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Washington Post:
Fox was resigned to a tough trial. Then, a secret mediator stepped in. — Dominion held firm to its big-money claim, and the jury was seated, just before a dramatic ending to the defamation case — For months, as the pretrial proceedings wore on and the embarrassing internal messages kept spilling …
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Don't get it twisted: Fox's $787.5M defamation deal is record-setting, massive and painful, experts say — Listen to this episode on Apple, Spotify or wherever else you get your podcasts, and subscribe. — After Fox's $787.5 million settlement averted a historic defamation trial …
Julia Rock / The Lever:
Fox Can Claim Tax Writeoff For Defamation Settlement — Fox's massive settlement with private equity-backed voting machine company Dominion Voting Systems didn't just spare the conservative news organization from a lengthy public defamation trial or a full public reckoning for its election lies …
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The Daily Beast, Rolling Stone, National Review, Jacobin, Joe.My.God., HuffPost, The Information, WGN-TV, Deadline, Raw Story, VICE and Reuters, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
The Tax Break That Could Save Fox Millions in Its Dominion Settlement
The Tax Break That Could Save Fox Millions in Its Dominion Settlement
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James Poniewozik / New York Times:
Everybody Knows What Fox News Is Now
Everybody Knows What Fox News Is Now
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Washington Post, Iowa Capital Dispatch, The National and The Atlantic, more at Mediagazer »
Washington Post:
After Fox settlement, experts warn election falsehoods will persist
After Fox settlement, experts warn election falsehoods will persist
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The Wrap, Raw Story, New York Times, Mediaite and Mercury News
Brian Stelter / Vanity Fair:
Fox News, Unapologetic and Unwavering, Steams Ahead After Staggering Dominion Settlement
Fox News, Unapologetic and Unwavering, Steams Ahead After Staggering Dominion Settlement
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Washington Post and Bernard Goldberg's Commentary
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Last minute brinkmanship and overseas assist end Fox case
Last minute brinkmanship and overseas assist end Fox case
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
‘Deeply frustrated’: Florida legislators worn out by DeSantis — The governor didn't wow D.C. It's not great in Tallahassee either. — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' iron-clad grip on the Republican-controlled Legislature may be slipping amid growing frustration among GOP legislators.
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Berny Belvedere / The Bulwark:
Decoding DeSantis's Weird War on Disney — It may seem crazy for a governor to wildly attack one of his state's major employers—but you gotta understand MAGA logic. — This week, when Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suggested that he might build a prison next to Disney World …
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BlogMickey.com, Boston Herald, Axios and Daily Kos
Rachael Bade / Politico:
'I'm not a paid assassin': Inside Chris Christie's 2024 decision — The former New Jersey governor is eager to take on Donald Trump. But he's only running, he says, if he thinks he can win. — A few weeks ago, Chris Christie called up a former Republican presidential candidate and asked for some advice …
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The Hill, Florida Politics, Fox News, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Patterico's Pontifications, New York Times, Insider and Breitbart
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Florida poised to make DeSantis' travel records secret — Open government advocates called it one of the worst ever proposed exemptions to the state's much-lauded Sunshine Law. — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' use of state planes and other information about his official travel …
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Sun-Sentinel
Rolling Stone:
Trump Plotted for Weeks to ‘Mindf-ck’ DeSantis With Florida Endorsements
Trump Plotted for Weeks to ‘Mindf-ck’ DeSantis With Florida Endorsements
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Washington Post:
Three takeaways from McCarthy's debt limit bill — Good morning, Early Birds. It's 4/20, the 152nd anniversary of the signing of the Ku Klux Klan Act, which is still used to prosecute groups tied to white supremacy. Tips: earlytips@washpost.com. Thanks for waking up with us. — Reading this online?
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Associated Press:
Biden Blasts GOP ‘Wacko Notions’ Amid Debt Limit Standoff — President Joe Biden has lambasted the House Republicans' emerging proposal to raise the nation's debt limit in a speech at a union hall. — President Joe Biden lambasted Republicans' emerging trade-off plans to raise …
Wall Street Journal:
IRS Whistleblower Says U.S. Is Mishandling Hunter Biden Probe — In letter to lawmakers, Internal Revenue Service supervisor says he has information of ‘preferential treatment and politics’ — WASHINGTON—An IRS supervisor has told lawmakers he has information that suggests the Biden administration …
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
House GOP unveils bill to cut spending, lift debt ceiling. Here's how.
House GOP unveils bill to cut spending, lift debt ceiling. Here's how.
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CNBC, The Guardian, The Dispatch, Semafor, Bloomberg and Washington Times
Politico:
Biden rejects McCarthy's debt-limit plan
Biden rejects McCarthy's debt-limit plan
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The Hill, Bloomberg, ABC News, Washington Times, NBC News, Just The News, Alternet.org, Roll Call, CNN, CNBC, Breitbart, Washington Examiner, BizPac Review, UPI, NPR, Associated Press, PoliticusUSA, Fox News, USA Today and Political Wire
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Democrats' Numbers Problem
Democrats' Numbers Problem
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The Hill, Los Angeles Times, Mercury News and NBC News
Kansas City Star:
‘Fear and paranoia.’ Grandson says Andrew Lester bought into conspiracies, disinformation — A grandson of the man charged with shooting a Black teen in Kansas City's Northland last week said he was “appalled” and “disgusted” at his grandfather's actions and is thankful Ralph Yarl is recovering.
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New York Times, FIRST DRAFT, Mediaite, New York Post and Raw Story
Politico:
Republicans are alarmed about a Mastriano for Senate bid. Even Trump. — The former president has privately conveyed concerns about having the Pennsylvania Republican on the top of the ticket alongside him this cycle. — MAGA firebrand Doug Mastriano is inducing panic among GOP officials …
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Florida Rep. Michael Waltz Endorses Trump for President in 2024 — Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) became the latest Florida Republican to endorse former President Donald Trump over Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2024 GOP presidential primary on Thursday, issuing an exclusive statement to Breitbart News endorsing Trump.
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
DeSantis's Electability Pitch Wobbles, Despite G.O.P. Losses Under Trump
DeSantis's Electability Pitch Wobbles, Despite G.O.P. Losses Under Trump
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Matt Binder / Mashable:
Microsoft drops Twitter from its advertising platform — Yet another big B2B service passes on paying for Twitter's new high-priced API. — Twitter is being removed from yet another big B2B platform. And this time it's one of the biggest companies in the tech industry.
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Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:
Twitter quietly edited its hateful conduct policy to drop transgender protections
Twitter quietly edited its hateful conduct policy to drop transgender protections
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Wall Street Journal, Washington Press, Quartz, CBS News, HotAir, The Post Millennial, NBC News and Mashable
Washington Post:
Abortion divides 2024 candidates and confounds many within the GOP — Presidential hopefuls have struggled to settle on a position amid warning signs that the party is on the wrong side of public opinion on the issue — When Republican donors arrived at the Four Seasons in Nashville last weekend …
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New York Times
Daniel Strauss / New Republic:
No Labels Took More Than $100,000 From Clarence Thomas Buddy Harlan Crow — Years before megadonor Harlan Crow was reading ProPublica stories about his close ties with Clarence Thomas, often seen as maybe the most partisan justice on the Supreme Court, he was doling out donations …
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The Guardian, Off the Kuff, New York Magazine, Political Wire and Crooks and Liars
Kiara Alfonseca / ABC News:
DeKalb County releases autopsy in ‘Cop City’ protester Manuel Teran's death — Teran was protesting the development of a police training center. DeKalb County has released the autopsy results related to the death of Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, who demonstrated against the construction …
Washington Post:
A new Smithsonian boss settled multiple employee retaliation lawsuits — The selection of Nancy Yao to run the American Women's History Museum is being re-evaluated because of questions about firing three sex-harassment accusers at a New York museum — When the Smithsonian Institution announced …
Sara Murray / CNN:
My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell ordered to pay $5 million to expert who debunked his election data — My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell has been ordered to shell out $5 million to an expert who debunked his data related to the 2020 election, according to a decision by the arbitration panel obtained by CNN.
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Queen City News:
Little girl, parents shot after basketball rolls into gunman's yard in Gastonia; suspect sought: police — GASTONIA, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) - A manhunt is underway for an “armed and dangerous” man accused of shooting several people including a six-year-old girl and her parents, according to the Gaston County Police Department.
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Madeline Holcombe / CNN:
Most adults value reproductive rights when deciding where to go to college, poll shows — Class sizes, available majors and extracurriculars aren't the only things going into college decisions this year. — A new poll shows that incoming and current college students are also thinking …
Will Saletan / Bulwark+:
Donald Trump Is Running a Democratic Campaign in a Republican Primary — He's defending entitlements. And Republican voters are here for it. — DONALD TRUMP IS PUMMELING RON DESANTIS in the battle for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. He accuses DeSantis of exaggerating …
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Miami Herald
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Trump Says He May Skip Rape Case to Spare New Yorkers Traffic Hassles — The trial of writer E. Jean Carroll's allegations that the former president assaulted her at a department store is to begin next week. — Former President Donald J. Trump wants to come to a Manhattan trial over allegations …
Dell Cameron / Wired:
The Hacker Who Hijacked Matt Walsh's Twitter Was Just ‘Bored’ — The breach of the right-wing provocateur was simply a way of “stirring up some drama,” the attacker tells WIRED. But the damage could have been much worse. — The hacker who claims to have compromised the Twitter account …
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Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
House Republicans to vote on barring trans athletes from women's sports — House Republicans are set to pass a bill Thursday that would amend a landmark federal civil rights law to bar transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports. — The two-page bill proposed …
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Amy Beth Hanson / Associated Press:
Montana Republicans want censure while misgendering lawmaker — A group of conservative Republican lawmakers in Montana deliberately misgendered a transgender colleague in demanding that she be censored for language she used on the floor while speaking against a bill that would ban gender-affirming medical care for children.