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Jeff Mason / Reuters:
Chef Jose Andres says Israel targeted his aid workers ‘systematically, car by car’  —  Celebrity chef Jose Andres told Reuters in an emotional interview on Wednesday that an Israeli attack that killed seven of his food aid workers in Gaza had targeted them “systematically, car by car.”
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The Guardian:
‘The machine did it coldly’: Israel used AI to identify 37,000 Hamas targets  —  Israeli intelligence sources reveal use of ‘Lavender’ system in Gaza war and claim permission given to kill civilians in pursuit of low-ranking militants  —  The Israeli military's bombing campaign in Gaza used …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Jack Smith puts Judge Aileen Cannon on notice  —  Judge Aileen M. Cannon has left many legal experts dumbfounded with her handling of the criminal classified documents case against former president Donald Trump, the man who nominated her to the federal bench.  —  And special counsel Jack Smith appears to be losing patience with her.
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Norman Eisen / CNN:
Why Judge Aileen Cannon is on thin ice in Trump's Mar-a-Lago case  —  Editor's Note: Norman Eisen, who served as counsel to House Democrats in the first Trump impeachment, is a senior fellow at Brookings.  E. Danya Perry, a founding partner of Perry Guha LLP, formerly served as a federal prosecutor …
US Department of Justice:
Two Individuals Plead Guilty To Participating In Insider Trading Scheme Based On SPAC Merger With Trump Media & Technology Group  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York  —  Michael Shvartsman and Gerald Shvartsman Made More Than $22 Million …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Exclusive: Trump Media saved in 2022 by Russian-American under criminal investigation  —  Trump's social media company went public relying partly on loans from trust managed by person of interest to prosecutors  —  Donald Trump's social media company Trump Media managed to go public last week …
Matt Egan / CNN:
Two investors in Trump Media insider trading case plead guilty  —  New York CNN —  Florida venture capitalist Michael Shvartsman and his brother Gerald Shvartsman pleaded guilty on Wednesday to participating in an insider trading scheme linked to the blockbuster deal …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Brothers plead guilty to insider trading tied to Trump media company
Discussion: Bloomberg
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Man who used megaphone to lead attack on police during Capitol riot gets more than 7 years in prison  —  A Washington state man who used a megaphone to orchestrate a mob's attack on police officers guarding the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to more than seven years in prison.
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New York Times:
Judge Won't Delay Trump's Criminal Trial to Wait for Immunity Ruling  —  The former president had asked the judge to push back his Manhattan criminal trial, slated to begin April 15, until after the Supreme Court decides whether he is immune from prosecution.
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Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
Rejected and ‘returned for correction’: Docs for Trump's $175M bond get bounced  —  A review of the New York County Supreme Court docket on Wednesday shows that paperwork for former President Donald Trump's newly-secured bond of $175 million was temporarily rejected and “returned for correction.”
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Nebraska Republicans' bid to help Trump win the Electoral College, explained  —  The state has an odd rule that gave Biden an electoral vote in 2020.  Trump wants to change that.  Can he?  —  On Tuesday, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) urged his state's legislature to change its rules …
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NBC News:
Trump and GOP leaders push to change Nebraska electoral votes to winner-take-all
NBC News:
Top Israeli official Ron Dermer began yelling during a meeting with U.S. officials about Gaza, officials say  —  The meeting grew tense after the Americans questioned an Israeli plan to evacuate more than 1 million Palestinian civilians from Rafah and house them in tents.
Alexander Ward / Politico:
‘Angry’ Biden not changing Israel policy after deadly strike on aid workers  —  It's another example of the United States criticizing Israel's conduct of the war against Hamas while remaining reluctant to use leverage to affect course corrections.  —  The Biden administration has no plans …
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NBC News:
Displeasure with Biden's handling of Hamas-Israel war was on display at closed-door White House meeting
Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Leads Biden in Six of Seven Swing States, WSJ Poll Finds  —  Incumbent trails in most battlegrounds that decided 2016 and 2020 elections
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Doina Chiacu / Reuters:
Trump Leads Biden in Battleground US States, WSJ Poll Finds
New York Times:
Trump Spoke Recently With Saudi Leader  —  It is not clear what the former president discussed with Prince Mohammed bin Salman, but news of their call came amid Biden administration negotiations with the Saudis over a Middle East peace plan.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump spoke recently …
Brittany Gibson / Politico:
Democratic tactics against RFK Jr. are rattling his campaign  —  Recent digital and in-person protests have prompted the independent campaign to enact some evasive maneuvers.  —  A billboard truck paid for by the DNC has been circling Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign events.
Discussion: New York Post
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
GOP Senate candidates cash out at Mar-a-Lago  —  Republican Senate candidates have flocked to Mar-a-Lago in recent months to raise funds for their campaigns, and the results have been lucrative, Axios has learned. … - Republican Bernie Moreno, who won a contentious GOP Senate primary in Ohio last month …
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Cable lobby vows “years of litigation” to avoid bans on blocking and throttling  —  FCC sets April 25 vote to restore net neutrality rules repealed under Ajit Pai.  —  The Federal Communications Commission has scheduled an April 25 vote to restore net neutrality rules similar …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Greene says Speaker Johnson is a ‘Democrat,’ comparable to Nancy Pelosi  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Wednesday likened Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to a Democrat as she doubled down on threats to push forward with an effort to oust him from his post.
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
NASA tasked with creating a time zone for the moon  —  The White House has asked NASA to create a new time zone for the moon.  —  Arati Prabhakar, the head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), said in a letter Tuesday that the office wants NASA to establish …
Fox News:
Youngkin mourns K-9 dog stabbed to death by ‘barbaric’ MS-13 gang members: ‘Will be held accountable’  —  The K-9 dog named Rivan was ‘repeatedly stabbed and kicked by the inmates’  —  FIRST ON FOX: Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va., vows to hold a group of “barbaric” MS-13 members accountable …
Discussion: New York Post and Blaze Media
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Bond Backer Repo'd Soldier Cars  —  HANKEY PANKY  —  Don Hankey's company agreed to a settlement with Trump's DOJ after systematically violating the rights of military employees by illegally repossessing their cars. … When billionaire financier Don Hankey underwrote Donald Trump's …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Donald Trump has no idea what to do on abortion  —  No modern presidency has been as consequential for the anti abortion movement as Donald Trump's.  And perhaps no present-day politician appears as uncertain about what to do about the issue now as Donald Trump.
Discussion: Forbes, Mediaite, The Hill and Bloomberg
Associated Press:
Yes, we're divided.  But new AP-NORC poll shows Americans still agree on most core American values  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite the country's deep political polarization, most Americans share many core beliefs about what it means to be an American, according to a new poll.
Discussion: AP-NORC, HotAir and PBS NewsHour
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
The IDF Killing of World Central Kitchen Workers Isn't Going Away  —  The Netanyahu government is availing itself of the ancient legal principle of “Hey, sh*t happens.”  —  There is no reason for the United States to be engaged with any government that can do this.  From the BBC:
Discussion: Politico and Roll Call
 
 
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Hannah Fingerhut / Los Angeles Times:
Iowa repeals gender parity rule for governing bodies as diversity policies garner growing opposition
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Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
Utah Rep. Celeste Maloy endorses Trump's plan for mass detention and deportation of migrants
Discussion: Washington Times
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Ugly, Hateful Rants in Michigan Should Be Covered as a Scandal
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