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12:45 AM ET, April 15, 2023

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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 …
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
For better or worse, Ron DeSantis now owns Florida's six-week abortion ban  —  A pro-DeSantis group is defending the governor against his critics, telling NBC News: “Trump is dispatching his allies to attack America's most accomplished, pro-life governor.”  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' decision …
NBC News:
If elected president, Sen. Tim Scott vows to sign the ‘most conservative, pro-life legislation’ that Congress sends him
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Leaked secret documents detail up to four additional Chinese spy balloons  —  One balloon flew over a U.S. carrier strike group in the Pacific, and another circumnavigated the globe with sophisticated surveillance technology  —  U.S. intelligence agencies were aware of up to four additional …
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Washington Post:
Leak raises fresh questions about Pentagon's internal security  —  The leak of hundreds of classified intelligence documents about the war in Ukraine and U.S. spying on allies has left many officials asking: How did this happen again?  —  Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old, low-level National Guard member assigned …
Washington Post:
Leak suspect charged with retention of defense information, willful control of classified documents
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Mike Pence is booed at the NRA convention in his home state  —  Two years after he certified President Joe Biden's election, the former vice president was greeted by lusty boos and some applause in the state where he served as governor.  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Former Vice President Mike Pence …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:   Pence swipes at Trump on Ukraine, entitlements at RNC retreat
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 and The Hill
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Senators call for probe of Thomas amid report of real estate deals with GOP donor
Slate:
Clarence Thomas Has Always Hated Disclosure. Just Look at His Jurisprudence.
Discussion: Daily Montanan
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Substack CEO Chris Best Doesn't Realize He's Just Become The Nazi Bar  —  I get it.  I totally get it.  Every tech dude comes along and has this thought: “hey, we'll be the free speech social media site.  We won't do any moderation beyond what's required.”  Even Twitter initially thought this.
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Reuters:
Tearful Biden meets priest in Ireland who gave son last rites
Fredreka Schouten / CNN:
Trump files personal financial disclosure report  —  Former President Donald Trump on Friday filed his personal financial disclosure report with the Federal Election Commission - offering the public a first look at his post-presidential finances.  —  The reports, however …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
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New York Times:
Six Takeaways From Trump's New Financial Disclosure
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
Bloomberg:
Trump's Business Empire Is Worth at Least $1.2 Billion Since He Left Office
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
Montana's Looming TikTok Ban Is a Dangerous Tipping Point  —  The state is poised to be the first in the US to block downloads of the popular app, which could ignite a precarious chain reaction for digital rights.  —  Montana lawmakers voted 54-43 today to ban TikTok from operating in the state …
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David McCabe / New York Times:
Montana Legislature Approves Outright Ban of TikTok
Discussion: Just The News
Uwa Ede-Osifo / NBC News:
Montana on cusp of becoming first state to block TikTok downloads
Polina Ivanova / Financial Times:
Alexei Navalny ‘seriously ill’ in Russian jail  —  Aides suggest opposition leader may be being poisoned in ‘slow and methodical murder’  —  Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is severely ill and his condition is worsening rapidly, according to a key member of his team who raised …
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Tech Executive Was Left to ‘Slowly Die’ After Stabbing, Prosecutors Say  —  Bob Lee was stabbed three times on a dark San Francisco street after what appeared to be an argument over a personal relationship, prosecutors said in court documents.  —  The man accused of killing the tech executive Bob Lee …
Daniel Wu / Washington Post:
Man died after being ‘eaten alive’ by bugs in filthy jail cell, family says  —  Lashawn Thompson was slumped over in a cell at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta when a detention officer came to check on him in September.  The cell was so dirty that a worker who entered it wore a safety suit designed …
Discussion: Insider and New York Post
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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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Mike Pompeo Says He Won't Run for President in 2024  —  “This isn't our moment,” said Mr. Pompeo, referring to himself and his wife, as he announced that he would not seek the Republican nomination for president.  —  Mike Pompeo, who served in the Trump administration as director of the C …
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Pompeo passes on a presidential run
David McAfee / Raw Story:
Marjorie Taylor Greene spent more than $65,000 in campaign funds on home fence  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) spent more than $65,000 on fencing for her home this year using campaign funds, according to an analysis of Federal Election Commission records.
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.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Briefly Preserves Broad Availability of Abortion Pill  —  The temporary stay of an appeals court ruling is meant to preserve the status quo while the justices study the case, and it did not forecast how they would ultimately rule.  —  WASHINGTON — Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. issued …
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Washington Post:
The Supreme Court temporarily restores full access to key abortion medication
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.
Discussion: Raw Story, Jezebel and New York Times
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Democracy Docket:
The Depth of the Tennessee GOP's Disdain for Democracy
Discussion: New Republic and Politico
Politico:
Dianne Feinstein digs in  —  The senator's confidants and allies scoff at her detractors and are firing back.  —  Dianne Feinstein is once more displaying the stubborn approach that's powered her storied career as pressure mounts on her to return to Washington or resign.
Wall Street Journal:
Jailed WSJ Reporter in Letter Home Says He Is ‘Not Losing Hope’  —  Handwritten letter in Russian is first direct communication Evan Gershkovich has had with his family  —  Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, in his first letter to his family since being arrested in Russia …
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: Raw Story
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Sarah Sanders blames ‘design error’ for form asking job applicants to name something nice about her  —  The office of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) is blaming a controversial state job application form demanding prospective hires write a short essay on what they admire about her most on a …
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.
 
 
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Discussion: Fortune
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
Ron DeSantis May Be Getting the Earliest “Campaign Reboot” Coverage in History
Mark A. Kellner / Washington Times:
Bud Light halts promotion with Dylan Mulvaney, transgender ‘influencer,’ after share value plummets
CREW:
Donald Trump's 2023 financial disclosures
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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