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2:25 AM ET, April 7, 2023

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Melissa Brown / The Tennessean:
Tennessee Republicans vote to expel Justin Jones, first of three House Democrats  —  The House is taking action against three Tennessee Democrats for breaking House rules and leading a gun-control protest from the chamber floor.  —  Ten days after a shooter unloaded 152 rounds at a Nashville school …
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Washington Post:
Tennessee House expels first of three Democrats who joined gun-control protests  —  NASHVILLE — The Republican-led Tennessee House voted Thursday to expel a Democratic lawmaker and prepared to vote on the expulsion of another who halted proceedings last week to join protesters demanding gun control legislation after a mass shooting.
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Expulsion of Tennessee Lawmakers for Acting on Gun Safety  —  Last week, three more students and three school officials were gunned down in yet another tragic mass shooting in Nashville.  On Monday, 7,000 Tennesseans, many of them students …
Discussion: The Hill and ACLU of Tennessee
New York Times:
Tennessee House Expels 2 Democrats Over Gun Control Protest  —  The unseating of the lawmakers threatens to further inflame partisan rancor in a state that is divided over issues like how to respond to a school shooting in Nashville.  —  NASHVILLE — The Tennessee House voted on Thursday …
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Tennessee GOP expels first Democratic lawmaker over gun violence protests  —  In a rare move, Republicans voted on whether to expel three Democratic legislators over their roles in protests for gun safety last week.  —  Republican lawmakers in Tennessee voted Thursday to expel …
Arianna Coghill / Mother Jones:
Tennessee Republicans Expel Two Democratic Lawmakers Who Joined Gun Control Rally
Associated Press:
Tennessee's House expels 2 of 3 Democrats over guns protest
Zach Montague / New York Times:
Lawmakers Call for Tighter Ethics Code After Revelations About Justice Thomas  —  An investigation by ProPublica revealed that Clarence Thomas accompanied Harlan Crow, a conservative donor and real estate billionaire, on a series of luxury vacations without disclosing them.
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles Times reported about Justice Thomas' gifts 20 years ago.  After that he stopped disclosing them  —  It was 2004 when the Los Angeles Times disclosed that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had accepted expensive gifts and private plane trips paid for by Harlan Crow …
Slate:
Clarence Thomas Broke the Law and It Isn't Even Close  —  It probably won't matter.  But it should.  —  ProPublica's scrupulously reported new piece on Justice Clarence Thomas' decadeslong luxury travel on the dime of a single GOP megadonor will probably not shock you at all.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The new Clarence Thomas revelations are shocking.  Democrats must act.  —  The Supreme Court's legitimacy crisis just entered a new chapter in the form of a shocking report that Justice Clarence Thomas apparently violated ethics laws by accepting luxury trips for more than two decades without disclosing them.
New York Times:
Ukraine War Plans Leak Prompts Pentagon Investigation  —  Classified documents detailing secret American and NATO plans have appeared on Twitter and Telegram.  —  WASHINGTON — Classified war documents detailing secret American and NATO plans for building up the Ukrainian military ahead …
Discussion: Mediaite
Laura Meckler / Washington Post:
Biden administration says schools may bar trans athletes from competitive teams  —  Proposed regulation would disallow blanket bans on trans athletes on the books in 20 states  —  The Biden administration on Thursday proposed new regulations that would allow schools to bar transgender athletes …
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New York Times:
Biden Plan Allows Limits on Trans Athletes' Participation in School Sports  —  It is the first time the administration has substantively weighed in on the charged debate.  The proposal gives schools significant leeway to reject the participation of transgender athletes.
ED News:
FACT SHEET: U.S. Department of Education's Proposed Change to its Title IX Regulations on Students' Eligibility for Athletic Teams
Miami Herald:
13-year-old son of Rebekah Jones, whistleblower who clashed with DeSantis, arrested over memes  —  The 13-year-old son of a controversial whistleblower who accused the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis of suppressing state data on the severity of the COVID pandemic in Florida was arrested …
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Brandon Girod / Pensacola News Journal:
Rebekah Jones' 13-year-old son arrested in Navarre, Florida for ‘digital threats of terrorism’  —  Embattled former state of Florida employee Rebekah Jones announced on Twitter Wednesday night that her 13-year-old son had been arrested for “digital threats of terrorism.”
Tony Keith / KKTV-TV:
Teen suspected of planning to ‘shoot up’ multiple Colorado Springs area schools and churches arrested  —  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A teenager is suspected of planning to “shoot up” multiple schools in Colorado Springs.  —  According to a news release issued by the 18th Judicial …
Discussion: Gazette, TheBlaze and Twitchy
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The Hill:
White House deflects criticism of Biden's chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal  —  The White House on Thursday aggressively pushed back on the notion that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 was chaotic or disorganized, instead pointing to the Trump administration's “lack of planning” …
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Associated Press:
Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump
Reuters:
Special Report: Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars  —  Tesla Inc assures its millions of electric car owners that their privacy “is and will always be enormously important to us.”  The cameras it builds into vehicles to assist driving, it notes on its website …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Before meeting with Elon Musk, top advertisers privately debate his “racist rhetoric”  —  Elon Musk's appearance at a major marketing conference next week has spooked the top advertising executives at some of America's biggest companies.  —  Musk is slated to speak on Monday in Miami …
Discussion: Forbes and Rolling Stone
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Attacks Judge From Afar, But Turned Meek When He Was In The Same Room  —  The coup-attempting former president opted not to insult Justice Juan Merchan's integrity to his face when given the opportunity.  —  Donald Trump has attacked the judge in his criminal case from the safety …
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New York Times:
Staring Down a Debt Crisis, McCarthy Toils to Navigate G.O.P. Divisions  —  The House speaker has little trust in his Budget Committee chairman or his No. 2 as he works to unite the fractious Republican majority around a spending plan.  —  WASHINGTON — It was midway through Representative …
Mona Zhang / Politico:
Former Michigan House speaker charged with accepting bribes for cannabis licenses  —  All four defendants signed plea deals admitting guilt to the charges.  —  Rick Johnson, a former Republican Michigan House speaker turned cannabis regulator, received more than $110,000 in bribes in exchange …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
No More Hush Money at National Enquirer, Its New Owner Says  —  “Catch and kill,” the tactic of buying and burying stories at the heart of the case against former President Trump, is no longer in practice, said the tabloid's new owner.  —  The National Enquirer and the publication's longtime practice of …
Martin Austermuhle / DCist:
Federal Board Says Georgetown Transformers Sculptures Have To Go  —  Where the Decepticons failed to defeat Optimus Prime and the Autobots, an obscure federal board may well have succeeded.  —  The Old Georgetown Board unanimously voted Thursday to deny a Georgetown University neuroscientist's request …
 
 
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Indian Textbooks Purged of Material Modi's Party Finds Objectionable
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Ryan Suppe / The Seattle Times:
Idaho becomes first state to restrict interstate travel for abortions
Chris Moran / The Guardian:
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Discussion: Wired
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Probe widens into federal watchdog over missing Jan. 6 Secret Service texts
Discussion: Raw Story
Jim Newell / Slate:
The FBI Is Causing Trouble Again. Only This Time, It's Hilarious.
Ruth Bashinsky / Daily Mail:
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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

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