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11:40 PM ET, April 5, 2024

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Debbie Kelley / Gazette:
Verdict: Colorado Springs-area resident found guilty on all charges in Capitol breach trial in D.C.  —  After a lengthy deliberation that's been rare for Capitol breach cases, Falcon resident Rebecca Lavrenz, known on social media as the “J6 Praying Grandma,” was convicted …
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Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
RFK Jr. has repeatedly dismissed severity of the Jan. 6 attack: 'What's the worst thing that could happen?'  —  The independent presidential candidate's campaign distanced itself from its own fundraising email Thursday that called the Jan. 6 rioters “activists.”
Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Trump embraces woman convicted of Jan. 6 crimes, helps raise money for legal costs  —  Former president Donald Trump said Friday that a Colorado woman convicted of four federal misdemeanor charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is a “patriot” and shared a link …
Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
The Trump Docket: A window into Trump's ‘private’ acts on Jan. 6 may soon be opened by a federal judge
Discussion: Raw Story
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Former Trump officials are among the most vocal opponents of returning him to the White House
Discussion: IJR
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden campaign hits Trump over guests at upcoming Palm Beach high-dollar fundraiser  —  President Biden's reelection campaign hit former President Trump on Friday over the guest list for his high-dollar fundraiser in Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday.  —  Trump is aiming to outraise Biden's $26 …
Discussion: Forbes, Washington Times and Bloomberg
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NBC News:
Trump's $50 million gala set to double Biden's triple-president fundraiser  —  The former president has secured commitments that far outpace the $26 million Democrats raised last week at Radio City Music Hall.  —  Former President Donald Trump has secured commitments totaling $50 million …
The Hill:
Trump mounts new push to recuse judge in hush money case  —  Former President Trump on Friday demanded his hush money judge recuse himself from the upcoming trial, now less than two weeks away, over his daughter's firm's digital marketing work for prominent Democrats.
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NBC News:
Trump again asks hush money judge to recuse himself less than two weeks before trial starts
Discussion: Raw Story
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
As the race to the bottom continues, Stefanik targets N.Y. judge
Discussion: Raw Story
ProPublica:
Trump's Lawyers Told the Court That No One Would Give Him a Bond.  Then He Got a Lifeline, but They Didn't Tell the Judges.  —  An appeals court reduced Trump's bond by more than 60% after his attorneys claimed it was a “practical impossibility” to pay the full amount.
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Biden Will Try Again to Wipe Out Student Loan Debt for Millions of Borrowers  —  The Supreme Court blocked President Biden's first attempt at large-scale student debt relief last summer.  —  President Biden will announce a new effort on Monday to reduce or eliminate student loan debt …
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Troy Matthews / MeidasTouch:
5th Circuit Imposes Nationwide Ban on Protections for Defrauded Students
Discussion: Associated Press
MJ Lee / CNN:
US preparing for significant Iran attack on US or Israeli assets in the region as soon as next week  —  The US is on high alert and actively preparing for a “significant” attack that could come as soon as within the next week by Iran targeting Israeli or American assets in the region in response …
Dakota News Now:
Noem banned from Cheyenne River Reservation  —  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Governor Kristi Noem has been banned from a second tribal reservation in South Dakota.  —  On Tuesday, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe voted to ban Noem from its reservation, which means that Noem will no longer …
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Joe Biden Is Not a “Genocidal Maniac”  —  1. Genocide No(e)  —  One thing I discovered upon leaving the dark arts of public relations and opposition research for the green pastures of journalism commentary content creation is that even if something seems blazingly obvious to you …
Discussion: inews.co.uk and New York Times
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Democrats introduce bill to name Miami prison after Trump  —  A trio of House Democrats introduced legislation to rename a Miami prison after former President Trump.  —  Congressmen Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), and John Garamendi (D-Calif.) introduced legislation Friday …
Politico:
Tensions flare between special counsel Jack Smith and Judge Aileen Cannon  —  Amid delays and uncertainty over Donald Trump's classified documents case, a strained dynamic between his prosecutor and his judge has intensified.  —  Special counsel Jack Smith is palpably frustrated …
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Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
‘The nuclear button’: Special counsel could seek removal of judge in Trump classified docs case, attorneys warn
The Guardian:
Top Israeli spy chief exposes his true identity in online security lapse  —  Exclusive: Yossi Sariel unmasked as head of Unit 8200 and architect of AI strategy after book written under pen name reveals his Google account  —  The identity of the commander of Israel's Unit 8200 is a closely guarded secret.
Discussion: New Republic
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Judge blocks Trump attempt to subpoena NBC over materials related to Stormy Daniels documentary  —  A State Supreme Court judge blocked former President Trump's attempt to gain access to NBC's documentary material related to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Pelosi joins call to halt U.S. weapons transfers to Israel … - “In light of the recent strike against aid workers and the ever-worsening humanitarian crisis, we believe it is unjustifiable to approve these weapons transfers,” the lawmakers wrote to President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Reuters:
Exclusive: Tesla scraps low-cost car plans amid fierce Chinese EV competition  —  Tesla has canceled the long-promised inexpensive car that investors have been counting on to drive its growth into a mass-market automaker, according to three sources familiar with the matter and company messages seen by Reuters.
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
4.8 magnitude quake rattles New York City area  —  A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook the New York City area Friday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).  —  The epicenter was near Lebanon, N.J., with a depth just shy of 3 miles, according to the USGS.
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NBC News:
Earthquake shakes U.S. East Coast
The Daily Beast:
Trump Wants to Jail His Opponents and Nobody Seems to Care  —  THE NEW ABNORMAL  —  “The fact that this conversation is not on the front of every paper, the lead-in for every cable news story, I just don't understand.” … Former President Donald Trump has talked repeatedly about jailing …
 
 
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KFF:
Women's Views of Abortion Access and Policies in the Dobbs Era: Insights From the KFF Health Tracking Poll
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Baltimore District:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers develops tentative timeline to reopen Fort McHenry Channel following Key Bridge collapse
Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Melania Trump returns to campaign trail with pro-LGBT Republican event appearance: report
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The Trumps' cynical request that supporters donate ‘if they can afford to’
Discussion: MeidasTouch
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Amanda Yen / The Daily Beast:
The Rock Regrets Publicly Endorsing Biden in 2020 and Won't Do It Again
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on the March Jobs Report
Mother Jones:
RFK Jr. Fundraisers Tied to J6ers, QAnoners, Christian Nationalists, and Far-Right Extremists
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Ukraine Claims One of Its Biggest Attacks Inside Russia Just Destroyed Six Bombers
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What Liberals Get Wrong About ‘White Rural Rage’ — Almost Everything
 

 
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

CBS News:
Greg Gumbel, a CBS Sports anchor and commentator who covered the NFL and college basketball for more than 20 years, died at 78 of cancer

Youkyung Lee / Bloomberg:
Shares of South Korean entertainment companies related to Squid Game drop 20%+ following a less-than-perfect debut for the new season of the series on Netflix

 
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