender, he ran successfully for San Francisco DA as a left-wing anti-racist reformist candidate. His…

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Salon

Trump lawyers made "murder-suicide" pact

Trump's attorneys were overheard spilling the beans on the team's infighting by reporter at restaurant

The Independent UK

What’s next for Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal as Senate races to beat default deadline?

Senate must pass the bill by 5 June to avoid a default on the nation’s debt.

Salon

Trump rages over secret audio "leak"

Trump lawyer James Trusty dodged when asked about Trump admitting he had classified Iran doc he couldn't show off

The Guardian - US

Robert F Kennedy Jr says he has ‘conversations with dead people’

Conspiracy theorist and challenger for Democratic presidential nomination makes comments in interview but backtracks later

Zenger

State Legislators Aim For 2024 With Flurry Of New Election Laws

Election law activity by state legislators rose by over 30% as Republicans and Democrats duel over rules for the 2024 election.

The Guardian - US

Biden falls on stage at Air Force Academy ceremony; Senate blocks student relief program – as it happened

US president took a tumble at the end of a ceremony honoring air force graduates in Colorado; White House vows to use veto

The Guardian - US

Apostle of bipartisanship: why US debt ceiling deal was a victory for Joe Biden

Bipartisan agreement to suspend the $31.4tn debt ceiling passed US House, allowing president to argue only he can bridge divide

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