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2:50 PM ET, April 15, 2023

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Washington Post:
Taiwan highly vulnerable to Chinese air attack, leaked documents show  —  Troubling details raise questions about U.S. intelligence agencies' ability to detect a pending invasion and the island's capacity to defend itself  —  Taiwan is unlikely to thwart Chinese military air superiority …
Discussion: The Hill
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Wall Street Journal:
Airman, Arrested for Leaks, Chatted in Groups Fascinated by Weapons and War  —  Jack Teixeira, charged with leaking classified documents, belonged to forums full of opinions and provocations  —  The people in the online spaces where Airman First Class Jack Teixeira spent …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Luis Martinez / ABC News:
Why document leak suspect Jack Teixeira had a high-level top secret security clearance  —  Questions were raised about how Jack Teixeira accessed high-level documents.  —  Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old junior enlisted airman with the Massachusetts Air National Guard, who has been charged as being behind the
Bernd Debusmann Jr / BBC:
Jack Teixeira's charges in full: ‘Top secret’ access, leak searches and the Espionage Act  —  Criminal charges filed against Jack Teixeira, the man alleged to have leaked sensitive US defence documents, shed new light on his access to classified documents, his career in the military …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
What's Unusual About Jack Teixeira's Leaked Documents Case
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
The controversial article Matthew Kacsmaryk did not disclose to the Senate  —  The judge who delivered a high-stakes abortion pills ruling last week removed his name from a law review article during his judicial nomination process, emails show  —  As a lawyer for a conservative legal group …
Discussion: Raw Story, Forbes and Mother Jones
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Washington Post:
A top Trump lawyer has recused himself from Mar-a-Lago documents case  —  Evan Corcoran is still representing Trump in other cases, including the probe into the former president's role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.  —  One of former president Donald Trump's top lawyers on the Mar …
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
Dylan Wells / Washington Post:
Trump, in legal peril, draws cheers at NRA convention; Pence draws boos
Politico:
Playbook: The GOP's abortion problems are only beginning  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TODAY — Suspected leaker JACK TEIXEIRA expected to appear in court in Boston ... DONALD TRUMP and MIKE PENCE speak at the NRA's summit in Indianapolis …
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Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
DeSantis' New Hampshire GOP Event Hits a Snag  —  Several attendees told The Daily Beast they worry that DeSantis signing a six-week abortion ban this week could blow the air out of his campaign before it even starts.  —  MANCHESTER, NH—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had New Hampshire Republicans buzzing ahead …
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
DeSantis faces political quagmire on abortion
Jon Levine / New York Post:
George Santos to announce reelection campaign Monday  —  Truth-challenged Long Island Rep. George Santos will announce his reelection campaign Monday in Washington D.C., a source told The Post.  —  Despite facing multiple calls to resign from both parties over a series of lies about his personal …
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New York Times:
Six Takeaways From Trump's New Financial Disclosure  —  In a 101-page filing, Donald J. Trump revealed lower-than-expected values on his social media company and sizable bank loans.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump provided the first look at his post-presidency business dealings on Friday with a new personal financial disclosure.
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Pjotr Sauer / The Guardian:
Alexei Navalny in ‘critical’ situation after possible poisoning, says ally  —  Russian opposition leader said to have had severe stomach pains, with ambulance being called to penal colony  —  Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition politician, has been grappling with severe stomach pain …
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Robyn Dixon / Washington Post:
Navalny, jailed Russian opposition figure, is severely ill, aides say
Discussion: Political Wire
Polina Ivanova / Financial Times:   Alexei Navalny ‘seriously ill’ in Russian jail
Adam Sabes / Fox Business:
Anheuser-Busch breaks silence after Bud Light's Dylan Mulvaney controversy  —  Bud Light has faced backlash after releasing a marketing campaign featuring transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney  —  Anheuser-Busch's chief executive officer is breaking his silence two weeks after Bud Light sparked …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Parler Shut Down by New Owner: ‘A Twitter Clone’ for Conservatives Is Not a ‘Viable Business’  —  Deal comes after Kanye West made failed bid for social network company last year  —  Parler, the self-described “uncancelable free-speech social platform” that catered to right-wing users …
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Biden Says He Will Announce 2024 Campaign ‘Relatively Soon’  —  The president, who is widely expected to run again but faces little pressure to imminently announce a formal bid, tiptoed beyond his previous public comments on the subject.  —  President Biden inched closer on Friday …
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Reuters:
Tearful Biden meets priest in Ireland who gave son last rites
CREW:
CREW files civil and criminal complaint against Clarence Thomas  —  The Department of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court should investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for failing to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from and property sales …
Discussion: UPI, Washington Post, The Hill and HuffPost
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Slate:
Clarence Thomas Has Always Hated Disclosure. Just Look at His Jurisprudence.
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Virginia's Youngkin Pauses on Possible 2024 Campaign  —  Glenn Youngkin was seen as a promising candidate after he was elected governor of Virginia, a Democratic-leaning state.  But he appears to be putting national aspirations on hold.  —  Reporting from Richmond, Va.
Discussion: National Review
David Weissman / Washington Press:
Tucker Carlson is a national security threat  —  The reach of Tucker Carlson and Fox's factless opinion lineup in America's military represents a unique and serious danger to the nation.  —  Indeed, it's a national security threat.  I don't believe the show should ever appear in U.S. military installations.
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Sinema outraised by Gallego as reelection decision awaits  —  The Arizona senator brought in $2.1M in the first quarter.  —  Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) reported raising $2.1 million in the first three months of the year, trailing her likely Democratic challenger Ruben Gallego's total …
Dan Rather / Steady:
Stop It  —  We are facing many threats and challenges to our nation's prosperity and security.  These include a belligerent China, the war in Ukraine, economic disruption, our global climate crisis, and even the specter of artificial intelligence, just to name a few.
Chris Perez / Denver Westword:
Lauren Boebert's Son Fails to Show in Court — Unbeknownst to Mom  —  Lauren Boebert with her son Tyler. … On Monday, April 10, Representative Lauren Boebert's eldest son, Tyler, was supposed to appear in court for a mandatory review hearing related to a September 2022 car crash that left …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
 
 
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Democracy Docket:
Texas Senate Passes Bill To Seize Control of Elections from Local Authorities
Discussion: Daily Kos
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