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7:55 PM ET, May 4, 2023

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ProPublica:
Clarence Thomas Had a Child in Private School.  Harlan Crow Paid the Tuition.  —  Crow paid for private school for a relative Thomas said he was raising “as a son.”  “This is way outside the norm,” said a former White House ethics lawyer.  —  In 2008, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas decided …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Enrique Tarrio was not just a random seditionist  —  Enrique Tarrio was there, behind Donald Trump, as the president spoke to a Miami audience in February 2019.  The chairman of the right-wing extremist group clapped as Trump, just starting to turn his attention to his 2020 reelection bid …
Discussion: Raw Story, El País and Mediaite
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Washington Post:
Proud Boys Enrique Tarrio, 3 others guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy  —  Prosecutors alleged defendants viewed themselves as Donald Trump's army, intent on keeping him in power through violence  —  Former Proud Boys chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio and three other members of the extremist group …
Associated Press:
Ex-Proud Boys leader Tarrio guilty of Jan. 6 sedition plot  —  Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was convicted on Thursday of orchestrating a plot for members of his far-right extremist group to attack the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the 2020 presidential election.
CNN:
Four Proud Boys members found guilty of seditious conspiracy
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump is inviting Dems to make 2024 about Jan. 6. And they're obliging.
Discussion: CNN and Resolute Square
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
There's a verdict in the Proud Boys Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy trial
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Says Stars Get Away With Sexual Assault—'Unfortunately or Fortunately'  —  He keeps denying that he raped E. Jean Carroll.  But Donald Trump says stars like him do indeed get away with sexual assault.  —  The Manhattan jury that will decide whether Donald Trump raped journalist E …
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Erica Orden / Politico:
Jury in rape trial hears from Trump — but not in person  —  In a videotaped deposition played in court, the former president grew belligerent under questioning from E. Jean Carroll's lawyer.  —  NEW YORK — Donald Trump has not attended the civil trial in which E. Jean Carroll is accusing him of rape …
David Badash / Raw Story:
Trump and lawyer disagree if he is returning to ‘confront’ rape accuser  —  Donald Trump on Thursday told reporters in Ireland he “has to” cut his trip short because he needs to “confront this woman” in court.  —  “This woman” is journalist E. Jean Carroll, who is suing the ex-president in a civil court case for rape and defamation.
Cillian Sherlock / London Evening Standard:
Donald Trump cutting Ireland trip short to ‘confront’ accuser in New York case
Discussion: Breitbart, Raw Story and Political Wire
Mark Trevelyan / Reuters:
Russia says U.S. was behind Kremlin drone attack, drawing quick denial  —  Russia accused the United States on Thursday of being behind what it says was a drone attack on Moscow's Kremlin citadel intended to kill President Vladimir Putin.  —  A day after blaming Ukraine for what it called …
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USA Today:
Russia blames US for alleged drone attack on Kremlin, considers retribution: Live Ukraine updates
Associated Press:
Official: Gunman kills 3, then self in rural Georgia town  —  A Georgia man shot two of his relatives and a fast food worker dead before killing himself on Thursday in rural south Georgia, the local coroner said.  —  The shooter killed his mother and grandmother at two neighboring homes …
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Intensifying Efforts to Determine if Trump Hid Documents  —  Prosecutors investigating the former president's handling of classified material have issued a wave of new subpoenas and obtained the confidential cooperation of a witness who worked at Mar-a-Lago.
Karl Salzmann / Washington Free Beacon:
AOC Slams NY Mayor Over Death of Homeless Man Caught on Video  —  'I'll hurt anyone on this train,' Jordan Neely shouted before other passengers restrained him, leading to his death  —  Far-left congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) on Wednesday blamed New York City mayor Eric Adams …
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New York Times:
Subway Rider Choked Homeless Man to Death, Medical Examiner Rules
CNN:
GOP frontrunner for NC governor mocked school shooting survivors and once justified shooting protesters  —  North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the current Republican favorite to be the party's nominee for governor in 2024, has a long history of remarks viciously mocking and attacking teenage survivors …
Discussion: The Hill
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
33 Groups Urge Sen. Dick Durbin To Stop Letting GOP Block Biden's Court Picks  —  “We are counting on you” to reform or nix the blue slip courtesy being abused by Republicans, they said to the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman.  —  Dozens of national progressive groups …
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
CNN:
North Carolina advances likely veto-proof abortion ban to governor's desk  —  North Carolina's Republican-controlled state Senate on Thursday passed legislation that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks.  —  Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vowed to veto the bill, but the GOP supermajority in the legislature can override him.
Eric Cortellessa / TIME:
Raskin Taking the Month of May to Decide on Senate Bid  —  Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, will spend the rest of the month deciding whether he will run for U.S. Senate, in what is already shaping up to be a crowded primary battle to replace outgoing Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin.
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Fox opposes fellow journalists trying to uncover documents  —  Fox News is opposing a renewed effort by three news organizations to unseal documents related to its recently settled defamation lawsuit, saying it would do nothing but “gratify private spite or promote public scandal.”
Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson floats plan to host alternative GOP debate in post-Fox future  —  The fired Fox host, hoping for a next act bigger than podcasting, would forfeit millions owed to him in his network contract to have a voice in the 2024 election, associates say, and has talked to Trump about a candidate forum
Associated Press:
Reporter charged with prank call using S.D. governor's cell  —  A broadcast reporter has been charged with making a prank phone call using South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's personal cellphone number.  Stanley County Sheriff Brad Rathbun said Austin Goss, who has been fired from his job …
Tori Otten / New Republic:
Florida Passes Bill Allowing Trans Kids to Be Taken From Their Families  —  The Florida legislature passed a bill Thursday that will let the state take transgender minors away from their families if they are receiving gender-affirming care.  —  The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 26-13 …
Eric Cunningham / Elections Daily:
Jim Justice's Announcement Moves West Virginia's Senate Race to Safe Republican  —  West Virginia Governor Jim Justice is officially in the Senate race, having announced his bid to unseat incumbent Democrat Joe Manchin.  While we have long had this race as favored to flip …
Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Donald Trump seeks to move Manhattan criminal case to federal court  —  The judge asked the parties to agree to a trial held in early 2024.  —  Former President Donald Trump will try to move the criminal case brought by the Manhattan district attorney's office into federal court, his attorneys said Thursday.
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Kari Lake's lawyer must pay $2K in sanctions for 2022 election statements  —  Former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake's legal team must pay $2,000 in sanctions after she made unsubstantiated claims about voter fraud in Maricopa County in the 2022 election, according to a new filing.
 
 
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Rolling Stone:
Producer Tells All: How Tucker Carlson Became the GOP's MAGA Puppeteer
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FOX 2:
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner resigns, effective June 1
Politico:
Biden is expected to tap Air Force chief to be nation's next top military officer
Discussion: Political Wire
Emma Kinery / CNBC:
More than 250 business leaders back Julie Su for Labor secretary as nomination hangs in the balance
Discussion: Political Wire
Betsy Klein / CNN:
White House open to a short-term debt limit fix, OMB director says
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Paul Pringle / Los Angeles Times:
At the LAFD, pay for sex on duty, batter a cop, lie on medical records — and keep your job
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Avril Haines told a Senate panel it's “almost a certainty” China and Russia would use a U.S. debt default to demonstrate “chaos” in the United States.
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Lauren Boebert hit with new campaign finance complaint for ‘illegally spending $60,000’
Kiara Alfonseca / ABC News:
Florida mayors pledge support for LGBTQ community amid passage of restrictive bills
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