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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Incensed Democrats stoke GOP revolt against Mike Johnson … - Johnson “needs to make a decision,” one House Republican warned, adding that there is “a lot of frustration” in the GOP conference. … - Clark pointed to increasing indications from Republicans that they are prepared to start signing …
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Johnson Needs Democrats on Ukraine, Handing Them Power to Shape Aid Plan  —  The Republican speaker's elaborate strategy for passing a foreign aid package over his party's objections will require the cooperation of Democrats to pass it — and possibly save his job.
CNN:
Johnson moving forward with Ukraine aid bill amid pressure from hardliners  —  Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday he is sticking with his plan to put a series of foreign aid bills on the floor, including funding for Ukraine, after facing significant pressure from hardliners.
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive - MTG on Mike Johnson Speakership: 'It's Over - He's Just the Only One Who Hasn't Acknowledged It'
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Johnson threatened with loss of speakership for being insufficiently pro-Putin
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Rating Changes: Arizona Senate and AZ-6  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — We're making a couple of rating changes today, both in Arizona.  — The state's open-seat Senate race goes from Toss-up to Leans Democratic, and Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R, AZ-6) moves from Leans Republican to Toss-up.
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Laura Gersony / USA Today:
Kari Lake downplays 1864 abortion law, says Arizonans can travel ‘3 hours’ for procedure  —  Senate candidate Kari Lake indistinctly linked illegal immigration to the climbing cost of housing in Arizona at a Tuesday morning campaign event that veered into higher-profile policy issues, including Lake's shifting rhetoric on abortion.
Discussion: Washington Post and Arizona Mirror
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump could have helped response to Jan. 6 riot — but didn't — per new testimony  —  Two senior leaders of the D.C. guard at the time of the Capitol attack painted a picture of the boost that never came, according to transcripts reviewed by POLITICO.  —  Donald Trump could have cleared …
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and CBS News
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Why the Trump campaign is in deeper trouble than you think  —  Simon Rosenberg explains Trump's predicament and Biden's improving position.  —  ∙ Paid  —  🇺🇸 Subscribe to Public Notice 🇺🇸  —  I'm in Italy this week to speak on a panel about twitter …
Catherine Belton / Washington Post:
Secret Russian foreign policy document urges action to weaken the U.S.  —  Russia's Foreign Ministry has been drawing up plans to try to weaken its Western adversaries, including the United States, and leverage the Ukraine war to forge a global order free from what it sees as American dominance …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Carl Gibson / Alternet.org:
'I don't think you're fit for this job': GA senator gives USPS chief DeJoy an ultimatum  —  U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was raked over the coals on Tuesday in a hearing conducted by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, particularly by Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Georgia).
Minouche Shafik / Wall Street Journal:
Columbia University President: What I Plan to Tell Congress Tomorrow  —  Antisemitism and calls for genocide have no place at a university.  My priority has been the safety and security of our community, but that leaves plenty of room for robust disagreement and debate.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Meet the people spending $800,000 or more to make Trump the next president  —  Donald Trump tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election, was recently found liable for sexual assault, and has been charged with 88 felonies.  Trump is currently spending four days a week at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse.
Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Arrest warrant issued for Democratic state Pennsylvania lawmaker  —  An arrest warrant was issued for Pennsylvania state Rep. Kevin Boyle, according to multiple reports, with the Democratic lawmaker having been in trouble with the law previously.  —  On Tuesday, an arrest warrant was issued …
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch:
Trump Alters National Review Article, Deletes That Affair Allegations Could Have “Torpedoed” His Campaign  —  Trump's manipulated article also attacks star witness Michael Cohen, a potential gag order violation  —  Trump has posted yet another one of his manipulated articles to Truth Social.
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Comer: Criminal referrals in Biden probe could come ‘within weeks’  —  House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said Wednesday that criminal referrals stemming from his investigation into President Biden could come “within weeks” even as he cautioned that “impeachment is still on the table.”
Alicia Montgomery / Slate:
NPR Is a Mess.  But “Wokeness” Isn't the Problem.  —  Yes, the broadcaster is a mess.  But “wokeness” isn't the issue.  —  NPR, the great bastion of old-school audio journalism, is a mess.  But as someone who loves NPR, built my career there, and once aspired to stay forever, I say with sadness that it has been for a long time.
Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Sheehy apologized and asked for leniency after alleged 2015 gun incident  —  The Montana GOP Senate candidate said this month that he lied about accidentally shooting himself at Glacier National Park  —  Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy apologized and asked for leniency in 2015 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The Trump GOP's inverted perception of crime in America  —  During a visit to a small convenience store in Upper Manhattan on Tuesday, Donald Trump distilled his party's approach to crime — and, really, everything else.  —  Trump had come directly from the courthouse where …
Politico:
Gallagher stays flexible  —  Speaker Mike Johnson may get a much-needed boost for his foreign aid plans as departing Rep. Mike Gallagher has flexibility to remain in town into Saturday to support the package, according to his office.  “The congressman has the flexibility to stay and support …
Washington Post:
Trump rails against wind energy in fundraising pitch to oil executives  —  At a Mar-a-Lago dinner, Donald Trump doubles down on promises to derail a key form of clean energy that competes with fossil fuels  —  Former president Donald Trump repeatedly ranted about wind power during …
Alex Tabet / NBC News:
Kari Lake suggests supporters ‘strap on a Glock’ to be ready for 2024  —  Lake told people that “the next six months is going to be intense” and urged attendees to be “ready for action,” calling out to military and law enforcement veterans in the crowd.  —  LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. …
Ry Rivard / Politico:
Sen. Bob Menendez may point the finger at his wife, newly unsealed documents show  —  In a mid-March legal filing, Menendez's legal team tried to keep those exact words under seal because they believed having that defense strategy public would taint the jury pool.
The Daily Beast:
Wealthy GOP Senate Candidate Appears to Have Illegally Spent Donor Cash  —  TO HIS CREDIT  —  Dave McCormick gave more than $14 million to his own 2022 campaign, but he still spent tens of thousands of donor dollars he wasn't allowed to touch. … Multimillionaire Dave McCormick put …
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Steve Garvey's tax debt dogs Senate bid  —  Garvey, the Republican Senate hopeful and former baseball star, has amassed dozens of tax liens totaling millions of dollars since he left the diamond in 1987.  —  Steve Garvey, the Republican Senate candidate in California, struggled to pay …
Brianna Kraemer / Carolina Journal:
Student suspended for using term ‘illegal alien’ in English class  —  A 16-year-old student at Central Davidson High School in Lexington, North Carolina was suspended for three days last week after using the term ‘illegal alien’ during a vocabulary assignment in his English class.
 
 
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
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