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11:15 AM ET, April 10, 2024

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The Guardian:
Arizona Republicans denounce revived 1864 abortion ban in sudden reversal  —  As the party struggles to talk about abortion, response marks fastest and strongest rebuke of bans since the fall of Roe  —  Hours after Arizona's supreme court declared on Tuesday that a 160-year-old abortion ban …
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Brenna Gauchat / Arizona Republic:
Arizona lawmaker leads prayer circle on state seal at Capitol building, sparking backlash  —  Arizona Sen. Anthony Kern invited a prayer group to the Senate floor on Monday.  —  Seen in a video filmed by an anonymous attendee, Kern led the group, who spoke in tongues, through a prayer as they knelt over the state seal.
Discussion: HuffPost and Copper Courier
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Welcome to 1864  —  When the Supreme Court decided Dobbs, it opened up Pandora's Box, undoing fifty years of protection for abortion rights under Roe v. Wade.  In the wake of that decision, states pulled lots of horribles out of the box and used them to prevent women from making their own choices about reproductive health care.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Republicans rush to distance from “disaster” Arizona abortion ruling … - Just on Monday, former President Trump put vulnerable House Republicans at ease by stopping short of endorsing a nationwide abortion ban. … - The 19th century law provides exceptions only to save the life of the mother.
Politico:
Trump's abortion stance could put Florida Republicans in a bind  —  The state GOP's strict abortion bans could be repealed if voters approve a ballot initiative in November.  —  MIAMI — There's no state that will need to navigate Donald Trump's abortion stance quite like Florida …
Washington Post:
‘Catastrophic,’ ‘a shock’: Arizona's abortion ruling threatens to upend 2024 races
Eliza Collins / Wall Street Journal:   Why Arizona Will Be Ground Zero for the 2024 Abortion Fight
New York Times:
Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Near-Total Abortion Ban Enacted in 1864
Ray Stern / Arizona Republic:
Abortion in Arizona set to be illegal in nearly all circumstances, state high court rules
Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying in civil fraud case  —  Allen Weisselberg, a retired executive in Donald Trump's real estate empire, was sentenced on Wednesday to five months in jail for lying under oath during his testimony in the civil fraud lawsuit brought …
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NBC News:
Ex-Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg to be sentenced for perjury in Trump civil fraud trial  —  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is recommending a five-month jail sentence for Weisselberg after he pleaded guilty to two counts of perjury in former President Donald Trump's civil fraud trial.
Axios:
RFK Jr. sounds like Trump as he courts MAGA voters … - Kennedy is now drawing fire from Trump and other conservatives who once hailed Kennedy's campaign. … - “This is a humanitarian crisis because of the understanding across the globe that we now have an open border here,” …
Discussion: The Bulwark and New Jersey Online
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New York Times:
Trump Allies Have a Plan to Hurt Biden's Chances: Elevate Outsider Candidates  —  The more candidates in the race, the better for Donald J. Trump, supporters say.  And in a tight presidential contest, a small share of voters could change the result.  —  Allies of Donald J. Trump …
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Zelensky ups pressure on Trump to visit war-torn Ukraine  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is urging former President Trump to come and visit war-torn Ukraine, amid reports that he would pressure Ukraine to cede land to Russia if he return to the White House.
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Zelensky says he doesn't need ‘primitive’ ideas from Trump on Ukraine
Discussion: Interfax-Ukraine
Davidrlurie / Public Notice:
Trump's deeply misogynist lie about moms killing babies  —  It reveals a fear of women's empowerment he shares with the Christian right. … On Monday, Donald Trump released a video announcing his much heralded abortion “policy.”  The statement was typically garbled, deliberately vague, and chock full of absurd assertions.
Axios:
Scoop: Biden plans order to limit southern border crossings by end of month … But Biden, briefed on polls of rising voter anger, wants a dramatic step. … - Biden would use authority in Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which gives the president broad leeway …
Discussion: Fox News, RedState, HuffPost and Bloomberg
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KABE-LP:
Biden on Univision: the president talks about immigration, Mexico, Israel and the risks to democracy
Michael Phillis / Associated Press:
Biden administration imposes first-ever national drinking water limits on toxic PFAS  —  The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized strict limits on certain so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured.
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Critical Action to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution in Drinking Water
Discussion: US EPA
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
America's moment of truth on Ukraine  —  Republicans have a stark choice: help Zelenskyy or pay fealty to Trump  —  The last time David Cameron, Britain's foreign secretary, urged Capitol Hill to pass Ukraine aid, he was told to “kiss my ass” by Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of the most vocal pro-Russia Republicans.
Politico:
Tied California House race heading to a recount  —  A spokesperson for one of the tied candidates blasted the recount request as “a page right out of Trump's political playbook.”  —  SACRAMENTO, California — Officials in Santa Clara County are gearing up for a recount in the wild race …
Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
Nuclear deal in tatters, Iran edges close to weapons capability  —  Six years after the Trump administration withdrew from the Iran nuclear accord, Tehran is rapidly accumulating enriched uranium, some of it very close to weapons grade.  Experts fear that a bomb could be a short dash away.
Discussion: The Sun
NBC News:
Biden's strategy to reach tuned-out voters: Content over crowds  —  Biden's re-election hinges on disengaged voters.  His campaign is trying to reach them one video at a time.  —  President Joe Biden's recent battleground state campaign tour didn't draw major crowds.
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Monica Alba / NBC News:
How the Biden campaign quickly mobilized on Trump's abortion stance
Discussion: Fox News and Politico
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Operatives must pay up to $1.25 million for robocall scheme to suppress Black votes  —  Two right-wing political operatives must pay up to $1.25 million in fines after they were found liable for launching a robocall campaign designed to keep Black New Yorkers from voting in the 2020 election …
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
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NY State Attorney General:
Attorney General James Secures Up to $1.25 Million from Conspiracy Theorists Who Intimidated Black Voters with Threatening Robocalls
Gabriel Schoenfeld / The Bulwark:
Trump's ‘Virtues’ and Other Fairy Tales  —  FOLLOW THE MONEY.  That phrase—a legendary Hollywood screenwriter's addition to the Watergate lore—turns out in fact to be excellent advice for an investigation.  And if one is investigating how the Claremont Institute, the California-based think tank …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Pew Research Center:
Changing Partisan Coalitions in a Politically Divided Nation  —  Party identification among registered voters, 1994-2023  —  Party identification among registered voters, 1994-2023  —  How we did this  —  The contours of the 2024 political landscape are the result of long-standing patterns …
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on the March Consumer Price Index  —  Today's report shows inflation has fallen more than 60% from its peak, but we have more to do to lower costs for hardworking families.  Prices are still too high for housing and groceries, even as prices for key household items …
Politico:
Siding with special counsel, Cannon agrees to keep witness identities secret  —  Despite sharp words for prosecutors, the Trump-appointed judge in the classified documents case said they presented evidence to justify the sealing.  —  The judge handling the classified documents case …
 
 
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Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
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Matthew Choi / The Texas Tribune:
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Florida woman who stole, sold Biden's daughter's diary sentenced to 1 month in prison
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Austin Huguelet / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
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Chloe Mayer / Newsweek:
Michigan Republican Candidate Caught Living in Florida
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Mike Cason / al.com:
Alabama secretary of state says Democratic convention too late to get Biden on ballot this fall
Sean O'Driscoll / Newsweek:
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