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11:15 PM ET, April 20, 2022

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NBC News:
Trump releases audio that appears to refute claim he walked out of interview over 2020 questions  —  WASHINGTON — An audio recording obtained by NBC News appears to show that former President Donald Trump's highly publicized interview with Piers Morgan did not end with Trump storming off the set …
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Callie Patteson / New York Post:
Trump walks out of explosive Piers Morgan interview after being pressed on 2020 election  —  Former President Donald Trump blasted Piers Morgan as “very dishonest” while walking out of an interview with the TV presenter and Post columnist after being pressed on his claims that he lost the 2020 presidential election due to voter fraud.
New York Times:
Alex Jones Reaches Out to Justice Dept. About Jan. 6 Interview  —  The effort by the Trump ally to get an immunity deal is the latest sign of progress in the investigation, which recently brought on a well-regarded prosecutor.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Insider, Raw Story and Political Wire
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Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
US unveils latest sanctions targeting Russia  —  The United States on Wednesday unveiled its latest round of sanctions going after Russia over its war on Ukraine, this time targeting a key commercial bank and “a global network of more than 40 individuals and entities led by U.S.-designated Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev.”
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Associated Press:
Russia's Chernobyl seizure seen as nuclear risk ‘nightmare’
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Gabriel Schoenfeld / Lawfare:
Moral Equivalence and Ukraine
Discussion: Overtime
BBC:
Ukraine war: Holocaust survivor aged 91 among Mariupol's civilian dead - reports
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Quint Forgey / Politico:
U.S. unveils new sanctions as Russia continues Donbas assault
Amie Ferris-Rotman / TIME:
Ukrainians Are Speaking Up About Rape as a War Crime to Ensure the World Holds Russia Accountable
Discussion: TheBlaze
Wall Street Journal:
Florida Senate Passes Bill to Eliminate Disney's Special Tax District  —  Republican-led House expected to approve measure, as state takes aim at company's opposition to gender and sexuality legislation  —  The Republican-led Florida Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would eliminate …
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Ron DeSantis's Misguided Attack on Disney's Legal Status  —  The governor already won.  There is no need for the Republican Party of Florida to salt the earth.  —  MEDIA  —  MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace Compares DeSantis, Youngkin Parental Choice Bills to ‘Russian War Tactics’  —  By CAROLINE DOWNEY
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Isn't the Florida bill stripping Disney of its special tax district a case of simple viewpoint discrimination?  —  I'm phrasing the headline as a question in case I'm missing something that would change the equation.  But as far as I'm aware, this is where we are:
Kirby Wilson / Miami Herald:
Dismantling Disney World's special district status would be complicated and expensive
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
CDC:
CDC Statement on Masks in Public Transportation Settings  —  CDC Statement on Masks in Public Transportation Settings  —  To protect CDC's public health authority beyond the ongoing assessment announced last week, CDC has asked DOJ to proceed with an appeal in Health Freedom Defense Fund, Inc., et al., v. Biden, et al.
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New York Times:
Justice Department Appeals to Reinstate Transportation Mask Mandate
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:   Would You Wear a Mask on a Plane If Someone Asked You To?
James Pogue / Vanity Fair:
Inside the New Right, Where Peter Thiel Is Placing His Biggest Bets  —  They're not MAGA.  They're not QAnon.  Curtis Yarvin and the rising right are crafting a different strain of conservative politics.  —  It was Halloween in Orlando, and we had piled into a car to make a short trip …
Discussion: Politico and Rifts in Stone
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Checking Out: Trump Hotel Sale Will End an Era  —  The $375 million sale of a Washington hotel that served as an influence and access bazaar for lawmakers, administration officials and other Trump allies is slated to be finalized this month.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Raw Story
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Campaign Ordered to Pay $1.3 Million to Omarosa Manigault Newman in NDA case  —  An arbitrator found Mr. Trump's campaign owes the former White House aide and “Apprentice” star for legal fees, after he sued her for writing a tell-all book.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Russia's Missile Test Fuels U.S. Fears of an Isolated Putin  —  WASHINGTON — President Vladimir V. Putin's calculated move on Wednesday to test-launch a new intercontinental ballistic missile, declaring it a warning to those in the West who “try to threaten our country,” …
Discussion: Critical Mass and Bloomberg
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Associated Press:
Russia test-fires new intercontinental ballistic missile
Discussion: NPR and Al Jazeera
Ian Allen / New Republic:
We Are Sorry to Say That You Should Take Tucker Carlson's Testicle-Tanning Stuff Seriously  —  Tucker Carlson wants you to tan your testicles.  Or at least to seriously consider it.  No, really, he does.  Unless, of course, he doesn't.  In fact, he's probably just using a juvenile joke …
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Sanders ‘has not ruled out another run for president’ if Biden doesn't  —  ‘In the event of an open 2024 Democratic presidential primary, Sen. Sanders has not ruled out another run for president,’ writes a top adviser  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is open to running for president in 2024 …
Associated Press:
Parachute demo at Nats Park causes brief Capitol evacuation  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police identified an aircraft that they said posed “a probable threat” — but the plane was actually carrying members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights …
Ben Paviour / VPM.org:
Youngkin vetoes bipartisan bill designed to rein in slumlords  —  The horror stories have cropped up from tenants across the state: no heat, holes in the walls, rotten floors and flooded kitchens.  In cases ranging from Glenwood Farms in Henrico to Aqua Vista in Newport News …
Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
Proposal to change Utah GOP platform on abortion eliminates language on exceptions for rape, incest and preserving life of the mother  —  Proposed change takes a harder stance on abortion than the LDS Church.  —  Amid the campaigning and politicking at the Utah Republican State Convention on Saturday …
Guilherme Mendes / The Brazilian Report:
Brazil puts five-year seal on data about Bolsonaro's Russia trip  —  The Jair Bolsonaro administration imposed a five-year seal on documents concerning the president's official visit to Russia in February, just days before Moscow invaded Ukraine.  Requested via Brazil's Freedom of Information Law …
Reuters:
Peru declares state of emergency to restore copper production at Cuajone mine  —  Peru will declare a state of emergency near Southern Copper Corp's (SCCO.N) Cuajone mine, the country's prime minister said on Wednesday, as protests hit top mines in the Andean nation, halting 20% of national copper output.
Michelle Liu / Associated Press:
Court halts South Carolina plan for firing squad execution  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's highest court on Wednesday issued a temporary stay blocking the state from carrying out what was set to be its first-ever firing squad execution.  —  The order by the state Supreme Court puts …
Discussion: Common Dreams
Politico:
Hillary Clinton moves to shut down Trump lawsuit  —  Hillary Clinton is moving quickly to shut down an epic federal lawsuit that former President Donald Trump filed last month accusing her, her political allies and various government officials of a racketeering conspiracy to propagate false claims …
Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
He Was a Penniless Donor to the Far Right.  He Was Also a Russian Spy.  —  An investigation in Slovakia has exposed how Russian clandestine operations are trying to sow discord in Europe and create sympathy for Moscow over Ukraine.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
Romney: 'From what I've seen, I don't think Sen. Lee has done anything illegal'  —  Mike Lee appeared with Mitt Romney and Rep. Blake Moore at an event in Ogden on Wednesday.  —  Ogden  • On Wednesday in Ogden, Sen. Mike Lee again refused to answer questions from reporters …
Discussion: Deseret News
THE CITY:
1 in Every 200 NYC Children Have Lost a Parent or Caregiver to COVID.  That's Almost Twice the National Rate.  —  Black, Hispanic and Asian children in the city are around three times more likely to have lost a parent or caregiver compared to their white peers, a new analysis reveals.
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Defeat Has Not Defanged Trump — or Trumpism  —  The fissures in the Democratic Party are on display for all to see, since it is the party in power, but the divisions in the Republican Party and the conservative movement are deeper, wider and far more threatening.
Nico Lang / The Daily Beast:
Gay Man Sues, Claiming Halloween Store Boss Used Homophobic Slurs and Threatened Him  —  LGBTQ+ advocacy group Fairness West Virginia filed a lawsuit on Trevor Anderson's behalf after he says a manager at a Spirit Halloween store threatened him, using anti-gay slurs.  —  Trevor Anderson doesn't recognize himself anymore.
Discussion: Raw Story
Bloomberg:
Obamas to Leave Spotify, Seek Multimillion-Dollar Deal Elsewhere  —  Barack and Michelle Obama's time with Spotify Technology SA is coming to an end.  —  The former first family's production company, Higher Ground, won't be signing a new deal with the audio platform, according to people familiar with the negotiations.
 
 
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