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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.
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.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
David Catanese / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
McConnell miscalculated Republican impeachment count against Trump, book says  —  Mitch McConnell thought the Jan. 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol would finally vanquish Donald Trump, initially predicting that at least 17 Republican senators would vote to convict him in his impeachment trial …
Discussion: The Hill, Political Wire and Raw Story
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
‘Ask me nicely’: Trump demanded loyalty from governors for help, says book
Jazmine Ulloa / New York Times:
G.O.P. Concocts New Fake Threat: Voter Fraud by Undocumented Immigrants  —  Far from the U.S.-Mexico border, Ohio's Senate primary shows how the Republican obsession with the fiction of a stolen election has spawned a new cause for fear of illegal immigration.
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
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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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Jordan Weissmann / Slate:
Personally, I Prefer Having Fewer Nazis on Twitter  —  Like pretty much any journalist who compulsively wastes too much of their life on Twitter, I've had my fair share of unpleasant experiences with the site.  In part, that's because I'm Jewish, and I occasionally find my mentions flooded …
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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: WRAL-TV, HotAir and New York Times
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.
Insider:
Deborah Birx's first meeting with Donald Trump lasted just 30 seconds as he flipped on Fox News, book says  — Dr. Deborah Birx is out with a tell-all book about her time in the Trump administration.  — Birx says her first meeting with Trump in March 2020 about COVID-19 lasted only 30 seconds.
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Revolt Brews in Michigan G.O.P. After Elevation of Trump Allies  —  The Republican old guard is protesting the direction of the party after it put forward two champions of Donald Trump's election falsehoods for attorney general and secretary of state.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Balaji Srinivasan:
The Elondrop  —  The deal may have been signed, but the campaign is just beginning.  —  Elon should go over the heads of the establishment to offer all Twitter users a deal: every account worldwide gains full control over their username in a crypto wallet, plus a share of Twitter's new coin …
Washington Post:
U.S. says Russian intelligence orchestrated attack on Nobel laureate  —  Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov was assailed with red paint laced with acetone during a Russian train trip on April 7.  —  The U.S. government has assessed that Russian intelligence was behind an attack earlier …
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Pregnancy From Rape Is ‘An Opportunity’ For Women, Says Republican Trying To Ban Abortion  —  Ohio state Rep. Jean Schmidt (R) defended her abortion ban recently, arguing that “just because you have emotional scars doesn't give you the right to take a life.”
Discussion: Mediaite and Daily Kos
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Russia's Long Disdain for Ukrainian Nationhood  —  Even Russian liberals and dissidents have traditionally shared Putin's view that Ukraine has no distinct cultural identity.  —  1x  —  As a young poet in the Soviet Union, Joseph Brodsky was persecuted by the authorities before escaping …
Marshall Zelinger / KUSA-TV:
Candidate cannot use 'Let's Go Brandon' as nickname on ballot, judge rules  —  Republican Colorado State Rep. Dave Williams sued to be allowed to have the nickname printed on the June primary ballot.  —  DENVER — Republican Colorado State Rep. Dave Williams cannot use “Let's Go Brandon” …
Discussion: NBC News and Washington Times
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Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Lou Dobbs: ‘Who Reads NR?’  —  In response to my recent piece on howling moonbat Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lou Dobbs sneers: “Who reads NR?”  —  Well, Lou, since you raised the question, I'll answer it: You do.  —  We both know this.  —  We know this because we used to discuss it, often …
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 …
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.
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.
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.
United States Department of State:
Report to Congress on The Estimated Net Worth and Known Sources of Income of Syrian President Bashar Assad and His Family Members Section 6507 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (P.L. 117-81)  —  Scope and Methodology  —  In this report, the Department of State examines …
Chicago Tribune:
The Price Kids Pay: Schools and police punish students with costly tickets for minor misbehavior  —  and Jodi S. Cohen  —  PROPUBLICA  —  Illustrations by Laila Milevski  —  PROPUBLICA  —  The courthouse lobby echoed like a crowded school cafeteria.  Teenagers in sweatshirts …
Discussion: ProPublica
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
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
The Information:
Elon Musk's Early Twitter Purchase Under FTC Scrutiny  —  Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter takeover is unlikely to raise antitrust concerns.  But what is already being scrutinized is Musk's failure to comply with rules regarding disclosure of his initial 9% stake, according to people with knowledge of the situation.
Washington Post:
How it became normal for public officials to attack journalists  —  A California sheriff's targeting of a reporter is the latest instance of authorities misusing power.  ‘These are steps toward autocracy,’ says one press freedom advocate.  —  Los Angeles Times reporter Alene Tchekmedyian had a big scoop …
Discussion: Poynter and Posse Comitatus
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: The Hill and Raw Story
Virginia Aabram / Washington Examiner:
DHS head Mayorkas spars with House GOP and blames Trump for border troubles  —  Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas sparred with Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee over the crisis at the southern border, while he and the Democratic lawmakers blamed the Trump administration for his department's troubles.
Austin Ahlman / American Prospect:
Build Back Better Dies ... Again  —  In a final admission of defeat, the administration is rebranding its ‘Build Back Better World’ foreign-policy initiative, removing references to its failed domestic agenda.  —  President Joe Biden stands onstage before speaking about his Build Back Better agenda …
Sophie Lawton / Media Matters for America:
“Libs of TikTok” has used Twitter to target over 200 individual teachers, schools, and districts in 2022 for supporting LGBTQ students … The Twitter account “Libs of TikTok” has dictated right-wing media's anti-LGBTQ talking points in recent months, especially on Fox News.
Discussion: Slate and The Verge
 
 
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James Salzer / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Federal judge curtails law that gave Kemp fundraising advantage over Abrams
Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
Putin's war on Ukraine has ‘driven US-Russia relations into the depths,’ US ambassador to Moscow says
Politico:
Iran nuclear talks freeze amid terrorist label spat — even with deal on the table
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Blinken: Afghan women are benefiting from the stability and peace of Taliban rule
Discussion: Fox News
CNN:
Georgia Gov. Kemp signs bill into law that limits discussions about race in classrooms
Discussion: The Root
Kurt Bardella / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: When the Republican Party adopts Russia's authoritarian playbook
Eben / Sportico:
Military Mulls Massive Recruiting Plan to Enlist College Athletes
Discussion: Rolling Stone
 Earlier Items: 
Kira Lerner / The States:
Florida gave voting rights to people with felony convictions. Now some face charges for voting.
Scientific American:
It's Time to Open the Black Box of Social Media
Discussion: Bloomberg
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Ron DeSantis is following a trail blazed by a Hungarian authoritarian
Dylan Jackson / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Herschel Walker spent years promoting health products with dubious claims
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Claudia Grisales / NPR:
Two Democratic progressives plot new ways to fight back against Republican gains
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
 

 
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Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
Sources: ~100 NYT Tech Guild members cross the picket line to work on Election Day; NYT engineer and union steward Benjamin Harnett says the figure is under 50

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees

Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

 
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