memeorandum: Macron calls snap election after far-right triumph in EU vote (Politico)

7:30 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.

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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 …

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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.

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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.

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Barak Ravid / Axios:

Netanyahu preventing victory over Hamas, Gantz says as he exits coalition … - Gantz, who was a member of Netanyahu's war cabinet for eight months, is seen by the Biden administration and many other Western and Arab governments as a moderate. … - With Gantz's withdrawal …

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Washington Post, The Times of Israel, Metro.co.uk, Al-Monitor, Fortune, RTÉ, UPI, DNyuz and The Free Press

Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:

Kamala Harris mourns death of Palestinians in raid that rescued 4 Israeli hostages — An unknown number of Palestinian innocents were killed in Israel's rescue op — Vice President Harris mourned the Palestinians who were killed in a successful Israeli hostage rescue operation this weekend during an address delivered Saturday.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, CNN, JNS.org and Breitbart

Politico:

Macron calls snap election after far-right triumph in EU vote — PARIS — European elections are meant to be worthy but boring exercises in centrist coalition building. Not this time. — A surge in far-right populism in France provoked President Emmanuel Macron into calling …

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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

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CBS News:

Trump and Biden neck and neck nationally and in battlegrounds — CBS News poll — Among all the factors on voters' minds this election, former President Donald Trump's guilty verdict pales in comparison to issues like the economy, inflation, and the border — all items on which Trump maintains advantages.

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

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Rolling Stone:
‘Georgia Is Our Laboratory’: Inside Trump's Plan to Rig 2024

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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 …

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Politico:

Unaired footage shows chaos, anger of congressional leaders amid Jan. 6 evacuation — POLITICO reviewed the 45 minutes of video, shot by Nancy Pelosi's daughter Alexandra, that was recently obtained by House GOP investigators. — As then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi fled the Capitol after it was overrun …

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

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

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

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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 …

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Maya Goldman / Axios:

Democratic-leaning doctors flex political muscle in abortion debate … - Their push coincides with the erosion of the historical alliance between Republicans and the American Medical Association, which has staked out progressive stances on topics including trans care and gun violence.