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9:15 AM ET, April 26, 2022

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Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Twitter accepts Elon Musk's buyout deal  — Twitter's board accepted billionaire Elon Musk's offer to buy the social media company and take it private, the company confirmed.  — The announcement ends a weekslong saga Musk kicked off when he offered to buy the company at $54.20 per share, his “best and final.”
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PR Newswire:
Elon Musk to Acquire Twitter  —  Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon Musk, for $54.20 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $44 billion.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump will not return to Twitter even as Elon Musk purchases platform, will begin using his own TRUTH Social  —  Trump said a Musk Twitter takeover would be a positive development, but he will stay with his own platform  —  Twitter reportedly nearing deal to accept Elon Musk's offer
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Republicans to Trump: Stay away from Twitter  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  The news that ELON MUSK is buying Twitter has thrown Washington into a tizzy over one major question: Will DONALD TRUMP return to his old favorite social media platform and start tweeting again?
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Musk Twitter Could Be a Disaster For MAGA Grifters and Republican Ostriches
Variety:
FX and The New York Times Announce Elon Musk Exposé Documentary (TV News Roundup)
CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Mark Meadows' 2,319 text messages reveal Trump's inner circle communications before and after January 6  —  Washington (CNN)CNN has obtained 2,319 text messages that former President Donald Trump's White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sent and received between Election …
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
‘Exhilarated’ McConnell said Jan. 6 ‘discredited’ Trump, book says  —  Hours after a mob ransacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 in a bid to block the certification of the 2020 presidential election, then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell described himself as “exhilarated” about the potential damage to then-president Donald Trump.
New York Times:
New Details Underscore House G.O.P. Role in Jan. 6 Planning  —  A court filing and newly disclosed text messages provide additional evidence of how closely some fervent pro-Trump lawmakers worked with the White House on efforts to overturn the election.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story, CNN and HuffPost
New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: U.S. Military Leaders Meet With Allies in Germany  —  Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine.  —  The United States marshaled allies on Tuesday to pledge more military support to Ukraine, accelerating the drive to deter Russia's offensive and degrade its war machine …
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Looming ground battle is crucial phase in Ukraine, U.S. officials say
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
AJC poll: Kemp has strong shot to knock out Perdue without a runoff  —  Gov. Brian Kemp has a chance of landing an outright victory against former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll that shows the Republican incumbent with a hefty advantage over his Donald Trump-backed challenger.
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
McCarthy warns of impeachment for Biden border official  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) warned that impeachment could be on the table for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a trip to the southern border with other GOP lawmakers.
Discussion: Axios, KRQE-TV and Fox News
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Gerard Baker / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Leaders Remain Shackled to Donald Trump
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
Durham's latest: He has hundreds of e-mails between Fusion GPS and reporters  —  Special Counsel John Durham just filed this motion in response to the efforts of Hillary for America, Fusion GPS, et al. to keep secret (by use of the attorney-client and work product privileges) communications involving Fusion GPS.
Discussion: Power Line and The Federalist
CNN:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's comments in since-deleted videos contradict testimony on close ties to Capitol rioter  —  'I'm not answering that': Marjorie Taylor Greene testifies at hearing challenging her congressional candidacy  —  (CNN)Since-deleted videos from Georgia …
A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
The Insurrectionists Are Coming  —  Hey Democrats—this isn't hard.  —  If the Kevin McCarthy tapes taught us all anything, it's that the man is game to harbor criminals.  And once someone with power does that, what won't they do?  Positioned to be third in line to the presidency nine months …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
McCarthy dodges questions about audio, Trump and Jan. 6
Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Trump turns up the heat on Wisconsin Republican leader Robin Vos to keep Gableman election probe alive  —  MADISON - Former President Donald Trump again has the state's most powerful Republican in his crosshairs, seeking to intimidate Assembly Speaker Robin Vos into continuing a taxpayer-funded review …
John Ganz / Unpopular Front:
The Emerging Tech-Lash  —  The Politics of Tech Oligarchy  —  Yesterday, it was announced that Twitter accepted Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover offer.  A week ago Vanity Fair published a long piece on Peter Thiel's new pet projects and efforts to cultivate a “new right,” which …
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Awful Advent of Reactionary Chic  —  David Brock, the conservative journalistic hit man turned Hillary Clinton acolyte, described how he first became a reactionary in his 2002 book “Blinded by the Right.”  He'd arrived at the University of California, Berkeley, at the dawn of the Reagan era …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Biden grants three pardons, 75 commutations for individuals serving for nonviolent drug crimes  —  Biden vows to fight rising crime by targeting illegal guns  —  President Biden is granting his first three pardons while in office and commuting the sentences of 75 individuals serving prison …
Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
ABC News Exclusive: Dr. Birx speaks to Trump disinfectant moment, says colleagues had resignation pact  —  White House COVID response coordinator reveals details before book release.  —  The coronavirus response coordinator for President Donald Trump's COVID task force, Dr. Deborah Birx …
Discussion: HuffPost, The Hill and Political Wire
 
 
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New York Times:
Texas' Busing of Migrants to D.C. Isn't Having Abbott's Intended Effect Yet
Human Rights Watch:
Kenneth Roth to Step Down at Human Rights Watch
Discussion: WTOP News and The New Arab
John E. McDonough / Politico:
Republicans Have Stopped Trying to Kill Obamacare. Here's What They're Planning Instead.
Discussion: Raw Story
Evan Simko-Bednarski / New York Post:
Russia appears to confuse ‘The Sims’ for SIM cards in possible staged assassination attempt
Jamie Powell / Financial Times:
FTX/ Defi: If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck . . .
Discussion: Bloomberg
Annie Lowrey / The Atlantic:
$100 Million to Cut the Time Tax
 Earlier Items: 
Kate Gibson / CBS News:
Toyota resumes political donations to 2020 presidential election objectors
Discussion: Detroit News and Florida Politics
Rose L. Thayer / Stars & Stripes:
Body of missing Texas National Guard soldier recovered
Discussion: NPR and TheBlaze
Politico:
Judge threatens to stop Biden's Title 42 plan, right as he rushes to defend it
Jeremy Turley / InForum:
North Dakota Sen. Holmberg to resign after text exchanges with jailed child porn suspect
Discussion: Fox News and Daily Kos
Matt Bai / Washington Post:
Why Elizabeth Warren is stirring up an intra-party feud
Discussion: Words & Deeds
New York Times:
Judge Holds Trump in Contempt Over Documents in New York A.G.'s Inquiry
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, alleging Believe built its business via “industrial-scale copyright infringement”

Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Sources: Shari Redstone does not plan to stay on the board of Paramount Global after the company completes its planned merger with Skydance Media

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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