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9:20 AM ET, April 21, 2024

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Politico:
Johnson temporarily dodges ouster vote as House passes foreign aid  —  Conservative rebels are hoping the week-long recess will build support for their pending effort to boot the speaker.  —  Speaker Mike Johnson ultimately succeeded in passing foreign aid Saturday, after months …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Trump Deflates  —  It wasn't just Putin who lost in the House vote on Ukraine aid.  —  Ukraine won.  Trump lost.  —  The House vote to aid Ukraine renews hope that Ukraine can still win its war.  It also showed how and why Donald Trump should lose the 2024 election.
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Johnson, Like Pence, Draws Praise for Defying His Party and Doing His Job  —  In the Republican Party of 2024, styled in the image of former President Donald J. Trump, a norm-preserving, consensus-driven act — even a basic one — can be a career-ending offense.
Discussion: CNN, Daily Kos and El País
Associated Press:
The House votes for possible TikTok ban in the US, but don't expect the app to go away anytime soon  —  The House passed legislation Saturday that would ban TikTok in the United States if the popular social media platform's China-based owner doesn't sell its stake within a year, but don't expect the app to go away anytime soon.
The Guardian:
US House approves $61bn in military aid for Ukraine after months of stalling
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
House Approves $95 Billion Aid Bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
Barbara Sprunt / NPR:
House passes foreign aid bills to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan
Politico:
Playbook: How the push to unseat Johnson could unfold
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Proud Boys appear at Trump rally, drawing condemnation from Biden  —  Members of the violent extremist group were calling for the release of everyone charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.  Trump has pledged to pardon rioters.  —  WILMINGTON, N.C. — At least 10 men wearing …
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump Rally, a Return to the Campaign Trail, Is Called Off Because of Storms  —  After a week stuck in a courtroom, Donald Trump was planning to speak to hundreds of supporters in North Carolina, until the weather turned dangerous.  —  After former President Donald J. Trump sat in a courtroom …
Henry Meyer / Bloomberg:
Netanyahu Condemns Reported US Plan to Blacklist Military Unit  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned a reported US plan to sanction an ultra-Orthodox army battalion over human rights abuses in the West Bank, a move which could fuel tensions over Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza.
Washington Post:
Trump's legal bills drain millions more from his political committees  —  The former president's legal bills account for more than a quarter of the spending by his political committees in March, new campaign finance filings show  —  Donald Trump is picking up his fundraising pace …
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Residents push for renaming of Trump Plaza to disassociate from ex-president  —  Tenants of the high-rise in New Rochelle, New York, want to abandon the name which has at times affected real estate value  —  While Donald Trump endures the ignominy of being the first former US president …
Discussion: Alternet.org
Rolling Stone:
Trump Privately Rages About His Sketch Artist, Courtroom Nap Reports  —  The former president's anger during the first week of his New York hush money trial was “maxed out, even for him,” a source tells Rolling Stone  —  Donald Trump, if you take it from him, is cherishing the opportunity …
Sarah Polus / The Hill:
Biden marks 25th anniversary of Columbine shooting  —  President Biden, joined by other members of his administration, on Saturday marked the 25th anniversary of the Columbine High School Massacre and attempted bombing.  —  On April 20, 1999, two twelfth-grade students murdered 12 students …
A.R. Moxon / The Reframe:
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on House Passage of the National Security Package  —  Today, members of both parties in the House voted to advance our national security interests and send a clear message about the power of American leadership on the world stage.
Discussion: ScheerPost.com and NBC News
Theresa Maher / The Hill:
Biden celebrates Tennessee Volkswagen plant's vote to join UAW  —  President Biden celebrated the “historic vote” Friday for workers at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) union.  —  “Congratulations to the workers at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee …
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US weighs sending additional military advisers to Ukraine as Russia gains momentum
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