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1:31 AM ET, April 5, 2023

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New York Times:
Trump pleaded not guilty, then sat quietly as lawyers sparred.  —  The charges center on a hush money deal with a porn star, but prosecutors also accused the former president of orchestrating a broader scheme to pay off another woman and a doorman during the 2016 campaign.  —  Pinned
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
A Surprise Accusation Bolsters a Risky Case Against Trump  —  The unsealed case against Donald J. Trump accuses him of falsifying records in part to lay the groundwork for planned lies to tax authorities.  —  WASHINGTON — The unsealed indictment against former President Donald J. Trump …
New York Times:
We Finally Know the Case Against Trump, and It Is Strong  —  Ms. Agnifilo is a former Manhattan chief assistant district attorney.  Mr. Eisen is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.  —  For weeks, Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, has come under heavy fire for pursuing a case against Donald Trump.
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Donald Trump Probably Should Not Have Been Charged With (This) Felony  —  Based on what I have seen so far, the decision to charge Donald Trump with felonies in New York state is a mistake both legally and politically.  —  First, the legal problems.  —  Back in 2018, I wrote at Slate …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The dubious legal theory at the heart of the Trump indictment, explained  —  No one knows if Donald Trump can be prosecuted for the hush money payment to Stormy Daniels.  —  There is something painfully anticlimactic about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's indictment of former President Trump.
Manhattan District Attorney's Office:
District Attorney Bragg Announces 34-Count Felony Indictment of Former President Donald J. Trump  —  Read the Indictment and the Statement of Facts  —  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. today announced the indictment of DONALD J. TRUMP, 76, for falsifying New York business records …
Wall Street Journal:
What's Missing in the Trump Indictment  —  For the charges to be felonies, Alvin Bragg needs a second crime.  What is it?  —  The public can now read Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's indictment against former President Trump, as well as his more voluble “statement of facts,” …
Prem Thakker / New Republic:
Trump Tower Doorman Was Paid $30,000 to Hide Story of Trump's Out-of-Wedlock Child, Manhattan D.A. Says  —  Did Trump have a child out of wedlock?  —  Twice-impeached former President Donald Trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records on Tuesday.
Andrew Court / New York Post:   ‘Hot’ officer at Donald Trump's arraignment sets hearts afire: ‘She can handcuff me’
Kimberly Wehle / The Bulwark:
The Case Against Trump: The Charges and the Facts Behind Them
NBC News:
Trump arrest live updates: Former president pleads not guilty on 34 counts
Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
‘Holy S**t!’ Seth Meyers Blown Away By Details From Trump Arraignment
Discussion: Washington Post
Kristina Wong / Breitbart:
Daughter of Judge Overseeing Donald Trump's Case Worked on Biden-Harris Campaign
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump rails against charges in post-arraignment speech at Mar-a-Lago
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Five takeaways from the Trump indictment in New York
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Read the indictment against Donald Trump, details of payments to porn star, Playboy model
Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
For the left, putting Trump through a painful prosecution is the point
Discussion: Alternet.org
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Wisconsin Supreme Court Election: Protasiewicz Wins With Abortion Message  —  Janet Protasiewicz prevailed in the state's highly consequential contest for the Supreme Court, which will now be likely to reverse the state's abortion ban and end the use of gerrymandered legislative maps.
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New York Times:
Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Results  —  Wisconsin's State Supreme Court election carries bigger policy stakes than any other race in the country this year.  It will decide whether conservatives (like Justice Kelly) or liberals (like Judge Protasiewicz) control the otherwise evenly divided court …
The Guardian:
Liberal judge wins Wisconsin supreme court election, flipping ideological balance
Zachary Donnini / Decision Desk HQ:
There is a Lot At Stake in Today's Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election
Discussion: Associated Press and WisPolitics
Reuters:
Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, swinging court toward abortion rights
New York Times:
Live Updates: Brandon Johnson Is Elected Mayor of Chicago  —  Mr. Johnson, a teachers' union organizer, defeated a more conservative Democrat who called for a crackdown on crime.  —  Pinned  —  The mayor-elect inherits a city in flux.  —  Brandon Johnson, a county commissioner …
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Chicago Tribune:
Brandon Johnson wins Chicago mayor election; Paul Vallas concedes
Kim Bellware / Washington Post:
Brandon Johnson projected to win Chicago mayoral election
Lucille Sherman / Axios:
NC Democrat expected to change parties  —  A North Carolina Democratic lawmaker is expected to flip her party affiliation, multiple Republicans with knowledge of the discussions tell Axios.  — The move would cement Republicans' toe-hold in a fast-changing swing state …
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Axios Charlotte:
Tricia Cotham, a Charlotte Democrat switching parties, is a former educator from a family of politicians
Discussion: Fox News, RedState and The Daily Caller
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Why journalists can't quit Twitter  —  The media should be building alternatives.  Instead, some are doubling down  —  Today, Donald Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with a series of hush-money payments related to the 2016 US presidential campaign.
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Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
Johnson & Johnson Reaches $8.9 Billion Talc Settlement  —  The company faces a flood of lawsuits claiming its talc products caused cancer.  The proposed settlement requires approval by a bankruptcy court, but has the backing of plaintiffs' lawyers.  —  Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday …
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
With oil production cut, the Saudis send a message to the U.S.  —  Saudi Arabia's coldly pragmatic decision this past weekend to cut oil production and raise prices sent a simple message: The United States doesn't call the shots in the Persian Gulf or the oil market anymore.
Discussion: The Circuit, Slay News and NPR
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith Call Off Their Engagement  —  The 92-year-old media mogul announced his engagement to the 66-year-old former dental hygienist a scant two weeks ago, following last year's divorce from his fourth wife, Jerry Hall.  —  Wedding bells may not be ringing for Rupert Murdoch anytime soon.
Miriam O'Callaghan / RTÉ:
Clinton regrets persuading Ukraine to give up nuclear weapons  —  Prime Time Presenter  —  Former US president Bill Clinton has expressed regret in an RTÉ interview about his role in persuading Ukraine to give up its nuclear weapons in 1994.  —  Mr Clinton suggested that Russia …
Discussion: Insider
 
 
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Paul Duggan / Washington Post:
GOP fundraiser says he got millions to illegally lobby Trump administration
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Brian E. Frydenborg / Real Context News:
TRUMP INDICTED ON 34 FELONY CHARGES—Read Full Indictment Here
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