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9:30 AM ET, April 5, 2023

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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, WFLA-TV and abc7NY
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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.
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.
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.
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 …
The City:
Most New Yorkers Don't Get the Trump Treatment at Arraignment  —  The 31,000 people arraigned for felonies in New York each year have very different experiences in court than the former president.  —  This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project …
Discussion: New York Times
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
Semafor:
Whistles and rage: The scenes from Donald Trump's arraignment day
Discussion: MSNBC, New York Times and Mediaite
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Five takeaways from the Trump indictment in New York
Gregg Jarrett / Fox News:   After Donald Trump's indictment wave goodbye to our justice system, say hello to this
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump rails against charges in post-arraignment speech at Mar-a-Lago
Politico:
Playbook: Trump's criminal reckoning begins
Kimberly Wehle / The Bulwark:
The Case Against Trump: The Charges and the Facts Behind Them
Discussion: Morning Shots, Mediaite, Bulwark+ and PIX11
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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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Liberals gain control of the Wisconsin state Supreme Court for the first time in 15 years  —  The victory of Janet Protasiewicz over conservative Dan Kelly will allow the court's new liberal majority to determine the future of key issues like abortion rights.
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Liberals win control of Wisconsin Supreme Court ahead of abortion case  —  MILWAUKEE — Liberals claimed control of Wisconsin's high court in an election Tuesday, giving them a one-vote majority on a body that in the coming years will likely consider the state's abortion ban …
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Brandon Johnson, Progressive Union Organizer, Elected Mayor Of Chicago  —  Johnson's victory over centrist Paul Vallas is a major achievement for the activist left.  —  Overcoming a major fundraising gap, accusations that he would “defund” the police and public polling that predicted his defeat …
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Progressive Brandon Johnson wins Chicago mayor's race
Discussion: Semafor and FOX 2
Kim Bellware / Washington Post:
Brandon Johnson projected to win Chicago mayoral election
Brandon Gage / Raw Story:
‘This is sickening’: The Trumps face furious backlash after targeting Manhattan judge's daughter  —  Hours ahead of former President Donald Trump's Tuesday arraignment on thirty-four felony charges filed by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the right-wing outlet Breitbart published …
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Calder McHugh / Politico:   Trump Is Not Ready For His Closeup
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:   Team Putin Brutally Mocks Their Beloved Trump in Arrest Skit
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Rosen announces she's running for reelection in Nevada Senate race  —  Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced on Wednesday that she's officially running for reelection in the Nevada Senate race as Democrats in the upper chamber face a challenging map in 2024.  —  “I've worked with both parties …
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Ken Ritter / Associated Press:
Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada running for reelection
Discussion: Washington Examiner
New York Times:
Biden Has the Oval Office.  But Trump Has Center Stage.  —  The White House hopes the chaos of Donald Trump's legal challenges will reinforce the reasons voters turned to President Biden in 2020.  —  WASHINGTON — The president of the United States spent four minutes on Tuesday talking …
Washington Post:
Several injured after Israeli forces raid al-Aqsa mosque  —  At least half a dozen people were injured after Israeli police raided the compound of the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's old city early Wednesday, in an operation described by law enforcement as a response to rioting.  —  Are you on Telegram?
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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CBS News:
Silvio Berlusconi, controversial former prime minister of Italy, reportedly in intensive care  —  Rome — Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was in a Milan hospital's intensive care ward Wednesday after suffering heart problems, European news agencies said, citing unnamed sources close to the 86-year-old former politician.
Ryan Gaydos / Fox News:
LSU's Angel Reese won't accept Jill Biden apology: 'We'll go to the Obamas'  —  Reese called Jill Biden's suggestion ‘A JOKE’  —  LSU forward Angel Reese appeared to be burnt up about the suggestion first lady Jill Biden made about the possibility of inviting Iowa to the White House for its run to the national championship.
 
 
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Stephen Fowler / NPR:
Georgia lawmakers add to the growing list of bans on outside election funding
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Reuters:
Top Saudi, Iranian diplomats to meet in China, say media, officials
Blythe Bernhard / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Conservative school board candidates win in St. Charles County, lose in Parkway and Rockwood
 Earlier Items: 
Paul Duggan / Washington Post:
GOP fundraiser says he got millions to illegally lobby Trump administration
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Gov. Reeves Declares Confederate Heritage Month, A 30-Year-Old Mississippi Tradition
Discussion: WEB OF EVIL
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
FBI Seizes Bot Shop ‘Genesis Market’ Amid Arrests Targeting Operators, Suppliers
Discussion: TechCrunch and CNN, more at Techmeme »
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
With oil production cut, the Saudis send a message to the U.S.
Discussion: The Circuit
Lucille Sherman / Axios:
NC Democrat expected to change parties
 

 
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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

Financial Times:
BBC World Service secures a 25% increase in its government grant for 2025/26; sources: £27M has been agreed, on top of baseline funding of £104M this year
 
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