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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats laugh off Greene's plan to force Johnson ouster vote … - “She is about to realize her inevitable irrelevance,” one senior House Democrat told Axios just minutes after Greene made her announcement.  — Another senior House Democrat cast Greene's motion as “drama that hurts Republicans.”
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Back to 1968?  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is shooting her shot, forging ahead with her doomed crusade to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson.  “I think the American people need to see a recorded vote,” she said moments ago from the steps of the Capitol.  “Does members of Congress support the Uniparty?”
Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's moving ahead with effort to oust Speaker Johnson  —  Her plan seems doomed to fail as Democrats said they would help save Johnson.  —  Marjorie Taylor Greene (2nd R) and Thomas Massie (R) hold a press conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2024.
Politico:
Playbook: How the GOP tried to talk MTG down  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  WHEN HISTORY RHYMES — “NYPD sweeps occupied Hamilton Hall, arrests dozens,” Columbia Spectator: “The arrests came on the 56th anniversary of the 1968 police sweep …
NBC News:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will force a vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson next week
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump backs surveillance and prosecution of women to enforce abortion bans  —  As part of an extensive interview with Time Magazine, former President Donald Trump expanded on what abortion access would look like in the United States in a potential second term.
Discussion: New Republic and Democrats
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Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
Trump's disturbing Time interview shows he has no idea abortion is a ticking time bomb for the GOP  —  Donald Trump thinks he's brilliantly found a way to evade responsibility for the backlash to overturning Roe  —  Donald Trump has said many things that should have chased him out of politics a long time ago.
Arek Sarkissian / Politico:
Florida's 6-week abortion ban is now in effect.  Clinics in the state are scrambling.  —  The stricter ban has also ended Florida's status as a bastion for abortion access in the Southeast.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida's strict ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy went …
Associated Press:
Dueling protesters clash at UCLA hours after police clear pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia  —  Officers have taken protesters into custody after Columbia University called in police to end the pro-Palestinian occupation on the New York campus.  The scene unfolded shortly …
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Daily Bruin:
Pro-Israel counter-protesters attempt to storm encampment, sparking violence  —  A counter-protester dressed in black sprays an aerosol from a cannister as they run past the metal barricade surrounding the ongoing Palestine solidarity encampment.  Around 100 counter-protesters attempted …
NBC New York:
Hundreds arrested as NYPD cops in riot gear storm Columbia University, clear protests
New York Times:
Here's where campus protesters have been arrested over the past day.
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Democrats win a New York special election, further narrowing the House GOP's majority  —  Democratic state Sen. Tim Kennedy won a special election in the deep blue 26th District in western New York to serve the rest of Brian Higgins' term.  —  Democrats won a special election for a House seat …
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Kevin McGill / Associated Press:
Judges Reject Map That Would Have Given Louisiana New Majority-Black House District
Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Democrat Tim Kennedy wins New York special election for House seat
Politico:
RFK Jr. is all over conservative media.  Trump's camp is concerned.  —  The independent presidential candidate is quickly becoming a thorn in Donald Trump's side.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s increasingly frequent appearances on conservative media platforms are beginning to raise alarms at Mar-a-Lago.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Raw Story
Axios:
Democrats enter panic mode as Gaza protests erupt … - “The longer they continue, and the worse that they get, the worse it's going to be for the election overall,” one House Democrat told Axios.  — The demonstrations, the lawmaker warned, are “bringing out [the public's] most conservative side.”
Peter Smith / Associated Press:
United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy  —  United Methodist delegates repealed their church's longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained or appointed as ministers.
Zach Montague / New York Times:
Biden Cancels $6.1 Billion in Debt for Former Art Institute Students  —  The announcement covers 317,000 former students and marks another step in the administration's student loan relief efforts.  —  The Biden administration on Wednesday canceled more than $6 billion in student debt …
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Is Now Raging at His Own Lawyer—and Wrecking a Big MAGA Fantasy  —  Because Donald Trump must always be seen as wielding absolute mastery over his hapless, flailing opponents, he and his propagandists want you to believe his hush-money trial in Manhattan has proven nothing but a smashing political success for him.
Marina Villeneuve / Salon:
Historian says Trump lawyer “deliberatively misleading” SCOTUS: Ben Franklin “would be horrified”  —  Franklin's actual speech cited at immunity hearing “says exactly the opposite of what John Sauer was implying”  —  When Trump lawyer D. John Sauer spoke before the Supreme Court last week calling …
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
Trump Unleashes Bizarre ‘Word Salad’ Answer During Live Nighttime TV Interview  —  The former president left many confused with his rambling answer on Fox News.  —  LOADING  —  Donald Trump has people wondering just what he was trying to say during a rambling monologue on Fox News …
Discussion: New Republic, New York Post and Axios
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Trump: ‘Marco has this residency problem.’  —  DONALD TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN STAFF has assembled a dozen dossiers on possible running mates, but they largely remain unopened by the presidential candidate, who's conducting his own vetting process by asking friends, consultants, and insiders whom they think he should pick and why.
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
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Discussion: Rolling Stone
Politico:
San Francisco's smash-and-grab politics  —  We're hosting team trivia night at Manny's in San Francisco's Mission district.  Join Playbook co-authors Lara and Dustin for an evening of tough questions and adult beverages.  Winners will receive a Manny's gift card and POLITICO swag bag.
David Hume Kennerly / The Atlantic:
The Danger of a Small Act of Cowardice  —  The first time I photographed Gerald Ford, he was a day away from being nominated as vice president, after Spiro Agnew had resigned in disgrace.  The portrait I made ran on the cover of Time, a first for both of us.  Ford was my assignment, then he became my friend.
2024 Libertarian National Convention:
PRESIDENT TRUMP JOINS CONVENTION LINEUP  —  Join us for a historic moment at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention as we welcome former President Donald J. Trump to the podium.  This momentous occasion will mark the first time a former President directly addresses our members, candidates, and executive committee.
Marist Poll:
2024 Race for the White House  —  NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll  —  Biden and Trump Competitive in Two-Way and Multi-Candidate Fields  —  Two points separate President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump among registered voters nationally in the 2024 Presidential Election.
Discussion: The Hill, NPR and PBS NewsHour
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Multi-state E.coli outbreak connected to walnuts: CDC  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on Tuesday of an E. coli outbreak linked to organic walnuts sold in bulk that has so far infected 12 people across the states of California and Washington.
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
New Progressive PAC Targets 8 Key House Races in California  —  The super PAC, Battleground California, said it would drive turnout among voters of color to try to flip seats that are seen as crucial to winning control of the House this fall.  —  Democrats nearly pulled off the impossible in the 2022 midterms.
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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NPR:
When judges get free trips to luxury resorts, disclosure is spotty
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
What marijuana reclassification means for the United States
Nikki Schwab / Daily Mail:
Biden administration considering giving refugees from Gaza permanent safe haven in the U.S. with access to housing and a pathway to citizenship
Austin Petersen / Human Events:
The Trump trial witnesses don't pass the laugh test
Dan De Luce / NBC News:
Russia is trying to exploit America's divisions over the war in Gaza
Discussion: Just Security
 Earlier Items: 
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump's trying to dismantle the Blue Wall again. That would be disaster for Biden.
Discussion: Boston Herald
Wall Street Journal:
Will Looser Marijuana Rules Help Biden Move the Needle With Young Voters?
Discussion: Axios and Associated Press
Theodore Schleifer / Puck:
Guess Who's Coming to Elon's Dinner
Discussion: Business Insider
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
Law Firm Defending Trump Seeks to Withdraw From a Long-Running Case
Discussion: Raw Story
Brittany Sheehan / RedState:
NEW: DHS Docs Show Top Cities Biden Admin Flew Migrants Under Controversial Program, 80% to Single State
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