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Jed Handelsman Shugerman / New York Times:
The Trump Indictment Is a Legal Embarrassment  —  Tuesday was historic for the rule of law in America, but not in the way Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, would have imagined.  The 34-count indictment — which more accurately could be described as 34 half-indictments — was a disaster.
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The Trump indictment is a dangerous leap on the highest of wires  —  As a presidential candidate in 2016, frantic to keep evidence of his extramarital affairs secret, Donald Trump made extensive efforts to buy the silence of the women involved.  There's never been much doubt about that.
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
Depraved, Deranged, and Doing Real Damage  —  The former president is grotesque man presiding over a grotesque party.  —  In his speech last night to his supporters at Mar-a-Lago, made several hours after he was arraigned in Manhattan on 34 felony counts, Donald Trump took aim at Juan Merchan, the judge in the case.
Washington Post:
Trump charged with narrow violations — in pursuit of broad scheme to undermine 2016 vote  —  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, in a sweeping statement of facts unsealed Tuesday, accuses Donald Trump of engaging in a wide-reaching, more than two-year scheme to illegally influence …
Wall Street Journal:
Bragg's Case Against Trump Leaves Ample Defense Openings, Legal Experts Say
Rolling Stone:
Trump Team Says Only ‘Thirsty’ ‘Cockroaches’ Would Claim He's Sad About Getting Arrested
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
Alvin Bragg was right to prosecute Donald Trump
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Laura Jarrett / NBC News:
Pence will not fight the order that he testify before special counsel grand jury  —  Trump could still pursue an appeal to try to block Pence from testifying about their communications ahead of the Jan. 6 election certification.  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence will not appeal …
Associated Press:
Pence won't appeal order compelling grand jury testimony
Discussion: The Guardian
Bill Chappell / NPR:
Twitter labels NPR's account as ‘state-affiliated media,’ which is untrue  —  Twitter added a “state-affiliated media” tag to NPR's main account on Tuesday, applying the same label to the nonprofit media company that Twitter uses to designate official state mouthpieces and propaganda outlets in countries such as Russia and China.
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Matt Novak / Forbes:
Twitter Adds ‘State-Affiliated Media’ Label To NPR Account Putting It On Par With Russia Today  —  Twitter added a warning to NPR's Twitter account on Tuesday, declaring it as “state-affiliated media,” a label that's typically been reserved for foreign media outlets that represent the official views …
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Don Lemon's Misogyny at CNN, Exposed: Malicious Texts, Mocking Female Co-Workers and ‘Diva-Like Behavior’  —  Back in 2008, Don Lemon was co-anchoring CNN's “Live From” weekday show with Kyra Phillips, a gig that he landed after he arrived at the network two years prior from local news in Chicago.
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Judge says he can compel Fox's Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch to testify live in Dominion trial  — A Delaware judge said Wednesday he would compel Fox Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch and Lachlan Murdoch to testify live in court during the trial that's slated to kick off later this month.
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Rupert Murdoch Can Be Forced to Testify in Defamation Trial, Judge Says  —  Star hosts for Fox News like Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity may also appear in person at the high-profile trial, which is set to start April 17.  —  The witness list for the Fox News $1.6 billion defamation trial …
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Humiliation of Donald Trump  —  This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday.  Sign up for it here.  —  He shuffled quietly into the courtroom and took his seat at the defense table.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
A ‘surreal’ day for Trump in court may only tear the country further apart
Charles Homans / New York Times:
Trump's Calls to Protest Fall on Weary, Wary Ears
Discussion: Politico and The Liberal Patriot
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Wisconsin's stunning outcome puts MAGA Republicans in a serious bind  —  To understand the significance of the victory that liberals just pulled off in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race, a win largely driven by abortion rights, consider what is set to happen some 1,100 miles from Madison …
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The last 48 hours revealed the GOP's intractable 2024 dilemma  —  Trump and pro-lifers own the Republican Party.  That's bad for its political future.  —  In the past 48 hours, three major news events have revealed a fundamental problem for the Republican Party's political future.
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Maryland AG accuses Baltimore's Catholic Church of widespread sexual abuse  —  Maryland's Attorney General on Wednesday released a report accusing Catholic priests and others at the Archdiocese of Baltimore of decades of sexual abuse against more than 600 children, following a multi-year grand jury investigation.
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Archbishop William E. Lori / Archdiocese of Baltimore:
A Message from Archbishop William E. Lori on the Maryland Attorney General's Report
Discussion: CBS News and UPI
New York Times:
Tricia Cotham Switches Parties, Giving Republicans Veto-Proof Majority  —  The change in allegiances by a Democratic state representative gave Republicans narrow veto-proof majorities in both chambers of the legislature, allowing them to bypass Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat.
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Washington Post:
ChatGPT sometimes makes up facts.  For one law prof, it went too far.  —  The AI chatbot fabricated a sexual harassment scandal involving a law professor — and cited a fake Washington Post article as evidence  —  One night last week, the law professor Jonathan Turley got a troubling email.
Chicago Tribune:
Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson found a place in his acceptance speech for God.  But not Barack Obama.  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 85  —  On the morning after the runoff election, Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson is greeted by people outside the Chinatown CTA train station, April 5, 2023.
Phil McCausland / NBC News:
Sutherland Springs victims say they've reached $144.5 million settlement with DOJ  —  The “tentative agreement,” which still has to be approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland, would end years of legal battle for more than 80 survivors and victims' relatives.
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Paul Kiel / ProPublica:
Private Planes and Luxury Yachts Aren't Just Toys for the Ultrawealthy.  They're Also Huge Tax Breaks.  —  The Secret IRS Files  —  Flying to Ireland to inhale the seaside air as you drive a golf ball into the scenic distance.  Crossing the country to reach your enormous yacht, which is ready for your Hudson River pleasure cruise.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Financial Times:
Ukraine ‘ready’ to talk to Russia on Crimea if counteroffensive succeeds  —  Senior official says Kyiv does not exclude liberation of occupied peninsula by military means  —  Kyiv is willing to discuss the future of Crimea with Moscow if its forces reach the border of the Russian-occupied peninsula …
Military.com:
The Threat from Extremist Groups Is Growing.  Service Members and Vets Are Getting Sucked into the Violence.  —  “Nothing shall deter us from our duty in this eternal struggle — not death nor prison,” Brandon Russell wrote from his jail cell in May 2020.  “We are always comforted by the thought …
Discussion: Raw Story
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. challenging Biden in 2024  —  Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and scion of one of the country's most famous political families, is running for president.  Kennedy filed a statement of candidacy Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission.
US Department of Justice:
Frederick County Sheriff and Gun Dealer Indicted for Scheme to Illegally Acquire Machineguns  —  Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Charles Austin Jenkins, age 66, of Thurmont, Maryland, and Robert Justin Krop, age 36, of Frederick, Maryland …
 
 
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Keith L. Alexander / Washington Post:
Teen guilty in shooting of Commanders player has absconded, judge says
Spencer Baculi / Bounding Into Comics:
‘Dungeons & Dragons’ To Remove Half-Species From Player's Handbook, Claims The Entire Idea Is “Inherently Racist”
Discussion: Reason, Comic Book and The Daily Caller
Aisha Counts / Bloomberg:
Musk's Month Pushing Twitter Blue Failed To Win Many Subscribers
The Guardian:
Dark money groups push election denialism on US state officials
Discussion: Raw Story
Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
GOP lawmaker wins Wis. Senate seat, creating supermajority
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Indiana governor signs ban on gender-affirming health care
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China Plans to Ban Exports of Rare Earth Magnet Tech
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Did Media Learn Nothing From 2016?
Discussion: The Hill
Susan Svrluga / Washington Post:
Stacey Abrams to join Howard University in role focused on race, politics
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LSU's Angel Reese won't accept Jill Biden apology: 'We'll go to the Obamas'
 

 
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