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11:30 PM ET, May 5, 2023

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Washington Post:
At least eight Trump electors have accepted immunity in Georgia investigation  —  In a new filing, the lawyer for the eight electors accused prosecutors of knowingly making false accusations in an effort to have her removed from the case.  —  At least eight of the 16 Georgia Republicans …
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CNN:
At least 8 fake electors have been granted immunity in the Georgia Trump investigation  —  At least eight of the Republican “fake electors” in Georgia have accepted immunity deals in an ongoing criminal investigation into efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election there, according to a new court filing.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Eight false Trump electors have accepted immunity deals, lawyer says
Discussion: Raw Story
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
U.S. seeks 25 years in prison for Rhodes in first Jan. 6 sedition case  —  Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four others are set to be the first sentenced in Capitol breach for seditious conspiracy in late May  —  U.S. prosecutors on Friday asked a federal judge to sentence Oath Keepers founder …
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Beatrice Peterson / ABC News:
DOJ secures longest sentence yet for convicted Jan. 6 defendant  —  Peter Schwartz has been sentenced to 14 years behind bars.  —  The Department of Justice secured its most severe sentence for a convicted Jan. 6 defendant yet — a marked victory for the government as it pursues those accused of attempting an insurrection.
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 …
Hannah Rabinowitz / CNN:
Justice Department asks for 25-year prison sentence for convicted Oath Keepers leader
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
New York Times:   Rioter Gets 14 Years for Jan. 6 Police Attacks, in Longest Sentence So Far
Todd Zwillich / VICE:
Inside the Proud Boys Jury
John Wagner / Washington Post:
After latest Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy convictions, Trump says Justice Dept. is ‘destroying lives’
Erica Orden / Politico:
11 witnesses testified in Donald Trump's rape trial.  Here's what they said.  —  E. Jean Carroll is suing him in Manhattan federal court for battery over the alleged rape and for defamation over social media comments.  —  E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump rested their cases Thursday …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump says in Carroll rape case deposition that stars have ‘historically’ grabbed women  — 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.
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:   E. Jean Carroll Must Be Going Through Hell
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Walensky to Resign as C.D.C. Director  —  In an announcement on Friday, the head of the beleaguered agency said she would step down in June.  —  Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will step down from her position on June 30, she announced on Friday.
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Disease experts warn White House of potential for omicron-like wave of illness  —  The White House recently received a sobering warning about the potential for the coronavirus to come roaring back, with experts reaching a consensus that there's a roughly 20 percent chance during the next …
Discussion: Boston Herald and ABC News
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Kellyanne Conway defends reported concealed Ginni Thomas payments  —  Former President Trump aide Kellyanne Conway on Friday defended payments she reportedly made to Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, at the behest of a conservative judicial activist.
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and Washington Post
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Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Who is conservative activist Leonard Leo? A friend of Clarence Thomas.
CNBC:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill to void Disney development deals  — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation that effectively voids the development agreements struck by Disney amid a feud with the governor and his allies.  — The deals are at the center of the battle between Disney …
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Politico:
How DeSantis gave Democrats the ‘session from hell’
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Politico:
Biden to name Neera Tanden as his domestic policy adviser
Martin Sheil / The Daily Beast:
Harlan Crow and Clarence Thomas Are About to Learn About Gift Taxes  —  The billionaire's generosity to the Supreme Court justice and his family raise a whole lot of questions about whether the “gifts” were declared properly. … Gift taxes were probably not a topic discussed on the yacht …
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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’
Wall Street Journal:
In Trump Probe, Special Counsel Zooms In on Possible Criminal Charges  —  Prosecutors' revisiting of earlier witness testimony points to effort to tie up loose ends  —  WASHINGTON—Special counsel Jack Smith is racing through a roster of interviews in his wide-ranging investigations related …
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Supreme Court halts execution of Richard Glossip  —  The US Supreme Court on Friday put on hold the execution of Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma death row inmate whose capital conviction the state attorney general has said he could no longer support.  —  The latest round of litigation was brought …
Washington Post:
Most Americans support anti-trans policies favored by GOP, poll shows  —  Clear majorities of Americans support restrictions affecting transgender children, a Washington Post-KFF poll finds, offering political jet fuel for Republicans in statehouses and Congress who are pushing measures …
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Biden defends son Hunter ahead of possible federal tax, gun charges  —  “My son has done nothing wrong,” Biden said in an interview with MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle, as the Justice Department conclude a criminal investigation.  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden defended his son Hunter …
The Hill:
McConnell warns he won't back debt-ceiling increase without ‘substantive’ reforms  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has signed onto a letter stating he and more than 40 members of the Senate GOP conference will not back “any bill that raises the debt ceiling without substantive spending …
Discussion: Political Wire and Daily Kos
Rolling Stone:
Trump 2024: Bring Back the ‘Muslim Ban’ — and Expand It  —  If he wins again, Trump wants to bring back one of the most vile parts of his first stint in office  —  DONALD TRUMP FOR months has been telling people close to him that he plans to bring back his infamous “Muslim ban” …
Discussion: Roll Call and Raw Story
Thomas Catenacci / Fox News:
GOP Oversight chairman promises ‘intense scrutiny’ of John Kerry's secretive China talks  —  'Mr. Kerry's continued engagement in shady negotiations will be met with intense scrutiny by the committee,' Oversight chair tells Fox News Digital  —  EXCLUSIVE: House Oversight …
The Texas Tribune:
A trio of Texas churches donated to political candidate despite clear IRS prohibition  —  A candidate for the Abilene City Council said that three churches made an honest mistake by donating to his campaign and that he is returning the money.  The race has been beset by allegations of electioneering by churches.
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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Ashley Oliver / Breitbart:
Emails Reveal Author of Letter Discrediting Hunter Laptop Story Enlisted Signers to Give Biden Debate ‘Talking Point’
ABC News:
DeSantis likely to skip exploratory committee as team begins debate prep: Sources
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
The Next Fear on A.I.: Hollywood's Killer Robots Become the Military's Tools
Discussion: Federal Computer Week
Jesús Rodríguez / Washington Post:
The polite struggle to do something — anything — about Clarence Thomas
Discussion: Raw Story
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Black unemployment has never before been this close to White unemployment
Discussion: Common Dreams and NewsNation
Alex Harris / Bloomberg:
Wall Street Is Getting More Worried About the Debt Ceiling. These Charts Show How Much
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
The Smooth-Talking Republican Who Would Rule by Fiat
Discussion: HuffPost and Political Wire
Kelsey Snell / NPR:
Republican legislatures look to put local issues in liberal areas under state control
Discussion: STLPR
Politico:
‘No other way to do it’: Biden about to go big on power plants
Discussion: Bloomberg, E&E News and Breitbart
New York Times:
Dianne Feinstein Has to Act
ProPublica:
How Rep. James Clyburn Protected His District at a Cost to Black Democrats
Discussion: Political Wire
 

 
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