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12:50 PM ET, April 26, 2023

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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Coming Biden Blowout  —  Republicans thought about running without Trump in 2024—but lost their nerve.  They're heading for electoral disaster again.  —  The Republican plan for 2024 is already failing, and the party leadership can see it and knows it.
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Post
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Inside Biden's strategy to repair Harris' image  —  Top White House officials are rushing to the aid of Vice President Kamala Harris to try to shore up her underwhelming poll numbers heading into 2024.  Why it matters: Harris' numbers are even worse than President Biden's (approval in the high 30%s versus low 40%s).
Politico:
Biden v. Trump: A race for the White House with actuarial tables in the background  —  A second win by either would lead to an octogenarian in the White House.  —  Joe Biden's formal entrance into the presidential campaign this week will put to test the question of whether or not this is a country for old men.
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Joe Biden's 2024 Opening Argument: It's Me or the Abyss
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Big money donors rally behind Biden as he launches his reelection bid
Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Biden launches first TV ad of re-election campaign
Wall Street Journal:
Tucker Carlson's Vulgar, Offensive Messages About Colleagues Helped Seal His Fate at Fox News  —  Prime-time host called senior executive the c-word in redacted missive; network grew wary of further embarrassment from possible disclosure  —  Several weeks ago, as Fox News lawyers prepared …
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Ben Ashford / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Appetizers plus entrée!’  Looks like Tucker Carlson doesn't give two Fox about his ouster from network - gleefully telling DailyMail.com his future plans while tooling off to a romantic date night with wife Susan  — Tucker Carlson was ‘blindsided’ by the news …
Rolling Stone:
Fox Has a Secret ‘Oppo File’ to Keep Tucker Carlson in Check, Sources Say
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:   Tucker Carlson's disparaging comments about Fox leaders led to his ouster: report
Lara Seligman / Politico:
‘Good riddance’: Pentagon officials cheer Tucker Carlson's ouster
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
No, Tucker Carlson should not run for president
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Disney Sues DeSantis Over Control of Its Florida Resort  —  The company claimed “a targeted campaign of government retaliation,” which it said stemmed from its criticism of a contentious state education law.  —  The fight between Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and the Walt Disney Company is headed to court.
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Disney sues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleges political effort to hurt its business  — Walt Disney Co. sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleging the Republican governor has waged a “relentless campaign to weaponize government power” over the company.  — The lawsuit dramatically escalates …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senators unveil bipartisan proposal to require Supreme Court to adopt code of conduct  —  Sens. Angus King (I-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) have introduced a bipartisan bill to require the Supreme Court to create a new code of conduct for itself after ProPublica revealed …
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The Lever:
Thomas Helped Kill Eviction Ban Threatening Benefactor's Business
David Sirota / Jacobin:   Clarence Thomas Helped Kill Eviction Bans That Threatened Harlan Crow's Business
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:   The Wall Street Journal's Double Standards
Washington Post:
GOP adopts middle-of-the-night changes to debt ceiling package  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  Our colleague Jeff Stein is watching all of Joel and Ethan Coen's films.  Let him know why you think “Barton Fink” is underrated (but please don't yell at him): jeffrey.stein@washpost.com.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Peter Thiel, Republican megadonor, won't fund candidates in 2024 - sources  —  Tech billionaire and Republican megadonor Peter Thiel, an early backer of former President Donald Trump who later broke with him, has told associates he is not planning to donate to any political candidates in 2024 …
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
The Washington gambler  —  Sean McElwee, a young Democratic insider with friends in high places, bet on himself in the post-Trump era.  But that wasn't all he was betting on. … It was poker night at Sean McElwee's Logan Circle bachelor pad.  In the living room, a big‐ …
Discussion: Politico
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Ivanka Trump Ditches Attorneys In Fraud Suit, Splitting From Don Jr. And Eric  —  Ivanka Trump replaced the lawyers defending her in a fraud suit against the New York attorney general on Friday.  Her former attorneys are still representing her brothers, Don Jr. and Eric.
Discussion: Raw Story
Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
‘Trump raped me,’ E. Jean Carroll testifies in battery, defamation case  —  E. Jean Carroll has sued Trump for defaming her when he denied her rape claim.  —  Former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll, on the first day of testimony in her civil defamation and battery case against former President Donald Trump …
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
E. Jean Carroll v. Donald Trump: Trials are unpredictable, but here's the roadmap for this one
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
U.S. and South Korea Agree to Cooperate on Nuclear Weapons  —  The agreement is a centerpiece of this week's state visit by President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea, who will appear with President Biden at the White House on Wednesday.  —  WASHINGTON — The United States will give South Korea …
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Alexander Smith / NBC News:
U.S. to send nuclear submarines in new pledge to protect South Korea from North's threats
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Top Trump lawyer never saw proof of Dominion fraud claims  —  One of the chief architects of pro-Donald Trump election conspiracy theories conceded in a recording that she never saw evidence of voting machine fraud in Georgia — and that's why she didn't target election equipment maker Dominion …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and WAGA-TV
David Gilbert / VICE:
A Far-Right Moms Group Is Terrorizing Schools in the Name of Protecting Kids  —  Moms for Liberty has targeted teachers, administrators, parents, and school board members, orchestrating harassment campaigns that have left people fearing for their safety—and in some cases, their lives.  —  David Gilbert
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Trump zeroes in on a key target of his ‘retribution’ agenda: Government workers  —  The former president's plan to radically change the civil service is causing “anxiety” for career officials, in no small part because it is becoming “basically doctrine” on the right.
Discussion: Raw Story
Christopher Miller / Financial Times:
Xi Jinping holds long-awaited call with Volodymyr Zelenskyy  —  Ukrainian leader says conversation with China's president was ‘long and meaningful’  —  Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday he had held “a long and meaningful phone call with [Chinese] President Xi Jinping” …
CNN:
Special counsel investigating January 6 interested in former Fox News producer's audiotapes, her lawyer says  —  Special Counsel Jack Smith has expressed interest in audio tapes recorded by former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg while she worked at the right-wing network, her lawyer said.
Discussion: Political Wire and New Republic
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Donald Trump needs protective order to prevent him from publicizing evidence, prosecutors say  —  The prosecutors pointed to Trump's propensity to post attacks on social media.  —  The Manhattan district attorney's office has asked the judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump …
John Gramlich / Pew Research Center:
What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.  —  More Americans died of gun-related injuries in 2021 than in any other year on record, according to the latest available statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  That included record numbers of both gun murders and gun suicides.
Kevin Baron / Defense One:
How Tucker Carlson Helped Turn Americans Against the Military  —  The partisan firebrand told viewers that uniformed leaders were out to weaken the armed forces and the country itself.  —  EXECUTIVE EDITOR, DEFENSE ONE  —  For all the ways Tucker Carlson left his mark on U.S. politics …
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Senators join House lawmakers in pushing for bold Ukraine victory resolution  —  WASHINGTON — At a time when many Americans, and some of the legislators who represent them in Washington, are growing weary of supporting the defense of Ukraine, a new bipartisan House resolution introduced Tuesday calls …
Miles Johnson / Financial Times:
Horses, art and private jets: the charmed life of Russian warlord's family  —  Western governments have struggled to impose costs on relatives of the Wagner founder, even though they have been heavily involved in his businesses  —  When a 77-year-old St Petersburg grandmother signed …
Shirin Ghaffary / Vox:
Elon's blue check disaster is getting worse  —  Celebrities are refusing to pay, and the trolls keep trolling.  —  Elon Musk's decision to strip certain users of their legacy verification check marks — one of the biggest changes he's made as the new owner and CEO of Twitter — is off to a chaotic start.
Discussion: New York Times, Wired and Daily Kos
 
 
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Tim Miller / Bulwark+:
Ron DeSantis Has an Elizabeth Warren Problem
Discussion: Alternet.org
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Proud Boys leader, awaiting Jan. 6 sedition verdict, assails Justice Department
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
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Discussion: Idaho Capital Sun and Raw Story
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Microsoft / Activision deal prevented to protect innovation and choice in cloud gaming
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