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5:15 PM ET, April 21, 2022

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CNN+ Is Shutting Down One Month After Launch … The decision puts an abrupt end to an ambitious venture that people familiar with the matter say rankled David Zaslav, the new CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, from the start.  Zaslav was annoyed by the decision of Jason Kilar …
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New York Times:
CNN+ Streaming Service Is Set to Shut Down  —  The new corporate owners of CNN are moving to end the new streaming service just weeks after a splashy debut.  —  Warner Bros. Discovery has decided to shut down CNN+, the ballyhooed streaming service that had been intended to bring CNN into the digital future …
CNN:
CNN+ will shut down at the end of April  —  New York (CNN Business)CNN+, the streaming service that was hyped as one of the most significant developments in the history of CNN, will shut down on April 30, just one month after it launched.  —  CNN+ customers “will receive prorated refunds of subscription fees,” the company said.
New York Times:
McConnell and McCarthy's Jan. 6 Fury at Trump Faded by February  —  In the days after the attack, Representative Kevin McCarthy planned to tell Mr. Trump to resign.  Senator Mitch McConnell told allies impeachment was warranted.  But their fury faded fast.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell and the rot at the heart of Trump's Republican Party  —  There's a rot at the core of the Republican Party and neither the party nor the country will heal until it's excised.  —  The latest evidence of that malignancy comes in a New York Times report …
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Florida Votes to Revoke Disney's Special Tax Status  —  The vote, which appears certain to be signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, follows an acrimonious clash over what has been called the “Don't Say Gay” law in the state.  —  Disney employs 38 lobbyists in Florida's capital.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Ron DeSantis's war on Disney points to an ominous GOP future  —  When Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Florida Republicans move forward with action against Disney World for opposing his law on teaching sex and gender, it will be more than just a slimy and indefensible rearguard effort to punish a private company for violating GOP orthodoxy.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
In DeSantis's Banana Republic, Corporations Must Support the Party … Some observers of Viktor Orban's slowly tightening grip over Hungary have wondered what response would ensue if a sufficiently determined reactionary implemented the same methods here in the United States.
Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Florida Republicans vote to dissolve Disney's special district, eliminating privileges and setting up a legal battle
Politico:
Florida approves DeSantis-backed congressional maps that dismantle Black lawmaker's seat
Rick Wilson / Florida Politics:
Rick Wilson: The Battle of Reedy Creek
Discussion: Mediaite and Washington Post
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Biden admin to introduce streamlined parole program for Ukrainians, end Title 42 exemption  —  More than 3,000 Ukrainians arrived at the southern border in March  —  American family from Ukraine sends aid as millions flee Putin's assault  —  The Biden administration will next week introduce …
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Katherine Doyle / Washington Examiner:
Biden confuses Title 42 and federal mask mandate in question about appeal
Dennis Romboy / Deseret News:
‘I was not there to do his bidding’: Sen. Mike Lee breaks his silence about White House text messages  —  Utah Sen. Mike Lee on his ‘thoughts and intents’ behind texts with Mark Meadows for Donald Trump  —  Sen. Mike Lee says the text messages he sent to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Mike Lee is hiding. For good reason.
Wall Street Journal:
Meta's Sheryl Sandberg Pressured Daily Mail to Drop Bobby Kotick Reporting  —  Social-media executive, who dated the Activision Blizzard CEO, was part of campaign to persuade the U.K. tabloid to shelve a potential article  —  Meta Platforms Inc. FB -1.34% ▼ Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Inside the “dangerous” math textbooks DeSantis claims would “indoctrinate students”  —  On April 15, the Florida Department of Education issued a dramatic press release: “Florida Rejects Publishers' Attempts to Indoctrinate Students.”  In the release, Florida Commissioner …
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Dennis Aftergut / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis has taken Trump's playbook — and made it much more dangerous
Discussion: Daily Briefing and CNN
David Ovalle / Miami Herald:
More: Broward family accused of kidnapping, beating gay man so badly he was left blinded  —  Deputies found the severely injured man because they'd been called to the apartment complex for an unrelated call.  —  The Makarenkos' defense lawyer, Michael Glasser, did not immediately return a request for comment.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
FBI says Proud Boy tried to derail Jan. 6 investigating by menacing agent  —  WASHINGTON — A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly pepper spraying officers at the Capitol on Jan. 6, and who law enforcement officials say then allegedly made a menacing call to the FBI special agent investigating his role in the riot.
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and Political Wire
Hunter Walker / Rolling Stone:
Jan. 6 Cop Says Sen. Mike Lee ‘Lied’ After Pushing to Overturn Election  —  In May 2021, people who lived through the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol came to Republican lawmakers with a straightforward ask: Support the formation of an independent commission to investigate what happened that day and why.
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Obama Keynotes Disinfo Conference Alongside Allies Linked to Fake News Scandals  —  Former president Barack Obama will speak Thursday at a Stanford University forum on media disinformation alongside a group of allies linked to fake news scandals, including his former aide Ben Rhodes.
David Dayen / American Prospect:
The Accidental Revolution  —  Democrats got one thing right—the American Rescue Plan.  It might just realign U.S. politics.  —  Workers with the Amazon Labor Union at the company's Staten Island warehouse held a press conference to celebrate their union victory, April 8, 2022.
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Alexander Burns / New York Times:   If Biden's Plan Is Like a ‘New Deal,’ Why Don't Voters Care?
CBS News:
Attorney says feds subpoenaed Hunter Biden paternity documents, including tax returns: “They wanted every record”  —  Prosecutors investigating Hunter Biden subpoenaed documents from a paternity lawsuit that included tax records for the president's son, according to documents and an attorney involved in the matter.
Los Angeles Times:
Endorsement: Lanhee Chen for California Controller  —  A wonky but important elected office, the state controller is California's fiscal watchdog — the person who cuts the checks that keep government running and also holds the power to audit agencies that spend state funds.
Discussion: The Hill and RedState
Ben Appel / Newsweek:
The New Homophobia  —  There is a frightening new version of homophobia pervading the U.S., disguised as, of all things, “LGBTQ” activism.  For adult gay people like me, it's clear that this activism does not advance our equality, but in fact compromises our ability to live peacefully in society.
Fortune:
It's time for business to end its Faustian pact with autocrats  —  Never miss a story: Follow your favorite topics and authors to get a personalized email with the journalism that matters most to you.  —  The risks of doing business with autocrats should be front of mind for every multinational …
The Marshall Project:
Crime Stoppers of Houston Has a Tip: Vote Out These Judges  —  The historically nonpartisan nonprofit took millions of dollars from the Republican governor.  Now it's targeting Democratic judges.  —  HOUSTON — “Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.”
Discussion: New York Times
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
The Washington Post's “Libs of TikTok” Nothingburger  —  A brief note on an impressively vacuous piece of journalism  —  The Washington Post, in the person of sobbing wokestress Taylor Lorenz, ran a story the other day about the “Libs of TikTok” account.  I said some half-hearted things in defense of it initially.
Discussion: Tangle
 
 
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Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Harris selects new chief of staff as top aide departs White House
Rasmussen Reports:
Democrats Still Believe Russia Changed 2016 Election
Discussion: Power Line and Washington Examiner
Devin Gordon / The Atlantic:
What Happened to Jon Stewart?
Discussion: Breitbart
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Gold Star families to Biden: Don't go soft on Iranian terrorists
Discussion: Fox News and The Intercept
Snejana Farberov / New York Post:
Most Americans support mask mandates on planes and trains, poll finds
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
High court rules Congress can exclude Puerto Ricans from aid program
Caitlin Byrd / The State:
SC Congressman Joe Wilson endorses GOP challenger Katie Arrington over Rep. Nancy Mace
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
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Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
Larry Hogan's Successor May Be an Insurrectionist
Discussion: Raw Story
Laura K. Field / The Bulwark:
The Decay at the Claremont Institute Continues
Discussion: Morning Shots
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
After Pardon for Bannon, 2 to Admit Bilking Donors to Border Wall
Discussion: Mediaite
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Youngkin prepares to wade into national politics
Discussion: The Hill, The Daily Caller and Fox News
NBC News:
Trump releases audio that appears to refute claim he walked out of interview over 2020 questions