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1:55 AM ET, April 16, 2022

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Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
Josh Mandel Gets Schlonged  —  Anatomy of a failing suck-up.  —  Ohio's Senate primary is a little over two weeks away and while the MAGA field has been split, Donald Trump has finally picked his horse, endorsing former author, former professional Never Trumper, and current Thiel protégé J.D. Vance.
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New York Times:
Trump Endorses J.D. Vance in Republican Primary for Senate in Ohio  —  The move amounts to a major bet on Mr. Vance's ability to prevail over a crowded field, and on the former president's power to alter the course of key congressional races.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:   As G.O.P. Candidates Face Accusations, Rivals Tread Carefully
Joe Patrice / Above the Law:
Donald Trump REALLY Needed To Stop Listening To Mike Lee's Terrible Legal Advice  —  Mike Lee is the wrongest lawyer in Washington.  —  The timeline of Mike Lee's communications with the Trump White House ran a little like this: “(1) Lee offers a facially terrible idea, (2) White House agrees …
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Mike Lee and the “Good Republicans” Were No Different Than the Crazy Kraken Lady
Discussion: HotAir and CNN
CNN:
CNN Exclusive: 'We need ammo.  We need fraud examples. …
PR Newswire:
Twitter Adopts Limited Duration Shareholder Rights Plan, Enabling All Shareholders to Realize Full Value of Company  —  Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously adopted a limited duration shareholder rights plan (the “Rights Plan").
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Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Twitter board adopts poison pill after Musk's $43 billion bid to buy company  — Twitter adopted a limited duration shareholder rights plan, often called a “poison pill,” a day after billionaire Elon Musk offered to buy the company for $43 billion, the company announced Friday.
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Russia's Black Sea flagship was hit by 2 Ukrainian missiles, a U.S. official says.  —  WASHINGTON — Two Ukrainian Neptune missiles hit Russia's flagship Moskva in the Black Sea, a senior Defense official said on Friday, providing the first American confirmation that the sinking of the Russian cruiser …
The White House:
The President and Vice President release their 2021 tax returns  —  Today, the President and First Lady released their 2021 federal income tax return.  With this release, the President has shared a total of 24 years of tax returns with the American public, once again demonstrating his commitment …
Discussion: CNN and Fox News
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Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Bidens report $610,702 in 2021 income as they release tax returns
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
White House releases Biden's 2021 tax returns
Discussion: Associated Press and CBS News
fldoe.org:
Florida Rejects Publishers' Attempts to Indoctrinate Students  —  Tallahassee, Fla., April 15, 2022 - Today, Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran approved Florida's initial adoption list for mathematics instructional materials properly aligned to Florida's Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards.
Discussion: New York Post and Raw Story
Vladimir Kara-Murza / Washington Post:
Vladimir Kara-Murza from jail: Russia will be free.  I've never been so sure.  —  Editor's note: On Monday, Russian human rights activist and Post contributing columnist Vladimir Kara-Murza gave an interview in Moscow to CNN in which he harshly criticized the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Discussion: The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
Biden Administration Resumes Oil Leases on Federal Land  —  Royalty rates on production to rise, acreage available for leasing to decrease  —  WASHINGTON—The Biden administration announced lease sales for oil and gas drilling on federal land Friday, but said it would sharply reduce …
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Biden Plans to Open More Public Land to Drilling
Discussion: Common Dreams and Political Wire
Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:
Texas repeals immigration order that caused border gridlock  —  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday repealed his traffic-clogging immigration order that backed up commercial trucks at the U.S.-Mexico border, after a week of intensifying backlash and fears of deepening economic losses.
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
How Russia Media Uses Fox News to Make Its Case  —  The conservative network has appeared hundreds of times in Russian media.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Stuart Thompson writes about online information flows.  —  As Western leaders introduced sanctions against Russia …
Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Exclusive: Zelensky says world should be prepared for possibility Putin could use nuclear weapons  —  You can see more of the interview on ‘The Lead’ at 4pm ET and the full interview will run on Sunday at 9am ET on ‘State of the Union’  —  (CNN)Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN Friday that …
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New York Daily News:
Amid NYPD manhunt, subway shooting suspect Frank James ate lunch at Katz's Deli, walked NYC in plain view of surveillance cameras  —  As the NYPD and federal law enforcement scoured the city for the accused Brooklyn subway shooter on Wednesday, the burly suspect enjoyed some of Manhattan's culinary delights.
Discussion: ABC News
NBC News:
Ukraine's Zelenskyy asked Biden to label Russia a state sponsor of terrorism  —  The designation triggers some of the most aggressive sanctions the U.S. could adopt.  Only Iran, North Korea, Syria and Cuba are now on the U.S. list of state sponsors of terror.  —  Zelenskyy asks Biden to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism
Discussion: MSNBC and The Moderate Voice
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Washington Post:
Zelensky asks Biden to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism
Discussion: Political Wire
Tess Owen / VICE:
A High-Ranking Proud Boy Is Now Snitching for the Feds  —  A Proud Boy chapter leader has flipped for the U.S. government, and that's trouble for dozens of members facing charges over the Jan. 6 insurrection.  —  TO  —  Federal prosecutors appear to have made their biggest breakthrough yet …
Discussion: Raw Story
Rebecca C. Lewis / City & State New York:
Suozzi calls Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law ‘reasonable’  —  Asked on a conservative radio talk show about the controversial law, Rep. Tom Suozzi leaned into right-wing talking points about not wanting teachers discussing sexual orientation and gender identity.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
BBC:
Sanctioned Russian oligarchs linked to £800m worth of UK property  —  A dozen sanctioned Russians are linked to an estimated £800m worth of property in the UK, analysis by the BBC reveals.  —  Multi-million pound country manors in the south of England and luxury flats in London's …
Washington Post:
Ukrainian governor says Mariupol ‘has been wiped off the face of the earth’  —  As Russia appears poised to capture Mariupol more than six weeks into the invasion, the governor of Ukraine's Donetsk region said Friday that while Ukrainian troops remain in control of the strategic port city …
Discussion: Forbes, Associated Press and UPI
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Reports Her First Fundraising Loss  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has been one of the biggest fundraisers for Republicans in the House.  But to kick off 2022, she actually spent more than she took in.  —  The campaign committee for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene …
Discussion: Insider
New York Times:
Cities Try to Turn the Tide on Police Traffic Stops  —  Chiefs, prosecutors and lawmakers are rethinking the value, and the harm, of minor traffic stops like the one that ended in a man's death in Grand Rapids.  —  Los Angeles is overhauling its traffic policing, aiming to stop pulling over cars …
 
 
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The Cyber-Escalation Fallacy … During a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in March …
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Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
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Wall Street Journal:
Disney Faces Backlash in Florida Amid 'Don't Say Gay' Controversy
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

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