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As debt ceiling talks stall, Speaker McCarthy says GOP may move its own bill  NPR House GOP prepared to move a fallback debt limit plan if White House refuses to negotiate  CNN Republicans release 500 bills to cut spending amid debt ceiling

911 calls released as shooter Audrey Hale’s ‘infatuation’ revealed – latest  The Independent Nashville School Shooting: Chilling Footage Captures Shooter Carrying Out Attack | US News LIVE  CNN-News18 Some 911 calls from Nashville’s Covenant School shooting are released  CNN ‘Prepare for the worst’:

Trump Asks Advisers for ‘Battle Plans’ to ‘Attack Mexico’ if Reelected  Rolling Stone

Donald Trump (and the Republican Party) Wants to Go to War With Mexico  The New Republic

The Vatican has formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery.” That is the theory backed by 15th century decrees that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property law today.

DeSantis’s Oversight Board Said Disney Stripped It of Its Power  The New York Times DeSantis’ board says Disney stripped them of power  CBS Miami Disney quietly took power from DeSantis’ new board before state takeover  CNN Kudos, Disney, for protecting Reedy Creek |

White House calls on federal banking agencies to reverse Trump administration’s regulatory rollbacks  CNN White House Calls for Tougher Midsize Bank Rules  The Wall Street Journal Biden to push new banking rules after Silicon Valley Bank collapse  The Washington Post

Ukraine war live updates: Kyiv says nearly 500 children have died in the conflict; Russia detains WSJ reporter  CNBC Wall Street Journal reporter is first U.S. journalist to be arrested in Russia since the Cold War  MSNBC Pentagon Wants to Cut Off

White House defends ‘respectful’ relationship with Manchin after senator’s blistering op-ed  The Hill

Former Trump Organization exec Allen Weisselberg cuts ties with attorneys  USA TODAY