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11:20 AM ET, April 12, 2024

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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.
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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attorney for Donald Trump who became a critical witness in the classified documents case against the former president, no longer represents him, CNN has learned.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
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.
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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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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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Jeffries: Democrats won't help Johnson break FISA impasse
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Marjorie Taylor Greene won't say what happened to her Trump Media stock … US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) speaks alongside former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump at a campaign event in Rome, Georgia, on March 9, 2024.  —  A media company with ties …
Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story, Quartz and New Republic
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump Media shares drop below $30, company sheds more than half of market cap since trading debut … The price of Trump Media shares fell below $30 in early trading Friday morning, which is more than $40 lower than what its shares first sold for when the social media company began public trading on March 26.
Washington Post:
What Donald Trump wants in his next vice president — and who he's considering  —  Donald Trump's perfect vice president looks the part: attractive and telegenic.  They are ideally Black or a woman, though that's not required.  And they are most certainly not taller than Trump himself.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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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
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Meeting With Johnson Is Meant to Quell House GOP Disarray  —  Speaker's job is on the line amid revolt by conservatives.  'We don't need any more reason to be polarized.'  —  WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson, with no shortage of problems at the Capitol, is taking a quick spring break to Florida.
Discussion: The Hill, CNN, USA Today and NewsNation
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USA Today:
Mike Johnson and Donald Trump will propose bill to prevent non-citizens from voting
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.”
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
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 …
Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
Trump Team Calls For More Debates With Biden, ‘Much Earlier’ Than Currently Planned  —  Ironically, though, the former president did not join any of the Republican presidential primary debates.  —  LOADING  —  Former President Donald Trump wants to face off with President Joe Biden on the debate stage …
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
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 …
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” …
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
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 …
 
 
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J.T. Young / Washington Examiner:
Biden's poor polling may be as good as it gets for him
Discussion: Fox News and The Guardian
Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with White House to advance Ukraine aid
Discussion: Reuters and Mercury News
Joseph Ditzler / Stars & Stripes:
3 stranded men were down to coconuts and a dead battery before Pacific rescue
Sherman Smith / Kansas Reflector:
Facebook's AI failure wiped out Kansas Reflector links. Even Facebook may not know what went wrong.
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New York Times:
Harvard and Caltech Will Require Test Scores for Admission
Lindsay Ryan / New York Times:
Many Patients Don't Survive End-Stage Poverty
President U-licious S Grant / The Big Picture:
Trump's Brain Is Not Okay
Discussion: Hackwhackers
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
RFK Jr. Campaign Fires Staffer Who Said the Quiet Part Out Loud
New Republic:
An Honest Assessment of Rural White Resentment Is Long Overdue
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Big Lie About Biden Implodes After MAGA Ally Admits Truth
Discussion: Off Message and Raw Story