NEW X DATE - The debt-limit clash went suddenly from potential slow-motion train wreck to potential high-speed car crash yesterday, after Treasury Secretary JANET YELLEN announced after markets closed that the government could stop paying interest on its debt as soon as June 1 - far earlier than most recent forecasts. JUST POSTED - “Leonard Leo used Federalist Society contact to obtain $1.6 billion donation,” by Heidi Przybyla: “The unusual arrangement in which Leo met his top donor through the prestigious Federalist Society - which describes itself as a nonpartisan educational organization - suggests closer ties between the society and Leo’s activist network than previously known.” Times’ Anousha Sakoui: “The walkout, which could last for weeks or months, is expected to halt much of TV and film production nationwide.” PENCILS DOWN - “Hollywood writers strike over streaming pay after talks fail,” by the L.A.
Scott Applewhite/AP Photo DRIVING THE DAY Michael Luttig’s public commentary on the suddenly fraught issue of Supreme Court ethics is particularly noteworthy because he is a longtime friend of several conservatives on the court.
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