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12:45 PM ET, April 5, 2023

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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 …
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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 …
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.
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.
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
Trump's Indictment Adds Insult to Injury  —  I recently went to the doctor for a sharp pain in my knee.  Normally I wouldn't have bothered, but it was bad enough that I wasn't able to run, the one exercise I enjoy.  As I feared, the doctor had bad news: My running, specifically …
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Trump Loses (and Dems Win) Again  —  Donald Trump was arrested and once again the rest of his party paid the price  —  Tuesday was the perfect metaphor for the Republican Party in the Trump era.  The former President and current frontrunner for the GOP nomination was arrested, fingerprinted, and arraigned like a common criminal.
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Non-Trivial Crimes of Donald J. Trump
Wall Street Journal:
Bragg's Case Against Trump Leaves Ample Defense Openings, Legal Experts Say
Wall Street Journal:
What's Missing in the Trump Indictment
Michael Weiss / New Lines Magazine:   Queens Man Arrested
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Donald Trump Probably Should Not Have Been Charged With (This) Felony
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Humiliation of Donald Trump  —  He was forced to return to the island that rejected him—not in triumph, but in disgrace.  —  He shuffled quietly into the courtroom and took his seat at the defense table.  He looked strangely small sitting there flanked by lawyers—his shoulders slumped …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Charles Homans / New York Times:
Trump's Calls to Protest Fall on Weary, Wary Ears  —  The swarms on Manhattan streets were from media outlets, not supporters, and while the reasons to steer clear varied, Jan. 6 was on plenty of minds.
Discussion: Politico, Vox and NBC News
Politico:
With an ‘arraignment party,’ Trump jolts his campaign  —  The ex-president chose a familiar defiance in his speech following his arrest.  His fellow Republicans say it suits him well.  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — Allies, aides, club members and the press were packed into the gilded ballroom of Mar-a-Lago …
The City:
Most New Yorkers Don't Get the Trump Treatment at Arraignment
Discussion: Alternet.org and New York Times
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Team Putin Brutally Mocks Their Beloved Trump in Arrest Skit
Discussion: Raw Story
Calder McHugh / Politico:
Trump Is Not Ready For His Closeup
Discussion: PJ Media
Shruti Rajkumar / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Tries To Explain The ‘Only Crime’ He's Committed In Post-Arraignment Remarks
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
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Liberals win control of Wisconsin Supreme Court ahead of abortion case
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.
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Did Media Learn Nothing From 2016?  —  The wall-to-wall coverage of Trump's arraignment shows how quickly the lessons of his election have been forgotten.  —  The Trump Show is back.  The former president's arrest on felony charges of falsifying business records related to a hush-money payment …
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill:   Exonerated Central Park Five member mimics Trump with full page ad against former president
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 …
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.
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Exclusive: National security officials tell special counsel Trump was repeatedly warned he did not have the authority to seize voting machines  —  Former top national security officials have testified to a federal grand jury that they repeatedly told former President Donald Trump and his allies …
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
Seima Oki / The Japan News:
China Plans to Ban Exports of Rare Earth Magnet Tech  —  BEIJING — China is considering banning the export of technologies used to produce high-performance rare earth magnets deployed in electric vehicles, wind turbine motors and other products, citing “national security” as a reason, it has been learned.
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
EPA proposes tighter pollution limits for coal plants  —  The Biden administration is proposing to tighten standards for pollution coming from coal-fired power plants.  —  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Tuesday that it is proposing to strengthen restrictions under the Mercury …
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 …
David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
Realignment, More Than Redistricting, Has Decimated Swing House Seats  —  For more than 25 years, the Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI) has served as a useful metric to compare the partisan leanings of all 435 House seats and 50 states.  Today, we're publishing historical PVI values for every set …
 
 
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Jacinda Ardern's Career in New Zealand Politics Ends
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
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Georgia lawmakers add to the growing list of bans on outside election funding
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Gov. Reeves Declares Confederate Heritage Month, A 30-Year-Old Mississippi Tradition
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