memeorandum: Justice Alito warns of declining support for freedom of speech on college campuses (Lawrence Hurley/NBC News)

11:55 PM ET, May 11, 2024

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Marianne LeVine / Washington Post:

Trump insults prosecutor at Jersey Shore rally filled with vulgar jabs — The presumptive Republican nominee spoke at a large rally where there were plenty of personal attacks and vulgar expressions from Trump and his supporters. — WILDWOOD, N.J. — Donald Trump on Saturday insulted …

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Politico:

Trump, escalating attacks at rally, says Biden is ‘surrounded by fascists’ — He's still under threat of jailtime if he violates a gag order. — After spending the week sitting in silence as a parade of witnesses — from porn star Stormy Daniels to a former White House aide …

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New York Post:

Trump blasts Biden as ‘total moron’ before crowd of 100K at NJ rally: ‘Whole world is laughing at him’ — WILDWOOD, NJ — Donald Trump recited all his greatest hits at a massive Saturday evening rally in Wildwood, NJ — but managed to avoid violating his court-imposed gag order by focusing …

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Fox News:

Trump supporters flock to massive New Jersey campaign rally to hear former president speak amid ongoing trials — The late-afternoon rally is expected to draw more than 40,000 supporters — Supporters of Donald Trump came out in droves Saturday to hear the former president speak …

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David Jackson / USA Today:
A guilty verdict? Donald Trump and allies are bracing voters for the worst

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New York Times:

Amid Scrutiny, Paul Manafort Leaves Republican Convention Role — Eight years after helping Donald J. Trump get elected — and four years after being released from prison — the longtime political operative was back as a volunteer to advise the G.O.P. convention.

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Washington Post:

Manafort will no longer take on Republican convention role — Manafort had offered to work free on the Republican convention, meeting with officials in recent weeks about his role. — Paul Manafort, the longtime political power broker who served as the 2016 chairman for Donald Trump's presidential campaign …

Discussion: Democrats

Josh Dawsey / Washington Post: GOP escalates fight with Secret Service over convention protesters

New York Times:

Trump May Owe $100 Million From Double-Dip Tax Breaks, Audit Shows … The I.R.S. believes that former President Donald J. Trump violated a law meant to prevent double-dipping on tax-reducing losses.Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times — Former President Donald J. Trump used …

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ProPublica:

IRS Audit of Trump Could Cost Former President More Than $100 Million — The tax agency concluded in its long-running investigation that Trump effectively claimed the same massive write-off twice on his failed Chicago tower. — Co-published with The New York Times

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Alex Thompson / Axios:

Scoop: Trump quietly moves Haley off his blacklist … - Trump is scrambling to make up a fundraising disadvantage against President Biden and pay legal fees. … - A reconciliation with Haley, his former UN ambassador, also could help Trump cut attract some of the college-educated Republicans …

Politico:
Nikki Haley keeps racking up votes in final stretch of the GOP primary, and Donald Trump keeps ignoring them

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Zac Anderson / USA Today:
Donald Trump says Nikki Haley not under consideration for vice president

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M.L. Nestel / Raw Story:

New lawsuit accuses Trump campaign of illegally attempting to hide payments to women — Donald Trump's election campaign has been hit with a sex discrimination lawsuit involving fresh accusations that his lawyers violated federal law by attempting to hide settlement payments to women accusers.

Discussion: CREW and The Daily Beast

Carl Gibson / Raw Story:

Georgia GOP vice chair booted for illegally voting 9 times as a convicted felon — Brian K. Pritchard is no longer the vice chairman of the Georgia Republican Party after a large majority of his fellow Republicans voted to remove him from his position this week.

Discussion: Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Associated Press

Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:

Justice Alito warns of declining support for freedom of speech on college campuses — The conservative justice also warned that freedom of religion is “imperiled” as he delivered a commencement address at a Catholic college. — Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Saturday warned …

Discussion: The Hill, New York Times, Associated Press and Washington Examiner

Kyle Morris / Fox News:

Pelosi rebuked to her face during Oxford debate after condemning Americans clouded by ‘guns, gays, God’ — Pelosi suggested Americans refuse to listen to Democrats about certain issues due to their beliefs about ‘guns, gays, [and] God’ — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. …

Discussion: Stephen K Bannon's War Room, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, RedState and The Gateway Pundit

Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:

New York Supreme Court shoots down Long Island county transgender athlete ban — The New York Supreme Court struck down a directive from Long Island's Nassau County that banned transgender women from participating in girls' and women's athletics at county parks.

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