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3:00 PM ET, April 25, 2024

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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Live Updates: Supreme Court to Hear Trump's Claim to ‘Absolute Immunity’  —  The justices will consider whether the former president must face trial on charges that he tried to subvert the 2020 election.  The decision will help determine whether that trial starts before the 2024 election.
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Imagine if Joe Biden did this  —  PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers.  If you aren't one, please click the button to support our independent journalism.  —  😴 Subscribe to Public Notice 😴  —  Donald Trump can't stay awake in court.
Washington Post:
Live updates Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump immunity case  —  The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments over the unprecedented question of whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for actions taken while in office to try to retain power after losing the 2020 election.
Washington Post:
Trump is stuck in New York as the Supreme Court hears his unprecedented immunity case
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump on his high court hearing: ‘A president has to have immunity’
Eli Stokols / Politico:
The Petty Feud Between the NYT and the White House  —  Biden's people think they're “entitled.”  The Times says “they're not being realistic.”  —  When news broke one Saturday night in March 2023 that President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration was withdrawing …
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Politico:
Playbook: Trump's dizzying day at court
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
New York Times:
Live Updates: Harvey Weinstein's Conviction Is Overturned by New York's Top Court  —  Manhattan prosecutors must now decide whether to retry Mr. Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood producer whose sexual abuse case sparked the #MeToo movement.  —  Harvey Weinstein's Conviction Is Overturned by New York's Top Court
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Associated Press:
New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial  —  New York's highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein 's 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” …
Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned by New York appeals court
Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
The US supreme court heard one of the most sadistic, extreme anti-abortion cases yet  —  Idaho's law requires doctors to treat pregnant women's health as disposable - and the loss of their lives as an acceptable risk  —  The risk of stating plainly what Idaho argued at the US supreme court …
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Dan Rather / Steady:
Dear SCOTUS, Look What You Have Done
Rebecca Crosby / Popular Information:
The largest for-profit hospital chain is putting pregnant women at risk. Shareholders are fighting back.
Discussion: Copper Courier
G. Elliott Morris / ABC News:
Trump leads in swing-state polls and is tied with Biden nationally  —  How 538's new 2024 presidential general election polling averages work.  —  How 538's new 2024 presidential general election polling averages work.  —  It's the moment you've all been waiting for: Today …
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden's happy polling surprise
Discussion: The Hill and Fox News
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Biden, Obama aiming for glitzy fundraiser in L.A.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and abc7NY
Free Press:
In Historic Vote, the FCC Reasserts Its Authority to Protect the Open Internet and Safeguard Online Users  —  Contact: Timothy Karr, 201-533-8838  —  WASHINGTON — On Thursday, in a 3-2 vote, the Federal Communications Commission voted to restore Net Neutrality protections …
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John Hendel / Politico:
FCC reinstates net neutrality
Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
The GOP's “Election Integrity” Lawyer Was Just Indicted for Election Subversion  —  Christina Bobb tried to overturn the 2020 election, and Arizona just charged her for it.  —  The attorney running the Republican National Committee's “election integrity” effort has been criminally charged …
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
Meadows, Giuliani and other Trump allies charged in Arizona 2020 election probe
Politico:
Arizona grand jury indicts Meadows, Giuliani, other Trump allies for 2020 election interference
Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Federal judge rejects Donald Trump's bid for new E. Jean Carroll defamation trial, upholds $83M judgment  —  The judge said Trump delivered “malicious and unceasing attacks” against her.  —  E. Jean Carroll leaves federal court in Manhattan, New York City on April 26, 2023 following testimony …
Axios:
Exclusive poll: America warms to mass deportations … - President Biden is keenly aware the crisis threatens his re-election. … - But when it comes to blame, Biden so far has failed to shift the narrative: 32% of respondents say his administration is “most responsible” for the crisis …
Bryan Mena / CNN:
US economy grew by just 1.6% in the first quarter, a much slower pace than expected  —  The US economy cooled more than expected in the first quarter of the year, but remained healthy by historical standards.  Economic growth has slowed steadily over the past 12 months …
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The Baltimore Banner:
Ex-athletic director framed principal with AI-generated voice, police say  —  Baltimore County Police arrested Pikesville High School's former athletic director Thursday morning and charged him with using artificial intelligence to impersonate Principal Eric Eiswert, leading the public …
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
‘How Embarrassing’: Trump Mocked For ‘Pretending To Be President’ In Strange Ceremony … LOADING
Discussion: Raw Story
Brian Karem / Salon:
MAGA begins to panic: Trump may not make it to the ballot  —  Donald Trump.  —  Those two words spoken out loud can elicit an emotional response on par with the worst invectives, curses or insults you can conjure.  —  The man himself is capable of the same emotional outbursts under the proper stimuli.
Discussion: Raw Story
Abby Sewell / Associated Press:
Hamas official says group would lay down its arms if an independent Palestinian state is established  —  A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its weapons …
Tom Rogan / Washington Examiner:
Secret Service agent assigned to Kamala Harris detail involved in fight with other agents  —  .  —  EXCLUSIVE — An armed U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to Vice President Kamala Harris's protective detail fought unarmed with other detail agents on Monday morning.
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George Packer / The Atlantic:
The Campus-Left Occupation That Broke Higher Education  —  Elite colleges are now reaping the consequences of promoting a pedagogy that trashed the postwar ideal of the liberal university.  —  Fifty-six years ago this week, at the height of the Vietnam War, Columbia University students occupied half …
 
 
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Yacob Reyes / Axios:
Exclusive: Biden opens first field office in Florida
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Share of college students blaming Hamas for Oct. 7 attack on Israel declines in new poll
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CBS News
Tom Cole / House Committee on Appropriations:
Chairman Cole Dear Colleague on FY25 Community Project Funding Request Guidance
Discussion: The Hill and Roll Call
Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report:
Southern Autoworkers aren't Listening to the GOP's BS Any More
Devan Cole / CNN:
Justice Clarence Thomas chooses not to recuse himself from another January 6-related case
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
ABC News:
‘So appalled’: What witnesses told special counsel about Trump's handling of classified info while still president
Discussion: Raw Story and Resolute Square
 Earlier Items: 
Taylor Giorno / The Hill:
The cost of buying a home has hit an all-time high
Discussion: Redfin Corporation
Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Supreme Court appears skeptical of blanket immunity for a former president
Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
Support for US Aid to Israel Plummets Among Swing-State Voters
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
U.S. Secretly Shipped New Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine
Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times:
The WA GOP put it in writing that they're not into democracy
New York Times:
McKinsey Is Under Criminal Investigation for Its Opioid Work
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and STAT
 

 
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Financial Times:
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