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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.
Liz Hoffman / Wall Street Journal:
Twitter Weighs Poison Pill to Prevent Musk From Increasing Stake Significantly  —  Tesla CEO's $43 billion offer contains as many questions as answers  —  Twitter is weighing a poison pill that would prevent Elon Musk from increasing his stake in the company significantly, a person familiar with the situation said.
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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 …
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 …
Bloomberg:
Musk Hints at Twitter Plan B, Lambastes SEC Over Settlement  —  Elon Musk expressed doubt about whether he'll succeed with his $43 billion offer to buy Twitter Inc. in his first public comments about the blockbuster deal.  —  “I am not sure that I will actually be able to acquire it,” …
Discussion: Forbes, The Verge, CNBC and Daily Kos
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.
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 …
NBC News:
Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Russia evacuates flagship after suffering major damage in Black Sea blast
Robyn Dixon / Washington Post:
Ominous rhetoric gains grounds in Russia as its forces founder in Ukraine
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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Grayson Quay / The Week:
Poll: Biden approval rating hits all-time low of 33 percent
Discussion: CNN, Breitbart and Mediaite
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why has Biden's approval plunged with young people?
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.
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 …
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 …
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Todd Bensman / CIS.org:
Texas Governor's Unprecedented Trade Disruption Strategy Yields First Fruit  —  Mexican State of Nuevo Leon will ‘prevent illegal immigration’ on its side of the border, but details are scant  —  AUSTIN, Texas - Gov. Greg Abbott's week-old “enhanced safety inspections” operation at border bridges …
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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Does the mainstream media want Trump to run again and win?  —  The obvious answer to the question in the headline is no. Reporters and editors at establishment news organizations are mostly reality-based, generally anti-totalitarian, quite fond of the First Amendment, reasonably tolerant …
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Fox News Says Verified Account on Struggling Trump Platform Is Not Authorized
Discussion: New York Magazine
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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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:   New Pa. U.S. Senate poll: John Fetterman pulling ahead as Democratic favorite, GOP race still wide open
Ilene Gould / WTVC-TV:
After lawmaker draws Hitler comparison, Tennessee homeless bill heads to governor's desk  —  A bill that targets Tennessee's homeless population is now headed to Governor Bill Lee's desk.  After extensive debate, which included an unexpected reference to Adolf Hitler, state senators passed the bill 22 to 10 on Wednesday.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
If Trump Was Still President, Ukraine Would Be So Screwed Right Now … Counterfactuals always involve guessing.  But one counterfactual proposition that seems increasingly obvious is that if Donald Trump had secured a second term in office, Ukraine would be losing the war right now.
Discussion: HuffPost
Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
FBI Documents Expose Bureau's Big Jan. 6 ‘Lie’  —  The bureau says it lacked the authority to monitor social media activity ahead of the pro-Trump insurrection, but it did exactly that during 2020 racial justice and police violence protests  —  In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection …
Discussion: 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
CNN:
Atrocities are piling up across Ukraine.  CNN witnessed some of the horrors.  —  This story contains graphic imagery.  —  (CNN)Indiscriminate killings of civilians attempting to flee the violence.  Victims found with their hands tied behind their backs.  An attack on a maternity hospital, a theater turned shelter bombed.
Justice News:
Russian Legislator And Two Staff Members Charged With Conspiring To Have A U.S. Citizen Act As An Unregistered Agent Of The Russian Government In The United States  —  Russian Legislator Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Babakov and Staff Members Aleksandr Nikolayevich Vorobev and Mikhail Alekseyevich …
Discussion: CNN
 
 
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Alexander C. Kaufman / HuffPost:
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Democracy Docket:
Breaking Down the Ruling on Florida's Voter Suppression Law
Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
Hiding in Plain Sight, a Soviet-Era Air Defense System Arrives in Ukraine
Discussion: The Hill
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
Washington Post:
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Pew Research Center:
Race Is Central to Identity for Black Americans and Affects How They Connect With Each Other
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Warnock sets another fundraising record, ends quarter with $25.6M in the bank
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