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3:15 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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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Zelensky: We'll accept status quo ante rather than fight in Donbas  —  This is an interesting concession on the cusp of Volodymyr Zelensky's petition to the United Nations.  The heroic, embattled president of Ukraine plans to demand action from the UN over the extensive war crimes committed by Russia so far …
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.
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
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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Summer Concepcion / Talking Points Memo:
Internet Dunks On Twitter For Naming Elon Musk To Its Board
Christopher Hutton / Washington Examiner:
Elon Musk pushes for Twitter edit button after becoming largest shareholder
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
Politico:
White House to extend the student loan moratorium once again  —  The White House plans to once again extend the moratorium on federal student loan payments through the end of August, according to multiple people familiar with the matter, including an administration official.
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Associated Press:
White House to extend student loan pause through August  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration plans to freeze federal student loan payments through Aug. 31, extending a moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to postpone payments during the coronavirus pandemic …
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.
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Kelly Mena / CNN:
Georgia passes bill giving state law enforcement agency power to investigate elections
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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 …
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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
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.
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
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.
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.
Alayna Treene / Axios:
First look: Senate GOP campaign arm raises $43 million in Q1  —  The Senate Republicans' campaign arm raised $43 million during the first quarter of 2022, breaking its fundraising records as it gears up for an aggressive midterm cycle, Axios has learned.
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
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: FOX 2, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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
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
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 …
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 …
 
 
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