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9:20 PM ET, April 26, 2022

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Politico:
Twitter's top lawyer reassures staff, cries during meeting about Musk takeover  —  Monday was an emotional day at Twitter — even for its executives.  —  Shortly after billionaire Elon Musk bought the powerful social media platform, top Twitter lawyer Vijaya Gadde called a virtual meeting …
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Why Elon Musk Bought Twitter  —  The social network's freewheeling poster child will pay forty-four billion dollars to take it private.  What does he have in store?  —  On Monday, Elon Musk bought Twitter for forty-four billion dollars.  Musk, the C.E.O. of Tesla and the richest man on earth …
HuffPost:
Susan Collins: Elon Musk Should Let Donald Trump Back On Twitter  —  Other Republican senators weren't so sure, saying it's a decision for the Tesla CEO to make.  —  WASHINGTON - Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) was no fan of Donald Trump's incendiary tweets, repeatedly expressing concern …
Discussion: HotAir, The Atlantic, Political Wire and NPR
Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
EU warns Elon Musk over Twitter moderation plans
Leela Stockley / Bangor Daily News:
Susan Collins thinks Elon Musk should let Donald Trump back on Twitter
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A Billionaires' World  —  The world's richest person didn't like Twitter.  So he's buying it.
Shira Ovide / New York Times:
Buying Twitter, Elon Musk Will Face Reality of His Free-Speech Talk
New York Times:
McCarthy Feared G.O.P. Lawmakers Put ‘People in Jeopardy’ After Jan. 6  —  New audio recordings reveal Kevin McCarthy worried that comments by his far-right colleagues could incite violence.  He said he would try to rein in the lawmakers, but has instead defended them.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Meadows' texts reveal new details about the key role a little-known GOP congressman played in efforts to overturn election  —  Washington (CNN)Newly obtained text messages and recent court filings fill in significant gaps about the key role a little-known Pennsylvania Republican …
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WSOC-TV:
Sources: Rep. Madison Cawthorn cited for having a gun at Charlotte Douglas  —  CHARLOTTE — Rep. Madison Cawthorn was cited for having a gun at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Tuesday morning, three sources tell Channel 9.  —  According to the TSA, a 9 millimeter handgun was discovered …
Mary Ellen Klas / Miami Herald:
Disney tells investors state can't dissolve special district without paying debt  —  As Florida legislators were rushing through passage of a bill to repeal the special district that governs Walt Disney World last week, they failed to notice an obscure provision in state law that says the state …
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Sarah Rumpf / Law & Crime:
Florida's Contractual Obligations to Bond Holders Block Repeal of Disney's Special Taxing District, Says Reedy Creek in New Statement  —  Ever since Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed the bill repealing the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID), the special taxing district operating …
Discussion: The Duckpin
Jacob Schumer / Bloomberg Tax:
The Contractual Impossibility of Unwinding Disney's Reedy Creek
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A leading Trump sycophant may soon get the humiliation he deserves  —  When the history of the Donald Trump era is written, a special place in the whole saga should be reserved for David Perdue.  The former senator has debased himself on Trump's behalf perhaps more thoroughly than anyone alive …
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Vance moves into top spot in Ohio GOP senate primary
Discussion: The Hill, Puck and ABC News
Andrew Kerr / Washington Examiner:
Madison Cawthorn implicated in potential insider trading scheme, experts say  —  EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Madison Cawthorn may have violated federal insider trading laws as he hyped up an alleged pump-and-dump cryptocurrency scheme, multiple watchdog groups told the Washington Examiner.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Madison Cawthorn Is Trying to Commit Every Possible Scandal
Discussion: Rolling Stone and CNBC
Los Angeles Times:
In brazen attack on press, Villanueva investigates Times reporter who revealed cover-up  —  Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced Tuesday that his department is targeting a Times journalist in a criminal leak investigation for her reporting on the department's cover-up of an incident …
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NBC News:
U.S. intel helped Ukraine protect air defenses, shoot down Russian plane carrying hundreds of troops  —  As Russia launched its invasion, the U.S. gave Ukrainian forces detailed intelligence about exactly when and where Russian missiles and bombs were intended to strike …
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Trump judges audition for Supreme Court  —  A number of young and prominent Trump-appointed judges are writing their opinions with provocative language, diving into the culture wars in ways offering an audition for a future Supreme Court opening. … But with the specter …
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
House panel to explore impeachment, judicial ethics in wake of Ginni Thomas texts
Discussion: Political Wire
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Most Americans have been infected with the coronavirus at least once, the C.D.C. says.  —  The common perception that nearly everyone in America seemed to have been infected with the Omicron variant last winter may not have been far from the truth.  By February 2022, nearly 60 percent …
Discussion: Bangor Daily News and Slashdot
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Cdcmmwr / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Seroprevalence of Infection-Induced SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies — United States, September 2021-February 2022
Matthew S. Schwartz / NPR:
Florida man asks schools to ban Bible following the state's efforts to remove books  —  A Florida activist known for his tongue-in-cheek petitions to local government agencies has asked school districts in Florida to ban the Bible.  —  In petitions sent to public school superintendents across the state …
Politico:
Dems grow alarmed by lack of fear over Roe's future  —  For decades, Democrats insisted that Republicans would invite a major voter backlash if they took aggressive action to curtail abortion rights.  —  Now, as a growing number of GOP-led states do just that, passing a slew …
Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Joe's missing millions!  Financial records reveal Biden had $5.2million in unexplained income - as emails show he paid Hunter's legal bills for one megabucks Chinese deal and was tapped as ‘big guy’ to get a 10% cut in another  — Emails from Hunter's laptop reveal Joe Biden agreed …
Misty Severi / Washington Examiner:
Russia claims Ukraine ‘saturated’ with weapons of mass destruction  —  Russia claims Ukraine is “saturated” with catastrophic armaments as a rationale to continue its two-month invasion of its neighboring country and a former member of the Soviet Union.  —  Secretary of the Russian Security …
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Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Enough gradualism with the anti-Russian responses — get tougher, now.
Discussion: ABC News and National Review
Matt Binder / Mashable:
Libs of TikTok tweeted fake accusations about a school teaching second graders about furries  —  The school district was harassed by her followers as a result.  —  Second graders are learning about furries in school?  —  That's what the prominent right-wing Twitter account Libs of TikTok (@LibsofTikTok) said in a tweet on Monday.
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Raw Story and Twitchy
William Turton / Bloomberg:
Tech Giants Duped Into Giving Up Data Used to Sexually Extort Minors  —  Major technology companies have been duped into providing sensitive personal information about their customers in response to fraudulent legal requests, and the data has been used to harass and even sexually extort minors …
Discussion: Gizmodo and Engadget
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
'People's Convoy' truckers driven out after youths, residents egged them  —  Eggs.  Many, many eggs.  That is what greeted a trucker convoy protesting outside the home of a Democratic state lawmaker in Oakland, Calif., last week.  —  It turns out that residents of the East Bay neighborhood …
Discussion: The Hill, Los Angeles Times and KRON4
Leah Askarinam / New York Times:
Provocateur in Pearls: Kay Ivey Races to the Right  —  The Alabama governor has a conservative track record, but in the face of a primary challenge, she is increasingly wading into divisive cultural issues.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Gov. Kay Ivey of Alabama was never a moderate Republican.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and al.com
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Before the Moskva, there was the Kursk: The sunken submarine that helped Putin consolidate power over Russia  —  WASHINGTON — Twenty-two years ago, a Russian nuclear submarine sank after being rocked by two explosions during a torpedo test launch gone awry.  There were 118 sailors on board the Kursk; most of them died at once.
Alex Burness / Denver Post:
Matt Gray, Colorado lawmaker arrested on DUI suspicion, will not seek reelection  —  Broomfield Democrats will pick a new candidate by vacancy committee  —  Broomfield Democrat Matt Gray, who was arrested last week on suspicion of driving under the influence, will not seek reelection …
Discussion: The Colorado Sun
 
 
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Admits He Oversaw Pay for Executive Who Got Fishy Perks
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Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Opinion Don't let Mallory McMorrow fight bigotry alone
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Johnny Diaz / New York Times:
Judge Orders Man Who Defaced L.G.B.T. Pride Mural to Write Essay on Pulse Shooting
Discussion: Raw Story
Audrey Fahlberg / The Dispatch:
Staff Disputes, Fiery Allegations Mire Joe Kent's Congressional Campaign
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Biden's Net Approval Rating Is Underwater in 40 States
Discussion: RedState, Breitbart and Political Wire
Amber Coakley / One America News Network:
Rep. Biggs: Alleged Rep. McCarthy comments raise huge trust issue for me
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Christopher Hooks / Texas Monthly:
Cancel Culture Comes for Beto O'Rourke
Discussion: Dallas Morning News
The New York Times Company:
Dean Baquet to Lead Local Investigative Reporting Fellowship
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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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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