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.
President Biden is headed back to Washington four days earlier than expected to negotiate with Republicans over the national debt ceiling. https://t.co/C04npnamPb
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 21, 2023
Biden teases 14th Amendment "authority" on debt ceiling https://t.co/1U31vnDe1q
— Axios (@axios) May 21, 2023
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reaffirmed June 1 as the “hard deadline” for the US to raise the debt ceiling or risk defaulting on its obligations https://t.co/PVY2VMlajO
— CNN (@CNN) May 21, 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russian forces weren't occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow's insistence that the eastern Ukrainian city had fallen. https://t.co/dkmwsKKH70
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 21, 2023
Former Trump lawyer Tim Parlatore is alleging current Trump lawyer Boris Epshteyn attempted to interfere with additional searches for classified material at Trump's properties.
— ABC News (@ABC) May 21, 2023
A Trump spokesperson said his comments are "categorically false." https://t.co/mGEWxoCku5
Sudan’s warring factions agree to a new short-term ceasefire, U.S. and Saudi mediators say. https://t.co/shQLFpmdnL
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 21, 2023
Far-right conservatives have been targeting seats on local boards and commissions, in many cases to gain oversight of elections. The tensions are playing out in one Tennessee county where a local Constitutional Republicans group now controls a commission. https://t.co/uRug5UTEUG
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 21, 2023
Greece votes in the first election since its economy ceased to be subject to strict supervision and control by international lenders who had provided bailout funds during its nearly decade-long financial crisis. https://t.co/J0ZdLRca5H
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 21, 2023
NAACP issues travel advisory for Florida, saying the state is "openly hostile toward African Americans" under Gov. DeSantis' administration https://t.co/LbVmuTI4y4 pic.twitter.com/lG2CFdRuWN
— CNN (@CNN) May 21, 2023
At least nine people were killed and dozens more injured when stampeding soccer fans pushed through one of the access gates at a quarterfinal match in the Salvadoran league on Saturday. https://t.co/whCGicqT7q
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 21, 2023
Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, is erupting, spewing ash on Catania, eastern Sicily's largest city, and forcing suspension of flights at that city's airport. https://t.co/RjCmIoSSdC
— ABC News (@ABC) May 21, 2023
National forecasters recently upped the chances that a “potentially significant” El Niño will form soon. Also scheduled to start soon, on June 1, is hurricane season.
— The Hill (@thehill) May 21, 2023
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