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12:25 PM ET, April 14, 2023

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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
The Conundrum of the DeSantis Base: Pro-Trump and Anti-Trump Voters  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has had to appeal to two conflicting elements of his base: Republicans who are repelled by Donald Trump, and those who remain enthralled by him.  —  Bob Sikorski, a 57-year-old business owner …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Republican presidential hopefuls are already struggling with the abortion issue  —  It's the party's first test at navigating a post-Roe environment at the presidential level, and some White House contenders are running into early trouble.  —  WASHINGTON — Republican presidential contenders …
Politico:
DeSantis could be walking into a general election trap on abortion  —  The Florida governor signs a six-week abortion ban that could hurt his White House aspirations.  —  TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a new abortion ban.  His Democratic opponents are preparing to use it against him.
Rolling Stone:
'We're Getting Killed on Abortion': Inside Trump's Secret Meetings With the Religious Right  —  The ex-president expects anti-abortion activists to line up behind his presidential campaign, but his bid for their support is off to a rocky start  —  SINCE LATE LAST year …
Discussion: Insider, Raw Story and Mediaite
Lydia Polgreen / New York Times:
Republicans Are Forgetting One Crucial Truth About People and Their Bodies  —  In the homestretch of the epic Wisconsin Supreme Court race that ended last week with a blowout victory for liberals, voters' cellphones pinged incessantly with text message ads.  —  “Woke trans activists …
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
How DeSantis backed a six-week abortion ban — while barely talking about it
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis quietly signs Florida's 6-week abortion ban into law
Alexi McCammond / Axios:   Focus groups: Pennsylvania swing voters detest MAGA and abortion overreach
Washington Post:
Leak suspect charged with retention of defense information, willful control of classified documents  —  BOSTON — Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member suspected of leaking a trove of classified military intelligence, was charged by the federal government Friday with retention …
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CBS News:
Jack Teixeira, suspect in leak of Pentagon documents, charged with unauthorized retention of classified material  —  Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old Massachusetts man arrested for his suspected connection to the disclosure of dozens of secret documents that revealed sensitive intelligence …
Washington Post:
He's from a patriotic family — and allegedly leaked U.S. secrets  —  Online, the suspect in the breach of dozens of classified documents took on a persona seemingly at odds with his military career.  —  As a newly minted member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard returned home from training …
The Guardian:
US arrests suspect behind leak of Pentagon documents  —  Jack Teixeira, 21-year-old US air national guardsman, is believed to have led online group where classified files appeared  —  Edward Helmore in Dighton, Massachusetts Julian Borger in Washington, Manisha Ganguly in London, and Adam Gabbatt in New York
New York Times:
When ‘Top Secret’ Is Not So Secret  —  The arrest of Jack Teixeira, a junior Massachusetts airman …
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
All eyes on SCOTUS for abortion pill ruling  —  The Supreme Court could rule as soon as today in the legal battle over abortion pills — and could effectively override the Food and Drug Administration's decision-making if it doesn't turn back a ruling limiting the use of the drug mifepristone.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Justice Department and drugmaker ask Supreme Court to block abortion pill ruling
Politico:
Biden administration asks Supreme Court to restore access to abortion pill
Discussion: VICE, The Hill and Los Angeles Times
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The 5th Circuit uncorks a travesty on abortion pill case
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The FDA Should Not Enforce the 5th Circuit's Indefensible Abortion Pill Decision
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
LinkedIn Founder Is Secretly Funding E. Jean Carroll's Lawsuit Against Trump  —  Trump's legal team has questioned for years who's funding E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit.  Now they finally know.  —  Reid Hoffman, the billionaire behind LinkedIn who's now a megadonor to Democrats …
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
No shield for Trump in rape accuser's case as court declines to rule  —  A Washington, D.C., appeals court on Thursday declined to shield Donald Trump from the first of two civil defamation lawsuits by E. Jean Carroll, a writer who said the former U.S. president raped her nearly three decades ago.
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Russia's commando units gutted by Ukraine war, U.S. leak shows  —  Russia's clandestine spetsnaz forces have been put to use alongside the infantry, suffering massive numbers of dead and wounded  —  The war in Ukraine has gutted Russia's clandestine spetsnaz forces and it will take Moscow years …
Discussion: The Hill and Al Jazeera
Politico:
The Pence-Trump divide deepens, this time over guns  —  The former vice president's team is drawing contrasts on the brink of his speech to the NRA.  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Mike Pence is aiming to get to the right of Donald Trump on guns, bringing debates the two once had behind closed doors in the White House into the public eye.
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Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
The Jan. 6 Grand Jury Is Starting to Hear From Trump's Inner Circle
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Washington Post:
This plan for a third-party presidential bid in 2024 is dangerous  —  Jonathan Cowan is president of Third Way, Rahna Epting is executive director of MoveOn and Patrick Gaspard is CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund.  —  As leaders of three groups that represent various segments …
Discussion: Insider
Katherine Donlevy / New York Post:
Ex-Biden official Sam Brinton accepts plea deal in Las Vegas luggage theft  —  The former Biden administration official accused in two separate stolen-luggage cases in different states was ordered to pay one of their victims back — but given no jail time — Tuesday after they pleaded no contest to the bizarre theft.
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
UGA poll: Trump remains clear favorite among likely GOP voters in Georgia  —  Donald Trump has a roughly 20-point lead over his closest Republican rival in a poll of likely Georgia GOP voters, a sign of the former president's enduring popularity in a state where he suffered some of his most humbling electoral defeats.
Discussion: Florida Politics and Breitbart
Washington Post:
D.C. faces big challenges as remote work demand persists, poll finds  —  D.C.-area leaders have tried desperately to lure teleworking employees back into their offices, hoping to restore the vibrancy and generous tax revenue previously offered by buzzy commercial and downtown corridors that largely emptied during the pandemic.
Discussion: New Republic
Shirin Ali / Slate:
Clarence Thomas' Mom Definitely Still Lives in the House the Billionaire Bought  —  We were there just a couple of weeks ago.  —  The revelations about Clarence Thomas' financial ties to billionaire donor Harlan Crow—most of which the justice has routinely declined to disclose in his annual ethics documentation—keep coming.
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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Justice Thomas Failed to Report Real Estate Deal With Texas Billionaire
Associated Press:
Missouri to limit gender-affirming care for minors and adults  —  At least 13 other states have enacted laws restricting or banning transition-related care for transgender minors.  —  COLUMBIA.  Mo. — Missouri's attorney general announced new restrictions Thursday on gender-affirming care …
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Lindsay Owens / American Prospect:
Ripping Off the Invisible Straitjacket  —  We need better economic models, but we also need Congress to free itself from the self-imposed constraints of modeling on the policymaking process. … In the final year of my doctorate program, I was fortunate enough to win a fellowship that would bring …
Tim Stelloh / NBC News:
Racist text messaging investigation rocks Northern California police department  —  The messages, which detail Antioch officers allegedly using racial epithets and homophobic slurs, could have far-reaching implications for criminal cases linked to the officers.
Discussion: Mercury News
David French / New York Times:
How Tennessee Illustrates the Three Rules of MAGA  —  On Monday afternoon, a previously unknown 27-year-old Tennessee lawmaker named Justin Jones walked triumphantly up the steps of the Tennessee Capitol building and — surrounded by a crush of press and hundreds of supporters …
Discussion: The Atlantic and Associated Press
 
 
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Isaac Avilucea / Axios:
Fetterman back to Capitol Hill with swing voter support
Discussion: Political Wire
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
REVEALED: He's fighting new gun laws in Tennessee, and he says kids protesting gun violence are ‘props’
Jim Defede / CBS News:
State Rep. Basabe under investigation for allegedly slapping an aide
Phil McCausland / NBC News:
Millions expected to lose dental care coverage after Medicaid review
Ben Casselman / New York Times:
Unemployment Is Low. Inflation Is Falling. But What Comes Next?
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Examiner:
Uncle Joe has a car you can't refuse
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Alec MacGillis / ProPublica:
The Reopening That Wasn't: As Government Employees Work From Home, People Find Services Curtailed
Al Jazeera:
Exposed: The links between Indonesia's deforestation and Xinjiang
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Is the Trump Indictment a “Legal Embarrassment”?
Discussion: Al Jazeera and Insider
Grigor Atanesian / BBC:
Twitter staff cuts leave Russian trolls unchecked
Stuart Stevens / Resolute Square:
The Court That McConnell Built: The Erosion Of Ethics, Justice, And Public Trust
 

 
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