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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: Raw Story and Mock Paper Scissors
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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 …
USA Today:
Trump keeps encouraging supporters to fight unsubstantiated claims of election fraud  —  Todd Spangler Clara Hendrickson Karissa WaddickUSA TODAY  —  Donald Trump has spent years railing against state-level voting operations, targeting vote-by-mail options and spreading conspiracy theories about rigged results in battleground states.
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
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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Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
A retired teacher saw inspiration in Columbia's protests. Eric Adams called her an outside agitator
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Lauren Boebert Met With Chants of ‘Beetlejuice’ During College Visit  —  THAT BEAUTIFUL SOUND  —  The Colorado congresswoman visited George Washington University, where she tried (and failed) to pull a Palestinian flag off a statue.  —  Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) packed her own bullhorn …
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
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.
Key Bridge Incident:
Authorities identify fifth victim recovered in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after locating another vehicle  —  BALTIMORE - The Unified Command recovered the body of another missing victim at the Key Bridge incident site on May 1, 2024.  —  The victim is identified …
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
Mary Kay Mallonee / CNN:
Judge denies ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman's request to reactivate law license while he fights disbarment  —  An attorney discipline judge in California has rejected a request from ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman to reactivate his law license following her recent recommendation …
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
Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:
Menendez's attorneys reveal new argument for why senator had gold bar stash  —  .  —  Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has a new reason for having a treasure trove of gold and cash that law enforcement officers found during a raid on his home.  —  Menendez's attorneys argued that …
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
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 …
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
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
 
 
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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
Discussion: Forbes and Washington Examiner
Timothy Burke / Eight by Seven:
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Discussion: Outside the Beltway