Rosalynn Carter, wife of 39th US president, has dementia, family says The former first lady and lifelong mental health advocate, 95, lives with her ailing husband, Jimmy Carter, 98, in Plains, Georgia The Guardian - US · May 30, 2023
US debt limit deal: How we got here Bipartisan deal to raise debt ceiling and avoid ‘disastrous’ default heads to US Congress after weeks-long impasse. Al Jazeera · May 30, 2023
Woman who threatened Nancy Pelosi with hanging during Capitol riot gets over 2 years in prison A Pennsylvania restaurant owner who screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison The Independent UK · May 30, 2023
What GOP got for pushing US to the brink Republicans didn’t get most of what they sought in a bill they passed in April – though they did get some of it Salon · May 30, 2023
Minnesota governor readies to sign bill legalizing recreational cannabis Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is scheduled to sign a bill Tuesday that legalizes recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21 The Independent UK · May 30, 2023
One justice explained absence from case. Another didn't. Ethics questions vexing Supreme Court One Supreme Court justice explained her absence from a case The Independent UK · May 30, 2023
Christie allies launch super PAC ahead of expected 2024 campaign for the GOP presidential nomination Allies of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have launched a new super PAC to support his expected candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination The Independent UK · May 30, 2023
Trump lawyer "misled" on docs: report “Hard to imagine a lawyer being ‘waved off’" a search of Mar-a-Lago "by anyone but the client,” ex-prosecutor says Salon · May 30, 2023
Ron DeSantis says he will ‘destroy leftism’ in US if elected president Governor makes remark to Fox News and predicts two White House terms should he defeat Trump for Republican nomination The Guardian - US · May 30, 2023
DeSantis Says He Would Seek Repeal of FIRST STEP Act if Elected President DeSantis calls the bill a "jailbreak," a gross misrepresentation of the criminal justice reform bill. Reason · May 30, 2023
Biden marks eighth anniversary of son Beau’s death from brain cancer at memorial Mass President Joe Biden is marking one of the saddest days of his life, the death of his son Beau The Independent UK · May 30, 2023
Biden laughs at Trump pardon question Peter Doocy questioned the president after Ron DeSantis floated a pardon for his predecessor Salon · May 30, 2023
Is Texas next up? Lawmakers clear the way for the state to leave voter data group ERIC Texas is on its way to being the latest — and largest — state to leave a bipartisan data sharing partnership that states across the country use to cross check their voter rolls. WEKU · May 30, 2023
Juror and spouse: Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton could vote in trial on husband's impeachment The coming impeachment trial for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has a twist The Independent UK · May 30, 2023
Reason · May 30, 2023 Debt Ceiling Bill 'Locks in the Inflated Spending Levels of Recent Years' Plus: Artificial intelligence and jobs, how government caused a lifeguard shortage, and more...
The Guardian - US · May 30, 2023 US debt ceiling deal: House rules committee debates bill amid criticism on both sides – as it happened Committee debate comes amid opposition from both sides to agreement that would stave off a catastrophic default
The Independent UK · May 30, 2023 Biden attends memorial Mass to mark 8 years since son Beau's death from brain cancer President Joe Biden is marking one of the saddest days of his life, the death of his son Beau
Salon · May 30, 2023 Knives out on Trump's legal team “I’ve heard there’s a mess coming," a member of Trump's legal team told The Daily Beast
The Conversation · May 30, 2023 COVID-19 clawbacks, spending caps and a cut – what House Republicans got in return for pushing the US to the brink of default House Republicans pushed the U.S. to the edge of a fiscal crisis because they wanted deep cuts in government spending.
Salon · May 30, 2023 Why rural abortion battlegrounds matter Extreme variations in abortion policy from state to state are the new normal. Local challenges matter immensely
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023 First Thing: White House pushes for support on debt ceiling deal Some in Congress question if they received enough concessions in bipartisan deal. Plus, Cop28 president accused of ‘greenwashing’
The Guardian - US · May 30, 2023 Trump lawyer said to have been waved off searching office for secret records Exclusive: Evan Corcoran said he was steered away from Trump’s office, where the FBI later found the most sensitive materials
Salon · May 30, 2023 MAGA or "Make America Florida"? Nope The Trump-DeSantis race is a boon for the mainstream media. For the rest of us, it's an unmitigated disaster
Ballotpedia · May 30, 2023 Denver to elect a new mayor for the first time since 2011 Welcome to the Tuesday, May 30, Brew.
The Independent UK · May 30, 2023 Trump loyalist floats ‘gross’ theory that Casey DeSantis is ‘exaggerating’ cancer story Trump loyalist calls for release of Casey DeSantis’s medical records to prove she is not a ‘campaign surrogate’