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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. put a hold on an ammunition shipment to Israel … - The incident raised serious concerns inside the Israeli government and sent officials scrambling to understand why the shipment was held, Israeli officials said.  — President Biden is facing sharp criticism among Americans who oppose his support of Israel.
Rachel Scully / The Hill:
Here's who was with Trump at RNC's Spring Meeting at Mar-a-Lago  —  Former President Trump held a private lunch event at his Mar-a-Lago Club over the weekend that hosted many top GOP donors and high-profile party leaders.  —  The fundraiser was largely seen as an audition for Trump's vice president within the GOP.
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NBC News:
At a private donor event, Trump likens the Biden administration to the ‘Gestapo’  —  Trump referenced the Nazi secret police as he was railing against the legal troubles he and his supporters are facing.  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump compared President Joe Biden's administration …
Washington Post:
Trump escalates attacks on prosecutors, says Democrats run ‘a Gestapo administration’
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP: Noem up in smoke; Scott, Burgum rise in Trump VP race  —  Republican senators say South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's (R) viability as a vice presidential candidate has gone up in smoke after she admitted to shooting a 14-month-old puppy, and they are looking to other contenders to round out former President Trump's ticket.
Robert Reich:
What I'm telling my graduating students  —  My students are graduating at a tremulous time.  —  The largest campus protest movement of the 21st century.  The first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.  The most restrictive abortion laws in the nation.  Two horrific wars.
Washington Post:
Top RNC lawyer resigns after rift grows with Trump  —  The former president was angered by Charlie Spies's criticism of his false 2020 election-fraud claims.  —  The top lawyer at the Republican Party is resigning after he cited conflicts with his other work obligations and after Donald Trump grew angry …
Discussion: New York Times and Democrats
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NBC News:
RNC lawyer Charlie Spies to step down just 2 months after taking the job  —  Spies was “pushed out,” according to a source familiar with the move.  —  Republican National Committee chief counsel Charlie Spies is parting ways with the party apparatus just months after stepping into the role.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Gallows Humor and Talk of Escape: Trump's Possible Return Rattles Capital  —  At Washington dinner parties, dark jokes abound about where to go into exile if the former president reclaims the White House.  —  It has become the topic of the season at Washington dinner parties and receptions.
David Edwards / Raw Story:
RNC co-chair Lara Trump: ‘You cannot have ballots counted after elections are over’  —  Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump argued Sunday that ballots should not be counted after elections are over.  —  While speaking to Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, Trump explained why her party …
Declan Harty / Politico:
‘The law is catching up’: Gensler's SEC racks up legal wins against crypto  —  The clash underscores sharply different views of crypto: Many regulators see the industry as rife with corruption.  Supporters hail it as the wave of the future.  —  The cryptocurrency industry is counting …
David Cohen / Politico:
Don't give in to ‘the smallest, angriest group,’ university president says  —  “We just don't negotiate with people who scream the loudest,” former Sen. Ben Sasse said.  —  University of Florida President Ben Sasse said Sunday that he won't copy other university leaders in prioritizing …
Discussion: The Hill, Washington Examiner and CNN
Washington Post:
How Pope Francis opened the Vatican to transgender sex workers  —  The outreach, reflecting the most radical stage of his papacy, has prompted backlash while also altering the lives of the nearly 100 people he has met.  —  VATICAN CITY — Sea gulls soared over St. Peter's Square as Laura Esquivel …
 
 
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