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2:05 PM ET, April 28, 2022

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Washington Post:
Biden seeks $33 billion for Ukraine, powers to liquidate Russian assets  —  The White House will call on Congress to authorize such a move as it continues to seek new ways to punish Russia and support Ukraine  —  The White House on Thursday announced a proposal to allow U.S. authorities …
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Simon Shuster / TIME:
Inside Zelensky's World  —  The nights are the hardest, when he lies there on his cot, the whine of the air-raid sirens in his ears and his phone still buzzing beside him.  Its screen makes his face look like a ghost in the dark, his eyes scanning messages he didn't have a chance to read during the day.
Politico:
White House sends Congress $33B request for Ukraine
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Putin Must Be Stopped Once and for All
Reuters:
Trump allies breach U.S. voting systems in search of 2020 fraud ‘evidence’  —  Chasing proof of vote-rigging conspiracy theories, Republican officials and activists in eight U.S. locales have plotted to gain illegal access to balloting systems, undermining the security of elections they claim to protect.
Sarah Chaney Cambon / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. GDP Drops 1.4% as Economy Shrinks for First Time Since Early in Pandemic  —  Supply disruptions weighed on the economy, but consumers and businesses continue to spend  —  U.S. gross domestic product shrank at a 1.4% annual rate in the first quarter as supply disruptions weighed on the economy …
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Ben Casselman / New York Times:
G.D.P. Report Shows the U.S. Economy Shrank, Masking a Broader Recovery  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  The economy contracted in the first quarter, but underlying measures were solid.  —  The U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of the year, but strong consumer spending …
Discussion: Associated Press
Burgess Everett / Politico:
It's Trump vs. Cruz in Ohio and Pa. Senate races  —  As Republican primary voters get closer to the polls, it's beginning to feel like mid-2016 again: Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are on opposing sides.  —  The former president's late backing of J.D. Vance in Ohio and Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania …
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Midterm Memo: Power of Trump endorsement on display in Ohio
Discussion: Politico and New York Times
Rolling Stone:
Tucker Carlson Pushed Trump to Endorse J.D. Vance With ‘Disgusting’ Sexual Innuendo
Tim Stelloh / NBC News:
Reputed federal informant, whistleblower found dead in L.A. after he's reported missing  —  A reputed federal informant and whistleblower who went missing after he was reported to have turned over a trove of secret files about Deutsche Bank was found dead at a Los Angeles school this week, a police official said Wednesday.
Discussion: KGTV-TV, Political Wire and Raw Story
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Nathan Solis / Los Angeles Times:
A year after disappearing, federal informant in Trump probe found dead at L.A. high school
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Rep. Issa accuses DHS chief Mayorkas of secretly ending Title 42 early  —  Issa quoted border agents who criticized Mayorkas  —  Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., on Thursday accused the Biden administration of secretly ending Title 42 enforcement ahead of the May 23 deadline despite a court order blocking the move.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion Are Democrats ‘sleepwalking’ into long-term catastrophe?  —  The frenzied midterm second-guessing among Democrats appears to be intensifying.  —  The stories are everywhere: Democrats fear that they've failed to counter GOP cultural attacks.  That they've fumbled the politics of immigration.
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Princeton University investigating Sam Wang for research misconduct, toxic workplace issues  —  Head of Princeton Gerrymandering Project faces probe over data manipulation, retaliating against staff  —  Princeton University has launched an internal investigation of Sam Wang …
Discussion: HotAir and New York Times
James D. Walsh / New York Magazine:
'You Can't Pin Him Down'  —  Kara Swisher knows Elon Musk and says judging him by tweets alone is a mistake.  —  Elon Musk, the richest human on earth, purchased Twitter for $44 billion this week, promising to refine the product while loosening its guidelines in the name of “free speech.”
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
This Holocaust Survivor Has a Message for Elon Musk
Discussion: Raw Story
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
A Clash Over Housing Pits U.C. Berkeley Against Its Neighbors  —  Dense cities are better for the environment.  Should residents have a say over what parts get dense?  —  Earlier this year, the California State Supreme Court issued a ruling that would have forced the University of California, Berkeley, to freeze its admissions.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Former Manhattan prosecutor blasts Trump and Barr in new book  —  Geoffrey Berman, who was fired by President Trump as the top Manhattan federal prosecutor, will be out Sept. 13 with a memoir, “Holding the Line,” that charges Trump with trying to undermine the office's integrity.
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Ruby Cramer named Washington Post national political enterprise reporter  —  Announcement from National Editor Matea Gold, Deputy National Editor Philip Rucker and Deputy National Politics Editor Dan Eggen:  —  We are thrilled to announce that Ruby Cramer, whose penetrating …
Kira Lerner / The States:
Florida gave voting rights to people with felony convictions.  Now some face charges for voting.  —  Florida authorities arrested a Black man while he was staying in a homeless shelter and charged him with voting illegally in a case tied to Republicans' drive to root out election fraud.
Scientific American:
It's Time to Open the Black Box of Social Media  —  Social media companies need to give their data to independent researchers to better understand how to keep users safe  —  Social media platforms are where billions of people around the world go to connect with others, get information and make sense of the world.
Vanity Fair:
Bernie Sanders Wants Democrats to Make Unions Their Biggest Message  —  The moment is finally meeting the man, as national unionization efforts grow.  “To turn your back on the working class, in general, is political suicide,” the senator tells Vanity Fair.
Discussion: Common Dreams
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Opinion Amend the Constitution to bar senators from the presidency  —  To conserve the reverence it needs and deserves, the Constitution should be amended rarely and reluctantly.  There is, however, an amendment that would instantly improve the legislative and executive branches.
David Gardner / Washington Post:
How a former NBA player and activist became a far-right media darling  —  On the last Saturday in March, Royce White stepped into a Capitol Hill townhouse and descended the steps into a basement studio.  He shook hands with his host and settled into his chair in front of a microphone.
Jennifer Maloney / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Administration to Advance Ban on Menthol Cigarettes  —  FDA expected to publish proposed rules on Thursday, though ban wouldn't take effect until at least 2024; ‘Day of reckoning’  —  The Biden administration on Thursday is expected to take a significant step toward a national ban …
Discussion: The Hill
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Trump's Garbage Men  —  McCarthy and McConnell said one thing in private but have kept shoveling Trump's trash on us.  —  Deny and lie: That was Kevin McCarthy's initial reaction to last week's New York Times reporting about how he had privately blamed former President Donald Trump for inciting …
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Blake Masters' provocations reach back to his college days  —  In an essay published in an obscure libertarian publication and unearthed by JI, the Arizona Republican Senate hopeful quotes Goering and a noted conspiracy theorist who espouses antisemitic views
Claudia Grisales / NPR:
Two Democratic progressives plot new ways to fight back against Republican gains  —  Republicans are threatening to take over the House of Representatives in this year's midterm elections.  More than 30 House Democrats are heading for the exits.  And progressives have seen several major legislative proposals stall out.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Major corporations quietly funnel millions to national group behind regressive state laws  —  Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria, and Rebecca Crosby  —  Republican state legislators across the country have embraced an aggressively regressive agenda, targeting the LGBTQ community, abortion access …
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Ron DeSantis is following a trail blazed by a Hungarian authoritarian  —  The Florida governor isn't doing “competent Trumpism.”  He's inventing American Orbánism.  —  In June of last year, Hungary's far-right government passed a law cracking down on LGBTQ rights …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
16 states, D.C., climate activists sue USPS to block its truck purchase  —  The lawsuits contend the agency has vastly underestimated the environmental impact of its “next-generation” vehicles, which get 8.6 mpg  —  Sixteen states, the District of Columbia and environmental activist groups …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Paul Blest / VICE:
Look at All These Companies Bankrolling Republican Jan. 6 Apologists  —  Exclusive: A slew of Fortune 500 companies have donated millions to Republicans who voted to overturn the 2020 election results.  —  PB  —  It's not just Toyota.  —  A slew of Fortune 500 companies …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on Gross Domestic Product
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Daily Caller
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Shunned by the Right, Murkowski Bets Big on the Center in Alaska
Discussion: The Hill and Breitbart
The New York Times Company:
Politics Desk Announces 2022 Midterm Elections Reporting Team
Craig Gilbert / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
How Wisconsin's redistricting guarantees a lopsided Republican legislature in a 50/50 state
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Herschel Walker spent years promoting health products with dubious claims
Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
With no evidence, Rebecca Kleefisch, Wisconsin candidate for governor, says 2020 election was ‘rigged’
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
McCarthy-aligned super PAC plans $125M ad buy to win the House
Daniel Greenfield / Front Page Magazine:
Dr. Birx is Back With the Worst Timed Memoir in History
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Some boring takes on the French election
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Will the America we love survive the 2022 election? Only if Democrats play hardball.
The Daily Wire:
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