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2:25 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
Washington Post:
Fox News, Dominion settle defamation lawsuit for $787.5 million
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Don't get it twisted: Fox's $787.5M defamation deal is record-setting, massive and painful, experts say
Discussion: The Nation
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Putting the massive Fox News settlement in perspective
Max Tani / Semafor:
Ex-Fox News Political Director: “Who gets fired?”
Discussion: New York Times, HuffPost and Raw Story
New York Times:
Fox Will Pay $787.5 Million to Settle Defamation Suit
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 Nation, The Hill and The Guardian
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Sides With Disney
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Red-State Voters Give Democrats Tester, Manchin Opposite Marks Ahead of 2024  — 58% of Montana voters approve of Tester, while 55% of West Virginia voters disapprove of Manchin.  — Among the 59% of Montana voters who disapprove of Biden, 42% of them give Tester positive marks.
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Wall Street Journal:
Kyrsten Sinema, Joe Manchin Fail to Attract Small Donors for Potential Re-Election Campaigns
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.
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.
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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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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Susan Page / USA Today:
Exclusive: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches unlikely presidential bid backed by 14% of Biden voters  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches his unlikely bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday with the support of 14% of voters who backed President Joe Biden in 2020, an exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds.
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 …
Evan Mealins / The Tennessean:
Capitol riot: Nashville's ‘zip-tie guy’ guilty on all charges  —  A federal court Tuesday handed down guilty verdicts for the Nashville man best known as “zip-tie guy” and his mother for the pair's role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.  —  Eric Munchel, who infamously brandished zip ties …
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.
Jana Winter / Rolling Stone:
DHS Official Has Office Raided, Covered in Crime Scene Tape  —  The head of the office that tracks cross-border threats — including fentanyl and cartel activity — was walked out by security and questioned on Monday, sources tell Rolling Stone  —  THE DEPARTMENT OF Homeland Security intelligence official …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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.
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Biden will meet with ‘Tennessee Three’ at the White House  —  Biden invited state Reps. Reps. Justin Jones, Gloria Johnson and Justin J. Pearson, who faced expulsion over gun control protests, to the White House “to continue that conversation.”  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will meet …
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
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Abortion pill maker sues FDA to preserve access  —  The lawsuit from GenBioPro, which makes the generic version of the drug, comes as SCOTUS action looms.  —  The company that makes the generic version of a common abortion pill sued the FDA on Wednesday, hoping to bar the agency from rolling …
Discussion: NPR, New York Times and CNN
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Austin told Gallant the U.S. is taking steps to prevent future leaks  —  U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin privately tried to reassure his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant that the Biden administration is taking steps to prevent future leaks of classified information after a trove …
Associated Press:
Maine quadruple murder suspect was recently released from prison  —  Joseph Eaton, 34, was released Friday from the Maine Correctional Center in Windham, where he had been sentenced in March 2021, a state official said.  —  BOWDOIN, Maine — A Maine man who police say killed four people …
CNN:
McCarthy eyes $1.5T debt limit increase in push for key vote next week  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told his leadership team that he wants to release bill text Wednesday detailing his party's plan to raise the national debt limit for one year and is pushing for a floor vote next week …
Gordon Corera / BBC:
Ukraine war: The Russian ships accused of North Sea sabotage  —  Russia has a programme to sabotage wind farms and communication cables in the North Sea, according to new allegations.  —  The details come from a joint investigation by public broadcasters in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland.
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.
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court clears way for Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed to try to use DNA to prove innocence  —  The Supreme Court cleared the way on Wednesday for Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed to seek post-conviction DNA evidence to try to prove his innocence.
Olivia Rockeman / Bloomberg:
A Decade After the Rana Plaza Collapse, Garment Workers Are Still Exploited  —  When the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh collapsed in April 2013, killing more than 1,100 workers and injuring 2,500 others, fashion brands worldwide pledged to clean up the horrific conditions in sweatshops churning out their garments.
Discussion: The Diplomat and Supply Chain Dive
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
 
 
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Josh Hawley wants the government to play a bigger role in lowering drug prices
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Michael Gartland / New York Daily News:
Scott Stringer and allies allege his accuser Jean Kim lied about sexual misconduct claims in flurry of sworn statements
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Oklahomans terrified of right-wing extremists 28 years after Tim McVeigh's federal building bombing
Discussion: WHNT-TV and New York Times
Axios:
Women lawmakers come to Feinstein's defense
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Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Idaho Republicans Auction ‘Trigger Time’ With Kyle Rittenhouse
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
He's rich. He's pugilistic. And he's quietly paying to get Gavin Newsom's attention.
The Guardian:
FBI arrests guardsman who applied for job on RentAHitman.com
Barton Swaim / Wall Street Journal:
Harlan Crow Is ‘Collateral Damage’ of a Smear Campaign Against Clarence Thomas