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2:00 PM ET, April 7, 2022

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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump deflects blame for Jan. 6 silence, says he wanted to march to Capitol … PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former president Donald Trump voiced regret Wednesday over not marching to the U.S. Capitol the day his supporters stormed the building, and he defended his long silence during the attack …
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CNN:
Nancy Pelosi tests positive for Covid-19, spokesman says
Lobsang Gelek / Radio Free Asia:   Tibetan exile leader set to visit Washington in April
Spiegel Online:
German Intelligence Intercepts Radio Traffic Discussing the Murder of Civilians in Bucha  —  DER SPIEGEL has learned that German intelligence intercepted radio traffic from the Russian military regarding the murder of civilians in Bucha.  It appears that such atrocities were part of the plan.
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Washington Post:
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine braces for assault in east; Russian talk of civilian killings intercepted  —  The gruesome killings in Bucha could further isolate Moscow as the U.S. sanctions Putin's daughters and the E.U. will vote on a Russian coal ban.
Washington Post:
In Bucha, the scope of Russian barbarity is coming into focus  —  This story contains graphic photos, including images of bodies.  —  BUCHA, Ukraine — The name of this city is already synonymous with the month-long carnage that Russian soldiers perpetrated here.
New York Times:
U.S. Says It Secretly Removed Malware Worldwide, Pre-empting Russian Cyberattacks
Steven Perlberg / Insider:
LEAKED MEMO: The New York Times has issued a Twitter ‘reset,’ urging reporters to 'meaningfully reduce how much time you're spending on the platform'  — NYT Executive Editor Dean Baquet said in a memo that Twitter is now “purely optional” for staffers.  — Baquet said that the newsroom …
Politico:
Whitmer sues over abortion law as governors prepare for state policy free-for-all  —  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging her state's 1931 law banning abortion — the latest move in a flurry of state activity preparing for the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade in a few months.
Discussion: Associated Press, Forbes and The 19th
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Whitmer asks state Supreme Court to decide whether abortion is constitutional
Discussion: Townhall
Erin Doherty / Axios:
McConnell won't commit to hearings for Biden SCOTUS picks if GOP retakes Senate  —  Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday that he won't commit to hearings for a potential Supreme Court nominee if he's the Senate Majority Leader leading up to the 2024 election.
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
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Washington Post:
DOJ plans to investigate boxes of records taken to Trump's Mar-a-Lago  —  The Justice Department has begun taking steps to investigate former president Donald Trump's removal of presidential records to Mar-a-Lago — some of which were labeled “top secret,” people familiar with the matter said.
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CNN:   Justice Department investigating handling of White House records taken to Mar-a-Lago after Trump left office
Edward Russell / Airline Weekly Lounge:
American Airlines Restarts Philadelphia Regional Routes With Landline Buses  —  American Airlines is the latest carrier to contract Landline for connecting “flights” operated with buses.  The move comes as U.S. airlines face the concurrent challenges from a pilot shortage primarily hitting regional operators …
Discussion: 6abc, WHTM-TV and Eschaton
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
US: 2 posed as agents, gave gifts to Secret Service officers  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged two men they say were posing as federal agents, giving free apartments and other gifts to U.S. Secret Service agents, including one who worked on the first lady's security detail.
Jerusalem Demsas / The Atlantic:
Why So Many COVID Predictions Were Wrong  —  As many prominent policy makers reckon uncomfortably with persistent inflation after months of forecasting that the phenomenon would be transitory, I've started making a list of other pandemic predictions about the economy that never materialized.
Discussion: Nature
Dan Friedman / Mother Jones:
Exclusive: Leaked Messages Reveal the Origins of the Most Vile Hunter Biden Smear  —  Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter.  Support our nonprofit reporting.  Subscribe to our print magazine.  —  Late in the 2020 presidential campaign, trailing in the polls …
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
How much is Mehmet Oz worth?  A lot, a new Pa. Senate campaign report shows.  —  As he runs for U.S. Senate, Mehmet Oz has derided big tech as a “cartel” and boasted about taking on the Silicon Valley giants.But he's also deeply invested in them.Oz's personal financial disclosure report …
Ruy Teixeira / The Liberal Patriot:
The Democrats' Nevada Problem  —  Combining the Democrats' Hispanic Voter and Working Class Voter Problems  —  What do you get when you combine the Democrats' Hispanic voter problem with the Democrats' working class voter problem?  Something like the Democrats' Nevada problem.
Discussion: HotAir and CANNONFIRE
Robby Soave / Reason:
Koch Network Smeared as Pro-Russia for Suggesting Sanctions Might Not Work  —  Stand Together is a charitable organization founded by Charles Koch that gives money to libertarian groups and causes.  It works to advance classically liberal ideas on a variety of issues: school choice …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Gretchen Morgenson / NBC News:
The Trump Organization used to borrow from major banks.  Now look who's lending it money.  —  Donald Trump used to bank with the big guns.  Now he's borrowing from Axos Financial, an obscure, internet-only institution based in San Diego and Las Vegas.  —  In mid-February …
Discussion: Raw Story
Anita Hill / Washington Post:
The Senate Judiciary Committee mistreated Judge Jackson.  I should know.  —  Anita Hill is a professor of social policy, law, and women's studies at Brandeis University.  —  The shameful spectacle of the Senate Judiciary Committee during the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee …
Corbin Barthold / The Bulwark:
Trump's Judge-Shopping Flop  —  Cynicism, mendacity, and incompetence rolled into one.  —  (CORBIS / GETTY)  —  Donald Trump has what might charitably be called a poor relationship with judges.  It's not clear that he even understands what they do.  Recall Trump's claim that …
Discussion: Raw Story
Luke Gentile / Washington Examiner:
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for police action against Jimmy Kimmel  —  The outspoken congresswoman alleged that Kimmel's joke was tantamount to a “threat of violence.”  —  “ABC, this threat of violence against me by @jimmykimmel has been filed with the @CapitolPolice,” she posted to Twitter.
Sheila Dang / Reuters:
Elon Musk's arrival stirs fears among some Twitter employees  —  News of Tesla (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk taking a board seat at Twitter (TWTR.N) has some Twitter employees panicking over the future of the social media firm's ability to moderate content, company insiders told Reuters.
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
Liberal media critic Eric Boehlert dies in bicycle collision  —  Eric Boehlert, a liberal critic who offered blistering takedowns and analysis of mainstream and conservative media, died Monday in a bicycle collision in his New Jersey hometown.  He was 57.  —  “Through his journalism …
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
NBC News journalists vexed by MSNBC's move to hire White House press secretary Jen Psaki  —  New York (CNN Business)NBC News journalists are troubled by and have expressed dismay to network executives about MSNBC's intention to hire White House press secretary Jen Psaki when she exits …
 
 
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CNN:
UN suspends Russia from Human Rights Council
Tyler Kingkade / NBC News:
A Texas teacher faces losing her job after fighting for gay pride symbols in school
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Worry About Crime in U.S. at Highest Level Since 2016
Discussion: The Hill, Townhall and Opinion Today
Eliza Collins / Wall Street Journal:
Senate Set to Pass Bills to Strip Russia of Favored Trade Status, Ban Oil Imports
Dylan Scott / Vox:
America needs more doctors and nurses to survive the next pandemic
David Harsanyi / National Review:
The ‘Groomer’ Accusation Is Counterproductive
Discussion: Townhall and Breitbart
 Earlier Items: 
Laurie McGinley / Washington Post:
For people with Down syndrome, a longer life, but under a cloud
Reuters:
Republican registrations surge in Pennsylvania in warning sign for Democrats
Discussion: The Triad, Politico and The Hill
NBC News:
Trump is sitting on a fortune. Republicans want it for the midterms.
Discussion: Raw Story
Sally Zelikovsky / American Thinker:
How the Schools Got Queered
Philip Jankowski / Dallas Morning News:
Nearly 25,000 mail-in ballots rejected in March 1 Texas primary, mostly due to new election law
Discussion: HuffPost and NPR
Washington Post:
Energy executive was inadvertently listed as author of GOP witness's testimony
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Local conservatives revolt against Trump House favorite
Discussion: NBC News and Raw Story
The Daily Beast:
Sarah Palin Is Back. Her GOP May Have Moved On.
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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