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3:30 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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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.
NBC News:
If elected president, Sen. Tim Scott vows to sign the ‘most conservative, pro-life legislation’ that Congress sends him  —  In an interview with NBC News, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., emphasized his opposition to abortion but declined to weigh in on a national ban.
Discussion: Political Wire
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 …
Lydia Polgreen / New York Times:
Republicans Are Forgetting One Crucial Truth About People and Their Bodies
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Axios
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
New York Times:
The Airman Who Wanted to Give Gamers a Real Taste of War
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Alleged Pentagon leaker charged under Espionage Act
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Fox News viewer who crushed officer with a shield on Jan. 6 sentenced to over 7 years in prison  —  Federal prosecutors sought what would have been the longest sentence to date — 15 years — for a Jan. 6 rioter who, defense lawyers say, “knew next to nothing” about the 2020 election.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Like an animal’: Jan. 6 defendant who pinned officer in tunnel is sentenced to 7.5 years
Discussion: ABC News and Wall Street Journal
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
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Dem Megadonor Secretly Funds Rape Lawsuit Against Donald Trump
Discussion: CourtListener and The Daily Caller
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Federal judge slaps down another bid to delay E. Jean Carroll's civil rape trial, but Trump still isn't done trying
Discussion: CBS News
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Fox News isn't talking about Clarence Thomas much  —  Two complementary reports from ProPublica published in recent days have resulted in intense new scrutiny of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.  Last week, the independent news site reported that Thomas had received hundreds of thousands …
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Clarence Thomas enters the danger zone
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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Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
An Acute Attack of Trumpism in Tennessee  —  Shame is a toxic emotion, and it often causes people to direct hostility outward.  —  What's happened in Tennessee in recent weeks should be no surprise, coming from a party whose sensibilities and racial attitudes are embodied by Donald Trump.
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Democracy Docket:
The Depth of the Tennessee GOP's Disdain for Democracy
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
REVEALED: He's fighting new gun laws in Tennessee, and he says kids protesting gun violence are ‘props’
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
McCarthy prepares his opening debt-limit bid — and it's full of potential pitfalls  —  The stakes couldn't be higher for the California Republican, who must avoid a misstep in the talks that would weaken his speakership.  —  Speaker Kevin McCarthy is accelerating the long-stalled push …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Political Wire and Roll Call
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
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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NBC News:
Trump asks appeals court to immediately block Pence from testifying in Jan. 6 probe
Discussion: Political Wire
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
The Jan. 6 Grand Jury Is Starting to Hear From Trump's Inner Circle
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Conservatives plot text warnings on “woke” products  —  A conservative group is offering a new service that texts “Woke Alerts” straight to the phones of grocery shoppers who want to know which brands are accused of taking political positions that are offensive to the right.
Vanessa Etienne / People.com:
Rape, Incest Victims Must Show Proof to Get Exception to Florida's New Abortion Ban  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Heartbeat Protection Act into law, which bans abortions after six weeks and increases restrictions to the standing exceptions  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has doubled …
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, The Triad and Al Jazeera
CNN:
Special counsel prosecutors press witnesses for details about how Trump has paid for their lawyers  —  Federal prosecutors investigating former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents are pressing multiple witnesses for details about their attorneys, including whether …
NBC News:
See what Fox News tried to redact in the Dominion defamation case  —  Internal communications that the company wanted to keep from the public included hosts disparaging guests and acknowledging that election conspiracy theories were off base.  —  The Dominion Voting Systems trial against Fox News …
Joyce Slocum / TPR:
Why Texas Public Radio is stepping away from Twitter: A message from TPR's president & CEO  —  Texas Public Radio has suspended posting on its Twitter accounts (@TPRNews, TPRCommunity, @TPRNoticias, @TPRClassical).  —  Without notice or explanation, Twitter added a “state-affiliated media” tag to NPR's main account last week.
Discussion: Just The News
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Parler shuts down as new owner says conservative platform needs big revamp  —  Parler sold to firm that says conservative Twitter clone isn't a “viable business.”  —  Parler, the self-described “uncancelable free speech platform,” has been sold and shut down while its new owner conducts a “strategic assessment.”
Rose Horowitch / NBC News:
Liz Cheney says Greene should lose security clearance for defending suspect in Pentagon docs leak  —  Former representative Cheney criticized Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for her defense of the alleged leaker of hundreds of pages of classified U.S. intelligence.
Foreign Affairs:
Israel's One-State Reality  —  It's Time to Give Up on the Two-State Solution  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's return to power in Israel with a narrow, extreme right-wing coalition has shattered even the illusion of a two-state solution.  Members of his new government have not been shy …
 
 
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Lara Seligman / Politico:
Alien motherships: Pentagon official floats a theory for unexplained sightings
Anya Zoledziowski / VICE:
Gender-Affirming Care for Adults Is Now Basically Banned in Missouri
Louise Matsakis / Semafor:
Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein enters D.C.'s crosshairs
Discussion: The Verge and Newsbusters
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
UGA poll: Trump remains clear favorite among likely GOP voters in Georgia
 Earlier Items: 
Isaac Avilucea / Axios:
Fetterman back to Capitol Hill with swing voter support
Discussion: Political Wire
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
Lindsay Owens / American Prospect:
Ripping Off the Invisible Straitjacket
Tim Stelloh / NBC News:
Racist text messaging investigation rocks Northern California police department
Discussion: Mercury News
Washington Post:
D.C. faces big challenges as remote work demand persists, poll finds
Discussion: New Republic
Katherine Donlevy / New York Post:
Ex-Biden official Sam Brinton accepts plea deal in Las Vegas luggage theft
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
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