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1:30 PM 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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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.
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attorney for Donald Trump who became a critical witness in the classified documents case against the former president, no longer represents him, CNN has learned.
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Tight security planned for Trump hush money trial
Discussion: USA Today
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House advances revised FISA bill after floor revolt, teeing up final vote  —  The House advanced a bill Friday to reauthorize the U.S.'s warrantless surveillance authority, opening the measure up for debate two days after a band of conservatives blocked a previous version of the legislation from moving forward.
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NBC News:
House votes to renew FISA spying tool after earlier Republican revolt  —  Prior to passage, the House failed to adopt a bipartisan amendment to curtail warrantless surveillance of Americans.  Section 702 of the law expires on April 19 unless it's renewed.  —  WASHINGTON — The House voted …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
New York Times:
Surveillance Bill Clears Key Hurdle in House, Putting It Back on Track
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Iranian Attack Expected on Israel in Next Two Days  —  Israel is preparing for an imminent direct attack from Iran; Tehran yet to decide, says person briefed on the matter  —  TEL AVIV—Israel is preparing for a direct attack from Iran on southern or northern Israel as soon as Friday or Saturday …
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CBS News:
U.S. issues travel warning for Israel with Iran expected to attack any moment and fear Gaza war could spread  —  Tel Aviv — Israel is bracing for a worst-case scenario that U.S. officials believe could materialize within just hours — the possibility of a direct attack on Israeli soil by Iran …
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 🐘
Discussion: Montana Free Press
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Washington Post:
GOP Senate candidate in Montana builds campaign on once-secret Navy exploits
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
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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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Bond's Cayman Connection ‘Stinks to High Heaven’  —  ISLAND TIME  —  The company that saved Donald Trump with a $175 million bank fraud bond is playing an insurance game that has experts questioning whether New York will ever see the money. … When the questionably leveraged company …
Discussion: Raw Story
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Washington Post:
Biden administration cancels another $7.4 billion in student loans  —  The president is wiping away the loan balances of 277,000 Americans through a mix of existing forgiveness programs  —  Days after heralding its latest student debt forgiveness plan, the Biden administration …
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Treasury Targets Hamas UAV Unit Officials and Cyber Actor  —  WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking action against Hamas, targeting Gaza- and Lebanon-based leaders of the terrorist group's offensive cyber and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations.
Discussion: The Hill, Reuters and UPI
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 …
Alex Finley / New Republic:
Russia Is Buying Politicians in Europe.  Is It Happening Here Too? … Democrats for years have warned about Russian influence in the Republican Party under Donald Trump.  But now even some prominent GOP members of Congress are sounding the alarm.  —  “I think Russian propaganda …
Discussion: The Guardian and Politico
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
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 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
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 …
The Bulwark:
Republicans Flee D.C., Responsibility  —  The eyes of the world are upon them.  —  The commander of Central Command is in Israel amid fears of an Iranian attack.  As American aid to Ukraine stalls, Russian strikes are targeting Ukraine's power plants.  And the head of European Command testified …
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
AP-NORC:
Both the Biden and Trump presidencies are viewed as mostly doing more harm than good across a range of issues  —  Asked which president did more to help people like them, 35% of adults say Trump did more, 26% say Biden did more, and 30% think neither was effective in helping people like them.
 
 
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Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
Trump Team Calls For More Debates With Biden, ‘Much Earlier’ Than Currently Planned
J.T. Young / Washington Examiner:
Biden's poor polling may be as good as it gets for him
Discussion: Fox News and The Guardian
Berkeley Lovelace Jr / NBC News:
Covid vaccines not linked to fatal heart problems in young people, CDC finds
Discussion: Quartz and Orlando Sentinel
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New York Times:
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Peter White / Deadline:
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Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
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