memeorandum: El Paso judge orders release of migrants accused of ‘border riot’ (Daniel Borunda/El Paso Times)

8:55 AM ET, April 1, 2024

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Paige Skinner / HuffPost:

Caitlyn Jenner ‘Disgusted’ Over Trans Day Of Visibility Being On Easter — Transgender Day of Visibility has been on March 31 since its inception in 2009. Easter is a different date each year, however. — LOADING — Caitlyn Jenner, a trans woman, wrote on social media Saturday that she is …

Discussion: New York Post, The Gateway Pundit, WGN-TV, MeidasTouch, Breitbart, Alpha News, Mother Jones, Fox News and CNN

Chris Geidner / Law Dork:

“Trending: Easter Controversy,” or: How little lies pave the way for the next big lie — No-News Weekend Internet is stupid-dangerous in the Trump era — as this weekend's attack on the Transgender Day of Visibility shows. — This weekend's gaslighting from the right around Easter falling …

Discussion: HuffPost and New York Post

Nick Robertson / The Hill:

Here's what Trump and Biden said in their Easter messages — President Biden and former President Trump shared starkly different Easter messages Sunday. — Biden marked the holy day with a solemn message, while Trump lashed out at political opponents in an all-caps post on Truth Social.

Discussion: Politico, The White House, Raw Story, Breitbart, Boston Herald, The Gateway Pundit, PoliticusUSA, Crooks and Liars and New York Post

Josh Boak / Associated Press:
The Trump camp and the White House clash over Biden's recognition of ‘Transgender Day of Visibility’

The Insider:

“Unit 29155's scope is global for conducting lethal operations and acts of sabotage. Their mission is to find, fix, and finish, all in support of Vladimir Putin's imperial dreams." — Originally conceived as a training unit within the GRU, it was reorganized and expanded in 2008 …

Discussion: Politico, Agence France-Presse, CBS News, Axios and The Daily Beast

Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:

Trump Launches Another Attack on Judge's Daughter, This Time with Photos — The former president accused Judge Juan Merchan's daughter of presenting a conflict of interest, possibly violating a gag order — Donald Trump launched yet another attack against the daughter …

Discussion: The Hill, The Bulwark, The Daily Beast and Raw Story

Parisa Hafezi / Reuters:

Exclusive: Iran alerted Russia to security threat before Moscow attack, sources say — Iran tipped off Russia about the possibility of a major “terrorist operation” on its soil ahead of the concert hall massacre near Moscow last month, three sources familiar with the matter said.

Discussion: KDFX-TV

Judd Legum / Popular Information:

New smear campaign puts first Muslim appellate nominee in jeopardy — Republicans first attempted to sink the nomination of Adeel Mangi, who would be the first Muslim American to serve on a federal appellate court, on allegations that he was an anti-semitic terrorist sympathizer.

Politico:

The anti-abortion movement is losing the battle on IVF. It's preparing to win the war. — The groups are not advocating banning IVF but want new restrictions that would significantly curtail access to the procedure. — Anti-abortion advocates worked for five decades to topple Roe v. Wade.

CNN:

Johnson sounds out key Republicans with speakership and Ukraine aid on line — Days after his speakership was put on notice by a far-right member, Mike Johnson strategized with a key - and perhaps surprising - source: firebrand GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, the architect of the last effort to remove a speaker.

Discussion: The Hill, Washington Examiner, New York Post, USA Today, KDFX-TV, Raw Story, Axios, Breitbart and Washington Times

Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Rep. Don Bacon: 'It's possible' Mike Johnson could lose speakership over Ukraine

Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite, Washington Examiner and New York Post

Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
House Intel chair says Ukraine aid will have ‘overwhelming support’ in Congress after recess

Discussion: Breitbart, CBS News, Mediaite and Washington Times

Daniel Borunda / El Paso Times:

El Paso judge orders release of migrants accused of ‘border riot’ — An El Paso magistrate judge on Easter Sunday ordered the release of migrants accused in a “border riot” when a stampede overwhelmed National Guard troops along the Rio Grande. — Court officials noted that undocumented migrants …

Discussion: Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Instapundit, The Daily Caller, New York Post, Fox News, RedState and Frontpage Mag

Associated Press:

In setback to Turkey's Erdogan, opposition makes huge gains in local election — Turkey's main opposition party retained its control over key cities and made huge gains elsewhere in Sunday's local elections, in a major upset to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had set his sights on retaking control of those urban areas.

Discussion: Reuters, Business Insider, Euronews, Wall Street Journal, Agence France-Presse, New York Times, Bloomberg, KDFX-TV, El País, CNBC, JNS.org, Balkan Insight, Politico, Associated Press, Al Jazeera, Fox News, Algemeiner.com and The Japan Times

Kelly Garrity / Politico:

GOP congressman tempers ‘Nagasaki and Hiroshima’ comments on Gaza: ‘I used a metaphor’ — Rep. Tim Walberg said he really wasn't advocating using nuclear weapons. — Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) on Sunday said that his recent comment that the war in Gaza should “be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima” was not meant to be taken literally.

CNN:

Embittered Republicans plot to knock off House GOP's hard-right leader in Virginia primary feud — Rep. Derrick Van Orden is done with Rep. Bob Good. — Good, the leader of the House Freedom Caucus and one of eight Republicans who voted to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership …

Discussion: Blue Virginia and Raw Story

Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:

They came for Florida's sun and sand. They got soaring costs and a culture war. — Florida has seen a population boom in recent years, but many longtime residents and recent transplants say rising costs and divisive politics have them fleeing the Sunshine State.