memeorandum: The largest for-profit hospital chain is putting pregnant women at risk. Shareholders are fighting back. (Rebecca Crosby/Popular Information)

11:25 AM ET, April 25, 2024

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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 …

Discussion: New Jersey Online and Althouse, more at Mediagazer »

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.

Discussion: Bernard Goldberg's Commentary

Politico:

Playbook: Trump's dizzying day at court — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — THE GRAY LADY DOTH PROTEST TOO MUCH? — “Inside the NYT-White House Feud,” by Eli Stokols for POLITICO Magazine: “According to interviews with two dozen people …

Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire

Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump on his high court hearing: ‘A president has to have immunity’

Discussion: Associated Press, RTÉ, The Daily Caller, CBS News, The Guardian, Law & Crime, New Republic, USA Today, The Post Millennial, Bloomberg, NBC News, New York Times and Fox News

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

Discussion: MeidasTouch, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Reason, World of Reel, The Sun, Raw Story, Mediaite, Semafor, Hollywood Life, New York Post and Althouse

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” …

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:

Meadows, Giuliani and other Trump allies charged in Arizona 2020 election probe — PHOENIX — An Arizona grand jury on Wednesday indicted seven attorneys and aides affiliated with Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign as well as 11 Arizona Republicans on felony charges related …

Washington Post:

Trump is stuck in New York as the Supreme Court hears his unprecedented immunity case — Good morning, Early Birds. Today is national banana split day. That's our kind of holiday. Tips: earlytips@washpost.com. Thanks for waking up with us. — In today's edition …

Discussion: The Bulwark, Talking Points Memo, Al Jazeera, Breitbart, NPR, Politico, WTTG-TV, Forbes, Reuters, El País, New York Post, CBS News, New York Times, Houston Public Media and Business Insider

Politico:

Arizona grand jury indicts Meadows, Giuliani, other Trump allies for 2020 election interference — The former president is listed as an unindicted co-conspirator. — An Arizona grand jury has indicted 18 allies of Donald Trump for their efforts to subvert the 2020 election …

Associated Press:
Arizona grand jury indicts 11 Republicans who falsely declared Trump won the state in 2020

NBC News:
Trump's 2020 ‘fake electors’ charged with state crimes in Arizona

Discussion: CNN, Associated Press, NPR, Alternet.org, Raw Story, New York Times, USA Today, Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit, RedState, Axios and NBC 7 San Diego

Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Here are the states where 2020 Trump electors have been charged

Discussion: Washington Examiner

Stacey Barchenger / Arizona Republic:
Grand jury indicts fake electors who falsely certified Donald Trump as 2020 winner in Arizona

Discussion: CBS News, The Gateway Pundit, USA Today and Raw Story

Rebecca Crosby / Popular Information:

The largest for-profit hospital chain is putting pregnant women at risk. Shareholders are fighting back. — After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, 14 states have imposed near-total abortion bans. (Arizona may soon join them.) While all of these states include exemptions …

Discussion: Copper Courier and Mother Jones

Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
The US supreme court heard one of the most sadistic, extreme anti-abortion cases yet

Discussion: The Hill, Los Angeles Times, Law & Crime, WNYW-TV, HuffPost, The 19th, Associated Press, Politico and ABC News

Dan Rather / Steady:
Dear SCOTUS, Look What You Have Done

KVUE-TV:

Demonstrators released from Travis County Jail Thursday morning after pro-Palestine protest on UT Austin campus — More than 50 people were arrested in connection with the rally held Wednesday at the university. — AUSTIN, Texas — On Thursday morning, demonstrators have started to be released …

Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Republicans Who Want American Carnage

Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo, Fox News, Washington Times, The Hill, Slate, Reuters, Newsweek and City & State New York

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 …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, New York Post, RedState and The Daily Caller

Jasmine Garsd / NPR: In Florida, an exodus of people fleeing rising anti-immigrant sentiment

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.

Discussion: Associated Press, Washington Post, NBC News and Vanity Fair

Rolling Stone:
Team Trump Is Ready to Lose the Supreme Court Immunity Case. They're Celebrating

Discussion: Alternet.org, New York Times, The National Pulse, The Hill, NPR, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, HuffPost, Mother Jones, CBS News and Politico

Taylor Giorno / The Hill:

The costs of buying a home has hit an all-time high: report — It is more expensive than ever to buy a home in the U.S., according to a new report from the real estate company Redfin. — The median home price hit a record $383,725 during the four week period ending April 21.

Discussion: Redfin Corporation

Nicole Sganga / CBS News:

Secret Service agent assigned to Kamala Harris hospitalized after exhibiting “distressing behavior,” officials say — Washington — A U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to Vice President Kamala Harris exhibited “distressing behavior” Monday morning at Joint Base Andrews and was hospitalized, authorities said.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, New York Post, RedState, The Post Millennial, BizPac Review, The Gateway Pundit, TMZ.com, Fox News, IJR, The National Pulse and Washington Times

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 …

Discussion: HotAir, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Guardian, Just Security and The Times of Israel

Hans Nichols / Axios:

Biden's happy polling surprise … - Throw RFK in the mix, and it's still tied 37% - 37%. — But force RFK voters to choose and they break 47% -29% for Trump. — That dynamic is consistent with two other polls — a Marist survey on Monday and a NBC News one on Sunday …

Discussion: The Hill, Fox News and New York Magazine

Joseph Choi / The Hill:

Arizona GOP lawmaker booted from committee after backing abortion ban repeal — Two Arizona state House lawmakers were removed from key committees Monday following the chamber's vote to repeal the state's 1864 abortion ban, with one Republican who voted with Democrats among them.

Discussion: WHDH-TV, Copper Courier, Associated Press, Daily Kos, The 19th, Pluribus News and CBS News

NBC News:
Arizona state House passes a bill to repeal 1864 abortion ban

Nina Totenberg / NPR:

The Supreme Court is hearing Trump's claim he's immune from criminal prosecution — Listen To Our Podcast — Every weekday, NPR's best political reporters are there to explain the big news coming out of Washington and the campaign trail. They don't just tell you what happened.

Brendan Bordelon / Politico:

‘Lost touch with reality’: How TikTok's vaunted lobbying operation went wrong — The app always faced an uphill battle in Congress because of its owner's ties to China. But observers say TikTok's complacency, tone deafness and hubris caused its lobbyists to lose its most important fight in Washington.

Discussion: FOX 11 Los Angeles, The Atlantic, TechCrunch, KVUE-TV, NBC News, New York Times, The Hill, Wired, Breitbart, MacRumors, CBS News, CNN and Washington Free Beacon, more at Mediagazer »

Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times:

The WA GOP put it in writing that they're not into democracy — Political forecasters called it that the state Republican convention would feature turmoil ending in endorsements of the most extreme candidates, all to match the party's current MAGA mood. — Among the jilted …

Discussion: Washington Examiner