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Associated Press:
Israel steps up Gaza strikes and battles Hamas fighters as deaths near 1,200  —  Protests erupt after Israel strikes Gaza  —  Five Gazan children from same family found dead after Israeli airstrike  —  Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel …
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Reuters:
How Hamas duped Israel as it planned devastating attack  —  A careful campaign of deception ensured Israel was caught off guard when the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched its devastating attack, enabling a force using bulldozers, hang gliders and motorbikes to take on the Middle East's most powerful army.
Washington Post:
Hamas received weapons and training from Iran, officials say  —  Militant group that slaughtered hundreds of Israelis received crucial help from Tehran  —  The Palestinian militants behind the surprise weekend attack on Israel began planning the assault at least a year ago …
Politico:
‘No evidence or proof’: Israel and U.S. uncertain of Iran link to Hamas attack
Mitch McConnell / Wall Street Journal:
Four Steps for the U.S. to Help Israel  —  Make munitions transfers, offer intelligence support, and impose costs on state sponsors of terrorism.  —  As hundreds of Iranian-backed terrorists stormed into Israel on Saturday to butcher children and elders, kidnap Israeli civilians …
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NBC News:
The White House and lawmakers weigh linking Ukraine and Israel aid
Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Run for President as Independent, Leaving Democratic Primary  —  The political scion told supporters he would end his campaign as a Democratic candidate and run as an independent, potentially upsetting the dynamics of the 2024 election.
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John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Promises to Spoil the Election  —  Three words told the story.  Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign had billed this afternoon's event in Philadelphia as a “much-anticipated announcement.”  Of course, that specific phrase may have been more true than intended.
Discussion: National Review
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Republicans turn on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he launches independent bid
Aaron Pellish / CNN:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces independent run for president, ending Democratic primary challenge to Biden
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on American Citizens Impacted in Israel  —  As we continue to account for the horrors of the appalling terrorist assault against Israel this weekend and the hundreds of innocent civilians who were murdered, we are seeing the immense scale and reach of this tragedy.
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CNN:
11 US citizens dead in Israel conflict, Biden says
David Gilbert / Wired:
The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation  —  People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen.  —  In the wake of Hamas' deadly attacks on Israel this weekend …
Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon / The Messenger:
One of Trump's Georgia Co-Defendants Suggests She'll Be His Next White House Press Secretary  —  Trevian Kutti, a former publicist for Ye, posted: “I look forward to redeeming Black women in politics by becoming Press Secretary to the 47th President of the United States @realDonaldTrump”
Discussion: Raw Story
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
There Are No Rules  —  States and quasi-states are using extreme, uninhibited violence against civilian populations.  —  The “rules-based world order” is a system of norms and values that describe how the world ought to work, not how it actually works.  This aspirational order is rooted …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Global Context of the Hamas-Israel War
Discussion: The Federalist
Washington Post:
Biden interviewed about classified documents found at his office, home  —  Special counsel Robert Hur, who has been investigating for months, conducted the interview of the president, a person familiar with the situation said  —  President Biden was interviewed over the last two days as part …
Politico:
GOP holds emotional meeting on next speaker — but fails to unite on one  —  The need for a new speaker to help respond to the attacks in Israel came up multiple times during the two-hour meeting.  —  House Republicans huddled Monday for an emotional venting session over the party's leadership crisis.
Discussion: HuffPost
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
‘Rudderless and leaderless’: House GOP lurches forward after Israel attacks
Discussion: NBC News, Breitbart, Raw Story and Daily Kos
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy says he's willing to return as House speaker  —  Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Monday that he is willing to resume serving as House speaker if enough of the Republicans who voted in favor of his ouster last week are open to his reinstatement.
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Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Speaker Kevin McCarthy On The Attack On Israel And What The GOP Caucus Must Do Next
The White House:
Joint Statement on Israel  —  Today, we — President Macron of France, Chancellor Scholz of Germany, Prime Minister Meloni of Italy, Prime Minister Sunak of the United Kingdom, and President Biden of the United States — express our steadfast and united support to the State of Israel …
Washington Free Beacon:
Nine Americans Killed by Hamas in Israel, US Confirms  —  The United States on Monday said nine Americans were killed in Israel and other U.S. citizens were missing, following Saturday's unprecedented Hamas attack that killed 700 Israelis.  —  “At this time, we can confirm the deaths of nine U.S. citizens …
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Benjamin Netanyahu failed Israel  —  We can now be sure: His policy of repressing Palestinians doesn't make Israelis safe.  —  In the past 24 hours, two reports out of Israel have pointed to a striking conclusion: that the failure to prevent Hamas's murderous assault on southern Israel rests …
John Sexton / HotAir:
Survivors of the music festival massacre tell their stories (Update)  —  On the day of the Hamas attack, there was a music festival happening in the desert not far from the Gaza security fence.  Hundreds of young people had been up dancing all night and were just settling down around 6am when they heard rockets passing overhead.
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Top Senate Republicans seek to reprimand Willis over Trump charges  —  Georgia Senate leaders ask new state panel to launch investigation into Fulton's top prosecutor  —  Georgia Senate Republicans filed a formal complaint to punish Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis after she sought charges …
 
 
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Luke Tress / The Times of Israel:
Chanting ‘700,’ pro-Palestinian activists in New York fete Hamas attack
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Ryan King / New York Post:
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