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11:05 AM ET, April 12, 2024

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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump attorney who became a crucial witness against him has departed legal team  —  Evan Corcoran, an attorney for Donald Trump who became a critical witness in the classified documents case against the former president, no longer represents him, CNN has learned.
Discussion: Law & Crime, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Michael Cohen on the Trump Trial: Prepare To Be Surprised  —  Trump's former attorney on the hush money trial, how he's preparing for life as the key witness and who he expects Trump will choose as a 2024 running mate.  —  Michael Cohen may be the only person standing between Donald Trump and jail.
James Romoser / Politico:
How Donald Trump Gets Special Treatment in the Legal System  —  The former president rails against a “two-tiered system of justice.”  But he's the one benefiting from it.  —  A firebrand politician named Donald is about to stand trial.  Just a few days before jury selection, he goes on TV to slam the charges as baseless and biased.
Politico:
Playbook: Harris takes the gloves off in Arizona  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BIG PRETRIAL READ — “How Donald Trump Gets Special Treatment in the Legal System,” by James Romoser in POLITICO Magazine: “He denigrates prosecutors.
New York Times:
Surveillance Bill Clears Key Hurdle in House, Putting It Back on Track  —  Speaker Mike Johnson scaled back the measure to two years from five, winning over hard-right Republicans who believe Donald J. Trump will be president by the time it would expire.  —  The House took a critical …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans furious over Trump trying to derail FISA bill  —  Senate Republicans vented their frustration after former President Trump helped derail a compromise House bill to extend Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authority, sending lawmakers scrambling to find a Plan B …
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Jeffries: Democrats won't help Johnson break FISA impasse
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Republicans remain terrible at picking Senate candidates  —  PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers.  If you aren't one, please click the button to support our independent journalism.  —  🐘 Subscribe to Public Notice 🐘
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Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
J.D. Vance Says ‘It Would Be A Great Honor’ To Be Trump's VP Pick  —  “If he asks me, of course I would think seriously about it,” the Ohio senator told Fox News.  —  LOADING  —  Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) on Thursday addressed rumors that he is on former President Donald Trump's vice …
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Washington Post:   What Donald Trump wants in his next vice president — and who he's considering
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden campaign unveils ‘MAGA Mike’ video linking Johnson, Trump on abortion  —  President Biden's reelection campaign on Friday unveiled a video linking former President Trump with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in an attempt to highlight their views on reproductive rights issues.
Discussion: The Guardian
Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
Leo rejects Senate subpoena from panel probing gifts to Supreme Court justices  —  The conservative judicial activist called the move ‘politically motivated,’ and the committee chair said Leo had left them ‘no other choice’ but to move forward with the compulsory process
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Zac Anderson / USA Today:
‘Unprecedented’ and ‘stunning’ number of Trump administration alums oppose his reelection  —  A minimum of 16 Trump administration veterans have sharply criticized the ex-president, with terms such as “threat to democracy,” “erratic,” “delusional” and “narcissistic.”
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: DNC covered Biden legal bills in special counsel probe … - In January 2023, special counsel Robert Hur began investigating Biden's handling of classified documents after papers from Biden's vice presidency were found at his office and home.  — From July 2023 to February 2024 …
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Former Obama adviser: Kushner engaged in 'level of corruption that we've just never seen' with foreign relations  —  Former Obama deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner engaged in a “level of corruption that we've just never seen” …
Discussion: HuffPost and Mediaite
Shawna Mizelle / CBS News:
Colorado group says it has enough signatures for abortion rights ballot measure this fall  —  A Colorado campaign that's trying to enshrine abortion rights into the state's constitution has gathered enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot this November, CBS News has learned.
Discussion: NBC News, Politico and ABC News
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Third South Dakota tribal nation bans Noem from reservation  —  The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has become the third tribal nation to ban South Dakota Kristi Noem (R) from its reservation land.  —  On Wednesday, the Standing Rock Tribal Council voted to ban Noem from its land for “racially charged” …
David Strom / HotAir:
OJ and CRT  —  Marc Lamont Hill is a prominent guy, although you probably haven't heard of him because you aren't a racist Leftist who is glad OJ Simpson got off despite being an obvious murderer.  —  Lots of people agree with him, though, because they are racist Leftists who think it's fine …
NBC News:
Man on terror watchlist was released by Border Patrol  —  With border security funding blocked in Congress, the case illustrates the challenges U.S. officials face in identifying migrants who may pose national security threats.  —  SAN ANTONIO — An Afghan migrant on the terrorist watchlist spent nearly …
Berkeley Lovelace Jr / NBC News:
Covid vaccines not linked to fatal heart problems in young people, CDC finds  —  The new report debunks widespread misinformation that the mRNA shots were connected to sudden cardiac death in young athletes.  —  There is no evidence that mRNA Covid vaccines cause fatal cardiac arrest …
Discussion: Quartz and Orlando Sentinel
New York Times:
Harvard and Caltech Will Require Test Scores for Admission  —  The universities are the latest highly selective schools to end their policies that made submitting SAT or ACT scores optional.  —  Harvard will reinstate standardized testing as a requirement of admission, the university announced Thursday …
President U-licious S Grant / The Big Picture:
Trump's Brain Is Not Okay  —  An expert's view of Trump's mental slide into dementia.  —  The Big Picture and Jay Kuo … When Duty to Warn began in 2017, our mission as mental health professionals was to warn the world that Trump was dangerously unfit and a malignant narcissist.
Discussion: Hackwhackers
Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with White House to advance Ukraine aid  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with the White House as he prepares for the treacherous task of advancing wartime funding for Ukraine and Israel through the House, a top House Republican said Thursday.
Discussion: Reuters and Mercury News
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Lara Trump's RNC robocall falsely claims ‘massive fraud’ in 2020 election  —  Call shows the Republican party to be ‘more committed to the big lie than ever’, says Democratic lawyer  —  The Republican National Committee sent out a scripted robocall on behalf of its new co-chair Lara Trump …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
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