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Jackie Calmes: Why is the climate on the table in the debt ceiling fight?

Lost amid all the attention to the partisan standoff over raising the nation's debt limit is the insanity of a big part of the Republicans' bargaining position: Many of the savings they demand in return for a higher debt ceiling would come from killing the landmark clean energy initiatives President…

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: Newsom and California lawmakers need to say where they stand on reparations for slavery

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature will soon receive a sweeping set of recommended reparations for African Americans whose ancestors suffered economically from slavery and racial discrimination. Then what?

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The Trump trap

For anyone who may have forgotten (or tried to forget), there was Donald Trump, that pied piper of the extreme right, again on full display for seventy-minutes in a town hall/campaign rally that CNN thoughtfully provided for him. Any American harboring illusions that the man had changed, even the teeniest…

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Noah Feldman: Biden has no power to unilaterally raise the debt ceiling

If Congress fails to raise the debt limit, can President Joe Biden somehow borrow more money to save the United States from default? The short answer is no. But that hasn’t stopped a group of Senate Democrats from urging Biden to act unilaterally by invoking the Fourteenth Amendment.

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Editorial: Delayed gratification: Santos must be removed, but expulsion vote was premature

Yesterday, the House of Representatives did the right thing in rejecting a resolution to expel serial liar Con(gressman) George Santos by sending the matter to where it belongs, the Ethics Committee.

Tribune News Service

Three Oregon Senators Become Ineligible For Re-election Under Measure 113

On May 15, three senators involved with the walkout declared ineligible to be re-elected to a subsequent term under Measure 113

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Most say pair debt limit increase with deficit cuts, but few following debate closely: AP-NORC poll

A new poll finds that most U.S. adults say they are highly concerned about the impact on the national economy if the U.S. debt limit is not increased and the government defaults on its loans

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Cornyn goes anyone-but-Trump for 2024, and Trump aide slams him as part of ‘Deep State’

WASHINGTON — Texas Sen. John Cornyn has joined the anyone-but-Trump caucus, becoming one of the most prominent Republican leaders to shun the former president’s 2024 comeback bid.

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George Santos accused of scamming fellow GOP candidates in fraud scheme

The New York congressman is now under federal indictment

The Independent UK

LA Council approves Bass’ $13 billion budget, greenlighting plan to hire 1,000 cops

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council signed off on Mayor Karen Bass’ plan for expanding the Police Department on Thursday, approving a budget that calls for the hiring of about 1,000 officers over the next fiscal year and record spending to fight homelessness.

Los Angeles Times

Former FBI employees testify on GOP politicization claims after losing clearances

Several FBI employees accused the bureau of politicization in congressional testimony Thursday, a day after the agency announced two of them had seen their security clearances revoked over concerns about how their views of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capital attack affected their work

The Independent UK

Democratic tensions rise as Biden narrows debt ceiling talks

"There are going to be a lot of Democrats in a really uncomfortable position."

Axios

Supreme Court brushes aside issue on border policy challenge

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that a request by Republican officials to join litigation over pandemic-era asylum restrictions be dismissed, one week after the contested border policy was lifted.

Tribune News Service

Dianne Feinstein’s office confirms health complications are broader than previously known

Health of top Democrat has been major subject of concern

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GOP border bill expanded to stiffen penalty for human smuggling, create border-crossing crime

State Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, tacks two of his stalled bills onto legislation that would create a border police unit and increase state spending in border communities.

The Independent UK

California lawmakers block bill allowing people to sue oil companies over health problems

California legislative committees in the Assembly and Senate blocked two big climate bills Thursday

Orlando Sentinel

As campaign launch nears, DeSantis looks to hit Trump in Iowa

ORLANDO, Fla. — With a presidential launch imminent, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ attention must turn to blunting former President Donald Trump’s momentum and courting voters in early primary states that could make or break his chances of winning, veteran political strategists say.

The Texas Tribune

Texas has begun busing migrants to Denver, Gov. Greg Abbott announces

Colorado’s capital becomes the fifth Democratic-run destination for immigrants transported from the Texas-Mexico border region.

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Immigrants, advocates push for expansion of state’s affordable health care program

Illinois legislators hammering out the state budget could expand affordable health care access to noncitizens ages 19 to 41.

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Democrats Calling On The Use Of The 14th Amendment If Negotiations With Congress Fail

A group of Democratic Senators plans to urge President Joe Biden to invoke the 14th Amendment to address the debt ceiling crisis.

The Independent UK

Feinstein's office details previously unknown complications from shingles illness

Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s office says she is suffering from Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a complication from the shingles virus that can paralyze part of the face

The Texas Tribune

Texans would get one year of Medicaid coverage after giving birth under bill advanced by Senate committee

A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and advocates have thrown their support behind extending Medicaid coverage for a full year after childbirth. The full Senate will now have the opportunity to consider the bill, which has already passed the House.

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Cease And Desist Letter Give Former President Donald Trump A Warning Over Impersonating

The Village People complained about impersonations for entertainment purposes at Mar-A-Lago including their songs.

Los Angeles Times

A frail Sen. Dianne Feinstein continues to vote as new details emerge about her health

WASHINGTON — It's police week here at the nation's Capitol, and, with law enforcement officers flowing through the halls, the Senate Judiciary Committee took up several bills meant to support the police.

The Texas Tribune

Texas senator tries new path in bid to revise Texas free-speech law

In a last-minute hearing Wednesday, Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, opened another avenue to get the bill passed, raising alarm among free-speech advocates.

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