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11:45 AM ET, April 18, 2023

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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:

Fired Fox News producer says she found more evidence relevant to Dominion case — Abby Grossberg said in a new sworn statement that she recently found two more recordings on an old cellphone, which she alleges Fox News lawyers failed to search. — WILMINGTON, Del. — Ex-Fox News producer Abby Grossberg …

Discussion: Alternet.org

Clare Malone / New Yorker:

What Dominion Has to Prove in Its Case Against Fox News — Did the hosts of the country's most popular cable news network know that Trump's lies about the election were untrue? — Downtown Wilmington was already lousy with reporters when the news broke, on Sunday evening, that the Dominion v. Fox trial would be delayed by a day.

Discussion: Associated Press, CNN, Raw Story, The Hill, NPR, BizPac Review, Washington Times, New York Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Financial Times and Reuters

Washington Post:

Jury selected in Dominion v. Fox News trial — The judge reminded jurors they cannot talk about the case, among themselves or with members of... The judge is now giving instructions to the newly sworn-in jury. “You have to follow every... The judge decided to replace one of the alternate jurors with a new juror after the...

Discussion: Deadline, CBS News and Axios

Wall Street Journal:
Fox News, Dominion Each Face Risks if Defamation Case Goes to Trial

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Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Here's Why You Likely Won't See Images of Fox News Stars Entering Court

Discussion: The Wrap and Joe.My.God.

Rolling Stone:

Key DeSantis Donors Rip Him in Private Chats: ‘What the F-ck Is Wrong With RD?’ — The governor's donor prowess fueled his rise to Trump's top GOP rival, but the money men are getting anxious — THE RON DESANTIS megadonor meltdown is accelerating. — On a group chat of wealthy DeSantis donors …

Discussion: The Hill, Daily Kos, Puck, Occupy Democrats and The Guardian

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
DeSantis, in Latest Volley Against Disney, Suggests Punitive Steps

J.D. Capelouto / Semafor:
Chris Christie: 'I don't think Ron DeSantis is a conservative'

Discussion: Washington Examiner, BizPac Review and IJR

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
DeSantis's Thuggish Threats Against Disney

Discussion: Politico, Bloomberg, National Review, FIRST DRAFT, CNN, Raw Story, Mediaite and HotAir

Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
DeSantis takes steps to attract center-right Jewish voters

Discussion: Washington Press

New York Times:

84-Year-Old Is Charged in Shooting of Black Teenager Who Went to Wrong House — Lawyers for the family of Ralph Yarl, 16, said he was critically injured when he was shot twice in Kansas City, Mo. — The errand that nearly cost Ralph Yarl his life was of the sort that falls to older brothers everywhere.

Discussion: Deseret News, The GW Hatchet, HuffPost, Kansas City Star, Associated Press, IJR, New York Post and CBS News

CNN:

‘I want justice to look the same’: The aunt of a Black teen who rang the wrong doorbell and was shot by a White homeowner reacts to charges — A White, 84-year-old homeowner charged with shooting Ralph Yarl after the Black teen went to the wrong Kansas City address to pick up his siblings told police …

Discussion: The Black Wall Street Times and Associated Press

Washington Post:
White Kansas City man, 85, charged in shooting of Black teen

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Associated Press:
Man charged in front-door shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

New York Times:

DeSantis Tried to Bury Her. Now She's Helping Trump Try to Bury Him. — Susie Wiles helped Ron DeSantis become governor of Florida, but he turned against her and banished her from his orbit. Donald Trump was all too happy to bring her in from the cold. — Two months before Election Day 2020 …

Discussion: Raw Story, Washington Examiner and Washington Monthly

Mike Murphy / Bulwark+:

Iowa Is a Big Problem for Trump — THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM ON 2024 has flipped. Again. At first, Trump was toast. Then Ron DeSantis was a juggernaut. Then the New York indictment supercharged Trump while DeSantis was revealed to hate puppies, small children, and humankind in general.

Discussion: NBC News, Iowa Starting Line and Raw Story

Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Booked: Liz Cheney in deal to stop Trump's reelection

Discussion: Hachette Book Group, Axios, Associated Press, Joe.My.God. and New York Post

Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:

Russian Court Upholds WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich's Detention — Journalist to remain in pretrial detention at Moscow's Lefortovo prison — A Moscow court upheld the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich at the prison where he has been held since his arrest last month.

Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:

Clarence Thomas's explanations fail the laugh test — During his much-too-long tenure on the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas has been totally, tragically wrong about almost everything. But for a long time, I tried to convince myself that he was at least sincere in his deplorable ideology.

Discussion: Politico and Raw Story

David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Clarence Thomas's Gifts and the Supreme Court's Credibility

Discussion: Insider

Washington Post:

House GOP puts on united front as conflict brews behind the scenes — After 100 days in control, House Republicans have not reached consensus on how they will handle a vote on raising the debt ceiling — a critical piece of legislation that, if not passed, has global economic implications.

Discussion: Semafor, The Hill, CNN, Wide World of News, Reuters, Sputnik News, Wall Street Journal and Washington Times

Punchbowl News:
Lots of debt limit news

Discussion: Politico, Talking Points Memo and NPR

Gideon Rubin / Raw Story:
Lincoln Project lampoons Kevin McCarthy in brutal debt crisis how-to video

Ally Mutnick / Politico:

The one thing Trump and McConnell agree on: A hatred for this group — The anti-tax group wants to pick Senate candidates. Republicans see a 2022 repeat. — Former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell don't agree on much, but there's still one thing that unites them: A disdain for the Club for Growth.

Discussion: Raw Story

Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:

Oklahoma county leaders caught on audio talking about killing reporters, complaining they can no longer lynch Black people — “I am both appalled and disheartened to hear of the horrid comments made by officials in McCurtain County,” Gov. Kevin Stitt said. — The governor of Oklahoma …

Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:

George Santos' Mysterious Campaign Loans Somehow Get Even More Mysterious — A central question about George Santos' campaign has been how did he come up with hundreds of thousands of dollars to loan to it. The story is changing again. — Rep. George Santos (R-NY) announced Monday that he would …

Discussion: USA Today, Insider and Raw Story

Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:

Justice Department to seek longest sentence in any Jan. 6 riot case so far — The U.S. Department of Justice will seek the longest prison sentence in any January 6 riot case to date when it argues for more than 24 years in prison for Peter Schwartz of Pennsylvania at sentencing on May 5.

Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Caller

Washington Post:

Why Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Russia, should live in freedom — The sentencing of our opinions contributor, Vladimir Kara-Murza, to a quarter-century in prison on Monday by a Moscow court, raises three very loud alarms. The first is that his health is fragile and he might not survive 25 years in prison.

NBC News:

Sen. Bob Menendez unveils plan for immigration overhaul — The outline represents the latest effort to tackle an issue that hasn't seen significant progress on Capitol Hill in decades. — Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., on Tuesday introduced a framework for revamping immigration programs amid ongoing concerns …

Discussion: The Hill, Fox News, HotAir, Washington Times, Breitbart, Roll Call, The Daily Caller, New York Times, Washington Examiner and Just The News

Michael Scherer / Washington Post:

Trump team prepares to fight efforts to block him from ballots over Jan. 6 — Attorneys from two nonprofits plan to argue that the U.S. Constitution bars Trump from office because he engaged in an insurrection during the attack on the Capitol — Donald Trump's campaign team is preparing …

Discussion: Joe.My.God.

Associated Press:

No charges for officers in Jayland Walker police shooting — An Ohio grand jury declined to indict eight police officers who fired 94 shots in the death of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man who fired at least one round at officers during a car and foot chase last summer, the state's attorney general announced Monday.

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Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:

Don Trump Jr. and the GOP are weak to call for leniency on Bud Light — What is it about the many conservatives and Republicans who are so quick to surrender against companies that go against conservative Republican values? It always seems that when the going gets tough, many conservatives and Republicans get going.

Discussion: Raw Story

New York Times:

How Mexico Became the Biggest User of the World's Most Notorious Spy Tool — A Times investigation reveals the story behind how Mexico became the first and most prolific user of Pegasus. It's still using it, despite promising to stop. — The Israelis had come to Mexico to clinch a major sale …

Discussion: The Citizen Lab and Insider Paper, more at Techmeme »

Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:

A Harrowing Tale From the Heartland — Plus: Meatball's revenge — It looks like the Fox/Dominion Trial is on today. And it's going to be a helluva show. — DeSantis threatens Disney with a prison. — Jim Jordan reminds us that he's a clown.

Discussion: NBC News, New York Times, Mediaite and Mock Paper Scissors, more at Mediagazer »

Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:

Jim Jordan Brought His Cabaret Act to New York City — At a ridiculous field hearing on crime in New York, the one thing the visitors didn't want to talk about was this country's insane attraction to its firearms. — Years ago, Republican senator Everett Dirksen moved heaven and earth to make the marigold the national flower.

Discussion: The Hill, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, New York Post, National Review and Associated Press

Politico:

Joint Chiefs shuffle: Biden's top contenders to replace Trump's military leaders — Besides the chair, the Pentagon could also see new leaders for the Army, Navy, Marines and possibly the Air Force this year. — An illustration featuring President Joe Biden and the potential members of his Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Gizmodo

Steve Hughes / Albany Times Union:

Saratoga County woman killed after turning into wrong driveway — Kaylin Gillis of Saratoga County was shot Saturday evening; a 65-year-old stands charged with second-degree murder — HEBRON — A 65-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after he allegedly shot and killed …

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Adam Pemble / Associated Press:

Putin visits Russian troops in occupied Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday visited command posts of the Kremlin's forces fighting in Ukraine in an apparent effort to rally his troops as the war approaches its 14th month and Kyiv readies a possible counteroffensive with Western-supplied weapons.

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Jessica Gresko / Associated Press:

New Jersey wins Supreme Court dispute against New York — The Supreme Court says New Jersey can withdraw from a commission the state created decades ago with New York to combat the mob's influence at their joint port. The high court ruled unanimously Tuesday that the Garden State doesn't need …

Discussion: CNBC and Washington Examiner

Hannah Story Brown / New Republic:

The Ghost of a Trump Appointee Is Haunting Merrick Garland's Justice Department … With the news of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's historic indictment of Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up other crimes this April, the spotlight on the Justice Department has harshened.