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Washington Post:
Trump calls his globe-trotting ex-diplomat ‘my envoy.’ Neither is in office. — Richard Grenell is meeting with far-right foreign leaders, attacking President Biden and offering a glimpse at what U.S. foreign policy could be like in a second Trump term — After an anti-corruption crusader …
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Freedom Caucus chair faces primary peril — Good morning, Early Birds. Our condolences to the friends and family of former Democratic senator Joseph I. Lieberman, who died Wednesday. He was 82. Tips: earlytips@washpost.com. Was this forwarded to you? Sign up here. Thanks for waking up with us.
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Michael H. Brown / Washington Post:
Joseph Lieberman, senator and vice presidential nominee, dies at 82
Joseph Lieberman, senator and vice presidential nominee, dies at 82
Popular Information:
These 50 companies have donated over $23 million to election deniers since January 6, 2021 — Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. — Then, according to the report of the bipartisan January 6 Commission, Trump engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 Presidential election.”
Politico:
How Greene's bid to topple Johnson could blow up the House — or in her own face — One House Republican summed up the fear: Her move could “deliver aid to Ukraine” by giving Johnson no choice but to seek common cause with Democrats. — Marjorie Taylor Greene's bid to vote …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump Bibles make a mockery of Christianity — and that's exactly why MAGA will eat them up — Faith without morality or theology, much less that “soyboy” Jesus? Sign MAGA Republicans up! — Earlier this week, Donald Trump unveiled his newest grift to squeeze money out of his cult followers: Trump-branded Bibles.
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The Nation, Axios, Blaze Media, NPR, The Gateway Pundit, IJR and The Daily Beast
Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Judge Forges Ahead With Pretrial Motions In Trump Georgia Election Interference Case — Lawyers for Trump argued that the charges in the Georgia election interference case seek to criminalize speech that is protected by the First Amendment. — LOADING — The charges against former …
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Washington Post:
GOP scrambles to organize early and mail voting despite Trump's attacks — Republicans are playing catch-up to Democrats on voting before Election Day in battleground states, but Trump disparages those methods — In December, Donald Trump called for the end of mail-in voting in presidential elections.
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Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
An appeals court says ‘undated’ Pennsylvania ballots don't count
An appeals court says ‘undated’ Pennsylvania ballots don't count
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Washington Examiner, ABC News, The Gateway Pundit, Pennsylvania Capital-Star and ballot-access.org
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Judge rules Georgia Republican Party vice chairman voted illegally — Brian K. Pritchard voted nine times while serving probation for felony forgery charges — A judge ruled Wednesday that the Georgia Republican Party's first vice chairman, Brian K. Pritchard, violated state election laws …
Suzy Weiss / The Free Press:
Tale of a Tampon — Scenes from a sit-in at Vanderbilt. — Let me tell you about some Vanderbilt girl's tampon. — It all started yesterday morning, when a wave of undergrad students rushed Kirkland Hall, where Vanderbilt's chancellor's office is located.
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Patterico's Pontifications, Blaze Media and The Vanderbilt Hustler
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Matt Schlapp's Accuser Was Paid to Drop Sexual Assault Suit — EXONERATED? — The GOP operative who sued Matt Schlapp over allegations of sexual assault dropped his lawsuit, prompting Schlapp to take a victory lap. It's more complicated, however.
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Rolling Stone
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Politico:
Playbook: Biden's NYC money bomb — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG KITTY — President JOE BIDEN heads to the Big Apple tonight for a star-studded fundraising event with former Presidents BARACK OBAMA and BILL CLINTON and “Late Show” host STEPHEN COLBERT.
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Biden campaign to bring in massive $25M haul at star-packed fundraiser
Biden campaign to bring in massive $25M haul at star-packed fundraiser
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MeidasTouch, Washington Examiner, The Guardian, ABC News, Associated Press, CBS News, Fox News, The Hill, HuffPost, Bloomberg and Deadline
New York Times:
Trump Attacks Judge's Daughter After Gag Order in Hush-Money Case — Donald Trump said a photo of him behind bars on Loren Merchan's X account meant he could not get a fair trial, but a court official said someone had appropriated the account. — It was an explosive claim from Donald J. Trump …
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HuffPost, MeidasTouch, Seymour Butz's Stuff, Raw Story, NBC News, Business Insider, The Gateway Pundit, American Greatness and Breitbart
Yehuda Lukacs / The Hill:
Netanyahu doesn't deserve to address Congress again — Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced that he is considering inviting Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who recently said Netanyahu “lost his way” …
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump Launches Fresh Attack on Judge's Daughter After Gag Order — Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump got hit with a gag order in his hush-money trial, he launched a fresh attack on the judge and his family. — In posts on Truth Social Wednesday morning, Trump blasted Judge Juan Merchan and his family …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
John Eastman, architect of Trump's 2020 election plot, should be disbarred, judge rules — Judge Yvette Roland made the recommendation. — A California judge on Wednesday recommended the disbarment of John Eastman, calling to revoke the law license of one of Donald Trump's top allies …
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The Hill:
Judge rules John Eastman should be disbarred over efforts to overturn 2020 election
Judge rules John Eastman should be disbarred over efforts to overturn 2020 election
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Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Legal experts worry about presidential abuse of the Insurrection Act. Here's why — A bipartisan group of legal experts is sounding an alarm about presidential power this election season. — They're pushing Congress to update a cluster of laws known as the Insurrection Act and limit …
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RedState
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Next U.S. census will have new boxes for ‘Middle Eastern or North African,’ ‘Latino’ — On the next U.S. census and future federal government forms, the list of checkboxes for a person's race and ethnicity is officially getting longer. — The Biden administration has approved proposals …
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The Hill and Associated Press
Washington Post:
NBC offered Ronna McDaniel a better contract to appear on MSNBC — The cable channel was part of the broad push to clinch a contributor deal for McDaniel, whose hiring caused an uproar — MSNBC President Rashida Jones participated in recruiting former Republican National Committee chair …
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Associated Press:
MyPillow, owned by election denier Mike Lindell, formally evicted from Minnesota warehouse — A court ordered the eviction Wednesday of MyPillow from a suburban Minneapolis warehouse that it formerly used, but company founder and prominent election denier Mike Lindell said that it's …
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Biden expands window to try and keep millions more low-income Americans insured — The end of a Covid-era Medicaid protection has created an acute problem for the president in the leadup to November. — President Joe Biden is widening a critical window for low-income Americans to join Obamacare …
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Maryland Matters
Mary K. Jacob / New York Post:
Jon Stewart benefited by 829% ‘overvalue’ of his NYC home even as he labels Trump's civil case ‘not victimless’ — Comedian Jon Stewart ranted this week that Donald Trump's civil real-estate case overvaluing his properties was “not victimless,” yet when it came to his own home, Stewart benefited from a similar inflation.
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
The White House expects about 40,000 participants at its ‘egg-ucation’-themed annual Easter egg roll — Some 40,000 people are expected to participate in Monday's “EGG-ucation”-themed White House Easter Egg Roll, about 10,000 more people than last year. — A teacher for more than 30 years …
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Washington Examiner, HuffPost and Associated Press
NBC News:
Trump claims crime rates are soaring. The numbers indicate otherwise. — The presumptive Republican nominee frequently paints a picture of ever-increasing crime under Democrats. But figures from police departments and the FBI indicate otherwise. — Surging crime levels, out-of-control Democratic cities and “migrant crime.”
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Illinois Policy
Axios:
Kellyanne Conway considers return to Trumpworld … - Senior Trump advisers tell Axios no offer is on the table, however. — What is clear is that Conway has been inserting herself into several hot policy debates in what many Republicans — with mixed feelings — see as an effort …
Michael Lee / bellingcat:
Fugitive US Militant Ammon Bundy Geolocated to Utah — In February 2024, American anti-government agitator Ammon Bundy posted a video with a provocative title to his YouTube channel: ‘Want to know where Ammon Bundy is?’ — Earlier in 2023, Bundy was ordered by an Idaho court to pay …