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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 …
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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 …
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HuffPost, Talking Points Memo, Forbes, Raw Story, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Political Wire
Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Clarence Thomas's problems are also a John Roberts problem
Clarence Thomas's problems are also a John Roberts problem
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Mock Paper Scissors and Daily Kos
Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:
A Special Counsel must be appointed to investigate Clarence Thomas
A Special Counsel must be appointed to investigate Clarence Thomas
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Raw Story, PoliticusUSA, Insider, Joe.My.God. and Alternet.org
Project On Government Oversight:
POGO Calls for DOJ to Investigate Clarence Thomas, Seek Civil Penalties
POGO Calls for DOJ to Investigate Clarence Thomas, Seek Civil Penalties
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USA Today, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone, Raw Story and Alternet.org
Philip Allen Lacovara / The Hill:
Clarence Thomas should follow the Abe Fortas precedent and resign gracefully
Clarence Thomas should follow the Abe Fortas precedent and resign gracefully
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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 …
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Mediaite, Joe.My.God., New York Times, Bloomberg, HuffPost, The Hill and Political Wire
Deadline:
Fox News-Dominion Defamation Trial Delayed; Speculation Of Settlement Talks; Judge To Reveal More On Monday — The start of the Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation trail against Fox News that was to start Monday has now been delayed until Tuesday.
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Joe.My.God., Raw Story, CBS News, The Gateway Pundit, HuffPost, Los Angeles Times, ABC News and CNBC
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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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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Reuters, Bloomberg, Joe.My.God., NPR, Al Jazeera and The Sun
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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” …
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The Guardian
CNN:
Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza given 25 years in prison for condemning war in Ukraine
Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza given 25 years in prison for condemning war in Ukraine
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The Moscow Times, The Guardian, Financial Times, UPI, Raw Story and Just The News
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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Raw Story, Outside the Beltway, Insider, 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.
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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
Why Joe Biden Has Slow-Walked His Way to a 2024 Run
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Political Wire and New York Times
Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
New poll: DeSantis — not Trump — leads Biden in battleground states
New poll: DeSantis — not Trump — leads Biden in battleground states
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NBC News, Bulwark+, RedState, Morning Consult, Breitbart, New York Post and Opinion Today
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.
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Raw Story, Reuters and Alternet.org
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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.
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.
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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 …
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Bloomberg, middleeastmonitor.com, Breitbart and The Times of Israel
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.