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10:55 AM ET, April 21, 2024

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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.
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Zelenskyy: ‘We will have a chance at victory’ thanks to weapons provided to Ukraine in new US aid package  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked U.S. leaders for passing a $60.8 billion aid package through the House earlier in the weekend.  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy …
Discussion: Politico, The Hill and Metro.co.uk
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
Politico:
Playbook: How the push to unseat Johnson could unfold
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
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
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump's Trial Challenge: Being Stripped of Control  —  The mundanity of the courtroom has all but swallowed Donald Trump, who for decades has sought to project an image of bigness and a sense of power.  —  “Sir, can you please have a seat.”  —  Donald J. Trump had stood up to leave …
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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 …
Dan Morrison / USA Today:
Supreme Court weighs Donald Trump case, abortion bans, homeless camps in blockbuster week
Discussion: Vox and New York Times
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Trump's super PAC has helped foot his legal bills.  That might end soon.  —  Save America has now spent about $60 million on legal consulting since the beginning of 2023.  —  A PAC controlled by former President Donald Trump that has devoted tens of millions of dollars to his and his allies' legal bills …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
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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 …
Discussion: CNN, Alternet.org and New York Times
Jonathan Larsen / Salon:
Evangelicals with ties to “The Family” met Mike Johnson and Zelenskyy ahead of Ukraine vote  —  We're getting nearly a real-time look at The Family's anti-LGBTQ+ religious diplomacy in action  —  If you see evangelical House Republicans softening their opposition to military aid for Ukraine, don't assume it's divine intervention.
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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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: Raw Story
A.R. Moxon / The Reframe:
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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.
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Israeli strikes on southern Gaza kills 18 people, including 14 children  —  Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 18 people, mostly children, as U.S. lawmakers advanced an aid package that would send millions of dollars to Israel.
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 …
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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Theresa Maher / The Hill:
Biden celebrates Tennessee Volkswagen plant's vote to join UAW
 
 
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on House Passage of the National Security Package
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Politico:
US weighs sending additional military advisers to Ukraine as Russia gains momentum
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