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7:35 AM ET, April 25, 2022

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Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
U.S. to resume diplomatic operations in Ukraine  —  IN POLAND, NEAR THE BORDER WITH UKRAINE — The United States will resume diplomatic operations in Ukraine this week for the first time since Russia's invasion began in February, U.S. officials said.  —  Diplomats will return to the western city of Lviv …
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United States Department of State:
Secretary Blinken and Secretary Austin's Travel to Ukraine  —  The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:  —  Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III visited Kyiv, Ukraine yesterday to demonstrate the United States' unwavering commitment …
Discussion: Politico, Bloomberg, KyivPost and CNSNews
New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: U.S. Says It Wants Russian Military ‘Weakened’  —  Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said he wanted to make sure that Russia would not be able to “do the kinds of things that it has done” in the invasion or rebuild its capacity.  It reflected an increasingly emboldened stance by the Biden administration.
Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal:
Twitter Re-Examines Elon Musk's Bid, May Be More Receptive to a Deal  —  Two sides are meeting Sunday to discuss takeover bid, people familiar with the matter say  —  Twitter Inc. is re-examining Elon Musk's $43 billion takeover offer after the billionaire lined up financing for the bid …
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New York Times:
Twitter in Advanced Talks to Sell Itself to Elon Musk  —  The company's 11-member board was negotiating with Mr. Musk into the morning on Monday over his offer to buy the social networking service and take it private.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Withholds Sanctions on a Very Close Putin Associate: His Reputed Girlfriend  —  Officials have a sanctions package ready, but they continue to weigh the potential backlash for blacklisting the 39-year-old former Olympic gymnast  —  Several weeks have passed since the U.S. and its allies …
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Wall Street Journal:
Top U.S. Officials Meet With Zelensky in Kyiv
Cristina Gonzalez / Politico:
Special edition: Macron beats Le Pen in French presidential election  —  Created with Sketch.  —  In this special edition, we analyze the result of the French presidential election and its implications for France and for Europe.  —  The show features highlights from an election-night discussion …
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John Leicester / Associated Press:
Loss is victory for far-right in France's election  —  One of the headlines from the presidential election in France is that the far-right has come out of the cold and gone mainstream  —  PARIS — The far-right has gone mainstream in France.  —  That's the headline from the landmark showing …
Discussion: The Forward
Washington Post:
France's Macron wins presidency, holding off Le Pen's far-right threat to upend Europe and relations with Russia
Olivier Faye / Le Monde.fr:   A tepid victory for Emmanuel Macron
Ben Hall / Financial Times:   Victory for Macron is not an instant cure for all France's ills
Wall Street Journal:
Pandemic Border Policy Could Complicate Covid Relief, Ukraine Bills  —  Congress returns to face two major funding requests from the Biden administration  —  WASHINGTON—When Congress returns this week, a pandemic-era immigration policy could complicate efforts to pass further coronavirus relief legislation …
Discussion: CNN, NPR and Politico
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Associated Press:
Hunter Biden is prime target if Republicans win Congress  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Intelligence officials had gathered to brief select members of Congress on future threats to U.S. elections when a key lawmaker in the room, No. 3 House Republican Elise Stefanik of New York …
Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
Biden's decline is obvious to everyone but the press
Discussion: The Daily Wire
Associated Press:
Warren slams McCarthy as ‘liar’ and traitor' over Jan 6 tape
Katie Dowd / SFGATE:
Inept 'People's Convoy' chased out of Bay Area by egg-throwing kids  —  The dreams of the “People's Convoy” quickly died in the Bay Area after a critical tactical error: turning onto a street with a Safeway and a group of bored kids.  —  The trucker convoy, which aimed to emulate …
Charles Homans / New York Times:
A Crusade to Challenge the 2020 Election, Blessed by Church Leaders  —  Some evangelical pastors are hosting events dedicated to Trump's election falsehoods and promoting the cause to their congregations.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. …
Discussion: Raw Story
Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
Michigan Senate candidate: ‘A family should be a White mom, White dad and White kids’  —  Lansing — Randy Bishop, a right-wing Michigan radio host who filed last week to run for the state Senate, said on his show last month that TV commercials were attempting to make him feel guilty because he thinks families should be all White.
Discussion: Michigan Advance and Raw Story
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The real reason today's Republican Party hates corporations like Disney  —  It's kind of a shame that one of the great myths of my baby boomer childhood — that the late Walt Disney had frozen himself so he could spring back to life, Sleeping Beauty-like, after humankind had cured cancer — turned out to be an urban myth.
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Chris Anderson / Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump's company to rumble with Twitter from Sarasota County
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Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
DePerno wins GOP attorney general race after runoff; Karamo wins SOS endorsement
Nate Hochman / National Review:
Georgetown Law Scheduled to Host Antisemite Who Claims Israelis ‘Harvest Organs of the Martyred’
Cheyenne Roundtree / Rolling Stone:
Video Undercuts DaBaby's Self-Defense Claim in 2018 Killing
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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Climate Activist Dies After Setting Himself on Fire at Supreme Court
New York Times:
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 Earlier Items: 
Frank Figliuzzi / MSNBC:
Jan. 6 committee's concerns about Insurrection Act should concern the rest of us
Discussion: Raw Story and The Mahablog
Sam Adler-Bell / New York Magazine:
The Democratic Party Is Wasting Its Grassroots Energy
Discussion: Democracy
Pamela Paul / New York Times:
The Limits of ‘Lived Experience’
The White House:
Readout of President Biden's Call with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett of Israel
Discussion: The Hill
Stephen Kalin / Wall Street Journal:
Saudi Royals Are Selling Homes, Yachts and Art as Crown Prince Cuts Income
emptywheel:
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How a ruthless Irish gang found a home away from home in Dubai and an enemy in the White House
 

 
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