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12:55 PM ET, April 19, 2023

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New York Times:
A $787.5 Million Settlement and Embarrassing Disclosures: The Costs of Airing a Lie  —  Fox News's late-stage agreement with Dominion Voting Systems came with a rare acknowledgment of broadcasting false claims by the conservative media powerhouse.  —  Reporting from Wilmington, Del.
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Washington Post:
Fox News still faces $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit from Smartmatic  —  Fox News's legal troubles related to the 2020 presidential election are far from over, despite its massive settlement with Dominion Voting Systems announced Tuesday afternoon.  —  The media company also faces …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
There's a big hole in the Dominion-Fox News settlement  —  When news of a possible settlement between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News surfaced on Sunday night, pleas from concerned citizens popped up on social media: Don't settle this lawsuit, Dominion.  Put all the evidence before a jury.
Washington Post:
Fox News, Dominion settle defamation lawsuit for $787.5 million  —  The agreement brings an abrupt end to one of the most significant media cases in recent decades, one that hinged on false claims about a presidential election  —  WILMINGTON, Del. — Fox News agreed Tuesday to pay $787.5 million …
New York Times:
Fox Will Pay $787.5 Million to Settle Defamation Suit  —  The settlement with Dominion Voting Systems was the latest extraordinary twist in a case that exposed the inner workings of the most powerful voice in conservative news.  —  Reporting from Wilmington, Del.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Ex-Fox News Political Director: “Who gets fired?”
Discussion: New York Times, HuffPost and Raw Story
Reuters:
Exclusive: Fox investors seek records in possible step toward suing directors
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Rupert Wins Again
Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
DeSantis is in a rut.  His trek to D.C. didn't help.  —  At a big moment for him, the Florida governor was overshadowed by rival Donald Trump's string of endorsements.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis values being in control.  Presidential candidate-in-waiting DeSantis is losing it.
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Politico:
Playbook: How Trump ambushed DeSantis in D.C.  —  Presented by The U.S. Chamber of Commerce  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  POPPING THIS MORNING — We've gotten our hands on a “confidential discussion draft” of a debt ceiling proposal being circulated …
Discussion: The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Sides With Disney
New York Times:
DeSantis Meets With Republicans on Capitol Hill, to a Lukewarm Response
Liz Crampton / Politico:
Democratic governors lose their grip as Republicans nab supermajorities  —  A steady number of GOP wins and party-flipping have created a particularly challenging environment for Democratic governors in Kentucky, Kansas, Louisiana and North Carolina.  —  Kansas Rep. Heather Meyer …
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Nathan Tankus / Politico:
Biden Can Steamroll Republicans on the Debt Ceiling  —  And Fed Chair Jay Powell won't interfere.  —  The threat of a real debt ceiling crisis is growing rapidly.  House Republicans are still pushing steep spending cuts that the White House won't countenance, even as the GOP remains deeply divided on a strategy.
Discussion: New York Times and CNN
Politico:
GOP drops $1M on Manchin as Justice preps run  —  Republicans are seeking to tie the West Virginia Democrat to his party's marquee tax, health care and climate law, betting it will drag down his prospects in the deep-red state.  —  The GOP push to knock out Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is on — 18 months before Election Day.
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Wall Street Journal:
Kyrsten Sinema, Joe Manchin Fail to Attract Small Donors for Potential Re-Election Campaigns
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Red-State Voters Give Democrats Tester, Manchin Opposite Marks Ahead of 2024
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
Inside the secret list of websites that make AI chatbots sound smart  —  AI chatbots have exploded in popularity over the past four months, stunning the public with their awesome abilities, from writing sophisticated term papers to holding unnervingly lucid conversations.
Karen Freifeld / Reuters:
Ex-Trump Organization CFO Weisselberg released from jail  —  Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was released from jail on Wednesday, according to New York City Department of Correction records.  —  Weisselberg was sent to New York's Rikers Island jail …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
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Shannon Ryan / ABC13:
Man arrested after 2 Woodlands Elite cheerleaders were shot outside HEB near Austin, police say  —  Police say Payton Washington was one of two Woodlands Elite cheerleaders hit when someone opened fire near a grocery store outside Austin.  One man is in custody.
Kiara Alfonseca / ABC News:
So-called 'Don't Say Gay' rules expanded through 12th grade in Florida  —  Classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity is limited.  —  The Florida Board of Education has voted to  —  expand restrictions  —  on classroom instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
NBC News:
Boyfriend of N.Y. woman who was gunned down in the wrong driveway recalls her final moments  —  Blake Walsh said he was heartbroken after Kaylin Gillis, his girlfriend of four years, was fatally shot Saturday while they looked for a party.  —  SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — The boyfriend of a New York woman …
Axios:
Women lawmakers come to Feinstein's defense  —  Women across the aisle are defending Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), saying they see sexism and ageism in the calls for her to resign from Congress. … - “To me it's ageist and it's sexist,” said Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa).
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Benjy Sarlin / Semafor:
People should say why they are running for president  —  Chris Christie may be a long shot if he runs in 2024, but he has one extremely important idea that other Republicans could learn from: Candidates should say why they'd be a better choice than their top rivals.
Discussion: Raw Story and Breitbart
Snejana Farberov / New York Post:
Ex-Biden official Sam Brinton to undergo mental health evaluation in luggage theft case  —  Sam Brinton, the disgraced former Biden administration official accused of stealing luggage on at least two separate occasions, has agreed to undergo a mental health evaluation as part of a Minnesota's adult diversion program.
Jonathan Mattise / Associated Press:
Tennessee moves to shield gun firms after school shooting  —  In the wake of a deadly school shooting last month, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee awarded final passage Tuesday to a proposal that would further protect gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits.
Carol Robinson / al.com:
Dadeville birthday party shooting: 2 teen brothers arrested for reckless murder  —  Dadeville birthday party shooting  —  Two teenage brothers have been charged with four counts of reckless murder in the Saturday night shooting at a Dadeville birthday party that killed four young people and injured 32 others.
Declan Walsh / New York Times:
Sudan's Generals Dined With Peace Negotiators, Then Started a War  —  What led the two generals, recently allies, to turn their forces on each other — devastating a country of 45 million people?  —  NAIROBI, Kenya — As they talked peace, Sudan's generals prepared for war.
Ashton / NPA:
South Carolina 2024 Presidential Primary Poll Findings  —  National Public Affairs conducted a poll among likely 2024 Presidential primary voters from April 11 to April 14, 2023.  We collected responses from 538 voters via landlines, text-to-web and online panel.
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Oklahomans terrified of right-wing extremists 28 years after Tim McVeigh's federal building bombing  —  Charlotte Cisneros came of age in Oklahoma City in the wake of the bombing that killed 168 people on April 19, 1995.  So, when she turned on the new Netflix documentary about Waco last month, it hit her hard.
Discussion: WHNT-TV and New York Times
Kyler Alvord / People.com:
Sen. John Fetterman Is Ready to Talk About His Mental Health: ‘I Want People to Hear This’ (Exclusive)  —  The freshman Pennsylvania senator stunned the nation when he publicly admitted himself to the hospital for depression in February.  Now back to work, he tells PEOPLE of the hidden pain that led him to rock bottom
Discussion: The Hill, PJ Media, HuffPost and Breitbart
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Almost 120M Americans exposed to air pollution that can shorten lives: research  —  More than a third of Americans are exposed to potentially life-shortening air pollution, according to the American Lung Association's (ALA) 2023 State of the Air report.  —  About 119.6 million Americans …
Discussion: UPI
Tesnim Zekeria / Popular Information:
Florida's phony “exceptions”  —  Last week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed a near-total abortion ban into law.  The law, the “Heartbeat Protection Act,” prohibits “physicians from knowingly performing or inducing a termination of pregnancy” after six weeks — before many even know that they are pregnant.
Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Grand jury indicts torch carriers in 2017 Charlottesville rally  —  At least three men who marched with blazing tiki torches at the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville are now facing criminal charges, according to indictments unsealed this week.  —  A grand jury in Virginia indicted …
The Texas Tribune:
Texas House approves sweeping limits on local regulations in GOP's latest jab at blue cities  —  City officials say the full scope of the legislation advanced Tuesday is still unclear, but it would limit their ability to issue worker protections, water restrictions and more.
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and Off the Kuff
 
 
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Associated Press:
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