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4:05 AM ET, April 30, 2023

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Washington Post:
Gunman killed neighbors, child with AR-15-style rifle, sheriff says  —  A man using an AR-15-style weapon shot and killed five people Friday, including an 8-year-old — an angry response to the neighbors' request that he stop shooting in his yard while their baby was trying to sleep, Texas authorities said Saturday.
Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:
Man kills 5 in Texas after family complained about gunfire  —  A man went next door with a rifle and began shooting his neighbors, killing an 8-year-old and four others inside a house near Houston, after the family asked him to stop firing rounds in his yard because they were trying to sleep, authorities said Saturday.
CBS News:
5 killed in Texas shooting, including 8-year-old child; manhunt underway for suspect
Maya Yang / The Guardian:
Giuliani admits using ‘dirty trick’ to suppress Hispanic vote in mayoral race  —  Former New York City mayor reveals voter suppression tactics from 1993 election to Steve Bannon and Kari Lake  —  Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani has admitted to a “dirty trick” that his campaign used …
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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 …
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
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
This Is What the Right-Wing Takeover of a Progressive College Looks Like  —  SARASOTA, Fla. — When I first met Matthew Lepinski, the faculty chair of New College of Florida, he was willing to give the right-wingers sent to remake his embattled progressive public school a chance.
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 …
Discussion: RedState and Just The News
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 …
The Hill:
Democrats reconstruct blue wall in lead-up to 2024  —  Democrats are rebuilding their strength in the “blue wall” states that former President Trump won in 2016, raising the party's hopes in a region that will prove critical to races up and down the ballot next year.
Discussion: Political Wire
Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
Dismantling the Supreme Court's ‘misdirection’ about its own ethics  —  A version of this story appeared in CNN's What Matters newsletter.  To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.  —  CNN —  A series of findings about Supreme Court justices failing to fully disclose gifts …
Discussion: Raw Story and Informed Comment
John F. Harris / Politico:
How the Trump Years Weakened the Media  —  Reporters are on the side of the good guys, but they need to try harder to stay there.  —  Reporters raise their hands to ask questions during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on April 26.  Francis Chung/POLITICO
Discussion: RedState
New York Times:
Rape Case Places Trump in Legal Jeopardy.  Politically, He's Thriving.  —  The former president's new campaign is rolling unimpeded under the spotlights.  In quiet courtrooms, he faces more serious threats.  —  During E. Jean Carroll's first day on the witness stand …
Rolling Stone:
Top Fox Hosts Are Telling Friends They Could Be the Next to Go  —  Leak hunts, “snitches,” and anxiety reigned in the week after Fox fired Tucker Carlson … Management is on the prowl for leakers.  And the leakers themselves are dodging “snitches” by putting fake names in their phone to hide incoming calls from reporters.
 
 
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