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Patrick Kingsley / New York Times:
Israel Boils as Netanyahu Ousts Minister Who Bucked Court Overhaul — Protests broke out shortly after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired the defense minister, who had called for a halt to efforts to weaken the judiciary. — Reporting from Jerusalem
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Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
Thousands Take to Streets After Netanyahu Fires Defense Minister — Supreme Court gives Netanyahu a week to respond to petition — Movement for Quality Government in Israel calls on court to punish Netanyahu — Agriculture Minister plans to vote for overhaul legislation
The Times of Israel:
Netanyahu lawyer says he won't represent him unless overhaul halted
Netanyahu lawyer says he won't represent him unless overhaul halted
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CBS News and middleeastmonitor.com
Michael Hauser Tov / Haaretz:
Likud Sources: Netanyahu to Freeze Judicial Overhaul After Boisterous Night of Protests
Likud Sources: Netanyahu to Freeze Judicial Overhaul After Boisterous Night of Protests
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CNBC, The Forward, Washington Examiner, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, USA Today, Japan Times, Reuters, middleeastmonitor.com and The Times of Israel
David French / New York Times:
At the Waco Rally and Beyond, Trump's Movement Now Commands Him — The most telling exchange in Donald Trump's Waco, Texas, rally on Saturday didn't come from Trump himself. It came at the beginning, when the aging rock star Ted Nugent was warming up the crowd. “I want my money back,” he yelled.
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Raw Story, BizPac Review, CNN, Washington Press, PoliticusUSA, TMZ.com and Twitchy
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Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Donald Trump is still winning by being Donald Trump — WACO, Texas — Donald Trump's first major rally on Saturday since launching his third presidential campaign was everything that his Republican critics had once claimed would be his undoing. — January 6th, they declared at the time, was supposed to be the end of him.
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump leans into extremism at first 2024 rally as legal woes mount
Trump leans into extremism at first 2024 rally as legal woes mount
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USA Today, HuffPost, New York Daily News, Reuters, Forbes, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, The Hill and New York Times
Joe Saunders / The Western Journal:
Mary Trump's Attempt to Sabotage Trump's Texas Rally Spectacularly Blows Up in Her Face
Mary Trump's Attempt to Sabotage Trump's Texas Rally Spectacularly Blows Up in Her Face
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IJR, Raw Story, Japan Times, San Antonio Current and The Gateway Pundit
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Legal Strategy: Vilify Prosecutors, Stall Probes and Rally GOP Base
Trump's Legal Strategy: Vilify Prosecutors, Stall Probes and Rally GOP Base
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NewsNation, Washington Examiner, USA Today and National Review
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Hating the people who hate Trump is the only force that moves GOP voters
Hating the people who hate Trump is the only force that moves GOP voters
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CNBC
The Texas Tribune:
Texas Observer, legendary crusading liberal magazine, is closing and laying off its staff — The 68-year-old progressive publication, which published Ronnie Dugger, Molly Ivins and Kaye Northcott, hit financial troubles and wasn't able to broaden its audience, board members said.
Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
DeSantis shows early state strength in Iowa and N.H. polls — Two new polls from a top Republican polling firm — provided exclusively to Axios — find Florida Gov. DeSantis is running more competitively with former President Trump in Iowa and New Hampshire than he is faring in national surveys.
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New York Post, BizPac Review, Florida Politics, National Review, Political Wire and The Hill
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
DeSantis team welcomes contrast with Trump ‘chaos’ candidacy
DeSantis team welcomes contrast with Trump ‘chaos’ candidacy
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HuffPost and New York Times
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Trump and DeSantis have the same authoritarian plan to “drain the swamp”
Trump and DeSantis have the same authoritarian plan to “drain the swamp”
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The Atlantic
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Trump's Favorite Extreme Think Tank Is Jumping Ship for DeSantis
Trump's Favorite Extreme Think Tank Is Jumping Ship for DeSantis
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Raw Story
Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
The DeSantis conundrum — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' biggest political asset …
The DeSantis conundrum — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' biggest political asset …
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Bulwark+, Breitbart and Florida Politics
New York Times:
Twitter Says Parts of Its Source Code Were Leaked Online — The leak adds to the challenges facing the Elon Musk-owned company, which is trying to unmask the person responsible and any other people who downloaded the code. — Parts of Twitter's source code, the underlying computer code …
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New York Times:
Elon Musk Values Twitter at $20 Billion — The billionaire bought the social media company for $44 billion in October and took it private. — SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk said Twitter is now worth about $20 billion, according to an email he sent the company's employees on Friday …
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Fortune, Capital Business, UPI, New York Daily News, The Verge, TMZ.com, BizPac Review, Mediaite, Deadline, Rolling Stone, Morning Consult, Wall Street Journal, The Information and The Wrap
Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Americans Pull Back From Values That Once Defined U.S., WSJ-NORC Poll Finds — Patriotism, religion and hard work hold less importance — Patriotism, religious faith, having children and other priorities that helped define the national character for generations are receding in importance to Americans …
Discussion:
Fox News
Sarah Fitzpatrick / NBC News:
Ex-Tucker Carlson producer files new claims Fox News lawyers coached her testimony in Dominion lawsuit — Abby Grossberg sued Fox last week, alleging she was coerced into giving misleading testimony about the network's election fraud coverage. She was fired Friday.
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Raw Story and The Wrap, more at Mediagazer »
Jeffrey S. Solochek / Tampa Bay Times:
Removal of ‘Ruby Bridges’ film from Pinellas school sparks outrage — A parent complained that the movie might teach white children to hate Black children. — The Disney movie “Ruby Bridges,” which tells the tale of a 6-year-old who integrated New Orleans schools in the 1960s …
Rachel Hall / The Guardian:
Agatha Christie novels reworked to remove potentially offensive language — Poirot and Miss Marple mysteries have passages edited by sensitivity readers for latest HarperCollins editions — Several Agatha Christie novels have been edited to remove potentially offensive language, including insults and references to ethnicity.
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Twitchy and Instapundit
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FDIC:
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Raleigh, NC, to Assume All Deposits and Loans of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A., From the FDIC — WASHINGTON - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) entered into a purchase and assumption agreement for all deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank …
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
‘Absolutely Awful!’ Brian Kilmeade Calls Trump ‘Insane’ for Defending January 6th Rioters at Waco Rally — Brian Kilmdeade did not hold back in his criticism of Donald Trump on Monday morning, lacing into the former president for harping on ongoing court cases instead of touting his accomplishments as 45th president.
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Civil Discourse …, BizPac Review, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, The Hill and Los Angeles Times
Popular Information:
Top Congressional Republicans bolster Trump's violent rhetoric — Former president Donald Trump has launched a scorched-earth campaign to intimidate Alvin Bragg, the district attorney for Manhattan. Following reports that Bragg is likely to indict Trump for a hush money payment …
John Halpin / The Liberal Patriot:
Welcome to the New Era of The Liberal Patriot — Expanded coverage of American politics and global affairs. An evening news digest. New contributors. A survey research program. Policy roundtables. — Starting today, The Liberal Patriot (TLP) is pleased to announce its expansion …
Ben Adler / Yahoo News:
Kerry: U.S. must work with China and Russia on fighting climate change — President of the United States since 2021 — Despite mounting tensions between the United States and its rivals China and Russia, President Biden's climate envoy, John Kerry, told Yahoo News that the U.S. must work …