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10:55 PM ET, April 6, 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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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: ACLU of Tennessee
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.
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 …
Associated Press:
Tennessee's House expels 2 of 3 Democrats over guns protest
CNN:
Tennessee House expels 2nd Democratic lawmaker, after falling short of ousting another
ProPublica:
Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire  —  IN LATE JUNE 2019, right after the U.S. Supreme Court released its final opinion of the term, Justice Clarence Thomas boarded a large private jet headed to Indonesia.  He and his wife were going on vacation: nine days of island-hopping in a volcanic archipelago …
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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.
Discussion: NBC News
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 …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The new Clarence Thomas revelations are shocking. Democrats must act.
Discussion: Washington Times
Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Breaking: Supreme Court rejects West Virginia's request to enforce its anti-trans sports law now
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 …
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.
Washington Post:
Supreme Court refuses to reinstate West Virginia's transgender athlete ban
NBC News:
Education Department rule would allow some restrictions on trans athletes
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.”
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 …
Aidan Hulting / KOAA-TV:
Former D20 student accused of planning attacks on three campuses  —  Elbert Co Sheriff's Office makes arrest based on call from concerned family member  —  ELBERT COUNTY — A former District 20 student is facing attempted murder charges on allegations of planning attacks on three schools …
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Tony Keith / KKTV-TV:
Teen suspected of planning to ‘shoot up’ multiple Colorado Springs area schools and churches arrested
Discussion: Gazette and TheBlaze
Associated Press:
Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump  —  A U.S. review led by the National Security Council of the chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan largely lays the blame on former President Donald Trump, saying President Joe Biden was “severely constrained” by the decisions of his predecessor.
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The Hill:
White House deflects criticism of Biden's chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal
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
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 …
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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Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Trump said only 10 words during his arraignment. Here's what they were.
Discussion: ABC News and The Western Journal
David Corn / Mother Jones:   Revenge-Obsessed Donald Trump Is Pushing the Right to New Levels of Retribution Rage
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Mona Zhang / Politico:   Former Michigan House speaker charged with accepting bribes for cannabis licenses
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 …
Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Democrats allege Comer has withheld evidence, misrepresented witnesses  —  House Oversight Committee chairman says he is protecting whistleblowers who have desired to keep their identities confidential  —  House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has teased to television audiences …
Chris Moran / The Guardian:
ChatGPT is making up fake Guardian articles.  Here's how we're responding  —  The risks inherent in the technology, plus the speed of its take-up, demonstrate why it's so vital that we keep track of it  — Chris Moran is the Guardian's head of editorial innovation
 
 
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Ryan Suppe / The Seattle Times:
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Probe widens into federal watchdog over missing Jan. 6 Secret Service texts
Discussion: Raw Story
Ruth Bashinsky / Daily Mail:
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Discussion: The Daily Beast
The Economist:
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Discussion: Breitbart
New York Times:
How Russia's Offensive Ran Aground
Emily Rauhala / Washington Post:
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Discussion: Insider
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CNN:
FBI and Army members raided the wrong hotel room during a training exercise and detained a guest inside
 

 
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

CBS News:
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