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10:30 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  —  The revelation of Fox News firing talk show host Tucker Carlson on Monday sent massive shock waves throughout the country.  Many people were outraged, and many people were happy.  From politicians to entertainers to political pundits …
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 …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The analyst who saw through 2022's red mirage has a prediction for Biden 2024
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
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
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
NPR:
Chief Justice Roberts declines to testify before Senate panel  —  Chief Justice John Roberts has declined an invitation from Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to testify before the panel, calling such testimony by chief justices “exceedingly rare.”
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Associated Press:
Chief Justice Roberts declines Senate panel's request to testify on Supreme Court ethics
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” …
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
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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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.
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 …
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Jordan Fischer / wusa9.com:
In closing arguments, Proud Boys say ‘lying’ witness — also a Proud Boy — can't be trusted
Discussion: NBC News, Politico and Associated Press
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
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
McCarthy runs into a wall of corn … - It only takes five GOP “no” votes to tank the bill.  — The group includes all four Iowa House Republicans, plus at least four more members from the corn belt, Axios has learned.  — McCarthy is meeting with this group on Tuesday evening …
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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 …
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
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 …
John Wagner / Washington Post:
W.Va. Gov. Justice expected to announce Senate bid against Manchin on Thursday  —  West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) is expected to announce his bid for Senate on Thursday, setting up the possibility of a marquee race in 2024 against Sen. Joe Manchin III (D) in a state that Republicans view as one of their best pickup opportunities.
Discussion: NBC News and Fox News
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 …
J.D. Morris / San Francisco Chronicle:
S.F. repeals its boycott of 30 states that passed conservative laws.  Here's why  —  San Francisco will no longer boycott 30 states that passed conservative laws after city officials determined that the restrictions were too costly and had little impact other than adding more bureaucracy.
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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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
The Wall Street Journal's Double Standards
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
Tucker Carlson Had / American Greatness:
One Hell of a Run  —  I do not believe this is the last we'll see of Tucker Carlson,
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
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge tosses Devin Nunes suit over Esquire article
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
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nate Silver Out at ABC News as Disney Layoffs Once Again Hit News Division
 

 
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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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