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‘It’s been a total witch-hunt. It takes its toll’: the LGBTQ+ families fleeing red states

Anti-trans bills and threats leave adults and children fearing for their safety at home

The Guardian - US

A preview of tomorrow’s New Jersey primaries

Welcome to the Monday, June 5, Brew.

Ballotpedia

He took away the country's top AAA rating in 2011. He ended up fearing for his life

John B. Chambers led the team at ratings agency S&p that decided to downgrade the country's AAA rating in 2011. It was a big decision, and it took a personal toll — but he has no regrets.

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Biden's pick to lead the CDC faces tough summer on Capitol Hill - Roll Call

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is staring down several legislative battles as a new director is expected to take the reins.

Roll Call

Vulnerable lawmakers can relax after debt ceiling compromise

Lawmakers in swing districts — from both parties — are breathing a sigh of relief.

Axios

Biden's theory of the case for 2024 is governing and competence over Trump-era combat and chaos

As President Joe Biden seeks a second term, he's again trying to frame the race as a referendum on competence and governance

The Independent UK

Chris Christie just wants to ‘bludgeon’ Trump, Fox News’s Hannity complains

Sean Hannity says ex-New Jersey governor lacks ‘inspiring agenda’ as he prepares new presidential run

The Guardian - US

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Ex-gun exec on root of US gun violence

Ryan Busse once worked for a major gun-maker. He now warns about the danger of radicalization in the industry

Salon

Pat McAfee Learned How Big ‘College GameDay’ Is When He Heard From President Obama

He recalls what happened when he got a message from Barack Obama.

Sports Illustrated

10 Things You Didn't Know About The Red Wedding, 'Game of Thrones’ Darkest Episode Ever

Inverse

Biden taps former Obama admin official Mandy Cohen to lead CDC

Axios confirmed a Washington Post report that Cohen will assume the new role.

Axios

Biden to pick Mandy Cohen to lead the CDC - Roll Call

Biden's pick spent five years as the head of North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services and served in the Obama administration.

Roll Call

Rufus Gifford is the ‘American welcome’ to foreign leaders. He credits his success to being gay

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I would never have been an ambassador had it not been for the fact that I was gay, because I had to fight for where I was in the world,’ Rufus Gifford tells Gustaf Kilander

The Independent UK

Barack Obama shares 3 pieces of career advice for Gen Z

Former president Barack Obama on achieving work-life balance and his best advice for helping young workers rise above the noise.

Fortune

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The first debt ceiling fight was in 1953. It looked almost exactly like the one today

Debt ceiling dramas have been going on a long time. The first one happened exactly 70 years ago. President Eisenhower asked Congress for an extra $15 billion and the Senate said, "No dice."

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Zenger

Former Treasury Secretary Summers Criticizes IRS Provisions In Debt Ceiling Agreement

Summers opposes IRS funding cuts in debt ceiling deal, warns of future deficits and tax cheats' advantage.

Reason

Political Ignorance and Misinformation on the Left

Liberal political commentator Matt Yglesias explains why these problems are far from being confined to the right side of the political spectrum.

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The Independent UK

How Kayleigh McEnany went from Donald Trump’s biggest defender to a ‘milktoast’ rival

Why did the former president so dismissively insult one of his most loyal White House aides? Oliver O’Connell charts the pair’s path

WEKU

Chris Christie will seek to be alternative to Trump in expected presidential campaign

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will announce a presidential run at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., on Tuesday, according to a source close to Christie.

The Guardian - US

Chris Christie will reportedly announce 2024 presidential bid next week

Former New Jersey governor, who ran for Republican nomination in 2016, intends a ‘more hopeful note’ as he takes on Trump

The Guardian - UK

MPs are right: This Morning is a hotbed of scandal. Thank goodness parliament isn’t

The ‘not illegal’ woes of daytime telly are gripping the nation. Who better to opine than our squeaky-clean representatives, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

WEKU

Biden plans a big push in the elusive state of North Carolina in 2024. Here's why

The Biden campaign plans to try to turn North Carolina blue in 2024. A Democratic candidate hasn't done that since 2008, but a win there would make it easier for Biden in the Electoral College.

The Texas Tribune

As attorney general, Paxton’s ideological crusades have drowned out his day job

Child support enforcement, environmental regulation, consumer protection and a host of other responsibilities fall under the attorney general’s realm at what is essentially the state’s largest law firm.

WEKU

Trailing Trump, DeSantis still bears burdens that have brought down past front-runners

Being clearly the party's Plan B right now has a downside for DeSantis because it makes him Target A for Trump and for all the other candidates.

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