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Sam Dagher / Bloomberg:
Hamas Attack on Israel Deals Blow to Saudi Prince's Grand Vision — Crown Prince had a goal of normalizing relations with Israel — Escalating conflict between Israel, Palestine is major barrier — Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had a vision for the Middle East …
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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 …
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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
How Hamas duped Israel as it planned devastating attack
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Politico:
Biden faces a host of crises and a stress test for his theory of the presidency — The horrific attack in Israel has created new challenges for the president and his team. They're keenly aware that they are under the microscope. — The White House is scrambling to react to a combination of crises that …
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NBC News:
The White House and lawmakers weigh linking Ukraine and Israel aid
The White House and lawmakers weigh linking Ukraine and Israel aid
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Politico, Political Wire and The Universe As A Causal Set
Mitch McConnell / Wall Street Journal:
Four Steps for the U.S. to Help Israel
Four Steps for the U.S. to Help Israel
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Washington Post, The Hill, The Messenger, National Review, Washington Examiner, Associated Press, inews.co.uk and Foreign Policy
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell calls for allies to impose new severe sanctions against Iran
McConnell calls for allies to impose new severe sanctions against Iran
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NBC News, The Daily Caller, Wall Street Journal and Politico
John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Last Gasp — 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.
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National Review and TheBlaze
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Republicans turn on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he launches independent bid
Republicans turn on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he launches independent bid
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Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Run for President as Independent, Leaving Democratic Primary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Run for President as Independent, Leaving Democratic Primary
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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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.
Maeve Reston / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan host 2024 candidates at influential donor summit — Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, Mike Pence and Doug Burgum, all underdogs against Donald Trump, will address potential backers in closed-door sessions — The influential network of donors who joined forces to boost …
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Axios
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Wildly Claims Forbes Is a ‘China Propaganda Machine’ After He's Removed from 400 Richest Americans List — ‘WOW!’ — Donald Trump lashed out at Forbes on Monday after the magazine cut him from its list of the wealthiest 400 people in America last week.
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Politico:
Dems' bad dream: Menendez taunts party with potential reelect — More than half of Senate Democrats have now called on the indicted senator to resign. Beyond that, right now they're just hoping he doesn't run again. — Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is torturing Democrats trying …
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 …
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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 …
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Axios, The Hill, The Guardian, The Bulwark, Fox News, The Dispatch, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, The Messenger, Political Wire and The Times of Israel
Rotimi Adeoye / The Daily Beast:
North Carolina Republicans Are Creating a ‘Secret Police Force’ — The euphemistically named “Gov Ops” is a civil liberties disaster waiting to happen. … Republican state legislators In North Carolina are establishing a new investigative body that Democratic critics have aptly compared to a “secret police force.”
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
The Global Context of the Hamas-Israel War
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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”
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Steve Reilly / The Messenger:
Jack Smith: ‘No Reason’ to Delay Trump's Trial in Florida Classified Documents Case
Jack Smith: ‘No Reason’ to Delay Trump's Trial in Florida Classified Documents Case
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Law & Crime, National Review, The Daily Beast, Raw Story and Rolling Stone
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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