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“All charges have been declined against the 57 people arrested in connection to the Wednesday pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas,” the Austin American-Statesman reports.

Just for members: The latest edition of Inside Elections.
This issue includes a fresh look at all 11 of the races for governor happening around the country this cycle, including big races in North Carolina and New Hampshire.

Adam Serwer: “Trump’s legal argument is a path to dictatorship. That is not an exaggeration: His legal theory is that presidents are entitled to absolute immunity for official acts. Under this theory, a sitting president could violate the law with impunity, whether that is serving unlimited terms or assassinating any potential political opponents, unless the Senate impeaches and convicts the president.

One rule of the internet is that everything is eventually spammed. We’ve seen it in our email inboxes, text messages and even Google search results.
And unfortunately we’ve also seen it in the election polling averages.

Even as a child waiting in the grocery store checkout line with my parents, I knew the National Enquirer made up stories.
I remember wondering why anyone would even read it — let alone buy it.

“President Biden’s reelection campaign unveiled a digital ad ahead of Thursday night’s NFL draft, calling out former President Trump for saying football is boring,” The Hill reports.

“The lawyer for Donald Trump who on Friday led the cross-examination of David Pecker, the former publisher of The National Enquirer and first witness in the trial, used confrontational questioning to try to catch Mr.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

“The Republican National Committee was poised to open and staff 40 satellite campaign offices across key battlegrounds when former President Donald Trump, now the presumptive GOP nominee, abruptly replaced RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and her deputies with fresh leadership,” The Dispatch reports.

New York Times: “Among archconservative House members, only Perry must sell those same views to voters in a politically competitive district… Perry, a historically lackluster fund-raiser who has had to divert substantial donations to paying for legal fees relating to his role in trying to overturn the 2020 election, finds himself increasingly at risk.”

“If Nebraska Republicans revise their state’s method of awarding presidential electors to help Donald Trump in November, Maine might match the change to boost President Joe Biden’s reelection prospects,” the Lewiston Sun Journal reports.