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11:55 PM ET, April 1, 2022

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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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Fox News:
Biden immigration decision could make midterm climate even tougher for Democrats
Conn Carroll / Washington Examiner:
Democrats can't run from Biden's border crisis
New York Times:
Sarah Palin Announces She's Running for Congress in Alaska  —  Ms. Palin released a statement on Friday that she was entering the race to replace Representative Don Young, who died last month.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Sarah Palin, a former Alaska governor …
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CNN:
Trump's presidential diarist tells Jan. 6 committee White House officials provided less detail about his activities days before riot  —  Washington (CNN)Just days before the US Capitol riot, White House officials started providing fewer details about then-President Donald Trump's calls and visits …
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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.
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Garland says the only pressure DOJ feels on January 6 probes is to ‘do the right thing’
Discussion: Raw Story
Brent Lang / Variety:
Will Smith Resigns From Academy Over Chris Rock Oscars Slap Backlash … Will Smith, facing possible expulsion or suspension after he assaulted Chris Rock during last Sunday's Oscars telecast, has instead resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
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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.
Discussion: The Daily Caller, HotAir and Townhall
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.
Harold Meyerson / American Prospect:   A Generational Worker Revolt Hits Its Stride
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New York Times:
Shaken at First, Many Russians Now Rally Behind Putin's Invasion  —  Polls and interviews show many Russians now accept the Kremlin's assertion that their country is under siege from the West.  Opponents are leaving the country or keeping quiet.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
U.S. Will Help Transfer Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine  —  The transfer, a response to a request from Ukraine's president, will mark the first time the Biden administration has helped send tanks in the five-week-old war.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: The Hill and New York Post
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 …
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
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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 and HotAir
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 …
 
 
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Florida man sentenced to 18 months in prison for Pelosi, AOC death threats
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Robert D. Kaplan / Bloomberg:
To Save Democracy, We Need a Few Good Dictators
Marty Schladen / Ohio Capital Journal:
LaRose would ‘be fine with’ chief justice's impeachment over redistricting rulings
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Man who brought ‘small armory’ to Capitol on Jan. 6 sentenced to 46 months in prison
Discussion: Insider, CNN and Washington Post
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Russian Strategy in Ukraine Shifts After Setbacks, and a Lengthy War Looms
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J.D. Vance / The Columbus Dispatch:
‘I will be damned’ if Ukraine prioritized over ‘Tsunami of illegal migrants’
Rachel M. Cohen / The Intercept:
At a Pivotal Moment, Democrats Failed to Modernize Elections
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
D.C. attorney general expands Jan. 6 lawsuit
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Last Defense of DeSantis's Anti-Vaccine Campaign Goes Poof
 

 
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Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Paramount shares rose ~7% after news that Skydance and National Amusements had reached a tentative deal; source: the deal could be done as soon as this weekend

Casey Newton / Platformer:
Q&A with Adam Mosseri on Threads' first year, not leaning into political content, driving engagement, focusing on real time content, fediverse, and more

The Guardian:
The Murdoch-owned Sun in the UK abruptly switches political allegiance, endorsing the Labour Party ahead of the July 4 election

 
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