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3:35 AM ET, April 19, 2022

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New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: Russian Offensive in East Has Started, Ukraine Says  —  Ukraine says Russia has started its assault in the east, after raining missiles nationwide.  —  LVIV, Ukraine — Ukraine said Monday that Russian forces had launched a ground assault along a nearly 300-mile front …
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Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
In Ukraine's South, Russian Occupiers Tighten the Screws  —  The Russians are installing pro-Moscow politicians and hunting for dissenters  —  DNIPRO, Ukraine—Russia is tightening its hold over occupied areas of southern Ukraine, installing pro-Moscow leaders, hunting for dissenters and dismantling Ukrainian state institutions.
Jeanne Whalen / Washington Post:
Russian Orthodox leader backs war in Ukraine, divides faith  —  Patriarch Kirill has angered many priests by echoing the language Vladimir Putin uses to justify the Ukraine invasion  —  He leads his flock from a soaring, gilded cathedral built to celebrate Russia's victory over Napoleon …
Discussion: New York Times
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Lethal darts were fired into a Ukrainian neighborhood by the thousands
Discussion: The Hill and New York Times
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
CDC mask mandate for travelers no longer in effect following judge's ruling, official says  —  (CNN)A federal judge in Florida struck down on Monday the Biden administration's mask mandate for airplanes and other public transport methods, and a Biden administration official says the order …
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Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Jared Kushner Flaunted His Influence With Saudi Arabia, Russia in Pitch to Investors … Jared Kushner's new investment fund, Affinity Partners, nakedly touts the former Trump adviser's work with Saudi Arabia and his links to several Trump-era deals in hoping to raise money from Wall Street …
Discussion: Raw Story and Diane Francis
New York Times:
Trump Allies Are Still Feeding the False 2020 Election Narrative  —  Fifteen months after they tried and failed to overturn the 2020 election, the same group of lawyers and associates is continuing efforts to decertify the vote, feeding a false narrative.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
David Cruz / Gothamist:
Mayor moving ahead on metal detectors in subway system  —  Mayor Eric Adams on Monday said he is considering three types of metal detectors to be used in the subway system in the wake of last week's mass shooting on board a Manhattan-bound N train in Sunset Park.
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Aaron Gordon / VICE:   NYC Mayor Considering a Subway Security System That Can't Differentiate Between a Laptop and a Handgun
CNN:
Kimberly Guilfoyle meets with January 6 committee  —  (CNN)Kimberly Guilfoyle, the fiancée of Donald Trump Jr. and a former member of the Trump presidential campaign, is meeting Monday with the House select committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:   Former Army colonel sues to block Jan. 6 committee subpoena for phone records
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Effort to Remove Marjorie Taylor Greene From Ballot Can Proceed, Judge Says  —  The case that Ms. Greene unsuccessfully sought to have dismissed mirrors efforts against other Republicans centered on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Axios:
Biden to hold first road fundraisers of presidency  —  Joe Biden is about to start raising money on the road for the first time in his presidency, headlining fundraisers on Thursday in Portland, Ore., and Seattle for the Democratic National Committee, sources tell Axios.
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Cory Vaillancourt / Smoky Mountain News:
Complaint filed against Cawthorn by fired staffer  —  Saying in a leaked recording that “we all want the ultimate goal of him never serving again,” Lisa Wiggins, a former caseworker and campaign aide to Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-Henderson) has filed an employment-related campaign against the embattled congressman.
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
In Defense of Tucker Carlson Touting ‘Testicle Tanning’  —  Here's a sentence I did not expect I would ever type: I'm excited about “testicle tanning.”  Or, more specifically, I'm excited about Tucker Carlson getting excited about “testicle tanning.”  —  For the past few days …
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Kaylee McGhee White / Washington Examiner:
Even the Left is beginning to admit it has pushed transgenderism too far  —  Transgender orthodoxy has moved so far past the bounds of sanity that any attempt to question its effects is quickly discouraged and punished.  We are expected to shut up and accept that public schools are passing policies …
Discussion: GC News and Joanne Jacobs
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Trump-Endorsed Candidate JD Vance Once Said Trump Might Be 'America's Hitler'  —  In a private Facebook message from 2016, Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance said Trump is either a “cynical asshole” or “America's Hitler.”  —  Former President Donald Trump's newest Senate endorsee was even less of a Trump fan than he publicly let on.
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Billionaire Peltz draws GOP megadonors to $5,000-a-plate fundraiser for Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin  — Billionaire and Wall Street veteran Nelson Peltz hosted a fundraiser for conservative Democrat Joe Manchin at his massive Florida estate last month.  — Peltz hosted Manchin along …
Dana Goldstein / New York Times:
Florida Rejects Math Textbooks, Citing ‘Prohibited Topics’  —  Officials said they objected to the inclusion of social-emotional learning and critical race theory in the books but did not share information on the specific content.  —  Florida has rejected 42 of 132 math textbooks proposed …
Discussion: Rolling Stone
David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
Redistricting Scorecard: A Partisan Wash, With Far Fewer Competitive Districts  —  In February, Democrats were on pace to come out modestly ahead in redistricting, defying initial expectations.  But in the final stretch, the plot has twisted once again: Ohio's GOP ran out the clock …
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Disneyland Hugs Return: Mickey Mouse Embraces Guests After Covid Ban  —  Guests no longer have to stay away from Mickey.  “That personal, one-on-one interaction may be the most powerful offering that the Walt Disney Company has.”  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Spencer Brown / Townhall:
Psaki Tells Travelers to Continue Masking but Defends Ending Title 42  —  While it's nothing new for the Biden White House, Monday's briefing by Jen Psaki put a somewhat-chaotic exclamation point on how disjointed the administration's guidance and mandates have been regarding COVID-19.
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Karen Townsend / HotAir:
Beto flips and flops on elimination of Title 42 in election year politics
Discussion: The Western Journal and Townhall
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pa. Senate candidate David McCormick made a whopping $22.5 million last year  —  In his TV ads, Republican Senate candidate David McCormick portrays himself as a red-blooded Pennsylvanian who hunts, bales hay, and drinks pints with his old buddies at wood-paneled bars.But a new financial …
Discussion: Bloomberg
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Mehmet Oz and David McCormick are personally spending millions on their Pa. Senate campaigns
Discussion: WHTM-TV and Washington Post
 
 
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Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
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John Koblin / New York Times:
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