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7:15 PM ET, April 28, 2021

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New York Times:
Federal Investigators Execute Search Warrant at Rudy Giuliani's Apartment  —  Prosecutors obtained the warrant as part of an investigation into whether Mr. Giuliani broke lobbying laws as President Trump's personal lawyer.  —  Federal investigators in Manhattan executed a search warrant …
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ABC News:
Rudy Giuliani's home, office searched by federal agents as part of lobbying probe, sources tell ABC News  —  Sources say Giuliani's electronic devices were confiscated by authorities.  —  Feds consider Rudy Giuliani email probe … Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Rudy Giuliani's New York Apartment Searched by Federal Investigators  —  Authorities seize the former New York City mayor's electronic devices in investigation into possible violation of foreign-lobbying rules  —  Federal investigators executed a search warrant Wednesday morning …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Giuliani's long quest to put himself in legal jeopardy appears to have paid off  —  For years, a question has been on the lips of many political watchers: What's up with Rudolph W. Giuliani?  The man who, as New York mayor, built a bipartisan reputation as “America's mayor” …
Discussion: Joe.My.God., RedState and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Federal agents execute search warrant at Rudy Giuliani's home
Discussion: NPR
Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Trump supporter found guilty of threatening to kill members of Congress after Jan. 6 insurrection  —  NEW YORK — Brendan Hunt, an enthusiastic Trump supporter who called for killing members of Congress days after the Jan. 6 insurrection, was found guilty Wednesday of making a death threat against elected officials.
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Liz Peek / The Hill:
Border crisis torches Kamala Harris's presidential prospects
Discussion: Breitbart
New York Times:
Cuomo Aides Spent Months Hiding Nursing Home Death Toll  —  Aides to the New York governor, Andrew M. Cuomo, repeatedly prevented state health officials from releasing the number of nursing home deaths in the pandemic.  —  The effort by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's office to obscure the pandemic death toll …
Meredith Newman / delawareonline:
Delaware man to deliver first joint address to Congress Wednesday night  —  President Joe Biden, just before his 100th day in office, will deliver his first speech to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night.  —  After decades of watching these speeches as a U.S. senator and vice president, Biden will deliver one of his own.
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Ben Leonard / Politico:
What Jill Biden's guest list tells us about the president's speech tonight  —  First lady Jill Biden is bringing five guests virtually to President Joe Biden's first joint address to Congress Wednesday, among them being a gun violence prevention advocate and a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient.
Michelle Stoddart / ABC News:
Biden's speech to joint session of Congress: Live updates
Discussion: Politico and The Crime Report
Sen. Ted Cruz / Fox News:
Biden's State of the Union update - here's the truth you won't hear from the president
Discussion: Washington Post and IJR
Laurie McGinley / Washington Post:
Biden administration expected to announce plan to ban menthol cigarettes  —  A prohibition on menthol cigarettes is a priority for Black health advocates and anti-tobacco groups, which note that African Americans have been disproportionately harmed by the product
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Bo Erickson / CBS News:
Biden expected to ban menthol cigarettes
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Times
The White House:
Fact Sheet: The American Families Plan … Today, President Biden announced the American Families Plan, an investment in our kids, our families, and our economic future.  —  In March, the President signed into law the American Rescue Plan, which continues to provide immediate relief to American families and communities.
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Washington Post:
White House proposes $1.8 trillion package that would dramatically expand education, safety net programs
Gabby Orr / CNN:
‘Not an easy transition’: Inside Trump's unconventional first months out of office  —  Palm Beach, Florida (CNN)Most Mondays and Tuesdays, former President Donald Trump skips golf to confer with aides about the week ahead.  —  Together they decide which Republican candidates he will meet …
Spencer Buell / Boston Magazine:
They Wanted to Call Roller World.  Instead They've Been Calling the New York Times  —  The calls come out of the blue.  He'll be relaxing on a weekend afternoon, wrapping up work on deadline, or chatting with friends on a Zoom call.  And then all of a sudden, his phone will buzz …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Three Georgia Men Charged with Federal Hate Crimes and Attempted Kidnapping in Connection with the Death of Ahmaud Arbery  —  Three Georgia men were indicted today by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia and charged with hate crimes and the attempted kidnapping of Ahmaud Arbery.
Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Roll The Tape: CNN's New Day Claims to be Straight News, But Adopts Dunks-and-Owns Format  —  The new New Day debuted last week on CNN.  Brianna Keilar is now the co-host alongside John Berman.  The show's reboot comes with a new attitude as they chase audience share.
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:   Fox's Bill Hemmer on Anchoring From the Studio During Covid, the Cable News Landscape, and Why He's ‘Bearish’ on New York
New York Times:
Scott Stringer, New York Mayoral Candidate, Is Accused of Sexual Assault  —  Jean Kim said Mr. Stringer assaulted her when she was an unpaid intern on his campaign 20 years ago and warned her not to tell anyone.  He denied the allegation.  —  A woman who said she worked as an unpaid intern …
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David Crary / Associated Press:
US Catholic bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion  —  When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June, they'll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians: Don't receive Communion if you persist in public advocacy of abortion rights.
Discussion: Fox News, The Hill, The Daily Caller and IJR
David Gilbert / VICE:
This Crossfit Chiropractor Is Secretly One of QAnon's Leading Influencers  —  IET, a leading and hugely antisemitic voice in the Q community, has gone to great lengths to conceal his identity, which VICE News can now reveal.  —  DG  —  Under his pseudonym of InevitableET, or IET …
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Loeffler calls for investigation into Raffensperger  —  Former Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler asked the state's attorney general to investigate Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.  —  The call for an investigation, made in a letter from Loeffler to Attorney General Chris Carr …
Discussion: Breitbart, IJR and Raw Story
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Loeffler asks Georgia attorney general to investigate Raffensperger over 2020 election
Discussion: New York Magazine and Mediaite
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
The Fascist Face Of Charlottesville Joined The Military.  Then He Got Kicked Out.  —  A rare example of the military taking proactive steps to keep an extremist — the man in a viral photo from the deadly 2017 white supremacist rally — out of its ranks.  —  The white nationalist featured …
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:
Alex Oh Resigns from SEC; Melissa Hodgman Named Acting Director of Enforcement  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Alex Oh has resigned her position as Director of the Division of Enforcement for personal reasons.  Melissa Hodgman will return to the role of Acting Director of the Division of Enforcement.
BuzzFeed News:
Facebook Is Hiding Posts With #ResignModi  —  Facebook is hiding posts calling for the resignation of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking the platform's latest foray in a series of controversial decisions affecting free speech in a country experiencing a full-blown COVID-19 crisis.
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court debates student free speech rights on social media  —  Justices consider teenager's challenge to school punishment for vulgar Snapchat.  —  Snapchat battle over free speech heads to Supreme Court  —  ABC News' Devin Dwyer speaks with a teen who is at the center of a Supreme Court case …
Josh Siegel / Washington Examiner:
Senate votes to cancel Trump EPA deregulation in effort to reinstate methane emissions curbs  —  The Senate voted Wednesday to cancel a Trump administration action that would have blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from controlling methane emitted by the oil and gas industry.
Discussion: New York Times, Politico and Earther
Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Ten Years Ago, Ed Balls Tweeted ‘Ed Balls.’ How Is It Still Funny?  —  A decade is an eternity in internet years.  But people still haven't forgotten the British politician's errant tweet, and he's still playing along.  —  LONDON — Ten years ago on Wednesday, a politician who was a significant figure …
Molly O'Toole / Los Angeles Times:
‘A gold rush for human smugglers’: Biden's Title 42 policy fuels migrant family kidnappings at border, extortion in U.S.  —  Kidnapped, but returned safely  —  Karen Cruz Caceres's sister Tani, left, with her son, upon arriving in Memphis on April 13.  —  WASHINGTON —
Discussion: HotAir and The Daily Caller
 
 
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
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Washington Post:
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Nomaan Merchant / Associated Press:
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
US eyes major rollback in Iran sanctions to revive nuke deal
Matthew Foldi / Washington Free Beacon:
Dem Gov Accused of Misusing Taxpayer Funds to Fight Sexual Assault Claim
Sun-Sentinel:
Democratic chaos: Florida Senate Leader Gary Farmer resigns amid vote of no confidence
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 Earlier Items: 
Jack Hunter / Washington Examiner:
Tim Scott is doing something on police reform few others will: leading
Discussion: National Review and CNN
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
ABC wonders: Why haven't we seen a dramatic drop in COVID-19 cases yet? Update: What about deaths?
Discussion: ABC News and Instapundit
Jason L. Riley / Wall Street Journal:
Race Relations in America Are Better Than Ever
Quint Forgey / Politico:
White House blasts Joe Rogan for discouraging vaccination on his podcast
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