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10:55 PM ET, April 20, 2023

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Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
REVEALED: GOP leader, who voted to expel TN Three, resigns; found guilty of sexually harassing interns  —  A member of GOP leadership in the Tennessee House of Representatives was recently found guilty of sexually harassing at least one legislative intern, likely two, by an ethics subcommittee acting in secret,
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Washington Post:
Mike Lindell's firm told to pay $5 million in ‘Prove Mike Wrong’ election-fraud challenge  —  MyPillow founder and prominent election denier Mike Lindell made a bold offer ahead of a “cyber symposium” he held in August 2021 in South Dakota: He claimed he had data showing Chinese interference …
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Sara Murray / CNN:
My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell ordered to follow through with $5 million payment to expert who debunked his false election data
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:   Fox Paid a Parking Ticket; Mike Lindell Is Going To Get Wrecked
New York Times:
BuzzFeed Shuts Down Its Namesake News Division  —  BuzzFeed News, which won a Pulitzer Prize but never made money, is “beginning the process of closing,” the company's founder, Jonah Peretti, said in a memo to employees.  —  BuzzFeed is shutting down its namesake news division …
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Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
The Internet of the 2010s Ended Today  —  BuzzFeed News was more than a website: It defined an era.  —  If you're curious to know what it was like to work at BuzzFeed News in the salad days of the mid-2010s, here is a representative anecdote: I was sitting at my desk one morning …
Ben Smith / The Atlantic:
After All That, I Would Still Publish the Dossier
Discussion: Fox News and Twitchy
New York Times:
I.R.S. Official Is Said to Assert Political Meddling in Hunter Biden Inquiry  —  An agent overseeing the agency's portion of the investigation into the president's son is asking Congress for whistle-blower protection to discuss what he says is misconduct in the case.
Discussion: ABC News, Fox News and The Hill
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NBC News:
Federal prosecutors have considered four possible charges against Hunter Biden
Discussion: RedState and Political Wire
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Attorney General Merrick Garland is ‘senior’ Biden official in Hunter Biden IRS whistleblower claim
JONATHAN TURLEY:
“Preferential Treatment”: IRS Whistleblower Claims Political Influence and Possible Perjury Related to the Hunter Biden Investigation
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
McCarthy at risk of falling short on GOP votes for debt ceiling bill  —  House Republicans are feeling a debt ceiling hangover, with senior GOP sources worrying they're significantly short on votes now that members have read the 320-page bill. … - Much of the skepticism is coming …
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
House GOP Hard-Liners Push For Changes To Debt Ceiling Bill
Washington Post:
Biden preparing to announce reelection campaign next week
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Manchin slams Biden for ‘deficiency of leadership,’ applauds McCarthy debt limit plan
Discussion: Just The News, Axios and CNBC
ABC News:
Charges dropped against Alec Baldwin in fatal on-set ‘Rust’ shooting: Sources  —  Baldwin was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter.  —  Charges against Alec Baldwin have been dropped in the  —  fatal on-set “Rust” shooting  —  , according to sources familiar with the matter.
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Deadline:
Alec Baldwin Not Absolved In Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting Despite Planned Dropping Of Charges, Prosecutors Say - Update
Washington Post:
Top GOP lawyer decries ease of campus voting in private pitch to RNC  —  A presentation by Cleta Mitchell at a donor retreat urged tougher rules that could make it harder for college students to cast ballots  —  NASHVILLE — A top Republican legal strategist told a roomful of GOP donors …
Discussion: Vanity Fair, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Republicans don't complain much about polling places at senior centers
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Press
NBC News:
Capitol rioter shot at local deputies after FBI informed him of Jan. 6 charges  —  Nathan Donald Pelham, of Texas, now faces an additional felony count, on top of the four misdemeanor charges stemming from the attack on the Capitol.  —  A Texas man facing charges in the Jan. 6 riot opened fire …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jan. 6 defendant fired on deputies ahead of expected arrest, court records show
Discussion: The Hill
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
McCurtain Gazette-News releases entire audio of county leaders talking about killing reporters, lynching Black residents  —  The Oklahoma sheriff boasted about physically confronting the local district attorney and threatening to “whoop his ass,” newly released audio revealed.
Discussion: Associated Press
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
New secret recording reveals Oklahoma county leaders discussing sexual favors for pay raises
Discussion: The Oklahoman
Uwa Ede-Osifo / NBC News:
Widow of man who died in custody of deputies in Oklahoma county where officials talked about lynching Black people files suit
Discussion: Raw Story and Associated Press
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Trump-appointed judge facing more scrutiny as Christian radio interviews surface  —  The far-right Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas who authored the opinion revoking the US Food and Drug Administration's approval of the abortion drug mifepristone failed to disclose interviews he gave …
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CNN:
Judge who suspended abortion pill failed to disclose interviews that discussed social issues
Discussion: Alternet.org and Political Wire
Katelynn Richardson / The Daily Caller:
‘Double Standard’: Legal Experts Slam Dems For Ignoring Liberal Justice's Failure To Disclose Spouse's Consulting Work  — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's nominee financial disclosure from March 2022 reveals she “inadvertently omitted” consulting income her spouse “periodically receives …
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Clarence Thomas and the Plague of Bad Reporting
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
The (Republican) Party's Over  —  With each passing month, week, and day, the Republican Party contrives to go a little crazier, one step more radical—to smash one more norm or tradition.  If you still think that surely they'll come to their senses one of these days, you're just not paying attention.
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Alex Henderson / Alternet.org:   Four veteran conservatives declare today's ‘Trumpist’ GOP beyond salvation
Shania Shelton / CNN:
Larry Elder announces 2024 White House bid  —  Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder announced Thursday that he's launching a 2024 presidential campaign, joining a growing list of Republicans vying for the GOP nomination.  —  Elder will speak at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition this weekend.
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
JUST IN: Dan Bongino Parts Ways With Fox News  —  Dan Bongino, the pro-Trump firebrand who turned frequent appearances on Fox News into a job hosting a weekend show on the network, announced his departure on Thursday.  —  Bongino, the host of Unfiltered and Fox Nation's Canceled in the USA …
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Mark Joyella / Forbes:
Fox News Parts Ways With Dan Bongino: 'It's A Sad Day'
ABC News:
House Republicans pass ban on transgender athletes competing with women, girls  —  The GOP had made passing the ban for school sports teams a key campaign promise.  —  House Republicans passed first-of-its-kind federal legislation on Thursday to ban  —  transgender athletes
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Brian Lopez / The Texas Tribune:
Public schools would have to display Ten Commandments under bill passed by Texas Senate  —  The Senate also passed a bill that would set prayer and Bible reading times during the school day.  —  Public schools in Texas would have to prominently display the Ten Commandments …
Eric Cortellessa / TIME:
Top DeSantis Donor Says He's Ready to Put His Fortune Behind 2024 Bid  —  It's been a rough two weeks for Ron DeSantis.  Members of Congress from his own state have been endorsing Donald Trump in droves.  A crippling gas shortage in South Florida coincided with the governor's travel …
Discussion: CNN, Breitbart and Fox News
The Verge:
LeBron James didn't pay for his Twitter checkmark, but Elon gave it to him anyway  —  / After saying he wouldn't pay, James was offered a complimentary subscription ‘on behalf of Elon Musk.’  —  Twitter has started getting rid of legacy blue checks for those who don't pay up.  Well, unless you're LeBron James.
Kenneth Chang / New York Times:
SpaceX's Starship Rocket Will Try to Launch on 4/20: What to Expect  —  The most powerful rocket ever built got off the launchpad in South Texas, but did not achieve its most ambitious goals on Thursday.  —  A setback for Elon Musk and SpaceX, but not a fatal one.
Gideon Rubin / Raw Story:
‘Self-infatuated extremist’: Marjorie Taylor Greene hit with brutal op-ed after rushing to defend a ‘reckless brat’  —  Shortly after federal authorities announced the arrest of Jack Douglas Teixeira on allegations the 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard member leaked sensitive …
Discussion: New York Times
New York Times:
Heritage Foundation Makes Plans to Staff Next G.O.P. Administration  —  No matter the Republican, the effort has set a goal of up to 20,000 potential officials in a database akin to a right-wing LinkedIn.  —  If a Republican enters the Oval Office in 2025, whether it's Donald J. Trump or someone else …
 
 
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Decca Muldowney / The Daily Beast:
Prez of Trumpy Zionist Org Hit With Lawsuit Over Racist, Sexist Behavior
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Ukraine planned attacks on Russian forces in Syria, leaked document shows
Discussion: Alternet.org and Fox News
STAT:
Judicial overreach is an immediate hazard to already precarious public health
Discussion: The Hill
NBC News:
Migrant worker in NBC News interview is older than previously reported
Discussion: Washington Post and Breitbart
New York Times:
How Hard Lines in Fox-Dominion Deal Talks Suddenly Softened
Mike Lee US Senator for Utah:
Group of Senators and House Members Express Concern Over U.S. Aid to Ukraine
Sam Mellins / New York Focus:
Housing Nixed in Latest Budget Talks
Discussion: New York Post
Karina Elwood / Washington Post:
After months of controversy, Virginia approves new school history standards
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Blue Virginia
 Earlier Items: 
Michael Levenson / New York Times:
British Man Died of Rare Blood Syndrome Linked to AstraZeneca's Vaccine
Gerald F. Seib / Wall Street Journal:
For Saner Politics, Try Stronger Parties
New York Times:
Knocking on the Wrong House or Door Can Be Deadly In a Nation Armed With Guns
Discussion: ABC13 and Washington Press
Connor Surmonte / RADAR:
Critic Predicts Maria Bartiromo & Jeanine Pirro Will Be Fired As Rupert Murdoch Moves To Be Less ‘Vulnerable’ After $787.5 Million Defamation Settlement
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
Ron DeSantis Has a Lizard Problem
Nicole Stacy / SBA Pro-Life America:
SBA: Donald Trump's States-Only Position Is Unacceptable to Pro-Life Movement
 

 
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