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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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
New York Times:
At Donor Retreat, Trump Calls Biden Administration the ‘Gestapo’
Washington Post:
Trump escalates attacks on prosecutors, says Democrats run ‘a Gestapo administration’
Discussion: Raw Story and HuffPost
NBC News:
At a private donor event, Trump likens the Biden administration to the ‘Gestapo’
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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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP: Noem up in smoke; Scott, Burgum rise in Trump VP race  —  Republican senators say South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's (R) viability as a vice presidential candidate has gone up in smoke after she admitted to shooting a 14-month-old puppy, and they are looking to other contenders to round out former President Trump's ticket.
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 …
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. …
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.
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.
Kevin Manahan / New Jersey Online:
GOP official argues in favor of child marriage: Girls are ‘ripe’ and ‘fertile’  —  The New Hampshire House passed a bill to ban child marriage in the state and raise the minimum age of marriage to 18.  —  The measure passed the Senate unanimously in March.  On Thursday, it passed the House, 192-174.
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Kristi Noem Suggests Biden's Dog Should Have Been Killed, Too  —  The South Dakota governor, defending her tale of shooting and killing her family's dog, suggested that President Biden's German shepherd, Commander, had merited a similar fate.  —  Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota …
Gary Langer / ABC News:
6 months out, a tight presidential race with battle between issues and attributes: POLL  —  Trump has 46% support among U.S. adults and Biden 44% in a head-to-head matchup.  —  President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore at Bowie State University …
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.
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: New York Times and Democrats
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David Cohen / Politico:
Don't give in to ‘the smallest, angriest group,’ university president says  —  “We just don't negotiate with people who scream the loudest,” former Sen. Ben Sasse said.  —  University of Florida President Ben Sasse said Sunday that he won't copy other university leaders in prioritizing …
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
 
 
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