memeorandum: One day after dramatic hostage rescue, Israeli War Cabinet minister Benny Gantz resigns (John Bacon/USA Today)

4:35 PM ET, June 9, 2024

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John Bacon / USA Today:

One day after dramatic hostage rescue, Israeli War Cabinet minister Benny Gantz resigns — Militant-held Israeli hostages were among the more than 200 people killed in the raid that freed four captives and has been lauded as heroic in Israel but described as a massacre across much of the Middle East, Hamas officials said Sunday.

Discussion: Associated Press, CBS News, Breitbart, Washington Examiner, Palestine Chronicle, JNS.org and The Times of Israel

Adam Rasgon / New York Times:

Benny Gantz Quits Israel's Emergency Government in Dispute Over Gaza — Gantz threatened to resign last month. — The Israeli politician Benny Gantz, a key member of the country's war cabinet, quit the government on Sunday over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the war in Gaza.

Discussion: Washington Post, Associated Press, DNyuz, Bloomberg, USA Today and Reuters

Nadeen Ebrahim / CNN:

Israeli minister Benny Gantz resigns from war cabinet in blow to Netanyahu — Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz has resigned from Benjamin Netanyahu's government, delivering a blow to the prime minister who has been celebrating the rare rescue of hostages held in Gaza.

Discussion: Axios, Reuters, The Hill, Associated Press, Bloomberg, RTÉ, Al-Monitor, DNyuz, RedState, UPI, Al Jazeera, JNS.org, The Times of Israel and The American Conservative

Associated Press:

Gaza's Health Ministry says 274 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raid that rescued 4 hostages — Police use water cannon to disperse protesters at anti-government rally in Tel Aviv — At least 274 Palestinians, including dozens of children, were killed, and hundreds more were wounded …

Discussion: Washington Post, Washington Examiner, Axios, The Times of Israel, CBS News, Reuters, BBC, New York Post, Associated Press, RTÉ, Al-Monitor, DNyuz, Politico, Al Jazeera, Raw Story, The Sun, JNS.org, Florida Politics and Metro.co.uk

CBS News:

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CNN:
Endangered Republicans gamble backing Trump after guilty verdict as vulnerable Democrats remain cautious

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Rolling Stone:
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Politico:

Europe swings to the right — led by France — Center-right and far-right parties are leading the way in the EU election. — Europe's center of political gravity is veering to the right. — Center-right and far-right parties are set to take the largest number of seats …

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Associated Press:

EU projection shows far-right parties making big gains in European elections as Greens suffer losses — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen cast her ballot on the final day of the EU election on Sunday. Von der Leyen voted in the village of Beinhorn in her home country of Germany.

Discussion: The Guardian, New York Times, Bloomberg, Politico, Reuters, Al Jazeera, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, RTÉ and HotAir

Politico:

Macron dissolves parliament after EU defeat, calls election — PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament and called a fresh election on Sunday, following his party's crushing defeat at the hands of far-right candidates in the European Union election.

Discussion: The Guardian, Bloomberg, CBS News, Al Jazeera, The Sun and Human Events

Jason Sattler / I Know How Much You Care:

The most important sentence you will read about the 2024 election — Messaging expert Anat Shenker-Osorio explains that victory in November depends on convincing low-information voters that the MAGA threat is real. — Donald Trump's greatest advantage is that he is treated like a clown.

Discussion: Raw Story

NBC News:

Trump probation interview set for Monday after hush money conviction — The former president was convicted last month on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the hush money case against him. — Former President Trump is scheduled to sit for a virtual interview on Monday …

Discussion: The Hill, Vanity Fair, Benzinga and The Post Millennial

Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:

Trump will hold outdoor Las Vegas rally in scorching heat. His campaign has extra medics and water — Former President Donald Trump 's campaign is hiring extra medics, loading up on fans and water bottles and allowing supporters to carry umbrellas to an outdoor rally Sunday in Las Vegas …

Discussion: The Daily Beast, PoliticusUSA, Reno Gazette-Journal, Washington Examiner, DNyuz, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story and Washington Post

Nathan Layne / Reuters:
Trump to hold rally in swing state Nevada during heatwave

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David French / New York Times:

The Day My Old Church Canceled Me Was a Very Sad Day — This week, the leaders of the Presbyterian Church in America will gather in Richmond, Va., for their annual General Assembly. The Presbyterian Church in America is a small, theologically conservative Christian denomination that was my family's church home for more than 15 years.

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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:

Republicans pitch tax cuts for corporations, the wealthy in 2025 — Trump has asked wealthy donors for donations, promising large tax breaks in return if he retakes the White House — Republicans in Congress are preparing to not just extend former president Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts …

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money, No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Kos and Benzinga

Politico:

Bipartisanship or Republican meddling? AIPAC is biggest source of GOP donations in Dem primaries — AIPAC sees support for Israel as bipartisan, and its donors come from both parties. But its practice of sending money from GOP donors into Democratic races has enraged progressives.

Elena Schneider / Politico:

Hollywood vets and Biden alums launch super PAC to shore up his youth vote problem — The group, Won't PAC Down, is eyeing a budget of up to $25 million. — Allies of President Joe Biden are launching a new super PAC aimed at fixing one of his most problematic demographic trends: his erosion with young voters.

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