memeorandum: The surprising topic AIPAC isn't focusing on in campaign ads: Israel (Politico)

8:50 AM ET, May 17, 2024

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At Justice Alito's House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol on Display … A photo obtained by The Times shows an inverted flag at the Alito residence on Jan. 17, 2021, three days before the Biden inauguration. — After the 2020 presidential election, as some Trump supporters falsely claimed …

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William Melhado / The Texas Tribune:

Gov. Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, veteran who killed police brutality protester in 2020 — A Travis County jury sentenced Perry to 25 years in prison last year, prompting Abbott to ask the state parole board to review his case. — More than a year after a Travis County jury convicted Daniel Perry …

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Jim Vertuno / Associated Press:
Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester

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USA Today:
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, who killed Black Lives Matter protester in 2020

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Will Doran / WECT-TV:

NC Senate votes to ban people from wearing masks in public for health reasons — RALEIGH, N.C. (WRAL) - The North Carolina Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to ban anyone from wearing masks in public for health reasons, following an emotional debate about the wisdom of the proposal.

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Julia Doubleday / The Gauntlet:
Biden, CDC silent as North Carolina lawmakers vote to ban masks

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Dana Liebelson / Politico:

'A Governor Who Doesn't Seem to Have Much Interest in Governing Arkansas' — Sarah Huckabee Sanders' increasing number of critics think she's too worried about her national profile. — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders assumed a podium on a recent spring morning in Arkansas …

Politico:

Playbook: Debate insider tees off on Biden and Trump — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — THE FRIDAY READ — “Sarah Huckabee Sanders Is Building a MAGA Paradise in Arkansas,” by Dana Liebelson in Little Rock for POLITICO Magazine …

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Davidrlurie / Public Notice:

Lincoln's warning — 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 🏛️ — A right-wing Supreme Court majority …

Kirk Siegler / NPR:

Biden ending new leases in America's top coal region — In a pair of controversial environmental decisions, the Biden administration is moving to end all new coal leasing in the country's largest producing coal region, the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana.

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Jonathan Lemire / Politico:

Biden's team had a few demands for a Trump debate. A major one: No crowd. — “Trump feeds off the crowd, they give him life. We wanted to take that away.” — When Donald Trump took the stage at a CNN town hall in Manchester, New Hampshire, one year ago, a crowd of his supporters roared …

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Politico:

The surprising topic AIPAC isn't focusing on in campaign ads: Israel — The top pro-Israel group isn't mentioning Israel in most of its ads against congressional candidates. It's a strategic decision. — The most prominent pro-Israel group in American politics has promised to pour tens …

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Reuters:

Insight: Donald Trump wants to control the Justice Department and FBI. His allies have a plan — Some of Donald Trump's allies are assembling proposals to curtail the Justice Department's independence and turn the nation's top law enforcement body into an attack dog for conservative causes …

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Brett Bachman / The Daily Beast:

Upside-Down Flag Flew at Alito's Home After Biden Won: NYT — NOT EVEN HIDING IT — The Supreme Court justice, for his part, denied any involvement in the placement of the flag—instead blaming his wife. — WHAT GOES UP... The Kansas City Chiefs kicker shared his unsettling thoughts …

Jamie Joseph / Fox News:

Menendez co-defendants reveal strategy to beat the rap in high-stakes corruption trial — Defense attorneys for businessmen Wael Hana and Fred Daibes opened day four of New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial — The federal government's case in its corruption prosecution …

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Wall Street Journal:

Trump Allies Draw Up Plans for Unprecedented Immigration Crackdown — Advisers to former president are getting a head start on clearing the hurdles they would face — WASHINGTON—Donald Trump's allies are drawing up detailed proposals to implement the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's plans …

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Erik Loomis / The Conversation:

Biden's labor report card: Historian gives ‘Union Joe’ a higher grade than any president since FDR — Joe Biden has pledged repeatedly to go further than any of his predecessors with his support for U.S. labor rights. — “I intend to be the most pro-union president leading …

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The Daily Beast:

SCOTUS Silently Grinds Democracy Into Powder as Trump Distracts America — THE NEW ABNORMAL — While America's eyes are focused on the ever-evolving life and alleged crimes of Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is eroding democracy and the U.S. justice system.

Scripps News:

Scripps News Exclusive: Trump willing to include Kennedy in debates with Biden — Trump and President Biden have agreed to debate twice before 2024 election. — In an exclusive interview with Scripps News on Thursday, former President Donald Trump said he would have “no problem” …

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Morgan Phillips / Daily Mail:

Georgia Republican files for divorce from blonde bombshell oncologist wife who teases ‘he will not be forthcoming’ about how their marriage REALLY unraveled after 12 years together raising seven children — McCormick's wife texted Daily Mail: 'I'm sure that he will not be forthcoming'

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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:

DeSantis signs bill wiping climate change references from Florida law … - The heat index in Key West hit a record 115°F on Wednesday and the National Weather Service warned South Florida could expect well-above average temperatures with “hazardous heat index values this week.

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Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:

US House votes to force weapons shipments to Israel, rebuking Biden — The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would force President Joe Biden to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for delaying bomb shipments as he urges Israel …

ABC News:

DOJ releases proposed rule to reclassify marijuana — The drug would be listed as Schedule III substance if the proposal is approved. — Marijuana plants for the adult recreational market are seen inside a greenhouse at Hepworth Farms in Milton, New York, July 15, 2022.

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Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:

West Virginia secretary of state candidate loses primary and gets bitten by snake while removing campaign signs — . — A Republican who was running for West Virginia secretary of state has been hospitalized after suffering multiple snake bites while he removed campaign signs on Wednesday.

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CNN:

Biden asserts executive privilege over Hur audio files ahead of House contempt proceedings against Garland — President Joe Biden moved to assert executive privilege over recordings of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur as House Republicans press ahead with contempt proceedings …

Austin Murphy / Santa Rosa Press-Democrat:

SSU president Mike Lee placed on leave for controversial email detailing pact with pro-Palestinian campus protesters — Sonoma State University President Mike Lee announced he is stepping aside — for how long remains unclear — in the wake of a controversial email he'd sent …

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Andrew Solender / Axios:

House Democrats quietly fueled end-run around GOP leadership … - House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) urged her colleagues to sign the petition at a closed-door Democratic Caucus meeting on Wednesday, one of the sources said. — It's the first time since 2015 that such a petition …

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