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Washington Post:
What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign  —  Donald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden's policies on electric vehicles and wind energy, as well as other initiatives opposed by the fossil fuel industry.  —  As Donald Trump sat …
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Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Live Updates: After Stormy Daniels, Testimony Turns to Trump's White House  —  Hours of heated testimony from Ms. Daniels focused on her account of a liaison with Donald J. Trump.  Madeleine Westerhout, who was a key gatekeeper for Mr. Trump during his presidency, followed a Trump Organization employee …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump loses second bid for mistrial in hush money case … Trump lawyer Susan Necheles cross-examines Stormy Daniels on May 9th, 2024.  —  A judge Thursday denied a request by Donald Trump's lawyers for a mistrial — their second failed attempt in three days to scrap the former president's criminal hush money trial.
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
‘Grueling’: The Trial May Be Getting to Trump  —  Did Stormy Daniels' testimony help or hurt the case against Trump?  POLITICO's reporters in the courtroom and on the campaign trail take you behind the curtain.  —  Until this week, Donald Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan has been …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump's political fate likely won't be decided by the courts after all  —  The former president is on trial in Manhattan, but his other cases seem increasingly stalled.  —  What once resembled a wall of legal obstacles that stood between Donald Trump and his return to the White House …
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Politico:
Greene's rebellion sparks new talk of consequences for House GOP rebels  —  Possible sanctions include arming the GOP conference with the ability to force a vote on booting hardliners from committees or even ejecting them altogether.
Discussion: New Republic
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
As co-rulers of the House, the Democratic majority-in-waiting may have already arrived
Discussion: Inside Elections and WWLP-TV
Jacob Sullum / Reason:
California Students Get $1 Million After They Were Expelled for Wearing Supposedly Racist Acne Masks  —  During a sleepover in August 2017, three 14-year-old boys, two of whom were about to start attending St. Francis High School in Mountain View, California, took a picture of themselves wearing dark green acne masks.
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Jessica Schulberg / HuffPost:
There's A GOP Plan For An Execution Spree If Trump Wins The White House  —  Buried on page 554 of the plan is a directive to execute every remaining person on federal death row — and dramatically expand the use of the death penalty.  —  LOADING  —  During the final six months …
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Ex-Nebraska Lawmaker Faces New Charges in Campaign Finance Case  —  The indictment of Jeff Fortenberry, a Republican, renewed a case in which he was convicted of lying to federal agents but that an appeals court later overturned.  —  Former Representative Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Federal prosecutors reissue criminal charges against ex-Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
Discussion: CBS News
Katherine Koretski / NBC News:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears to surprise his running mate with his position on abortion  —  Kennedy and Nicole Shanahan appeared on separate episodes of Sage Steele's podcast, with Kennedy saying women should be able to make the decision “even if it's full-term.”
New York Times:
How Republicans Echo Antisemitic Tropes Despite Declaring Support for Israel  —  Prominent Republicans have seized on campus protests to assail what they say is antisemitism on the left.  But for years they have mainstreamed anti-Jewish rhetoric.  —  The Republican speaker of the House …
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Maryland 2024 Poll: Alsobrooks 42%, Trone 41%  —  Home Polls Maryland 2024 Poll: Alsobrooks 42%, Trone 41%  —  Hogan with Majority Support in GOP Primary, But Trails in General Election  —  A new Emerson College Polling/The Hill/DC News Now survey in Maryland finds the Democratic U.S. Senate primary …
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Day Before Biden Admin Announced It Would Withhold Weapons From Israel, It Issued Sanctions Waiver To Allow Arms Sales to Qatar and Lebanon  —  Less than a day before the Biden administration announced its intent to cut off U.S. arms sales to Israel, it issued a sanctions waiver …
Discussion: Twitchy and WHDH-TV
David Strom / HotAir:
‘Therapy With Hillary’  —  If you want to understand the twisted minds of the Left, you could do worse than watching clips from Morning Joe and The View.  —  Before you say, “Why should I care what those harridans and crazies think?” you should step back for a minute.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Politico:
‘Failing act of political theater’: Greene ostracized after Johnson ouster push  —  Centrists have regarded the Georgia firebrand with a degree of skepticism for a while.  Now she's even losing conservative allies.
Reuters:
Cease-Fire Talks Stall as Anger Flares Over Israel's Incursion Into Rafah … The halt in talks is a setback amid hopes for an agreement to free hostages.  —  High-level hostage negotiations in Cairo were put on hold Thursday, according to officials briefed on the negotiations and Egyptian state media …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
The dangerously illiberal judges  —  A group of Trump appointees vow they won't hire clerks from Columbia because students there engaged in protest they don't like. … It was likely only a matter of time before right-wing federal judges decided to weigh in on student protests over the ongoing slaughter of Palestinians.
Discussion: Above the Law, PJ Media and Fortune
Emily Shugerman / The Daily Beast:
New Witness Bill Could Doom Harvey Weinstein at Retrial  —  COVERING THE BASES  —  The proposed law would allow prior bad acts to be used in sexual assault cases—the kind of evidence an appeals court threw out in the Hollywood mogul's case. … The reversal of Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mercury News
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
‘Total lie:’ Ann Coulter denies opposing Ramaswamy's presidency due to his race  —  Commentator Ann Coulter has denied saying she would not have voted for Vivek Ramaswamy in the Republican Party's 2024 primary elections due to his Indian ethnicity, calling accusations of racism a “total lie.”
Melanie Lefkowitz / Cornell Chronicle:
After ‘transformational’ tenure, Pollack to retire June 30  —  President Martha E. Pollack, who oversaw the creation of significant interdisciplinary programs, including a new school of public policy; expanded the affordability and accessibility of a Cornell education; and whose navigation …
 
 
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Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Federal court denies Hunter Biden appeal in Delaware federal gun charges case
Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Green Party alleges it's the target of mischief in Arizona Senate race
Discussion: Washington Examiner
US Department of Justice:
Seven Members and Associates of Large-Scale Gas Pump Skimming Device Organization Charged with Racketeering and Money Laundering Conspiracies
John Harwood / Zeteo:
As a Veteran Reporter, I've Always Valued Neutrality. But Trump's Threat To Democracy Should be the Biggest Political Story of 2024
Discussion: Adweek
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Dems' kangaroo court against Donald Trump is only backfiring
 Earlier Items: 
Reuters:
In surprise move, Somalia asks U.N. to end political mission
Discussion: Bloomberg
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Nikki Haley Is Huddling With Donors and Won't Endorse Donald Trump Yet
Anastasiia Malenko / Reuters:
Ukraine's parliament dismisses agriculture minister suspected of corruption, lawmaker says
Discussion: The Guardian
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Barron Trump to step into the political arena as a Florida delegate at the Republican convention