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2:05 PM 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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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.
Bloomberg:
Russia's Effort to Avoid Default Undermined by New U.S. Sanction  —  Russia's efforts to avoid a sovereign default took another blow after the U.S. Treasury halted dollar debt payments from the country's accounts at U.S. banks.  —  The decision further complicates Russia's attempts …
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 …
Michael Weiss / New Lines Magazine:   Exclusive: How Russia Evades Sanctions via Syrian Loan Schemes
Presidential Office of Ukraine:
There is ample evidence that it is Russian troops who destroy peaceful cities, torture and kill civilians - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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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Summer Concepcion / Talking Points Memo:
World Dunks On Twitter For Naming Elon Musk To Its Board  —  News of Tesla CEO Elon Musk acquiring a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter has fired up the social media platform's users in a special way today.  —  And the takes are, indeed, hot as right-wingers and Musk-devotees see the development …
Christopher Hutton / Washington Examiner:
Elon Musk pushes for Twitter edit button after becoming largest shareholder
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 …
NBC News:
Ivanka Trump to testify Tuesday before House Jan. 6 committee  —  WASHINGTON — Ivanka Trump, the daughter and senior White House adviser of former President Donald Trump, is set to testify before the House Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday, three sources tell NBC News.
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Politico:
GOP Rep. Fred Upton to retire  —  Rep. Fred Upton, one of the longest-tenured Republicans in the House of Representatives, has decided to retire rather than seek reelection in 2022.  —  Upton was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump in January 2021 …
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.
Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
Stacey Abrams reaches millionaire status before 2nd campaign  —  ATLANTA (AP) — When Democrat Stacey Abrams first ran for Georgia governor in 2018, her lackluster personal finances and a hefty bill from the IRS gave Republicans fodder to question how she could manage a state budget when she struggled with her own debts.
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.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The new red scare: The right leans into pedophilia accusations  —  Upon learning that three moderate Republican senators — Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Susan Collins (Maine) and Mitt Romney (Utah) — would support the Supreme Court nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Inside the consulting firm run by Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas  — Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, runs a little-known consulting company.  — Some campaign watchdog groups say it could create yet another conflict of interest for her husband.
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post
Johanna Chisholm / The Independent:
Matt Gaetz says Americans with diabetes should lose weight after voting against lowering the price of insulin  —  ‘The price of insulin increases as waistlines increase,’ Gaetz wrote in defence of voting against the bill that would cap the price of insulin at $35
Discussion: USA Today
Elizabeth Nolan Brown / Reason:
California Can't Mandate Diversity on Corporate Boards  —  Plus: Prayer on football field faces SCOTUS, Mike Tyson's ear-shaped edibles banned in Colorado, and more...  Law “violates the Equal Protection Clause of the California Constitution on its face,” says judge.
Discussion: Ohio Capital Journal
Shaun Walker / The Guardian:
‘Barbarians’: Russian troops leave grisly mark on town of Trostianets  —  On a two-day visit, the Guardian found evidence of summary executions, torture and looting  —  he tanks rolled into Trostianets, a sleepy town 20 miles from the Russia-Ukraine border, in the first hours of the invasion.
Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:
The remarkable brain of a carpet cleaner who speaks 24 languages  —  The carpet cleaner heaves his machine up the stairs, untangles its hoses and promises to dump the dirty water only in the approved toilet.  Another day scrubbing rugs for less than $20 an hour.
Discussion: Althouse
Rudi Keller / Missouri Independent:
Sheena Greitens says she has photos, records to document abuse by former Missouri governor  —  Eric Greitens addresses the media after filing to run in the Missouri Senate primary on Feb. 22, 2022, at the James C Kirkpatrick State Information Center in Jefferson City (photo by Madeline Carter).
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Last Positivist / The Sooty Empiric:
Why I Am Not A Liberal  —  Those of us in the contemporary academy who are not liberals ought give an account of why not.  This asymmetric burden falls on us, I believe, because the presumption is so strongly that one does fit within the broad confines of liberalism that if one does …
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 …
Discussion: Bolts
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 …
Discussion: Kevin Drum
Jon Cohen / Science:
Can Trump persuade people to get a COVID-19 shot?  Researchers made an ad to find out  —  In Trump country, study finds ad featuring former president raised vaccination rates  —  A creative effort to use former President Donald Trump to persuade people to get a COVID-19 vaccine shot appears to have paid off.
Discussion: HotAir and Bloomberg
Ben Wieder / Miami Herald:
DeSantis committees pay fake news site to help raise cash  —  In messages to supporters, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis isn't shy about labeling “fake news media” the enemy.  —  But when it comes to raising money for his re-election bid, the Republican governor's campaign and an associated political committee …
Discussion: OutKick
Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Durham: Sussmann put his lie to the FBI in writing  —  released a potential smoking gun in the case against Michael Sussmann on Monday night, as he published documents showing the Democratic cybersecurity lawyer messaged the FBI general counsel that he was not working on behalf of any client …
Discussion: HotAir, Fox News and CNN
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Trump's Net Worth Has Jumped An Estimated $600 Million Since He Left Office  —  Banned from social media, Donald Trump revealed he was creating his own platform in October.  Truth Social has already been downloaded, glitches and all, more than a million times—and has boosted Trump's net worth by an estimated $430 million.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
AT&T shareholders fight back  —  Popular Information has repeatedly documented how AT&T's political spending conflicts with the company's stated values.  —  For example, AT&T publicly claims to be an ardent supporter of voting rights.  AT&T posted a four-minute video on its corporate website …
 
 
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Politico:
Treasury blocks Russia from paying debt, raising default threat
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CNBC
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox mentioned ivermectin nearly 300 times, then ignored the new study finding the drug is ineffective against COVID-19
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Elian Peltier / New York Times:
Western Officials Condemn Reports of ‘Massacre’ by Military in Central Mali
Discussion: Associated Press
Laurin-Whitney Gottbrath / Axios:
Putin unlikely to face punishment for any war crimes in Ukraine
Discussion: Washington Post, TheBlaze and USA Today
Washington Examiner:
Biden has gone wobbly on Ukraine
Discussion: MSNBC and Washington Post
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Wants More Oil From Canada but Not a New Pipeline to Bring It
Discussion: Breitbart
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Judge Keeps New York's New Electoral Map Intact for Now
Discussion: UPI
Michelle Fox / CNBC:
Inflation fears force Americans to rethink financial choices
The Daily Beast:
Ted Cruz Knew Exactly What He Was Doing Caping for Trump and His Big Lie
Discussion: Raw Story
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Victim: Epstein Shared Hotel Suite With Bill Clinton and Worried About Being Poisoned
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

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