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10:10 PM ET, May 5, 2024

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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. put a hold on an ammunition shipment to Israel … - The incident raised serious concerns inside the Israeli government and sent officials scrambling to understand why the shipment was held, Israeli officials said.  — President Biden is facing sharp criticism among Americans who oppose his support of Israel.
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Trump's real-time reviews of 2024 VP possibles and other surrogates … - Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) — “As a candidate he did a good job, but as a surrogate he's unbelievable.”  — Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) — “He wasn't a supporter of mine at the very beginning... He was saying things …
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AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Kristi Noem Cries ‘Fake News’ After Disastrous Interview on CBS  —  DOGGED BY SCANDAL  —  The South Dakota governor complained that the host of “Face the Nation” had interrupted her “once every 25 seconds”—something that would never happen to, say, Gretchen Whitmer.
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Paul Rosenberg / Salon:
Who believes the most “taboo” conspiracy theories?  It might not be who you think  —  White men with graduate degrees, a new study finds, are highly likely to hold especially noxious beliefs  —  Like Henry Ford before him, Elon Musk has emerged as America's top conspiracy spreader.  But he's hardly alone.
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
White House: Trump Gestapo comment echoes ‘appalling rhetoric of fascists’  —  The White House on Sunday slammed former President Trump after he compared the Biden administration to the Gestapo police force in Nazi Germany.  —  “Instead of echoing the appalling rhetoric of fascists …
Discussion: Associated Press and The Guardian
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New York Times:
At Donor Retreat, Trump Calls Biden Administration the ‘Gestapo’
David Edwards / Raw Story:
RNC co-chair Lara Trump: ‘You cannot have ballots counted after elections are over’  —  Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump argued Sunday that ballots should not be counted after elections are over.  —  While speaking to Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, Trump explained why her party …
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.
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Kathy Gilsinan / Politico:
‘They May Be Republicans, But They Still Come in for Services’  —  Many Latinas in conservative South Florida support abortion rights.  But will they vote to enshrine the right in the state constitution?  —  HIALEAH, Florida —  The clinic usually doesn't open until around 9 a.m. …
Shia Kapos / Politico:
Pro-Palestinian protesters are backed by a surprising source: Biden's biggest donors  —  Some of the most outspoken groups against Biden and Israel get funding from foundations attached to some of the biggest names in Democratic circles.  —  President Joe Biden has been dogged for months …
CBS News:
Transcript: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on “Face the Nation,” May 5, 2024  —  The following is a transcript of an interview with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem that aired on May 5, 2024.  —  MARGARET BRENNAN: We begin this morning with the Republican governor of the state of South Dakota, Kristi Noem, her upcoming memoir.
Robert Reich:
What I'm telling my graduating students  —  My students are graduating at a tremulous time.  —  The largest campus protest movement of the 21st century.  The first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.  The most restrictive abortion laws in the nation.  Two horrific wars.
ABC News:
Ex-Fulton County prosecutor Nathan Wade speaks out: ‘Workplace romances are as American as apple pie ... it happened to the two of us’  —  Wade conceded he had certain regrets.  —  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks at a press conference next to prosecutor Nathan Wade …
Michael Dorgan / Fox News:
Chicago teachers' $50B demands include pay hikes, abortions, migrant accommodation  —  The demands include members getting 9% annual wage increases through fiscal year 2028  —  The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is negotiating a new contract with the public schools system and is understood …
 
 
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
The GOP's deep generational split on immigration
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GOP official argues in favor of child marriage: Girls are ‘ripe’ and ‘fertile’
Declan Harty / Politico:
‘The law is catching up’: Gensler's SEC racks up legal wins against crypto
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
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