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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
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The Times of Israel:
Netanyahu lawyer says he won't represent him unless overhaul halted — Senior attorney Boaz Ben Zur reportedly relays warning to PM after defense minister is fired in wake of call to pause judicial legislation — A prominent lawyer on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's legal defense team …
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CBS News, middleeastmonitor.com and Al Jazeera
Patrick Kingsley / New York Times:
Israel Boils as Netanyahu Ousts Minister Who Bucked Court Overhaul
Israel Boils as Netanyahu Ousts Minister Who Bucked Court Overhaul
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Washington Post, CNN, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Punchbowl News, Drezner's World, Zandar Versus The Stupid, Reuters, The Times of Israel, Outside the Beltway, Haaretz, middleeastmonitor.com, Voice of America, Informed Comment, CBS News, Bloomberg, UPI, New York Post, Associated Press and The Daily Beast
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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The Forward, CNBC, Washington Examiner, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, USA Today, The Times of Israel, Japan Times, Reuters and middleeastmonitor.com
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 …
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Fox News
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Trump's Favorite Extreme Think Tank Is Jumping Ship for DeSantis — The Claremont Institute's leaders helped engineer Donald Trump's efforts to stay in office after his 2020 loss. They're now mostly siding with Gov. Ron DeSantis. — As the Claremont Institute launched its new office …
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Raw Story
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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
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
Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
The DeSantis conundrum — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' biggest political asset …
The DeSantis conundrum — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' biggest political asset …
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
DeSantis team welcomes contrast with Trump ‘chaos’ candidacy
DeSantis team welcomes contrast with Trump ‘chaos’ candidacy
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FiveThirtyEight, HuffPost and New York Times
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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BizPac Review, CNN, Washington Press and PoliticusUSA
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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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HuffPost, USA Today, New York Daily News, Reuters, Forbes, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, The Hill and New York Times
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Donald Trump is still winning by being Donald Trump
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, CNBC and The Gateway Pundit
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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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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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and The Wrap, more at Mediagazer »
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.
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
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 …
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The Daily Beast
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 …
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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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 …
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Matthew Crowley / PolitiFact:
Fact-checking Trump's false and misleading claims in Waco, Texas, rally
Fact-checking Trump's false and misleading claims in Waco, Texas, rally
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Raw Story, New York Times, Mediaite, Breitbart, Washington Examiner and Washington Times
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 …
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Are athletes finally starting to protest radical left-wing cultural politics? — After years of athletes kneeling, professional leagues relocating all-star games, and female national soccer teams whining about equity, the pendulum might be starting to swing the other way.
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BizPac Review, The Western Journal, Breitbart, Louder With Crowder, Fox News and The Gateway Pundit
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
The Dual Education of Hakeem Jeffries — Shaped by Black Brooklyn and trained by Manhattan's legal elite, the House Democrats' new leader is not easily pigeonholed. — The campus at Binghamton University was in uproar. Whispers of outside agitators swirled among the mostly white student body.
Stephen Neukam / The Hill:
Jon Stewart says Senate is ‘like an assisted-living facility’ — Comedian and political commentator Jon Stewart joked that the U.S. Senate is like “an assisted living facility,” reflecting on his time spent on Capitol Hill fighting for benefits for veterans, first responders and their families.
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CNN, Twitchy and The Daily Caller
Brittany Gibson / Politico:
Abortion puts New York Republicans on defense — Voters in blue states should be ready to hear a lot about abortion in 2024 congressional campaigns. — Democrats are betting that the road back to the House majority rests with voters who care about abortion access — especially in blue states like New York.
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Morning Consult