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11:40 AM ET, May 5, 2024

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NBC News:
At a private donor event, Trump likens the Biden administration to the ‘Gestapo’  —  Trump referenced the Nazi secret police as he was railing against the legal troubles he and his supporters are facing.  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump compared President Joe Biden's administration …
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Rachel Scully / The Hill:
Here's who was with Trump at RNC's Spring Meeting at Mar-a-Lago  —  Former President Trump held a private lunch event at his Mar-a-Lago Club over the weekend that hosted many top GOP donors and high-profile party leaders.  —  The fundraiser was largely seen as an audition for Trump's vice president within the GOP.
Discussion: CNN
Washington Post:
Trump escalates attacks on prosecutors, says Democrats run ‘a Gestapo administration’  —  Saturday's sometimes profane remarks illustrate the central role his legal cases are playing in his bid to return to the White House for a second term.  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former president Donald Trump escalated …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Top RNC lawyer resigns after rift grows with Trump  —  The former president was angered by Charlie Spies's criticism of his false 2020 election-fraud claims.  —  The top lawyer at the Republican Party is resigning after he cited conflicts with his other work obligations and after Donald Trump grew angry …
Discussion: Democrats
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NBC News:
RNC lawyer Charlie Spies to step down just 2 months after taking the job  —  Spies was “pushed out,” according to a source familiar with the move.  —  Republican National Committee chief counsel Charlie Spies is parting ways with the party apparatus just months after stepping into the role.
Discussion: Politico and New York Times
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Sen. Tim Scott dodges on whether he would accept 2024 election results  —  The senator, who ran for the Republican nomination for president last year, repeatedly refused to say whether he'd accept this year's presidential election results, regardless of who wins.
Discussion: The Hill, USA Today and PoliticusUSA
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Gallows Humor and Talk of Escape: Trump's Possible Return Rattles Capital  —  At Washington dinner parties, dark jokes abound about where to go into exile if the former president reclaims the White House.  —  It has become the topic of the season at Washington dinner parties and receptions.
Declan Harty / Politico:
‘The law is catching up’: Gensler's SEC racks up legal wins against crypto  —  The clash underscores sharply different views of crypto: Many regulators see the industry as rife with corruption.  Supporters hail it as the wave of the future.  —  The cryptocurrency industry is counting …
Washington Post:
How Pope Francis opened the Vatican to transgender sex workers  —  The outreach, reflecting the most radical stage of his papacy, has prompted backlash while also altering the lives of the nearly 100 people he has met.  —  VATICAN CITY — Sea gulls soared over St. Peter's Square as Laura Esquivel …
Politico:
Driver dies after crashing into White House perimeter gate  —  There was no threat to the president's home, law enforcement authorities said.  —  WASHINGTON — A driver died after a vehicle crashed into a gate at the White House Saturday night, but the fatal collision is being investigated …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Noem: 'They're just attacking me like crazy right now.'  —  The South Dakota governor has come under intense criticism for her decision to shoot and kill her dog 20 years ago.  —  Kristi Noem cast herself as the victim of a liberal- and media-run smear campaign at a Republican donor retreat on Saturday …
Lauren Floyd / Axios:
“May the 4th be with you”: Biden celebrates Star Wars Day with Luke Skywalker actor … - “Always,” Hamill added.  — The actor who played Luke Skywalker said he was “honored” to visit the White House, per the AP.
 
 
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