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11:25 AM ET, April 6, 2023

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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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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Justice Thomas accepted luxury travel for years from GOP donor, report says  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury trips around the globe for more than two decades, including travel on a superyacht and private jet, from a prominent Republican donor without disclosing them, according to a new report.
Washington Post:
Wisconsin Supreme Court election sends message on abortion rights  —  MILWAUKEE — In overturning a national right to abortion last summer, the U.S. Supreme Court gave conservatives a policy they'd been seeking for nearly half a century.  In the process, the justices also angered millions …
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Politico:
Playbook: A ‘five-alarm warning’ for the GOP  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  McCARTHY'S MESSAGE FOR CHINA — Speaker KEVIN McCARTHY met with Taiwanese President TSAI ING-WEN in California yesterday, where the Republican leader projected …
Discussion: The 19th
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Protasiewicz's Wisconsin Victory Shows Power of Abortion Rights for Democrats
Maya Boddie / Alternet.org:
Wisconsin Republicans threaten to impeach newly elected Democratic State Supreme Court justice: report
New York Times:
Trump's Charges Bring Doubts, Hopes and Uncertainty in Both Parties  —  To some Republicans and Democrats, the charges appeared flimsy and less consequential than many had hoped.  To others, the case had the potential to reverberate politically.  —  In an ordinary presidential-primary season …
Discussion: Raw Story, Fox News and Vanity Fair
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Axios:
The House GOP's shadow speaker … Trump's indictment has kicked that dynamic into overdrive — unnerving some vulnerable Republicans in the process. … - With House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) already walking a tightrope, Trump's call to action has injected a fresh demand …
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Ashley Oliver / Breitbart:   Exclusive: Jim Jordan Subpoenas Manhattan Prosecutor Who Resigned over Suspended Trump Probe
Brad Brooks / Reuters:
Tennessee Republicans likely to expel three Democratic lawmakers from statehouse  —  Republicans who control the Tennessee House of Representatives will vote on Thursday on whether to expel three Democratic members for their role in a gun control demonstration at the statehouse last week.
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NBC News:
Ron DeSantis' long-haul strategy against Trump comes into view  —  Although he hasn't yet announced a presidential bid, the Florida governor's team has already had internal discussions about delegate strategy.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' team is already plotting out a strategy to run against Donald Trump for the long haul.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Former Trump campaign official joins Ramaswamy's 2024 GOP bid
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Inside the 3 so-called ‘catch and kill’ payments in Trump's indictment  —  Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg detailed the alleged scheme on Tuesday.  —  In August 2015, shortly after announcing his candidacy for president, Donald Trump convened a meeting at his namesake Manhattan skyscraper to hatch a plan to …
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
How Fox Chased Its Audience Down the Rabbit Hole  —  Rupert Murdoch built an empire by giving viewers exactly what they wanted.  But what they wanted — election lies and insurrection — put that empire (and the country) in peril.  —  On the evening of Nov. 19, 2020, Rupert Murdoch …
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Rupert Murdoch Can Be Forced to Testify in Defamation Trial, Judge Says
San Francisco Chronicle:
‘A child of dreams.’ Friends mourn Cash App founder Bob Lee, stabbed to death in S.F.  —  San Francisco's tech community mourned the violent death of one of their own Wednesday, calling Cash App founder Bob Lee a standout among Silicon Valley geniuses, someone idolized as a brilliant thinker …
Benjy Sarlin / Semafor:
You won't be talking about Donald Trump's arrest for long  —  The Donald Trump indictment was historic with a capital “H.”  News outlets, including Semafor, flooded the zone with coverage of the scene, the politics, and the law surrounding his arrest on Tuesday.
Shaylee Ragar / Montana Public Radio:
Republicans back bill to change election rules — only for the upcoming Senate race  —  A Republican-backed bill to create a “jungle primary” that would box-out third party candidates in the next U.S. Senate race in Montana has advanced.  —  Senate Bill 566 would create a primary system …
Peter Laffin / Washington Examiner:
MAGA sacrilege makes a mockery of faith  —  Christians worldwide entered into Holy Week on Sunday.  Known across Christian denominations as Palm Sunday, the holiday commemorates Jesus's arrival on a donkey into the city of Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover, during which he was arrested …
Discussion: Rolling Stone and New York Times
Politico:
Whitmania: Dems eye Michigan gov's sister for battleground House race  —  If Liz Whitmer Gereghty runs against the Republican who shockingly upset Democrats' campaign chief last cycle, her family ties could bring a dose of star power.  —  The Whitmer political dynasty might be expanding — into the New York City suburbs.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Haaretz:
Israel Intercepts Rocket Fired From Lebanon  —  Breaking news.  —  Rocket sirens were activated in northern Israel on Thursday afternoon, in the towns of Shlomi close to the Lebanese border.  The Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson said that the army was looking into the matter.
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Freedom Caucus and progressives lock arms — and that could be bad news for McCarthy  —  The speaker's immediate headache is a growing right-left alliance on Iraq war powers.  But House liberals and conservatives are linking up on other issues, too.  —  The House's most conservative Republicans …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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.
Nick Russo / Pirate Wires:
The TikTok Power Broker Index  —  tiktok has been quietly hiring powerful d.c. insiders, including former staffers for biden, obama, hillary, pelosi, buttigieg, mccain, mccarthy, paul ryan, and adam schiff  —  Facing intense scrutiny from American lawmakers, TikTok has been assembling …
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
White House accuses GOP of helping Mexican drug cartels by targeting ATF  —  A Republican-led effort to abolish the federal gun agency has created a political opening for the White House as it looks to fend off soft-on-crime attacks.  —  The White House is opening a new line of attack on Republicans …
Alex Roarty / Miami Herald:
‘Total and complete disaster’: DeSantis takes rhetorical aim at Fed Chairman Powell  —  Ron DeSantis has found a new rhetorical target as he prepares for a potential presidential bid: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.  —  In press conferences and speeches across the country …
 
 
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Inci Sayki / OpenSecrets.org:
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