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5:40 AM ET, April 25, 2022

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Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
U.S. to resume diplomatic operations in Ukraine  —  IN POLAND, NEAR THE BORDER WITH UKRAINE — The United States will resume diplomatic operations in Ukraine this week for the first time since Russia's invasion began in February, U.S. officials said.  —  Diplomats will return to the western city of Lviv …
Discussion: NPR
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Simon Lewis / Reuters:
Blinken, Austin pledge return of U.S. diplomats, more security assistance on Kyiv visit  —  Washington's top diplomat and defense secretary both visited Kyiv on Sunday, and used the first official U.S. visit to Ukraine since Russia invaded two months ago to announce a gradual return …
New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: U.S. Says It Wants Russian Military ‘Weakened’  —  Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said he wanted to make sure that Russia would not be able to “do the kinds of things that it has done” in the invasion or rebuild its capacity.  It reflected an increasingly emboldened stance by the Biden administration.
Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal:
Twitter Re-Examines Elon Musk's Bid, May Be More Receptive to a Deal  —  Two sides are meeting Sunday to discuss takeover bid, people familiar with the matter say  —  Twitter Inc. is re-examining Elon Musk's $43 billion takeover offer after the billionaire lined up financing for the bid …
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New York Times:
Twitter in Advanced Talks to Sell Itself to Elon Musk  —  The company's 11-member board was negotiating with Mr. Musk into the morning on Monday over his offer to buy the social networking service and take it private.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Withholds Sanctions on a Very Close Putin Associate: His Reputed Girlfriend  —  Officials have a sanctions package ready, but they continue to weigh the potential backlash for blacklisting the 39-year-old former Olympic gymnast  —  Several weeks have passed since the U.S. and its allies …
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Wall Street Journal:
Top U.S. Officials Meet With Zelensky in Kyiv
Washington Post:
France's Macron wins presidency, holding off Le Pen's far-right threat to upend Europe and relations with Russia  —  PARIS — Emmanuel Macron became the first French president in two decades to win a second term on Sunday, holding off a far-right challenge by Marine Le Pen that could have upended Europe.
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Cristina Gonzalez / Politico:
Special edition: Macron beats Le Pen in French presidential election
Olivier Faye / Le Monde.fr:   A tepid victory for Emmanuel Macron
Ben Hall / Financial Times:   Victory for Macron is not an instant cure for all France's ills
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
French Election: Macron Holds Off Far-Right Push
Katie Dowd / SFGATE:
Inept 'People's Convoy' chased out of Bay Area by egg-throwing kids  —  The dreams of the “People's Convoy” quickly died in the Bay Area after a critical tactical error: turning onto a street with a Safeway and a group of bored kids.  —  The trucker convoy, which aimed to emulate …
Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
Michigan Senate candidate: ‘A family should be a White mom, White dad and White kids’  —  Lansing — Randy Bishop, a right-wing Michigan radio host who filed last week to run for the state Senate, said on his show last month that TV commercials were attempting to make him feel guilty because he thinks families should be all White.
Discussion: Raw Story
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The real reason today's Republican Party hates corporations like Disney  —  It's kind of a shame that one of the great myths of my baby boomer childhood — that the late Walt Disney had frozen himself so he could spring back to life, Sleeping Beauty-like, after humankind had cured cancer — turned out to be an urban myth.
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Charles Homans / New York Times:
A Crusade to Challenge the 2020 Election, Blessed by Church Leaders  —  Some evangelical pastors are hosting events dedicated to Trump's election falsehoods and promoting the cause to their congregations.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. …
Discussion: Raw Story
Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
Biden's decline is obvious to everyone but the press  —  Something is wrong with President Joe Biden, and everyone knows it.  —  Last week, Biden was asked if his administration will consider delaying the end of Title 42, a pandemic immigration restriction that allows for fast deportation …
Discussion: The Daily Wire
Cheyenne Roundtree / Rolling Stone:
Video Undercuts DaBaby's Self-Defense Claim in 2018 Killing  —  The controversial rapper shot and killed Jaylin Craig in a Walmart.  DaBaby swears he acted in self-defense, but never-before-seen footage raises doubts about his story  —  Four years ago, DaBaby signed a deal with Interscope Records that would change his life.
Discussion: The Wrap and Insider
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Climate Activist Dies After Setting Himself on Fire at Supreme Court  —  A friend described the actions of Wynn Bruce, of Boulder, Colo., as “a deeply fearless act of compassion to bring attention to climate crisis.”  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Nate Hochman / National Review:
Georgetown Law Scheduled to Host Antisemite Who Claims Israelis ‘Harvest Organs of the Martyred’  —  Georgetown Law is hosting Mohammed El-Kurd, a Palestinian poet and writer with a long history of antisemitic comments, on campus this Tuesday.  The event, hosted by the school's chapter …
 
 
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Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
DePerno wins GOP attorney general race after runoff; Karamo wins SOS endorsement
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New York Times:
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Frank Figliuzzi / MSNBC:
Jan. 6 committee's concerns about Insurrection Act should concern the rest of us
Discussion: Raw Story
Sam Adler-Bell / New York Magazine:
The Democratic Party Is Wasting Its Grassroots Energy
Discussion: Democracy
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Stephen Sorace / Fox News:
Republicans will regain House majority, pick up 40 seats in midterm elections, Rep. McCaul predicts
Discussion: HotAir and Washington Post
The White House:
Readout of President Biden's Call with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett of Israel
Discussion: The Hill
Stephen Kalin / Wall Street Journal:
Saudi Royals Are Selling Homes, Yachts and Art as Crown Prince Cuts Income
emptywheel:
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