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9:50 AM ET, April 6, 2022

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CNN:
January 6 committee obtains emails that former Trump attorney John Eastman sought to keep secret  —  Washington (CNN)The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has obtained a cache of emails that right-wing lawyer John Eastman had sought to keep secret.
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Hunter Walker / Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: Jan. 6 Committee Interviews Longtime Steve Bannon Associate Alexandra Preate  —  Bannon's so-called “consigliere” and “shadow press secretary” was among those in attendance at the pre-attack rally in front of the White House on Jan. 6, 2021  —  Alexandra Preate …
Politico:
Court orders Jan. 6 defense lawyer disbarred  —  A Virginia state court has disbarred Jonathon Moseley, an attorney who has represented a slew of high-profile Jan. 6 defendants, including a member of the Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy, as well as several targets …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
FBI has names of hundreds more Jan. 6 rioters.  DOJ needs more lawyers to prosecute them.  —  WASHINGTON — Aided by citizen sleuths who keep identifying Jan. 6 rioters, the Justice Department is finding that it has more cases than lawyers to prosecute them.
Discussion: Raw Story and Hackwhackers
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Investigation of Jan. 6 Confronts Sprawling Cast of Characters
Discussion: Raw Story
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Washington Post:
A weary Zelensky challenges U.N. to act with graphic video for diplomats
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Zelensky: We'll accept status quo ante rather than fight in Donbas
John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
Faced With A Coming Wave Of Illegal Immigration, Biden's Plan Is Simply To Open The Border  —  Federal border authorities are already overwhelmed, and Title 42 is still in place.  As bad as things are, they're about to get much worse.  —  The southern border is about to explode …
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William A. Galston / Wall Street Journal:
How Will Inflation End?  —  Larry Summers forecasts a major recession and high unemployment.  —  Inflation is now, incontestably, the leading issue for the electorate, and voters are giving the Biden administration low marks for handling it.  This is a political crisis for Democrats …
Discussion: Wide World of News
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
The Bridgewater CEO Who Went Full MAGA  —  If you were to pick the high point of David McCormick's career in finance, it might've come on a bright summer day in 2019 at the Belle Haven Club, a Gatsby-esque waterside retreat in Greenwich, Conn., that's popular with local billionaires.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
The Trailer: ‘Socialism.’ ‘Beijing Dave.’ In primary stretch, Pennsylvania's Senate contenders go after the front-runners.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Daniel Greenfield / Front Page Magazine:
Opposing Sexual Abuse of Children is the New Hate  —  The Left wants pedophilia in the curriculum and on the Supreme Court.  —  Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Election claims dominate lively night for Trump, allies at Mar-a-Lago  —  PALM BEACH — Former president Donald Trump and a coterie of his top allies, donors and paying club members gathered at his palatial beachfront club Tuesday night for a reunion of sorts: to sip Trump-branded wine …
James Marson / Wall Street Journal:
Execution of Village Mayor Becomes Symbol of Russian Brutality in Ukraine  —  A beloved mayor and her family helped townspeople resist Russian occupation.  They paid for it with their lives.  ‘Why were they killed?  Because they were Ukrainians’
Discussion: The Daily Caller
CNN:
'We're not finding soldiers, just innocent people': The horror of Russian occupation revealed in Borodianka  —  This story contains graphic imagery.  —  Borodianka, Ukraine (CNN)Oksana Kostychenko walks down a narrow pathway, leading to her back garden in Borodianka.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Katie S. Phang / MSNBC:
Ginni Thomas, Trump and America's worst-kept secret  —  The Ginni Thomas saga gets even more interesting  —  With so much wild and crazy news inundating us each day, it can be easy to quickly move from one shocking and outrageous story on to the next.  But in the case of Ginni Thomas …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill and The Similitude
Washington Post:
Why haven't Republicans had to answer for Trump's support for Putin?  —  Reports of horrific atrocities in Ukraine are putting some who are sympathetic to the Kremlin's take on the Russian invasion in an awkward position, since most people aren't comfortable defending war crimes.
Washington Post:
Democrats eye Defense Production Act for clean energy  —  Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202!  If you were on Capitol Hill yesterday, we hope you steered clear of the fox that was reportedly biting people, including Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) and Politico reporter Ximena Bustillo.
Lawrence Freedman / Comment is Freed:
The Russo-Ukraine War: Phase Two  —  On 24 February as they began their invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces began shelling Mariupol, a port city of over 400,000 inhabitants.  The next day they began to advance to its outskirts.  By 2 March the city was surrounded and the shelling had become routine and deadly.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Wall Street Journal:
Oklahoma Legislature Passes Near-Total Ban on Abortion  —  Abortion providers could face up to 10 years in prison if the bill is signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt  —  Oklahoma's Legislature on Tuesday passed a near-total ban on abortion, one of the most sweeping bans passed this year …
Washington Post:
Worried Democrats poised to pin blame for high gas prices on oil companies  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  Send all tips and fox news to earlytips@washpost.com.  Thanks for waking up with us.  —  In today's edition: Alabama is once again the battleground over Black voting rights …
Hannah Demissie / ABC News:
Republican candidates in battleground states skip debates  —  Over half a dozen have skipped at least one primary debate.  —  Republican candidates are shying away from the debate stage as the midterm elections approach.  —  Over a half dozen GOP candidates in crucial state and federal races …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
BuzzFeed News:
Worldcoin Promised Free Crypto If They Scanned Their Eyeballs With “The Orb.”  Now They Feel Robbed.  —  As Kudzanayi strolled through the mall with friends, a small crowd caught his attention.  At its center, three men held up an otherworldly silver sphere that spoke in a brisk, business-like voice.
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
May governor primaries pose big test for Trump's control over the GOP  —  Donald Trump is about to learn how much clout he still has in the Republican Party.  —  A series of Republican gubernatorial primaries in more than half a dozen states, all scheduled for May, has turned into mini-referendums on the former president.
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Michigan Democrats to lobby to be first in 2024 presidential contest
Discussion: Just The News
 
 
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Reuters:
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Alex Rogers / CNN:
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Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Austin, Gaetz get into fiery exchange in House hearing
Sam Stanton / Sacramento Bee:
Sacramento mass shooting suspect had early prison release
Anti-Defamation League:
Unmasking “Clandestine,” the Figure Behind the Viral “Ukrainian Biolab” Conspiracy Theory
Discussion: Mediaite
Reuters:
U.S. conservative conference with Hungary's hardline leader reflects Republican divide
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