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

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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

US greenlights $60M in military assistance to Haiti amid rampant gang violence  —  The move is seen as an apparent attempt to go around Republican oversight efforts.  —  The Biden administration has approved a $60 million military aid package to help Haiti quell violent gangs wreaking havoc in the country …

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.

There's progress reported in Gaza truce talks, but Israel downplays chances of ending war with Hamas  —  In Rafah, Civil Defense members evacuated injured victims from the building hit by the strike, and carried away the bodies of those killed.  At Al Aqsa hospital, mourners prayed over the bodies of those killed in the strike.

A group of Republicans has united to defend the legitimacy of US elections and those who run them  —  It was Election Day last November, and one of Georgia's top election officials saw that reports of a voting machine problem in an eastern Pennsylvania county were gaining traction online.

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 …

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 …

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 …