Judge holds Trump in contempt of court, raises threat of jail time | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Donald Trump courts an increasingly friendly Libertarian Party | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Iran sought mass casualties in Israel strike, U.S. officials say | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
The Intercept is running out of cash (www.semafor.com)
Zimbabwe is grappling with its sixth currency change in 16 years (www.semafor.com)
Nebraska GOP plan to deny Biden an electoral vote picks up momentum (www.semafor.com)
Nebraska Republicans mobilized to change how their state awards electoral votes on Wednesday, with key legislators in Lincoln endorsing the plan and Democrats scrambling to stop it....
Swiss federal ministers are giving up their free ski passes (www.semafor.com)
Swiss federal ministers are giving up their free annual ski passes worth around $4,000....
Trump and Nebraska governor push to deny Biden a crucial electoral vote | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Some US politicians are moving to ban lab grown meat. (www.semafor.com)
EU may allow Ukraine eased entry into bloc | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Ukraine and other candidate nations could see a staggered entry into the EU.
George Santos is running for Congress (www.semafor.com)
Tonight, I want to announce that I will be returning to the arena of politics and challenging Nick [LaLota] for the battle over #NY1,” Santos told Semafor in a statement. “I look forward to debating him on the issues and on his weak record as a Republican. The fight for our majority is imperative for the survival of the...
TikTok campaign against ban backfires (www.semafor.com)
A House committee unanimously advanced legislation that would force ByteDance to divest the social media app TikTok, despite congressional offices being bombarded with calls from TikTokers who were urged by the platform to call their representatives to protest the bill.
TikTok campaign against ban backfires | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Pro-Haley super PAC relaunches as ‘Haley Voters for Biden’ (www.semafor.com)
FBI hunts for suspected Iranian assassin targeting Trump-era officials | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
France becomes the first country to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Some of Ghana’s looted artifacts will return from Britain in May | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
The Scoop...
A California House race is AIPAC’s first big target. Nobody is quite sure why. (www.semafor.com)
IRVINE, Ca. — Progressive Democrats are bracing for tens of millions of dollars in campaign ads from pro-Israel groups to rain down on them in this year’s primaries. They’re a little surprised about where it started — a stretch of Orange County where neither Democratic candidate is calling for a Gaza ceasefire....
The growing controversy over Israel’s Eurovision song entry (www.semafor.com)
They couldn’t resist breaking the rules lmao, but face no consequences, besides being mad about it...
Thousands of Ugandans may sue over U.S. security work in Iraq, Afghanistan (www.semafor.com)
KAMPALA, Uganda — Thousands of Ugandans who guarded U.S. government buildings in war zones are preparing to sue their former employers who they claim failed to pay their agreed wages and cover medical bills, leaving many badly injured and mired in debt....
Why relations between DR Congo and Rwanda are deteriorating (www.semafor.com)
Tensions are escalating between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following the advance of M23 rebel forces in recent weeks towards the city of Goma in eastern DRC....
Israel and Hamas truce talks reach ‘critical phase’ | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Israel and Hamas truce talks reach ‘critical phase’ | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Turkey detains six people accused of spying on Uyghurs for China | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Why Ozempic is so cheap in China (www.semafor.com)
A gray market for Ozempic is booming in China which has the world’s largest obese population of more than 200 million adults, The Wall Street Journal reported. Recent speculation about Chinese and American celebrities’ weight loss has cemented Ozempic’s reputation as a “miracle drug” for obesity in China....
