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Founding fathers: Way too woke?

Jefferson, Hamilton and those other guys come with well-known baggage. But compare them to Republicans, please

Salon

Dee-Santis or Deh-Santis? His campaign team won't say

The GOP candidate has has gone back and forth on how to pronounce his name.

Axios

Don't believe the hype: Low-key lawmakers helped avert a debt ceiling crisis

The House voted overwhelmingly to approve a bipartisan deal to lift the debt ceiling and cap spending. That's in part due to the work of lawmakers who usually fly under the radar.

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Months of distrust inside Trump legal team led to top lawyer’s departure

Exclusive: Two Trump lawyers considered a ‘murder-suicide pact’ where one would resign if the other was fired

The Guardian - US

Trump accuses DeSantis of faking his own name

‘He is demanding that people call him DeeeSantis, rather than DaSantis’

The Independent UK

After sailing though House on bipartisan vote, Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal now goes to Senate

After sailing through the House on a bipartisan vote, the debt ceiling and budget cuts package now goes to the Senate

The Independent UK

Republicans get their IRS cuts; Democrats say they expect little near-term impact

While Republicans seek to make good on campaign promises to cut IRS funding through the proposed debt ceiling and budget cuts package now moving through Congress, Democrats are offering assurances that the spending cuts will have little impact on the federal tax collector

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Trump returns to campaign trail in Iowa as GOP rival DeSantis makes case to New Hampshire voters

Former President Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail Thursday as his chief rival for the GOP presidential nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, is undertaking his first swing through early voting states as an official candidate

The Independent UK

House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate

The deal passed by a bipartisan coalition, despite pushback from conservatives and progressives, restricts spending for two years, suspends the debt ceiling until 2025 and imposes work rules for older people receiving food aid.

Chicago Sun-Times

Debt ceiling bill: key takeaways from the vote

Divisions were revealed, between and among party members, but both sides are counting the passage as a win

The Guardian - US

Alice Palmer, state senator who mentored Barack Obama, dies at 83

Mrs. Palmer was an activist who organized Chicago’s Anti-Apartheid movement and held the first fundraiser for Harold Washington’s first campaign for mayor.

Chicago Sun-Times

House approval of debt ceiling deal a triumph of the political center

Talking with a friend about the debt ceiling negotiations, I mentioned that there were incentives for centrists in Congress to cobble together a deal. My friend said, incredulously, “Do we actually have centrists in Congress?”

The Conversation

Aide fired by George Santos says he got his job after sending money to Republican's deputy

A man who briefly worked as an aide to U.S. Rep. George Santos has told House investigators he got his job after sending a series of payments to one of the Republican’s top deputies

The Independent UK

US House approves debt ceiling bill to avoid default

The House of Representatives has approved a bill to suspend the US government's $US31.4 trillion debt ceiling until 2025.

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The Independent UK

Reports: Prosecutors have tape of Trump discussing holding onto classified doc after leaving office

There are media reports that Justice Department prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of former President Donald Trump from after he left office in which he talks about holding onto a classified document related to a potential attack on Iran

Axios

House passes bill to raise debt ceiling into 2025

The bill's passage puts the U.S. on track to avert a debt default.

France 24

US House passes bipartisan bill to raise debt ceiling, avoid default

Lawmakers agreed on a bill that looks to avoid a catastrophic default of the United States. The text will now go to the Senate for approval.

The Independent UK

Angry progressives and conservatives hit out as Democrats push through Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal

More Democrats vote to raise the debt limit than Republicans as the bill heads to the Senate

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The Guardian - US

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

Al Jazeera

Ex-Vice President Mike Pence set to launch US presidential bid

US news outlets report that Pence will announce campaign on June 7, setting up fight with former boss Donald Trump.

The Texas Tribune

Tension over property taxes produces rare public clash between Dan Patrick, Greg Abbott

Always happy to castigate the Texas House, Patrick breaks form to criticize the governor as misinformed and unsympathetic toward homeowners.

The Independent UK

Oklahoma’s Supreme Court struck down two abortion bans. But a 113-year-old law is severely restricting access

A state law from 1910 threatens abortion providers with a felony punishable up to five years in prison, writes Alex Woodward

The Guardian - US

US House passes bill to suspend debt ceiling just days before default

With 149 Republicans and 165 Democrats supporting the measure, Biden has called on the Senate to quickly take up the legislation

Zenger

Ron DeSantis Mocks Joe Biden’s ‘Vacation’ Presidency, Says Leadership Not About ‘Virtue Signaling’

In his first campaign rally, DeSantis criticized Biden's presidency and the debt ceiling deal, sparking a potential GOP showdown.

Zenger

Registered Republicans Win Nearly ¾ Of School Board Seats In Oklahoma

Despite nonpartisan ballots, data shows registered Republicans claiming most of Oklahoma's school board seats.

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