News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
"Leaders have all agreed we will not default," President Biden says as debt ceiling negotiations continue https://t.co/B7NW2wXyRO pic.twitter.com/9qiyBNLqLJ
— CNN (@CNN) May 17, 2023
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Russia has agreed to extend a deal that has allowed Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea, helping ease a global food crisis exacerbated by the war Russia launched more than a year ago. https://t.co/SxvCOKekb8
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 17, 2023
DeSantis enacts a wave of laws targeting gender-affirming care, pronouns in schools https://t.co/FfCJdYdjvP
— POLITICO (@politico) May 17, 2023
North Carolina’s Republican-controlled state legislature successfully overrode a veto by the state's Democratic governor to enact a law that will ban most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy https://t.co/HYSuvjqwfb pic.twitter.com/HssKDSEo3n
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 17, 2023
An appeals court hearing in the abortion pill case will set the stage for how the Supreme Court will later approach the legal dispute, where anti-abortion activists are asking the courts to pull the main drug used in medication abortions off the market. https://t.co/zpIWtvfT8z
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 17, 2023
A man, apparently intoxicated, slipped past at least three Secret Service agents and through a robust security system last month to enter the home of National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) May 17, 2023
Sullivan was unharmed and the intrusion is under investigation. https://t.co/qJPQGYrf0I pic.twitter.com/UkHlbgyAeL
JUST IN: Supreme Court declines to block a new Illinois law that bans assault-style weapons.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 17, 2023
The decision in a brief unsigned order means the law will remain in effect while legal challenges continue. https://t.co/EoWeZS1NLk
NEW: Top Trump attorney Tim Parlatore, who played a central role in the probe into former Pres. Trump's handling of classified documents, has departed Trump's legal team. https://t.co/K7Sc5wYycl
— ABC News (@ABC) May 17, 2023
BREAKING: Idaho grand jury indicts the man suspected in the killings of four college students on murder charges, paving the way for an arraignment and expected trial. https://t.co/sQSpi3Mu5q
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 17, 2023
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned federal lawmakers that artificial intelligence could cause "significant harm to the world" if the technology falls into a downward spiral. https://t.co/GTSuSFUSKa
— ABC News (@ABC) May 17, 2023
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is on track to be able to effectively kill a Democratic resolution to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress.https://t.co/Vl7CSSdgBU
— Axios (@axios) May 17, 2023
Prosecutors may serve Tesla a subpoena in place of Elon Musk, a judge ruled Wednesday, to compel testimony from the tech mogul in a government lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase regarding the bank’s relationship with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. https://t.co/GFhanDwhr1
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 17, 2023
