“The goal: drive maximum viewership on television and the internet while minimizing live programming and openings for protest in Chicago’s United Center. This would mean moving party business, such as rules and platform votes, off the floor” politico.com/news/magazine/…

Nikki Haley keeps racking up votes in final stretch of the GOP primary, and Donald Trump keeps ignoring them politico.com/news/2024/05/1…

“The administration was left with the impression that Israel expected to enter “phase C” of its war plan by the end of January, pulling most of its forces out of Gaza other than a single brigade and focusing more on targeted strikes from time to time” nytimes.com/2024/05/11/us/…

Trump May Owe $100 Million From Double-Dip Tax Breaks, Audit Shows nytimes.com/2024/05/11/us/…

Just before court broke for the day,, Justice Juan Merchan raised the possibility of calling Allen Weisselberg into court to see if he’s willing to testify in the hush money trial.

Weisselberg is currently serving a five-month sentence for perjury.
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BREAKING: A federal appeals court has upheld Steve Bannon’s conviction for defying a Jan. 6 House committee subpoena. The conviction sentences him to four months in prison.

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'We cannot win the war with our hands tied behind our backs.'

– Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.N., Danny Danon, on U.S. weapons pause msnbc.com/way-too-early/…

Heavy fighting in Gaza's Rafah keeps aid crossings closed and sends 110,000 civilians fleeing apnews.com/article/israel…

US to announce new $400 million military aid package for Ukraine ow.ly/kBxK105sAsL

DEVELOPING: Russian troops have launched an armored ground attack on Ukraine's northeast in what Kyiv says is a major new offensive it has been expecting for months. nbcnews.com/news/world/rus…

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BREAKING: Former President Trump's longtime fixer Michael Cohen, a key witness in Trump's hush money trial who paid off Stormy Daniels, is expected testify Monday. nbcnews.com/politics/donal…

“But Biden administration officials said Biden’s antipathy toward a large-scale Rafah invasion has been consistent for months, and he now has the space to withhold bombs and artillery because Hamas doesn’t pose as big a threat”
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Fri. guest list (1/2): Jonathan Lemire, Elise Jordan, George Conway, Lisa Rubin, Julie Tsirkin, Illia Ponomarenko, Claire McCaskill, Eugene Robinson, Andrew Weissmann, Kristen Welker, Ed O'Keefe, Prentice Penny, Mara Gay...

Tomorrow on Way Too Early with Jonathan Lemire:

Biden’s red line in Rafah. Stormy in court. 2024. A member of the Knesset joins us

With me:

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Akayla Gardner
Danny Cevallos
Stephen Neukam
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WH officials make it clear: Biden's Israel remarks were no 'senior moment' ow.ly/XBZT105soqi

After watching Israel flatten much of Gaza, President Joe Biden decided to draw the line at the city of Rafah.

Now, he has to decide what to do if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu crosses it. politico.com/news/2024/05/0…

Trump’s new bid to be partially released from the gag order in his hush money case fell flat, with Justice Juan Merchan saying there were ample reasons to keep the order in place.

'My concern is with protecting these proceedings,' said Justice Merchan.
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