AOC: “I would like to move to take down Ms Greene’s words. That is absolutely unacceptable. How dare you attack the physical appearance of another person. Move her words down”
MTG: “Are your feelings hurt? Aww”
AOC: “Oh girl, baby girl, don’t even play.”

The NYT live-blog is the best place to take the Trump trial in realtime nytimes.com/live/2024/05/1…

On this fire-alarm attack mailer in the Rep. Jamaal Bowman Ed.D. George Latimer primary (and the new super PAC behind it). My look for Playbook —> politi.co/3QMJ8gk via POLITICO

R.F.K. Jr. Draws Another $8 Million From His Running Mate, Nicole Shanahan nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/…

Trump replies to debate proposal

Biden Offers to Debate Trump, With Terms, Shunning the Debate Commission, via ⁦Jonathan Swan⁩ ⁦Maggie Haberman⁩ nytimes.com/2024/05/15/us/…

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Some Democrats are aghast to see a Democratic tech company, called Hustle, owned by Chamath Palihapitiya.

“It’s extremely unusual for the C.E.O. of a major Democratic tech company to actively support the Republican nominee for president.'

puck.news/melinda-gates-…

When CVH beat Edwards in the 2016 Democratic primary, he netted 90,000 votes out of MoCo en route to a 118,000-vote victory statewide. And he held Edwards to just a 46,000-vote victory in PG.

Trone only leads MoCo by 8% and losing PG by 40%. Not a great spot for him right now.

Blanche opens his cross-examination by asking Cohen, after the trial started, 'you went on Tik Tok and called me a crying little shit, didn't you?'

He emphasized the word 'shit.'

In 2016, the House speaker was a pained, reluctant Trump supporter who isn't voting for him in 2024.

Today, the speaker is a pleased, solicitous Trump endorser who came to court in a show of solidarity.

My piece on how trial guests reveal a changed GOP nytimes.com/2024/05/14/us/…

'Among the roughly one in six voters who said they consumed most of their news from social media, Mr. Kennedy was getting 16 percent of the vote, nearly equal to Mr. Biden’s 18 percent.' nytimes.com/2024/05/14/us/…

NEW: The latest NYT poll shows just how big a role RFK Jr. could play in 2024 — pulling biggest share of support from younger voters, independents and Latinos.

And in a 5-candidate race, Biden was at just 49 percent among Black voters across battlegrounds

'The angry Black man! The angry Black man!' Bowman says to Latimer at one point. 'It's the Southern strategy in the North.'

#2 things got heated 30 mins into debate.

Here Bowman and Latimer in bitter exchange over AIPAC money ⬇️

Latimer: AIPAC backs me and majority of CBC because we support Israel.

Via Ben Protess, Jonah Bromwich Jonathan Swan Maggie Haberman William K. Rashbaum

A NYT tour-de-force on star witness Michael Cohen

Including this cutting Omarosa quote: “If Michael had his way, he would still be working with Trump.”
nytimes.com/2024/05/12/nyr…

Trump Leads in 5 Key States, as Young and Nonwhite Voters Express Discontent With Biden via ⁦Nate Cohn⁩ nytimes.com/2024/05/13/us/…

CASEY SCHMITT WALK-OFF GROUND-RULE DOUBLE