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5:00 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 …
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 …
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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.
WSFA-TV:
Multiple deaths, injuries in Alabama birthday party mass shooting  —  ALEA confirms 4 people have died and multiple others are injured  —  DADEVILLE, Ala. (WSFA) - State and local officials called a 10 a.m. news conference to provide updates on an Alabama mass shooting that took the lives of four and injured multiple others.
Discussion: Breitbart and Fox News
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 …
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 …
Discussion: CNN, Associated Press and Mother Jones
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Erin Moriarty / CBS News:
Dominion vs. Fox News: The case against conspiracy theories
Discussion: 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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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
The military loved Discord for Gen Z recruiting. Then the leaks began.
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
Emily Mae Czachor / CBS News:
2 dead, 4 wounded in mass shooting at crowded park in Louisville  —  Two people were killed and four others were wounded after gunfire erupted at Chickasaw Park in Louisville on Saturday night, authorities said.  The deadly incident came less than one week after five people were killed …
Discussion: New York Post and Fox News
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Eduardo Medina / New York Times:   2 Dead in Louisville Chickasaw Park Shooting
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Trump turns from past to future at RNC donor retreat  —  The former president traded his election grievance rhetoric for a forward-looking vision for party and country, according to a copy of his Nashville remarks obtained by POLITICO.  —  NASHVILLE — Donald Trump stood …
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump, facing probes, seeks to assert dominance over GOP at donor retreat
Discussion: Bloomberg and Politico
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can't count on family support to take on Biden  —  The Kennedys have been through a lot.  They don't want to go through this.  —  No name has appeared on more ballots or lawn signs.  Even across branches of the family that have grown distant and divided since …
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Gun absolutists don't trust democracy because they know they're losing  —  Gunned-down children don't seem to change the political equation on guns.  Neither do dead teachers.  Are parents petrified to send their sons and daughters to school?  Tough.  I expect the next new slogan on right-wing T-shirts will be: “Arm the Kids!”
Discussion: New York Daily News
 
 
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Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
Iowa to spend millions kicking families off food stamps. More states may follow.
Discussion: Politico
Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Search underway for 3 Americans who were to sail from Mexico more than a week ago
CBS News:
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Robert Reich / The Guardian:
The modern Republican party is hurtling towards fascism
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
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