THE SHOW NOTES: Breaking the Debt Ceiling, DeSantis vs The Rat, & The Fox News Trial
Welcome! A US helicopter raid killed an ISIS leader in northern Syria.
NEW: An NBA player was ejected for stomping on an opponent’s chest.
LIST: Here are the 20 specific Fox broadcasts and tweets Dominion says were defamatory.
RUSSIA: Judge upholds Evan Gershkovich detention as WSJ reporter seen for first time since arrest on espionage charges - Fox News
HEADLINE: White homeowner accused of shooting Black teen who went to the wrong house in Kansas City will face 2 felony charges, officials announce - CNN
LOL: The Washington Post is floating the idea of Clarence Thomas resigning.
DESANTIS: Go watch the new DeSantis ad.
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Ticking Debt Bomb
Kevin McCarthy outlined a plan at the New York Stock Exchange for a one-year debt limit increase that is predicated on rolling back domestic spending to 2022 levels. It is unclear whether McCarthy has the political capital in the Republican-controlled House to pass a bill that raises the debt ceiling and cuts spending with a paltry four-vote margin.
Reaction: A White House press secretary responded by claiming McCarthy is aiming to pass an “extreme MAGA wish list” but later a senior official leaked to CNN that the White House would be open to resuming negotiations if McCarthy can get this passed.
DeSantis vs Disney
The tit-for-tat between DeSantis and Disney has expanded. After Disney tried to get out from under DeSantis’s end of Disney’s land control, DeSantis has now upped regulatory oversight of bridges and infrastructure in Disney Parks with regulations still less onerous than California. But DeSantis also joked about building a prison on Disney land and that has spun up the media into overdrive.
Fox vs Dominion
The $1.6 billion defamation trial between Fox News and Dominion Voting is set to kick off today in Deleware after a 24-hour judge-approved recess was granted to give both sides a shot at reaching a settlement. The trial will have no live stream and is expected to see Tucker Carlson, Maria Bartiromo, and Rupert Murdoch testify over the next six weeks.
Fetterman
Sen. John Fetterman returned to Capitol Hill in gym shorts after being hospitalized for two months with depression. As expected, he did not take questions. Elon still won’t let us embed tweets so here is the link.
Against Women’s Sports
White House officials said Joe Biden would veto a bill that prevents biological males from playing in women’s sports if passed in Congress later this week. The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act is expected to come to a vote and head to the President’s desk.
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