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2:35 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 …
Discussion: Associated Press, 24matins.uk and Axios
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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 …
Discussion: Algemeiner.com
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 …
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Lauren McGaughy / Dallas Morning News:
Limits on voting hours, new criminal penalties included in GOP-backed Texas elections bill
Alexa Ura / The Texas Tribune:
Texas lawmakers poised to pass sweeping voting bill to restrict voting hours and change election rules
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.
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
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
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.
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 …
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 …
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
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 …
Glen Owen / Daily Mail:
‘Very much in love’: How Boris Johnson's relationship with Tory aide Carrie Symonds survived ‘everything thrown at them’ but they have ‘come out the other side still smiling’  —  Only their closest friends, one imagines, were privy to the birth of the Boris-Carrie love affair.
Rogerlsimon / theepochtimes.com:
Critical Race Theory Update: Et Tu, Williamson County?  —  Williamson County?  Never heard of it.  What's the big deal?  —  Well, a lot.  —  Williamson County, Tennessee is what you might call “Republican Heaven.”  Just south of Democrat-stronghold Nashville, much of it is a gorgeous suburb …
 
 
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Amara Omeokwe / Wall Street Journal:
Paycheck Protection Program Closes to New Applications
Discussion: The Hill
Associated Press:
Oklahoma agencies barred from vaccination, mask mandates
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Bill Bratton Discusses Police Reform With Maureen Dowd
Discussion: 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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Politico:
U.S. monitoring Iranian warships that may be headed to Venezuela
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Arizona making plans to execute prisoners with the same gas Nazis used at Auschwitz: report
Discussion: Insider
Nathan Baca / wusa9.com:
MPD attorney: Department used tear gas on Lafayette Park protesters in June 2020
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
Dom Calicchio / Fox News:
Andy Ngo reportedly tackled, punched by Portland rioters during latest night of unrest
Discussion: Townhall, RedState and Oregonian
 

 
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