Republican defends child marriage: I'm "pro-choice" (www.newsweek.com)
A New Hampshire Republican lawmaker who has been under fire for defending child marriage has lashed out at his “haters” while insisting that his stance is “pro-choice.”...
Biden Says Trump Will Not Accept 2024 Result: ‘I Promise You He Won’t’ (www.huffpost.com)
“The guy is not a democrat with a small d,” the president told CNN’s Erin Burnett....
Democrats make no promises about bailing out Mike Johnson again (www.axios.com)
Marjorie Taylor Greene boed by Republicans (www.newsweek.com)
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greenewas booed on the House floor Wednesday afternoon by Republicans and Democrats after bringing forward her motion to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson....
What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign: Donald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden’s policies on electric vehicles and wind energy & more (wapo.st)
The corruption is really open at this point....
Mockery, low tactics, sexist tropes: gloriously, Stormy Daniels is repaying Donald Trump in kind (www.theguardian.com)
At some deep level, the former adult film star clearly has his number and knows how to hit him where it hurts...
What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign (www.msn.com)
Trump’s response stunned several of the executives in the room overlooking the ocean: You all are wealthy enough, he said, that you should raise $1 billion to return me to the White House. At the dinner, he vowed to immediately reverse dozens of President Biden’s environmental rules and policies and stop new ones from being...
Why is RFK Jr. polling steadily around 10%? Does anyone know anyone who is voting for him? What are their reasons / brainworms? (projects.fivethirtyeight.com)
Trinity College Dublin agrees to divest from Israeli firms after student protest (www.theguardian.com)
Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna reveal bill to ‘cancel all medical debt’ (www.theguardian.com)
Barron Trump, 18, to Make Political Debut as Florida Delegate to the Republican Convention (www.usnews.com)
Molly Cook just became the first out LGBTQ+ person elected to the Texas Senate (www.lgbtqnation.com)
'It's about time': Charlie Kirk defends frat boy who made monkey noises at Black woman (www.rawstory.com)
DOJ ‘Stonewalling’ House Ethics Committee Probe of Matt Gaetz (www.thedailybeast.com)
The NYPD's new sizzle reels aren't just dumb. They're dangerous. (www.motherjones.com)
Haley won 1 in 5 Indiana Republican voters in the presidential primary. She left the race in March (apnews.com)
They Used to Say Arabs Can’t Have Democracy Because It’d Be Bad for Israel. Now the U.S. Can’t Have It Either. (theintercept.com)
A serious red line has been crossed: America’s democratic freedoms, expansive on paper, will simply not tolerate serious dissent on the U.S.–Israel relationship. As criticisms of Israel have become more mainstream, the attempt to shut them down entirely has become more extreme....
Biden says US won't supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally (apnews.com)
House quickly rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to remove Speaker Johnson from office (apnews.com)
Trump Team Holds Breath as Stormy Daniels Returns to Stand (time.com)
Biden Just Effectively Killed a Report on Israeli Actions in Gaza (newrepublic.com)
YouTube accused of censoring Macklemore's "Hind's Hall" (www.newsweek.com)
In Arizona, election workers trained with deepfakes to prepare for 2024 | “By the end of the second day, you’re like: Trust no one,” said one county recorder who completed the training. (wapo.st)
Why Ukraine Should Keep Striking Russian Oil Refineries (www.foreignaffairs.com)
Washington’s criticism is misplaced: attacks on oil refineries will not have the effect on global energy markets that U.S. officials fear. These strikes reduce Russia’s ability to turn its oil into usable products; they do not affect the volume of oil it can extract or export. In fact, with less domestic refining...