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3:30 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: emptywheel and 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
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: The Hill, Raw Story and Alternet.org
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Dennis Aftergut / Slate:
How Trump's Lawsuit Against Michael Cohen Could Backfire  —  The former president just can't help himself.  —  On Wednesday, Donald Trump filed a $500 million lawsuit he may come to regret.  He sued his former “fixer,” Michael Cohen, alleging that Cohen breached his duty of confidentiality as Trump's one-time lawyer.
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Republican donor retreat suggests Donald Trump is far from a coronation  —  But a solution to stopping Trump has proved elusive.  —  NASHVILLE — Donald Trump still gets top billing at this weekend's exclusive gathering of Republican donors.  —  But for a full 24 hours before the former president …
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 …
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
DeSantis faces political quagmire on abortion
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Virginia's Youngkin Pauses on Possible 2024 Campaign
Discussion: National Review
Dylan Wells / Washington Post:
Trump, in legal peril, draws cheers at NRA convention; Pence draws boos
Washington Post:
Tim Scott says he would sign ‘the most conservative pro-life legislation’ Congress can pass
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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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 …
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
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 …
Emma Bowman / NPR:
Scholastic wanted to license her children's book — if she cut a part about ‘racism’  —  Maggie Tokuda-Hall was thrilled when she first saw the offer from the publishing giant.  —  Scholastic wanted to license her 2022 children's book Love in the Library.  The deal would draw a wider audience …
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, The Hill, Washington Post and HuffPost
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Slate:
Clarence Thomas Has Always Hated Disclosure. Just Look at His Jurisprudence.
Democracy Docket:
Texas Senate Passes Bill To Seize Control of Elections from Local Authorities  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, April 13, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 1933, a bill that would empower the secretary of state to seize election authority from county officials.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Marcia Dunn / Associated Press:
What to know about 1st test flight of SpaceX's big Starship  —  Elon Musk's SpaceX is about to take its most daring leap yet with a round-the-world test flight of its mammoth Starship.  —  It's the biggest and mightiest rocket ever built, with the lofty goals of ferrying people to the moon and Mars.
 
 
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