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9:40 AM ET, April 28, 2023

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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
In N.H. stop, Trump embraces woman convicted in Jan. 6 case  —  The former president has steadily escalated his advocacy for people charged in the Capitol riot.  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former president Donald Trump on Thursday praised and embraced a woman convicted of defying police orders on the U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
A second firm hired by Trump campaign found no evidence of election fraud  —  The founder of the company has been interviewed by federal prosecutors investigating the former president's efforts to overturn the 2020 results  —  Former president Trump's campaign quietly commissioned a second firm …
CNN:
Former Vice President Pence testifies to federal grand jury investigating Donald Trump and January 6  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence testified on Thursday to a federal grand jury investigating the aftermath of the 2020 election and the actions of then-President Donald Trump and others, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Pence Appears Before Grand Jury on Trump's Efforts to Retain Power
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Five Questions with Brandi Buchman on the Proud Boys Trial
Discussion: American Greatness and emptywheel
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Biden's age trap: Risks of running at 80  —  Polls show that most voters of most ages wonder the same thing: Can President Biden really win the White House again at nearly 82 — and run it competently into age 86? … But there are so many unknowns to rolling into your mid-80s with more power than anyone on Earth.
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Wall Street Journal:
DeSantis's Miscalculation: ‘Disney Is Playing the Long Game’  —  The conflict between Florida's governor and Iger's entertainment giant has turned into a drawn-out legal battle.  Some Republicans question the strategy.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested it would be a short fight …
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Axios:
Scoop: DeSantis dines with Miriam Adelson, other major GOP donors in Israel  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dined with Miriam Adelson — former President Trump's top financial backer in 2020 — and other major GOP donors in Jerusalem on Wednesday, according to two sources who attended the dinner.
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Politico:   The one big advantage Ron De$antis has: Tons and tons of cash
Washington Post:
Conservative dissenters block abortion limits in Nebraska, South Carolina  —  Strict new abortion restrictions failed to advance in two conservative-dominated legislatures on Thursday, signaling a mounting fear among some Republicans that abortion bans could lead to political backlash.
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New York Times:
Abortion Bans Fail in South Carolina and Nebraska  —  South Carolina and Nebraska, two conservative states that have been pushing to ban abortion, on Thursday both failed to pass new bills prohibiting the procedure, preserving wide access to abortion in those states and handing surprise victories to abortion rights advocates.
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Politico:
White House regroups after McCarthy's debt ceiling success
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Republicans threaten to tank economy. Media blames Biden.
Ben Casselman / New York Times:
Wages Continue to Grow, Good for Workers but a Worry for the Fed  —  Compensation for workers rose 5.1 percent from a year earlier, good news for employees but a troubling sign for the Federal Reserve.  —  Wage growth remained strong in early 2023 — good news for workers trying to keep …
Washington Post:
Florida's book-ban frenzy targets Nora Roberts, and she's not happy  —  Tiffany Justice, co-founder of the right-wing book-purging organization Moms for Liberty, offered a righteous-sounding answer when asked this past weekend on “CBS Sunday Morning” what sort of book she wants to see remain in schools.
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Polite Disdain of John Roberts Finds a Target  —  Although the three branches of the American government were designed to be coequal, the structure of the Constitution tells us something about the relative power of each branch, as envisioned by the framers.  —  Article I establishes the Legislature.
Discussion: The Nation
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Victoria Balara / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Voters favor gun limits over arming citizens to reduce gun violence  —  Half worry about being a victim of gun violence, including many in gun-owning households  —  After a series of mass shootings this spring, including the killing of several students at a private Christian school …
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Establishment Republican donors reckoning with Trump's staying power  —  The Republicans JI spoke to this week were divided on the question of supporting Trump if he becomes the nominee again  —  As former President Donald Trump dominates the Republican primary field, leading GOP donors …
Discussion: Semafor
New York Times:
Montana Governor's Nonbinary Son Calls on Him to Reject Transgender Bills  —  The governor's son, David Gianforte, told The Montana Free Press that he had asked his father to not sign “immoral” bills pertaining to the L.G.B.T.Q. community.  —  As debates over transgender issues embroil Montana's legislature …
Discussion: HuffPost, The Hill, Twitchy and The Guardian
Nate Jones / Washington Post:
Newly released White House photos capture the day bin Laden was killed  —  A cache of newly released government photographs reveals key moments inside the White House during the 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden's compound, including images of top officials shaking hands after learning that bin Laden …
CNN:
Accused Pentagon leaker's violent rhetoric raises fresh questions about top secret vetting process  —  New details about the 21-year-old Air National Guardsman accused of leaking a trove of classified documents online reveal how multiple red flags went unheeded and weren't enough to prevent …
Marina Pitofsky / USA Today:
Marjorie Taylor Greene faces criticism after saying a stepmother is ‘not a mother’  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is facing criticism from her Democratic colleagues after telling a stepmother she's “not a mother”.  —  The conversation unfolded as Randi Weingarten …
Sarah Knapton / Telegraph:
Raccoon dogs in Wuhan ‘did not spread Covid to humans’  —  New in-depth genetic analysis suggests there is barely any Covid-19 intermixed with raccoon dog DNA  —  Raccoon dogs blamed for the Covid pandemic were not responsible, new analysis suggests, after samples at a Wuhan market were found to contain virtually no virus.
Discussion: Mercury News
Bloomberg:
New York City Subway Ends Twitter Service Alerts After Musk Raises Price  —  New York City's mass-transit system is ending its real-time service alerts on Twitter for subway, train and bus riders as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority curbs its relationship with the platform owned by Elon Musk.
Associated Press:
2 US Army helicopters crash in Alaska, killing 3 soldiers  —  Two U.S. army helicopters collided and crashed Thursday in Alaska while returning from a training flight, killing three soldiers and injuring a fourth.  Two of the soldiers died at the scene of the crash near Healy, Alaska …
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Disarray Consumes Fox News as Murdochs Attempt to Reassert Control with Carlson, Bongino Ousters  —  Fox News is trying to sideline former Tucker Carlson Tonight host Tucker Carlson through the 2024 election, multiple sources familiar with the matter told Breitbart News.
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
Margalit Fox / New York Times:
Carolyn Bryant Donham Dies at 88; Her Words Doomed Emmett Till  —  She accused Emmett, 14, of accosting her, and her testimony led to the acquittals of her husband and his half brother in a murder that helped galvanize the civil rights movement.  —  Only two people knew exactly what happened during …
Discussion: Washington Post, UPI and Althouse
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Amnesty International Sat on a Report Critical of Its Ukraine Concerns  —  The rights group commissioned an independent review of its August accusation that Ukrainian forces illegally put civilians in harm's way.  —  WASHINGTON — Amnesty International's board has sat for months …
Discussion: The Guardian and USNI News
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
A new Senate bill would curb Trump's worst judges  —  There is a solution to America's Matthew Kacsmaryk problem.  —  The United States has a Matthew Kacsmaryk problem.  —  A longtime activist for the Christian right, Kacsmaryk is the Trump-appointed judge who tried earlier this month to ban mifepristone …
Discussion: Raw Story, Reuters, The Nation and The Hill
Dan De Luce / NBC News:
The communication breakdown between U.S. and China raises the risk of an unintended crisis  —  China's neighbors and U.S. allies worry that each side could misinterpret the other's intentions.  An underlying distrust has infected the relationship, former officials say.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Washington Post
Politico:
Brutal Dem primary could pit ex-lawmaker against gov's sister  —  Mondaire Jones is gearing up to run for his old House seat, a must-win for Democrats in 2024.  And his allies are unhappy that he'll likely have to run against the sister of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Ana Goñi-Lessan / Tallahassee Democrat:
State finds ‘cause’ to discipline Leon superintendent over ‘politically charged statements’  —  The investigation began after a Moms for Liberty member wrote the governor calling for Hanna's removal from office.  The letter was stamped with “LET'S GO BRANDON.”
CNN:
The DeSantis-Trump Division  —  “Hold off on the [Ron] DeSantis thing.”  —  That was the order from top Breitbart editor Matt Boyle in the company's internal Slack channel last week, instructing staffers at the far-right outlet to pause stories on the Florida governor ahead of an expected 2024 run.
Associated Press:
GOP uses state capitol protests to redefine ‘insurrection’  —  Silenced by her Republican colleagues, Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr looked up from the House floor to supporters in the gallery shouting “Let her speak!” and thrust her microphone into the air — amplifying the sentiment …
 
 
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Jessica Schladebeck / Stars & Stripes:
Air Force suspends 2 commanding officers linked to accused leaker Jack Teixeira
New York Times:
‘His Candidacy Feels Deader Than Disco’: Our Columnists Weigh In on Asa Hutchinson
Discussion: The Dispatch
Polly Politico / Politico:
The Award for Thirstiest Member of Congress
Alon Pinkas / Haaretz:
Beware Netanyahu's Smoke-and-mirrors Show. Israeli Democracy Is Still in Danger
Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
6 on NYC Council refuse to vote for ‘End Jew Hatred Day’
Discussion: Melanie Phillips
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AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Ted Cruz Tapes Will Be Given to Feds Probing Jan. 6: Report
Andrew Bahl / The Topeka Capital-Journal:
In win for transgender rights advocates, effort to enact Kansas trans health care ban fails
Marcus Weisgerber / Defense One:
Russian Warplanes Are ‘Trying to Dogfight’ US Jets Over Syria, General Says
Discussion: The Liberal Patriot and TASS
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The dirty little secret of White House news conferences
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
 
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