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Biden and McCarthy to resume talks Monday as debt ceiling deadline looms

United States expected to hit default deadline on 1 June

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

Larry Summers Warns About The Use Of The 14th Amendment For Government To Pay Its Bills

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers warned the possibility of increase in inflation over the next several years.

Zenger · May 21, 2023

Rise of the Black Republican

Republicans have made small, but notable, inroads with Black men during the Trump era.

Axios · May 21, 2023

Mayor pushes plan to force homeless New Yorkers with mental illness to seek help

Former police captain Eric Adams says ‘there are more Jordan Neelys out there’ but proposals criticized by civil rights groups

The Guardian - US · May 21, 2023

NAACP advises against traveling to Florida: ‘Openly hostile toward African Americans’

Travel warning points to ‘sustained, blatant, relentless and systemic attack on democracy and civil rights’ under Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

Jackie Calmes: What if Biden weren't running? Democrats have a bench that's deeper than you think

The focus is fixed on Republicans when it comes to 2024 presidential primary politics: Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reportedly will announce their bids for the party's nomination this week, making it a six-pack of competitors so far against the damaged but still dominant…

Los Angeles Times · May 21, 2023

A closed Chicago public school turned private, and it’s now draining taxpayer dollars

Is it good public policy to underfund CPS, which serves students who need special services, while sending dollars to private schools that do not accommodate them?

Chicago Sun-Times · May 21, 2023

How a false story about migrants displacing homeless veterans went viral

Right-wing media reported a bogus story that homeless men were kicked out of a hotel to make way for newly-arrived migrants in New York

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

Tensions in heavily GOP Tenn. county after conservative takeover reflect wider battle over elections

Conservative groups that have targeted and won majorities on local boards and commissions across the United States over the past couple years are now pressing agendas that include election distrust, skepticism of government and a desire to have religion play a greater role in public decision-making

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

‘The exact opposite of Donald Trump’: Republican senator Tim Scott’s vision for America

Can the politician’s Reaganesque optimism and rightwing principles convince the GOP to pick its first Black presidential candidate?

The Guardian - US · May 21, 2023