memeorandum: The West urges China to intervene with Iran amid fears of a direct attack on Israel (Ruxandra Iordache/CNBC)

4:05 PM ET, April 12, 2024

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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:

Trump tries to boost support for Truth Social as DJT stock tanks … Donald Trump on Friday urged his followers to support his social media app Truth Social, as its parent company's stock continues to sink lower. — Trump in a post on that app said he believes Truth Social embodies the political …

Discussion: The Guardian and New Republic

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: Raw Story, NBC News and Quartz

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.

Discussion: Quartz and Raw Story

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.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Hill, WTOP News, The Federalist, Forbes, CBS News, The Daily Caller, MeidasTouch, Raw Story, PoliticusUSA, Associated Press and PolitiFact

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.

Discussion: The Guardian, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Digby's Hullabaloo and New York Times

Politico:
Playbook: Harris takes the gloves off in Arizona

Discussion: NBC News, New York Times, ABC News and Fox News

Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Trump's Abortion Gambit Proves He's Bad at Politics

Discussion: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Mahablog, Washington Examiner, New York Times and New Yorker

Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Tight security planned for Trump hush money trial

Discussion: USA Today

Ruxandra Iordache / CNBC:

The West urges China to intervene with Iran amid fears of a direct attack on Israel … Iranians attend a funeral procession in Tehran, held for seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike in Syria. — Western diplomats have mounted pressure on China to prevent Iran …

Discussion: United States Department …, New York Times, ABC News and RedState

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 …

Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Iran warns U.S. to stay out of fight with Israel or face attack on troops

Discussion: The Hill, USA Today, Fox News, New York Times, New York Post, The Daily Caller, The Guardian, Associated Press, Washington Post, Voice of America, IJR, The Times of Israel, CBS News, Politico, israelhayom.com and Israpundit

CBS News:
U.S. issues travel warning for Israel with Iran expected to attack any moment and fear Gaza war could spread

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Times of Israel, The Hill, New York Times, FDD, inews.co.uk, New York Post, The Sun, israelhayom.com, Reuters, One America News Network, Mediaite, Fox News, UPI, Al Jazeera, The Daily Caller and The Guardian

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.

Discussion: The Federalist, The Guardian, New Republic, RedState, Forbes and Axios

Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
House GOP bridges divide to reauthorize controversial surveillance bill

Discussion: Politico, Washington Free Beacon, The Hill, WTTG-TV, Plain Dealer, UPI, One America News Network, Twitchy, Truthout, American Prospect, Fox News, ABC News, Washington Times and NOTUS

NBC News:
House votes to renew FISA spying tool after earlier Republican revolt

Discussion: Washington Examiner and Washington Times

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans furious over Trump trying to derail FISA bill

Discussion: HuffPost, Axios, CNN, USA Today, Wired, Washington Times, RedState, New York Post, The Daily Caller, BizPac Review, Raw Story, The Federalist, The Daily Signal, Washington Examiner and CBS News

New York Times:
House Passes 2-Year Surveillance Law Extension Without Warrant Requirement

Discussion: Fox News, Washington Examiner, The Verge, Washington Times, Roll Call, Mediaite, Los Angeles Times, The Hill, The Daily Signal, Rolling Stone, CBS News and Breitbart

Lauren Peller / ABC News:
House passes FISA reauthorization bill after previous GOP setback

Discussion: CBS News, The Hill, Axios, Washington Examiner, Reason, UPI, CNN, Washington Times, Forbes, WXIA-TV, The Post Millennial, BizPac Review, NewsNation, Semafor and Roll Call

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: New Republic and Raw Story

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

Washington Post:
GOP Senate candidate in Montana builds campaign on once-secret Navy exploits

Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story

Brett Samuels / The Hill:

Trump tells Arizona Legislature to act after GOP blocks bills to repeal 1864 abortion ban — Former President Trump on Friday urged Arizona lawmakers to act “as fast as possible” to adjust the state's abortion policy after a state Supreme Court ruling upheld an 1864 law and made performing the procedure a felony.

Discussion: CBS News, Daily Kos, Politico, Breitbart, Washington Examiner, Washington Post, Voice of America, Raw Story, Political Wire, Press Herald, The Daily Beast and Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Jeremy Duda / Axios:
How Arizona's court ruling will impact abortion access

Discussion: NBC News, CNN, Daily Kos, The Center Square and Cronkite News

Alejandra Borunda / NPR:

Florida blocks heat protections for workers right before summer — Florida Governor Ron DeStantis has signed a law that prevents cities or counties from creating protections for workers who labor in the state's often extreme and dangerous heat. — Two million people in Florida …

Discussion: Florida Phoenix, WFLA-TV and Florida Politics

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 …

Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:

Billionaire Leonard Leo rejects Senate subpoena over supreme court gifts — Progressive groups hail long-brewed move against influential donor but protest lack of summons for Harlan Crow — The big-money rightwing donor Leonard Leo said he would not comply with a subpoena issued …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Reuters, Breitbart, CBS News, Washington Times, CNN, The Hill, Rolling Stone, BizPac Review and Fox News

Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
Leo rejects Senate subpoena from panel probing gifts to Supreme Court justices

Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Examiner

Sammy Turner / KHOU-TV:

Texas DPS to give update on 18-wheeler that crashed into Brenham office | Coming up at 2:45 — At least six people were injured, according to Senator Lois Kolkhorst. — BRENHAM, Texas — Multiple people suffered what were described as “serious injuries” Friday when a commercial vehicle crashed …

Discussion: CNN, Washington Examiner, Fox News, The Hill, Breitbart, CBS News, New York Times, The Daily Caller, The Texas Tribune, Spectrum News 1 South Texas, Associated Press, KXAN-TV, One America News Network 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: Reuters, The Guardian and Politico

Reuters:

US says China is boosting Russia's war machine in Ukraine — China is supporting Russia's war effort in Ukraine by helping Moscow ramp up its defense production through large amounts of machine tools, microelectronics, drone and cruise missile technology, senior U.S. officials said on Friday.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Associated Press and WTOP News