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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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Patrick Kingsley / New York Times:
Israel Moves Toward Coalition Deal That Could Sideline Netanyahu — Naftali Bennett, an ultranationalist, and Yair Lapid, a centrist, have moved closer to forming a fragile coalition government that would oust the longtime prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
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The Economist:
Israel's opposition has finally mustered a majority to dislodge Binyamin Netanyahu — NAFTALI BENNETT, the tech millionaire turned politician (pictured) who is poised to become Israel's next prime minister, began his political career in 2006 as chief of staff to Binyamin Netanyahu, then the leader of the opposition.
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Maayan Lubell / Reuters:
Naftali Bennett: The right-wing millionaire who may end Netanyahu era — Naftali Bennett, Israel's likely next prime minister, is a self-made tech millionaire who dreams of annexing most of the occupied West Bank. — Bennett has said that creation of a Palestinian state would be suicide for Israel, citing security reasons.
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Reuters, Jerusalem Post and The Moderate Voice
Felicia Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
Israel's Bennett Plans to Join Rival to Form Government in Bid to Oust Netanyahu
Israel's Bennett Plans to Join Rival to Form Government in Bid to Oust Netanyahu
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BBC:
Israel's right-wing leader Bennett backs deal to oust PM Netanyahu
Israel's right-wing leader Bennett backs deal to oust PM Netanyahu
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Texas Democrats Stymie G.O.P. Voting Bill, for Now — Republicans hit a significant stumbling block in their push to enact some of the strictest voting laws in the nation. But they could yet pass the measures through a special session of the Legislature. — Democrats in the Texas …
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Texas Democrats block restrictive voting bill by walking off the floor to deny GOP-majority House a quorum — Texas Democrats staged a dramatic walkout in the state House late Sunday night to block passage of a restrictive voting bill that would have been one of the most stringent in the nation …
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NBC News:
Texas Democrats stage walkout to stop debate on restrictive voting bill, delaying final passage — Texas Democrats on Sunday night used every parliamentary tool at their disposal to tank a bill that would add new restrictions to elections in the state, ultimately staging a walkout to prevent a vote from being held.
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The Texas Tribune
Alexa Ura / The Texas Tribune:
After drastic changes made behind closed doors, Texas Senate approves voting bill after overnight debate
After drastic changes made behind closed doors, Texas Senate approves voting bill after overnight debate
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Washington Post, Raw Story, Insider, The Root, USA Today, Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Daily Beast, Common Dreams, New York Times and Off the Kuff
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.
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New York Times:
Gaza Militant Group Says 17-Year-Old Killed by Airstrike Was a Member — The teen, Khaled al-Qanou, was one of 67 children killed in Gaza during the latest war between Israel and militants. It is against international law to recruit children to fight. — JERUSALEM — After a 17-year-old …
Gerald Tracy / WOAI:
Kerrville man arrested after officials intercept plans for mass shooting at Walmart — KERRVILLE, Texas - The FBI, Texas DPS and FBI have arrested a Kerrville man they say planned to carry out a shooting at a Walmart. Coleman Thomas Blevins, 28, popped up on the Kerr County Sheriff's Office radar last week and reached out to Blevins.
CBS News:
Transcript: Scott Gottlieb on “Face the Nation,” May 30, 2021 — The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb that aired Sunday, May 30, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” — JOHN DICKERSON: We go now to former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb …
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Townhall
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Trump's Ex-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Calls For Myanmar-Type Coup In U.S. — “It should happen,” Flynn declared of the violent, deadly military coup at a wild QAnon conference in Dallas for “patriots.” — Avowed QAnon disciple and confessed felon retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn …
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Rutgers Hillel:
Statement Regarding the University and Antisemitism — The last few weeks have been exhausting and terrifying for Jews everywhere. We have seen an eruption of violent antisemitism unparalleled in the last 75 years. — Jews have been assaulted on the streets of New York and Los Angeles …
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Chicago Tribune:
With Madigan gone, Democrats roll Republicans in Springfield to keep control, reward allies — Illinois Democrats are turning the spring session into a partisan tour de force, wielding their power to push legislation aimed at maintaining their control of Springfield, rewarding their allies and advancing social policies.
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
As a negotiator, Biden leaves GOP senators unsure how far he will go
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Wall Street Journal
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.
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
For Biden, a deeply personal Memorial Day weekend observance — NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden marked his first Memorial Day weekend as commander in chief by honoring the nation's sacrifices in a deeply personal manner as he paid tribute Sunday to those lost while remembering his late son Beau …
Robert J. Walker / Washington Post:
I'd be a Republican if it weren't for the Republicans. So might many other African Americans. — Robert J. Walker, a retired educator and freelance writer in Walls, Miss., is the author of “12 Characteristics of an Effective Teacher.” — In an 1927 interview with the Harvard Crimson …