3 Things To Know Today

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1 BIDEN AND MCCARTHY SET FOR THIRD DEBT CEILING MEETING TODAY

President Joe Biden called House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from Air Force One while returning from the G7 meeting in Japan to talk about the debt ceiling negotiations, and both agreed to a meeting this afternoon to continue work on a deal. Negotiations briefly broke down between White House aides and House Republicans last week, with the Republicans walking out of discussions before returning that night. “My discussion with the President I think was productive,” McCarthy told the press after the call, adding, “I think we can solve some of these problems.” McCarthy said that both sides are “still apart,” but seemed positive about the chances of a deal being reached. The House Speaker repeated that his opinion that spending must be cut remains, which has been a sticking point in the negotiations. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on “Meet the Press” yesterday that early June remains a “hard deadline” for the debt ceiling to be raised, but when Chuck Todd asked Yellen if she had chosen which bills would go unpaid in the event of a default, she would only say that the focus was on raising the ceiling.

2 KANSAS CITY NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING LEAVE THREE DEAD

Gunfire erupted around 1:30 a.m. yesterday at the Klymax Lounge in Kansas City, Missouri, leaving three people dead and two injured. Two of the victims were dead when police arrived, while a third died after being taken to a hospital for treatment. Of the two victims in the hospital, one remained in critical condition late last night. As of last night, police were working to identify a suspect or suspects in the shooting, and authorities haven’t released any other details. Police are asking anyone that has any information about the shooting to contact them, and a reward of “up to $25,000” is being offered for any information.

3 CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS WARN ABOUT TRAVEL TO FLORIDA

The NAACP joined with the League of United Latin American Citizens and Equality Florida over the weekend to issue a travel advisory for the state of Florida. The warning, which was approved by the NAACP’s board of directors, says in part that tourists should understand that the state of Florida “devalues and marginalizes the contributions of, and the challenges faced by African Americans and other communities of color.” The announcement, which comes in the wake of Governor Ron DeSantis’s rejecting the College Board’s Advanced Placement African American Studies course, drew a swift reaction…from Democratic mayors in the state. St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch tweeted that “EVERYONE is always welcome and will be treated with dignity and respect,” while Democratic Tampa Mayor Jane Castor tweeted, “That will never change, regardless of what happens in Tallahassee.”


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