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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: Raw Story and Washington Post
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
White House: Trump Gestapo comment echoes ‘appalling rhetoric of fascists’
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 …
Politico:
Playbook: GOP eyes some Santos payback  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BREAKING OVERNIGHT — Gaza cease-fire talks appear to have collapsed following a Hamas rocket attack yesterday that killed three soldiers at an Israeli checkpoint …
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
‘If Roe v. Wade can fall, anything can fall,’ says Jeffries in stressing importance of elections
Discussion: KRQE-TV and Washington Examiner
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: 6% of six states … - Those were the battlegrounds disputed by Donald Trump after the 2020 election. … - A seventh state, North Carolina, is included in some swing-state polls. … Republicans think they're winning.  The swing-state map is a big reason why.
Discussion: USA Today and Newsday
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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Sen. Bernie Sanders Will Run For Reelection  —  The 82-year-old Vermont independent is seeking a fourth term in the Senate.  —  LOADING  —  WASHINGTON ― Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced on Monday his intention to seek reelection to a fourth term in the Senate, citing the threats to democracy at home and abroad.
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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.
Kit Maher / CNN:
Noem suggests Biden's dog Commander should suffer a similar fate to Cricket, the dog she shot  —  South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem suggests in her new book that President Joe Biden's dog Commander should suffer a similar fate to the working dog she shot on her farm.
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AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Kristi Noem Cries ‘Fake News’ After Disastrous Interview on CBS
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 …
Dr. Thomas K. Lew / USA Today:
Congress voted against funding a cure for cancer just to block a win for Biden  —  Some Republicans, refusing to give President Joe Biden a ‘win,’ voted against the renewal of funding for cancer research.  Vote for those who do not politicize Americans' health.  —  I'm afraid I have some bad news.
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
David Strom / HotAir:
George Washington U Students Hold ‘Trial,’ Sentence Administrators to Death  —  As students call for the death of school administrators and trustees, D.C. law enforcement officials and the Mayor have denied George Washington University's request for the police to clear out the encampment that has taken over their campus.
Discussion: acecomments.mu.nu
The White House:
Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel  —  President Biden spoke this morning with Prime Minister Netanyahu.  The President reaffirmed his message on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.  The two leaders discussed the shared commitment of Israel …
Associated Press:
Prosecutors move deeper into Trump's orbit as testimony in hush money trial enters a third week  —  AP is live outside Trump Tower in New York as Donald Trump's hush money trial enters a third week.  —  Photos  —  The judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial fined him $1,000 …
Associated Press:
Money isn't enough to smooth the path for Republican candidates hoping to retake the Senate  —  Frustrated by the seemingly endless cash flowing to Democrats, Republicans aiming to retake the Senate have rallied around candidates with plenty of their own money.
Axios:
Columbia cancels commencement amid campus protests … - The university's administration and police have cracked down through a wave of arrests, suspensions and class cancellations. … - Instead, the school will focus on “Class Days and school-level ceremonies, where students …
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NBC News:
Democrats prepare to go on offense on immigration in the coming weeks  —  Key administration officials and top Democratic lawmakers discussed a path forward that would include forcing votes that Republicans would most likely oppose, two sources said.  —  WASHINGTON — Democrats are preparing …
Discussion: Fox News
 
 
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ABC News:
Trump trial live updates: Testimony suggests Trump signed Cohen's repayment checks in White House
Discussion: Raw Story
Antony J. Blinken / United States Department of State:
Secretary Antony J. Blinken At McCain Institute's 2024 Sedona Forum Keynote Conversation with Senator Mitt Romney
Discussion: New Republic
Nandika Chatterjee / Salon:
Kristi Noem's animal cruelty is hurting the GOP financially
Discussion: Boing Boing and The Daily Beast
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Andrew Restuccia / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Races to Trump-Proof His Agenda
Jerusalem Post:
Four soldiers killed in Hamas rocket barrage toward Kerem Shalom, aid crossing closed
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
The GOP's deep generational split on immigration
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’
Paul Rosenberg / Salon:
Who believes the most “taboo” conspiracy theories? It might not be who you think
Shia Kapos / Politico:
Pro-Palestinian protesters are backed by a surprising source: Biden's biggest donors