McCarthy in Peril Over Debt Bill

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s leadership role is in peril over his support of the debt-ceiling bill. Many conservative members of Congress are deeply unhappy with the debt deal and have discussed calling a vote to force McCarthy out.

At least one House Republican, Dan Bishop, has already publicly stated his support for ousting McCarthy. More than a dozen Republicans are on record opposing the debt bill.

Other members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, who held up McCarthy’s original election to Speaker through 17 ballots, have threatened consequences if the bill passes. “There’s going to be a reckoning,” said GOP Rep. Chip Roy.

AI Leaders Fear Humanity’s Extinction

Top CEOs of artificial intelligence companies issued a public statement warning that AI technology poses a “risk of extinction” for humanity—at the same level as a pandemic or nuclear war.

The urgent statement is signed by nearly 400 AI experts, including Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI and its ChatGPT engine, and Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind.

The public apparently shares their concerns: A recent Reuters poll found that 61% of Americans believe AI could threaten civilization.

Drones Attack Wealthy Moscow Suburb

One of Moscow’s most exclusive neighborhoods, where Vladimir Putin and other top Russian leaders have homes, was hit by drones Tuesday morning. It was the first time that residential areas of the city had been targeted since the war with Ukraine began.

Putin called the drone attack a “terrorist action” by Ukraine. The attacks damaged several buildings and forced evacuations, but no casualties were reported. (See video here)

Russia issued arrest warrants for top Ukranian commanders after the attack, though Ukraine hasn’t acknowledged sending the drones. Russia has been bombarding Kyiv and other cities with hundreds of missile attacks for weeks.

➤ Donald Trump pledged to end the right to “birthright citizenship” if re-elected in 2024. Trump said he would issue an executive order on his first day in office to eliminate the birthright, which guarantees that anyone born in the US is a citizen, regardless of their parents’ immigration status. (More)

➤ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis begins his first real campaign swing this week since announcing for President. He’s heading to three key primary states: Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. The tour will be closely watched to see how DeSantis handles face-to-face politics. (More)

➤ Ted Cruz joined President Biden to condemn a new law in Uganda that allows the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality.” Cruz called the law “horrific and wrong,” and Biden threatened sanctions on Uganda if the law isn’t repealed. (More)

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➤ Ryan Blaney won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Memorial Day, ending a 59-race winless streak. The race was delayed a day because of weather. (More)

➤ The Denver Nuggets will face the Miami Heat for the NBA Championship beginning Thursday night. The Heat needed seven grueling games to beat the Boston Celtics and earn a spot in the Finals, and it will be the Nuggets’ first appearance ever in the championship series. (More)

➤ Harold Varner, a golfer who joined the LIV Tour one year ago with a frank admission that it was purely for the money, won his first LIV tournament this week in Washington, D.C. The victory earned him $4 million. (More)

Market Report   5/30/23

➤ Big Stock Move: C3.ai shares jumped 33 percent Tuesday, part of the broad market surge for all AI stock. The company will release quarterly results today, and investors are expecting another strong quarter of growth. (More)

➤ Kohl’s is the latest retailer to face conservative backlash for its trans-focused merchandise. The company has come under fire on social media for offering gay/trans infant wear for Pride Month, joining Target and Bud Light as a boycott target. (More)

➤ Ford Motor Co. is recalling 175,550 Bronco SUVs due to seatbelt issues. The front seatbelts are hard to use in certain five-door Broncos produced between 2020 and 2023, violating federal safety regulations. (More)

➤ Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced CEO of Theranos, began her prison sentence Tuesday. She was sentenced to 11 years for defrauding investors with false claims about her company’s blood-testing capabilities. (More)

➤ NASA released stunning new photos of galaxies and star clusters from the deepest reaches of space, recorded by combining data from the James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. (See Photos Here)

➤ The plague in Europe goes back farther than we think. Researchers have now identified plague cases in DNA from human fossils 4,000 years old in the U.K. The infamous Black Death epidemic was much more recent, with outbreaks appearing from the 14th to the 18th centuries. (More)

➤ Two lawyers who used ChatGPT to do their legal research are now in legal trouble of their own: The AI made up all the cases cited in their brief. The lawyers may now face sanctions for citing fictional cases. (More)

➤ Johns Hopkins Medicine staff have been given a new list of dozens of pronouns acceptable for use on their name tags, including ve, xe, per, and ae. The clinic’s pronoun guide gives usage examples: "Ae cleaned the office all by aerself.” (More)

➤ Georgia officials reminded people not to submit naked photos for their digital driver’s licenses. “Please take pictures with your clothes on,” the state transportation department posted on its Facebook page, noting that they were not joking. (More)

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