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Washington Post:
'I'm a gambler': Trump plunges into GOP primaries with risky picks — If his chosen candidates don't win, the former president's desired image as a kingmaker will be put in doubt — On a recent Wednesday afternoon at his Mar-a-Lago Club, former president Donald Trump bragged about a guest dining …
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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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CNN:
Rotting fruit, spoiled vegetables: How Texas just made the supply chain even worse — San Francisco (CNN)A weeklong protest by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott against President Biden's recent immigration policy reached a resolution on Friday, but the gridlock it created has resulted in hundreds …
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Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:
Texas repeals immigration order that caused border gridlock
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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 …
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New York Times:
Prized Russian Ship Was Hit by Missiles, U.S. Officials Say — WASHINGTON — The Moskva was the pride of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, a symbol of the country's dominance of the region and a powerful war machine that had been used to launch precision cruise missiles deep inside Ukraine.
Michael Wines / New York Times:
Wisconsin Supreme Court Approves Republican-Drawn Legislative Maps — The court had approved state maps drawn by the Democratic governor, but the U.S. Supreme Court struck down that decision, citing the federal Voting Rights Act. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts GOP-drawn legislative maps
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Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register:
U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer will appear on primary ballot, Iowa Supreme Court rules
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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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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 …
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.
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Biden Plans to Open More Public Land to Drilling — The president is under pressure to bring down gas prices, but any new drilling would be years away. The fees that companies pay would rise sharply. — Give this article- - - Read in app — WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced …
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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 …
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
The Slime Machine Targeting Dozens of Biden Nominees — In an escalation of partisan warfare, a little-known dark-money group is trying to thwart the President's entire slate. — During the autos-da-fé that now pass for Supreme Court confirmation hearings in the U.S. Senate …
Caitlin Byrd / The State:
SC death row inmate chooses firing squad for state's first execution since 2011 — Richard Moore is South Carolina's first state prisoner to face such a choice after a law took effect last year that makes electrocution the default method of execution and gives inmates the firing squad option.
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.
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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 …
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 …
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Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Bidens report $610,702 in 2021 income as they release tax returns
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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 …
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
As G.O.P. Candidates Face Accusations, Rivals Tread Carefully — In several states, Republican candidates are contending with allegations of domestic violence and sexual assault. Few of their primary rivals want to talk about it. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
The War in Ukraine Is Upending Biden's Agenda at Home — WASHINGTON — Russia's invasion of Ukraine has scrambled the global foreign policy landscape. But it has also upended President Biden's domestic agenda back home, diverting the attention of the White House and contributing to rising prices …
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Outside the Beltway
Niraj Warikoo / Detroit Free Press:
Patrick Lyoya escaped violence and persecution in Congo only to die in Michigan … When the Lyoya family arrived in the U.S. in 2014 after facing years of war and persecution in Africa, the refugees thought they had finally made it. — They had escaped earlier from conflict …
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Adeel Hassan / New York Times:
Covid Live Updates: BA.2 Rise Across U.S. Evident Even With Diminishing Test Data — Concerns over the subvariant are rising, particularly for the unvaccinated and unboosted. For bereaved U.K. families, the pandemic-party fines for Boris Johnson have unleashed rage. — Here's what you need to know:
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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
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