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8:10 PM ET, April 16, 2023

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Washington Post:
Clarence Thomas has for years claimed income from a defunct real estate firm  —  The misstatements, which began when a family business transferred its holdings to another company, are part of a pattern that has raised questions about how the Supreme Court justice views his obligation …
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Project On Government Oversight:
POGO Calls for DOJ to Investigate Clarence Thomas, Seek Civil Penalties  —  Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General  —  Via email to [email protected] and United States mail  —  Dear Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Boynton:  —  On behalf of the Project On Government Oversight …
Adam Nichols / Raw Story:
Clarence Thomas claimed up to $750k from defunct real estate firm: report  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has reported rental income worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from a real estate firm that has been defunct for nearly 20 years, the latest investigation into the embattled judge revealed Sunday.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:
A Special Counsel must be appointed to investigate Clarence Thomas
Discussion: Insider
Montgomery Advertiser:
At least four dead in mass shooting at teen's birthday party in Dadeville  —  DADEVILLE — At least four people were killed and numerous injured when a gunman opened fire late Saturday night at a sweet 16 birthday party in a downtown Dadeville dance studio.  —  Gunfire erupted just after 10:30 p.m., law enforcement confirmed.
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William Thornton / al.com:
Dadeville birthday party mass shooting: 4 dead, 20 reportedly injured  —  Four people are dead and as many as 20 reportedly injured following a shooting at a birthday party in Dadeville Saturday night, according to multiple reports.  —  The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reported …
Elizabeth White / WRBL-TV:
More than 20 shot at Dadeville gathering, investigators on scene  —  DADEVILLE, Ala. (WRBL) - A celebration turned violent in downtown Dadeville Saturday night as a shooting left more than 20 people injured according to law enforcement on the scene.  —  According to witnesses …
Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
2 Dead in Louisville Chickasaw Park Shooting
Discussion: Fox News
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Fox News Is on Trial, and So Are Falsehoods About 2020  —  A jury in Delaware will be asked to weigh the limits of the First Amendment.  Another question in the case is whether the network will pay a financial penalty for disseminating election lies.  —  WILMINGTON, Del. — On Monday …
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Washington Post:
The Dominion vs. Fox defamation case is finally going to trial  —  Big questions loom in the $1.6 billion trial centered on false election fraud claims Fox aired about a voting technology company  —  One of the most closely watched media trials in decades begins Monday morning in a Delaware courtroom …
Erin Moriarty / CBS News:
Dominion vs. Fox News: The case against conspiracy theories
Discussion: Raw Story
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: DeSantis super PAC strafes Trump in first TV ad  —  Video  —  The super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis today debuts its first TV ad, charging straight at former President Trump with the loaded question: “What happened to Donald Trump?”  — Never Back Down, the pro-DeSantis group …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Liberals Should Hope DeSantis Beats Trump … I am not, to say the least, a fan of Ron DeSantis.  I was one of the first writers to notice his emerging authoritarian ambitions and unnerving success in discovering illiberal uses of state power to intimidate his enemies.
Ross Douthat / New York Times:   Why DeSantis Has to Run  —  The resurgence of Donald Trump in the 2024 primary polls …
Wall Street Journal:
Social-Media Account Overseen by Former Navy Noncommissioned Officer Helped Spread Secrets  —  An American administrator of the Donbas Girl blogger network uses a pro-Russian persona across online platforms  —  A social-media account overseen by a former U.S. Navy noncommissioned officer …
Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
Iowa to spend millions kicking families off food stamps.  More states may follow.  —  Food banks in the state say they are already facing a surge in demand and the legislation will only exacerbate that.  —  TAMA, Iowa — As an icy prairie wind slapped down on the empty town …
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
McCarthy's pitch to shrink food aid drawing skepticism from fellow Republicans
Discussion: Alternet.org
KC Defender / Kansas City Defender:
“This Is A Hate Crime”: Kansas City Black Family Demanding Justice After A White Man Shoots Black Boy, Ralph Yarl, In The Head Twice For Ringing Doorbell Of The Wrong Home, White Man Released By Police Hours Later  —  Community members are demanding justice after a white man in Kansas City shot a black boy …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Raw Story
New York Times:
How a Campaign Against Transgender Rights Mobilized Conservatives  —  Defeated on same-sex marriage, the religious right went searching for an issue that would re-energize supporters and donors.  The campaign that followed has stunned political leaders across the spectrum.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Political Wire
Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
Russians boasted that just 1% of fake social profiles are caught, leak shows  —  The estimate is contained in a document that is part of a trove of top secret material leaked in a Discord chatroom  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The Russian government has become far more successful at manipulating social media …
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
How Jim Jordan, a Fighter Aligned With Trump, Wrestled His Way to Power  —  The Ohio Republican defines himself by his penchant for punching back, whether against allegations that he was derelict in a sex abuse scandal or attempts to prosecute the former president.
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MSN:
Republican state officials in Louisiana ask lawmakers to ban the study of racism at universities, citing divisive ‘inglorious aspects’ of US history  —  kbalevic@insider.com (Katie Balevic)  — The Louisiana GOP wants to prohibit the study of racism at state colleges and universities.
Discussion: Louisiana Illuminator
 
 
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Craig Simpson / Telegraph:
Jeeves and Wooster stories censored to avoid offending modern readers
Discussion: Breitbart, Power Line and Deadline
Philip Allen Lacovara / The Hill:
Clarence Thomas should follow the Abe Fortas precedent and resign gracefully
Discussion: Twitchy
Guy Walters / Air Mail:
Nazi Pieces of Work
Matthew Sheffield / Flux:
Most movements to make political change fail, what do the ones that succeed have in common?
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Nick Fuentes was paid more than $30K by Kanye West's presidential campaign
Discussion: Raw Story and Rolling Stone
Tomiwa Owolade / The Sunday Times:
History is about recording the facts, not correcting past prejudices
Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Search underway for 3 Americans who were to sail from Mexico more than a week ago
 Earlier Items: 
CBS News:
Transcript: Asa Hutchinson on “Face the Nation,” April 16, 2023
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Statement on humanitarian pause
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can't count on family support to take on Biden
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Gun absolutists don't trust democracy because they know they're losing
Discussion: New York Daily News
Sean Illing / Vox:
Katie Porter thinks Democrats have a confidence problem