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2:30 PM ET, May 8, 2024

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Susanne Craig / New York Times:
R.F.K. Jr. Says Doctors Found a Dead Worm in His Brain  —  The presidential candidate has faced previously undisclosed health issues, including a parasite that he said ate part of his brain.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has emphasized his vitality and relative youth compared with the leading Democratic …
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Stormy Daniels details Trump's sleazy contempt for women  —  PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers.  Appreciate our independent journalism?  Then please sign up to support us.  —  📈 Subscribe to Public Notice 📈
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Washington Post:
Stormy Daniels testifies, Trump curses in an angry day in court
Associated Press:
Trump faces jail threat over gag order as prosecutors zero in on transactions at heart of the case
Luke Mullins / Politico:
FreedomWorks Is Closing — And Blaming Trump  —  The libertarian organization couldn't survive the populist shift in the Republican Party.  —  FreedomWorks, the once-swaggering conservative organization that helped turn tea party protesters into a national political force, is shutting down …
Discussion: Raw Story
emptywheel:
How We Got to a Place Where Right Wingers Cheer Stealing Nuclear Documents  —  When Aileen Cannon issued her order delaying Trump's stolen documents trial indefinitely, I posted this on Xitter.  —  The post was factual.  Trump nominated Judge Cannon on May 21, 2020.
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
When Trump Attacks Our Elections, We Will Have No Excuse  —  Donald Trump and his Republican allies have no intention of accepting the outcome of a free and fair election.  They are boasting about building a voter suppression war machine.  They have told us their plans to intimidate election officials and voters.
Discussion: HuffPost and New York Times
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Lawrence Andrea / Journal Sentinel:
‘Character is too important’: Paul Ryan says he'll write in a candidate, won't vote for Trump
NBC News:
RFK Jr.'s new hire who downplayed Jan. 6 appears to have been at the Capitol during the attack  —  Photos and videos from outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, uncovered by online sleuths and NBC News appear to show Zach Henry, a right-wing influencer now working for Kennedy's campaign.
Damian Carrington / The Guardian:
World's top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target  —  Exclusive: Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists finds  —  Hundreds of the world's leading climate scientists expect global temperatures …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Reuters
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Georgia appeals court will review decision that kept Fani Willis on Trump case  —  A Georgia appeals court agreed Wednesday to review a lower court ruling in former President Trump's 2020 state-level election case allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue overseeing it, per a filing.
NBC News:
U.S. pauses Israel arms shipment over Rafah assault fears as Biden pushes for a cease-fire deal  —  An Israeli official told NBC News there is deep frustration in the country's government over the decision, which comes as the Biden admin presses for a cease-fire deal that would head off …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump Super PAC to join TikTok with @MAGA handle  —  MAGA Inc is the first Trump-affiliated entity to join TikTok  —  FIRST ON FOX: Former President Trump's Super PAC has launched a @MAGA TikTok — the first entity connected to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee to join …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Semafor and Fox Business
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NBC News:
TikTok sues U.S. government, saying potential ban violates First Amendment
Politico:
Unexpected warning signs for Trump in busy Indiana primary  —  There were a half-dozen consequential GOP primaries on Tuesday, but Nikki Haley's performance in the already concluded presidential race could be a sign of trouble for Trump in more competitive states.
Washington Post:
Judge indefinitely delays Trump's classified documents trial in Florida  —  U.S. Judge Aileen M. Cannon said there are too many pre-trial issues to address to set a new trial date now  —  Donald Trump's Florida trial for allegedly mishandling classified documents and obstructing government efforts …
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Politico:
Playbook: Biden's race to Trump-proof his legacy  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  OUR MAN IN JERUSALEM — CIA Director WILLIAM BURNS is meeting this hour with Israeli PM BENJAMIN NETANYAHU after Gaza cease-fire talks were rekindled yesterday …
Discussion: Breitbart
Julia Doubleday / The Gauntlet:
Does the public understand that “variant” means “vaccine resistant”?  —  Getting boosted is critical because the virus is changing.  Other forms of mitigation are critical to slow the rate of change.  —  Last week, the WHO announced that it will recommend creation of a new booster for the JN.1 variant of COVID-19.
Discussion: Global News
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
RFK Jr's ‘history lesson’ on Russia's invasion of Ukraine flunks the fact test  —  A line-by-line dissection shows he's often echoing Russian talking points.  —  The Fact Checker  —  A reader asked us to fact-check a four-minute “history lesson” posted by presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on YouTube.
Discussion: Reuters
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden hits Trump with major Microsoft announcement in Wisconsin … - He'll be taking a not-so-subtle shot at former President Trump in the same location where Trump touted a $10 billion Foxconn facility, which he called the “eighth wonder of the world” seven years ago.
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
McCarthy vs. Gaetz: The GOP's never-ending feud  —  Seven months after the Florida firebrand led the ouster of the former speaker, tempers are running hotter than ever — with McCarthy lauding Gaetz's new primary challenger.  —  Kevin McCarthy is escalating his revenge campaign against Rep. Matt Gaetz.
Key Bridge Incident:
AUTHORITIES IDENTIFY SIXTH VICTIM RECOVERED IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE  —  BALTIMORE - Today, Unified Command salvage teams located the sixth victim and promptly notified the Maryland Department of State Police.  —  Maryland State Police investigators along with officers …
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Reuters:
Ukraine lawmakers back bill allowing some convicts to enlist in army
Discussion: Politico
Daniella Genovese / Fox Business:
California bill could remove self-checkout lanes at grocers, certain retailers
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
RFK Jr. Says Doctors Found a Dead Worm in His Brain: Report
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump's inflation bomb: How his second-term plans could make it worse
Discussion: Raw Story and Breitbart
The White House:
Remarks by President Biden at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Annual Days of Remembrance Ceremony
 Earlier Items: 
Nadia Scharf / The Indianapolis Star:
Rep. André Carson easily wins primary, but GOP's 7th District choice died in March
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: McCormick PAC launches big ad buy in Pennsylvania Senate race
Discussion: Daily Kos
Lidia Kelly / Reuters:
Russian court says US soldier charged with theft causing ‘significant’ damage
Scouting Newsroom:
Boy Scouts of America to Become Scouting America
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
New York Times editor Joe Kahn says defending democracy is a partisan act and he won't do it
Discussion: Boing Boing, Fox News and New Republic