memeorandum: The Shady Right-Wing Threats to Keep Biden Off Some State Ballots (Matt Ford/New Republic)

10:30 AM ET, April 14, 2024

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Barak Ravid / Axios:

Scoop: Biden told Bibi U.S. won't support an Israeli counterattack on Iran … - Iran launched attack drones and missiles against Israel on Saturday night local time in retaliation for an airstrike in Syria that killed a top Iranian general. — “More than 200 drones …

Discussion: Politico, New York Post, Forbes, Reuters, The Guardian, NBC News, Caitlin Johnstone, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Washington Examiner, Associated Press, The Daily Beast, Bloomberg, The Daily Caller, Fox News and The Times of Israel

New York Times:

U.S. Intercepts Drones and Missiles Aimed at Israel, as Allies Pledge Support — Iran fired more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel overnight. The U.S. military shot some of them down, but most were intercepted by Israel's military. — Here are the latest developments.

Reuters:

UN Security Council to meet Sunday on Iran attack after Israel request — The United Nations Security Council is set to meet on Sunday after Israel requested the council condemn Iran's attack on Israel and designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization.

Discussion: Washington Post, Washington Examiner and The Hill

Associated Press:

Israel says Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles, 99% of which were intercepted — Sirens and explosions in Jerusalem after Iran fires drones and missiles — Israeli military spokesman: we will do everything to defend Israel — Military expert weighs in on Iran's military attack against Israel

The White House:

Statement from President Joe Biden on Iran's Attacks against the State of Israel — Earlier today, Iran—and its proxies operating out of Yemen, Syria and Iraq—launched an unprecedented air attack against military facilities in Israel. I condemn these attacks in the strongest possible terms.

Discussion: Politico, FDD, CNBC, New York Times, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill, Washington Examiner, The Guardian, Breitbart, RedState, CBS News and Washington Post

Barak Ravid / Axios:

Iran launches unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel … - The specific targets were initially unclear. — The Biden administration has vowed to help Israel counter the Iranian attack. — Iranian officials had threatened to retaliate against Israel for an airstrike in Syria …

Jerusalem Post:
Iran attacks Israel: IDF warns that threat is ongoing, interceptions continue

Discussion: The Times of Israel, New York Post, Reuters, RedState, Fox News, Associated Press, The Guardian, Wired, The Hill, Politico, Al-Monitor, Talking Points Memo, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, CBS News, The Unz Review, Bloomberg and acecomments.mu.nu

New York Post:
Iran launches hundreds of suicide drones in ‘significant escalation’ against Israel

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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten / Fox News:
Lawmakers send message to White House on impending Iran drone attack to Israel: ‘Stand firm’

Discussion: RedState

Barak Ravid / Axios:
Biden returns to the White House as imminent Iranian attack on Israel is possible

Brooke Singman / Fox News:
White House says US support for Israel is ‘ironclad,’ will ‘support their defense’ amid Iran attack

Discussion: Al Jazeera, Al-Monitor and RedState

Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
Biden: U.S. and Israel were able to ‘take down nearly all’ Iranian drones and missiles

The Times of Israel:
As IRGC seizes Israeli-linked ship, IDF warns Iran ‘will bear consequences’ of escalation

Discussion: The Hill, Voice of America, Breitbart, Politico, Raw Story, Power Line, Associated Press, The Sun, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, The Gateway Pundit, The Guardian, Fox News and Al Jazeera

New York Times:

Four Years Out, Some Voters Look Back at Trump's Presidency More Positively — A new poll by The New York Times and Siena College finds that voters think highly of the former president's record on the economy, but memories of his divisiveness largely remain intact.

Discussion: Althouse, Washington Times and Washington Examiner

Myah Ward / Politico:
Majority of voters think Trump committed ‘serious federal crimes,’ according to NYT poll

Discussion: New York Times, Business Insider, The Hill, The Post Millennial, New Jersey Online, The Daily Caller and Washington Post

Chris McGreal / The Guardian:
Republicans in swing state Wisconsin unenthused by Trump: ‘A bad candidate’

Discussion: Washington Post

Nate Cohn / New York Times:
A Closer Look at a Slight Shift in the Polls

Discussion: NewsNation, Axios, PoliticusUSA, Digby's Hullabaloo, Outside the Beltway and USA Today

Drew Harwell / Washington Post:

Small-time investors in Trump's Truth Social reckon with stock collapse — Some Trump supporters who invested in his social media company have seen their share values plunge — Jerry Dean McLain first bet on former president Donald Trump's Truth Social two years ago …

Discussion: New York Post and The Daily Beast

Matt Ford / New Republic:

The Shady Right-Wing Threats to Keep Biden Off Some State Ballots … When the Supreme Court overturned a Colorado court ruling last month that had disqualified former President Donald Trump from the state ballot, the justices argued that it was necessary to avoid a “patchwork” of requirements for presidential candidates to meet.

Marianne LeVine / Washington Post:

Trump endorses a Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate he once condemned — The former president backed former hedge fund CEO Dave McCormick to take on Democratic Sen. Bob Casey — SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa. — Former President Donald Trump backed former hedge fund CEO Dave McCormick on Saturday …

Discussion: New York Times, Fox News, Associated Press, RedState, The Hill and Bloomberg

Andrew Solender / Axios:

Scoop: How a key skeptic got behind Democrats' Ukraine aid push … - But only one Republican, former Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), has signed on, and some progressives won't sign over the bill's military aid for Israel. … - “I remain skeptical that they will get enough Republicans on it to get to 218 …

Isabella Murray / ABC News:

Major media organizations urge Biden and Trump to debate — ABC News and other major TV networks sent a letter to the candidates Sunday. — President Joe Biden and Former President Donald Trump — ABC News is among a unified grouping of the five chief broadcast and cable news networks …

Discussion: Associated Press, Fox News, Axios, The Hill, NBC News and NewsNation

NBC News:

As Trump goes on trial, Biden goes to Pennsylvania — Biden plans to attack Trump on the economy while the former president is in court, though abortion will still be his campaign's top message. — WASHINGTON — While President Donald Trump is in his hometown of New York this week …

Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:

Trump targets two likely witnesses ahead of his criminal trial, despite gag order … In this courtroom sketch, Michael Cohen looks toward former U.S. President Donald Trump as he is questioned by a lawyer for the attorney general's office, during the Trump Organization civil fraud trial …