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Reuters:
Breakingviews: Elon Musk probably won't buy Twitter  —  Four years ago, Elon Musk vowed to set up a peanut brittle company to take on Warren Buffett's iconic U.S. confectioner See's Candies.  Then he changed his mind.  It wouldn't be surprising if Musk's $44 billion deal to buy social network Twitter went the same way.
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Elon Musk Isn't Buying Twitter to Defend Free Speech  —  Conservatives on Twitter have greeted Elon Musk as a liberator.  The mega-billionaire is in the process of purchasing the social-media platform and reorienting it toward what he calls “free speech.”  The conservative columnist Ben …
Scott Nover / Quartz:
Elon Musk already broke his agreement with Twitter  —  When Twitter agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk for $44 billion on April 25, the two parties agreed to specific terms of the merger, signed a document, and filed it to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Discussion: Bloomberg, Engadget and Mashable
Washington Post:
Elon Musk boosts criticism of Twitter executives, prompting online attacks
Jared Yates Sexton / Dispatches From A …:
When The Deal Goes Bad
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Elon Musk Got Twitter Because He Gets Twitter
J. Michael Luttig / CNN:
The Republican blueprint to steal the 2024 election  —  Ex-Judge who played key role in Trump-Pence feud speaks out for first time  —  J. Michael Luttig, appointed by President George H. W. Bush, formerly served on the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit for 15 years.
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Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Christians Helping Resettle Undocumented Immigrants and Refugees Are Controlled by the Devil  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene recently sat down for an interview with far-right Catholic activist Michael Voris of Church Militant, where she declared that Christian organizations …
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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Rips Catholic Church For Helping Migrants: 'Satan's Controlling the Church'  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) tore into the Catholic Church in a recent interview with right-wing activist Michael Voris of Church Militant.  In the wild interview …
Discussion: Catholic League and The Wrap
Rolling Stone:
Tucker Carlson Pushed Trump to Endorse J.D. Vance With ‘Disgusting’ Sexual Innuendo  —  Exclusive: In a critical GOP Senate primary in Ohio, Trump's support was swayed in part by a Fox News host spreading rumors about another man's sex habits  —  In the days before Donald Trump endorsed J.D. Vance …
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Judge Says Real Estate Giant Broke Rules for Trump  —  Judge Arthur Engoron has already determined that one of the largest real estate firms in the world broke its own rules to help the Trump Organization.  —  A New York judge has determined that Cushman & Wakefield, one of the world's …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
First on CNN: New York grand jury hearing evidence in DA's investigation into Trump Organization expires this week  —  (CNN)A special grand jury seated to hear evidence in the Manhattan district attorney's investigation into the Trump Organization's finances is set to expire at the end …
Politico:
Why did Kamala take the Pfizer pill?  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With help from Allie Bice.  —  For the last several weeks, Americans across the country have struggled to access the new Covid-19 antiviral pill, Pfizer's Paxlovid.
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Bryan Pietsch / Washington Post:
United States is ‘out of the pandemic phase,’ Fauci says
Laura Italiano / Insider:
Donald Trump worried ‘dangerous’ fruits could be thrown at him by protesters, a new deposition reveals  — Donald Trump said “pineapples, tomatoes, bananas, stuff like that” could be thrown at him at protests.  — Trump's concerns were revealed Tuesday night, in his sworn deposition for an upcoming Bronx trial.
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Hunter Walker / Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: MAGA Candidate Evicted from Home After Wife Asks Court for Emergency Order of Protection  —  His current wife is now the third domestic partner to accuse him of abusive or threatening behavior  —  Teddy Daniels, a far-right Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania …
Discussion: Pitt's Newsletter and Raw Story
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Scoop: Former U.S. ambassador accused of illegal foreign lobbying  —  Richard Olson, a former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, has been criminally charged for his alleged role in an undisclosed lobbying campaign for the Qatari government, records show.
The Economist:
How deep does the rot in the Russian army go?  —  The fiasco in Ukraine could be a reflection of either a bad strategy or a poor fighting force  —  THE JOB of organising NATO's biggest military exercise since the cold war kept Admiral James Foggo, then the commander of American naval forces …
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Trump's Spokeswoman Calls For Arrests Over 2020 Election at QAnon Rally  —  “They're gonna start arresting political opponents.  They're gonna start throwing political dissidents in jail,” Liz Harrington warned the crowd.  —  CJ  —  Former President Trump's chief spokeswoman spoke …
Graham Vyse / The Signal:
Bad Hand  —  As unimaginable as it might have been a year ago, Joe Biden is starting to resemble Donald Trump in public-opinion polling.  The current U.S. president's approval rating is only slightly higher than his predecessor's was at the same point in his tenure, in late April 2018.
Discussion: CNN, Vox, Associated Press and Honest Graft
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
House Passes Bill Urging Biden to Sell Seized Russian Yachts to Aid Ukraine  —  WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a mostly symbolic bill urging President Biden to sell the frozen luxury assets of Russian oligarchs hit with sanctions and use the funds to provide additional military …
Discussion: Washington Times, Roll Call and Lawfare
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Gov. Reeves Vetoes Suffrage Bill, Keeping Jim Crow-Era Voting Policy in Place  —  A Jim Crow-era policy meant to prevent Black citizens from voting will remain intact after Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed a bill to restore voting rights to people who have disenfranchising crimes expunged.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
Just Call Trump a Loser  —  Let's assume Donald Trump runs again for president in 2024.  Yes, I know, caveats, caveats.  Republicans say it's too early to discuss '24.  A lot can change between now and then.  Maybe Trump won't actually run.  Maybe he's just teasing the possibility to milk the attention.
The Survey Center on American Life:
Politics, Sex, and Sexuality: The Growing Gender Divide in American Life  —  In American society, the debate over the degree to which men and women are different continues to serve as a cultural and political flash point.  While some differences between men and women are readily apparent …
Tom Burt / Microsoft On the Issues:
The hybrid war in Ukraine  —  Tom Burt - Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust  —  Today, we released a report detailing the relentless and destructive Russian cyberattacks we've observed in a hybrid war against Ukraine, and what we've done to help protect Ukrainian people and organizations.
Ellie Kaufman / CNN:
First on CNN: US left behind $7 billion of military equipment in Afghanistan after 2021 withdrawal, Pentagon report says  —  Washington (CNN)Approximately $7 billion of military equipment the US transferred to the Afghan government over the course of 16 years was left behind in Afghanistan …
Discussion: HotAir and Forbes
Marcus Weisgerber / Defense One:
CEO: Boeing Should Have Rejected Trump's Air Force One Deal  —  The company revealed that it has lost $660 million outfitting the next presidential jets—so far.  —  Boeing should have rejected then-President Donald Trump's proposed terms to build two new Air Force One aircraft, the company's CEO said Wednesday.
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Republican senator calls for ethics probe into Madison Cawthorn  —  A red-state Republican senator calling for an investigation into a GOP colleague from his home state just doesn't happen often.  —  By any fair measure, Rep. Madison Cawthorn appears to be in a difficult political position.
Punchbowl News:
4/27/22 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM. … “BY MAY 23, WE WILL BE PREPARED TO HOLD APPROXIMATELY 18,000 NONCITIZENS IN CBP CUSTODY AT ANY GIVEN TIME, UP FROM 13,000 AT THE BEGINNING OF 2021, AND WE HAVE DOUBLED OUR ABILITY TO TRANSPORT NONCITIZENS ON A DAILY BASIS, WITH FLEXIBILITY TO INCREASE FURTHER.”
Discussion: CIS.org, HotAir and Wide World of News
Jack Detsch / Foreign Policy:
Drones Have Come of Age in Russia-Ukraine War  —  “A child can operate these drones,” one expert said.  —  Ukraine's eastern Donbas region is flat, open, and streaked with cloudy skies, terrain that Western officials believe has already limited Russia from carrying out the withering air …
Discussion: Al Jazeera, PBS NewsHour and NPR
 
 
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Mary Ellen Klas / Miami Herald:
Citing cost pressures on homeowners, DeSantis vetoes bill to end solar incentives
Discussion: Florida Politics
Ben Brasch / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Trump election meddling probe to cause downtown Atlanta road closures
Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
Cawthorn Claims Establishment Running ‘Coordinated Drip Campaign’ Against Him: Expect ‘Attack Article’ Every Couple Days
Discussion: The Hill
Politico:
Multiple RNC staffers have spoken to Jan. 6 panel, sources say
Discussion: Raw Story
The White House:
President Biden Names Seventeenth Round of Judicial Nominees
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post
CNN:
Disney's self-governing district says Florida cannot dissolve it without paying off its debts
Andrew Seidman / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Doug Mastriano campaigned at an event promoting QAnon and conspiracy theories about 9/11
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
 Earlier Items: 
Pippa Crerar / Mirror.co.uk:
Top Tory caught watching porn in Commons - sitting next to female minister
Discussion: The Sun, Bloomberg and Metro.co.uk
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
New York's Top Court Voids Democrat-Drawn House Map
Politico:
‘Someone is taking too many edibles’ — Despair mounts over Biden's domestic agenda
Matthew Klam / New York Times:
Henry Winkler Breaks the Curse of Stardom
Associated Press:
Russia releases US Marine vet in surprise prisoner exchange