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5:50 PM ET, April 1, 2022

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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: Jen Psaki planning to leave White House this spring for MSNBC gig  —  White House press secretary Jen Psaki is in exclusive talks with MSNBC to join the network after she leaves the White House around May, according to a source close to the matter.
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Politico:
Why Biden's jobs boom isn't translating  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With help from Allie Bice.  —  The U.S. unemployment rate hit 3.6 percent today, as 431,000 jobs were added during the month of March.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Manchin: Biden's repeal of Title 42 order ‘a frightening decision’  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Friday slammed President Biden's decision to rescind Title 42, a Trump-era health order used to rapidly deport people who cross the border without authorization as “a frightening decision” …
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Conn Carroll / Washington Examiner:
Democrats can't run from Biden's border crisis
New York Times:
Amazon Workers on Staten Island Vote to Unionize in Stunning Win for Labor  —  Despite heavy lobbying by the company, workers at the facility voted by a wide margin for a union.  It was seen as a rebuke of the company's treatment of its employees.  —  Workers at Amazon's massive warehouse …
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Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon workers on Staten Island vote for company's first unionized warehouse in U.S.  — Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse voted Friday to join a union, the first time that's happened at one of the company's U.S. facilities.  — The outcome represents a landmark win for organized labor …
Harold Meyerson / American Prospect:
A Generational Worker Revolt Hits Its Stride
Discussion: Mother Jones
CNN:
GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker has been overstating his academic achievements for years  —  (CNN)For years, Herschel Walker has told the same inspiring story: that he graduated in the top 1% of his class at the University of Georgia.  He's told the story, according to a review …
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Associated Press:
Jan. 6 panel puts Garland in ‘precarious’ spot, ups pressure  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are increasingly going public with critical statements, court filings and more to deliver a blunt message to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice.
Discussion: Occupy Democrats and Slate
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Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Garland says the only pressure DOJ feels on January 6 probes is to ‘do the right thing’
Discussion: Raw Story
Michael Ames / New Yorker:
A New Video Shows a Missing American Hostage Pleading for Help in Taliban Custody  —  Senator Tammy Duckworth called for the Biden Administration to free an Afghan drug trafficker in exchange for the release of the American engineer Mark Frerichs, who was kidnapped in Afghanistan.
Discussion: Associated Press, The Hill, CNN and TheBlaze
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BBC:
Ukraine war: Gruesome evidence points to war crimes on road outside Kyiv  —  Footage of Russian troops shooting a man with his hands up on a highway outside Kyiv at the beginning of March was shared around the world.  Now the Russians have been pushed out of the area and the BBC's Jeremy Bowen …
The Daily Beast:
Inside Ginni Thomas' ‘Insane’ Hiring Memos for Trump  —  Ginni Thomas' suggested hires included known bigots and at least one suspected foreign spy, sources say.  —  Years before she became one of then-President Donald Trump's most prominent coup supporters, Ginni Thomas was already notorious …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Peter Baker, Susan Glasser to publish sweeping history of Trump presidency  —  Peter Baker and Susan Glasser will be out Sept. 20 with a sweeping history of the Trump presidency, “The Divider,” billed as “an ambitious first cut at this historical moment.”  —  The backdrop: Baker …
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David Lat / Vicky Ward Investigates:
Minute-by-Minute: Inside The Out-Of-Control Protest at Yale Law School  —  On March 10, 2022, a protest at Yale Law School—just ranked (again) this week as the #1 law school in the U.S.—got horrendously out of hand.  —  The background: Yale's Federalist Society had invited two lawyers …
Discussion: Reason
Washington Post:
House passes bill decriminalizing marijuana; Senate fortunes unclear  —  The House on Friday passed legislation that would remove marijuana from the federal schedule of controlled substances, a move that comes as an increasing number of states have passed decriminalization laws.
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Financial Times:
Roman Abramovich's $1bn five-yacht fleet revealed  —  Latest vessel's discovery highlights veil of secrecy over sanctions-hit oligarch's assets  —  Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich owns or is linked to a collection of five yachts estimated to be worth almost $1bn, including several vessels …
Discussion: New York Post
BBC:
Gerard Depardieu: Kremlin responds to actor's Putin criticism  —  The Kremlin has hit back after French actor Gerard Depardieu accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “crazy, unacceptable excesses” in Ukraine.  —  Depardieu said the Russian people were not responsible for their president's behaviour.
Moriah Balingit / Washington Post:
‘A cry for help’: CDC warns of a steep decline in teen mental health … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of an accelerating mental health crisis among adolescents, with more than 4 in 10 teens reporting that they feel “persistently sad or hopeless,” …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Last Defense of DeSantis's Anti-Vaccine Campaign Goes Poof … This week, Chris Persaud of the Palm Beach Post reported out a devastating revelation about the impact of Ron DeSantis's war on vaccines.  The story has received barely any attention in the national press …
Financial Times:
Poison, planes and Putin: Abramovich's race to save a fortune and stop the war  —  Since Ukraine was invaded, the Russian oligarch has been rushing to salvage his assets while conducting back-channel peace talks  —  As Russian tanks streamed over Ukraine's borders in the early hours of February 24 …
Department of Transportation:
USDOT Announces New Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards for Model Year 2024-2026  —  Standards to require fleet average of 49 mpg by 2026, save consumers money, and advance U.S. energy independence  —  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration …
 
 
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Marty Schladen / Ohio Capital Journal:
LaRose would ‘be fine with’ chief justice's impeachment over redistricting rulings
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Associated Press
Tyler Rogoway / The Drive:
Just Pick A Fighter To Start Training Ukrainian Pilots On Now
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Man who brought ‘small armory’ to Capitol on Jan. 6 sentenced to 46 months in prison
Discussion: Washington Post and CNN
J.D. Vance / The Columbus Dispatch:
‘I will be damned’ if Ukraine prioritized over ‘Tsunami of illegal migrants’
New York Times:
As Earmarks Return to Congress, Lawmakers Rush to Steer Money Home
Discussion: Eschaton
Rachel M. Cohen / The Intercept:
At a Pivotal Moment, Democrats Failed to Modernize Elections
Discussion: Raw Story and NPR
Max Bearak / Washington Post:
A Belarusian battalion fights in Ukraine ‘for both countries’ freedom'
Discussion: Defense One
 Earlier Items: 
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
D.C. attorney general expands Jan. 6 lawsuit
Catherine Lucey / Wall Street Journal:
Support for 15-Week Abortion Ban Outweighs Opposition, WSJ Poll Finds
Julia Terruso / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Conor Lamb says John Fetterman's afraid to debate, calling shotgun incident ‘a huge problem’
Discussion: Associated Press and POLITICUSUSA
NBC News:
For all of Biden's troubles, he's still more popular than Trump in the NBC News poll
Steve Contorno / CNN:
Ron DeSantis signals support for stripping Disney of special self-governing status as feud escalates
Ari Shapiro / NPR:
The far-right and environmentalism overlap is bigger than you think — and growing
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix will host NFL Christmas games, including Beyonce's Halftime show, for only three hours after streaming them live; replays will be available on NFL+

Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac:
In a viral YouTube video, MegaLag claims PayPal's Honey browser extension doesn't show users the best coupons and deals, and steals creators' affiliate revenue
 
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