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9:55 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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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.
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.
Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:
A Special Counsel must be appointed to investigate Clarence Thomas
Discussion: Insider
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 …
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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 …
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 …
Erin Moriarty / CBS News:
Dominion vs. Fox News: The case against conspiracy theories
Discussion: Raw Story
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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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: Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
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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.
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
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
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: Reuters, Raw Story and Alternet.org
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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 …
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
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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PTI / The Hindu:
‘Unbelievable, visionary’: U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo recounts her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi  —  U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo who was in India last month, recounted her recent interactions with PM Modi, during an event hosted by the Indian Embassy here on Saturday.
Discussion: NDTV
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
Matthew Sheffield / Flux:
Most movements to make political change fail, what do the ones that succeed have in common?  —  Historian Timothy Shenk discusses his book Realigners: Partisan Hacks, Political Visionaries, and the Struggle to Rule American Democracy  —  Civil rights activist Bayard Rustin was one of a few Americans …
 
 
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Craig Simpson / Telegraph:
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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:
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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
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can't count on family support to take on Biden
Discussion: The Hill
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Gun absolutists don't trust democracy because they know they're losing
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Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
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Reuters:
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