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Politico:
Playbook: Why Biden world has gone quiet on the Trump trial — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — THE BUZZ OF THE LEGAL WORLD — “2 of Trump's jurors are lawyers. Would they acquit on a technicality?” by Betsy Woodruff Swan …
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RedState, The Daily Caller, Washington Monthly and Washington Examiner
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Axios:
Kennedy family to endorse Biden in show of force against RFK Jr. … - With a substantial number of voters telling pollsters they are dissatisfied with both Biden and Trump, Democrats are increasingly petrified that a Kennedy name on the ballot will throw the election to Trump.
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CNN, The Hill, New York Times, Raw Story, Bloomberg, NBC News, Blue Virginia, Mediaite, Washington Examiner, WINK News, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, CBS News, The Daily Beast and NPR
Politico:
Biden camp decides not to take the bait on Trump's stormy trial — The president and his team plan a judicious approach to the courtroom drama engulfing their opponent. — The Biden campaign has a straightforward strategy for navigating former President Donald Trump's time in the courthouse.
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Washington Examiner, Fox News, Digby's Hullabaloo, Raw Story, New York Times, The Hill, The Daily Beast and CBS News
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Conservatives corner Mike Johnson in House floor confrontation … - The House changed its rules this Congress to allow a single member to challenge the speaker's job with a motion to vacate. — One option being urged by Johnson allies is to change House rules in coming days to force …
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The Hill:
Momentum grows to remove Johnson over potential change to ouster rule — Momentum is growing quickly behind the effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from power if he moves to alter the motion to vacate rule as part of a package of foreign aid that's expected to pass through the House this weekend.
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U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Treasury Targets Iranian UAV Program, Steel Industry, and Automobile Companies in Response to Unprecedented Attack on Israel — New Industries Targeted Generate Billions of Dollars in Annual Revenue — WASHINGTON — Today, in response to Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel on April 13 …
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New York Times:
Miscalculation Led to Escalation in Clash Between Israel and Iran
Miscalculation Led to Escalation in Clash Between Israel and Iran
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Washington Examiner, The i Paper, The Times of Israel, Just Security, The Hill, nationalinterest.org, Axios and Bloomberg
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Iran Sanctions
Statement from President Joe Biden on Iran Sanctions
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CNN, Semafor, Defense One, Al Jazeera, The Sun and Reuters
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. and Israel to hold talks on Rafah amid Iran tensions
Scoop: U.S. and Israel to hold talks on Rafah amid Iran tensions
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Politico, Reuters, Al-Monitor, The Times of Israel and New York Times
Andrew McDonald / Politico:
US and UK impose fresh Iran sanctions in wake of Israel attack
US and UK impose fresh Iran sanctions in wake of Israel attack
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Politico, Washington Free Beacon, Reuters, The Hill, Al-Monitor, Press Herald, RedState, UPI, Middle East Monitor, Washington Post and The Guardian
New York Times:
Live Updates: One Juror Dismissed as Selection Continues in Trump Trial — The third day of Donald J. Trump's criminal trial began with the dismissal of one of the seven jurors who had already been seated. The former president is accused of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal.
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CBS News:
2 members of Trump jury excused, including woman who feared being identified — Two people who were selected to serve on the jury in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York were excused on Thursday, including one woman who expressed concerns about being identified publicly and her ability to remain impartial.
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump gripes he can't reject ‘unlimited’ jurors in New York hush money trial
Trump gripes he can't reject ‘unlimited’ jurors in New York hush money trial
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USA Today:
Trump is funneling campaign money into cash-strapped businesses. Experts say it looks bad. — Donald Trump's main 2024 White House campaign fundraising operation sharply increased spending at the former president's properties in recent months, funneling money into his businesses …
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Top Democrat in fiery speech says House ‘diddling around’ while people ‘dying in Ukraine’ — Rep. Rosa DeLauro (Conn.), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, delivered a fiery speech during a debate on foreign aid Thursday, accusing the lower chamber of “diddling around” …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Complaint Asks the FBI to Probe Trump Claims on a $50 Million Loan — GIMME SHELTER — A government watchdog group is filing a complaint about a $50 million loan that Trump claimed for years on government disclosure forms but which may have never existed.
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Raw Story
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
GOP makes weak pitch as Senate rejects Mayorkas impeachment articles — Republicans are pretending that Democrats set a dangerous precedent by discarding Alejandro Mayorkas' impeachment without a trial. They have it backwards. — More than a month after House Republicans impeached …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate dismisses Mayorkas impeachment without trial
Senate dismisses Mayorkas impeachment without trial
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Emily Matesic / KECI:
Rep. Mike Gallagher hints death threats may be behind his early resignation — GREEN BAY, Wisc. (WLUK) — With just days until he leaves his seat in Congress, Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisc., could be shedding some light on the reasoning behind his early resignation
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Biden suggests uncle eaten by ‘cannibals’ in New Guinea — but military says his WWII plane lost at sea — President Biden twice implied Wednesday that his uncle Ambrose Finnegan was eaten by cannibals in New Guinea after his plane crashed during World War II — even though military records show …
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New York Times:
Chinese Exports Are Threatening Biden's Industrial Agenda — The president is increasingly hitting back with tariffs and other measures meant to restrict imports, raising tensions with Beijing. — President Biden's trillion-dollar effort to invigorate American manufacturing and speed …
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emptywheel:
WaPo Gives Bill Barr Platform to Attack Joe Biden without Mentioning Barr's Role in Framing Biden — WaPo wrote a story on Bill Barr's statement on Fox News that he would support Trump over Biden because Biden would represent a “continuation of the Biden administration is national suicide.”
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The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Washington Post and Mediaite
Ivana Saric / Axios:
RFK Jr. gains ballot access in Michigan, campaign says … - Kennedy has been waging an uphill battle to get his independent presidential bid on the ballot in states across the country. — He had already officially qualified to appear on the presidential ballot in Utah …
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The Hill
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Jawbone of Long Dead U.S. Marine Found in Kid's Rock Collection — ‘UNEXPECTED’ — He was laid to rest at a cemetery in Missouri back in 1951, and there had reportedly never been any inkling that the grave did not contain all of his remains. — Capt. Everett Leland Yager of the U.S. Marine Corps …
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CBS News and College News & Media
Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Kennedy family members will endorse Biden at Philadelphia event — The move is a rebuke of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is pursing the White House as an independent — Several Kennedy family members plan to endorse President Biden for reelection at a campaign event in Philadelphia on Thursday …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Kennedy family to endorse Biden in Philadelphia in latest rebuke to RFK Jr.
Kennedy family to endorse Biden in Philadelphia in latest rebuke to RFK Jr.
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Washington Examiner, ABC News, Politico, UPI, USA Today, IJR, Associated Press and New York Times
Thomas Barrabi / New York Post:
Google fires 28 employees involved in sit-in protest over $1.2B Israel contract — Google has fired 28 employees over their participation in a 10-hour sit-in at the search giant's offices in New York and Sunnyvale, California, to protest the company's business ties with the Israel government, The Post has learned.
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The two-party system isn't the problem — See: Netanyahu, Benjamin. — ∙ Paid … The US two-party system is a perennial punching bag. — “Can the US ever break the two-party binary?” Al Jazeera asked earlier this year. “How to fix democracy: Move beyond the two-party system …