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11:05 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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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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NBC News:
Trump judge and his family receive threats after New York arrest  —  Judge Juan Merchan, his family and the Manhattan court where Trump was arraigned Tuesday have already received numerous threats, sources told NBC News.  —  In the 24 hours since former President Donald Trump's arraignment …
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
Sarah Fitzpatrick / NBC News:
Ex-Fox News producer Abby Grossberg has been subpoenaed by Smartmatic in its lawsuit against Fox
Discussion: Raw Story
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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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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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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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
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.
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.
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 …
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
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 …
Politico:
Macron fails to move Xi Jinping over Russia's war on Ukraine  —  BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping showed no sign of changing his position over Russia's war on Ukraine after talks Thursday with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.  —  On the second day of Macron's state visit to China …
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 …
Discussion: The Hill and Talking Points Memo
 
 
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Inci Sayki / OpenSecrets.org:
Facing new attempts to regulate toxic substances, the chemical industry's lobbying expenses skyrocketed in 2022
Bloomberg:
Only US Drug Approved to Reduce Risk of Preterm Birth Is Pulled From the Market
Discussion: Associated Press
Peter Laffin / Washington Examiner:
MAGA sacrilege makes a mockery of faith
Discussion: Rolling Stone and New York Times
Rich Lowry / National Review:
Bragg Is Already Losing
Spotify:
How Strong Is the Case Against Donald Trump?
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The Great Awokening as a Global Phenomenon
Annette Choi / CNN:
Record number of anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced this year
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Curt Anderson / Orlando Sentinel:
On DeSantis turf, Newsom decries conservative education push
Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Fear of economic ‘lost decade’ hangs over world leaders in Washington
Chris Tomlinson / Houston Chronicle:
Grid experts and execs slam $10 billion electricity plan, Republicans approve it anyway
Discussion: Bloomberg
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Maryland AG accuses Baltimore's Catholic Church of widespread sexual abuse
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
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