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10:50 AM ET, April 26, 2022

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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?
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Shira Ovide / New York Times:
Buying Twitter, Elon Musk Will Face Reality of His Free-Speech Talk  —  Tech's big shots have learned again and again that free speech isn't so simple.  What happens when Mr. Musk owns Twitter?  —  A decade ago, Twitter executives, including the chief executive, Dick Costolo …
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Twitter workers face a reality they've long feared: Elon Musk as owner  —  Employees reacted with shock and dismay on Monday as Musk's $44 billion takeover bid went through  —  Twitter employees reacted with shock and dismay Monday as a new reality sank in: Elon Musk — the world's richest man …
Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
Elon Musk's Takeover Might Make Twitter More Antisemitic, ADL Chief Warns  —  While Twitter has made ‘some strides in tackling hate in recent years,’ multibillionaire Musk could take things in a ‘very different direction,’ Jonathan Greenblatt says  —  WASHINGTON - Anti-Defamation League CEO …
Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Twitter accepts Elon Musk's buyout deal
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump will not return to Twitter even as Elon Musk purchases platform, will begin using his own TRUTH Social
PR Newswire:
Elon Musk to Acquire Twitter
ProPublica:
Building the “Big Lie”: Inside the Creation of Trump's Stolen Election Myth  —  Co-published with FRONTLINE … By the time Leamsy Salazar sat down in front of a video recorder in a lawyer's office in Dallas, he had grown accustomed to divulging state secrets.
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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
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Rick Perry's Election Lie Undone — By His Own Text Message  —  The Trump White House energy secretary's denial fell apart with some comical evidence from CNN.  —  Rick Perry was hoisted with his own petard text message.  —  Perry, a Republican former Texas governor and Trump White House energy secretary …
Discussion: The Wrap and Daily Kos
Washington Post:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's texts show birth of Jan. 6 ‘antifa’ lie
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
‘Exhilarated’ McConnell said Jan. 6 ‘discredited’ Trump, book says
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
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
How the U.S. Is Shifting Its Approach on Russia's War in Ukraine
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.
Jacob Schumer / Bloomberg Tax:
The Contractual Impossibility of Unwinding Disney's Reedy Creek  —  There's been a lot of talk about whether Florida lawmakers can legally dissolve Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District, but there's one basic reason why Florida can't dissolve it—it promised bond purchasers that it wouldn't …
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 …
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The New York Times Company:
Dean Baquet to Lead Local Investigative Reporting Fellowship  —  The New York Times announces a new fellowship for investigative journalism focused on the state and local level.  Read more in this note from chairman and publisher A.G. Sulzberger.  —  A. G. Sulzberger Chairman and Publisher
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: RedState, Power Line and The Federalist
Leslie Josephs / CNBC:
Delta, facing a union drive, says it will start paying flight attendants during boarding  — Delta says it will start paying flight attendants during boarding, a first for a U.S. carrier.  — The announcement came amid a unionization drive.  — Delta is the only major U.S. airline whose flight attendants aren't unionized.
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
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.
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 …
 
 
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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE:
Facebook Doesn't Know What It Does With Your Data, Or Where It Goes
Pete Kasperowicz / Washington Examiner:
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
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Discussion: Raw Story
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 Ganz / Unpopular Front:
The Emerging Tech-Lash  —  The Politics of Tech Oligarchy  —  Yesterday, it was announced …
John E. McDonough / Politico:
Republicans Have Stopped Trying to Kill Obamacare. Here's What They're Planning Instead.
Discussion: Raw Story
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The Awful Advent of Reactionary Chic
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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
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV
 
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