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3:00 PM ET, May 6, 2024

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Associated Press:
Hamas announces it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal  —  Israel's army has told Palestinians to temporarily evacuate from parts of Rafah in southern Gaza, signaling that a ground invasion is imminent.  People were told to move to Muwasi, an Israeli-declared humanitarian area near the coast.
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NBC News:
Live updates: Hamas says it agreed to a cease-fire proposal; Israel examining proposal
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David Weigel / Semafor:
Donald Trump's giant soft spot for indicted Democrats  —  The News  —  In last week's 54-page indictment, federal prosecutors charged Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar with bribery, money laundering, and a conspiracy on behalf a foreign government.  —  Donald Trump had another theory for Cuellar's reckoning: Joe Biden, getting revenge.
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:   Playbook: GOP eyes some Santos payback
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: House GOP homes in on Biden as top 2024 punching bag
Geoff Duncan / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Why I'm voting for Biden and other Republicans should, too  —  Donald Trump has disqualified himself through his conduct and his character,  —  It's disappointing to watch an increasing number of Republicans fall in line behind former president Donald Trump.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Railing about post-election vote-counting is silly ... and nefarious  —  Republican Party co-chair Lara Trump's self-serving claims about voting are hard to reconcile with reality.  —  In the middle of the night, after polls closed for the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump walked …
emptywheel:
400 Rich People Pay $40K to Hear Trump Glorify Cop Assailants  —  On Saturday, a bunch of people paid a lot of money — at least $40,0000 apiece, and one or two people took Trump up on an offer to speak if they gave $1 million — to hear Trump glorify cop assailants.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
White House: Trump Gestapo comment echoes ‘appalling rhetoric of fascists’
Public Notice:
Hunter Biden's revenge  —  Smear campaigns have consequences.  —  ∙ Paid … Have you noticed that after years of saturation coverage, Fox News hosts have suddenly cooled it on the Hunter Biden stuff?  There's a reason for that.  —  Last week, Fox News pulled the six-part series …
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: 6% of six states … - Those were the battlegrounds disputed by Donald Trump after the 2020 election. … - A seventh state, North Carolina, is included in some swing-state polls. … Republicans think they're winning.  The swing-state map is a big reason why.
Discussion: USA Today, Roll Call and Newsday
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David A. Fahrenthold / New York Times:
Right-Wing Nonprofit Paid Millions to Companies With Ties to Insiders  —  The Conservative Partnership Institute's three highest-paid contractors had connections to the group's leaders or their relatives, raising concerns about self-dealing.  —  The Conservative Partnership Institute …
Discussion: Raw Story
Axios:
Bernie Sanders will run for re-election … - People around Sanders have not given any indication that he is retiring, and say they are approaching 2024 as an election year for the senator.  — There was doubt that Sanders would seek re-election given his age, and he has yet to publicly announce a decision.
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Noem insists ‘I love dogs’ amid puppy-shooting controversy  —  South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) stressed her affection for dogs on Monday, as she sought to defend herself against an onslaught of criticism and mockery over the revelation in a new book that many years ago, she shot an ill-behaved 14-month-old puppy.
Discussion: CBS News and New York Times
Kit Maher / CNN:
Noem suggests Biden's dog Commander should suffer a similar fate to Cricket, the dog she shot  —  South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem suggests in her new book that President Joe Biden's dog Commander should suffer a similar fate to the working dog she shot on her farm.
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AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Kristi Noem Cries ‘Fake News’ After Disastrous Interview on CBS
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Kevin Spacey Endorses ‘Loyal Friend’ Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  —  HOUSE OF CARDS  —  The long-shot third party candidate got what is perhaps an unwanted boost from the accused sexual predator.  —  At the start of the same week a damning docuseries about his alleged sexual abuse is set the premiere …
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Daily News
Dr. Thomas K. Lew / USA Today:
Congress voted against funding a cure for cancer just to block a win for Biden  —  Some Republicans, refusing to give President Joe Biden a ‘win,’ voted against the renewal of funding for cancer research.  Vote for those who do not politicize Americans' health.  —  I'm afraid I have some bad news.
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Kellyanne Conway, David Plouffe launching ‘The Campaign Managers’ podcast  —  A pair of campaign managers for former Presidents Trump and Obama are teaming up for an across-the-aisle podcast that promises to “engage rather than enrage” while diving into the 2024 White House race.
Discussion: Eschaton
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Donald Trump Is “A Colossal A**hole,” Jeffrey Katzenberg Says; Hasn't Yet Reached Out To Taylor Swift To Endorse “Decent” Joe Biden  —  Jeffrey Katzenberg is a man known for choosing his words very carefully most of the time, and tonight the WndrCo boss was pretty candid when it came to Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Discussion: Breitbart and Althouse
Associated Press:
Prosecutors move deeper into Trump's orbit as testimony in hush money trial enters a third week  —  AP is live outside Trump Tower in New York as Donald Trump's hush money trial enters a third week.  —  Photos  —  The judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial fined him $1,000 …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump's lawyers are trying to use his trial to generate conspiracy theories — but it's not working  —  Even the most MAGA-deluded voters struggle to pretend Trump is the victim in the Stormy Daniels plot  —  Donald Trump's lawyers famously spend a lot of their time placating …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Money isn't enough to smooth the path for Republican candidates hoping to retake the Senate  —  Frustrated by the seemingly endless cash flowing to Democrats, Republicans aiming to retake the Senate have rallied around candidates with plenty of their own money.
Discussion: Missouri Independent
 
 
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The Hill:
Boy, 15, on track to become youngest-known college graduate in Indiana
ABC News:
Trump trial live updates: Testimony suggests Trump signed Cohen's repayment checks in White House
Discussion: Raw Story
David Strom / HotAir:
George Washington U Students Hold ‘Trial,’ Sentence Administrators to Death
Discussion: acecomments.mu.nu
Axios:
Columbia cancels commencement amid campus protests
 Earlier Items: 
NBC News:
Democrats prepare to go on offense on immigration in the coming weeks
Nandika Chatterjee / Salon:
Kristi Noem's animal cruelty is hurting the GOP financially
Discussion: Boing Boing
Andrew Restuccia / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Races to Trump-Proof His Agenda
Jerusalem Post:
Four soldiers killed in Hamas rocket barrage toward Kerem Shalom, aid crossing closed
Paul Rosenberg / Salon:
Who believes the most “taboo” conspiracy theories? It might not be who you think
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: the NFL's two Christmas Day games that streamed on Netflix averaged 24.2M US viewers, peaking at 27M for Beyoncé's Ravens-Texans halftime show

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

Youkyung Lee / Bloomberg:
Shares of South Korean entertainment companies related to Squid Game drop 20%+ following a less-than-perfect debut for the new season of the series on Netflix

 
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