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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.
New York Times:
Biden and Democrats Seize on Trump's Striking Interview  —  The president and other top Democrats moved quickly to capitalize politically on Donald J. Trump's interview with Time magazine, particularly his comments on abortion.  —  The Biden campaign is mounting a concerted push …
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
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:
Live Updates: Lawyer for Stormy Daniels Takes Stand in Trump Criminal Trial  —  Keith Davidson, who negotiated the $130,000 hush-money payment at the heart of the case, has begun testifying.  Earlier, the judge overseeing the trial fined Donald J. Trump $9,000 and warned he could be jailed if he continued to violate his gag order.
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 …
NBC News:
Marjorie Taylor Greene struggles to find GOP support for deposing Mike Johnson  —  Only two Republicans have signed onto Greene's effort to oust the House speaker, and neither would say when or if a vote is planned.  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. …
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Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
GOP lawmakers say Marjorie Taylor Greene's motion to vacate has fizzled
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Inside House Democrats' decision to save Mike Johnson
New York Times:   After Ukraine Aid Vote, Republicans Braced for Backlash Find Little
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Greene vows to move ahead on Johnson ouster vote after Democrats promise to save him
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 …
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 …
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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Chris Truax / The Hill:
Kristi Noem kills puppy, unites America  —  Kristi Noem is not going to be vice president.  But history could remember her as one of the most unifying politicians of her generation.  —  In her new autobiography — her second in two years .... who knew there was so much going on in South Dakota?
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Quietly Deletes Hunter Biden ‘Mock Trial’ Series  —  ‘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.
Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Foxx calls heads of Yale, UCLA, Michigan as part of House-wide antisemitism probe  —  Chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) on Tuesday called on the heads of Yale University, the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), and the University …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Axios
Scott Horsley / NPR:
Wages, employment, inflation are up, causing headaches for the Fed  —  The Federal Reserve has promised to be “data driven” in deciding when to cut interest rates.  But some of the recent economic data has the central bank driving in circles.  —  Economic growth is slowing.  But hiring appears to be picking up.
 
 
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Bloomberg:
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