For the latest issue of TIME, I interviewed Donald Trump twice to ask what he would do with a second term. Here's what he told me:

Beijing hosting talks between Hamas and PA President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party

I’m sad to hear this. I love the Shardlake novels. RIP. washingtonpost.com/obituaries/202…

At least 20 of Biden admin’s own lawyers say military aid to Israel is illegal.

Blinken has until May 8 to report findings about whether Israel has complied with US and international humanitarian law — via Joseph Gedeon politico.com/news/2024/04/2…

Inflation is always stubborn.

Exclusive: Thousands of Wagner fighters are now under the command of Russia's military and intelligence services. Inside the fracturing of Prigozhin's empire

politico.com/news/2024/04/2…

Friend helping w/home repair: “Do you have hexagon-shaped bits?”

Me: ???

Friend: “You know, to screw in the rack?”

Me: “…”

Friend: “Do you have tools?”

Me: “Yes!”

“Some” includes employees of McKinsey… nytimes.com/2024/04/28/bus…

SCOOP: I reviewed an internal State Dept memo, parts of which was classified, that included the most extensive and serious to date warnings to Secretary Blinken over Israel’s possible non-compliance with international humanitarian law. Here’s what I learned 1/X

I keep beating myself up for running behind on stuff this month — but I was on vacation for the first third of it. That explains everything, right?

This was so surprising and so so kind 🥰🥰🥰

Exclusive: USAID officials say Israel breached US directive on Gaza aid

devex.com/news/exclusive…

Via columlynch

A friend in need (of tickets to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner) is a friend indeed.

Haiti's PM Ariel Henry resigns, handing power over to a transitional council that will seek to gain control of the violence-ravaged nation cnn.it/44dTV8K

Think-tanks shouldn't be allowed pre-screen questions for events with senior U.S. government officials and instead just let audience/reporters ask questions.

Wow: A bunch of GOP flips from the final vote on February bill to advancing bill today.

All of these folks voted against in Feb. and currently voting to advance foreign aid bill

Britt
Cotton
Fischer
Graham
Hyde-Smith
Lankford
Ricketts
Scott (SC)

senate.gov/legislative/LI…

The recent breakdown in relations with Niger, where American troops are set to withdraw as Russian fighters arrive, has forced a reckoning inside the Biden administration over its approach to maintaining its allies in volatile parts of Africa. W/ Erin Banco

The question of applying the Leahy Laws onto Israeli units has simmered inside the U.S. government for a long time. Here’s a story I wrote six years ago about how a Trump ambassador moved to block their use: politico.com/story/2018/06/…