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3:40 PM ET, April 30, 2024

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Eric Cortellessa / TIME:
How Far Trump Would Go  —  The former President, at Mar-a-Lago on April 12, is rallying the right at home and seeking common cause with autocratic leaders abroad.Photograph by Philip Montgomery for TIME  —  Donald Trump thinks he's identified a crucial mistake of his first term: He was too nice.
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TIME:
Read the Full Transcripts of Donald Trump's Interviews With TIME … Over the course of the interviews, Trump discussed his agenda for a second term, which includes deporting millions of people, cutting the U.S. civil service, and intervening more directly in Justice Department prosecutions than his predecessors.
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Trump's most revealing quotes yet on what he'll do if he wins in 2024 … “If they weren't able to, then I'd use [other parts of] the military.”  — In response to a question over whether he would override the Posse Comitatus Act, which forbids the use of the military against civilians …
Discussion: USA Today and Louder With Crowder
New York Times:
Biden and Democrats Seize on Trump's Striking Interview
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump: It's up to states to monitor pregnancies, prosecute abortions
NBC News:
Judge holds Trump in contempt for violating gag order in hush money trial  —  Prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office accused Trump of violating the gag order numerous times since it went into effect.  —  The judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money case on Tuesday held …
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New York Times:
Trump, Venting About Lawyer in His Criminal Trial, Seeks More Aggression  —  Todd Blanche upended his career to represent Donald J. Trump and has been the former president's favorite.  But Mr. Trump has made him a focus of his episodic wrath.  —  Donald J. Trump's Manhattan criminal trial …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump gets jail warning for violating hush money trial gag order; Stormy Daniels ex-lawyer testifies … Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks at New York State Supreme Court in New York, U.S., 30 April 2024. … Prosecutors on Tuesday began questioning the former attorney for porn star Stormy Daniels …
Associated Press:
US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say  —  The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy …
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NBC News:
Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana, easing restrictions nationwide  —  Cannabis is currently classified along with drugs like heroin and LSD.  The DEA is expected to reschedule it into a category that includes Tylenol and steroids.  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration …
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
GOP lawmakers say Marjorie Taylor Greene's motion to vacate has fizzled … - “Even trolls online have said they don't want it,” one member told Axios.  — “I dont think she's going to do it - I think that window for her has passed,” another argued.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Inside House Democrats' decision to save Mike Johnson
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Greene vows to move ahead on Johnson ouster vote after Democrats promise to save him
Ken Klippenstein:
Why I'm Resigning From The Intercept  —  I resigned from The Intercept today in order to pursue a new kind of journalism here on Substack, one more hard-hitting than what's possible in the corporate world.  The Intercept has been taken over by suits who have abandoned its founding mission …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Quietly Deletes Hunter Biden ‘Mock Trial’ Special Following Lawsuit Threat  —  ‘HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE’  —  The conservative cable giant has quickly moved to comply with the presidential scion's demands.  —  Fox News appears to be taking Hunter Biden's lawsuit threat quite seriously.
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CNN:
Hunter Biden demands that Fox News remove ‘intimate’ images from its platforms
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Trump Holds Edge Over Biden in Seven Key Swing State Polls  —  Home Polls Trump Holds Edge Over Biden in Seven Key Swing State Polls  —  Democrats Maintain Lead over Republicans in Five Senate Races  —  New Emerson College Polling/The Hill swing state polls find President Biden trailing …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows, for Now, Texas Law Restricting Access to Porn  —  The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are 18, was challenged on First Amendment grounds.  —  The Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to block a Texas law …
Discussion: The Hill
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court declines to block Texas pornography restriction
Laura Donnelly / Telegraph:
Sex is biological fact, NHS declares in landmark shift against gender ideology  —  Campaigners welcome change to constitution, which will ban trans women from female-only wards, as ‘return to common sense’  —  The NHS is to declare that sex is a matter of biology in a landmark shift against gender ideology.
Tara Suter / The Hill:
‘Frustrated’ ex-Trump aide says she won't vote for former president  —  Sarah Matthews, an ex-staffer of former President Trump, said Monday she would not cast her vote in November for Trump, signaling she could instead vote for President Biden.  —  “When we have a candidate on the ballot …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The biggest political deception of 2024  —  In the 2024 presidential election, one of the central attacks that Trump and his political allies are levying against Biden is that Biden is responsible for a “migrant crime” wave.  The argument was summarized by Trump in a March 22 video:
Discussion: Jeff-alytics
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Zac Anderson / USA Today:
FBI data shows America is seeing a ‘considerable’ drop in crime. Trump says the opposite.
Isabela Dias / Mother Jones:
How a Few Secret Donors Are Fueling the New Right-Wing Infrastructure  —  The Bradley Impact Fund helps finance the work of groups led by Michael Flynn and Stephen Miller.  Most of the money can be traced to four undisclosed sources, documents show.  —  In early 2021, Stephen Miller …
Byron Tau / NOTUS:
War Zone Surveillance Technology Is Hitting American Streets … Big Brother isn't just watching you: He's using your cell phone, smartwatch, wireless earbuds, car entertainment systems and license plates to track your location in real time.  —  Contracting records and notes …
 
 
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Adriel Bettelheim / Axios:
Turning point: COVID-era hospital reporting set to end
Rachel Barber / USA Today:
Trump expected back on the campaign trail in Wisconsin
Bloomberg:
Sunak Seeks ‘Greatest Comeback’ in Pre-Election Pep Talk
Discussion: HuffPost
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Agriculture Department testing beef for bird flu virus
Discussion: WTTG-TV, Reuters and CBS News
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Obama says Trump ‘not considered a serious guy’ in New York
Discussion: Washington Examiner and HuffPost
 Earlier Items: 
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Stefanik hits special counsel Jack Smith with ethics complaint, accuses him of election meddling
Amira McKee / Columbia Daily Spectator:
Dozens occupy Hamilton Hall as pro-Palestinian protests spread across campus
The Guardian:
Revealed: Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Senate Democrats unveil Big Oil report after 3-year investigation
Discussion: Semafor and The Guardian
Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone:
Ted Cruz Wants Airlines to Keep Your Cash When They Cancel Your Flight
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Yet another dubious election deadline maneuver, in Florida
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
The Maryland Senate race testing Democrats' commitment to diversity
Discussion: The Dispatch
 

 
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