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Dem Colorado Gov Poses “Friendly Wager” To DeSantis: If Denver Beats Miami In NBA Finals, We Get Disney

The Denver Post reports: On the verge of the NBA finals, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has proposed a “friendly wager” with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, with a happy Disney ending should the Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat. The championship matchup starts on Thursday and Polis suggests that the Walt Disney World Resort pull up stakes from the Sunshine State …

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MN Becomes 23rd State With Legal Recreational Weed

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports: Minnesota became the 23rd state in the country to legalize recreational marijuana for adults after Gov. Tim Walz signed the measure into law on Tuesday. The bill signing marked a watershed moment for Minnesota, which legalized medical cannabis about a decade ago but had seen efforts to allow recreational marijuana repeatedly stall at the state Capitol. …

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Rosalynn Carter Has Been Diagnosed With Dementia

ABC News reports: Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, 95, has been diagnosed with dementia, The Carter Center announced on Tuesday. “She continues to live happily at home with her husband, enjoying spring in Plains and visits with loved ones,” The Carter Center said in a statement. The Carter Center pointed to the first lady’s advocacy for mental health and said …

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Schumer: GOP Will Drag Out And Delay Debt Vote

The Hill reports: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is warning Senate Democratic colleagues to prepare to stay in session right up until the June 5 deadline to pass a debt-limit deal because conservatives are threatening to drag out the debate and votes for as long as possible. Schumer also announced that President Biden’s negotiating team will brief Senate Democrats …

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Majority Of Californians Say Feinstein Is Unfit To Serve

Politico reports: Nearly two-thirds of Californians believe Sen. Dianne Feinstein is no longer fit to serve in office due to her health condition, a new poll found. The respondents, which ranged across the ideological spectrum, cited the 89-year-old Feinstein’s latest illness as the reason she should resign, according to the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll, co-sponsored by The …

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Ethics Panel Drops Ridiculous Spy Probe Into Swalwell

MSNBC reports: When House Speaker Kevin McCarthy kicked Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell off the House Intelligence Committee in January, the Republican leader said the move was necessary in the interests of “national security.” Even at the time, it was a difficult line to take seriously. In fact, The Washington Post published a detailed report scrutinizing McCarthy’s claims and concluded they …

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Dem Delaware Sen. Tom Carper Won’t Seek Reelection

NBC News reports: Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., announced Monday that he will not seek re-election next year after more than 20 years in the Senate. During a news conference announcing his retirement, Carper said he decided against running for re-election after “a good deal of prayer and introspection, and more than a few heart-to-heart conversations” with his wife, Martha. “We …

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Swalwell: Ex-NFL Player Threatened To “Execute” Me

San Francisco’s CBS affiliate reports: California Rep. Eric Swalwell has reported former San Francisco 49ers fullback Bruce Miller to the Capitol Police after he says Miller threatened him on social media. On Wednesday, the Democratic congressman from Dublin shared a screenshot of a direct message he says he received from Miller. The post said, “Almost time!!! Would you rather Guantanamo …

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Democrats Press Automakers To Include AM Radios

The Hill reports: Lawmakers say the future of AM radio is in jeopardy after companies including Ford and Tesla announced some of their new models will no longer include AM receivers. “If Elon Musk has enough money to buy Twitter and send rockets to space, he can certainly afford to include AM radio in his Teslas,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) …

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Feinstein Had Undisclosed Complications From Illness

The New York Times reports: Ms. Feinstein’s frail appearance was a result of several complications after she was hospitalized for shingles in February, some of which she has not publicly disclosed. The shingles spread to her face and neck, causing vision and balance impairments and facial paralysis known as Ramsay Hunt syndrome. The virus also brought on a previously unreported …

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Some Dems Press Biden To Invoke 14th On Debt Ceiling

The Washington Post reports: Even as Biden and McCarthy expressed some optimism about resolving the debt ceiling standoff before the deadline — which could be as soon as June 1 — efforts were underway on Capitol Hill to put together alternative plans. Some Senate Democrats were circulating a letter urging Biden to prepare to invoke the 14th Amendment to resolve …

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Cherelle Parker Wins Philadelphia Dem Mayoral Primary

Philadelphia’s PBS affiliate reports: Former City Councilmember Cherelle Parker is the projected winner of the hotly contested Democratic mayoral primary, according to the Associated Press, and in line to make history as the first woman to be Philly mayor. With more than three-quarters of precincts reporting, Parker was showing 33% of the vote, prevailing by a double-digit margin over the …

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Olympic Gold Medalist To Challenge New York GOP Rep

CNN reports: Sarah Hughes, who won an Olympic gold medal for figure skating in the 2002 Winter Olympics, is now leaping into the political world as she starts a bid for Congress. Hughes, who was a high school student in Long Island at the time of her Salt Lake City Olympic win, is running as a Democrat to represent New …

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Biden +6 Over Trump In Reuters Registered Voters Poll

Reuters reports: President Joe Biden continues to hold an edge over potential Republican challengers Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis as the 2024 U.S. presidential election draws closer, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. Among registered voters, Biden led Trump, his predecessor as president, by six percentage points in a hypothetical match-up, 44% to 38%, holding an advantage that has opened …

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Schumer Pressured To Cancel Recess Over Debt Ceiling

Axios reports: A group of more than a dozen House Republicans is urging the Senate to cancel its upcoming recess in the absence of a debt ceiling bill, Axios has learned. It reflects increasing anxiety among lawmakers about the impending fiscal cliff after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reiterated a potential June 1 deadline in a letter to House Speaker Kevin …

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Police: Man Who Attacked Dem Rep’s Staffers Recently Sued CIA, Claims “Torture From The Fourth Dimension”

NBC News reports: U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement that the suspect was identified as 49-year-old Xuan Kha Tran Pham, who lives in Fairfax County. He entered Connolly’s office around 10:49 a.m. ET. The congressman wasn’t in his office at the time of the assaults, the department said. One of the victims is an intern who was on her …

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Feds To Withdraw Charges Against Gillum, No Retrial

Florida Politics reports: Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to withdraw charges against Andrew Gillum, the former Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 2018, and Sharon Lettman-Hicks, his political advisor. In a recent trial, Gillum was acquitted of one charge of making false statements to law enforcement and jurors failed to agree on 18 other charges of wire fraud …

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Two Staffers For Dem Rep Attacked With Baseball Bat

Via press release from Rep. Gerry Connolly: This morning, an individual entered my District Office armed with a baseball bat and asked for me before committing an act of violence against two members of my staff. The individual is in police custody and both members of my team were transferred to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Right now, our …

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Dem NC Gov Vetoes Abortion Ban, Override Likely

Charlotte’s NBC affiliate reports: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the state’s new 12-week abortion ban, sending the legislation back to the Republican-controlled General Assembly. Cooper has supported abortion rights since becoming governor and vowed to protect access to abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer. Cooper’s action sends the legislation back to Republicans, who have …

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Former Dem Rep Maloney Tapped For Ambassadorship

Congress Minutes reports: Former Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as a U.S. ambassador for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to a White House press statement. If confirmed, the New York Democrat will be heading to Paris for the gig, replacing former Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, who was appointed to …

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