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1:35 PM ET, May 5, 2023

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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Proud Boys juror says group's deleted messages weighed on jury  —  The new interview is the first insight into the jury's deliberations in the historic Jan. 6 trial.  —  Jurors who convicted four Proud Boys leaders of seditious conspiracy reviewed thousands upon thousands of text messages …
Discussion: The Guardian
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Todd Zwillich / VICE:
Inside the Proud Boys Jury  —  More than a dozen right-wing extremists have now been convicted of seditious conspiracy against the United States for their role in Jan. 6. … With yesterday's Proud Boys verdicts, 14 right-wing extremists have now been convicted of seditious conspiracy …
John Wagner / Washington Post:
After latest Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy convictions, Trump says Justice Dept. is ‘destroying lives’
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Jury convicts Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys on seditious conspiracy charge
Benjamin Wittes / Dog Shirt Daily:
Boys Be Not Proud  —  I wrote a song about seditious conspiracy  —  Good Evening.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump deposition in E. Jean Carroll rape defamation case released in court  — The deposition of former President Donald Trump by a lawyer for E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accuses him in a civil lawsuit of raping and defaming her, was released in a court filing.
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Charles Sykes / The Atlantic:
America's Lowest Standard  —  Try to imagine anyone like Trump surviving in any other segment of our society—business, entertainment, sports, the military.  —  In one of his rare moments of naivete, Alexander Hamilton imagined that the Electoral College would afford “a moral certainty” …
Discussion: driftglass and Raw Story
New York Times:
In Rape Trial Deposition, Trump Says Vulgar Tape Simply Reflects Truth  —  The former president did not disavow the “Access Hollywood” video when questioned by lawyers for E. Jean Carroll, who has accused him of attacking her.  They rested their case Thursday.
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Says Stars Get Away With Sexual Assault—'Unfortunately or Fortunately'
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
Judicial activist directed fees to Clarence Thomas's wife, urged ‘no mention of Ginni’  —  Leonard Leo told GOP pollster Kellyanne Conway to bill nonprofit, then use money to pay spouse of Supreme Court justice  —  Conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo arranged for the wife …
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Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Things Keep Looking Worse for Justice Thomas and his Billionaire Buddy
Kelsey Vlamis / Insider:
Clarence Thomas — who let a GOP megadonor foot bills for him for years — said being a Supreme Court justice ‘is not worth doing for what they pay’
New York Times:
Dianne Feinstein Has to Act  —  Without Senator Dianne Feinstein, there might never have been an assault weapons ban in 1994.  Or the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994.  Or the revelatory report on the C.I.A.'s torture program in 2014.  She has had a distinguished career in the U.S. Senate …
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Feinstein should resign, New York Times Editorial Board says
The White House:
President Biden Announces Key White House Personnel  —  Today, President Biden announced that Neera Tanden will serve as Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor.  The President also announced that Stefanie Feldman will serve as Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary.
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Cheryl Teh / Insider:
Someone needs to tell MTG that Biden can't be both a criminal mastermind and completely senile
Discussion: Rumble and Raw Story
Politico:
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky is leaving, White House says  —  Walensky acknowledged the agency did not meet expectations during the pandemic and launched a reorganization.  —  Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who guided President Joe Biden's response …
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Washington Post:
Serbia president vows to disarm nation after two mass shootings  —  Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic pledged to disarm the country, proposing gun-control measures on Friday after two shootings, one of them at a school, killed at least 16 people.  —  The rampages this week shook the Balkan nation …
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New York Times:
8 Are Dead in Shooting in Serbia, a Day After School Massacre
Rebekah Riess / CNN:
Madison Cawthorn pleads guilty in case over bringing a loaded handgun through TSA checkpoint  —  Former North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn pleaded guilty Friday to bringing a loaded handgun through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport last year, according to his attorney.
Discussion: Raw Story and FOX8 WGHP
Reuters:
U.K.'s ruling Conservatives punished by voters on ‘terrible’ night  —  A bleak set of local election results were emerging for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Friday after a year of political scandals, surging inflation and stagnant economic growth.  —  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives …
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Inside Hunter Biden's clash with the White House  —  Top aides to President Biden have clashed with Hunter Biden's team over strategies for dealing with the legal battles and Republican attacks that surround the president's son. … - Hunter's team also is moving toward creating a legal defense fund …
Emily Guskin / Washington Post:
Americans split on who they'd blame if U.S. defaults, Post-ABC poll finds  —  As the debate over raising the debt ceiling continues, 39 percent say they would blame congressional Republicans, while 36 percent say they would blame President Biden  —  A Washington Post-ABC News poll finds Americans divided …
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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.
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
DOJ finds ‘insider witness’ in Trump Mar-a-Lago documents probe: report
ProPublica:
How Rep. James Clyburn Protected His District at a Cost to Black Democrats  —  The meeting was arranged in secret.  On Nov. 19, 2021, the chief of staff for South Carolina's Senate Judiciary Committee texted Dalton Tresvant, a key aide to Rep. Jim Clyburn, the state's most powerful Democrat.
Discussion: Political Wire
Politico:
‘No other way to do it’: Biden about to go big on power plants  —  Historically strict EPA regulations on coal- and gas-fired power plants are due out next week.  They face legal and political peril.  —  The Biden administration is poised to unveil its most ambitious effort yet to roll …
Discussion: E&E News and Breitbart
Washington Post:
Most of the country's missing workers are no longer missing  —  The U.S. economy has recovered 75 percent of the 4 million workers who stopped working due to retirements, lack of childcare and health concerns.  But some industries are still struggling.  —  Chris McKee retired in 2018 …
 
 
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Kelsey Snell / NPR:
Republican legislatures look to put local issues in liberal areas under state control
Discussion: STLPR
Ali Breland / Mother Jones:
The Proud Boys Have Already Moved Onto Their Next Target: LGBTQ Events
Associated Press:
WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it's no longer emergency
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Kari Lake's lawyers slapped with $2,000 sanction for pushing election conspiracy theories in court
Brad Dress / The Hill:
Wagner chief says mercenaries will leave Bakhmut, blasts Moscow
 Earlier Items: 
NBC News:
Trump, looking to regain 2016 magic, moves away from the Republican brand
Discussion: RedState and Washington Examiner
Jordan Weissmann / Semafor:
How Washington underestimated Biden's big climate law
Beth Reinhard / Washington Post:
How Gov. Ron DeSantis deploys state police to enforce political agenda
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Politico:
Former Trump campaign staffer subpoenaed by DOJ is now working for House committee on elections
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Jill Biden Will Attend King Charles III's Coronation, Touting ‘Special Relationship’ With UK
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Biden to Name Air Force Chief to Top Military Post, Officials Say
David Pierce / The Verge:
Mozilla's setting up shop on Mastodon and trying to reinvent content moderation
 

 
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