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8:50 AM ET, April 4, 2023

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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 …
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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.
Jana Winter / Rolling Stone:
Inside Trump's Demands for a High-Profile Surrender: 'It's Kind of a Jesus Christ Thing'  —  He passed on an offered low-profile arraignment, instead hoping to paint a public picture of persecution — and send a message to his supporters  —  DONALD TRUMP INSISTED on turning his Tuesday arraignment …
Vera Bergengruen / TIME:
How New York Is Preparing for the Security Risks Around Trump's Arraignment
Discussion: CBS News
Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump taps white-collar attorney to helm indictment defense
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump lawyers oppose cameras at arraignment, warn of ‘circus-like atmosphere’
Hell Gate:   [UPDATES] Breaking: Hell Gate Is First On the Scene to See Trump's Arraignment
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How Marjorie Taylor Greene's ‘pedophile’ slur made it to ‘60 Minutes’  —  CBS anchor Lesley Stahl was shocked to hear that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene stands firmly behind her frequent claim that Democrats are “pedophiles.”  On “60 Minutes,” Stahl pressed Greene on her use of the slur …
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Caleb Ecarma / Vanity Fair:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Hijacked Every Minute on 60 Minutes  —  The Georgia firebrand baselessly suggested that Democrats were “pedophiles” in a Sunday segment with CBS correspondent Lesley Stahl, who could only muster two words in response: “Wow.  Okay.”  —  CBS's esteemed newsmagazine …
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's ‘60 Minutes’ Segment Was a Lesson in How Legacy Media Fails
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Washington Post:
Former Hogan chief of staff Roy McGrath dies after confrontation with FBI  —  Roy C. McGrath, a fugitive who had been a top aide to Larry Hogan when he was Maryland's governor, died Monday as the result of a confrontation with the FBI in the area of Knoxville, Tenn., his lawyer said.
Adam Sexton / WMUR:
Poll shows Trump with dominant lead in New Hampshire Republican primary race  —  DeSantis within striking distance, pollster says MANCHESTER, N.H. A New Hampshire poll shows that former President Donald Trump is holding a dominant lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination among Granite State voters.
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Richard Cowan / Reuters:
Trump widens lead in 2024 Republican presidential primary: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  Former U.S. President Donald Trump has widened his lead over his rivals in the 2024 Republican presidential nominating contest, even as he faces criminal charges in New York, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Inside the Other Trump Hush Money Case
Discussion: Raw Story
CNBC:
Disney CEO Bob Iger rips Ron DeSantis over ‘anti-Florida’ retaliation  — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has asked the state's inspector general to investigate whether an agreement signed by the previous Disney-backed board of the Reedy Creek district is legal.
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Disney chief Bob Iger calls Gov. DeSantis' actions ‘anti-business and anti-Florida’
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 …
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Budget?  Debt ceiling?  GOP fiscal plans are nowhere to be found.  —  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; even though they …
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Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Fox is not a news network but a propaganda outlet  —  “Fox News” is a misnomer.  Rupert Murdoch's cable network isn't really a news organization.  It just plays one on television — and deserves to lose the $1.6 billion Dominion Voting Systems defamation lawsuit that soon will go to trial.
Discussion: Alternet.org
Alan Cullison / Wall Street Journal:
In Russian Courts, Secret Trials and Near-Certain Convictions Await Accused Spies  —  WSJ reporter will face steep odds in Russian court that gives few means for defense against espionage charges  —  WASHINGTON—As Moscow prosecutors prepare an espionage case against jailed Wall Street …
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Wall Street Journal:
Evan Gershkovich ‘Belongs in This Newsroom’: WSJ Journalists Speak Out
Popular Information:
The opaque $70 million scheme that could make Trump the next president  —  No Labels, the purportedly non-partisan organization that supports Republicans and conservative Democrats, is making preparations to promote a third-party presidential ticket in 2024.
Tallahassee Democrat:
Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried, senator among 11 arrested at abortion protest  —  Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried and Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book were among about a dozen demonstrators who were handcuffed and arrested at an evening protest for abortion rights outside Tallahassee City Hall.
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Kathryn Varn / Tallahassee Democrat:
After protests from the gallery, Florida Senate approves 6-week abortion ban
Democracy Docket:
Mississippi Legislature Passes Bill Creating Unelected Court in Jackson  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, March 31, the Mississippi Legislature passed a controversial bill that would create a separate, unelected court over parts of Jackson, Mississippi, the state capital.
Del Quentin Wilber / Associated Press:
Unlike in Trump case, Secret Service kept this one secret  —  The last time Secret Service agents escorted a U.S. leader to face criminal charges, they kept their mission a secret — even from their own bosses.  It was Oct. 10, 1973, and just a few agents knew the history they would make in ensuring …
Discussion: Slate
Brett Bachman / The Daily Beast:
Trump Spends Last Hours Before Arrest Doing What He Loves Best: Posting  —  ENJOY YOURSELF  —  Former President Donald Trump spent his last few hours before being arrested Tuesday doing what he loves the most—posting every last one of his thoughts online.
David Moye / HuffPost:
Tenn. State Rep Asks Protesters What Gun They'd Prefer To Be Shot With  —  “If there is a firearm out there that you're comfortable being shot with, please show me which one it is,” William Lamberth asked rhetorically.  —  A Tennessee politician attempted to school some students protesting gun violence …
Discussion: Associated Press
Kari Paul / The Guardian:
Black former worker awarded $3.2m in Tesla factory racial-harassment suit  —  Originally awarded $130m, which a judge reduced to $15m, plaintiff opted for new trial against the electric vehicle maker  —  Tesla will pay about $3.2m to a Black former employee after a federal jury …
 
 
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Washington Post:
Finland to join NATO, doubling alliance's land border with Russia
Tracey McManus / Tampa Bay Times:
Scientologists to rule on abuse claims against their church, judge says
Discussion: Raw Story
Jordain Carney / Politico:
House GOP's Biden investigations sputter out of the gate
Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe / Financial Times:
UK government ‘failing citizens’ in handling of state hostage taking, says inquiry
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Chicago Voters Have a Real Choice This Time
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Associated Press:
Jill Biden wants champions LSU — and Iowa — at White House
Jon Marcus / Associated Press:
Community colleges are reeling. ‘The reckoning is here.’
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Musk loses in court, has to delete tweet threatening Tesla workers who join union
Discussion: Mashable
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Trump's Net Worth Plunges $700 Million As Truth Social Flops
 

 
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