memeorandum: As Trump goes on trial, Biden goes to Pennsylvania (NBC News)

7:00 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 …

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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.

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Associated Press:

Iran's state-run news agency says Iran has fired ballistic missiles at targets inside Israel … Iran says it has launched ballistic missiles as part of its attack targeting Israel. The state-run IRNA news agency quoted an anonymous official saying ballistic missiles were part of the attack.

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 — Seven-year-old girl from Bedouin village seriously wounded in Iranian attack. • US, Israel, UK, Jordan intercept Iranian projectiles — Sirens blared across Israel on Saturday night as hundreds of drones …

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New York Post:

Iran launches hundreds of suicide drones in ‘significant escalation’ against Israel — Iran has launched an attack against Israel using hundreds of suicide drones, the Jewish state has confirmed. — Axios journalist Barak Ravid, citing a senior Israeli official, reported that hundreds of drones were headed for Israel.

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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

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten / Fox News:

Lawmakers send message to White House on impending Iran drone attack to Israel: ‘Stand firm’ — Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said that the White House must ‘stop coddling Iran’ and ‘stand firm’ — Lawmakers reacted after Iran launched drones from its own territory toward Israel late Saturday …

Discussion: RedState

Barak Ravid / Axios:

Biden returns to the White House as imminent Iranian attack on Israel is possible … - Israel Defense Forces' home front command announced a state of alert starting 4pm ET Saturday and added that all schools and education institutions will be closed Sunday — another sign of an imminent attack.

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

Discussion: Al Jazeera and RedState

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

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

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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 …

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

CNN:
Trump will juggle appearances in courtroom and on campaign trail as hush money trial begins

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Washington Post: Mike Pence pushes a post-Trump path for conservatives and GOP

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 …

Nate Cohn / New York Times:

A Closer Look at a Slight Shift in the Polls — An average of recent surveys, including the Times/Siena poll, finds President Biden inching closer to Donald Trump. — Is President Biden gaining in the polls? There have been signs of it ever since his State of the Union address last month …

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

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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 …

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Michael Dunn:

The Myth of the Molly Maguires — The Day of the Rope — The Myth of the Molly Maguires became international news on June 21, 1877, when the authorities hanged ten Irish miners in a single day in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Known as Black Thursday, or Day of the Rope, it was the second largest mass execution in U.S. history.

ABC News:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he has ruled out Libertarian run for president — This is a shift from his prior stance of keeping the door open. — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends a Cesar Chavez Day event at Union Station on March 30, 2024, in Los Angeles.