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11:25 AM ET, April 23, 2023

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Washington Post:
U.S. evacuates embassy personnel and families from Sudan, sources say  —  The United States completed the evacuation of U.S. Embassy personnel and their families from Sudan, people familiar with the matter said late Saturday.  —  The operation was carried out Sunday morning local time …
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Associated Press:
US evacuating diplomats in Sudan amid fierce fighting  —  U.S. troops are carrying out a precarious evacuation of American embassy staffers in the African nation of Sudan, shuttering the U.S. embassy there as fighting rages for a ninth day, according to a senior Biden administration official.
United States Department of State:
Briefing with Under Secretary for Management Ambassador John Bass, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador Molly Phee, Assistant Secretary …
Discussion: Breitbart
Jared Szuba / Al-Monitor:
US evacuates embassy in Sudan's capital Khartoum
New York Times:
Losing Ballot Issues on Abortion, G.O.P. Now Tries to Keep Them Off the Ballot  —  After abortion rights supporters swept six ballot measures last year, Republican legislatures seek to make it harder to get on the ballot, and harder to win if there is a vote.
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CNN:
House Republicans punt on national abortion ban amid fears of 2024 backlash  —  House Republicans are abandoning a years-long push by their party to pass a federal abortion ban and are exploring other ways to advance their anti-abortion agenda - a remarkable shift that underscores how the GOP …
Discussion: Just The News and New York Times
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Ohio Republicans try to change rules to defeat abortion rights amendment
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC News poll: Nearly 70% of GOP voters stand behind Trump amid indictment, investigations  —  But large majorities of all Americans are sour on a Trump v. Biden rematch in 2024.  —  A whopping two-thirds of Republican primary voters say they stand behind former President Donald Trump …
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Inside the pro-DeSantis super PAC that could make or break his 2024 run  —  There's no Ron DeSantis presidential campaign yet, but there is a Donald Trump one and it's attacking him daily.  That makes “Never Back Down,” the top super PAC supporting his expected run, an especially crucial player …
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The Boston Globe:
Five takeaways from the Supreme Court's abortion pill ruling  —  The Supreme Court's decision is good for science and especially good for women.  —  Late Friday, the Supreme Court wisely left the abortion medication mifepristone fully available on the market, at least for the months ahead.
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David French / New York Times:
Gun Idolatry Is Destroying the Case for Guns  —  On June 26, 2018, our family experienced one of the most terrifying nights of our lives.  It began with a strange and chilling direct message to our son — an image of three Klan hoods.  That was strange enough, but sadly not all that surprising.
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Washington Post:
Wagner group surges in Africa as U.S. influence fades, leak reveals  —  The Wagner group is moving aggressively to establish a “confederation” of anti-Western states in Africa as the Russian mercenaries foment instability while using their paramilitary and disinformation capabilities …
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
McCarthy's debt ceiling plan is theater unworthy of a high school gym  —  When Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) nominated Kevin McCarthy for House speaker on the eighth ballot in January's 15-ballot spectacle, he spoke words meant to reassure the party's right-wing holdouts about the California Republican.
Discussion: Politico
Colin Woodard / Politico:
Gun Violence Is Actually Worse in Red States.  It's Not Even Close.  —  America's regions are poles apart when it comes to gun deaths and the cultural and ideological forces that drive them.  —  POLITICO illustration/Source: Nationhood Lab at Salve Regina University
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Nationhood Lab
Associated Press:
Trump Defends Push To Restrict Abortion Rights After Rebuke  —  Donald Trump, stinging from a rebuke by a leading anti-abortion group, used a speech in Iowa to spotlight his actions as president to try to restrict abortion rights.  —  Donald Trump, stinging from a rebuke …
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Situation in Sudan  —  Today, on my orders, the United States military conducted an operation to extract U.S. Government personnel from Khartoum.  I am proud of the extraordinary commitment of our Embassy staff, who performed their duties with courage …
Chan Ho-him / Financial Times:
Shifting production from China is impossible, says shipping boss  —  Beijing's world trade dominance will make cutting it out of global supply chains a tough task  —  Companies are expanding production outside of China to reduce the risk from rising geopolitical tensions …
Wall Street Journal:
China's Ambassador to France Says Ex-Soviet States Lack Basis for Sovereignty  —  France and countries across Eastern Europe condemn remarks from Ambassador Lu Shaye  —  France and countries across Eastern Europe condemned remarks by China's ambassador in Paris claiming that post-Soviet states lack …
Aubrey Allegretti / The Guardian:
Labour suspends Diane Abbott in attempt to stifle fresh antisemitism row  —  MP loses party whip after writing letter suggesting Jewish, Irish, and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people had not experienced racism  —  Labour has sought to head off a fresh antisemitism storm by suspending …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Breitbart and Guido Fawkes
Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Republicans will ‘lose huge’ without finding ‘middle ground’ on abortion, Nancy Mace says  —  The South Carolina conservative argued others in her party must avoid extremes.  —  LIVE  —  South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace on Sunday warned her conservative colleagues that they would …
Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Graham spars with CNN's Dana Bash over abortion pill ruling  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) sparred with CNN's Dana Bash over the recent abortion pill ruling, questioning whether the Food and Drug Administration has gone “too far” in approving the medication.
ABC News:
DeSantis seeks federal aid for Fort Lauderdale flood victims  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will ask the Biden administration to declare Broward County a disaster area due to flooding earlier this month after record rainfall  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Saturday …
 
 
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Marc Levy / Associated Press:
Unprepared for long war, US Army under gun to make more ammo
Discussion: HotAir and Breitbart
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Russia running the U.N. Security Council is going about how you'd expect
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Bidens' corrupt web unraveling before our eyes
Sean Maguire / Yahoo News:
Alaska Supreme Court, in landmark ruling, says partisan gerrymandering violates state constitution
Discussion: Political Wire
Anatoly Kurmanaev / New York Times:
Russia's Technocrats Embraced the West, Then Enabled Putin's War
Discussion: The Hill and nationalinterest.org
John L. Dorman / Insider:
An ex-GOP congressman says Ron DeSantis didn't say ‘a single word’ to him for two years as they sat beside each other during House hearings: 'He's just a very arrogant guy'
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
DOJ sends letter urging judges to watch out for discriminatory fees
Discussion: Washington Post
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Adam Sabes / Fox News:
NYC Mayor Eric Adams says ‘migrant crisis’ under Biden administration has ‘destroyed’ city
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Greene silencing leads to new pledges of civility
Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
Jewish student with autism had swastika carved onto his back, mother says
Associated Press:
Alabama governor ousts a top education official over a book's ‘woke concepts’ on race
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Bombshell revelation of Trump election texts is ‘more damning’ than his Georgia phone call: legal analyst
Discussion: RADAR
 

 
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