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9:20 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:
Georgia's GOP governor signs bill that could remove local prosecutors and DAs from their jobs  —  Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia signed legislation Friday that will create an oversight commission with the power to remove local prosecutors and district attorneys from their jobs.
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.
Charles Sykes / The Atlantic:
America's Lowest Standard
Discussion: Raw Story and driftglass
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
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
John Wagner / Washington Post:
After latest Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy convictions, Trump says Justice Dept. is ‘destroying lives’
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’
Politico:
DeSantis courts evangelicals with strict abortion law; opponents counterpunch in his backyard
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Politico:
Biden to name Neera Tanden as his domestic policy adviser
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.
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Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Who is conservative activist Leonard Leo? A friend of Clarence Thomas.
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 …
Hannah Rabinowitz / CNN:
Justice Department asks for 25-year prison sentence for convicted Oath Keepers leader  —  Prosecutors asked a federal judge Friday to sentence Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers, to 25 years in prison.  —  In November, a Washington, DC, jury convicted Rhodes …
Discussion: Bloomberg.com
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 …
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
The Smooth-Talking Republican Who Would Rule by Fiat  —  Vivek Ramaswamy, a long-shot 2024 contender, is lavishly wealthy and astoundingly confident.  He also promises to exert breathtaking power in ways that Donald Trump never did.  —  Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican wunderkind running …
Discussion: HuffPost and Political Wire
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.
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
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
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Watchdog urges FEC to probe Herschel Walker campaign over $535,200 payment  —  A government watchdog organization is urging the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to investigate former GOP Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker's campaign over a payment that Walker allegedly solicited for his company last year.
Kelsey Snell / NPR:
Republican legislatures look to put local issues in liberal areas under state control  —  Lawmakers in statehouses across the country have spent the past several weeks debating bills that would bring local issues like zoning, education and police powers under state control.
Discussion: STLPR
 
 
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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:
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
The Next Fear on A.I.: Hollywood's Killer Robots Become the Military's Tools
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Jesús Rodríguez / Washington Post:
The polite struggle to do something — anything — about Clarence Thomas
Discussion: Raw Story
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
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Reuters:
Russian theater director accused of ‘justifying terrorism’ remanded in custody
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Politico:
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Discussion: Bloomberg, E&E News and Breitbart
Brad Dress / The Hill:
Wagner chief says mercenaries will leave Bakhmut, blasts Moscow
ProPublica:
How Rep. James Clyburn Protected His District at a Cost to Black Democrats
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