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Editorial: Keep fighting public corruption: The US Supreme Court keeps weakening the prosecutors’ tools to pursue crooks in government

In two unanimous decisions handed down this month, the U.S. Supreme Court did exactly what was unfortunately expected and tossed out convictions won by famed corruption-buster former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. The justices didn’t like what both Bharara and the trial court had agreed was criminal behavior by Andrew…

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Are US prescription drug prices 10 times those of other nations? Only sometimes

“We pay by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, in some cases 10 times more than the people of any other country.”

Tribune News Service

Editorial: IRS wants to branch out

All the new funding that congressional Democrats and President Joe Biden showered on the IRS has the tax agency thinking big. That should worry taxpayers.

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Helen Ubiñas: Puerto Ricans are US citizens. This is a recording.

Stop me if you've heard this one: A Puerto Rican walks into (the U.S. Supreme Court, a Republican National Convention, a Hertz rental office ...) and is made to feel as though they aren't a U.S. citizen.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

AP News Digest 3:40 am

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan.

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California governor faces tough question of who would replace Dianne Feinstein if she steps down

US Sen Dianne Feinstein’s ongoing medical struggles have raised a sensitive political question with no easy answer: Who would California Gov Gavin Newsom pick to replace her if the seat becomes vacant

The Independent UK

Donald Trump to appear by video as judge reinforces ban on attacking witnesses

The judge in Donald Trump’s criminal case is holding a hybrid hearing Tuesday to make sure that the former president is aware of new rules barring him from using evidence to attack witnesses

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College student who tracked Elon Musk’s private jet is now following Ron DeSantis

‘Well, you know Ron DeSantis is becoming more and more of a public figure in that he might run for the White House’

The Independent UK

Nebraska lawmakers block photos of ‘clearly ill’ senator brought from hospital to ensure votes to ban abortion

State senator Julia Slama says she is recovering from serious illness while casting decisive vote to restrict abortion and trans healthcare

The Independent UK

Kari Lake suffers final defeat in bid to overturn Arizona governor’s race that she lost

A judge has rejected Kari Lake’s remaining legal claim challenging her loss in the race for Arizona governor

The Independent UK

McCarthy: No deal yet, but debt limit meeting ‘productive’

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he and President Joe Biden on Monday had their best meeting yet on how to lift the statutory debt limit but that “there’s nothing agreed to” in the negotiations.

Tribune News Service

Biden-McCarthy debt talk ends with optimism, but without a deal

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy remained without a deal on the debt limit Monday night after another round of talks, though they called their discussions productive and vowed to keep negotiating to avert a catastrophic U.S. default.

Tribune News Service

Future of university tenure in Texas likely will be decided in last-minute negotiations

The Texas Senate wants to ban tenure. The House gave initial approval Monday to a bill that would instead enshrine tenure policies in state law. After final passage, the two chambers have a week left to come to a compromise.

The Texas Tribune

Debt ceiling explained: Why it’s a struggle in Washington and how the impasse could end

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says his team and the White House have had ‘productive’ discussions to avert a default on U.S. debt days before the June 1 deadline.

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Biden and McCarthy hold debt ceiling talks but no deal yet as deadline looms

Republican speaker says he and president had ‘productive’ discussion but that ‘the time of just spending more money is wrong’

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate again advances proposed restrictions on lessons about gender identity and sexual orientation

For the third time, the Senate is pushing a proposal critics say will ignore the existence of LGBTQ people in every grade level. Two other bills that contained similar language missed key legislative deadlines.

The Independent UK

Taxpayers will wind up paying over quarter billion dollars in Joe Arpaio's racial profiling case

The taxpayer bill for the racial profiling case stemming from former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns will reach $273 million by the summer of 2024

Chicago Sun-Times

E. Jean Carroll adds Trump’s post-verdict remarks to defamation case, seeks at least $10 million

Lawyers for the columnist, who won a $5 million award in her defamation case, say Donald Trump’s doubled-down on derogatory comments against her in a CNN town hall.

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Election legislation roundup: Texas State Legislature

As of May 21, members of the Texas State Legislature, which includes the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas State Senate, have passed two bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those two bills, legislators passed one during the week of May 15-21. A…

Chicago Sun-Times

Tim Scott launches 2024 presidential bid seeking optimistic contrast with other top rivals

Tim Scott, the Senate’s sole Black Republican, hopes to offer a differing perspective from the divisive rhetoric of recent elections as he seeks the GOP nomination.

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News briefs

‘We’ve got a real dilemma’: How ‘Never Trump’ Republicans view DeSantis vs Trump

Axios

Scoop: Glenn Youngkin reconsiders 2024 GOP presidential bid

He's reconsidering after earlier taking himself out of the race, top GOP sources tell Axios.

The Independent UK

Federal judge extends temporary halt on appointed judges in Mississippi capital

A federal judge has extended his order temporarily stopping the Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice from appointing judges in the the capital city of Jackson and Hinds County — both of which are majority-Black

Al Jazeera

E Jean Carroll adds post-verdict Trump remarks to defamation case

The columnist is seeking an additional $10m in compensatory damages after Trump doubled down on disparaging claims.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Cherelle Parker makes first public appearance since winning mayoral primary: ‘We need all of Philadelphia to unify’

PHILADELPHIA — In her first major public appearance since winning the Democratic nomination for mayor, Cherelle Parker said Monday she was focused on working with state leaders to deliver wins for Philadelphia in Harrisburg and bringing the city together after a bruising campaign, saying “this is the unifying moment here…

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