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12:45 PM ET, April 24, 2022

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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.
Discussion: nationalinterest.org
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 …
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
He Fuels the Right's Cultural Fires (and Spreads Them to Florida)  —  Christopher Rufo helped make critical race theory a conservative rallying cry.  Now he sees L.G.B.T.Q. issues as an even more potent line of attack.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Reason to Believe
Jason Lee Steorts / National Review:
Fight Club Conservatives, Gangster Government, and the Rule of Law  —  In his excellent discussion of Fight Club Conservatives, my NR colleague Phil Klein quotes Newsweek opinion editor Josh Hammer, who tweets of the State of Florida's revocation of Disney's special district …
Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
D.C. police officer says Sen. Mike Lee opposed Jan. 6 investigation to cover up his actions  —  Lee argued an independent investigation into the insurrection would be too partisan.  —  Police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2020, accused Sen. Mike Lee of lying about his reasons …
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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Andrew Miller / Fox News:
Orrin Hatch, longtime Utah Republican senator, dead at 88
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Financial Times:
Putin abandons hopes of Ukraine deal and shifts to land-grab strategy  —  Russian president was considering settlement with Kyiv last month but now sees no prospect of that  —  Vladimir Putin has lost interest in diplomatic efforts to end his war with Ukraine and instead appears set on seizing …
New York Post:
Wynn Bruce dies after lighting himself on fire outside Supreme Court  —  A climate activist who lit himself on fire on Earth Day outside the United States Supreme Court Building has died, according to reports.  —  Wynn Bruce, 50, of Boulder, Colorado, died Saturday, a day after he set himself ablaze …
Discussion: We Love Trump, Althouse and Fox News
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.
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Sarah Mimms / BuzzFeed News:
Republicans Have Picked An Election Denier To Run Michigan's Elections  —  WASHINGTON — Michigan Republicans endorsed Kristina Karamo, a first-time candidate who has spread lies about the 2020 election, to run all the state's elections as the party's candidate for secretary of state.
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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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Roger Cohen / New York Times:
Live Updates: Voting Underway as France Chooses Between Macron and Le Pen  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  Macron and Le Pen spar in an increasingly divided France.  —  PARIS — In the course of a visit this past week to Saint-Denis, north of Paris, where the poverty rate is about twice …
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 4-24-22: Member of Ukrainian Parliament Yevheniia Kravchuk, Dr. Michael Osterholm & Lt. Gen. Doug Lute  —  A rush transcript of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” airing on Sunday, April 24, 2022 on ABC News is below.  This copy may not be in its final form …
Discussion: Politico and Insider
 
 
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Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Zelensky says Blinken, Austin will visit Sunday; strikes in Odessa kill at least 8
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Felicia Schwartz / Financial Times:
‘A profound shift’: US boosts supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine
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