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4:15 AM ET, May 6, 2024

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AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:

Kristi Noem Cries ‘Fake News’ After Disastrous Interview on CBS — DOGGED BY SCANDAL — The South Dakota governor complained that the host of “Face the Nation” had interrupted her “once every 25 seconds”—something that would never happen to, say, Gretchen Whitmer.

Discussion: Rolling Stone, PoliticusUSA, RedState, Mother Jones, The Dakota Scout, Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo and Mediaite

Maggie Astor / New York Times:

Kristi Noem Suggests Biden's Dog Should Have Been Killed, Too — The South Dakota governor, defending her tale of shooting and killing her family's dog, suggested that President Biden's German shepherd, Commander, had merited a similar fate. — Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota …

Discussion: Business Insider, Raw Story, New York Post, CNN, NBC News, New Jersey Online, Washington Examiner, CNBC and WFLA-TV

Sophia Cai / Axios:

Trump's real-time reviews of 2024 VP possibles and other surrogates … - Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) — “As a candidate he did a good job, but as a surrogate he's unbelievable.” — Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) — “He wasn't a supporter of mine at the very beginning... He was saying things …

Discussion: Raw Story, Washington Examiner and Crooked Media

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP: Noem up in smoke; Scott, Burgum rise in Trump VP race

Discussion: RedState, The Daily Caller, Business Insider, Washington Examiner, PoliticusUSA, The Moderate Voice, Washington Times, Raw Story, NBC News and HotAir

Rachel Scully / The Hill:
Here's who was with Trump at RNC's Spring Meeting at Mar-a-Lago

Discussion: Miami Herald, CNN, Washington Examiner and Business Insider

Paul Rosenberg / Salon:

Who believes the most “taboo” conspiracy theories? It might not be who you think — White men with graduate degrees, a new study finds, are highly likely to hold especially noxious beliefs — Like Henry Ford before him, Elon Musk has emerged as America's top conspiracy spreader. But he's hardly alone.

Barak Ravid / Axios:

Scoop: U.S. put a hold on an ammunition shipment to Israel … - The incident raised serious concerns inside the Israeli government and sent officials scrambling to understand why the shipment was held, Israeli officials said. — President Biden is facing sharp criticism among Americans who oppose his support of Israel.

Discussion: Frontpage Mag, Washington Times, The Hill, WSVN-TV, The Gateway Pundit, The Post Millennial, RedState, New York Post, Power Line, Washington Examiner, Fox News and UPI

Stef W. Kight / Axios:

The GOP's deep generational split on immigration … - Gen Z Republicans are more likely to support more legal immigration pathways. — They're more likely to question negative narratives about immigrants than older generations, the survey found. — They're less likely than Boomer …

Brett Samuels / The Hill:

White House: Trump Gestapo comment echoes ‘appalling rhetoric of fascists’ — The White House on Sunday slammed former President Trump after he compared the Biden administration to the Gestapo police force in Nazi Germany. — “Instead of echoing the appalling rhetoric of fascists …

Discussion: HuffPost, Frontpage Mag, Axios, CBS News, RedState, USA Today, Reuters, The Guardian and Associated Press

Jerusalem Post:

Three soldiers killed in Hamas rocket barrage toward Kerem Shalom, aid crossing closed — The rockets were reportedly launched from the Rafah area. The Kerem Shalom crossing was closed after the attack. — Three IDF soldiers were killed and at least three others were seriously wounded …

Discussion: The Guardian, Breitbart, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Al Jazeera, New York Times, BBC, The Times of Israel and Washington Examiner

Nick Robertson / The Hill:

‘If Roe v. Wade can fall, anything can fall,’ says Jeffries in stressing importance of elections — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) emphasized the stakes of the 2024 election in a “60 Minutes” interview on Sunday, warning that much more than abortion rights are at risk if former President Trump gets a second term.

Discussion: Washington Examiner and New Jersey Online

ABC News:

Ex-Fulton County prosecutor Nathan Wade speaks out: ‘Workplace romances are as American as apple pie ... it happened to the two of us’ — Wade conceded he had certain regrets. — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks at a press conference next to prosecutor Nathan Wade …

Discussion: New York Post, HuffPost, Raw Story and Washington Examiner

Shia Kapos / Politico:

Pro-Palestinian protesters are backed by a surprising source: Biden's biggest donors — Some of the most outspoken groups against Biden and Israel get funding from foundations attached to some of the biggest names in Democratic circles. — President Joe Biden has been dogged for months …

Discussion: Rolling Stone, The Daily Caller, Fox News, The Forward, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Power Line, Florida Politics and Instapundit

Associated Press:

Anti-war protesters leave USC after police arrive, while Northeastern ceremony proceeds calmly — Students protesting the war in Gaza abandoned their camp at the University of Southern California early Sunday after being surrounded by police and threatened with arrest, while Northeastern …

Discussion: Chicago Sun Times, The Hill, HuffPost, Deadline, The Guardian, East Bay Times, Associated Press, Breitbart and ABC7

David Edwards / Raw Story:

RNC co-chair Lara Trump: ‘You cannot have ballots counted after elections are over’ — Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump argued Sunday that ballots should not be counted after elections are over. — While speaking to Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, Trump explained why her party …

Discussion: HuffPost, Law & Crime, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Beast, Crooks and Liars and HotAir

Michael Dorgan / Fox News:

Chicago teachers' $50B demands include pay hikes, abortions, migrant accommodation — The demands include members getting 9% annual wage increases through fiscal year 2028 — The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is negotiating a new contract with the public schools system and is understood …

Discussion: Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit and Twitchy