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10:30 AM ET, March 31, 2023

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Washington Post:
Trump indicted by N.Y. grand jury, first ex-president charged with crime  —  Trump is expected to turn himself in and appear in court Tuesday.  Specific charges have not been made public.  —  NEW YORK — A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict former president Donald Trump …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
At Mar-a-Lago, Trump's Camp Is Caught Off Guard  —  The former president's aides had believed that any action by the grand jury was still weeks away.  —  At Mar-a-Lago on Thursday evening, former President Donald J. Trump was still absorbing the news of his indictment, according to several people close to him.
Wall Street Journal:
Pandora's Donald Trump Prosecution  —  The first indictment of a former U.S. President is a sad day for America.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  The news late Thursday that a Manhattan grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump is a sad day for the country …
CNN:
Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury on more than 30 counts related to business fraud  —  Donald Trump faces more than 30 counts related to business fraud in an indictment from a Manhattan grand jury, according to two sources familiar with the case - the first time in American history …
Erica Orden / Politico:
Manhattan's DA wanted a Friday Trump arrest.  Trump's team said no.  —  Secret Service needed more time to prepare, according to the ex-president's legal team.  —  The Manhattan district attorney's office asked for Donald Trump to surrender on Friday following a grand jury's vote to indict the former president.
New York Times:
Republicans Erupt in Outrage and Rush to Defend the Defendant  —  Many in the party said Donald Trump could benefit from a wave of sympathy among Republicans, with his base of supporters likely to be energized by a belief in a weaponized justice system.  —  Republican leaders in Congress lamented …
Washington Post:
Trump and advisers caught off guard by New York indictment  —  Advisers had privately counseled Trump that an indictment by a Manhattan grand jury involving hush-money payments to an adult-film star would not come for some time  —  More than a week after Donald Trump had angrily predicted …
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson, other Fox pundits call for protests of Trump charges  —  Conservative commentators, presenting the indictment as political oppression, predicted ‘unrest’  —  Fox News hosts and other conservative commentators fulminated Thursday night against the indictment of Donald Trump …
Discussion: Associated Press
Washington Post:
Bragg's office accuses House Republicans of ‘unlawful political interference’  —  The office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Friday urged House Republicans to withdraw a demand for information regarding its case against former president Donald Trump, continuing to rebuff …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Hush-Money Case Will Likely Hinge on Evidence of Coverup
Josh Meyer / USA Today:
Stormy Daniels said she'd dance in the streets if Trump was indicted. Now she's sad it happened
Steven Beschloss / America, America:   Donald Trump is Indicted. Finally.
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Pelosi's penal pro-tip: Trump has the right to a trial to “prove innocence,” you know
The Hill:
DeSantis: Florida won't cooperate with Trump extradition
Robert Spencer / Frontpage Mag:   End of the Republic  —  Donald Trump has been indicted.  —  Is the title of this piece apocalyptic hyperbole?
Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
The same forces that made Trump who he is just got him indicted
Discussion: NBC News, Financial Times and Breitbart
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
Donald Trump Has Been Indicted. Don't Get Your Hopes Up.
Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
The arrest of an American journalist in Russia is awful.  For me, it's also painfully personal  —  ‘Evan,’ I said out loud in my hotel room.  In that moment, this news story moved out of the realm of professional dismay and into the intensely personal  —  His face stared out from news stories …
Claire Woodcock / VICE:
Missouri Reps Just Voted to Completely Defund the State's Public Libraries  —  The new budget sets funds for libraries to $0.  Library groups say the move is retaliation for suing the state over its recent book ban law.  —  Late Tuesday night, the Missouri House of Representatives voted …
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
CBS execs bar the word ‘transgender’ from reports on Nashville shooter: ‘This is not journalism’  —  Top executives at CBS News have banned staffers from using the word “transgender” when reporting on Nashville shooter — despite the fact police have said Audrey Hale was transgender and cited …
Susan Rinkunas / Jezebel:
Let's Take a Closer Look at the Abuse Allegation Against House Oversight Chair James Comer  —  Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) allegedly assaulted an ex-girlfriend, took her to get an abortion, then later tried to discredit her.  —  Alerts  —  Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) is the chair of the House Oversight …
New York Times:
Elon Musk Tried to Meet With F.T.C. Chair About Twitter but Was Rebuffed  —  Mr. Musk requested a meeting with Lina Khan, the chair of the F.T.C., which has been investigating Twitter's privacy and data practices.  —  David McCabe reports on tech policy from Washington.
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Bloomberg:
Musk's Twitter Antics Keep Some Advertisers Away, Curbing Sales
Discussion: CNN, more at Mediagazer »
Tobias Burns / The Hill:
Consumer prices rose 5 percent in February as inflation cooled  —  Biden administration proposes electric vehicle tax credit guidance amid feud with Manchin  —  The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index fell to an annual increase of 5 percent annually in February …
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
US Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern following February's train derailment in East Palestine  —  The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern Railway Company on Thursday, seeking damages for alleged Clean Water Act violations for the pollutants that were said to have been discharged …
Tabia Lee / Compact Magazine:
Compact A Black DEI Director Canceled by DEI  —  This month, I was fired from my position as faculty director for the Office of Equity, Social Justice, and Multicultural Education at De Anza Community College in Cupertino, Calif.—a position I had held for two years.  This wasn't an unexpected development.
Punchbowl News:
Tuberville won't budge as senators contemplate endgame … Tuberville has been blocking more than 160 promotions over what he sees as an overreaching Defense Department policy directive that grants paid leave and travel reimbursements for servicemembers seeking abortion services.
Discussion: The Daily Signal
 
 
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CNBC:
How TikTok and its parent company spent over $13 million on struggling lobbying campaign
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Katherine Donlevy / New York Post:
‘Trans Day of Vengeance’ rally in DC canceled over ‘credible threat to life’ after Nashville school shooting
Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Caller
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Haley is ‘best candidate for Jewish Republicans’: RJC board members
Jonathan Allen / Reuters:
After school shooting, some trans Tennesseans face backlash
Yuval Levin / New York Times:
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Discussion: Daily Mail
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