Top Items:
Axios:
Biden's big donors fume over Israel criticism … - “Bad, Bad, Bad, decision, on all levels, Pls reconsider,” he wrote in a message obtained by Axios and other news outlets. — He added: “Let's not forget that there are more Jewish voters, who care about Israel, than Muslim voters that care about Hamas.”
Discussion:
New York Times, VINnews and IJR
RELATED:
Alexander Ward / Politico:
‘We would need to make choices’: Why Biden is threatening Israel now
‘We would need to make choices’: Why Biden is threatening Israel now
Discussion:
Al-Monitor, USA Today, CNN, The Times of Israel, New Yorker, Associated Press, The Guardian, Washington Examiner, Washington Free Beacon, Bloomberg, Axios, New York Times, israelhayom.com, The Japan Times, Drezner's World, Semafor, Yahoo News, HotAir, AllSides Balanced, Washington Times, The Daily Beast and NBC News
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Rubio Wants to Go From ‘Little Marco’ to Trump's VP — BIG GULP — Eight years after feuding with Trump about their relative penis sizes, Rubio is trying to glad-hand his way into The Donald's veep slot. … FROM ‘LITTLE MARCO’ TO VP CONTENDER — At Donald Trump's donor retreat …
RELATED:
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
How Trump Should Choose a Vice President
How Trump Should Choose a Vice President
Discussion:
New Republic, Washington Examiner and AllSides Balanced
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Doug Burgum emerges as an unlikely candidate to be Trump VP
Doug Burgum emerges as an unlikely candidate to be Trump VP
Discussion:
Breitbart and Fargo | KFGO
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
The simple reason Republican Sunday show hits are disasters — It's hard to defend the indefensible. … Not so long ago, the Sunday morning news shows were a vital part of the political ecosphere. Politicians and government officials clamored for the mainstream platform provided by ABC's This Week …
Nicole Chavez / CNN:
Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names to two schools — School board members in Virginia's Shenandoah County voted early Friday to restore the names of two schools that previously honored Confederate leaders - four years after those names had been removed.
Discussion:
USA Today, Washington Post, Reuters, New York Times, The Post Millennial, SWAMY WORLD, Axios and UPI
Max Greenwood / Yahoo News:
Rick Scott tries to rewrite history on $1.7 billion Medicare fraud controversy — Conventional political wisdom would typically advise candidates to steer clear of mentioning their past controversies. — But U.S. Sen. Rick Scott went out of his way, quite literally, on Thursday …
Discussion:
Rolling Stone
Washington Post:
Trump team throws out GOP plan and builds a ‘leaner’ 2024 operation — The new plan calls for fewer offices, less staff and a focus on new partnerships with outside groups — raising concerns among some Republicans. — Donald Trump's 2020 campaign called itself a “juggernaut” …
Discussion:
The Guardian and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
House Democrats' Surprise Campaign Play: Embracing Border Security — Republicans blamed Biden for surge in illegal crossings but blocked bipartisan deal — WASHINGTON—Some House Democrats are leaning into border security on the campaign trail after years of playing defense against Republican criticism …
Discussion:
New York Daily News, Washington Examiner, Inside Elections and Washington Post
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Paul Manafort, poised to rejoin Trump world, aided Chinese media deal — The former Trump campaign chairman, who's likely to help manage this summer's GOP convention, resumed consulting work after being pardoned in 2020.
Discussion:
Mother Jones
Tamara Qiblawi / CNN:
Strapped down, blindfolded, held in diapers: Israeli whistleblowers detail abuse of Palestinians in shadowy detention center — By CNN's International Investigations and Visuals teams — Sde Teiman, Israel CNN — At a military base that now doubles as a detention center in Israel's Negev desert …
Discussion:
The Guardian and The Times of Israel
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
A top Biden aide highlights a coming showdown with GOP over 2017 tax cuts that are due to expire — The Biden White House wants voters to know about its differences with Republicans over taxes, with a top aide making the case for higher rates on corporations and the ultra-wealthy.
Discussion:
New York Times, Denver Post and Daily Kos
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
Hoping tensions ease, House Republicans still brace for more drama — Many House Republicans don't believe Marjorie Taylor Greene and other agitators are going to “move on” as Speaker Mike Johnson hopes. — Shortly after House lawmakers overwhelming rejected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's attempt …
Discussion:
Boing Boing
Axios:
Trump's trial trap: Voters to be his most important jury … - “It really is an all-or-nothing strategy in the sense that the delaying tactic could be a complete victory if he were to be elected president,” said Robert Mintz, a former federal prosecutor. — Judges have latitude in sentencing …
Discussion:
Vox, Talking Points Memo, The Dispatch, The Guardian, Bloomberg and Politico
NBC News:
Trump gets Barron's age wrong when asked about his youngest son's convention role — In an interview with Telemundo 51, Trump offered that Barron, who turned 18 in March, is 17 years old. — Former President Donald Trump misstated the age of his youngest son in an interview that aired Thursday …
Discussion:
USA Today, Raw Story, Mediaite, Washington Post, Digby's Hullabaloo, HuffPost, HotAir, Metro.co.uk, The Post Millennial, Rolling Stone, The Gateway Pundit and Global News
Thomas Zimmer / Democracy Americana:
The Students Have Never Been the Enemy — Has there ever been a student protest movement that wasn't immediately derided by the political center and mainstream elite opinion as too radical, deluded, misguided, counter-productive, and dangerous? — That is certainly the prevailing opinion yet again …
Alexander Ward / Politico:
US to announce new $400 million military aid package for Ukraine — The package includes new Patriot missiles, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, Bradley fighting vehicles, MRAPs, Javelin anti-armor systems and other munitions. — The United States will announce a new $400 million military aid package …
Politico:
Playbook: MAGA Mike vs. Speaker Johnson — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — PROTEST-PROOFING THE DNC — In a newsy column just posted, Jonathan Martin looks at the quiet effort to engineer this summer's Democratic National Convention …
Discussion:
Washington Examiner
NPR:
Medical residents are starting to avoid states with abortion bans, data shows — Isabella Rosario Blum was wrapping up medical school and considering residency programs to become a family practice physician when she got some frank advice: If she wanted to be trained to provide abortions, she shouldn't stay in Arizona.
Discussion:
Research and Action Institute, Associated Press, The Hill, Axios and Eschaton
Axios:
Jim Jordan's quiet power play for 2025 … - Jordan privately told colleagues what he would be doing differently than Johnson during the recent fight over foreign aid funding, multiple sources told Axios. — The Ohio Republican has been noticed handing out more campaign checks to colleagues, multiple lawmakers told Axios.
Discussion:
Salon, Raw Story and Associated Press
Los Angeles Times:
California AG plans how to thwart Trump with lawsuits if he wins another term — California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said he and his staff have been reviewing former President Trump's second-term agenda in detail to prepare a potential onslaught of environmental, immigration and civil rights lawsuits …
Discussion:
Breitbart
Amanda Yen / The Daily Beast:
Stormy's Courtroom Outfit Had Great Significance — ART IMITATES LIFE — The jumpsuit she wore on the stand is the same one she donned for a 2021 satirical film in which Donald Trump sells his soul for the presidency. — TRAGIC — Dr. Kimberly Nix started sharing her cancer journey three years ago …
Discussion:
Raw Story