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9:00 AM ET, April 17, 2023

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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The Truth About Clarence Thomas's Disclosures  —  He reported carefully on his inherited real estate.  ProPublica's reporting was slipshod and incurious.  —  Clarence Thomas lost his beloved maternal grandparents barely a month apart in the spring of 1983.
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Cheryl Hall / Dallas Morning News:
Harlan Crow: There's nothing wrong with my friendship with Clarence Thomas  —  The billionaire, in an exclusive interview, explains his relationship with Thomas, his love of American history and wanting to stay out of the limelight.  —  Harlan Crow believes he and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas …
Discussion: Daily Camera and Raw Story
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Clarence Thomas to amend financial disclosure forms to reflect sale to GOP megadonor  —  Justice Clarence Thomas intends to amend his financial disclosure forms to reflect a 2014 real estate deal he made with a GOP megadonor - an acknowledgment that the transaction should have been disclosed almost …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Clarence Thomas's problems are also a John Roberts problem
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors and Daily Kos
Politico:
Playbook: No GOP favors for Feinstein
Discussion: Washington Post
Philip Allen Lacovara / The Hill:
Clarence Thomas should follow the Abe Fortas precedent and resign gracefully
Discussion: Washington Post and Twitchy
Wall Street Journal:
Fox News, Dominion Prepare for Battle in $1.6 Billion Defamation Trial  —  Jury set to consider if network is liable for broadcasting false election-fraud claims; Fox is pushing to settle dispute  —  Fox News is set to find itself Monday in a place it has spent two years trying to avoid …
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Washington Post:
Dominion v. Fox trial delayed for settlement talks, people familiar with the matter say  —  Two people familiar with the case said the sides are scheduled to meet Monday to determine if a last-minute deal can be brokered  —  The beginning of the much-anticipated defamation case between …
Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Start of trial in Dominion lawsuit against Fox News delayed  —  The trial start was moved from Monday to Tuesday, the Delaware Superior Court said.  Dominion is suing Fox News for saying its voting machines rigged the 2020 election.  —  The start of the trial in Dominion Voting Systems' civil lawsuit …
Discussion: UPI, Associated Press and CBS News
Robyn Dixon / Washington Post:
Russia sentences Kara-Murza, Putin critic and Post contributor, to 25 years  —  RIGA, Latvia — A Russian court sentenced Vladimir Kara-Murza, a longtime opposition politician and Washington Post Opinions contributor, to 25 years in prison on Monday on charges of treason for criticizing Russia's war on Ukraine.
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Kathryn Armstrong / BBC:
Vladimir Kara-Murza: Russian opposition figure jailed for 25 years  —  Opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 25 years in jail in Russia for charges linked to his criticism of the war in Ukraine.  —  He was found guilty of treason, spreading “false” …
Discussion: The Guardian
Sky News:
Vladimir Kara-Murza: Russian opposition leader jailed for 25 years after treason conviction
Discussion: Associated Press
GOV.UK:
UK condemns sentencing of British-Russian Opposition Leader Vladimir Kara-Murza
Discussion: Politico and Reuters
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 …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Pentagon leak promoted by pro-Russian network run by former Navy noncommissioned officer on US soil  —  The Wall Street Journal revealed that one of the people that helped promote and spread the leaked Pentagon documents was a former Navy noncommissioned officer on U.S. soil who developed a pro-Russia network on social media.
Discussion: Just Security
Malcontent News:   A Russian Disinformation Empire in Oak Harbor, Washington
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 …
Doug Sosnik / New York Times:
The ‘Diploma Divide’ Is the New Fault Line in American Politics  —  The legal imbroglios of Donald Trump have lately dominated conversation about the 2024 election.  As primary season grinds on, campaign activity will ebb and wane, and issues of the moment — like the first Trump indictment …
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New York Times:
Why Joe Biden Has Slow-Walked His Way to a 2024 Run
Discussion: Political Wire and New York Times
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
McCarthy's pitch to shrink food aid drawing skepticism from fellow Republicans  —  The House Speaker will propose new restrictions on the nutrition program formerly known as food stamps as part of House Republicans' debt limit negotiations with the White House.
Discussion: Raw Story, Reuters and Alternet.org
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Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:   Iowa to spend millions kicking families off food stamps. More states may follow.
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.
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: Joe.My.God.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Meet the Murdochs' newest star  —  Writing the house biography of Tucker Carlson is the sort of challenge that could make even the most loyal News Corp. hand a little nervous.  Carlson is Fox News's franchise player, but he's also a skilled political operator who has managed to keep both Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch at bay.
Juan Perez Jr / Politico:
Why GOP culture warriors lost big in school board races this month  —  “Don't assume that a blanket message on critical race theory or transgender issues is going to claim every district,” one GOP activist said.  —  Amid all the attention on this month's elections in Wisconsin and Illinois …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Sexton responds, constituents call for resignation  —  On Thursday, Popular Information reported that Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) secretly purchased a $600,000 home in Nashville.  Sexton and his family live in the Nashville home year-round, raising questions about whether Sexton …
Wall Street Journal:
Saudi Officials, Hamas Leaders Set to Meet in Jeddah to Discuss Re-Establishing Ties  —  A reset would mark a setback for U.S. and Israeli efforts to counter Iranian influence in the Middle East  —  Senior Saudi officials were planning to meet with leaders of the Palestinian militant …
Punchbowl News:
4/17/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM  —  Happy Monday morning from Washington and New York. … McCarthy will be speaking about the debt limit, government funding and his desire to reach a deal with President Joe Biden to cut spending. … And there's an enormous amount to do.
Discussion: NBC News and The Hill
 
 
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Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
How Walmart Pushed Arkansas Public Schools to Go Woke
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The day the book banners lost in Pennsylvania's culture wars
FOX 32 Chicago:
Hundreds of teenagers flood into downtown Chicago, smashing car windows, prompting police response
Jonathan Turley / New York Post:
Disney's financial fairy tale in Florida is coming to an end thanks to Ron DeSantis
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
DA's Secret Weapon May Be Lawyer Who's Dogged Trump for Years
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
VP Harris serves as top White House messenger on abortion fight amid renewed fight over access
Myah Ward / Politico:
Washington used to abhor talking about mental health. No more.
Discussion: NewsNation
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David McCloskey / Financial Times:
Russia's myth-making in Syria was a template for the horrors in Ukraine
Discussion: middleeastmonitor.com
Financial Times:
US manufacturing commitments double after Biden subsidies launched
Discussion: Axios
Anshel Pfeffer / Haaretz:
Will Moody's Downgraded Outlook for Israel Finally End Netanyahu's Judicial Overhaul?
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court takes up a messy, chaotic case about religion in the workplace
PTI / The Hindu:
‘Unbelievable, visionary’: U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo recounts her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Discussion: NDTV
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Ayodeji Rotinwa / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the Agora Center for Research, a Ugandan newsroom sitting between activism and investigative reporting, posting its work on various social media sites

 
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