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2:50 PM ET, April 4, 2023

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Washington Post:
Live updates: Trump enters courtroom for arraignment following surrender  —  Former president Donald Trump is being arraigned in New York after his indictment by a grand jury last week.  Follow along for live updates.  —  By Washington Post Staff
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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
Exclusive: Trump to be charged Tuesday with 34 felony counts, but spared handcuffs and mug shot  —  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will charge Trump with falsification of business records, a source told Yahoo News.  Donald Trump will be placed under arrest on Tuesday and informed …
TIME:
How Trump Is Negotiating the Details of His Indictment to Maximize the Drama  —  Donald Trump didn't choose to be indicted.  He didn't pick the date he'd have to show up in court.  But once the Manhattan District Attorney filed charges against him, he began to choreograph the spectacle that would follow.
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:   Mr. Trump is Ready For His Close-Up
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP warns Trump charges will lead to more political prosecutions
James Barron / New York Times:   Trump Will Be Indicted Today. Clinton Will Be Honored.
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Judge won't let news cameras broadcast Trump's full court appearance
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Trump lawyer: We're fighting this from the jump — and it won't take long
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Who's Really Undermining the Rule of Law?
Discussion: Alternet.org and NBC Bay Area
Politico:
'We've seen this story before': Dems grow anxious of a Trump '16 redux  —  They rooted for a scandal-plagued, overly brash Republican nominee before.  They're starting to do it again.  —  As Hillary Clinton's campaign geared up for the November 2016 race, many were rooting for Donald Trump …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:   Appeals court rejects Trump's bid to block aides from testifying in Jan. 6 probe
Richard Cowan / Reuters:
Trump widens lead in 2024 Republican presidential primary: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Popular Information:
The opaque $70 million scheme that could make Trump the next president
Discussion: Jacobin
Jenna Moon / Semafor:
Marjorie Taylor Greene leaves pro-Trump rally moments after arriving  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) arrived to protest former President Donald Trump's arrest in front of a New York City court Tuesday — and left within a few minutes after counter-protesters drowned out her comments with whistles and boos.
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Watch: Marjorie Taylor Greene quickly flees NYC protest after being shouted down  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) quickly fled a New York City protest after giving a speech in defense of former President Donald Trump.  —  Greene spoke to supporters of Trump at Collect Pond Park …
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Dems dump 500 pages of DeSantis opposition research … - American Bridge launched the Trump Research Book in 2020 — a similarly comprehensive account of former President Trump's record and controversies. … - The website is broken down into sections that highlight DeSantis' record on various issues …
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CNBC:
Disney CEO Bob Iger rips Ron DeSantis over ‘anti-Florida’ retaliation
Makena Kelly / The Verge:   Disney is in a land war with the state of Florida
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Florida Dems Try to Use Ron DeSantis' Book Ban on His Own Book
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.
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Mediaite and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Finland joins NATO, doubling alliance's land border with Russia  —  BRUSSELS — Finland formally joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Tuesday, a historic shift for a country that once insisted it was safer outside the military alliance and a sign of how Russian President Vladimir Putin's gamble …
Kurt Bardella / Courier-Journal:
Investigate the investigator: James Comer must be sidelined pending thorough inquiry  —  Since assuming control of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. James Comer has launched a flurry of investigations targeting President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden and even the widow of the President's deceased son.
The Tennessean:
Tennessee GOP begins expulsion process for 3 Democrats, House session devolves into chaos  —  Monday night's House session turned chaotic amid action over resolutions to expel three Democratic members.  —  Melissa Brown Vivian JonesNashville Tennessean  —  Yells rang out through …
Washington Post:
New York, citing consumer costs, may ease its greenhouse gas accounting rules  —  Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202!  —  Reading this online?  Sign up for The Climate 202 to get scoops and sharp analysis in your inbox each morning.  —  Below, we have an exclusive …
Discussion: Alternet.org and BizPac Review
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Julia Rock / The Lever:
Hochul Is Helping Her Fossil Fuel Donors Gut Key Climate Law
Discussion: New York Focus and Slow Boring
Erika Kinetz / Associated Press:
'He's a war criminal': Elite Putin security officer defects  —  On October 14, a Russian engineer named Gleb Karakulov boarded a flight from Kazakhstan to Turkey with his wife and daughter.  He switched off his phone to shut out the crescendo of urgent, enraged messages …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and The Sun
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
The GOP has no idea what it wants on the budget, but it's definitely not that  —  How do you negotiate with someone who has no idea what they want?  —  That's the challenge for President Biden as Republicans say he must (A) satisfy their fiscal demands before they'll raise the debt limit …
Discussion: Insider, Bloomberg and Alternet.org
Ron Lieber / New York Times:
Former Start-up Founder Charged by Prosecutors for Defrauding JPMorgan Chase  —  Charlie Javice, the 31-year-old founder of Frank, a college financial planning company, was sued by JPMorgan Chase for falsifying customer data.  —  Charlie Javice, the 31-year-old start-up founder who was sued …
Tatiana Bautzer / Reuters:
JPMorgan's Dimon says US banking turmoil not over, sees long repercussions  —  The U.S. banking crisis is ongoing and will have effects for years to come, JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) CEO Jamie Dimon wrote in a letter to shareholders on Tuesday.  —  “The current crisis is not yet over …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
House GOP's Biden investigations sputter out of the gate  —  Much-touted Republican oversight work is moving more slowly than the party had hoped, thanks to high expectations and divergent focuses.  —  House Republicans charged into the majority vowing an investigative onslaught against President Joe Biden and Democrats.
 
 
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