memeorandum: When it comes to the law, Donald Trump believes the rules don't apply (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

9:10 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, Breitbart, KTLA, The Hill, CBS News, JNS.org, Palestine Chronicle, Washington Examiner, Reuters 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: The American Conservative, DNyuz, Newsbusters, Washington Post, Bloomberg, USA Today, Associated Press and Reuters

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

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, Fortune, Al-Monitor, DNyuz, The Free Press, RTÉ and UPI

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: JNS.org, CNN, Washington Examiner and Breitbart

Nadeen Ebrahim / CNN:
Israeli minister Benny Gantz resigns from war cabinet in blow to Netanyahu

Discussion: The Times of Israel, NPR, Breitbart, CBS News, Reuters, DNyuz, Al-Monitor, JNS.org, RedState, Al Jazeera and RTÉ

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.

Discussion: RedState, The Hill, USA Today, Breitbart, Washington Times, The Guardian, PoliticusUSA and Mediaite

The Philadelphia Inquirer:

When it comes to the law, Donald Trump believes the rules don't apply — The former president's criminal conviction and broadsides aimed at the legal system further demonstrate why he is unfit for any office, let alone the Oval Office. — By The Inquirer Editorial Board — Published Jun 9, 2024

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

Discussion: Raw Story

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

Discussion: Raw Story

Politico:

Macron bets big on snap election to fight far-right surge — 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 a high-risk national election …

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Associated Press, Al Jazeera, CNBC, New York Times, Euronews, Breitbart, Semafor, The Sun, Reuters, DNyuz, Bloomberg, Human Events and New York Daily News

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 …

Discussion: Bloomberg, New York Times, Associated Press, DNyuz and RTÉ

Associated Press:
EU projection shows far-right parties making big gains in European elections as Greens suffer losses

Discussion: Telegraph, Politico, Reuters, The Guardian, Business Insider, Bloomberg, New York Times, Power Line, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, WHDH-TV, Associated Press, Human Events, Deadline, Al Jazeera, Washington Post, DNyuz and RTÉ

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 …

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: HuffPost, Reuters, Associated Press, CNN, New York Times, Vanity Fair, NewsNation, Benzinga and The Post Millennial

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

E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:

Europeans seem to grasp the threat to U.S. democracy better than we do — Our friends are warning us about authoritarianism. — STOCKHOLM — Sometimes, things come into focus more clearly at a distance. — Friends of the United States in Europe seem far more aware of the stakes in our election than we Americans are.

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.