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7:15 PM ET, April 17, 2024

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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Senate convenes Mayorkas impeachment trial as Democrats will seek a quick dismissal  —  The Senate on Wednesday opened the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, swearing in senators as jurors while Democrats said they wanted …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate dismisses Mayorkas impeachment without trial  —  The Senate voted Wednesday to dismiss two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, shutting down the possibility of a lengthy Senate trial, which Republicans had demanded to bring attention …
Politico:
Senate conservative wades into House GOP's foreign aid mess  —  Ohio Republican J.D. Vance urged a large group of GOP lawmakers to block debate on Speaker Mike Johnson's bills.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate votes to effectively dismiss first Mayorkas charge  —  The Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to sustain a point-of-order objection raised by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), effectively dismissing the first article of impeachment approved by the House accusing …
Spencer Brown / Townhall:
BREAKING: Senate Dems Torpedo Mayorkas Impeachment
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Arizona Republicans Fend Off Another Effort to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban  —  BLOCKED  —  The 160-year-old near-total ban is set to take effect in the coming weeks.  —  For the second time in as many weeks, Arizona Republicans thwarted an attempt to kill a Civil War-era law that is poised …
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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.
New York Times:
Arizona Republicans Again Block Effort to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban  —  The state has been in turmoil since its Supreme Court upheld a near-total abortion ban dating back to the Civil War.  —  House Republicans in Arizona on Wednesday scuttled another effort to repeal the state's 1864 law banning abortion …
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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Politico:
Biden gets behind Johnson's foreign aid plan
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive - MTG on Mike Johnson Speakership: 'It's Over - He's Just the Only One Who Hasn't Acknowledged It'
CNN:
Johnson moving forward with Ukraine aid bill amid pressure from hardliners
Discussion: NPR and The Hill
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump campaign asks for cut of candidates' fundraising when they use his name and likeness  —  The campaign sent the letter as the former president is struggling to close a fundraising gap with Biden.  —  Former President Donald Trump's campaign has found a new way to press for badly needed cash.
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 …
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Barr, a vocal Trump critic, says he will ‘support the Republican ticket’ in November  —  Former attorney general previously said voting for Trump would be “playing Russian roulette with the country,” but said Wednesday that a “continuation of the Biden administration is national suicide”
Bloomberg:
Trump Pushed to Embrace 17% Income Tax for All  — Trump has not endorsed flat tax, but has called for levy cuts  — Conservative economists regularly pitch Trump on tax ideas  —  Donald Trump is under pressure from economists in his circle to embrace a flat tax rate …
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CBS News:
Arrest warrant issued for Rep. Kevin Boyle; family working to treat “serious” mental health condition  —  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — An arrest warrant has been issued for Pennsylvania State Rep. Kevin Boyle, Philadelphia police said on Tuesday, April 16.  —  The warrant is for a violation of a protection from abuse order, police said.
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.
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 …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
John Leguizamo on Trump's Latino support: 'He doesn't like us, and he doesn't want us here'  —  Actor John Leguizamo obliterated a small horse piñata while reciting a thorough catalogue of Spanish-language profanities on “The Daily Show” Tuesday in response to a New York Times/Siena poll …
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: Bloomberg and Digby's Hullabaloo
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Biden says Trump 'doesn't deserve to be the Commander in Chief for my son' … U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Unitedsteel Workers headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 17, 2024.  —  President Joe Biden on Wednesday choked up as he blasted Donald Trump …
Discussion: NBC News, Politico and Twitchy
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).
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israel considered striking Iran on Monday but decided to wait, officials say … - “We are not sure why and how close it was to an actual attack,” a U.S. official said. … - A third U.S. official said a “small Israeli strike” inside Iran would likely trigger an Iranian retaliation.
 
 
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