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A debt default would be catastrophic for the US – and Biden’s re-election chances

If Democrats believe they can win the ‘messaging wars’ about a default, they’re deluded. Republicans win either way

The Guardian - US

Joe Biden had better deliver on his promise to help with student loans – or the voters will make him pay

Just like Keir Starmer’s Labour, Biden’s Democrats need to stop taking young people’s support for granted. It’s not enough to say that they’re better than the competition

The Guardian - UK

Martin Luther King’s daughter condemns Ted Cruz and backs calls for ‘racist’ Florida boycott

Texas senator used Dr King’s name in his own tweet attacking the NAACP, one of America’s oldest and best known antiracist institutions

The Independent UK

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First Thing: Biden and McCarthy hold ‘productive’ debt talks but no deal reached

If debt limit not raised, the US will default on its bills. Plus, the issue with DeSantis’s $13.5m police relocation program

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson starts a whirlwind tour of America (next stop, Vegas)

‘Wild horses couldn’t keep me away from the United States’, he told an audience in Texas

Evening Standard

Trump to face court in hush money case – so judge can warn him about Truth Social ranting

Trump was put under protective order after taking aim at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Judge Juan Merchan when he was charged with 34 felonies last month

The Independent UK

‘It destroys democracy’: Republicans bid to rewrite Ohio’s abortion rules

Anti-abortion legislators are trying to change the state’s ballot initiative rules to require a supermajority for a ballot to pass

The Guardian - US

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More absentee ballot drop box legislation introduced in 2023 than at this point in 2022

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Congress braces for grueling week as debt deadline nears

"I think we all know we're going to have to have our schedules in pencil."

Axios

Who is Tim Scott? 5 things to know about the newest 2024 GOP presidential candidate

As Sen. Tim Scott enters the 2024 GOP presidential field, he will be eager to introduce himself to voters who might not know much about him

The Independent UK

Editorial: New mayor, new City Council. Perfect time for needed campaign reform.

All’s fair in love, war … and campaigning. At least that’s what some political candidates think.

Chicago Tribune

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…

Tribune News Service

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

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.”

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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.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

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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The Independent UK

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

Tribune News Service

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.

The Texas Tribune

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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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