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12:35 PM ET, April 24, 2023

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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson is leaving Fox News  —  The bombastic host received the largest audience on the conservative network.  —  In a shocking announcement on Monday morning, the Fox News Channel announced that prime-time host Tucker Carlson is leaving the network.
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Tucker Carlson out at Fox News  —  Fox News and Tucker Carlson, the right-wing extremist who hosted the network's highly rated 8pm hour, have severed ties, the network said in a stunning announcement Monday.  —  The announcement came one week after Fox News settled a monster defamation lawsuit …
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Tucker Carlson leaves Fox News in wake of Dominion defamation settlement  — Fox News announced it parted ways with right wing host Tucker Carlson.  His last program aired Friday.  — The host is leaving Fox News days after the network reached a settlement with Dominion Voting Systems in its defamation lawsuit.
Discussion: Reuters and Mock Paper Scissors
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
BREAKING: Tucker Carlson OUT at Fox News in Shocking Shakeup  —  Tucker Carlson, the top-rated host at Fox News, is leaving the network.  —  The abrupt departure of the controversial prime time host comes a week after Fox News reached a $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox News Breaks Up With Tucker Carlson In Exit Surprise
New York Times:
Don Lemon, CNN Star Anchor, to Leave the Network  —  Mr. Lemon, one of the network's most recognizable stars, had been under scrutiny since making remarks about women and aging in February that were widely perceived to be sexist.  —  Don Lemon is out at CNN.
Washington Post:
Democrats reluctant about Biden 2024, but they see no other choice  —  They are lukewarm about picking Biden as their nominee, but many believe he may be the best hope of preventing a second Trump term and fighting extremism  —  The leftover pizza was divvied up, the Girl Scout cookies had been exchanged …
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James Downie / MSNBC:
Kevin McCarthy's clown car is headed right into a debt ceiling crisis  —  The House speaker's tenure has been a kaleidoscope of incompetence.  —  The clown car that has been Rep. Kevin McCarthy's speakership spluttered to a halting start over 15 long ballots in January and hasn't had a second of a smooth ride since.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Politico:
'Nobody knows when it's going to happen': Wall Street wakes up to default threat.  —  The government has until the summer to strike a deal.  —  NEW YORK — For months, Wall Street has barely focused on the possibility that the government might default on its debt.  It's paying attention now.
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Hillary Clinton / New York Times:
Republicans' Debt-Ceiling Games Threaten National Security
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
At U.S. behest, Ukraine held off anniversary attacks on Russia  —  Kyiv's head of military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, planned bold strikes deep behind enemy lines that unnerved officials in Washington  —  In February, with the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine days away …
Discussion: The Hill, Human Events and Fox News
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Wall Street Journal:
Iran Ships Ammunition to Russia by Caspian Sea to Aid Invasion of Ukraine
Discussion: Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal:
Weapons Makers Can't Hire Enough Workers as Ukraine War Drives Demand
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Susan Rice to step down as domestic policy adviser  —  Rice, who also served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, helped the Biden administration with expanding the Affordable Care Act.  —  Domestic policy adviser Susan Rice is stepping down from her post.
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Carol E. Lee / NBC News:
Susan Rice to step down as Biden's domestic policy chief  —  Rice's departure next month will bring to a close her prolific, wide-ranging and at times controversial tenure.  —  President Joe Biden's domestic policy adviser, Susan Rice, is stepping down from her post next month …
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Hunter Biden may be living at the White House to evade legal papers from his baby mama  —  Hunter Biden is believed to be hiding out at the White House while his baby mama goes on the warpath.  —  Lawyers for former stripper Lunden Roberts asked an Arkansas court Friday to jail the First Son …
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Washington Post:
Proud Boys saw themselves as 'Trump's army,' U.S. says in trial closings  —  Closing arguments are underway in the seditious conspiracy trial of five Proud Boys leaders accused of spearheading the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol  —  The far-right Proud Boys saw themselves …
Discussion: ABC News, Fox News and Joe.My.God.
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Ben Smith / Semafor:
It's back to the future for a diminished digital news business  —  What year is it?  Consider the following:  — The Drudge Report is the biggest political website in the country.  — Jonah Peretti, a digital media entrepreneur, is focused on building the homepage traffic of HuffPost.
Salim A. Essaid / Al-Monitor:
Saudi Arabia rises to world's 5th largest military spender: SIPRI  —  The kingdom has risen from eighth to fifth place since 2021, surpassing the United Kingdom, Germany and France.  —  DUBAI — Saudi Arabia was ranked the 5th biggest military spender in 2022, jumping from eighth to fifth place …
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Nikki Haley's Corporate-Board Slot Delivers Stock Windfall Amid 2024 GOP Bid  —  Decision to stay in post differs from past choices by Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush  —  Nikki Haley received stock options worth close to $300,000 roughly six weeks after jumping into the 2024 presidential race as part …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Kit O'Connell / The Texas Observer:
Ag Commissioner Sid Miller's New Transphobic Dress Code  —  Transgender and gender nonconforming employees of the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) received an unwelcome surprise last Monday: a new dress code that continues Governor Greg Abbott's campaign of anti-LGBTQ+ oppression.
Jordain Carney / Politico:
House GOP warns FBI to stay out of controversial surveillance talks  —  The bureau is at the heart of a fight over a controversial surveillance program.  But its toxic relationship with the House GOP means it has to stay far away from reauthorization talks.
Discussion: Raw Story
Harvard University:
SPRING 2023 POLL  —  Cambridge, MA - A national poll released today by the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School indicates that among18-to-29-year-olds, President Biden's approval rating stands at 36%, a drop of three percentage points since last fall (39%) and five percentage points since last spring (41%.)
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Israel offers to host warring Sudanese generals for talks  —  Israel in a proposal given to the warring generals in Sudan offered to host the two sides for Israeli-mediated talks aimed at reaching a cease-fire agreement, three Israeli Foreign Ministry officials told Axios.
Punchbowl News:
McCarthy's gigantic week  —  THE TOP … Both the House and Senate come back into session tomorrow.  —  This is the most important week for Speaker Kevin McCarthy since he won the grueling floor fight in January to get the gavel.  —  The House is set to vote this week on a $4.5 trillion GOP bill …
 
 
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Supreme Court declines Exxon, Chevron push to move state lawsuits to federal court
Discussion: Reuters, NBC News and Bloomberg
Robert Reich / The Guardian:
Trump committed treason and will try again. He must be barred from running
Discussion: HuffPost
John Kruzel / Reuters:
U.S. Supreme Court to decide if public officials can block critics on social media
Laura Bassett / Jezebel:
Kyrsten Sinema Has a Net Favorability of -23, Per New Statewide Poll
Discussion: Political Wire
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Eleni Kounalakis first to launch campaign for California governor in 2026
 Earlier Items: 
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Biden Opens a New Back Door on Immigration
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Suddenly, the GOP wants to pack some courts
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
The Week Ahead  —  Lots of interesting legal issues surfaced last week, and we're headed for more in the week ahead.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Florida school district bans dozens of books based on proposed bill
Discussion: National Review
Brittany Gibson / Politico:
Control of the House goes through the Empire State
Gabrielle Fonrouge / CNBC:
Bed Bath & Beyond files for bankruptcy protection after failed turnaround efforts
Wall Street Journal:
Bud Light Brewer Puts Two Executives on Leave After Uproar Over Transgender Influencer
Alex Kirshner / Slate:
Elon Musk's Weekend-Long Masterclass in Business Failure
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports Q3 digital subscribers hit 260K, for 11.9M in total, digital ad revenue rose 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic turned its first profit

Porter Anderson / Publishing Perspectives:
PEN America: 10,046 school books bans across 29 states were recorded from July 2023 to June 2024, up ~200% YoY; Florida had 4,500+ bans and Iowa had 3,600+ bans

Ross Raihala / Twin Cities:
Q&A with Aaron Rupar on leaving Vox to start Public Notice on Substack, watching ~400 Trump rallies to share clips with his 989K followers on X, and more

 
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