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3:40 AM ET, April 5, 2023

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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.
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,” …
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 …
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump rails against charges in post-arraignment speech at Mar-a-Lago
NBC News:
Trump arrest live updates: Former president pleads not guilty on 34 counts
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Five takeaways from the Trump indictment in New York
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 …
Zachary Donnini / Decision Desk HQ:
There is a Lot At Stake in Today's Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election
Discussion: Associated Press and WisPolitics
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Liberals win control of Wisconsin Supreme Court ahead of abortion case
Mitch Smith / New York Times:
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.  —  CHICAGO — Brandon Johnson, a county commissioner …
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Kim Bellware / Washington Post:
Brandon Johnson projected to win Chicago mayoral election  —  CHICAGO — Brandon Johnson, a county commissioner and former public school teacher, was projected to win Tuesday's competitive Chicago mayoral runoff with a message to increase investment in social programs to address public safety fears in the nation's third-largest city.
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Brandon Johnson, Progressive Union Organizer, Elected Mayor Of Chicago
Chicago Tribune:
Brandon Johnson wins Chicago mayor election; Paul Vallas concedes
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Progressive Brandon Johnson wins Chicago mayor's race
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and NBC Chicago
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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Kristina Wong / Breitbart:
Daughter of Judge Overseeing Donald Trump's Case Worked on Biden-Harris Campaign
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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Liz Crampton / Politico:
Move by Tennessee Republicans to oust 3 Dem lawmakers startles state
Axios Charlotte:
Tricia Cotham, a Charlotte Democrat switching parties, is a former educator from a family of politicians
Discussion: Fox News, The Daily Caller and RedState
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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Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's father was arrested, too.  Twice.  —  Former president Donald Trump turned himself in to New York authorities Tuesday on charges stemming from the investigation of hush money payments to adult-film star Stormy Daniels in 2016.  For the Trump family, it isn't the first time a patriarch has been taken into custody.
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Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
‘Holy S**t!’ Seth Meyers Blown Away By Details From Trump Arraignment
Discussion: Washington Post
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
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 …
 
 
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Law & Order & Trump
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Conservative school board candidates win in St. Charles County, lose in Parkway and Rockwood
Paul Duggan / Washington Post:
GOP fundraiser says he got millions to illegally lobby Trump administration
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Miriam O'Callaghan / RTÉ:
Clinton regrets persuading Ukraine to give up nuclear weapons
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Brian E. Frydenborg / Real Context News:
TRUMP INDICTED ON 34 FELONY CHARGES—Read Full Indictment Here
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The Senate's Social Security reform gang is in trouble
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple reports Q4 revenue from Services, which includes the App Store, Apple TV+, and Apple Music, up 12% YoY to $24.97B, a new quarterly record, but below est.

Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Amazon reports Q3 ad revenue up 19% YoY to $14.33B, vs. $14.25B est., amid its push to insert ads into Prime Video, and subscription sales up 11% YoY to $11.3B

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