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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?”
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The Hill, Politico, Raw Story and The American Spectator
Politico:
Playbook: How the GOP tried to talk MTG down
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Raw Story, Breitbart and The Daily Signal
Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's moving ahead with effort to oust Speaker Johnson
NBC News:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will force a vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson next week
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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.
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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.
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HuffPost, Associated Press and LifeNews.com
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
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NPR, Los Angeles Times, Breitbart, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, The Post Millennial, Reuters, Press Enterprise, IJR, Washington Examiner and KTLA
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.
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The Daily Beast, Digby's Hullabaloo, Raw Story, Business Insider, USA Today and New York Times
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Democrat Crushes GOP Rival in New York Congressional Special Election — BLOWOUT — The slim Republican majority in the House just got slimmer. — Democratic state Sen. Timothy Kennedy on Tuesday won the special election for the New York congressional seat vacated by a retiring Democrat …
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USA Today, New York Post, Roll Call, New York Times, The Hill and Associated Press
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Akayla Gardner / Bloomberg:
Biden Clears $6 Billion in Debt for Closed Art School's Students — Move will help 317,000 students who attended subpar colleges — Biden looks to deliver student-debt relief ahead of election — President Joe Biden is forgiving $6.1 billion in student loans for more than 300,000 attendees …
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The White House, NPR and Fox Business
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Biden Cancels $6.1 Billion in Debt for Former Art Institute Students
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Plain Dealer, al.com, CBS News, WWL-TV, Washington Times, SWAMY WORLD, The Hill, ABC7, UPI, Business Insider, Reuters, Washington Examiner, New York Post and Fox Business
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
A Huge Gender Gap Is Emerging Among Young Voters — It has become clear that one constituency — young voters, 18 to 29 years old — will play a key, if not pivotal, role in determining who will win the Biden-Trump rematch. — Four years ago, according to exit polls, voters in this age group kept Trump from winning re-election.
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The Hill, The Federalist, RedState, HotAir and CNN
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.
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New York Times, UPI, The Hill, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, al.com, WUSA and Religion News Service
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Arizona Legislature Passes Repeal Of 1864 Abortion Ban — The governor is expected to sign the repeal immediately — a huge win for pro-choice advocates in the state — but the near-total ban will still be in effect for some time. — LOADING — The Arizona Senate on Wednesday voted …
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The Guardian, New York Times, CBS News, ABC News, Associated Press, NBC News and Daily Kos
David Weigel / Semafor:
Donald Trump courts an increasingly friendly Libertarian Party — The News — Donald Trump will speak at the Libertarian National Convention on May 23rd in D.C., where the third party will gather to nominate its presidential ticket. — “This momentous occasion will mark …
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Washington Examiner and Raw Story
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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.
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The Hill, NPR and PBS NewsHour
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.”
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RedState, PJ Media, Plain Dealer, The Daily Caller, The Hill, Reuters, Breitbart, HotAir and Washington Free Beacon
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.
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New York Post, PoliticusUSA and Raw Story
Tim Sullivan / Associated Press:
‘A step back in time’: America's Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways — It was the music that changed first. Or maybe that's just when many people at the pale brick Catholic church in the quiet Wisconsin neighborhood finally began to realize what was happening.
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HotAir, Baltimore Sun, NPR and SWAMY WORLD
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.
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Washington Examiner, Associated Press and Mission Local
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israel tells U.S. it will punish Palestinian Authority if ICC issues warrants … - That investigation has been extended to the Oct. 7 attacks and the war that has been raging in Gaza since then, according to the prosecutor's office. … - U.S. and Israeli officials said Israel told …
Discussion:
The Times of Israel
Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Colombia to cut diplomatic ties with Israel — Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday he plans to sever diplomatic ties with Israel over the Middle Eastern country's conduct in its war against Hamas in Gaza. — Speaking at a May Day rally in Bogotá's central Plaza de Bolívar …
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Reuters, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, Al-Monitor and Associated Press
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 …
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New Republic, New York Post and Axios
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 …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The situation at Columbia was not equivalent to the Capitol attack — The idea that young people can't develop their own opinions is long-standing and intertwined with a right-wing view of college — People of a certain age will recognize the argument offered by several prominent voices as a Monet.
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
SCOTUS plays dumb as Trump claims sweeping immunity — PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one, please click the button to support our independent journalism. — ✍️ Subscribe to Public Notice ✍️
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