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6:50 PM ET, May 30, 2021

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Shira Rubin / Washington Post:
Israeli opposition parties reach agreement to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  —  JERUSALEM — A diverse coalition of Israeli opposition parties said Sunday that they have the votes to form a unity government to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader …
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Felicia Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
Israel's Bennett Plans to Join Rival to Form Government in Bid to Oust Netanyahu  —  The coalition paves the way to end Prime Minister Netanyahu's more than decadelong grip on power  —  TEL AVIV—Israeli right-wing politician Naftali Bennett said Sunday he plans to join a rival …
The Times of Israel:
With his party's support, Bennett says he's heading into government with Lapid  —  All Yamina MKs but one say they will back leader in joining bloc of parties seeking to oust Netanyahu; unapologetic Bennett insists coalition won't be leftist  —  Yamina leader Naftali Bennett told …
The Times of Israel:
Saying Netanyahu-led effort futile, Bennett opts for unity government with Lapid
John Drescher / The Assembly:
Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Mega-Donor, and the Future of Journalism  —  Emails obtained by The Assembly show that UNC-Chapel Hill's largest journalism-school donor warned against Nikole Hannah-Jones' hiring.  Their divergent views represent a new front in the debate over objectivity and the future of the field.
Discussion: Twitchy
Alexa Ura / The Texas Tribune:
After drastic changes made behind closed doors, Texas Senate approves voting bill after overnight debate  —  Senate Bill 7 includes provisions to limit early voting hours, curtail local voting options and further tighten voting-by-mail.  The upper chamber suspended its own rules to approve it after debating it for hours overnight.
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Orlando Sentinel:
DeSantis stands by no cruise ship exemption for ‘vaccine passports’  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis isn't wavering from his ban on “vaccine passports” as a cruise line has received federal approval to set sail from a Florida port next month if passengers and crew members are inoculated against COVID-19.
Discussion: RedState and Mother Jones
Kate Bennett / CNN:
For Biden, the White House is ‘a Monday-through-Friday kind of place’  —  (CNN)Beginning in 1973, when he was a United States Senator from Delaware, Joe Biden had a ritual: nearly every evening he would hop a train back to Wilmington after his work day on Capitol Hill, spending most nights …
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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:   As a negotiator, Biden leaves GOP senators unsure how far he will go
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
An Arms Race in America: Gun Buying Spiked During the Pandemic.  It's Still Up.  —  Preliminary research data show that about a fifth of all Americans who bought guns last year were first-time gun owners.  Sales usually spike around elections, but the sheer volume is notable.
Discussion: Althouse and Political Wire
Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Hat makers distance from Nashville store amid uproar over ‘not vaccinated’ badges  —  Several prominent hat makers have distanced themselves from a Nashville hat store amid online backlash over the store's decision to sell yellow “not vaccinated” patches shaped like the Star of David.
Nick Paton Walsh / CNN:
We need to know how Covid-19 emerged so we can stop it happening again  —  US still not sure on the origins of Covid-19 pandemic  —  (CNN)Why does the theory that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, leaked from a laboratory in China endure so persistently?
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How the Liberal Media Dismissed the Lab-Leak Theory and Smeared Its Supporters
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
AP Managing Editor Defends Firing of Emily Wilder: 'It's Really Important That We Maintain Our Credibility'  —  CNN's Brian Stelter spoke with Associated Press managing editor Brian Carovillano on Reliable Sources Sunday about the firing of Emily Wilder and the criticism the AP is facing as a result.
Discussion: USA Today, Fox News and CNN
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Shadow primary: GOP 2024 hopefuls dive into House races to get around Trump  —  Republican Sen. Tom Cotton is heading to Iowa this summer, but he won't be campaigning for himself — at least not officially.  —  The potential 2024 contender is plotting a swing through the state …
Luppe B. Luppen / Pawprints:
Douglass's Decoration Day Speech  —  The Unknown Loyal Dead  —  One hundred fifty years ago today, when Frederick Douglass stepped to the rostrum at Arlington National Cemetery to give the address that is reproduced in full below, he looked out on a country in the midst of moving on.
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
For Democrats, GOP filibuster of Jan. 6 commission tests ‘limits of bipartisanship’ … WASHINGTON — A Republican filibuster Friday of an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol sparked outrage among Senate Democrats ranging from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer …
NBC News:
Bannon has his MAGA megaphone back.  GOP candidates know it.  —  Steve Bannon has a new MAGA megaphone, and Republicans eager to shine in a party still tethered to former President Donald Trump know it.  —  Bannon, the former Breitbart News executive and one of the architects of Trump's …
 
 
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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
For Biden, a deeply personal Memorial Day weekend observance
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Supporters of a tougher line on Israel split over tactics and message
Discussion: HotAir and The National Interest
Amara Omeokwe / Wall Street Journal:
Paycheck Protection Program Closes to New Applications
Discussion: The Hill
Associated Press:
Oklahoma agencies barred from vaccination, mask mandates
Rogerlsimon / theepochtimes.com:
Critical Race Theory Update: Et Tu, Williamson County?
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Bill Bratton Discusses Police Reform With Maureen Dowd
Discussion: Raw Story and Insider
Tom Mockaitis / The Hill:
Oklahoma's lawmakers want to whitewash its history
Luke McGee / CNN:
The brazen arrest of a Belarusian activist has terrified dissidents all over the world
Discussion: Defense One and KEYT-TV
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Faye Schulman Dies; Fought Nazis With a Rifle and a Camera
 

 
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Financial Times:
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Charles Daly / Bloomberg:
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