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9:40 AM ET, April 18, 2022

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Reuters:
Alex Jones' InfoWars files for bankruptcy in U.S. court  —  Far-right wing website InfoWars on Sunday filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in the face of multiple defamation lawsuits.
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Bel Trew / The Independent:
Bound, beaten, killed: Ukrainian civilians reveal horrors of Russian torture chamber
New York Times:   ‘They Are Gone, Vanished’: Missing Persons Haunt Ukrainian Village
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Russian Propaganda Turns to ‘Lord of the Rings’ to Stir Ukraine Hatred
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew M. Cuomo / New York Daily News:
There's a better way forward for New York State  —  These are perilous times and the ship of state must maneuver quickly, but smartly.  —  The problems are mounting and public skepticism about the future of New York is at frightening levels.  —  The legislative session is still ongoing in Albany and the priorities are clear.
Claire McNear / The Ringer:
Kamala Harris Talks to ‘The Ringer’ About Her Wordle Strategy  —  The Wordle craze has hit the vice president's office, but there's a problem: The veep can't send anyone her squares  —  When Vice President Kamala Harris admitted last week at a fundraiser in Washington, D.C. …
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Mike Lee's Role in Trump's Attempted Coup  —  What would have happened if his plan worked?  —  Senator Mike Lee's defenders insist his repeated texts to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows offering his guidance on the proper constitutional process to overturn the 2020 election results prove his honor.
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
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James Downie / Washington Post:
Will the media let Sen. Mike Lee go unquestioned?
Discussion: Mediaite
Washington Post:
Rick Scott became the Senate GOP's election general, then went to war  —  With an aggressive fundraising effort and a controversial policy plan, the Florida senator has been upsetting colleagues.  He's okay with that.  —  Florida Sen. Rick Scott has been publicly dressed …
Sarah Longwell / The Atlantic:
What Makes Trump Supporters Believe the Big Lie?  —  Some 35 percent of Americans—including 68 percent of Republicans—believe the Big Lie, pushed relentlessly by former President Donald Trump and amplified by conservative media, that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
Discussion: Election Law Blog
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Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Lawmakers worry 2020 will provide a blueprint for stealing a future election
Discussion: Insider
Gizmodo:
We're Publishing the Facebook Papers.  Here's What They Say About Donald Trump, the 2020 Election, and Jan. 6.  —  Gizmodo has reviewed, redacted, and published more than two dozen leaked Facebook documents, the first of hundreds to come.  —  Alerts  —  In the hours following the Jan. 6 attack …
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Lonely Anatoly: The Russian ambassador is Washington's least popular man  —  No one wants to talk to Anatoly Antonov.  —  Russia's ambassador to the United States can't get meetings with senior officials at the White House or the State Department.  He can't convince U.S. lawmakers to see him, much less take a photo.
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
US rocked by 3 mass shootings during Easter weekend; 2 dead  —  HAMPTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina say they are investigating shooting at a club in Hampton County early Sunday that left at least nine people injured.  It was the third mass shooting in the U.S. over the Easter holiday weekend.
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Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Biden to require US-made steel, iron for infrastructure  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking a key step to ensuring that federal dollars will support U.S. manufacturing — issuing requirements for how projects funded by the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package source their construction material.
Ben Kesslen / New York Post:
Woke Ariz. diversity activists falsely accuse black DJ of wearing blackface  —  Two local diversity advocates in Arizona are taking heat after calling a school district racist for hiring a DJ to perform in black face — but it turns out the DJ was black.  —  Stuart Rhoden and Jill Lassen …
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux / FiveThirtyEight:
It Can Already Take Weeks To Get An Abortion  —  Last week, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a law outlawing abortion in the state.  If it isn't blocked by the courts, the legislation — which has no exceptions for rape or incest — would be one of the harshest measures to become law …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell-tied super PAC makes early $141M play for the Senate  —  A Mitch McConnell-aligned super PAC is booking $141 million in fall advertisements to help turn the Senate red, a staggering sum that sets the stage for a vicious battle over the chamber's control.
Elizabeth Warren / New York Times:
Democrats Can Avoid Disaster in November  —  Ms. Warren is a U.S. senator from Massachusetts  —  Democrats are the party of working people.  Ahead of the 2020 election, we advanced ideas and plans that we believed would, in ways big and small, make our democracy and our economy work better for all Americans.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Koch-funded analyst raises doubts about Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians  —  A foreign policy analyst with extensive ties to the non-profit network operated by Charles Koch publicly cast doubt about whether Russian forces are attacking civilians in Ukraine.
Gilles Guillaume / Reuters:
French prosecutor studying EU anti-fraud agency report on Le Pen  —  French prosecutors said on Sunday they are examining a report by the European Union's anti-fraud agency accusing far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen and members of her party of misappropriating thousands of euros' worth of EU funds.
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John Irish / Reuters:   French far-left gives no voting instructions after internal consultations
 
 
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Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Kamala Harris keeps traveling to unconventional places. Here's why.
Discussion: HotAir
Reuters:
Russia's Nabiullina flags further rate cut, return to inflation target in 2024
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Fighting Trump, Dems launch plan to elect thousands of local election supervisors
CBS News:
Transcript: Sen. Chris Coons on “Face the Nation,” April 17, 2022
Wall Street Journal:
Cut Tariffs to Help Inflation and Ukraine
Anna Deen / Washington Monthly:
Voting Rights: “There Is Reason to be Optimistic as Well as Alarmed”
Discussion: New Republic
 Earlier Items: 
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Out-of-state money floods midterm races
Discussion: American Greatness
Adrianna Rodriguez / USA Today:
COVID vaccines are not meant to prevent all infections, experts say. Americans need to reset their expectations.
Discussion: HotAir
Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
A tale of many pandemics: In year three, a matter of status and access
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Wall Street Journal:
Saudi Arabia Pushed Yemen's Elected President to Step Aside, Saudi and Yemeni Officials Say
Julia Shapero / Axios:
GOP Rep. Upton says death threats made bipartisan votes ‘frightening’
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Insider