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5:10 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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Adam Rasgon / New York Times:
Israel Steps Up Attacks on Rafah After 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 laid out new terms for a cease-fire that its leaders said they would accept.
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
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
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: 6% of six states
Discussion: Roll Call, USA Today and Newsday
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-Palestine protest last week, responding to criticism that he was endorsing racist conduct.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Congressman praises racist heckling.  Will his corporate backers stand by him?  —  On Thursday, Jaylin Smith, a graduate student at the University of Mississippi, participated in a small, non-violent protest calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.  Smith and the other protesters were greeted …
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 …
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 Schaffer / Politico:
Kristi Noem's Team Told Her to Nix the Dog Story Two Years Ago  —  She 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, where the tale …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Noem insists ‘I love dogs’ amid puppy-shooting controversy
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Trump interferes with House GOP messaging on Cuellar indictment … - The National Republican Congressional Committee plans to accuse Democrats of a double standard if they stay mum on Cuellar following their pressure on ex-Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) to resign, Politico reports.
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David Weigel / Semafor:
Donald Trump's giant soft spot for indicted Democrats
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Ashley Oliver / Washington Examiner:   Republicans to hold Garland in contempt over audio of Biden interview with Hur
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
White House: Noem should ‘stop digging herself into a hole’ after suggestion to shoot Biden's dog  —  The White House on Monday said that South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) should “stop digging herself into a hole” after she suggested that President Biden's dog, Commander, should haven been shot after biting Secret Service agents.
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Kit Maher / CNN:
Noem suggests Biden's dog Commander should suffer a similar fate to Cricket, the dog she shot
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 …
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 …
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
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.
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
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” …
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
Joseph Ax / Reuters:
Reuters wins Pulitzers for national reporting and breaking news photography  —  Reuters won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, taking home the national reporting award for a series of investigations into Elon Musk's manufacturing empire and the breaking news photography award for searing images of the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Joe Kahn: ‘The newsroom is not a safe space’  —  The Scene  —  Q&A  —  Ben Smith: Dan Pfeiffer, who used to work for Barack Obama, recently wrote of the Times: “They do not see their job as saving democracy or stopping an authoritarian from taking power.”  Why don't you see your job as: “We've got to stop Trump?”
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
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.
 
 
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