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1:30 PM ET, May 4, 2024

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Emily Anderson Stern / Salt Lake Tribune:
Utah trolled with 4,000 hoax reports of trans bathroom ban violations within days of reporting form launch  —  HB257, which took full effect Wednesday, requires the Utah auditor's office to receive and investigate complaints when government entities don't comply with the law.
Discussion: 404 Media
Charles Homans / New York Times:
Politics Without Trump?  His Youngest Fans Barely Remember It.  —  Democrats call Donald J. Trump dangerous.  Republicans see him as revolutionary.  For young Trump voters, he is just normal.  —  When Donald J. Trump held a rally in Rome, Ga., in March, his audience included …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Winning the super-haters  —  President Biden and former President Trump are in hot pursuit of a big — and possibly determinative — group of voters who loathe both men. … - That makes 2024 more similar to 2016 — when exit polls showed 18% of voters disliked both Trump and Hillary Clinton …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Republican Firebrand Ted Cruz Now Courts Democrats to Win Re-Election  —  Texas senator faces competitive contest against Colin Allred this fall  —  CYPRESS, Texas—There are two sides to Ted Cruz, the Republican senator says.  —  The self-described conservative warrior has opposed most big compromise legislation.
Discussion: Raw Story
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Democrats bracing for massive protests at party's August convention  —  As demonstrations over Gaza erupt at campuses across the country, Biden team faces prospect of chaotic scenes in Chicago.  —  As protests over the Israel-Gaza war sweep college campuses, pro-Palestinian activists …
Matt Egan / CNN:
Truth Social keeps shrinking despite the Trump trial and looming election  —  New York CNN —  Former President Donald Trump hit the jackpot this spring when his social media company finally went public.  —  Even though Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) generates very little revenue …
Kyodo News+:
Japan disappointed by Biden's “xenophobic” comments  —  Japan has told the United States that President Joe Biden's recent remarks describing the Asian nation as “xenophobic” were disappointing, a source close to the matter said Friday.  —  The Japanese government told the U.S. side that Biden's comments …
Reuters:
Germany denounces rising political violence after MEP seriously hurt  —  German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser on Saturday vowed to fight a surge in violence against politicians after a German member of the European Parliament had to be taken to hospital after being attacked while campaigning for re-election.
Discussion: Politico and Euractiv
Wall Street Journal:
Activist Groups Trained Students for Months Before Campus Protests  —  Left-wing groups and veteran demonstrators provided guidance and support before rise of pro-Palestinian encampments
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Kristi Noem's New Book Falsely Says She Met Kim Jong-un  —  “I'm sure he underestimated me,” Ms. Noem writes of the North Korean leader in her forthcoming book.  A spokesman said the error would be corrected.  —  The new book by Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota, a biography that will be released …
Associated Press:
Arizona GOP wins state high court appeal of sanctions for 2020 election challenge  —  The Arizona Supreme Court has reversed lower court rulings that held the Arizona Republican Party responsible for more than $27,000 in sanctions and Secretary of State office attorney fees spent defending …
 
 
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Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
US diplomat who quit over Biden administration's Gaza policy speaks out
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Examiner
Marina Villeneuve / Salon:
“More credible”: Legal experts say Hope Hicks' testimony “ties everything more closely to Trump”
Branko Marcetic / Jacobin:
Liberals Must Resist the New McCarthyism Over Israel Criticism
Foxglove:
Legal challenge to Amazon UK's new “one-click to quit the union” tool
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Biden faces new Democratic pressure to rein in Israel
Discussion: The Times of Israel and Reuters
 Earlier Items: 
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Missouri abortion rights group collects enough signatures to advance ballot measure
Politico:
Prosecutors: Docs in boxes seized from Mar-a-Lago were inadvertently jumbled
Discussion: RedState and Raw Story
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Biden's allies move to sink RFK Jr.
Discussion: USA Today and The Atlantic
Associated Press:
Democratic US Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife are indicted over ties to Azerbaijan
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

 
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