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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 …
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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 …
Hope Karnopp / Journal Sentinel:
Takeaways from Donald Trump's Wisconsin rally: economy, immigration, early voting  —  WAUKESHA - With polls showing a tight race for president in Wisconsin, former President Donald Trump returned to the battleground state Wednesday for the second time this year, rallying a crowd in Waukesha around immigration and economic issues.
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
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
Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
A retired teacher saw inspiration in Columbia's protests. Eric Adams called her an outside agitator
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 …
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: HuffPost, RedState, The Hill and Raw Story
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
J.D. Vance Goes Full Memory Hole With Claim About Mike Pence On Jan. 6  —  CNN's Kaitlan Collins suggested the former vice president “would disagree” with the Ohio senator's assessment.  —  LOADING  —  Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) on Wednesday cast doubt on the very real threat that was posed …
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
New York Times:
U.S. Accuses Russia of Using Chemical Weapons in Ukraine  —  The State Department said Russia had used chloropicrin, a poison gas widely used during World War I, against Ukrainian forces, an act that would violate a global ban signed by Moscow.  —  The United States has accused Russia …
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
Bloomberg:
Trump Auditions VP Picks Before Wealthy Donors in Palm Beach  — Vance, Rubio, Burgum and Scott among leading contenders  — Trump says he will likely announce running mate in July  —  Donald Trump is sharpening his focus on a possible running mate by taking a page from his days hosting reality show …
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.
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
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 …
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy / USA Today:
Exclusive: Bernie Sanders worries young people are underestimating the threat from Trump  —  The senator differs with Joe Biden on Israel but says progressives need to live in the ‘real world’ when it comes to the choice they face in the 2024 election.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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: The National Pulse and Raw Story
Maggie Mullen / WyoFile:
Wyoming voids 28% of its voter registrations in mandatory purge  —  Thousands of Wyoming residents could be surprised on Election Day when they show up to cast a ballot only to discover they're no longer registered to vote.  —  There are currently about 83,500 fewer registered voters …
Discussion: The Hartmann Report, WTTG-TV and Axios
Politico:
After Ukraine funding win, Biden shifts his messaging strategy  —  Foreign policy hands want the administration to keep pressing the case for supporting Ukraine.  But election considerations are creeping in, fast.  —  President Joe Biden scored a massive foreign policy win with the passage …
Discussion: Euromaidan Press
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.
Washington Free Beacon:
The Invisible President  —  For more than a week now, the anti-Israel and anti-Semitic protests convulsing university campuses have been the biggest news story in the country.  —  The protests, in many cases abetted by university faculty, have put a national spotlight on the illiberalism …
 
 
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Giulia Carbonaro / Newsweek:
Democrats Massively Overperform In Special Election Triumph
Charles Sykes / The Atlantic:
The 1968 Hangover  —  Like Nixon before him, Trump could use campus protests to further stoke an already polarized electorate.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Continue to Name Inflation as Top Financial Problem
CBS News:
Biden campaign continues focus on abortion with new ad buy, Kamala Harris campaign stop in Philadelphia
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Washington Post:
Democrats hope move to reschedule marijuana will help them in November
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
Has the DeSantis comeback already begun?
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Brittany Gibson / Politico:
RFK Jr. challenges Biden to drop out, insisting he has better shot of defeating Trump
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Immigrants are saving the American economy
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Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died
 

 
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