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Politico:
Playbook: The Biden polling bump persists — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — TOP-ED — Former VP MIKE PENCE in the NYT: “Donald Trump Has Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement” — NEW POLL — Encouraging signs for President JOE BIDEN in a new NBC News poll:
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Christine Fernando / Associated Press:
A crush of lawsuits over voting in multiple states is creating a shadow war for the 2024 election — As President Joe Biden and Donald Trump step up their campaigning in swing states, a quieter battle is taking place in the shadows of their White House rematch.
NBC News:
Poll: Election interest hits new low in tight Biden-Trump race — NBC News' latest national poll shows Biden's numbers inching up as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., inflation and abortion all scramble the 2024 contest. — The share of voters who say they have high interest in the 2024 election …
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CNBC, Digby's Hullabaloo, Mediaite, USA Today and Political Wire
Mark Murray / NBC News:
RFK Jr. candidacy hurts Trump more than Biden, NBC News poll finds — The finding contrasts with a number of other national polls, and it comes amid concerted Democratic efforts to prevent Kennedy from harming Biden's campaign. — The latest national NBC News poll shows the third-party vote …
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New York Times:
Will a Mountain of Evidence Be Enough to Convict Trump? — Monday will see opening statements in the People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump. The state's case seems strong, but a conviction is far from assured. — In the official record, the case is known as the People …
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
What happens if Trump gets convicted ahead of November? — The first-ever criminal trial of a current or former American president is underway in Manhattan, renewing questions over what a potential conviction would mean for former President Trump as he campaigns for the White House.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump's Trial Challenge: Being Stripped of Control
Trump's Trial Challenge: Being Stripped of Control
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Raw Story and No More Mister Nice Blog
New York Post:
Columbia rabbi warns Jewish students to go home, don't come back to campus because of ‘extreme antisemitism’ — A prominent rabbi at Columbia University warned Jewish students to go home Sunday and not return to campus because of “extreme antisemitism,” while the Ivy League school said it would allow them to work online.
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Fox News:
White House condemns ‘blatantly antisemitic’ protests as agitators engulf Columbia University — The White House condemned “in the strongest terms” the ongoing anti-Israel protests at colleges across the U.S., including at Columbia University in New York City, on Sunday, saying they have no place anywhere in the U.S.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Hakeem Jeffries emerges as Congress' shadow speaker … - Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a master legislative tactician, heaped praise on her successor: “He is fabulous. … - One senior House Democrat told Axios: “It easily could have fallen apart ... He played the cards the way you'd want to play them.”
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Johnson, Like Pence, Draws Praise for Defying His Party and Doing His Job
Johnson, Like Pence, Draws Praise for Defying His Party and Doing His Job
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CNN, Digby's Hullabaloo, Daily Kos, Politico and Mediaite
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
House Republicans blame Greene and Freedom Caucus for lack of border wins … - GOP leadership brought up border security provisions alongside their foreign aid package — but the package was blocked by Republicans from reaching the House floor under normal rules.
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The Hill, Washington Times and Washington Examiner
Associated Press:
Terry Anderson, AP reporter abducted in Lebanon and held captive for years, has died at 76 — Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America's longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985 and held for nearly seven years, has died at 76.
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Legal fees pile up for embattled Squad member Cori Bush … - From January through March, Bush paid law firms approximately $86,000, according to recently released campaign finance records. — In the final months before the August primary election, Bush's campaign has $528,000 with $91,000 …
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Washington Examiner
Patreon:
This is what that terrifies Republicans most — The UAW's historic win in Chattanooga shows the power of the sort of multi-racial coalition of workers that has terrified Southern aristocracy for centuries. — You probably know by now that workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga …
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Mother Jones, Associated Press, Alabama Reflector and Washington Examiner
Associated Press:
Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22, mostly children, as US advances aid package — Funeral of 14 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on West Bank refugee camp — Hikers in Israel find part of a missile in the middle of the desert — Air drops of aid supplies parachuted …
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Los Angeles Times, CAIR, Associated Press, Politico, Reuters and Al-Monitor
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Israeli strikes on southern Gaza kills 18 people, including 14 children
Israeli strikes on southern Gaza kills 18 people, including 14 children
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Reuters, Al-Monitor, Middle East Monitor, Etemaad Daily Top 20 and Associated Press
Wall Street Journal:
Chinese-Americans Are Pushing San Francisco Toward the Political Center — Many are turning against the left over issues like anti-Asian crime and education policy — SAN FRANCISCO—Phil Wong used to reliably back incumbents in this liberal city. But in 2022, he voted …
Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
Jayapal says Trump wouldn't be on trial if Senate had ‘gone through with the impeachment’ — Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) lamented the fact that the then Republican-controlled Senate did not impeach Donald Trump when it had the chance. — Jayapal appeared on The Weekend on Saturday to express …
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RedState, Los Angeles Times and MSNBC.com
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Dan Morrison / USA Today:
Supreme Court weighs Donald Trump case, abortion bans, homeless camps in blockbuster week
Supreme Court weighs Donald Trump case, abortion bans, homeless camps in blockbuster week
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The Hill, Vox and New York Times
Peter Beaumont / The Guardian:
Netanyahu vows to fight US sanctions on IDF unit accused of violations in West Bank — Expected measures are under Leahy law and against the Netzah Yehuda battalion, accused of human rights violations against Palestinians — Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will fight against any efforts …
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