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9:25 AM ET, April 12, 2022

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Washington Post:
Hubris and isolation led Vladimir Putin to misjudge Ukraine  —  More than six weeks into his war against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is feeling the sting of failure.  —  Thousands of Russian battlefield deaths.  Three front-line retreats by the Russian military.
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Tom Ball / The Times:
Putin ‘purges’ 150 FSB agents in response to Russia's botched war with Ukraine  —  A “Stalinist” mass purge of Russian secret intelligence is under way after more than 100 agents were removed from their jobs and the head of the department responsible for Ukraine was sent to prison.
New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: Russia Prepares for Stepped-Up Assault on the East  —  After meeting Vladimir V. Putin, Austria's chancellor said the Russian leader wants to escalate the war as he focuses on the Donbas region.  Ukrainians warned of possible Russian use of chemical weapons.
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Russians readying for new offensive in eastern Ukraine, U.S. official warns
Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Inflation Continued to Worsen in March, as Gas and Rent Costs Rose: Live Updates  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  Prices were 8.5% higher in March than a year earlier.  —  Inflation  —  +8.5% in  —  March  —  +6.5%  —  without  —  food and energy  —  Year-over-year percent change in the Consumer Price Index
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Consumer prices rose 8.5% in March, slightly hotter than expected and the highest since 1981  —  Prices that consumers pay on everyday items surged in March to their highest levels since the early days of the Reagan administration, according to Labor Department data released Tuesday.
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Eric McDaniel / NPR:
In an exception to the Clean Air Act, Biden will allow E15 gas to be sold this summer
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Pentagon monitoring reports of possible Russian chemical weapons attack in Mariupol  — British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says her government is working “urgently” to verify details of an alleged chemical weapons attack on residents of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
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ABC News:
Former Trump lawyer, amid clash with Jan. 6 committee, pushing to decertify 2020 election  —  Trump has been watching the decertification push closely  —  Just as he was emerging as a top target of the House committee investigating the Capitol attack, former Trump lawyer John Eastman took a trip to Wisconsin.
Grid News:
QAnon candidates are on the ballot in 26 states  —  With millions in funding and the support of prominent Republicans, the conspiracy theory movement is one of the fastest-growing forces in American politics, a Grid investigation finds.  —  Part one of “The United States of QAnon,” …
NBC10 Philadelphia:
Philly Reinstates Indoor Mask Mandate  —  Philadelphia will again require masks indoors at businesses and schools.  The Health Department is still holding a briefing about the news.  —  By NBC10 Staff and Michael Rubinkam  —  Lee la historia en español aquí.
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Bethan McKernan / The Guardian:
Russia ‘using weapons smuggled by Iran from Iraq against Ukraine’  —  Iraqi militias and others say undercover networks being used to supply materiel such as RPGs and anti-tank missiles  —  Bethan McKernan in Kyiv and Vera Mironova in Lviv  —  Russia is receiving munitions …
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
‘Dr. Oz’ bets Trump endorsement can catapult him in Pa. Senate race  —  Pennsylvania Senate hopeful Mehmet Oz won the Donald Trump primary by securing the former president's endorsement over the weekend.  —  Now, Oz's Senate campaign says it plans to spend at least $1 million …
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Internal poll shows Brian Kemp close to outright primary win, despite Trump fight  —  The race for Georgia governor might as well have been a tossup when David Perdue entered the contest in December.  Now Gov. Brian Kemp's allies are increasingly confident they can avoid a runoff …
Discussion: Political Wire
Axios:
Exclusive: Former Xinjiang prisoner arrives in U.S. as key witness to abuses  —  A Christian Chinese national who spent 10 months in a Xinjiang detention camp has arrived in the United States after months of behind-the-scenes lobbying by U.S. lawmakers, human rights activists and international lawyers.
The Daily Beast:
The Obscure Law NY Prosecutors Could Use to Charge Trump Years From Now  —  Trump may be hoping to run out the clock, but New York prosecutors believe they have a lot more time than the former president thinks. … The Manhattan District Attorney's investigation into former President Donald …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
Here's How the GOP Can Move Beyond Trumpism
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: Most Americans say COVID is no longer a crisis  —  Less than one in 10 Americans now describe COVID-19 as a crisis — with about three in four calling it a manageable problem and one in six saying it's no problem at all — according to the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index.
@peacocktv:
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Nina-Golgowski / Associated Press:
South Dakota House To Vote On Impeaching Attorney General After Fatal Crash  —  Jason Ravnsborg struck and killed a pedestrian on the shoulder of a highway in 2020.  Opponents of his impeachment argue that he wasn't on the job when it happened.  —  PIERRE, S.D. (AP) …
Discussion: Argus Leader
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House GOP sets its sights on Biden country  —  House Republicans are so confident of snagging easy seats en route to regaining the majority this November, their big-spending outside super PAC is now targeting congressional districts President Biden won by as much as 16 points, Axios has learned.
Tressie McMillan Cottom / New York Times:
What's Shame Got to Do With It?  —  In the old comic strip “The Family Circus,” four precocious children blamed invisible goblins — “Not me,” “Nobody” and “Ida Know” — for their messes.  In the real world, adults who should be too old for invisible friends are doing the same deflection with a goblin named “Shame!”
The Daily Beast:
Tucker Carlson Brags to Megachurch That He Is Totally Unvaccinated  —  In this week's edition of Source Material, we reveal how Tucker told a megachurch he hasn't gotten a single jab—but that he's “obviously” not anti-vaccine, just anti-COVID vaccine.
Discussion: Insider, Mediaite, Gizmodo, UPROXX and HuffPost
The Texas Tribune:
International trade halted at Texas border crossings as truckers protest Greg Abbott's new inspections  —  Commercial traffic at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge stopped Monday and a similar protest affected traffic into and out of El Paso.  The blockades could impact the flow of produce to restaurants and grocery stores.
Jon Brown / Fox News:
Pennsylvania man arrested, charged after slapping Biden ‘I Did That’ stickers on gas pumps  —  The stickers blaming Biden for skyrocketing gas prices have popped up at gas pumps nationwide  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for April 11  —  A man was criminally charged last week following …
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Rachel Maddow's MSNBC program will go weekly starting next month  —  MSNBC host Rachel Maddow returned to her nightly program Monday, but revealed that viewers will be seeing less of her starting in May.  —  Maddow announced that her show will be weekly on Monday nights beginning May 2.
Politico:
How a Trump ally got his unfounded voting-machine audit push in front of federal cyber agency  —  Donald Trump's top pick to administer Arizona elections in 2024 is more than a garden-variety backer — he played a little-known but notable role in bolstering the former president's push to subvert the 2020 ballot.
Discussion: Raw Story
Eugene Daniels / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Biden braces for brutal inflation numbers  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  This morning at 8:30 a.m., the Labor Department will release its newest consumer price index report, and the White House is bracing itself for the political impact of inflation numbers that are widely expected …
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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CNN:
Oklahoma governor to sign near-total ban on abortion into law Tuesday
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Todd Bensman / The Federalist:
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Discussion: The Hill
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DGA:
Driven by New Donors, DGA Announces Record-Breaking Fundraising in First Quarter of 2022
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Examiner
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Joel Burgess / Asheville Citizen Times:
Fresh off Trump rally, cocaine orgy story, Cawthorn declines April 11 debate
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NBC News:
Former cop who stormed Capitol guilty on all six counts in second Jan. 6 jury trial
Jonathan Haidt / The Atlantic:
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