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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
He's not even trying to hide it  —  PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers.  Please click the button to sign up if you haven't already.  —  📖 Subscribe to Public Notice 📖  —  By Noah Berlatsky  —  This week, Time Magazine released …
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
Chris Megerian / Associated Press:
Biden keeps quiet as Gaza protesters and police clash on college campuses  —  President Biden delivers live remarks from the White House on pro-Palestinian protests occurring across various U.S. college campuses.  —  Photos  —  President Joe Biden on Thursday defended the right to protest …
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Timothy Burke / Eight by Seven:
The News: Up in the Atmosphere  —  I'm going to work today and tomorrow's columns …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Natasha Lennard / The Intercept:
I've Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years. This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged.
Journal Sentinel:
In interview, Trump doesn't commit to accepting Wisconsin election results if he loses  —  Alison Dirr Molly BeckMilwaukee Journal Sentinel  —  WAUKESHA - Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday didn't commit to accepting the results of Wisconsin's presidential election in November …
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Inside Trump's stunning flip-flop on early voting … - “ABSENTEE VOTING, EARLY VOTING, AND ELECTION DAY VOTING ARE ALL GOOD OPTIONS,” he posted on Truth Social.  — “REPUBLICANS MUST MAKE A PLAN, REGISTER, AND VOTE!”  —  In Pennsylvania, three Republican groups including …
Discussion: The Bulwark and Fox News
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Hope Karnopp / Journal Sentinel:
Takeaways from Donald Trump's Wisconsin rally: economy, immigration, early voting
Journal Sentinel:
Former President Donald Trump talks about immigration, economy in Waukesha: recap of Wednesday's rally
David N. Myers / The Forward:
I'm a UCLA professor.  Why didn't the administration stop last night's egregious violence?  —  The university should have anticipated Tuesday night's chaos — but security personnel were nowhere to be found  —  UCLA, the top-rated public university in the United States …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Emails Reveal Top Trump Accountant Had Secret Campaign Role  —  ‘GROSSED UP’  —  Not only was Allen Weisselberg handling the Trump Org's books, he was also advising the former president's campaign 2016 campaign, documents obtained by The Daily Beast suggest.
Discussion: Salon and Raw Story
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Why the Senate GOP is downplaying the chances of a red wave  —  Republicans have a shot at more than a half-dozen Senate seats, but they're purposefully tempering expectations after failures in 2020 and 2022.  —  Senate Republicans are six months away from their most favorable Election Day map in a decade …
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Jamie Joseph / Fox News:
Satanists not welcome in schools but ‘welcome to go to hell’ says state superintendent  —  ‘Let me be crystal clear: Satanists are not welcome in Oklahoma schools,’ State Superintendent Ryan Walters tells Fox News Digital  —  Join Fox News for access to this content
Discussion: RedState
EJ Montini / Arizona Republic:
Don't be conned: Arizona's 1864 abortion ban was not actually repealed  —  Opinion: There was no emergency clause in the bill, so the 1864 law won't go off the books until 90 days after the Legislature adjourns.  —  You've been conned.  —  At least if you fell for the news reports claiming …
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Jayapal says Democrats won't consistently save Johnson  —  Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said Wednesday that Democrats' pledge to shut down a motion to vacate against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) won't become a habit, warning that the party could still remove him from the role in the future.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats grudgingly save another Mike Johnson bill
Maya Eaglin / NBC News:
Inside a Gen Z campaign to shake up Congress  —  Joe Vogel is running in the Democratic primary for a competitive district in Maryland.  At 27 years old, he's aiming to be the second Gen Z member of Congress.  —  In an election year partially defined by Gen Z's exhaustion with politics, Joe Vogel is energized by it.
Discussion: Vogel for Congress
Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Live Updates: Stormy Daniels's Lawyer Details Hush-Money Payment in Trump Trial  —  The lawyer who represented a porn star whose hush-money deal is at the case's center is now testifying.  The judge considered more statements by the former president that prosecutors said violated a gag order, but did not rule on them.
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Noem says she shot ‘extremely dangerous’ dog to protect her children  —  South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), who has been under the microscope this week for an anecdote about killing her dog, defended her actions Wednesday, saying she shot the “dangerous” pup in order to protect her children.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Continue to Name Inflation as Top Financial Problem  —  Personal financial ratings remain subdued  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the third year in a row, the percentage of Americans naming inflation or the high cost of living as the most important financial problem facing their family has reached a new high.
Wall Street Journal:
Inside RFK Jr.'s Chaotic White House Bid  —  Aides describe a cultlike environment in which dysfunction reigns and top aides focus on elevating their own profiles
Discussion: Raw Story
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
US admits to killing civilian it misidentified as al Qaeda target  —  .  —  U.S. Central Command acknowledged on Thursday that troops targeted and killed a Syrian civilian who had been “misidentified” as an al Qaeda target a year ago.  —  U.S. forces carried out the strike in northwest Syria on May 3 …
Discussion: CBS News
The Seattle Times:
Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died  —  Joshua Dean, a former quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems and one of the first whistleblowers to allege Spirit leadership had ignored manufacturing defects on the 737 MAX, died Tuesday morning …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Immigrants are saving the American economy  —  In his 2024 campaign, like his previous campaigns, Trump is pitting native-born Americans against immigrants.  Sometimes, this is expressed through rank bigotry.  Trump has claimed repeatedly that undocumented immigrants are …
Discussion: Forbes and Washington Examiner
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Can The Current Universities Be Saved? … Elite higher education in America—long unquestioned as globally preeminent—is facing a perfect storm.  Fewer applicants, higher costs, impoverished students, collapsing standards, and increasingly politicized and mediocre faculty reflect a collapse of the university system.
Discussion: Newsmax, The Hill, JONATHAN TURLEY and NPR
The White House:
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3 Billion to Replace Toxic Lead Pipes and Deliver Clean Drinking Water to Communities Across the Country  —  Funding from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Will Accelerate Progress Toward the President's Commitment to Replace Every Lead Pipe in the Country Within a Decade
Bloomberg:
US and Saudis Near Defense Pact Meant to Reshape Middle East  — Plan would offer incentives for Israel to end war with Hamas  — Accord would pave the way for Saudis to get advanced weapons  —  The US and Saudi Arabia are nearing a historic pact that would offer the kingdom security guarantees …
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Saudis push for ‘plan B’ that excludes Israel from key deal with US
 
 
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Biden campaign continues focus on abortion with new ad buy, Kamala Harris campaign stop in Philadelphia
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Democrats hope move to reschedule marijuana will help them in November
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
Has the DeSantis comeback already begun?
Discussion: Orlando Sentinel and Balloon Juice
Brittany Gibson / Politico:
RFK Jr. challenges Biden to drop out, insisting he has better shot of defeating Trump
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House passes divisive antisemitism bill as GOP denounces campus protests
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FiveThirtyEight:
The 8 Types Of Democrats And Republicans In The House
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Olivia Little / Media Matters for America:
STUDY: Tradwife influencers are quietly spreading far-right conspiracy theories
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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Giuliani's Bankruptcy Creditors Demand to Know His Spending
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

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