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1:25 PM ET, May 4, 2024

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Emily Wagster Pettus / Associated Press:

Republican Praises Protest Hecklers, Including 1 Who Made Monkey Noises At Black Woman — A clip from the University of Mississippi shows a white counter-protester making the noises and gestures amid students' pro-Palestinian protest on campus. — LOADING

Discussion: Business Insider, The Hill, The Daily Mississippian, Raw Story, MeidasTouch and The Daily Beast

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

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

Associated Press:

Senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in ‘full-blown famine’ — WASHINGTON — A top U.N. official said Friday that hard-hit northern Gaza was now in “full-blown famine” after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territory.

Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post, USA Today, NBC News, Al Jazeera, New York Times, Associated Press, Al-Monitor and Twitchy

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

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 …

Discussion: Hackwhackers, PoliticusUSA and Marketplace

New York Times:

How Counterprotesters at U.C.L.A. Provoked Violence, Unchecked for Hours — The New York Times used videos filmed by journalists, witnesses and protesters to analyze hours of clashes — and a delayed police response — at a pro-Palestinian encampment on Tuesday.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Althouse, Agence France-Presse, Mediaite, Democracy Now and The Forward

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 …

Discussion: Al Jazeera, USA Today, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, One America News Network, Forbes, Politico, The Japan Times, Breitbart, BizPac Review, Semafor and Twitchy

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

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 …

Discussion: Boston Herald

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 …

Discussion: USA Today, The Guardian, Florida Today, Rolling Stone, Associated Press, ABC News, The Hill, Vanity Fair and Business Insider

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 …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Hill, Arizona Public Media and Chicago Sun Times

Texas Attorney General:

Statement From Attorney General Ken Paxton After Austin City Council Threatens Noncompliance with Texas Law Prohibiting “Gender Transition” Treatments For Children — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement reminding the City of Austin of the obligations Texas municipalities …

Discussion: Courthouse News Service, Washington Examiner and RedState