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Associated Press:
Hamas announces it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal  —  Israel's army has told Palestinians to temporarily evacuate from parts of Rafah in southern Gaza, signaling that a ground invasion is imminent.  People were told to move to Muwasi, an Israeli-declared humanitarian area near the coast.
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Adam Rasgon / New York Times:
Israel Steps Up Attacks on Rafah After Hamas Shifts Position on Cease-fire … Israel says it will send a delegation to talks on the proposal.  —  Israel stepped up attacks on Monday in the southern city of Rafah hours after Hamas laid out new terms for a cease-fire that its leaders said they would accept.
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Hamas says it agrees to cease-fire proposal with Israel
NBC News:
Live updates: Hamas says it agreed to a cease-fire proposal; Israel examining proposal
Geoff Duncan / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Why I'm voting for Biden and other Republicans should, too  —  Donald Trump has disqualified himself through his conduct and his character,  —  It's disappointing to watch an increasing number of Republicans fall in line behind former president Donald Trump.
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The Hill:
Georgia Republican backs Biden, blasts those in party who ‘fall in line’ with Trump  —  Former Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan (R) revealed Monday he would be backing President Biden in November's election and criticized other Republicans who “fall in line” with former President Trump.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Railing about post-election vote-counting is silly ... and nefarious
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: 6% of six states
Discussion: Roll Call, USA Today and Newsday
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
GOP Rep. Collins responds to criticism of Ole Miss post  —  Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) defended his decision to share a video of counterprotesters at the University of Mississippi harassing a Black woman at a pro-Palestine protest last week, responding to criticism that he was endorsing racist conduct.
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Koh Ewe / TIME:
Ole Miss Student Kicked Out of Fraternity After Video Caught Racist Gestures Toward Protester  —  Video footage of a student making racist gestures, seemingly imitating a monkey, toward a Black woman who was part of a scheduled pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Mississippi …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Congressman praises racist heckling.  Will his corporate backers stand by him?  —  On Thursday, Jaylin Smith, a graduate student at the University of Mississippi, participated in a small, non-violent protest calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.  Smith and the other protesters were greeted …
Michael Schaffer / Politico:
Kristi Noem's Team Told Her to Nix the Dog Story 2 Years Ago  —  It would have violated the first rule of campaign memoirs: Do no harm.  —  Kristi Noem's story about killing her dog made headlines across America.  But it wasn't news to people who worked on her first book …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Noem insists ‘I love dogs’ amid puppy-shooting controversy
NBC News:
U.S. soldier detained in Russia, officials say  —  The soldier, who was stationed in Korea and traveled to Russia on his own, is accused of stealing from a woman.  —  A U.S. soldier was detained in Russia over the weekend, according to four U.S. officials.
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Jack Dorsey praises Twitter as ‘freedom technology’ as he leaves Bluesky board  —  Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey praised the platform he founded, now known as X, as “freedom technology” on Saturday, shortly after revealing he was no longer serving on the board of directors for Bluesky.
David Weigel / Semafor:
Donald Trump's giant soft spot for indicted Democrats  —  The News  —  In last week's 54-page indictment, federal prosecutors charged Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar with bribery, money laundering, and a conspiracy on behalf a foreign government.  —  Donald Trump had another theory for Cuellar's reckoning: Joe Biden, getting revenge.
Discussion: Raw Story
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NBC News:
House Republicans plan to move forward with contempt against Attorney General Merrick Garland  —  The move comes after the DOJ declined House Republicans' requests to hand over audio of then-special counsel Robert Hur's interview with President Joe Biden.  —  WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary …
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ProPublica:
ProPublica Wins Pulitzer Prize for Supreme Court Coverage  —  The award marks ProPublica's 7th Pulitzer; Uvalde shooting investigation is named a Pulitzer finalist.  —  ProPublica won the prestigious public service Pulitzer Prize for what the judges described as “groundbreaking …
David A. Fahrenthold / New York Times:
Right-Wing Nonprofit Paid Millions to Companies With Ties to Insiders  —  The Conservative Partnership Institute's three highest-paid contractors had connections to the group's leaders or their relatives, raising concerns about self-dealing.  —  The Conservative Partnership Institute …
Discussion: Raw Story
Public Notice:
Hunter Biden's revenge  —  Smear campaigns have consequences.  —  ∙ Paid … Have you noticed that after years of saturation coverage, Fox News hosts have suddenly cooled it on the Hunter Biden stuff?  There's a reason for that.  —  Last week, Fox News pulled the six-part series …
Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' strut stuff on National Mall  —  The cast of “RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars” took to a different kind of stage Monday morning, sashaying down Washington's National Mall to promote the ninth season of the Emmy-nominated reality series.
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
White House: Noem should ‘stop digging herself into a hole’ after suggestion to shoot Biden's dog  —  The White House on Monday said that South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) should “stop digging herself into a hole” after she suggested that President Biden's dog, Commander, should haven been shot after biting Secret Service agents.
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
‘We deserve more’: US workers' share of the pie dwindles  —  Bureau of Labor Statistics releases latest estimate of how much labor receives of national income, showing bleak decline  —  When Jesse Motte began working at a Starbucks inside a Target store in Columbia, South Carolina, more than two years ago, $15 an hour sounded great.
Discussion: Raw Story
Mia Gingerich / Media Matters for America:
Bitter pills: The Daily Wire suggests its new vitamins will boost sperm counts and fight “wokeness”  —  Marketing for The Daily Wire's latest venture tries to cash in on fear of trans people and drag queens  —  The Daily Wire announced the launch of a new “men's lifestyle” …
Mehdi Hasan / Zeteo:
EXCLUSIVE: “You Have Been Warned”: Republican Senators Threaten the ICC Prosecutor over Possible Israel Arrest Warrants  —  Read the full letter, obtained by Zeteo, which threatens sanctions in defense of Netanyahu.  —  Team Zeteo and Mehdi Hasan  —  A group of influential Republican senators …
emptywheel:
400 Rich People Pay $40K to Hear Trump Glorify Cop Assailants  —  On Saturday, a bunch of people paid a lot of money — at least $40,0000 apiece, and one or two people took Trump up on an offer to speak if they gave $1 million — to hear Trump glorify cop assailants.
Discussion: Washington Post
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Joe Kahn: ‘The newsroom is not a safe space’  —  The Scene  —  Q&A  —  Ben Smith: Dan Pfeiffer, who used to work for Barack Obama, recently wrote of the Times: “They do not see their job as saving democracy or stopping an authoritarian from taking power.”  Why don't you see your job as: “We've got to stop Trump?”
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump's lawyers are trying to use his trial to generate conspiracy theories — but it's not working  —  Even the most MAGA-deluded voters struggle to pretend Trump is the victim in the Stormy Daniels plot  —  Donald Trump's lawyers famously spend a lot of their time placating …
Discussion: Raw Story
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Donald Trump Is “A Colossal A**hole,” Jeffrey Katzenberg Says; Hasn't Yet Reached Out To Taylor Swift To Endorse “Decent” Joe Biden  —  Jeffrey Katzenberg is a man known for choosing his words very carefully most of the time, and tonight the WndrCo boss was pretty candid when it came to Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Discussion: Breitbart and Althouse
 
 
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Politico:
Johnson set to face Greene-led speakership ouster attempt this week
Discussion: Fox News
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Candidates for Federal Office Can Raise Unlimited Funds for Ballot Measures
Discussion: Florida Politics
Audrey Fahlberg / National Review:
Former Senate Candidate Tiffany Smiley Will Challenge Pro-Impeachment GOP Representative Dan Newhouse
Andrew Perez / Rolling Stone:
‘Politico’ Misses Mark in Story on Who's Funding Pro-Palestine Protests Against Biden
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Kellyanne Conway, David Plouffe launching ‘The Campaign Managers’ podcast
Discussion: Eschaton
 Earlier Items: 
The Hill:
Boy, 15, on track to become youngest-known college graduate in Indiana
ABC News:
Trump trial live updates: Testimony suggests Trump signed Cohen's repayment checks in White House
Discussion: Raw Story
David Strom / HotAir:
George Washington U Students Hold ‘Trial,’ Sentence Administrators to Death
Discussion: acecomments.mu.nu
Associated Press:
Prosecutors move deeper into Trump's orbit as testimony in hush money trial enters a third week
Associated Press:
Money isn't enough to smooth the path for Republican candidates hoping to retake the Senate
Discussion: Missouri Independent
Dr. Thomas K. Lew / USA Today:
Congress voted against funding a cure for cancer just to block a win for Biden
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Ren LaForme / Poynter:
2024 Pulitzer Prize winners: NYT for Investigative Reporting, WaPo and Reuters for National Reporting, and NYT for International Reporting for Oct. 7 coverage

Perri Ormont Blumberg / New York Times:
Memo: Condé Nast and the union representing staff at Vogue, Vanity Fair, and others reach a tentative deal for a first contract after over a year of bargaining

Wall Street Journal:
Kim Godwin steps down as ABC News' president, a role she has held since 2021, and says she will “retire from broadcast journalism”; no successor has been named

 
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