The Post It Note 5/16/24

Closings could take place as soon as Tuesday after Trump’s attorneys indicated they expect to finish with cross-examination by Monday’s morning break, and prosecutors said they expect to do a redirect examination of their star witness.

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— The Hill (@thehill) May 16, 2024

Matt Gaetz is raising eyebrows for posting to X that he was "standing back and standing by, Mr. President" — an allusion to the Proud Boys — alongside a photo of him behind Trump in the New York courthouse. https://t.co/x6j3wW0Hhm

— POLITICO (@politico) May 16, 2024

The IDF confirms they have sent more troops into Rafah. The move comes as the Israeli government is expected to approve widening the offensive there.

Read more on the Israel-Hamas conflict: https://t.co/J1dBVYsQMv

— ABC News (@ABC) May 16, 2024

Faculty at Columbia University passed a vote of no confidence in president Minouche Shafik.

The move reflects the discontentment felt by some on campus with Shafik's recent congressional testimony and her response to pro-Palestinian student protests.https://t.co/llWNYeHo3H

— Axios (@axios) May 16, 2024

JUST IN: House panel advances contempt proceedings for Attorney General Merrick Garland amid dispute over audio of Biden's special counsel interview in classified documents probe https://t.co/EPXQoAIbMg

— CNN (@CNN) May 16, 2024

BREAKING: President Biden asserts executive privilege over recordings from the classified documents case against him. https://t.co/6jwdKUfjS2

— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 16, 2024

BREAKING: The Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed 40,000 points for the first time in history Thursday. https://t.co/2I9ezUYApH pic.twitter.com/duzA4sey2D

— ABC News (@ABC) May 16, 2024

Businesspeople do not dispute giving gold, cash to Menendezes — but say they were ‘gifts’ https://t.co/1wTvpAglqa

— POLITICO (@politico) May 16, 2024

The Slovak interior minister said a "lone wolf" has been charged in the shooting that seriously wounded Prime Minister Robert Fico and prompted soul-searching among leaders in the deeply divided society. https://t.co/pDUBkNCSY3

— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 16, 2024

The Supreme Court rejected a business-backed challenge that could have scuttled the federal agency set up to protect consumers from shady financial services practices. https://t.co/KICTjJCUSW

— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 16, 2024

The Biden administration takes steps to reclassify the drug as a lower-risk substance. The proposed changes would mark a shift in federal marijuana law. https://t.co/3JxWSgu4IR

— CNN (@CNN) May 16, 2024