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9:35 PM ET, May 6, 2024

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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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The Hill:   Georgia Republican backs Biden, blasts those in party who ‘fall in line’ with Trump
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Railing about post-election vote-counting is silly ... and nefarious
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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Adam Rasgon / New York Times:
Israel Steps Up Attacks on Rafah as Hamas Shifts Position on Cease-fire … Israel says it will send a delegation to talks on the proposal.  —  Israel stepped up attacks on Monday in the southern city of Rafah hours after Hamas said there was a cease-fire proposal, drawn from one put forth …
Alexander Ward / Politico:
Israel approved Rafah military operation and started striking Hamas targets
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Hamas says it agrees to cease-fire proposal with Israel
NBC News:
Live updates: Hamas says it agreed to a cease-fire proposal; Israel examining proposal
Koh Ewe / TIME:
Ole Miss Student Kicked Out of Fraternity After Video Caught Racist Gestures Toward Protester  —  Video footage of a student making racist gestures, seemingly imitating a monkey, toward a Black woman who was part of a scheduled pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Mississippi …
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
GOP Rep. Collins responds to criticism of Ole Miss post  —  Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) defended his decision to share a video of counterprotesters at the University of Mississippi harassing a Black woman at a pro-Palestinian protest last week, responding to criticism that he was endorsing racist conduct.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Jack Dorsey praises Twitter as ‘freedom technology’ as he leaves Bluesky board  —  Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey praised the platform he founded, now known as X, as “freedom technology” on Saturday, shortly after revealing he was no longer serving on the board of directors for Bluesky.
Politico:
The critical difference that could save Cuellar  —  Presented by With assists from POLITICO's Congress team  —  Rep. Henry Cuellar's indictment marks the third high-profile Hispanic lawmaker to have been indicted in recent months.  Critically, the influential Congressional Hispanic Caucus is coming to his defense.
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David Weigel / Semafor:
Donald Trump's giant soft spot for indicted Democrats
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Michael Schaffer / Politico:
Kristi Noem's Team Told Her to Nix the Dog Story 2 Years Ago  —  It would have violated the first rule of campaign memoirs: Do no harm.  —  Kristi Noem's story about killing her dog made headlines across America.  But it wasn't news to people who worked on her first book …
NBC News:
U.S. soldier detained in Russia, officials say  —  The soldier, who was stationed in Korea and traveled to Russia on his own, is accused of stealing from a woman.  —  A U.S. soldier was detained in Russia over the weekend, according to four U.S. officials.
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Trump mocks Sen. Tester's weight, hints at a Montana campaign appearance  —  Trump mocked the senator's weight at a fundraiser Saturday night in Palm Beach, Fla., comparing the Montana Democrat's appearance to that of a pregnant woman, according to a recording of the event obtained by The Washington Post.
Discussion: Politico
NBC News:
House Republicans plan to move forward with contempt against Attorney General Merrick Garland  —  The move comes after the DOJ declined House Republicans' requests to hand over audio of then-special counsel Robert Hur's interview with President Joe Biden.  —  WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary …
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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:
Scoop: Kristi Noem angled for top NRA job … - Late last fall, Noem called LaPierre to advocate to be the next executive vice president or CEO of the gun lobby.  — Noem is now in a heated PR cycle over passages in her book about shooting her dog and meeting with Kim Jong Un.
Discussion: Raw Story
ProPublica:
ProPublica Wins Pulitzer Prize for Supreme Court Coverage  —  The award marks ProPublica's 7th Pulitzer; Uvalde shooting investigation is named a Pulitzer finalist.  —  ProPublica won the prestigious public service Pulitzer Prize for what the judges described as “groundbreaking …
New York Times:
Jurors in Trump Trial Hear Witness Tie the President to the Payment  —  Before prosecutors began presenting crucial records, the judge held Donald J. Trump in contempt, saying his complaints about the jury were “a direct attack on the rule of law.”  —  After two weeks of enthralling jurors …
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: RedState, Breitbart and Althouse
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
‘We deserve more’: US workers' share of the pie dwindles  —  Bureau of Labor Statistics releases latest estimate of how much labor receives of national income, showing bleak decline  —  When Jesse Motte began working at a Starbucks inside a Target store in Columbia, South Carolina, more than two years ago, $15 an hour sounded great.
Discussion: Raw Story
Mia Gingerich / Media Matters for America:
Bitter pills: The Daily Wire suggests its new vitamins will boost sperm counts and fight “wokeness”  —  Marketing for The Daily Wire's latest venture tries to cash in on fear of trans people and drag queens  —  The Daily Wire announced the launch of a new “men's lifestyle” …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Trump Says Abortion ‘Not That Big Of An Issue,’ GOP Is ‘Party Of Fertilization’  —  In a bizarre interview, the Republican presidential hopeful also said that “every” legal scholar “all over the world” supported overturning Roe v. Wade.  —  LOADING  —  In one of his most bizarre interviews …
Discussion: Michigan Advance and Daily Kos
Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' strut stuff on National Mall  —  The cast of “RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars” took to a different kind of stage Monday morning, sashaying down Washington's National Mall to promote the ninth season of the Emmy-nominated reality series.
Politico:
Johnson set to face Greene-led speakership ouster attempt this week  —  Support for Johnson from Democrats will open the speaker up to even more criticism from the right flank of his party.
Discussion: Fox News
 
 
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
White House: Noem should ‘stop digging herself into a hole’ after suggestion to shoot Biden's dog
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Ex-top Biden DOJ official now prosecuting Trump was once paid by DNC for ‘political consulting’
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Kellyanne Conway, David Plouffe launching ‘The Campaign Managers’ podcast
Discussion: Eschaton
 Earlier Items: 
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Joe Kahn: ‘The newsroom is not a safe space’
ABC News:
Trump trial live updates: Testimony suggests Trump signed Cohen's repayment checks in White House
Discussion: Raw Story
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump's lawyers are trying to use his trial to generate conspiracy theories — but it's not working
Discussion: Raw Story
emptywheel:
400 Rich People Pay $40K to Hear Trump Glorify Cop Assailants
Discussion: Washington Post
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: 6% of six states
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ActivityPub co-author on Bluesky and ATProto being neither decentralized nor federated, and how Bluesky is building a good X replacement with a “credible exit”

 
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