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AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Kristi Noem Cries ‘Fake News’ After Disastrous Interview on CBS  —  DOGGED BY SCANDAL  —  The South Dakota governor complained that the host of “Face the Nation” had interrupted her “once every 25 seconds”—something that would never happen to, say, Gretchen Whitmer.
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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Kristi Noem Suggests Biden's Dog Should Have Been Killed, Too  —  The South Dakota governor, defending her tale of shooting and killing her family's dog, suggested that President Biden's German shepherd, Commander, had merited a similar fate.  —  Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota …
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Trump's real-time reviews of 2024 VP possibles and other surrogates … - Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) — “As a candidate he did a good job, but as a surrogate he's unbelievable.”  — Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) — “He wasn't a supporter of mine at the very beginning... He was saying things …
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Sen. Tim Scott dodges on whether he would accept 2024 election results
Paul Rosenberg / Salon:
Who believes the most “taboo” conspiracy theories?  It might not be who you think  —  White men with graduate degrees, a new study finds, are highly likely to hold especially noxious beliefs  —  Like Henry Ford before him, Elon Musk has emerged as America's top conspiracy spreader.  But he's hardly alone.
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.
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
White House: Trump Gestapo comment echoes ‘appalling rhetoric of fascists’  —  The White House on Sunday slammed former President Trump after he compared the Biden administration to the Gestapo police force in Nazi Germany.  —  “Instead of echoing the appalling rhetoric of fascists …
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
The GOP's deep generational split on immigration … - Gen Z Republicans are more likely to support more legal immigration pathways.  — They're more likely to question negative narratives about immigrants than older generations, the survey found.  — They're less likely than Boomer …
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
‘If Roe v. Wade can fall, anything can fall,’ says Jeffries in stressing importance of elections  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) emphasized the stakes of the 2024 election in a “60 Minutes” interview on Sunday, warning that much more than abortion rights are at risk if former President Trump gets a second term.
ABC News:
Ex-Fulton County prosecutor Nathan Wade speaks out: ‘Workplace romances are as American as apple pie ... it happened to the two of us’  —  Wade conceded he had certain regrets.  —  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks at a press conference next to prosecutor Nathan Wade …
Shia Kapos / Politico:
Pro-Palestinian protesters are backed by a surprising source: Biden's biggest donors  —  Some of the most outspoken groups against Biden and Israel get funding from foundations attached to some of the biggest names in Democratic circles.  —  President Joe Biden has been dogged for months …
Associated Press:
Anti-war protesters leave USC after police arrive, while Northeastern ceremony proceeds calmly  —  Students protesting the war in Gaza abandoned their camp at the University of Southern California early Sunday after being surrounded by police and threatened with arrest, while Northeastern …
Michael Dorgan / Fox News:
Chicago teachers' $50B demands include pay hikes, abortions, migrant accommodation  —  The demands include members getting 9% annual wage increases through fiscal year 2028  —  The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is negotiating a new contract with the public schools system and is understood …
 
 
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