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11:10 AM ET, April 26, 2023

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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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Rolling Stone:
Fox Has a Secret ‘Oppo File’ to Keep Tucker Carlson in Check, Sources Say  —  Eight sources tell Rolling Stone that the network's top brass has been stockpiling information on the departing primetime host … When Fox announced Carlson's departure on Monday, the network presented the separation as amiable.
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Tucker Carlson's Prayer Talk May Have Led to Fox News Ouster: “That Stuff Freaks Rupert Out”  —  Fox Corp. chair Rupert Murdoch is said to have balked at Carlson's remarks in a Friday night speech, driving another theory about the prime-time star's abrupt exit.  “He doesn't like all the spiritual talk,” said a source.
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
No, Tucker Carlson should not run for president
Tucker Carlson Had / American Greatness:   One Hell of a Run  —  I do not believe this is the last we'll see of Tucker Carlson,
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: 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. … Officials believe that could make her a drag on the ticket as Biden begins …
New York Times:
Biden's 2024 Campaign Begins.  You Might Miss It at First.  —  The president has no immediate plans to barnstorm key states with large rallies.  He will instead try to burnish his record, and hope Republican infighting continues.  —  President Biden has formally moved from a campaign-in-waiting to a campaign of waiting.
Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Biden launches first TV ad of re-election campaign
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Biden's campaign launch is immediately overshadowed by other events — and his team loves it
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Sen. Bernie Sanders says he's endorsing Biden for reelection
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
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite and Joe.My.God.
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Ivanka Trump Ditches Attorneys In Fraud Suit, Splitting From Don Jr. And Eric  —  vanka 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.
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
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
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” …
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 …
Discussion: CNN and Wall Street Journal
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Washington Post:
Audio of Cruz's talk with Fox host sheds light on plan to challenge 2020 results  —  Sen. Ted Cruz advocated the creation of a congressionally appointed electoral commission ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol to make a credible assessment of unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud …
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Elisabetta Povoledo / New York Times:
Pope Will Allow Women to Vote at Meeting of Bishops  —  Although it is a step forward for women, they are still barred from becoming deacons, which many advocates of female leadership in the Roman Catholic Church have pushed for.  —  The Vatican announced on Wednesday that the pope …
Discussion: Associated Press
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Mastermind of Kabul airport massacre killed by Taliban, U.S. says  —  An ISIS suicide bomber killed dozens of Afghans and 13 U.S. troops during the Biden administration's evacuation of Afghanistan in 2021  —  The suspected mastermind of a gruesome suicide bombing during the United States' pullout …
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Associated Press:
Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport
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
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
The Wall Street Journal's Double Standards  —  The once-estimable editorial page demonstrates its own partisan blindness.  —  The Wall Street Journal's James Taranto is befuddled.  He cannot understand how people who are or once were Republican or conservative can criticize Justice Clarence Thomas.
New York Times:
Montana House to Vote on Discipline of Transgender Lawmaker  —  Republicans have refused to let Representative Zooey Zephyr speak until she apologizes for comments made during a House debate.  Several of her supporters were arrested during a protest.  —  HELENA, Mont. — Legislators …
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 …
Charles Homans / New York Times:
Ad Flap Leaves Bitter Aftertaste for Bud Light and Warning for Big Business  —  Bud Light's marketing effort with a transgender influencer has put it “in the center of the culture wars in a way that no company could possibly want to be,” one observer said.  —  When she was named Anheuser …
The Lever:
Thomas Helped Kill Eviction Ban Threatening Benefactor's Business  —  Harlan Crow's company said tenant protections threatened its profits.  Thomas twice voted to end them while Crow lavished him with gifts.  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas voted to end federal tenant protections …
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
E. Jean Carroll v. Donald Trump: Trials are unpredictable, but here's the roadmap for this one  —  As a trial begins in writer E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit against former president Donald Trump, the United States contemplates the startling possibility that a federal jury may declare …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Proud Boys leader, awaiting Jan. 6 sedition verdict, assails Justice Department  —  In a call from his jail cell, Enrique Tarrio embraced far-right critiques of DOJ's Jan. 6 prosecutions.  —  Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio — awaiting a verdict on charges he conspired …
BBC:
Tangaraju Suppiah: Singapore executes man for supplying cannabis  —  Singapore has executed a man for conspiring to traffic cannabis despite pleas for clemency from his family, activists and the United Nations.  —  Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was hanged at dawn on Wednesday over a plot to smuggle 1kg (35oz) of cannabis.
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Pro-abortion rights group Emily's List endorses Gillibrand  —  Emily's List, a key Democratic pro-abortion rights group, announced an endorsement Wednesday of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) amid speculation she could face a primary challenger.  —  “We're proud to endorse @SenGillibrand …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
GOV.UK:
Microsoft / Activision deal prevented to protect innovation and choice in cloud gaming  —  The CMA has prevented Microsoft's proposed purchase of Activision over concerns the deal would alter the future of the fast-growing cloud gaming market, leading to reduced innovation and less choice for UK gamers over the years to come.
 
 
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Sabrina Eaton / Plain Dealer:
Some Ohio Congress members rate among most effective legislators in the country, report says
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Raw Story
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa:
Grassley: Democrats Offer A Political Resolution That Ignores Their Past Political Weaponization Of The FBI
Discussion: The Federalist and Just The News
Adam Paul Susaneck / New York Times:
American Road Deaths Show an Alarming Racial Gap
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
‘Immense And Needless Suffering’: Idaho's Abortion Ban Is Creating A Crisis Of Care
Discussion: Idaho Capital Sun and Raw Story
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Watchdog group requests criminal investigation of Tennessee Speaker Cameron Sexton
Discussion: WBIR-TV
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge tosses Devin Nunes suit over Esquire article
 Earlier Items: 
NPR:
Chief Justice Roberts declines to testify before Senate panel
Kelli María Korducki / The Atlantic:
America's Death Trap
Kylie Cheung / Jezebel:
Woman with Cancerous Pregnancy Was Told to Wait in Parking Lot Until She Was ‘Crashing’
Discussion: NPR and KFOR-TV
The Intercept:
Clarence Thomas Billionaire Benefactor Harlan Crow Bought Citizenship in Island Tax Haven
 

 
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Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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