HUFFPOST - 'WINNING': Trump Brags About 'RESHAPING THE MEDIA' With Shameless Infographic
The president shared an image on Saturday celebrating his impact on the free press.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Israeli soldiers fire on family car in occupied West Bank, killing 4
Israeli soldiers fired on a car carrying a family in the northern West Bank, killing four people including two children, the Palestinian Authority's Health Ministry said.
AXIOS (Alex Isenstadt) - MAGA ramps up pressure on Trump to dump Cornyn
President Trump , already at odds with many MAGA leaders over Iran, is getting pressured hard by MAGA activists not to endorse Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) for reelection. Why it matters: This is the most unified, intense, in-his-face MAGA campaign yet to push Trump into picking sides in a pivotal fight — the GOP establishment or his base. Trump was leaning toward backing Cornyn before MAGA went ballistic, officials tell Axios. - Republican leaders see Cornyn as way more electable than scandal-stained GOP challenger, state Attorney General Ken Paxton. A loss in November could jeopardize Republicans' Senate majority. Zoom in: Cornyn and Paxton finished atop the field in last week's Republican primary and are headed for a May 26 runoff. -…
NPR (NPR Staff) - U.S. military names six killed in plane crash as Iran war enters third week
The conflict in the Middle East has entered a third week, with Israel announcing a barrage of new strikes on western Iran on Sunday, while the U.S. defense department released the names of six service members who died when their military refueling aircraft crashed.
NYTIMES (Thomas L. Friedman) - How Minnesota Beat Trump
Moms donating their breast milk to strangers, dads taking someone else’s kids to school: Minnesotans showed a basic human impulse to look out for their neighbors.
STRIPES - ‘He was just a really good dad’: Pentagon names 6 airmen lost in Iraq crash | Stars and Stripes
The airmen were assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base and the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base.
WASHINGTONPOST (Joanna Slater) - He died a convicted murderer. Can a DNA test clear his name?
Prosecutors fought the testing, but advocates said the evidence could point to a serial killer, and Massachusetts’s highest court agreed.
NYTIMES (Tania Ganguli and Jonathan Abrams) - It Was Going to Be Magic City Night at the Atlanta Hawks. Then the Outrage Poured In.
The famous strip club is a symbol of the authentic city to many people in Atlanta. But others wondered whether the N.B.A. should be promoting it.
NYTIMES (Michael Harmon) - Commuters, Rejoice! The New Portal Bridge in New Jersey Is Ready for Riders.
The old Portal Bridge disrupted rail commutes in New Jersey for decades, frequently getting stuck when it swung to let boat traffic pass. Now a new bridge is open to the public.
NYTIMES (David Segal) - The $500 Million Mystery Will, Signed by Ghosts
A seven-page document, mailed by an elusive figure, has set off a court battle over the estate of Tony Hsieh, the former chief executive of Zappos.