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6:45 PM ET, April 5, 2022

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New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: E.U. Moves to Ban Russian Coal; Zelensky to Address U.N.  —  The European Union said it was also working to ban Russian oil.  As Ukraine's president prepared to speak to the Security Council, U.S. and European allies vowed to hold Russia accountable for the reported killings of hundreds people in a Kyiv suburb.
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Zelensky: We'll accept status quo ante rather than fight in Donbas  —  This is an interesting concession on the cusp of Volodymyr Zelensky's petition to the United Nations.  The heroic, embattled president of Ukraine plans to demand action from the UN over the extensive war crimes committed by Russia so far …
Donald Moynihan / Washington Post:
The QAnon catchphrases that took over the Jackson hearings … Republican senators questioning Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at her Supreme Court nomination hearing didn't explicitly mention QAnon or its putative oracle, Q. They didn't mention the child sex trafficking ring run by a global cabal …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The new red scare: The right leans into pedophilia accusations  —  Upon learning that three moderate Republican senators — Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Susan Collins (Maine) and Mitt Romney (Utah) — would support the Supreme Court nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Republicans Are Smearing Everyone As Pedophiles Now
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Trump aide seeking NH House seat voted in 2 states in 2016  —  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former Trump administration official now running for Congress in New Hampshire voted twice during the 2016 primary election season, potentially violating federal voting law and leaving him at odds …
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
What happened to the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump?
Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:
The remarkable brain of a carpet cleaner who speaks 24 languages  —  The carpet cleaner heaves his machine up the stairs, untangles its hoses and promises to dump the dirty water only in the approved toilet.  Another day scrubbing rugs for less than $20 an hour.
Discussion: HotAir and Althouse
Sam Stanton / Sacramento Bee:
Sacramento mass shooting suspect had early prison release  —  Smiley Allen Martin, the second man arrested in the wake of Sunday's mass shooting in Sacramento that killed six, has a criminal record stretching to 2013 and last year was the subject of a plea by Sacramento County District Attorney …
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Trump's Net Worth Has Jumped An Estimated $600 Million Since He Left Office  —  Banned from social media, Donald Trump revealed he was creating his own platform in October.  Truth Social has already been downloaded, glitches and all, more than a million times—and has boosted Trump's net worth by an estimated $430 million.
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Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
Okla. lawmakers approve bill to make performing an abortion illegal  —  The Oklahoma House on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly for a Republican bill that would make performing an abortion illegal and punishable by up to 10 years in prison.  —  The vote was 70 to 14 after lawmakers added …
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Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
Stacey Abrams reaches millionaire status before 2nd campaign  —  ATLANTA (AP) — When Democrat Stacey Abrams first ran for Georgia governor in 2018, her lackluster personal finances and a hefty bill from the IRS gave Republicans fodder to question how she could manage a state budget when she struggled with her own debts.
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:   Kemp ends session with new fuel for reelection fight
Reuters:
I got Putin wrong, says chastened German President  —  German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, long an advocate of Western rapprochement with Russia, expressed regret for his earlier stance, saying his years of support for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline had been a clear mistake.
Summer Concepcion / Talking Points Memo:
Internet Dunks On Twitter For Naming Elon Musk To Its Board  —  News of Tesla CEO Elon Musk acquiring a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter has fired up the social media platform's users in a special way today.  —  And the takes are, indeed, hot as right-wingers and Musk-devotees see the development …
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Twitter will appoint Elon Musk to its board of directors
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Austin, Gaetz get into fiery exchange in House hearing  —  Gaetz accused the military of embracing ‘wokeism’ at the expense of strategy and performance  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had a heated exchange during a House Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday …
Anti-Defamation League:
Unmasking “Clandestine,” the Figure Behind the Viral “Ukrainian Biolab” Conspiracy Theory  —  The ADL Center on Extremism has, with a high degree of confidence, identified “Clandestine,” the man behind the viral biolab conspiracy theory, as Jacob Creech, a self-described former restaurant manager …
Politico:
White House to extend the student loan moratorium once again  —  The White House plans to once again extend the moratorium on federal student loan payments through the end of August, according to multiple people familiar with the matter, including an administration official.
Jon Cohen / Science:
Can Trump persuade people to get a COVID-19 shot?  Researchers made an ad to find out  —  In Trump country, study finds ad featuring former president raised vaccination rates  —  A creative effort to use former President Donald Trump to persuade people to get a COVID-19 vaccine shot appears to have paid off.
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Allahpundit / HotAir:
Study: Low-vax counties were more likely to get their shots when they heard Trump endorse the vaccines
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Inside the consulting firm run by Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas  — Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, runs a little-known consulting company.  — Some campaign watchdog groups say it could create yet another conflict of interest for her husband.
Discussion: NBC News, Washington Post and The Hill
NBC News:
Ivanka Trump to testify Tuesday before House Jan. 6 committee  —  WASHINGTON — Ivanka Trump, the daughter and senior White House adviser of former President Donald Trump, is set to testify before the House Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday, three sources tell NBC News.
Shaun Walker / The Guardian:
‘Barbarians’: Russian troops leave grisly mark on town of Trostianets  —  On a two-day visit, the Guardian found evidence of summary executions, torture and looting  —  he tanks rolled into Trostianets, a sleepy town 20 miles from the Russia-Ukraine border, in the first hours of the invasion.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Why Biden's base is in distress  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Democrats are desperately trying to understand what's roiling the electorate heading into a brutal midterm environment.  —  HIT Strategies has been conducting weekly focus groups to find out in real time how Americans are processing events in 2022.
Reuters:
U.S. conservative conference with Hungary's hardline leader reflects Republican divide  —  America's most prominent conservative gathering, founded on ideals of personal liberty and limited government, convenes in Budapest next month to celebrate a European leader accused of undermining democracy and individual rights.
Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
Illinois Police Officer Resigns After White Supremacist Posts Surface Online  —  “When I seize power, ‘hate crimes’ will be encouraged,” read a social media post linked to veteran officer Aaron Paul Nichols.  He resigned Tuesday.  —  A veteran police officer in Illinois resigned Tuesday …
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Michigan Democrats to lobby to be first in 2024 presidential contest  —  Democrats in Michigan plan to ask the national party to make their state the location of the first presidential nominating contest in 2024, challenging the election-year status of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The real reason Lauren Boebert wants to cancel Mickey Mouse  —  Everyone is mocking Rep. Lauren Boebert's buffoonish tweet about Mickey Mouse.  On Monday night, the Colorado Republican fired off an implicit threat at Disney, suggesting a GOP-controlled House will block efforts by …
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
Rudi Keller / Missouri Independent:
Sheena Greitens says she has photos, records to document abuse by former Missouri governor  —  Eric Greitens addresses the media after filing to run in the Missouri Senate primary on Feb. 22, 2022, at the James C Kirkpatrick State Information Center in Jefferson City (photo by Madeline Carter).
Ben Wieder / Miami Herald:
DeSantis committees pay fake news site to help raise cash  —  In messages to supporters, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis isn't shy about labeling “fake news media” the enemy.  —  But when it comes to raising money for his re-election bid, the Republican governor's campaign and an associated political committee …
Kate Scanlon / Washington Examiner:
Ohio GOP Senate candidates go on the defensive about race in new ads  —  Two Republican Senate candidates in Ohio released advertisements on Tuesday that showed the rivals tackling race from defensive crouches.  —  Author J.D. Vance launched his campaign's first television ad, opening by asking viewers, “Are you a racist?
Melissa Chan / NBC News:
Road-rage shootings see ‘worst year on record’ in 2021  —  More than 500 people in the U.S. were killed or wounded in road-rage shootings in 2021, the “worst year on record” for gun violence on streets and highways, according to analysis released Monday by Everytown for Gun Safety.
Washington Post:
Immigration snag threatens to stall $10 billion coronavirus package  —  A bipartisan backlash to the Biden administration's decision to relax pandemic restrictions at the U.S. border has thrown swift passage of a $10 billion coronavirus relief package in doubt on Capitol Hill.
Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Fringe D.C. Activists Now Claim They BURIED 110 Fetuses  —  The story dropped after cops said they found five fetuses in Lauren Handy's home—and she faces federal charges for blocking access to health services.  —  An anti-abortion zealot under investigation after five fetuses were found inside …
 
 
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Johanna Chisholm / The Independent:
Matt Gaetz says Americans with diabetes should lose weight after voting against lowering the price of insulin
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Last Positivist / The Sooty Empiric:
Why I Am Not A Liberal  —  Those of us in the contemporary academy who are not liberals ought give an account of why not.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown / Reason:
California Can't Mandate Diversity on Corporate Boards
Ben Adler / Yahoo News:
Republican-controlled states have higher murder rates than Democratic ones: study
Discussion: Kevin Drum