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1:20 PM ET, April 28, 2023

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Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Revealed: Senate investigation into Brett Kavanaugh assault claims contained serious omissions  —  The 2018 investigation into the then supreme court nominee claimed there was ‘no evidence’ behind claims of sexual assault  —  A 2018 Senate investigation that found there was “no evidence” …
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 …
Discussion: Slate, Raw Story, them., Forbes and The Onion
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Republicans worry DeSantis has erred in Disney feud  —  Whispers are growing louder among Republicans that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has miscalculated in his battle with Disney — a struggle that has already gone on for more than a year and has no end in sight.
CNN:   The DeSantis-Trump Division  —  “Hold off on the [Ron] DeSantis thing.”
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.
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Trump Could Definitely Beat Biden  —  Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 Republican primary is not certain.  But it now looks more than merely likely.  —  The former president boasts more than twice as much support as Ron DeSantis, leading the Florida governor by a 51-to-24 percent margin …
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Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Kamala Harris must keep walking a tightrope for Biden's reelection bid
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Biden vs. Trump in 2024? Don't Be So Sure
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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Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
Outcome of Proud Boys Trial Could Decide Trump's Fate
Discussion: Civil Discourse …
NBC News:
Donald Trump embraces Jan. 6 defendant who wants Mike Pence executed
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
CNN:
Former Vice President Pence testifies to federal grand jury investigating Donald Trump and January 6
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.
Discussion: The Hill
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.
Chandelis Duster / CNN:
Anti-abortion bills fail in GOP-controlled Nebraska and South Carolina
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve Board announces the results from the review of the supervision and regulation of Silicon Valley Bank, led by Vice Chair for Supervision Barr  —  The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the results from the review of the supervision and regulation of Silicon Valley Bank …
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
North Carolina Supreme Court clears way for partisan gerrymandering  —  This sets up a process that allows national Republicans to expand their majority in the House.  —  The North Carolina Supreme Court has overturned its own past ruling that said partisan gerrymandering is illegal …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and RedState
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Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:   A North Carolina court overrules itself in a case tied to a disputed election theory
Jesse Bedayn / Associated Press:
Colorado governor signs gun control bills after massacre  —  Colorado's governor signed four gun control bills Friday, edging the once-purple state closer to liberal-leaning governments in California and New York just months after a shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs …
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Victoria Balara / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Voters favor gun limits over arming citizens to reduce gun violence
Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed News:
TikToker Kat Abu Is So Happy Tucker Carlson Got Fired  —  The 24-year-old senior video producer watches “conservatives for work but makes fun of them for pleasure.”  —  Katherine Abughazaleh, better known to her fans as Kat Abu, was glowing.  —  It was Monday afternoon …
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: The Hill, Raw Story, Reuters and The Nation
The Intercept:
Crypto Cash Is Powering Kyrsten Sinema's Reelection Campaign … After leaving the Democratic Party last year, Kyrsten Sinema will run for reelection to the U.S. Senate as an independent in 2024, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal earlier this month.
Discussion: Reuters
Erin Griffith / New York Times:
Snap's Sales Fall for First Time as a Public Company  —  Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, reported on Thursday that its revenue had fallen for the first time since it went public as the app maker struggled to adjust to a difficult economic environment.  —  Revenue for the first quarter …
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 …
Luke Barr / ABC News:
2nd firm hired by Trump campaign to look into voter fraud claims subpoenaed by special counsel  —  The founder told ABC News that there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud.  —  A firm contracted by Donald Trump's presidential campaign in November 2020 to investigate claims of voter fraud …
BBC:
Ukraine war: Ex-BBC journalist Bondarenko killed on front line  —  Former BBC News Ukraine journalist Oleksandr Bondarenko has been killed on duty on the front line in Ukraine.  —  He volunteered for Ukraine's territorial defence at the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022 …
Adam Rawnsley / Rolling Stone:
Stephen Miller Is Taking Legal Action Against the M&M Company  —  The former Trump official is apparently furious about the candy's maker's diversity efforts, and he's taking it up with the federal government  —  TUCKER CARLSON MAY be gone from Fox, but MAGA world is going after his greatest nemesis: the green M&M.
Discussion: BizPac Review
US Department of Justice:
Rensselaer County Officials Indicted for Civil Rights Conspiracy  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York  —  Alleged to Have Conspired to Cast False and Illegal Ballots in Elections Held in 2021, in Violation of Rensselaer County Voters' Rights
The Guardian:
Ron DeSantis in Guantánamo: how questions about his past haunt the Florida governor  —  As a young navy lawyer, the Republican was posted to the notorious prison camp.  What he did there - and his role in the investigation of three deaths - remains controversial
Bolts:
Connecticut Governor Scrambles Pardons Board and Halts Clemency  —  The chair of the state's pardons board had revived a narrow pathway to release people who are serving decadeslong sentences.  Then Ned Lamont removed him.  —  Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont decided to demote the chair …
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 …
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
We Support Trump Because You Made Us LOL  —  It's your fault that normie Republicans are making their peace with Trump 2.0.  —  ∙ Paid  —  We had a pretty good TNB last night.  Covered a lot of ground and even got a little philosophical about the roots of fascism and communism.
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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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Top Republicans Balk at WinRed's Plan to Charge More for Online Donations
Matt Phillips / Axios:
This really doesn't look like a recession  —  Neither corporate earnings nor …
Davis Winkie / Army Times:
Army's about-face on contracts extends aviation officers' service
Dustin Jones / NPR:
Kids under 13 would be barred from social media under bipartisan Senate bill
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Voters do not want a Biden-Trump rematch. A third option might appeal.
Discussion: Atlanta Civic Circle
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Mike Gonzalez / Washington Examiner:
This Michigan community refuses to let the Left bulldoze it
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
Lindsey Graham Wants a National Abortion Ban. Here's What He Overlooks.
Madison Hilly / New York Times:
Nuclear Waste Is Misunderstood
Sarah Knapton / Telegraph:
Raccoon dogs in Wuhan ‘did not spread Covid to humans’
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Polly Politico / Politico:
The Award for Thirstiest Member of Congress
 

 
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Economist introduces AI translations into French, German, Mandarin, and Spanish for Espresso, its budget-friendly, “snack-sized” journalism app

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon's new competition TV show, debuting October 30, will have entrepreneurs pitch judges, including Amazon execs; finalists' product will be sold on Amazon
 
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