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3:30 PM ET, April 26, 2023

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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 …
Aaron Gregg / Washington Post:
Disney sues Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleging political retaliation  —  The Florida governor is working with the legislature to overturn the entertainment giant's latest oversight agreement.  —  Disney is suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over what it called a “relentless campaign to weaponize government power …
Bob Hazen / WESH-TV:
DeSantis' Central Florida Tourism Oversight District votes to void Disney deal
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 …
Washington Post:
For the Murdochs, Tucker Carlson became more trouble than he was worth  —  Precise reasons for the top-rated host's dismissal remain clouded, but the move reflected a reversal for the exasperated family that once championed him  —  Tucker Carlson had dinner with his ultimate boss …
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:   Tucker Carlson's disparaging comments about Fox leaders led to his ouster: report
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 and Fox News
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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
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:   Big money donors rally behind Biden as he launches his reelection bid
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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Fox News:
Americans are on the hook for this crazy amount of debt. Republicans want to return sanity to fiscal talks
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
House to debate debt ceiling bill as GOP confronts last-minute holdouts
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 and Eschaton
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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David Sirota / Jacobin:   Clarence Thomas Helped Kill Eviction Bans That Threatened Harlan Crow's Business
Philip Klein / National Review:
How Tucker Carlson Will Lose Influence without Fox  —  Regardless of their views on Tucker Carlson, most people assume that he will land on his feet when the dust settles on his departure from Fox.  I think this assumption is largely correct.  With his devoted following …
CNN:
Trump lawyers rail against DOJ in letter, reveal foreign leader briefings may be among classified documents taken from White House  —  Two of Donald Trump's defense lawyers now believe that classified briefings of phone calls with foreign leaders were among “all manner of documents” …
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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ProPublica:
As Rail Profits Soar, Blocked Crossings Force Kids to Crawl Under Trains to Get to School  —  When crossings are blocked for hours, kids risk their lives to get to school by crawling through trains that could start at any moment.  Ambulances and fire trucks can't get through.  The problem has existed for decades.
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
Diego Mendoza / Semafor:
Steve Bannon associate sentenced to more than 4 years in ‘We Build the Wall’ scam  —  The News  —  Two former associates of ex-White House advisor Steve Bannon will be going to prison for defrauding donors in a campaign that purported to build former President Donald Trump's southern border wall.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Ex-Proud Boys head rails against DOJ in Twitter Spaces event as case heads to jury  —  Enrique Tarrio, one of five Proud Boys facing charges of seditious conspiracy, said DOJ is using “locker room” talk against Jan. 6 defendants and trying to “manipulate” their rhetoric.
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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: Alternet.org and Washington Press
New York Times:
He Calls the Shots for New York's Governor.  He Lives in Colorado.  —  Adam Sullivan holds deep influence over Gov. Kathy Hochul, her administration and campaign team, even as skepticism mounts over his judgment and distance from New York.  —  With the Democratic nomination all but assured last spring …
Tim Miller / Bulwark+:
Ron DeSantis Has an Elizabeth Warren Problem  —  THE OTHER DAY I HEARD FROM a Democratic strategist with a particularly apt comparison for the DeSantis proto-campaign that was too delicious to be spoken aloud in polite lefty company and thus has been entrusted to me.
Discussion: Alternet.org
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
Discussion: Oregonian
Matt Seyler / ABC News:
Taliban unaware it killed alleged planner of Kabul airport bombing that left 13 Americans dead: US official  —  The official answered continuing questions posed by ABC News.  —  ABC News on Wednesday obtained new details after major questions were left unanswered when Biden administration officials …
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
Financial Times:
Xi urges Zelenskyy to negotiate with Moscow  —  Telephone call marks first conversation between presidents of China and Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion last year  —  China's president Xi Jinping urged his Ukraine counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy to negotiate with Moscow …
New York Times:
Pope Gives Women a Vote in Influential Meeting of Bishops  —  The move is an important step by Francis as he strives for greater inclusiveness.  —  ROME — When Francis became pope a decade ago, his inclusive tone and openness to change fueled expectations among many Catholic women …
Mara Silvers / Montana Free Press:
Gianforte's son one of many lobbying governor against trans bills  —  In late March, David Gianforte made an appointment to talk about three bills with Montana's Republican governor, Greg Gianforte, who happens to be his father.  —  David, 32, sat down in the governor's office on March 27 …
Discussion: Washington Post
 
 
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
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Reem Nadeem / Pew Research Center:
Nearly a Year After Roe's Demise, Americans' Views of Abortion Access Increasingly Vary by Where They Live
Discussion: Mercury News
CBS News:
Asa Hutchinson, ex-Arkansas governor, launches bid for 2024 GOP presidential nomination
Leah Douglas / Reuters:
Republican plan could limit food aid for nearly 1 million people, USDA says
Discussion: The Hill and USDA
Nicolas Camut / Politico:
Ron DeCeasefire: US presidential hopeful DeSantis calls for truce in Ukraine
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Kevin Baron / Defense One:
How Tucker Carlson Helped Turn Americans Against the Military
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
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