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12:50 PM ET, April 28, 2023

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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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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 …
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Kamala Harris must keep walking a tightrope for Biden's reelection bid
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Establishment Republican donors reckoning with Trump's staying power
Discussion: Semafor
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 …
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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.
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.”
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
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
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Five Questions with Brandi Buchman on the Proud Boys Trial
Discussion: emptywheel and American Greatness
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.
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
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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
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
Discussion: Insider, The Hill and Political Wire
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 …
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
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: NPR, Washington Examiner and CBS17.com
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 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
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 …
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
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 …
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
Jonathan V. Last / Bulwark+:
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.
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 …
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 …
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
Lindsey Graham Wants a National Abortion Ban.  Here's What He Overlooks.  —  A new lawsuit reveals harrowing cases of women living under Texas laws banning abortion.  —  Senator Lindsey Graham has been pushing since 2015 for a national ban on abortion.  “It's a human rights issue.
Reuters:
U.S. officials lead urgent rescue talks for First Republic -sources  —  U.S. officials are coordinating urgent talks to rescue First Republic Bank (FRC.N) as private-sector efforts led by the bank's advisers have yet to reach a deal, according to three sources familiar with the situation.
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 …
 
 
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
U.S. sanctions Russian and Iranian security services for “holding Americans hostage”
Matt Phillips / Axios:
This really doesn't look like a recession  —  Neither corporate earnings nor …
Gabby Deutch / Jewish Insider:
Kyrsten Sinema's consistency on reform — in the U.S. and in Israel
Discussion: The Forward
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
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Sarah Knapton / Telegraph:
Raccoon dogs in Wuhan ‘did not spread Covid to humans’
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The Award for Thirstiest Member of Congress
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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