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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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The Messenger, The Atlantic, The Daily Caller and ZeroHedge News
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Playbook: Will Dems keep standing with Israel?
Playbook: Will Dems keep standing with Israel?
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The Daily Caller, KTSM-TV and Reuters
Washington Post:
White House considers adding Ukraine to Israel aid package
White House considers adding Ukraine to Israel aid package
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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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Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Former Dodgers star and Republican Steve Garvey enters U.S. Senate race — After nearly two decades of statewide Republican candidates being rejected by California's left-leaning electorate, former Dodger All-Star Steve Garvey hopes to drag the GOP back toward political relevance.
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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
Israel steps up Gaza strikes and battles Hamas fighters as deaths near 1,200
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CBS News:
Israel-Hamas war death toll tops 1,500 as Gaza Strip is bombed and gun battles rage for a third day
Israel-Hamas war death toll tops 1,500 as Gaza Strip is bombed and gun battles rage for a third day
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Gallego leads Lake, Sinema in Arizona Senate race: poll — Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is leading both former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake (R) and Sen. Krysten Sinema (I-Ariz.) in a hypothetical three-way race in the Arizona Senate race, according to a new poll.
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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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The Guardian, HuffPost and Daily Kos
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.”
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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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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
House Speaker chaos threatens GOP majority — The political chaos surrounding the vacant Speakership in the House threatens to upend Republican efforts to hold onto their slim majority in next year's elections. — Questions over who would succeed former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy …
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Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Putin Offers Muted Response to Attack on Israel. That Speaks Volumes. — Vladimir Putin has long projected friendly ties to Israel. But his silence since Saturday's assault illustrates how the war in Ukraine has strained the relationship between the two countries.
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Politico, The Messenger, Althouse and Financial Times
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court turns away coal baron's defamation claim against news companies — The justices decline to consider overturning 1964 precedent that concluded there must be evidence of “actual malice” for a public figure to pursue a defamation claim. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …
Matt Holt / The Messenger:
Montana Sen. Jon Tester Raises Another $5M, Will Report $13M Cash On Hand — Tester is one of the GOP's top targets in 2024 — A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook.A Twitter icon representing an external link to share the article on Twitter …
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 …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
George Santos' $500K Campaign Loan Was Fake—Until It Wasn't — One of Santos' former campaign aides pleaded guilty to charges last week, and according to a source who spoke to The Daily Beast, Santos is in big trouble. … Last week, a former George Santos aide pleaded guilty to federal charges …
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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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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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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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Bartosz Brzeziński / Politico:
Polish election ‘debate’ descends into farce — Opposition leader Donald Tusk challenges PM Mateusz Morawiecki to a do-over before Sunday's general election. — Poland's highly anticipated — and only — election debate descended into farce on Monday as the format of the show on state TV ruled …
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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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The Messenger, Washington Examiner and Axios
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 …
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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