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10:25 AM ET, April 5, 2022

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New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: E.U. Moves to Ban Russian Coal; Zelensky to Address U.N.  —  The European Union said it was also working to ban Russian oil.  As Ukraine's president prepared to speak to the Security Council, U.S. and European allies vowed to hold Russia accountable for the reported killings of hundreds people in a Kyiv suburb.
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New York Times:
Satellite images show bodies lay in Bucha for weeks, despite Russian claims.  —  An analysis of satellite images by The New York Times rebuts claims by Russia that the killing of civilians in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, occurred after its soldiers had left the town.
Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
Biden's Ugly Options in Ukraine  —  Pushing to defeat Russia has high risks and costs, but so do the alternatives.  —  We are only six weeks into Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine, but the conflict has already settled into a familiar pattern.  Both sides often go into wars with a theory of victory …
Discussion: CBS News
William Saletan / The Bulwark:
Who's Soft on Russia?  Meet the Republican Anti-Ukraine Caucus!  —  The Republicans who love Russia and hate America.  —  After years of defending a pro-Putin American president and dismissing Russia's interference in American elections, Republicans have returned to their old shtick: accusing Democrats of being soft on Russia.
Associated Press:
Live updates |  Putin warns on nationalizing Russian stakes  —  MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that any move by foreign countries to nationalize Russian stakes in companies would be “a double-edged sword.”  —  “We are already hearing statements from officials …
Discussion: HotAir and France 24
Michael Weiss / New Lines Magazine:
Exclusive: How Russia Evades Sanctions via Syrian Loan Schemes  —  New Lines has obtained documents showing two loans to the Assad regime totaling $1 billion for supplies and largely designed to benefit oligarchs sanctioned by the U.S. and EU.  But all is not well in Damascus
Washington Examiner:
Biden has gone wobbly on Ukraine
Discussion: MSNBC
Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
U.S. Drones for Ukraine Will Include Latest Tank Killers
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
Cathy Young / The Bulwark:
The Bucha Atrocities and the Kremlin Apologists
Washington Post:
Ukrainian villagers describe cruel and brutal Russian occupation
Discussion: New York Times and bellingcat
Associated Press:
Trump aide seeking NH House seat voted in 2 states in 2016  —  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former Trump administration official now running for Congress in New Hampshire voted twice during the 2016 primary election season, potentially violating federal voting law and leaving him at odds …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Twitter will appoint Elon Musk to its board of directors  —  Musk is limited from buying more than 15 percent of Twitter's stock  —  Twitter is appointing Tesla CEO Elon Musk to its board of directors, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Musk will serve as a class II director until 2024.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
'I didn't win the election': Trump admits defeat in session with historians  —  The ex-president also said that Iran, China and South Korea were happy Biden won, adding that ‘the election was rigged and lost’  —  Donald Trump has admitted he did not win the 2020 election.  —  “I didn't win the election,” he said.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Why Biden's base is in distress  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Democrats are desperately trying to understand what's roiling the electorate heading into a brutal midterm environment.  —  HIT Strategies has been conducting weekly focus groups to find out in real time how Americans are processing events in 2022.
Discussion: Townhall, RedState and NRCC
Elena Schneider / Politico:
How election conspiracy theories turned local politics ‘toxic’ in one Wisconsin city  —  GREEN BAY, Wis. — For the second time since Election Day 2020, uniformed police officers will be on duty when ballot counting begins in Green Bay's local elections.  —  It's the result of tension building …
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Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:   Fake Trump Elector Is Running in Wisconsin This Week, Alongside Other Big Lie Supporters
Fox News:
Ron Klain solicited money from Hunter Biden for VP residence in 2012, emails show: ‘Keep this low low key’  —  Klain told Hunter ‘raising money for the Residence now is bad PR’  —  Hunter Biden probe has DOJ in ‘untenable’ position, case for a special counsel is ‘absolutely clear’: Turley
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Michelle Fox / CNBC:
Inflation fears force Americans to rethink financial choices  —  76% of Americans worry inflation will force them to rethink financial choices: CNBC survey  —  Surging inflation has Americans reconsidering how they spend their money.  —  The Consumer Price Index, which measures …
Ben Adler / Yahoo News:
Republican-controlled states have higher murder rates than Democratic ones: study  —  46th and current president of the United States  —  Republican politicians routinely claim that cities run by Democrats have been experiencing crime waves caused by failed governance …
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Build Back Center: Biden plows a revamped lane for the midterms  —  After taking office promising sweeping legislation and transformed government, Joe Biden is poised to fight the midterms the same way his two immediate Democratic predecessors did: trumpeting moderation and a center-left agenda.
Discussion: The Daily Caller, NBC News and ABC News
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Stephanie Akin / Roll Call:
Facing criticism, Tim Ryan defends anti-China ad in Ohio Senate race  —  Asian American super PAC says he's stoking hate to stir up base  —  Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan is not backing down as he faces blowback from some in his party for an ad in his Senate campaign that repeatedly blames China for workers' economic woes.
Discussion: The Hill
Oren Liebermann / CNN:
US tested hypersonic missile in mid-March but kept it quiet to avoid escalating tensions with Russia  —  The US successfully tested a hypersonic missile in mid-March but kept it quiet for two weeks to avoid escalating tensions with Russia as President Joe Biden was about to travel to Europe …
Discussion: Political Wire
Politico:
Jackson confirmation battle rejuvenates Doug Jones  —  Doug Jones became a so-called Supreme Court sherpa in the most quintessentially Washington way possible.  —  The day after Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement announcement, a reporter emailed Jones to ask whether the White House …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Wants More Oil From Canada but Not a New Pipeline to Bring It  —  White House still opposes Keystone, but other options could include shipping more oil by rail or expanding pipeline capacity along existing routes  —  Biden administration officials are seeking ways to boost oil imports from Canada …
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Victim: Epstein Shared Hotel Suite With Bill Clinton and Worried About Being Poisoned  —  STRANGE BEDFELLOWS  —  Juliette Bryant was approached in a Cape Town bar and asked if she'd like to meet the former president and Jeffrey Epstein.  It was the beginning of her personal nightmare.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
Biden Administration Proposes Obamacare Tweak That Could Help 1.2 Million  —  The proposed regulation would help address the Affordable Care Act's “family glitch.”  —  The Biden administration is proposing a major policy change that it believes will help 200,000 uninsured Americans …
Aaron Schaffer / Washington Post:
The FBI is spending millions on social media tracking software  —  Good morning!  See any interesting contracting records?  Send them my way: aaron.schaffer@washpost.com.  —  Below: Lawmakers blast a reported review of a major U.S. cyber policy, and crypto scams are multiplying.
 
 
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New York Post:
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Reuters:
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Discussion: Washington Examiner
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