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Associated Press:
Police: 4 killed in shooting at downtown Louisville building  —  A shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville killed at least four people and wounded at least eight others Monday, police said.  The suspected shooter was also dead.  —  The shooting, the 15th mass killing in the country this year …
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WAVE-TV:
LMPD: 4 dead, 8 injured including 2 officers from downtown Louisville shooting; suspect dead  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Louisville Metro Police Department confirmed four people have died from an active shooting in downtown Louisville near Slugger Field on Monday morning.
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Louisville shooting live updates: 4 victims killed inside bank, 8 injured
Discussion: NBC News and Raw Story
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Sam Adler-Bell / New York Times:
The One Thing Trump Has That DeSantis Never Will  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is in a trap of his own devising.  His path to the Republican presidential nomination depends on convincing Donald Trump's base that he represents a more committed and disciplined version of the former president …
Anthony Man / Orlando Sentinel:
Trump's South Florida supporters stick with him despite criminal charges. 'If he doesn't win in 2024, I'll never vote again.'
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Hounded by baseless voter fraud allegations, an entire county's election staff quits in Virginia  —  In Buckingham County, four people quit their jobs after a feud between local Republicans and the general registrar consumed the small community.  —  BUCKINGHAM, Virginia — Lindsey Taylor loved running elections here.
CNN:
Biden judicial push hits roadblocks with GOP veto-power and Democratic absences  —  The remarkable pace with which President Joe Biden has sought to remake the federal bench has been put into jeopardy by dual threats: Democratic Senate absences and a Senate rule that gives Republicans the ability …
Discussion: Reuters
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NBC News:
Biden's 2024 campaign is starting to take shape, minus the announcement  —  With no major primary opposition, Biden has the luxury of launching the campaign on his own terms.  But a looming clash with Republicans on spending is creating a time crunch.  —  WASHINGTON — Top White House advisers …
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden says he plans on running in 2024
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
The Racial Element of Trump's Attacks on His Prosecutors  —  Why it matters that he calls them “racist” and “animal.”  —  Indictment season is officially underway and Donald Trump's legal Houdini act is closing after a fifty-year run.  Yes, he's making history.
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
How Stormy Daniels Sees It Ending … Stormy Daniels saged the room and shuffled the oracle deck.  It was the evening of April 1, and the woman at the center of the legal drama that led to the first criminal indictment of a U.S. president had agreed to ask the guides for help to see more clearly the past …
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Where does the Tennessee House Speaker actually live?  —  Last week, Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) led the charge to expel two members of the Tennessee House, Justin Jones (D) and Justin Pearson (D).  Jones and Pearson were expelled for expressing solidarity with protesters …
Discussion: Ballotpedia and Political Wire
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Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
Two friends were denied care after Florida banned abortion.  One almost died.  —  New abortion restrictions have disrupted the standard of care for a pregnancy complication both women experienced late last year  —  MIRAMAR, Fla. — Anya Cook did not want to push.
ProPublica:
The Army Increasingly Allows Soldiers Charged With Violent Crimes to Leave the Military Rather Than Face Trial  —  A federal watchdog called for ending the practice nearly 50 years ago, but the military pushed back.  Now, soldiers leave the Army with a negative discharge …
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Army Times:   How the Army quietly discharges soldiers charged with violent crimes
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
DeSantis Pushes Toughest Immigration Crackdown in the Nation  —  The Florida governor is pushing an aggressive proposal to penalize those who aid undocumented immigrants and to track costs for providing them with health care.  —  TALLAHASSEE — Led by Gov. Ron DeSantis …
Max Moran / American Prospect:
If the Law Is Legitimate, Clarence Thomas Must Stand Trial  —  The Supreme Court justice repeatedly broke the law for two decades.  But do the laws even apply to the leaders on our judicial branch?  —  ProPublica reported last week that for two decades, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas …
Discussion: Slate
CNN:
The Texas pardons board is investigating after GOP governor's request in case of sergeant convicted of killing protester at 2020 BLM rally  —  The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles is launching an investigation upon the Republican governor's request for an expedited probe and pardon recommendation …
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Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:
Gov Greg Abbott pardons a murderer who killed a BLM protester to make Tucker Carlson happy
Robert Reich:
Is the GOP becoming the American fascist party?  —  Tennessee offers a chilling example  —  I hate to say this, but America no longer has two parties devoted to a democratic system of self-government.  We have a Democratic Party, which — notwithstanding a few glaring counter-examples …
Discussion: Alternet.org, The Daily Caller and NPR
New York Times:
The Real-World Costs of the Digital Race for Bitcoin  —  Bitcoin mines cash in on electricity — by devouring it, selling it, even turning it off — and they cause immense pollution.  In many cases, the public pays a price.  —  Texas was gasping for electricity.
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NBC News:
Is a ruling in Texas on abortion the Supreme Court's next stress test?  —  A decision by a Trump-appointed judge that casts doubt on federal approval of a key drug used for medication abortion could reach the justices in short order.  —  WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court overturned …
Discussion: Washington Post, NPR and CNN
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:   The Week Ahead  —  One of my good friends texted our group at the end of last week …
John-Henry Perera / Houston Chronicle:
Rep. Dan Crenshaw posts #boycottbudlight video with fridge full of Karbach, owned by same company  —  Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate  —  Rep. Dan Crenshaw has jumped on the #boycottbudlight bandwagon but he made a critical mistake in the execution.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
The loneliness of Fox News' Bret Baier  —  Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier is perhaps the best personification of Fox Corp chief Lachlan Murdoch's description of Fox News as a network that targets the “center-right.”  While his selection of stories and analysts often appeal …
Wall Street Journal:
New Details on Intelligence Leak Show It Circulated for Weeks Before Raising Alarm  —  The secret documents were first posted in January to a small group on a messaging channel that trafficked in memes, jokes and racist talk  —  One of the most significant leaks of highly classified U.S. documents …
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Alexander Ward / Politico:
GOP embraces a new foreign policy: Bomb Mexico to stop fentanyl  —  Republicans suggest everything from terrorist labels to an invasion to decimate drug cartels in Mexico.  —  A growing number of prominent Republicans are rallying around the idea that to solve the fentanyl crisis, America must bomb it away.
Discussion: Raw Story
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The Philadelphia Board of Ethics just sued a super PAC supporting Jeff Brown for mayor  —  The Philadelphia Board of Ethics on Monday sued a super PAC and nonprofit supporting Jeff Brown's bid for mayor, accusing him of coordinating with them, a violation of the city's campaign finance law …
Rich Lowry / National Review:
How a Flamboyant Gay Man Conquered Corporate America  —  Dylan Mulvaney figured it out.  You shouldn't be surprised to learn that Dylan Mulvaney is an actor.  The trans celebrity studied musical theater and had a part in The Book of Mormon prior to deciding during the pandemic that he was a woman …
NBC News:
Eyeing re-election, Ted Cruz seeks to burnish a bipartisan image  —  It's a tricky balancing act for the senator, staying true to his right-wing firebrand persona while reaching out to the Texas swing voters who nearly sent him packing in 2018.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz built …
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
 
 
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CNN:
Senate Republicans confront 2024 primary challenges and Trump's influence
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Hill
Anne Flaherty / ABC News:
Massachusetts to stockpile abortion pill as legal dispute escalates
Discussion: Good Morning America
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Trump Appeals Ruling That Pence Has to Testify to Jan. 6 Grand Jury
Discussion: NBC News, CNN and Washington Examiner
NBC News:
How a Nashville suburb's LGBTQ pride festival became a bitter flashpoint
Sam Janney / Twitchy:
Ted Lieu even pisses pro-choice off using pic of aborted 9-week-old fetus to make abortion look not so bad
Discussion: RedState
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
New York City Offers Free Preschool. Why Are 30,000 Spots Empty?
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Blaming ‘Capitalism’ Is Not an Alternative to Solving Problems
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
Republicans are talking about raising Gen Z's retirement age. It polls terribly.
Discussion: The Hill
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Admin Taps Liberal Journalism Institute To Teach Reporters How To Be ‘Balanced and Bias-Free’
Washington Post:
Seas have drastically risen along southern U.S. coast in past decade
Discussion: The Guardian and UPI
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Twitter fails to report some political ads after promising transparency
Reuters:
Fox News settles with Venezuelan businessman in election defamation lawsuit
 

 
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Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
Analysts say Netflix's live boxing match Friday night between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul is designed to get new subscribers, particularly on its ad-supported tier

Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018
 
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