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3:25 PM ET, April 7, 2023

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USA Today:
VP Kamala Harris to meet with ‘Tennessee Three’ in surprise visit to Nashville after expulsion over gun protests  —  WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Nashville Friday to push for gun control and meet with two Tennessee Democratic lawmakers who were expelled …
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Washington Post:
Tennessee vote marks latest GOP move to stifle dissent, experts say  —  Tennessee Republicans' dramatic expulsion of two Democrats who agitated for gun control in the state Capitol after a mass killing is the latest move by Republican state leaders around the country to stifle dissent and expand …
The Tennessean:
Majority of Nashville Council members vow to reappoint Justin Jones to the state House  —  Vivian Jones Cassandra StephensonNashville Tennessean  —  At least 24 members of Nashville's 40-seat Metro Council said they plan to reappoint expelled former Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville …
Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Showdown in Nashville  —  For all the GOP's talk of “political retaliation” against their presumptive presidential candidate, the real retaliation unfolded on Thursday on the front lines of the fight for gun safety in Nashville, Tennessee.  Following a tragic shooting at the Covenant School …
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Expulsion of Tennessee Lawmakers for Acting on Gun Safety
Oliver Willis Explains:
The Right Believes Blacks Must Be Broken
Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:
Tennessee GOP succeeded where MAGA failed on Jan 6: They overturned an election to preserve White Supremacy
Discussion: TheBlaze
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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Justice Thomas Says He Was Advised Lavish Gifts Didn't Need to Be Reported  —  In a statement released by the Supreme Court, the justice said he had followed past guidance from others at the court and believed he was not required to report the trips.  —  WASHINGTON — Justice Clarence Thomas …
CNN:
Justice Clarence Thomas says trips with billionaire didn't need to be disclosed at the time  —  Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday that he did not disclose luxury travel paid for by a Republican donor because he was advised at the time that he did not have to report it.
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 …
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Clarence Thomas Says He Was ‘Advised’ He Didn't Need To Report Lavish Trips With GOP Donor  —  The Supreme Court justice said he was “advised that this sort of personal hospitality from close personal friends” was not “reportable.”  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday he was …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Justice Clarence Thomas explains failure to report trips paid for by conservative billionaire
ProPublica:
Lawmakers Call for Investigation and Ethics Reforms in Response to ProPublica Report on Clarence Thomas
New York Times:
Trump Moves to Hire Laura Loomer, Anti-Muslim Activist  —  The former president recently directed advisers to give Ms. Loomer, who has a long history of bigoted remarks, a role in support of his candidacy, people familiar with the move said.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump has told aides …
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Mehdi Hasan Dismantles The Entire Foundation Of The Twitter Files As Matt Taibbi Stumbles To Defend It  —  So here's the deal.  If you think the Twitter Files are still something legit or telling or powerful, watch this 30 minute interview that Mehdi Hasan did with Matt Taibbi (at Taibbi's own demand):
Axios:
The GOP's epic losing streak  — First, the 2018 House elections were a disaster for Republicans: Democrats had a net gain of 40 seats to take over the House — their largest gain since the post-Watergate election of 1974.  — Then Trump lost the presidency.
Discussion: Raw Story
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CNN:
Early struggles of new House Republican majority raise anxiety over high-stakes fights to come
Discussion: Political Wire
The Daily Beast:
The GOP Civil War That's Already Making 2024 Awkward
Eliza Collins / Wall Street Journal:
Kyrsten Sinema Is Preparing for a 2024 Re-Election Campaign  —  Recent presentation at meeting lays out timeline for hiring staff, gathering opposition research  —  PHOENIX— Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Democrat-turned-independent, is preparing for a re-election campaign …
Mitchell Clark / The Verge:
Twitter now disables likes, replies, and retweets if a tweet has Substack links … Writers trying to embed tweets in their Substack stories are in for a rude surprise: after pasting a link to the site, a message pops up saying that “Twitter has unexpectedly restricted access to embedding tweets …
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Abortion Ban Backlash Is Starting to Freak Out Republicans  —  After the Republican Party's disappointing performance in the 2022 midterms, fueled in large part by a backlash to the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Republican National Committee recommitted itself to anti-abortion maximalism.
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Heather Hamilton / Washington Examiner:
WATCH: Riley Gaines whisked to safety after being assaulted at San Francisco event  —  Riley Gaines was whisked to safety by police on Thursday night after being assaulted while speaking at a Turning Point USA event held on the campus of San Francisco State University.
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Ari Blaff / National Review:
Riley Gaines Assaulted by Trans Activists at San Francisco State University
Jeremy Turley / InForum:
North Dakota senators vote to boost their own meal reimbursements after rejecting free school lunch bill  —  Thirteen Republican senators voted to increase meal reimbursements for state employees after voting against a bill to expand free school lunches for low-income students.
Politico:
Appeals court ruling puts hundreds of Jan. 6 felony cases in limbo  —  The splintered decision raises questions about DOJ's ability to sustain charges of obstructing an official proceeding.  —  Hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants facing obstruction charges — one of the most commonly charged felonies …
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Sarah Chaney Cambon / Wall Street Journal:
March Jobs Report Shows Hiring Gradually Cooled  —  The labor market remains solid but has shown signs of gradual cooling  —  U.S. hiring gradually cooled in March as employers added 236,000 workers.  The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%.  —  The labor market has continued to boom a year …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Kevin McCarthy's blame game sweeps Capitol Hill  —  As debt limit pressure mounts, it's GOP leadership — not just the rank-and-file — that's in disarray.  —  Soon after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy cliched the speakership, some of his allies began to fret: How the hell was he going to live …
Discussion: Vanity Fair and Mediaite
 
 
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NYPD officers brag about milking overtime, call detainees names in accidental recording
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Jeremy Finley / WSMV-TV:
What former Rep. Justin Jones meant by ‘admitted child molester who sat in this chamber’ comment
Discussion: Political Wire
Anthea Butler / MSNBC:
Some evangelicals are marking this week as the Passion of Donald Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Rich Lowry / National Review:
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