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Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for president after having launched an exploratory committee in April. He’s the sixth notable Republican primary candidate, with a seventh — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — expected to launch his campaign next week.

Scott joins former President Trump, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and conservative radio show host Larry Elder in the primary. 

Haley, like Scott, is a South Carolinian; she was governor of the state before serving as ambassador in the Trump administration.

Scott’s fellow U.S. senator from South Carolina, Sen. Lindsey Graham, endorsed Trump, as did a few House members from the state. Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) is backing Haley. 

Earlier this week, before filing his candidacy, Scott picked up Sen. Mike Rounds‘s (R-S.D.) endorsement. Rounds is the first Republican senator to endorse someone besides Trump. 

While the majority of congressional endorsements have gone to Trump, many Republicans have stayed on the sidelines so far. 

DeSantis is expected to file paperwork next week, Max Greenwood reported. The governor already has some House members behind him. DeSantis is consistently polling second behind Trump, who consistently has a large lead. 

Along with official campaign launches, something to look ahead toward in the budding GOP primary is the first debate, set for August. 

Read more about DeSantis’s expected campaign launch here.

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• U.S. Chamber of Commerce chief policy officer Neil Bradley is urging President Biden not to invoke the 14th Amendment to avoid default, contrary to a group of senators who said the president should prepare to invoke the 14th earlier this week.
  
  

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• The Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry is banning 500 Americans, including former President Obama, political commentator Rachel Maddow and late-night host Stephen Colbert, from its territory in response to U.S. sanctions.

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Negotiations between the White House and the GOP on spending policy and the debt limit were paused Friday when the groups arrived at an impasse.

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), a negotiator for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), said “we have significant gaps that have to be bridged for us to merit more conversation.”

McCarthy said shortly after that “we don’t have any movement yet” from the White House and that “we can’t be spending more money next year. We have to spend less than we spent the year before. It’s pretty easy.” 

What both sides generally agree on is that an agreement must be reached soon to avoid the risk of default in early June.

President Biden had already canceled part of a planned international trip and is set to return Sunday after the Group of Seven (G-7) summit in Japan for further negotiations. Biden plans to hold a press conference Sunday.

President Biden told leaders at the G-7 summit that the U.S. will support a joint effort to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16s, according to a senior administration official. The training will occur at sites in Europe and take months to complete.

From The Hill’s Alex Gangitano: “The countries participating in the effort will decide when to actually provide the jets, how many will be provided and who will provide them, the official said.” Read more here

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will reportedly make an appearance at the Group of Seven (G-7) summit in Japan over the weekend.

In the final article of The Hill’s five-part series on Florida’s transformation into a solidly red state, Amie Parnes and Max Greenwood look at Democrats’ efforts to regain prominence.

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Friday-Sunday: President Biden is in Japan for the Group of Seven (G-7) summit.

Sunday: President Biden plans to hold a press conference about the debt limit upon his return to the U.S.

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