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11:45 AM ET, April 4, 2022

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Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE Two key tech execs quit Truth Social after troubled app launch  —  The two Southern tech entrepreneurs had the two qualities that Donald Trump's Truth Social startup needed: tech-industry expertise and a politically conservative worldview aligned with the former president …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump's Truth Social Is Doing Even Worse Than You Thought  —  The engagement numbers are truly awful.  —  The app that Donald Trump once hoped would avenge his exile from social media and make him a MAGA Mark Zuckerberg has instead plummeted to the 28th most popular social media platform …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
US seizes yacht owned by oligarch with close ties to Putin  —  PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (AP) — The U.S. government seized a mega yacht in Spain owned by an oligarch with close ties to the Russian president on Monday, the first in the government's sanctions enforcement initiative to …
Discussion: Insider and Political Wire
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Catherine Belton / Washington Post:
Exiled oligarch calls on other Russian tycoons to break with Putin
Discussion: The Hill and The Times of Israel
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:   Putin oligarchs stashed billions in U.S. banks, secret records show
New York Times:
In a Kyiv Suburb,'They Shot Everyone They Saw'  —  With Russian forces retreating, Ukrainians in Bucha are finding scores of bodies in yards and on the roads amid mounting evidence of intentional and indiscriminate killings of civilians.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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The Economist:   Retreating Russian troops leave behind harrowing evidence of atrocities
Bloomberg:
Elon Musk Takes 9.2% Stake in Twitter After Hinting at Shake-Up  —  Elon Musk has taken a 9.2% stake in Twitter Inc. to become the platform's biggest shareholder, a week after hinting he might shake up the social media industry.  —  Twitter shares surged about 26% in premarket trading …
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Associated Press:
Suddenly, Tesla's Elon Musk is Twitter's biggest stakeholder  —  Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken a 9% stake in Twitter to become its largest shareholder after raising questions about the social media platform's dedication to free speech.  —  The ultimate aim of Musk's 73.5 million share …
Politico:
Jan. 6 panel wonders: Is Trump criminal referral necessary?  —  Should the Jan. 6 committee ask the Justice Department to pursue a criminal case against Donald Trump?  It's a question with political heft but no practical effect — and some panel members are increasingly skeptical.
Discussion: Raw Story and HuffPost
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Capitol attack panel scores two major wins as it inches closer to Trump's inner circle  —  House select committee seizes momentum as it embarks on final push to conclude evidence-gathering phase of inquiry  —  The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack is moving …
Discussion: Raw Story
Craig Howie / Politico:
Trump endorses Palin in Alaska House special election
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Democrats' two-do: Confirm Jackson, land Manchin  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  LOOK WHO'S BACK — Former President BARACK OBAMA will join President JOE BIDEN at a White House event Tuesday celebrating the Affordable Care Act, the first time Obama's going back to 1600 Penn since leaving office, NBC's Mike Memoli scooped.
Discussion: USA Today, NPR, CNN and Talking Points Memo
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ABC News:
Border politics worsen for Biden: The Note  —  Over two year old border restrictions, known as Title 42, end next month.  —  A deteriorating political environment means no shortage of small things that can become big things as well as big things that become all-encompassing and devastating.
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
David Perdue, Trump's Sacrificial Lamb  —  He's killing his career in honor of Trump's election grievances.  —  The thing about sacrificial lambs is that they can only be sacrificed once.  What makes David Perdue's political career unique is that, in honor of Donald Trump's 2020 election grievances, Perdue is killing it twice.
Discussion: Raw Story
Adam Beam / Associated Press:
California mass shooting: 6 dead, 12 injured in Sacramento  —  SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — Six people were killed and 12 injured in a mass shooting early Sunday as bars and nightclubs were closing in downtown Sacramento and police in California's state capital were searching for at least one suspect.
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The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on the Mass Shooting in Sacramento
Discussion: CBS News, The Guardian and Breitbart
Washington Monthly:
Inside Tucker Carlson's Brain  —  On February 22, as tensions that would soon spill into war mounted on the Ukrainian border, Fox News' Tucker Carlson opened his show—the most popular cable news program in the country—with a searing monologue ripping into the U.S. foreign policy establishment.
Nikki Haley / Fox News:
Biden's budget would bankrupt America, put national security at risk  —  Fiscal sanity and economic strength are foundational to national security  —  US should be making sure the world knows we will stand for freedom anytime it's threatened: Nikki Haley  —  Is America serious about survival in this increasingly dangerous world?
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Timothy Gardner / Reuters:
Exclusive: Climate change could cost U.S. budget $2 trillion a year by the end of the century, White House says
Discussion: Informed Comment
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Biden called Murdoch the ‘most dangerous man in the world,’ new book alleges  —  New York (CNN Business)In a forthcoming book, a pair of New York Times reporters and CNN political analysts report that President Joe Biden “assessed” Fox News “as one of the most destructive forces in the United States.”
Marty Makary / Wall Street Journal:
FDA Shuts Out Its Own Experts in Authorizing Another Vaccine Booster  —  Decisions like this only reinforce the perception that Covid policy is driven by groupthink and politics.  —  The Food and Drug Administration last week authorized Americans 50 and over to get a fourth Covid vaccine dose.
Nandita Bose / Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE U.S. Vice President Harris' deputy chief of staff to depart  —  U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris's deputy chief of staff Michael Fuchs is leaving the administration, the latest top aide from her office to announce a departure, according to an internal staff memo seen by Reuters.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Fox News
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Senate eyes historic week with a vote to put Jackson on Supreme Court  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate is poised to vote this week on whether to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, and she is in good shape to win a lifetime appointment and become the first Black woman on the court.
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Kevin Daley / Washington Free Beacon:
Ketanji Brown Jackson Wanted to Empty Jails at Start of Pandemic
 
 
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Niall Ferguson / Bloomberg:
Seven Worst-Case Scenarios From the War in Ukraine
The Hill:
Democratic anxiety grows over Biden's dismal polls
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jennifer Hiller / Wall Street Journal:
Tribes, Industry Groups Reach Deal to Boost U.S. Hydroelectric Power
Washington Post:
How Trump allies are pushing to hand-count ballots around the U.S.
Discussion: American Greatness
Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
Ted Cruz endorses Josh Mandel in Ohio Senate race
Discussion: Fox News
Aaron Schaffer / Washington Post:
It's a big day at the State Department for U.S. cyberdiplomacy
Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Liz Cheney Can't Rely On Democrats To Save Her In Wyoming's Republican Primary
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New York Times:
Flurry of New Laws Move Blue and Red States Further Apart
Julia Marsh / Politico:
Adams demands ‘discipline of message’ to combat ‘gotcha’ press corps, audio reveals
Discussion: Political Wire
Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Obama to return to White House to celebrate health care reform
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
John Fetterman skipped the first Pa. Senate debate. His rivals made it all about him anyway.
Wall Street Journal:
Hungary's Viktor Orban Wins Another Term in Office
Theo Francis / Wall Street Journal:
CEO Pay Heads for Record as Pandemic Recedes
Discussion: Kevin Drum
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Team Schumer voices doubts about Garcetti's chances for India
Discussion: Townhall and Breitbart
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

 
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