memeorandum: EU elections 2024 live: Emmanuel Macron dissolves French parliament and calls snap election after huge far-right gains (The Guardian)

11:45 AM ET, June 10, 2024

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Trump tells rally-goers not to die in searing Vegas heat: 'I don't care about you, I just want your vote' — Remark get laughs at rally - but also draws raised eyebrows on social media as critics argue Trump was being truthful — Donald Trump is no stranger to accusations that he has little regard …

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Politico:

Playbook: Kamala Harris sizes up her competition — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — EURO EARTHQUAKE — Voters in the European Parliament elections veered sharply to the right in results announced yesterday, with many of the continent's ruling centrist parties making major retreats.

Discussion: HuffPost, CNN, The Hill and Raw Story

Ron Dicker / HuffPost:

Eric Swalwell Savages Trump Rally With ‘You Might Be In A Cult If... ’ Video — The California congressman hilariously captured the ridiculous messianic vibe of Trump's Las Vegas campaign stop. — LOADING — Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) mocked Donald Trump's Las Vegas rally Sunday …

Michael Gold / New York Times:
In Las Vegas, Trump Appeals to Local Workers and Avoids Talk of Conviction

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CNN:
Biden nears huge next move on immigration as he tries to win over Latinos in key states

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Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
Trump embraces harsh immigration rhetoric during Las Vegas rally

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Alexander Nazaryan / New Republic:

Donald Trump's Last (We Hope) Grift — Have you been to the Trump Ocean Resort Baja Mexico? It's absolutely lovely; you must visit one of these days. I did, a little while back. Let me tell you all about it. The resort is in Mexico, just over the border with the United States and southwest of …

Discussion: Raw Story

Sam Sutton / Politico: Never mind: Wall Street titans shake off qualms and embrace Trump

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

NBC News:

Biden admin has discussed potentially negotiating unilateral deal with Hamas to free U.S. hostages — Such talks, if they begin, would not include Israel and would be conducted through Qatari interlocutors. — WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials have discussed potentially negotiating …

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Washington Post: A crucial demographic for Biden: White voters without college degrees

Lisa Needham / Public Notice:

Trump's sentencing: everything you need to know — Defendants normally plead for leniency. Trump is too busy slandering the judge. … With Donald Trump's sentencing for his 34 felony convictions just a month away, speculation about the criminal consequences for the former president is reaching a fever pitch.

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NBC News:
Trump probation interview set for Monday after hush money conviction

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Judd Legum / Popular Information:

The brazen GOP plan to launder cash to the nation's most radical gubernatorial candidate — One of the country's most hotly contested gubernatorial contests is taking place in North Carolina, where Lt. Governor Mark Robinson (R) — known for his extremist views on LGBTQ rights, abortion …

Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo

Scott Bauer / ABC News:

Liberal Judge Susan Crawford enters race for Wisconsin Supreme Court with majority at stake — A liberal judge who previously represented Planned Parenthood in a case related to abortion access has entered the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court — This photo provided by Susan Crawford for Wisconsin …

Discussion: Associated Press

Punchbowl News:

Trump irritates House Freedom Caucus with endorsements … But there is one area where Trump is really irking the group of conservative hardliners — endorsements. — First, Trump endorsed against the group's chair, Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.). Now, senior HFC members are openly criticizing …

Discussion: NBC News

The Guardian:

EU elections 2024 live: Emmanuel Macron dissolves French parliament and calls snap election after huge far-right gains — Emmanuel Macron makes shock decision to call election for 30 June after National Rally makes huge gains in France — Turnout across EU at 51% Estimates for Portugal Estimate for Romania Estimate for Poland

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Politico:
Macron gambles on snap election to fight far-right surge

Politico:
Europe swings to the right — led by France

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Ivana Saric / Axios:

Ukraine strikes Moscow's most advanced fighter jet inside Russia … - The attack took place at the Akhtubinsk airfield in Russia's Astrakhan region, about 366 miles behind the front lines, GUR added. — “The Su-57 is Moscow's most advanced fighter” jet that can carry two different types of cruise missiles.

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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:

Trump Demands Biden Remove Ad of Him Calling Dead Soldiers ‘Suckers’ and ‘Losers’ — WAGING WAR — The former president said only a “psycho” or a “very stupid person” would've made such statements. — Donald Trump on Sunday called for President Joe Biden to take down an attack ad featuring …

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New York Times:

The Success Narratives of Liberal Life Leave Little Room for Having Children — For young, secular, politically progressive men and women, having children has become something of an afterthought. Liberal conventional wisdom encourages people to spend their 20s on journeys of personal …

Iain Rogers / Bloomberg:

Scholz Heading for Another Election Rout in Eastern Germany — Ruling parties were trounced in the former communist regions — Three states where AfD is strongest force vote in September — Scholz's SPD Sees Worst-Ever Result in Germany's EU Vote — Chancellor Olaf Scholz's …

Discussion: DNyuz

New York Times:

Teamsters President Asks for Speaking Slot at Both Parties' Conventions — Having Sean O'Brien at the Republican National Convention would be politically useful to former President Donald J. Trump, even absent an endorsement. The union has yet to back a candidate.

Discussion: Deadline

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.