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7:25 PM ET, April 2, 2023

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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. said to have more evidence of possible Trump obstruction at Mar-a-Lago  —  Ex-staffer's emails, texts are guiding investigators, who increasingly suspect Trump went through boxes after subpoena  —  Justice Department and FBI investigators have amassed fresh evidence pointing …
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Justice Dept. Has New Evidence of Potential Trump Obstruction in Classified Docs Case: Report
Discussion: Raw Story
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Maggie Haberman on Donald Trump  —  We talk with a Trump reporter to prepare you for the week when he will likely be arrested.  —  Donald Trump is expected to fly to New York this week from his home in Florida to be arrested.  For now, the specific charges are unknown because the indictment is under seal …
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New York Times:
2 Pro-Impeachment Senators Question Motives Behind Trump Indictment  —  Joe Manchin, a Democrat, and Bill Cassidy, a Republican, both voted to convict Donald Trump after Jan. 6.  They expressed concern on Sunday that the criminal case against him is political.
New York Times:
Ahead of Trump's Arrival, New York Readies for Protests and Celebrations  —  Donald J. Trump is expected to fly in on Monday night, then he is expected to spend the night in Trump Tower.  The police will monitor every movement.  —  Even for a city accustomed to celebrity appearances …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Indictment secrecy repeats pattern of past efforts targeting Trump
Discussion: The Mahablog
Rolling Stone:
Trump's Team Blasts His Lawyer as ‘Dumb’ ‘Loudmouth’  —  Joe Tacopina “pisses off others with his antics, but he's a blunt object that Donald Trump wants, apparently,” one source says … But his lawyers are already fighting — with themselves.  —  Days after the former president's indictment …
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Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:   Exclusive: Louisiana backstory puts puzzling twist on Trump-Daniels tale
BBC:
Cafe explosion in St Petersburg kills military blogger  —  An explosion in a St Petersburg cafe has killed prominent Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, Russia's Interior Ministry has confirmed.  —  At least 16 people were injured in the Street Bar Cafe explosion, police say.
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New York Times:
Influential Russian Military Blogger Is Killed in St. Petersburg Bombing  —  Vladlen Tatarsky represented a radical wing of pro-invasion bloggers and activists who backed Moscow's war but also criticized what they saw as the flaws in the Russian Army.  —  An influential Russian military blogger …
Alisa Wiersema / ABC News:
ABC News exclusive: Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces 2024 presidential run  —  He says that Trump should drop out of the race given his recent indictment.  —  Speaking to ABC News' Jonathan Karl, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announces his plan to run for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
Hutchinson launches GOP 2024 bid, calls on Trump to drop out
CNN:
Former Arkansas Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces White House bid
Discussion: USA Today and Breitbart
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Twitter strikes New York Times' verified badge on Elon Musk's orders  —  The Times and other news organizations say they won't pay for the icon, which is designed to protect against impersonation  —  Twitter removed the “verified” badge from the New York Times' main account on Sunday …
Benjamin Wittes / Dog Shirt Daily:
My Twitter Account Has Been Suspended  —  Good Evening.  —  I decided when I woke up this morning and saw having fun impersonating the Russian foreign ministry on Twitter that my Twitter account might not survive this April Fools Day.  And it didn't.  —  Subscribe now  —  That's fine.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Jane Pauley / CBS News:
Sen. John Fetterman on depression, recovery, and “making up any lost time”  —  At six foot eight, Sen. John Fetterman is still a formidable man, despite two serious assaults on his health in less than a year: he suffered a stroke last May, and after a private struggle for years …
Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Blinken Calls on Russian Counterpart to Release Evan Gershkovich  —  U.S. Secretary of State tells Sergei Lavrov that the continued detention of the correspondent is unacceptable  —  WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed his Russian counterpart for the release …
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Washington Post:
Republicans push for stricter election laws, despite scant proof of fraud  —  A new wave of state legislation aimed at tightening election security shows that the issue still animates the GOP  —  More than two years after the 2020 presidential election, Republicans in GOP-controlled legislatures …
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Run on Abortion, Even for Offices With Little Say on the Issue  —  Seizing on a powerful motivator for their party, Democratic candidates for municipal offices have put Republicans on their heels.  “I'm running for mayor, I'm not debating abortion,” one said.
Discussion: Althouse
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Andrew DeMillo / Associated Press:
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Discussion: HuffPost
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Mikhail Shishkin / The Guardian:
‘My country has fallen out of time’: Russian author Mikhail Shishkin's letter to an unknown Ukrainian
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
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New York Times:
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At least 26 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
No Labels group raises alarms with third-party presidential preparations
Discussion: NBC News
 

 
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CNBC:
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt quits as a contributing columnist at WaPo, after abruptly leaving a Post live video event hosted by Jonathan Capehart

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