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Rolling Stone:
Trump Allies Hope Kristi Noem's Puppy Killing Also Kills Her VP Chances
Diana Glebova / New York Post:
Kristi Noem has ‘no shot’ as Trump's VP pick after puppy-killing controversy: sources
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Raw Story
ABC News:
Michael Cohen is cashing in on the Trump trial with TikTok livestreams — and it could be a problem  —  “Trump 2024?  More like Trump 20-24 years,” Cohen said on a recent stream.  —  Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former attorney, appears on a series of TikTok live streams in April, 2024.
US Department of Justice:
Former NSA Employee Sentenced to Over 21 Years in Prison for Attempted Espionage  —  For Immediate Release  —  Jareh Sebastian Dalke, 32, of Colorado Springs, was sentenced today to 262 months in prison for attempted espionage in connections with his efforts to transmit classified National …
Discussion: The Colorado Sun, New York Post and UPI
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Minnah Arshad / USA Today:
Ex-NSA staffer gets 21 years for trying to sell defense information to ‘friends’ in Russia  —  The letter from the former National Security Agency employee, written in Cyrillic characters, is not at all what you would expect to end up in the hands of a Russian agent.  —  “My friends!”
Discussion: FOX31 Denver and Denver Post
Andrew Greene / ABC:
India's Modi government operated ‘nest of spies’ in Australia before being disrupted by ASIO  —  abc.net.au/news/modi-government- operated-nest-of-spies-in-australia-/ 103786892  —  Indian spies were kicked out of Australia after being caught trying to steal secrets about sensitive defence projects …
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Pelosi accuses MSNBC host of being ‘apologist for Donald Trump’  —  Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) accused MSNBC's Katy Tur of being an “apologist” for former President Trump on Monday.  —  During an appearance on the network, Pelosi touted President Biden's record on the economy …
Joe Sommerlad / The Independent:
Bill Barr says Trump often suggested executing his rivals during heated White House outbursts  —  Despite Bill Barr's repeatedly voicing concerns about Donald Trump, he has now said he will vote for him again this November  —  Bill Barr has claimed Donald Trump often suggested executing …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Bill Barr doesn't mind a little autocracy if your politics are right
Discussion: Raw Story and HuffPost
Katya Schwenk / The Lever:
Congress May Cancel Your Automatic Flight Refunds  —  The Biden administration last week announced a new rule promising that when airlines cancel or significantly delay flights, passengers will automatically be given their money back without having to “navigate a patchwork of cumbersome processes …
Discussion: Rolling Stone and UPI
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Senate GOP “Breakfast Club” plots post-McConnell changes … - The Breakfast Club is an unofficial group but it's as close as the Senate gets to the House Freedom Caucus, which has been a persistent thorn in the side of GOP leadership during one of the most chaotic sessions in that chamber's history.
Discussion: The Hill
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Michigan AG executes search warrants on Google and X in ongoing 2020 fake electors probe  —  Google and X, formerly Twitter, recently provided hundreds of files to Michigan prosecutors for their 2020 election subversion probe, complying with search warrants that investigators obtained …
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Texas governor says state will ignore ‘illegal’ Biden Title IX revisions  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said on Monday his state will not abide by the Biden administration's sweeping new changes to Title IX, the federal civil rights law prohibiting sex-based discrimination at government-funded schools.
Discussion: RedState, SWAMY WORLD and KXAN-TV
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Texas Attorney General:
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Biden Administration for Unlawfully Using Title IX to Mandate Radical Gender Ideology, Violating Constitution and Putting Women At Risk
Massy Arts / Pluralistic:
Cigna's nopeinator (permalink)  —  Cigna - like all private health insurers - has two contradictory imperatives:  —  I. To keep its customers healthy; and  —  II. To make as much money for its shareholders as is possible.  —  Now, there's a hypothetical way to resolve these contradictions …
Discussion: ProPublica
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.
Sarah Fitzpatrick / NBC News:
Lawyers for Hunter Biden plan to sue Fox News ‘imminently’  —  A letter obtained by NBC News says action is pending because of Fox's alleged “conspiracy and subsequent actions to defame Mr. Biden and paint him in a false light.”  —  Lawyers for Hunter Biden plan to sue Fox News “imminently …
One America News Network:
OAN Retracts Article Regarding Michael Cohen Story About His Alleged Affair With Stormy Daniels And Extortion Plan  —  OAN today has retracted its March 27 article entitled “Whistleblower: Avenatti Alleged Cohen Daniels Affair Since 2006, Pre-2016 Trump Extortion Plan,” and is taking …
Joseph Gedeon / Politico:
Attorneys inside and outside the administration urge Biden to cut off arms to Israel  —  So far more than 90 lawyers have signed on to a legal letter alleging Israel's conduct in Gaza violates U.S. and international law.  —  A coalition of lawyers domestic and abroad …
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Poll: Biden and Trump supporters sharply divided by the media they consume  —  Those who don't follow political news feel more positively about Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and more negatively about Joe Biden.  —  Supporters of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump …
Discussion: The Bulwark
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Gaetz gets last-minute primary challenger in Florida  —  A former naval aviator has launched a last-minute primary challenge against Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), filing last week to run for the House in Florida's 1st Congressional District.  —  Aaron Dimmock filed to run as a Republican …
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
More than half of voters think Trump has committed crimes: Poll  —  More than half of voters think former President Trump has committed crimes for which he should be convicted, according to a new Harvard CAPS-Harris poll shared with The Hill.  —  Fifty-five percent of surveyed voters …
Discussion: Breitbart
MSNBC:
Tenn. lawmakers react to new bill allowing teachers to carry guns in schools  —  Tennessee State Reps. Justin Jones and Gloria Johnson join Ali Velshi to discuss Gov. Bill Lee (R-Tenn.) signing a bill allowing teachers to carry firearms in schools, how unpopular the bill is across the state, and the true motives behind the decision.
Katy Stech Ferek / Wall Street Journal:
House Republicans' Bench Thins—Yet Daredevils Can't Quit Skydiving  —  Why some GOP lawmakers' weekend adventures are causing jitters in Washington.  They're going, where, in June?  —  WASHINGTON—The first text message Rep. Rudy Yakym (R., Ind.) sent after skydiving in January …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Raw Story
 
 
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Associated Press:
Ahead of visit to Israel, US's Blinken presses Hamas to accept new proposal for Gaza cease-fire
Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
‘Double Hater’ Voters Are Not Sold on Biden, Trump, or Kennedy
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Democrats turn up the heat on Columbia University
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
In hush money case, Lindsey Graham's new Trump defense won't work
Discussion: Raw Story, HuffPost and The Hill
Associated Press:
This congresswoman was born and raised in Ukraine. She just voted against aid for her homeland
Discussion: Metro.co.uk
president.columbia.edu:
Statement from Columbia University President Minouche Shafik
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert / Business Insider:
A 15-year-old law review by Brett Kavanaugh offers a clue at how the Supreme Court Justice could rule in Trump's immunity case
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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