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2:40 PM ET, April 14, 2022

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San Francisco Chronicle:
Colleagues worry Dianne Feinstein is now mentally unfit to serve, citing recent interactions  —  WASHINGTON — When a California Democrat in Congress recently engaged in an extended conversation with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, they prepared for a rigorous policy discussion like those they'd had with her many times over the last 15 years.
Bloomberg:
Elon Musk Makes $43 Billion Unsolicited Bid to Take Twitter Private  —  Elon Musk has made a “best and final” offer to buy Twitter Inc., saying the company has extraordinary potential and he is the person to unlock it.  —  The world's richest person will offer $54.20 per share in cash …
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Felix Salmon / Axios:
Elon Musk goes into full goblin mode  —  The goblin is serious. … - In a 138-word offer letter to Twitter board chair Bret Taylor that includes the words “I” or “my” 11 different times, Musk writes that “Twitter has extraordinary potential. … - You're going to hear much more about this bid …
Associated Press:
Tesla CEO Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion  —  Tesla CEO Elon Musk is offering to buy Twitter, saying the social media platform he has criticized for not living up to free speech principles needs to be transformed as a private company.  —  Twitter Inc. said in a regulatory filing …
Eshe Nelson / New York Times:
Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter: Live Updates  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $54.20 a share.  —  Elon Musk has launched a takeover bid for Twitter, offering to buy it for $54.20 a share, just weeks after he became the social media company's largest shareholder.
Shant Mesrobian / INQUIRE:
One suggestion I have for Twitter's possible future owner, Elon Musk  —  Twitter — and all big tech platforms — should invite a counterinsurgency.  —  News broke today that billionaire Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter.  All of it.  —  If you've spent even a little time on Twitter …
George Stahl / Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk Offers to Buy Rest of Twitter at a Valuation of More Than $43 Billion
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Axios: Elon Musk has transformed from climate-change hero to movie supervillain for Twitter buyout
Discussion: Twitchy, The Bulwark and OutKick
David Averre / Daily Mail:
Putin's defence minister Sergei Shoigu has had a ‘massive heart attack not from natural causes’ and TWENTY generals ‘have been arrested’ over bungled invasion  — Shoigu is thought to have suffered a heart attack possibly caused by foul play  — Russia's defence minister, 66, has been a close ally of Putin ever since 2012
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Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
Russia warns of nuclear, hypersonic deployment if Sweden and Finland join NATO  —  One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest allies warned NATO on Thursday that if Sweden and Finland joined the U.S.-led military alliance then Russia would deploy nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles in an exclave in the heart of Europe.
Cora Engelbrecht / New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: Russian Warship ‘Seriously Damaged,’ in Setback to Moscow's Forces  —  Ukraine said it had struck the flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet with missiles, while Russia claimed that the damage was caused by a fire.  As Moscow moves to escalate its offensive in the east and south …
Robyn Dixon / Washington Post:
Ominous rhetoric gains grounds in Russia as its forces founder in Ukraine
Ellen Knickmeyer / Associated Press:
EXPLAINER: Why the term ‘genocide’ matters in Ukraine war
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
Trump plans J.D. Vance endorsement in crowded Ohio senate race, sources say  —  Former President Trump is planning to endorse J.D. Vance in Ohio's crowded senate GOP primary, according to three sources with knowledge of his decision.  —  In recent days, Trump began calling donors and advisers …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Biden Job Approval Down Most Among Younger Generations  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joe Biden's recent job approval ratings, which are averaging 14 points lower than those early in his presidency, have declined far more among younger than older generations of Americans.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why has Biden's approval plunged with young people?
Discussion: New York Post and Breitbart
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Fox News Says Verified Account on Struggling Trump Platform Is Not Authorized
Discussion: New York Magazine
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CBS News:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs 15-week abortion ban bill
Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner:
GOP state senator, seven other women say Charles Herbster groped them; he denies allegations  —  Charles Herbster, a Nebraska Republican gubernatorial candidate, speaks to a crowd Wednesday at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in North Platte.  Donald Trump Jr. was his guest at the event.
Ryan Grenoble / HuffPost:
Tennessee Lawmaker Praises Hitler's Work Ethic In Speech About Homeless People  —  State Sen. Frank Niceley (R) wishes Tennessee's unhoused population could be more like the genocidal German dictator.  —  A Tennessee Republican wants the state's unhoused population to draw inspiration from Adolf Hitler.
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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
RNC to Require GOP Presidential Candidates to Sign Debate Pledge  —  Party has long complained about the Commission on Presidential Debates handling of general election debates  —  The Republican National Committee voted Thursday to require GOP presidential candidates to attest in writing …
Discussion: Insider, The Hill, Fox News, Forbes and Raw Story
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Putin nemesis Bill Browder reveals the ‘real money’ funding Kremlin's war  —  American-born British businessman and political activist (born 1964)  —  American political activist (1891-1973)  —  NEW YORK — A trillion dollars: That's how much money famed investor Bill Browder believes Vladimir Putin …
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrea Blanco / Daily Mail:
Two inmates at all-women's New Jersey jail are PREGNANT after both had sex with transgender prisoners: ACLU won battle to house 27 trans inmates there  — The pregnant women are housed at the embattled Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, in Clinton, which New Jersey Governor announced plans to close
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Emma Colton / Fox News:   NJ inmates at women's only prison pregnant after sex with ‘another incarcerated person’
Associated Press:
AP sources: Trump aide Stephen Miller to speak to 1/6 panel  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Miller, who served as a top aide to President Donald Trump, will appear Thursday before the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
Trump: Still Not Losing His Grip on the GOP  —  He's more popular than he's ever been.  —  There's been a lot of talk about how former President Trump is losing his grip on the Republican party.  There are some signs to support this theory.  But the full picture suggests that even if his influence …
Democracy Docket:
Breaking Down the Ruling on Florida's Voter Suppression Law  —  Florida recently had its new voter suppression law, Senate Bill 90, put to the test in court.  Following a trial in four consolidated cases that took place earlier this year, Chief Judge Mark Walker of the U.S. District Court …
Fox News:
Second Texas bus drops off migrants near US Capitol in Washington, DC  —  The migrants are from Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba and Colombia, one man said  —  Second bus of migrants from southern border arrives in DC  —  A second bus from Texas arrived near the U.S. Capitol in Washington …
Charles Fain Lehman / Washington Free Beacon:
Yes, the Media Bury the Race of Murderers—If They're Not White  —  Frank James, the man arrested for Tuesday's New York City subway shooting, is a black nationalist and outspoken racist who railed against whites, Jews, and Hispanics.  A careful reader of the New York Times could be forgiven for overlooking that.
Franklin & Marshall College Poll:
Franklin & Marshall Poll Release: April 2022  —  By subscribing, you agree with Revue's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and understand that Franklin & Marshall College Poll will receive your email address.  —  Issue #20  • View online  —  Dear Subscribers,
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
If Trump Was Still President, Ukraine Would Be So Screwed Right Now
Discussion: HuffPost
Alexander C. Kaufman / HuffPost:
NYC's Big Clean-Energy Project Poses A Major Climate Test For The Country
Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
FBI Documents Expose Bureau's Big Jan. 6 ‘Lie’
Discussion: Raw Story
Mark Fainaru-Wada / ESPN:
Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai is the face of NBA's uneasy China relationship
Discussion: Denver Post and Breitbart
Emma Kinery / Bloomberg:
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Unexpectedly Rises to Three-Month High
Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
Hiding in Plain Sight, a Soviet-Era Air Defense System Arrives in Ukraine
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
To find out where the covid pandemic is headed, look here: The sewer
Discussion: Vox
Alana Newhouse / Tablet Magazine:
The Jews Who Didn't Leave Egypt
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Pew Research Center:
Race Is Central to Identity for Black Americans and Affects How They Connect With Each Other
Discussion: CNN and Washington Post
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
A rising Democratic star told his origin story. But did he allow a narrative to take hold that didn't match the facts?
Discussion: Maryland Matters
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Warnock sets another fundraising record, ends quarter with $25.6M in the bank
Hannah Fingerhut / Associated Press:
Talk of race, sex in schools divides Americans: AP-NORC poll
Discussion: IJR
Steven Rattner / New York Times:
The Price We Pay for Higher Prices
Discussion: The Coalition, Bloomberg and NPR
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
McCarthy faces grumbles from right over Biden impeachment remarks
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Prime Video users will be able to watch local PBS stations and PBS Kids for free in coming months, and two new free PBS channels with ads starting November 26

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion
 
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