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9:00 AM ET, April 24, 2022

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Michael H. Brown / Washington Post:
Orrin G. Hatch, longest-serving Republican in Senate history, dies at 88  —  Orrin G. Hatch, a conservative Utah Republican who came out of political nowhere to win a U.S. Senate seat in 1976 and ended his career 42 years later as the longest-serving Republican in the chamber's history …
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Orrin Hatch, Longtime Senator Who Championed Right-Wing Causes, Dies at 88  —  A Utah Republican, he overcame poverty to become a powerful force in Washington, helping to build a conservative majority on the Supreme Court.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Andrew Miller / Fox News:
Orrin Hatch, longtime Utah Republican senator, dead at 88  —  Hatch was the longest serving senator in Utah history  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for April 23  —  Former Utah Republican Senator Orrin Hatch has died at the age of 88, according to a release from his foundation.
Liz Sly / Washington Post:
The Belarusian railway saboteurs who helped thwart Russia's attack on Kyiv  —  When Russian troops first streamed across the Belarusian border into Ukraine for what they had assumed would be a lightning assault on Kyiv, they were intending to rely on the region's extensive rail network for supplies and reinforcements.
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Utah Democrats back independent as US Senate candidate  —  Utah Democrats pulling hard to defeat Republican Sen. Mike Lee took the unusual step Saturday of spurning a party hopeful to instead get behind an independent, former presidential candidate Evan McMullin
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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Kim Bojórquez / Salt Lake Tribune:
Utah Democrats back independent Evan McMullin for U.S. Senate in a historic vote  —  The party delegates hoped that by supporting an independent, they would have a better chance of unseating Sen. Mike Lee.  —  Murray  • In an extraordinary move on Saturday, Utah Democrats voted …
Katrin Bennhold / New York Times:
The Former Chancellor Who Became Putin's Man in Germany  —  Gerhard Schröder, who is paid almost $1 million a year by Russian-controlled energy companies, has become a pariah.  But he is also a symbol of Germany's Russia policy.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Изв … and Al Jazeera
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Zelensky Says U.S. Secretary of State Will Visit Kyiv; Missiles Hit Odesa
Discussion: Fortune
Bloomberg:
Top U.S. Envoy Blinken to Visit Ukraine Sunday, Zelenskiy Says
Discussion: The Guardian and Insider
Miles Parks / NPR:
Michigan GOP moves forward with 2020 election-denying secretary of state and AG  —  Michigan Republicans picked two candidates — who deny the 2020 election results and have been endorsed by former President Trump — to serve as the state's next top elections officer and top law enforcement official.
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Sarah Mimms / BuzzFeed News:
Republicans Have Picked An Election Denier To Run Michigan's Elections
New York Times:
Filing Provides New Details on Trump White House Planning for Jan. 6  —  Testimony disclosed by the House committee investigating the riot showed that Mark Meadows and Freedom Caucus members discussed directing marchers to the Capitol as Congress certified the election results.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Joe Kahn can be a great New York Times editor  —  I know him.  Here's why I think he might be the man for this perilous moment.  —  Unlike The Washington Post, whose last three top editors came from other news organizations — the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe and the Associated Press …
Washington Post:
Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Zelensky says Blinken, Austin will visit Sunday; strikes in Odessa kill at least 8  —  An adviser to Ukraine's president accused Russia of a surge in airstrikes on Mariupol's Azovstal Iron and Steel Works and alleged that invasion forces are preparing to storm the site …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Saudis' Biden snub suggests crown prince still banking on Trump's return  —  Refusal to help US punish Russia and $2bn investment in Kushner fund signal crown prince's displeasure with Trump's successor  —  Saudi Arabia appears to be banking on Donald Trump's return to office by refusing …
Eric Rogers / Florida Today:
Florida Rep. Randy Fine threatened Special Olympics funding over school board member feud, texts show  —  Florida Rep. Randy Fine threatened to interfere with state funding for the Special Olympics and the city of West Melbourne last week over a personal feud with Brevard County School Board …
Nathan Layne / Reuters:
Exclusive: Local election chief threatened by Republican leader seeking illegal access to voting equipment  —  A local Republican Party leader in North Carolina threatened to get a county elections director fired or have her pay cut unless she helped him gain illegal access to voting equipment, the state elections board told Reuters.
Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Guns were No. 1 killer of children and adolescents in 2020, CDC data shows  —  There were 45,222 firearm-related deaths in the U.S. in 2020.  —  Firearms surpassed car accidents as the No. 1 killer among children and teens, according to startling new data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday.
Discussion: Axios
Politico:
Trump heads to Ohio amid backlash against Vance  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TRUMP TO THE BUCKEYE STATE — Former President DONALD TRUMP will appear at a rally tonight with J.D. VANCE, his endorsee in the Ohio GOP Senate primary making a Hail Mary push to win the nomination.
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:   Rick Wilson speculates Elise Stefanik leaked McCarthy recording — and warns GOP leader to ‘get a food taster’
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
For Trump's G.O.P., Crossing Lines Has Few Consequences  —  A dizzying week featured Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader, caught lying and another lawmaker, Marjorie Taylor Greene, grilled under oath about her role in the Jan. 6 attack.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Daniella Diaz / CNN:   McCarthy to lead GOP lawmakers, including Marjorie Taylor Greene, to southern border
 
 
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New York Post:
Wynn Bruce dies after lighting himself on fire outside Supreme Court
Discussion: Fox News
Joseph Goldstein / New York Times:
How a Race-Based Medical Formula Is Keeping Some Black Men in Prison
Aaron Mesh / Willamette Week:
President Joe Biden Endorses U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader in Reelection Battle
Felicia Schwartz / Financial Times:
‘A profound shift’: US boosts supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine
Discussion: CBS News and The Daily Beast
Washington Post:
Some Republicans fear party overreach on LGBT measures
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Lloyd Austin presses hard on Ukraine — but quietly
Associated Press:
Twitter bans ads that contradict science on climate change
 Earlier Items: 
Axios:
J.D. Vance's investments made use of H-1B visas he opposes
Axios:
New book: V.P. political decline called “slow-rolling Greek tragedy”
Jeremy B. White / Politico:
California Dems are eyeing Feinstein's seat — but they're not talking about it
Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Madison Cawthorn's Blunders Open Door to Primary Challengers
Discussion: Washington Times and Raw Story
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

 
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