A blinking red light for Israel in American politics  —  The shift has come amid rising internal frustrations inside the administration about the war.  —  In notably blunt terms Thursday, top U.S. officials made a series of warnings to the Israeli government that they were nearly out of patience with its conduct of the war in Gaza.

“Screws up female brains”: MAGA leaders are conditioning Republicans to back birth control bans  —  Charlie Kirk says the pill causes “angry, bitter young ladies” who vote for Democrats to get “free stuff”  —  Charlie Kirk, the head of the MAGA propaganda behemoth Turning Point USA …

‘The nuclear button’: Special counsel could seek removal of judge in Trump classified docs case, attorneys warn  —  Special counsel Jack Smith and Judge Aileen Cannon traded terse words in filings this week.  —  WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith could soon seek to have the judge presiding …

Florida ensures Trump has to talk about abortion  —  It's the last thing Republicans want to do.  —  ∙ Paid  —  📈 Subscribe to Public Notice 📈  —  At a Donald Trump event this week in Michigan, a reporter asked the presumptive Republican presidential nominee to comment on Florida's new six-week abortion ban.

Republicans Shrug Off the ‘Massive Problem’ Awaiting Trump  —  DON'T SWEAT IT  —  Republicans acknowledge that Donald Trump is facing some big problems and is about to have a couple really bad months, but they're contending he's in a great position. … Republicans Grapple With Trump's Structural Disadvantage

The disturbing irony behind a disgraceful new endorsement of Trump  —  The Police Officers Association of Michigan claims backing Trump will restore “honor” to the profession.  Tell that to the U.S. Capitol Police.  —  On Tuesday, the 12,000-member Police Officers Association of Michigan …

Hot streak for U.S. job growth continues in early months of 2024  —  The unemployment rate has now been below 4% for 26 consecutive months — a streak unseen in the United States since the 1960s.  —  Expectations heading into this morning showed projections of about 200,000 new jobs having been added in the United States in March.

RFK Jr. disavows fundraising email boosting ‘J6 activists’  —  The statement was an “error,” Kennedy's campaign said.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign walked back a line in a fundraising email sent to supporters Thursday afternoon, which described people detained for storming the Capitol in 2021 as “J6 activists.”

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An unlikely sight: Freedom Caucus chief asks GOP speaker for help surviving  —  Rep. Bob Good is the second straight chair of the conservative bloc to face political peril.  This time it's coming from within his own party.  —  The House Freedom Caucus has long hammered Republican speakers …

Ted Cruz Is Getting Nervous He's Going to Lose His Senate Seat  —  The Texas senator's questionable podcast deal with iHeartMedia is raising eyebrows amid his increasingly desperate fundraising efforts  —  THE WALLS ARE closing in around Ted Cruz, and the Republican senator is lashing out.

Musk's X pivots again, restoring blue checks to popular accounts  —  The social network formerly known as Twitter is now gifting premium features to users with at least 2,500 verified followers  —  A year after his controversial decision to remove verification from popular Twitter accounts unless …

Jeffrey Clark's bid to aid Trump election scheme violated attorney rules, DC Bar panel finds  —  Disciplinary investigators who brought the charges against Clark say they intend to advocate for his disbarment.  —  A disciplinary panel in Washington has found that Jeffrey Clark …

Iceland's Prime Minister Steps Down to Run for President  —  Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir will quit a year before the next general election to run for president in a move that could cost her environmentalist force the premiership in the north Atlantic nation.

China Is Targeting U.S. Voters and Taiwan With AI-Powered Disinformation  —  Findings from Microsoft and others shed light on Beijing's expanding covert influence operations  —  SAN FRANCISCO—Online actors linked to the Chinese government are increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence …

No Labels Will Abandon 2024 Presidential Campaign Effort  —  The centrist group plans to announce it won't field a third-party ‘unity ticket’ after months of failing to find a candidate to lead its effort  —  WASHINGTON—No Labels, the centrist group which has sought to field a third-party presidential bid …

Let Me Rewrite That For You: NY Times Misinforms Readers About RFK & Biden  —  from the journalists-need-to-get-it-together dept  —  It's been a few years since I last did a “Let me rewrite that for you” post.  This idea was first suggested by the brilliant press critic Dan Froomkin.

Russian military ‘almost completely reconstituted,’ US official says  —  Russia has rebuilt its military after suffering enormous losses during its invasion of Ukraine, according to a U.S. State Department official.  —  “We have assessed over the course of the last couple of months that Russia …

How climate change is hitting vulnerable Indonesian trans sex workers  —  Nearly 93% of respondents saw decreased income during the rainy season  —  Joya Patiha, a 43-year-old Indonesian transgender woman, first started to notice that changing weather patterns in the mountain-ringed city …

Blinken says Ukraine will eventually ‘become a member of NATO’  —  Debate of Ukraine's membership to the 32-member alliance continues amid its war with Russia  —  Ukraine will eventually join NATO as support from its member countries remains “rock solid,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday.

Blinken warns: Israel risks becoming indistinguishable from Hamas if it doesn't protect Gaza civilians  —  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns that Israel risks becoming indistinguishable from Hamas if it continues to fail to protect civilians amid the Gaza war.