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9:45 AM ET, April 17, 2023

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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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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
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.
Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Clarence Thomas's problems are also a John Roberts problem
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
Philip Allen Lacovara / The Hill:
Clarence Thomas should follow the Abe Fortas precedent and resign gracefully
Discussion: Washington Post and Twitchy
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.
Discussion: Reuters, Bloomberg, NPR, Al Jazeera and The Sun
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CNN:
Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza given 25 years in prison for condemning war in Ukraine  —  Vladimir Kara-Murza, a prominent Russian human rights advocate and Kremlin critic, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after publicly condemning Moscow's war in Ukraine.
Sky News:
Vladimir Kara-Murza: Russian opposition leader jailed for 25 years after treason conviction  —  One of Vladimir Putin's biggest critics has been jailed in Russia for 25 years after being found guilty of treason.  —  Vladimir Kara-Murza, 41, a father of three and former journalist who holds Russian …
Discussion: Associated Press
Matthew Luxmoore / Wall Street Journal:
Russian Court Sentences Putin Critic Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 Years for Treason  —  Dissident says charges were a response to his opposition to Putin's invasion of Ukraine  —  A Russian court convicted Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza for treason and sentenced him to 25 years in prison …
Discussion: Reuters and Insider Paper
Freedom House:   Russia: Freedom House Condemns Kara-Murza Sentencing, Calls on Democracies to Act
GOV.UK:
UK condemns sentencing of British-Russian Opposition Leader Vladimir Kara-Murza
Discussion: Politico
Kathryn Armstrong / BBC:
Vladimir Kara-Murza: Russian opposition figure jailed for 25 years
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and The Guardian
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
Discussion: UPI and Associated Press
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 and Alternet.org
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Punchbowl News:
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Discussion: NBC News and Washington Examiner
Politico:   Playbook: No GOP favors for Feinstein
Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:   Iowa to spend millions kicking families off food stamps. More states may follow.
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: New York Times and Political Wire
Sarah Longwell / Bulwark+:
You Have to Think of Trump's Election as Year Zero
Discussion: Alternet.org
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
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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.
 
 
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The Guardian:
‘A weapon of war’  —  Protesters in at least 100 US cities were met with teargas attacks in 2020 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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
Jonathan Turley / New York Post:
Disney's financial fairy tale in Florida is coming to an end thanks to Ron DeSantis
Discussion: BizPac Review
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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PTI / The Hindu:
‘Unbelievable, visionary’: U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo recounts her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Discussion: NDTV
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
How Jim Jordan, a Fighter Aligned With Trump, Wrestled His Way to Power
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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
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
 

 
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Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
The Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% of its employees and tells staff in an email that it is eliminating its advocacy and global programs divisions

 
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