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Washington Post:
Volkswagen workers in Tennessee pass historic vote to unionize  —  Victory marks the first win in the United Auto Workers campaign to organize the Southern factories of a dozen automakers  —  Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., passed a historic vote to join the United Auto Workers on Friday …
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Nora Eckert / Reuters:
UAW clinches watershed union victory at Volkswagen Tennessee factory  —  Workers at Volkswagen's (VOWG_p.DE) Tennessee plant have voted to join the United Auto Workers, in a seismic victory for the union as it drives beyond its Detroit base into the U.S. South and West.
Discussion: Payday Report and WTOP News
Ella Lee / The Hill:
NY AG asks Trump civil fraud judge to declare $175M bond ‘without effect’  —  The New York attorney general's office has asked a judge to void the $175 million bond former President Trump secured to put off paying the larger monetary damage award in his civil fraud case.
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New York Times:
Man Sets Himself on Fire Near Courthouse Where Trump Is on Trial  —  Onlookers screamed as fire engulfed the man, who had thrown pamphlets in the air before he set himself aflame.  A police officer tried to extinguish the flames before the man was taken away in an ambulance.
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Kaitlin Lewis / Newsweek:
Read Max Azzarello Manifesto About Lighting Himself on Fire at Trump Trial
ABC News:
House Democrats help Johnson avoid defeat on foreign aid bills, despite GOP defections  —  Final votes are set for Saturday, but a third Republican threatened to oust him.  —  U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol April 16, 2024 in Washington, DC.
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Sarah Posner / MSNBC:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's attempts to out-Jesus Mike Johnson aren't going to work
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Third Republican joins motion to remove Mike Johnson
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Ukraine Aid Bill Clears Critical Hurdle in the House as Democrats Supply the Votes
The Hill:
House advances Ukraine, Israel aid as Dems help Speaker Johnson, GOP
Joanna Walters / The Guardian:
US House pushes ahead with $95bn foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Twitter alternative Post News is shutting down … Post News, a Twitter alternative that emerged in the wake of Elon Musk's takeover, is shutting down.  Noam Bardin, the platform's founder and former CEO of Waze, writes that Post News “is not growing fast enough to become a real business or a significant platform.”
ABC News:
Donald and Melania Trump to headline dueling fundraisers in North Carolina and Palm Beach  —  Rarely seen, Melania Trump is hosting Log Cabin Republicans at Mar-a-Lago.  —  Former President Donald Trump, right, stands with Melania Trump, left, as they arrive for a GOP fundraiser, on April 6, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Melania Trump says US ‘must unite’ ahead of Mar-a-Lago Log Cabin Republicans event
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
In Pa., Biden's challenge is highlighted by protests from both sides  —  Democrats are hopeful in the state, given recent wins.  But on Biden's recent Pennsylvania trip, he faced chants of ‘Genocide Joe’ and 'You're fired.'  —  As President Biden visited his childhood home in Scranton …
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
The Greatest Book a Politician Ever Wrote  —  The late Bob Graham's book is everything politics should be.  —  The bellhop at the Orlando hotel delivered a large red bag to the Cypress Penthouse, where he was met at the door by a woman in a green-and-white dress with a green-and-white “Shevin for Governor” sash around her neck.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Judge locks up ‘Three Percenter’ militia members in Jan. 6 obstruction case  —  The obstruction of an official proceeding charge is in jeopardy before the Supreme Court, meaning that some of the defendants could ultimately only serve a year in prison.  —  WASHINGTON — Three California men …
Discussion: Raw Story and Plain Dealer
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Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
How R.F.K. Jr. Got on the Michigan Ballot, With Only Two Votes  —  The independent candidate persuaded a tiny party to give him its line on the ballot in a key 2024 battleground state, sparing him a costly, arduous organizing effort.  —  In January, when Doug Dern, the state chairman …
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Whiplash as Russia Toasts Derided Marjorie Taylor Greene as Their Top New Hero  —  FROM FOOL TO TOOL  —  Speaker Mike Johnson is no longer Russia's No.1 favorite, he's been replaced by a congresswoman who was once roundly mocked on Russian TV.  —  In recent years, clips from Tucker Carlson's shows …
Molly Ball / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Trial and Campaign Collide as Historic Prosecution Begins  —  Former president and critics agree New York hush-money case is about more than his alleged crimes; ‘Democracy is on trial’  —  NEW YORK—As he walked into court for the first day of his first criminal prosecution …
 
 
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