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10:35 AM ET, April 24, 2022

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Michael H. Brown / Washington Post:
Orrin G. Hatch, longest-serving Republican in Senate history, dies at 88  —  Orrin G. Hatch, a conservative Utah Republican who came out of political nowhere to win a U.S. Senate seat in 1976 and ended his career 42 years later as the longest-serving Republican in the chamber's history …
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Orrin Hatch, Longtime Senator Who Championed Right-Wing Causes, Dies at 88  —  A Utah Republican, he overcame poverty to become a powerful force in Washington, helping to build a conservative majority on the Supreme Court.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Andrew Miller / Fox News:
Orrin Hatch, longtime Utah Republican senator, dead at 88
Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
D.C. police officer says Sen. Mike Lee opposed Jan. 6 investigation to cover up his actions  —  Lee argued an independent investigation into the insurrection would be too partisan.  —  Police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2020, accused Sen. Mike Lee of lying about his reasons …
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Utah Democrats back independent as US Senate candidate  —  Utah Democrats pulling hard to defeat Republican Sen. Mike Lee took the unusual step Saturday of spurning a party hopeful to instead get behind an independent, former presidential candidate Evan McMullin
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Liz Sly / Washington Post:
The Belarusian railway saboteurs who helped thwart Russia's attack on Kyiv  —  When Russian troops first streamed across the Belarusian border into Ukraine for what they had assumed would be a lightning assault on Kyiv, they were intending to rely on the region's extensive rail network for supplies and reinforcements.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Joe Kahn can be a great New York Times editor  —  I know him.  Here's why I think he might be the man for this perilous moment.  —  Unlike The Washington Post, whose last three top editors came from other news organizations — the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe and the Associated Press …
Sarah Mimms / BuzzFeed News:
Republicans Have Picked An Election Denier To Run Michigan's Elections  —  WASHINGTON — Michigan Republicans endorsed Kristina Karamo, a first-time candidate who has spread lies about the 2020 election, to run all the state's elections as the party's candidate for secretary of state.
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New York Times:
Filing Provides New Details on Trump White House Planning for Jan. 6  —  Testimony disclosed by the House committee investigating the riot showed that Mark Meadows and Freedom Caucus members discussed directing marchers to the Capitol as Congress certified the election results.
Jason Lee Steorts / National Review:
Fight Club Conservatives, Gangster Government, and the Rule of Law  —  In his excellent discussion of Fight Club Conservatives, my NR colleague Phil Klein quotes Newsweek opinion editor Josh Hammer, who tweets of the State of Florida's revocation of Disney's special district …
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
Live Updates: Voting Underway as France Chooses Between Macron and Le Pen  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  Macron and Le Pen spar in an increasingly divided France.  —  PARIS — In the course of a visit this past week to Saint-Denis, north of Paris, where the poverty rate is about twice …
Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Saudis' Biden snub suggests crown prince still banking on Trump's return  —  Refusal to help US punish Russia and $2bn investment in Kushner fund signal crown prince's displeasure with Trump's successor  —  Saudi Arabia appears to be banking on Donald Trump's return to office by refusing …
New York Post:
Wynn Bruce dies after lighting himself on fire outside Supreme Court  —  A climate activist who lit himself on fire on Earth Day outside the United States Supreme Court Building has died, according to reports.  —  Wynn Bruce, 50, of Boulder, Colorado, died Saturday, a day after he set himself ablaze …
Discussion: Althouse and Fox News
Washington Post:
U.S. hasn't stopped N. Korean gang from laundering its crypto haul  —  Despite U.S. law enforcement identifying the Lazarus Group as the thieves, the hackers have laundered 17 percent of their $600 million haul  —  North Korean hackers who last month carried out one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts ever …
Discussion: Cryptobeat Newsletter
Washington Post:
Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Zelensky says Blinken, Austin will visit Sunday; strikes in Odessa kill at least 8  —  An adviser to Ukraine's president accused Russia of a surge in airstrikes on Mariupol's Azovstal Iron and Steel Works and alleged that invasion forces are preparing to storm the site …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Felicia Schwartz / Financial Times:
‘A profound shift’: US boosts supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine  —  Zelensky says he will meet top US officials as Biden administration increases arms shipments to Kyiv  —  Before Russian forces began withdrawing from territory around Kyiv at the start of the month, US war policy appeared aimed …
Discussion: CBS News and The Daily Beast
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Zelensky Says U.S. Secretary of State Will Visit Kyiv; Missiles Hit Odesa
Discussion: Politico and Fortune
Bloomberg:
Top U.S. Envoy Blinken to Visit Ukraine Sunday, Zelenskiy Says
Discussion: The Guardian and Insider
Katrin Bennhold / New York Times:
The Former Chancellor Who Became Putin's Man in Germany  —  Gerhard Schröder, who is paid almost $1 million a year by Russian-controlled energy companies, has become a pariah.  But he is also a symbol of Germany's Russia policy.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Изв … and Al Jazeera
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Politico:
Trump heads to Ohio amid backlash against Vance  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TRUMP TO THE BUCKEYE STATE — Former President DONALD TRUMP will appear at a rally tonight with J.D. VANCE, his endorsee in the Ohio GOP Senate primary making a Hail Mary push to win the nomination.
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:   Rick Wilson speculates Elise Stefanik leaked McCarthy recording — and warns GOP leader to ‘get a food taster’
 
 
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Joseph Goldstein / New York Times:
How a Race-Based Medical Formula Is Keeping Some Black Men in Prison
Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Guns were No. 1 killer of children and adolescents in 2020, CDC data shows
Discussion: Axios
Eric Rogers / Florida Today:
Florida Rep. Randy Fine threatened Special Olympics funding over school board member feud, texts show
Aaron Mesh / Willamette Week:
President Joe Biden Endorses U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader in Reelection Battle
Washington Post:
Some Republicans fear party overreach on LGBT measures
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Lloyd Austin presses hard on Ukraine — but quietly
Associated Press:
Twitter bans ads that contradict science on climate change
Axios:
J.D. Vance's investments made use of H-1B visas he opposes
Axios:
New book: V.P. political decline called “slow-rolling Greek tragedy”
 

 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Sammy Gecsoyler / The Guardian:
BBC presenter Liz Bonnin's likeness was used in an ad after the company running the campaign was tricked by a fake, likely AI-generated, version of her voice
 
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