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12:20 PM ET, April 30, 2023

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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A light evening with Dark Brandon  —  President Biden, who has frustrated some reporters with his lack of press conferences, showed up with jokes (and some serious remarks) to the White House correspondents' dinner  —  In his first two years as president, Joe Biden has been relatively reluctant to meet with members of the news media.
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Roy Wood Jr defends media, takes on ‘king of scandals’ Trump and Biden's ‘naps’ at correspondents' dinner  —  Comedian Roy Wood, Jr. packed his White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner punchlines with barbs aimed at President Biden and the “king of scandals” former President Trump …
Discussion: Deadline, RedState, The Wrap and Newsbusters
Jasmine Wright / CNN:
Sanders brushes aside concerns about Biden's age: ‘Age is one thing.  I think experience is another’  —  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday brushed aside concerns about President Joe Biden's age following the president's reelection bid announcement, saying “Age is one thing.  I think experience is another.”
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Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Scalise calls for Biden to ‘get off the sidelines’ in debt ceiling talks  —  The president and Speaker Kevin McCarthy haven't met in months.  —  House Majority Leader Steve Scalise on Sunday urged President Joe Biden to negotiate with Speaker Kevin McCarthy amid rising political brinkmanship over the debt ceiling.
Emma Colton / Fox News:
Epstein's private calendar reveals planned meetings with Obama admin official, CIA chief  —  Epstein died in 2019 in a jail cell  —  Jeffrey Epstein's newly-revealed private calendar showed scheduled meetings with the current CIA director, a college president and attorney who served …
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Wall Street Journal:
Epstein's Private Calendar Reveals Prominent Names, Including CIA Chief, Goldman's Top Lawyer  —  Schedules and emails detail meetings in the years after he was a convicted sex offender; visitors cite his wealth and connections  —  The nation's spy chief, a longtime college president and top women in finance.
Discussion: Twitchy, Power Line and Just The News
Politico:
AOC is ‘not planning’ to run for Senate in 2024  —  New York Sen. Gillibrand is clearing her path to reelection.  —  For months, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand faced nagging questions about whether she'd be primaried from her left when she was up for reelection next year.
Discussion: The Guardian
CNN:
Neighbors asked a man to stop firing a rifle outside.  He then opened fire on them, killing 5 people, a Texas sheriff says  —  A gunman is still at large after allegedly fatally shooting five people, including an 8-year-old, in a Cleveland, Texas home after a Friday night rampage that started …
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Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:
Man kills 5 in Texas after family complained about gunfire
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
This Supreme Court is slow to issue rulings — glacially slow  —  The court has disposed of only 15 cases, with 44 cases yet to be decided before the usual conclusion of the term in June.  —  WASHINGTON — Back in 1923, the Supreme Court had issued 157 rulings by May 1 in a term that started the previous fall.
Discussion: freedombunker.com
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Ernst slams Biden administration plan to electrify military fleet: 'You don't fight a war that way'  —  Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) slammed the Biden administration on Sunday over its push to electrify the U.S. military fleet.  —  “You don't fight a war that way,” Ernst told radio talk show …
Discussion: Breitbart
Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
The Week Ahead  —  Good morning, and happy Sunday!  Here are some of the stories I am tracking in the news.  —  Justices under scrutiny.  So, it turns out it wasn't just Justice Clarence Thomas we should be concerned about.  Separate news stories broke about two of the other conservative male justices …
David McAfee / Raw Story:
‘Tricking is not a crime!’:  Rudy Giuliani cops to ‘little dirty trick’ for vote suppression  —  Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has admitted to a self-described “little dirty trick” he used to suppress votes from certain communities.  —  Giuliani, who recently urged supporters …
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Maya Yang / The Guardian:
Giuliani admits using ‘dirty trick’ to suppress Hispanic vote in mayoral race
Discussion: Political Dictionary
CNN:
Republicans ramp up attacks on transgender people, in statehouses and on the campaign trail  —  From statehouses to the presidential campaign trail, Republicans are escalating their political attacks on transgender people - a reflection of what they see as a cultural fight their base is eager to wage.
Discussion: Political Wire and HotAir
Dan Rather / Steady:
The Danger of “Horse Race” Politics  —  When you cover politics like a horse race, it becomes logical for Donald Trump to be the frontrunner for a third Republican presidential nomination.  —  A horse race confers an equivalence upon all candidates.  The only detail that matters is who is going to win — not all that might be lost.
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Trump claims he's under ‘total assault’ because of his lead in the polls  —  Former President Trump claimed on Friday that he is under “total assault” because of his lead in the polls among current and potential GOP presidential candidates.  —  “[We're under] total assault because we're winning in the polls …
Stefan Boscia / Politico:
Ron DeTedious: DeSantis underwhelms Britain's business chiefs  —  UK captains of industry lambast ‘low-wattage’ US presidential hopeful.  —  LONDON — He hopes to win the hearts and minds of devoted Donald Trump supporters ahead of next year's U.S. election.
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Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Trump ups competition with DeSantis in planning trip to Iowa
 
 
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Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
Dismantling the Supreme Court's ‘misdirection’ about its own ethics
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