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9:25 AM ET, April 4, 2022

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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
Discussion: president.gov.ua
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Washington Post:
U.S. weighs tougher Russia sanctions after evidence of Bucha killings … Biden administration officials have discussed intensifying their sanctions campaign against Russia as evidence emerges of the apparent execution of civilians in a suburb near Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Associated Press:
Live updates | Britain slates Russia for ‘barbaric’ killings
Discussion: Political Wire
The Economist:   Retreating Russian troops leave behind harrowing evidence of atrocities
Associated Press:
Ukraine accuses Russia of massacre, city strewn with bodies
Garry Kasparov / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Told the Truth: Putin Has to Go
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
Discussion: Raw Story
ABC News:
Secret Service paying over $30K per month for Malibu mansion to protect Hunter Biden  —  The luxury rental property has “gorgeous ocean views,” according to its listing.  —  Hunter Biden is apparently spending his father's presidency living in luxury in Malibu — and so is his taxpayer-funded security detail.
Discussion: Breitbart and 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 …
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 …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Dems plot spring sprint for party-line spending deal with Manchin  —  Senate Democrats are preparing to make one last push for a deal with Joe Manchin on a huge party-line tax and spending bill.  And they say they'll do it differently this time.  —  With their 50-member majority poised …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Senate eyes historic week with a vote to put Jackson on Supreme Court
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Biden called Murdoch the ‘most dangerous man in the world,’ new book alleges  —  Ex-Clinton strategist reveals why she no longer appears on Fox  —  New York (CNN Business)In a forthcoming book, a pair of New York Times reporters and CNN political analysts report that President Joe Biden …
Wall Street Journal:
Hungary's Viktor Orban Wins Another Term in Office  —  Russia's invasion of Ukraine overshadowed Sunday's election  —  BUDAPEST—Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the closest thing Russian President Vladimir Putin has to a friend in the club of European Union leaders …
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Catherine Belton / Washington Post:
Exiled oligarch calls on other Russian tycoons to break with Putin … LONDON — Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the self-exiled Russian oligarch and vocal Kremlin opponent, has called on Russian billionaires and officials who have fled Russia to publicly denounce President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine as criminal.
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
Ted Cruz endorses Josh Mandel in Ohio Senate race  —  Texas GOP Sen. , Ted Cruz endorsed Josh Mandel in the highly competitive Ohio Senate Republican primary on Monday.  —  Cruz hailed Mandel as a “proven fighter” against the Democrats and champion of conservative causes …
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.
Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Obama to return to White House to celebrate health care reform  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama will return to the White House on Tuesday for the first time since he left office to promote the Affordable Care Act in an event alongside President Joe Biden, a White House official said.
Geo News:
Imran Khan de-notified as prime minister of Pakistan  — De-notification comes after National Assembly's dissolution.  — Imran Khan to still continue as prime minister under Article 224 of Constitution till appointment of caretaker PM, announces President Arif Alvi.
Craig Howie / Politico:
Trump endorses Palin in Alaska House special election  —  Former President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed Sarah Palin in the upcoming Alaska House special election.  —  Calling her a “wonderful patriot” and “tough and smart,” Trump said the former governor had been “a champion for Alaska values …
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Team Schumer voices doubts about Garcetti's chances for India  —  Chuck Schumer's team is privately acknowledging to Senate Democrats that Eric Garcetti doesn't currently have 50 votes within their caucus to be confirmed as ambassador to India, congressional aides tell Axios.
Discussion: Breitbart
Aaron Schaffer / Washington Post:
It's a big day at the State Department for U.S. cyberdiplomacy  —  Happy Monday!  My colleagues are launching Post Politics Now, The Post's new live analysis approach to political coverage, today.  Post Politics Now integrates breaking news coverage with political analysis, visuals and insights from reporters across the newsroom.
Kevin Daley / Washington Free Beacon:
Ketanji Brown Jackson Wanted to Empty Jails at Start of Pandemic  —  Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said in the early days of the pandemic it would be “reasonable” to release “each and every” person in District of Columbia jails, and she went on to grant COVID-related releases …
 
 
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden's economy is extraordinary. But inflation is still the Achilles' heel of Democrats.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Putin oligarchs stashed billions in U.S. banks, secret records show
ABC News:
Border politics worsen for Biden: The Note
Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Liz Cheney Can't Rely On Democrats To Save Her In Wyoming's Republican Primary
New York Times:
Flurry of New Laws Move Blue and Red States Further Apart
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Democrats' two-do: Confirm Jackson, land Manchin
Discussion: CNN, Talking Points Memo and NPR
Julia Marsh / Politico:
Adams demands ‘discipline of message’ to combat ‘gotcha’ press corps, audio reveals
Discussion: Political Wire
 Earlier Items: 
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
Peter Lee / Hong Kong Free Press HKFP:
Carrie Lam will not run in Hong Kong's small-circle chief executive election
Discussion: Associated Press
Martin Chulov / The Guardian:
Biden rebuffed as US relations with Saudi Arabia and UAE hit new low
Axios:
Worker shortage thwarts Biden's “millions” of jobs pledge
Discussion: PRESS RUN and Breitbart
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
John Fetterman skipped the first Pa. Senate debate. His rivals made it all about him anyway.
Jon Sarlin / CNN:
After a $625 million hack, the party must go on
Discussion: Wired
Theo Francis / Wall Street Journal:
CEO Pay Heads for Record as Pandemic Recedes
Discussion: Political Wire
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