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10:30 PM ET, April 29, 2022

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Wall Street Journal:
The Shadow Crew Who Encouraged Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover  —  Behind the scenes, fellow billionaires and internet provocateurs bent Tesla CEO's ear; Jack Dorsey's role  —  Elon Musk unveils the Tesla Model Y in 2019.  —  As Elon Musk's crusade against Twitter Inc. TWTR -0.20%▼ …
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Ariel Zilber / New York Post:
Twitter's ‘chief censor’ making $17M per year could be fired by Elon Musk  —  Twitter's chief lawyer — seen as the social network's top advocate for censoring conservatives — is among the highly paid executives who stand to lose their job if Elon Musk completes his takeover of the company.
Charlotte Alter / TIME:
Elon Musk and the Tech Bro Obsession With ‘Free Speech’  —  They say that something is worth what someone will pay for it.  —  If that's true, then protecting “free speech,” which Elon Musk has cited as a central reason he agreed to buy Twitter for $44 billion this week …
Wall Street Journal:
Twitter, Tesla and Copious Emojis: What and When Elon Musk Tweets
CNN:
CNN Exclusive: New text messages reveal Fox's Hannity advising Trump White House and seeking direction  —  Washington (CNN)Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Fox's Sean Hannity exchanged more than 80 text messages between Election Day 2020 and Joe Biden's January 2021 inauguration …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Member of Georgia Chapter of Oath Keepers Pleads Guilty to Seditious Conspiracy and Obstruction of Congress for Efforts to Stop Transfer of Power Following 2020 Presidential Election  —  Defendant Participated in Plot to Use Force to Oppose Execution of U.S. Laws, Including the Attack on the Capitol During the Certification Proceeding
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Oath Keeper emotional as he accepts 2nd plea deal in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case  —  Brian Ulrich admitted to being part of the group that marched on the Capitol.  —  Federal prosecutors on Friday secured a second guilty plea and cooperation deal with a member of the Oath Keepers militia group charged …
CNBC:
Trump loses bid to lift contempt charge despite swearing he can't find subpoenaed documents  — A New York judge kept a contempt of court finding in place against former President Donald Trump in place despite new affidavits from Trump and his lawyers.  — Those affidavits effectively argue …
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Washington Post:
Trump grand jury ending in N.Y. with no charges against ex-president
Discussion: Mediaite
Bloomberg:
Biden Eyes Targeted Student-Loan Forgiveness Starting at $10,000  —  The White House is considering forgiving at least $10,000 in student loans per borrower through executive action, according to people familiar with the matter, with momentum increasing as President Joe Biden seeks ways …
Discussion: The Hill, Forbes and Associated Press
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:   Wonking Out: Education Has Less to Do With Inequality Than You Think
CNN:
A frustrated Joe Biden will go on the attack against Republicans in the midterms — and into 2024
Sammy Roth / Los Angeles Times:
California promised to close its last nuclear plant.  Now Newsom is reconsidering  —  With the threat of power shortages looming and the climate crisis worsening, Gov. Gavin Newsom may attempt to delay the long-planned closure of California's largest electricity source: the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant.
Marist Poll:
NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll: The 2022 Midterms & Biden's Job Performance, April 2022  —  GOP Advantage in Congressional Mids... Democrats Weak on Key Issues  —  With the 2022 Congressional Midterm Elections a little more than six months away, U.S. registered voters give Republicans …
Lara Seligman / Politico:
Pentagon says Russia ‘several days’ behind objectives in Donbas  —  Defense officials assess that Russia is “several days” behind schedule in achieving its objectives in the Donbas, hobbled by logistical issues and Ukrainian resistance, the Pentagon said Friday.
Discussion: Raw Story and nationalinterest.org
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Caitlin Flanagan / The Atlantic:
What The New Yorker Didn't Say About a Famous Writer's Anti-Semitism  —  Whatever your views on “cancel culture,” one thing is certain: Search-and-rescue missions on behalf of the disappeared can take strange forms.  Witness a 2020 New Yorker essay that was published online under the title “How Racist Was Flannery O'Connor?”
Southern Poverty Law Center:
Anonymous Donor Drops $1 Million in Bitcoin on Alex Jones  —  An unidentified person donated over 1 million U.S. dollars in Bitcoin to an address advertised on the conspiracy website Infowars on April 23, Hatewatch found, potentially buoying the finances of embattled extremist Alex Jones.
Discussion: Raw Story
Sabrina Imbler / New York Times:
Started Out as a Fish.  How Did It End Up Like This?  —  A meme about the transitional fossil Tiktaalik argues that although we did emerge from the sea, we aren't doing just fine.  —  It may not be the worst of times, but it is certainly not the best of times.  The pandemic has no end in sight.
Washington Post:
Cracks emerge in Russian elite as tycoons start to bemoan invasion  —  Oligarchs and financial officials are alarmed over the economic toll it's taking and feel powerless to influence Putin  —  In the two months since Russia invaded Ukraine, the silence — and even acquiescence — of the Russian elite has started to fray.
Discussion: Insider, Wall Street Journal and CNBC
Bloomberg:
Biden Seeks to Rob Putin of His Top Scientists With Visa Lure  —  The Biden administration has a plan to rob Vladimir Putin of some of his best innovators by waiving some visa requirements for highly educated Russians who want to come to the U.S., according to people familiar with the strategy.
Discussion: New York Times and Political Wire
Max Tani / Politico:
The Rise and Fall of the Star White House Reporter  —  Washington reporters have long considered the role of White House correspondent to be the crown jewel of American political journalism.  It has launched high-profile television careers, scored countless reporters book deals and been bestowed …
The Harvard Crimson:
In Support of Boycott, Divest, Sanction and a Free Palestine  —  When oppression strikes anywhere in the world, resistance movements reverberate globally.  The desire for rightful justice spreads, like wildfire, moving us to act, to speak, to write, and right our past wrongs.
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
FBI Conducted Potentially Millions of Searches of Americans' Data Last Year, Report Says  —  Searches in national-security investigations came without warrants, could stoke privacy concerns in Congress  —  WASHINGTON—The Federal Bureau of Investigation performed potentially millions …
Rebecca Boone / Associated Press:
Former Idaho lawmaker found guilty of raping intern  —  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho lawmaker was convicted Friday of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern after a dramatic trial in which the young woman fled the witness stand during testimony, saying “I can't do this.”
Piper French / Bolts:
Deaths and Neglect Behind Bars Magnify Oakland's Sheriff Race  —  Maurice Monk, who died inside Alameda County's notorious Santa Rita Jail last year on November 15, was there because he had threatened a bus driver who told him to put his mask on—and because his family could not afford the $2,500 necessary for his bail.
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
FEC tosses case against progressive news network  —  The Federal Election Commission has unanimously rejected allegations that a network of progressive news sites had operated as a de facto Democratic political outfit, Axios has learned. … - Inside the FEC, there's debate about going even further.
New York Times:
Pressure Mounts on Cawthorn as Scandals Pile Up  —  Representative Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, once a bright young star in the conservative firmament, finds himself besieged by accusations and insinuations.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  WASHINGTON — Besieged …
Tyler Kingkade / NBC News:
She told her Christian college she was raped.  Then she was banned from campus.  —  When Mara Louk told an administrator at Visible Music College, where she was a senior, that a male classmate had choked and raped her last November, she expected that school officials would help her file a police report and arrange a safety plan.
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Katherine Doyle / Washington Examiner:
White House economists ‘confident’ despite shrinking GDP and other economic woes
Discussion: RedState
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
J.D. Vance Cavorted With Romney Resistance During Second Year of Trump Presidency
Discussion: Politico, Overtime and Raw Story
Jeremy Beaman / Washington Examiner:
EPA waives restrictions on ethanol gasoline in bid to lower prices
Discussion: Washington Times and Fox News
ABC News:
Former CDC chief says Trump appointees blocked his agency from briefing public on COVID-19
Discussion: The RL Report and BizPac Review
Insider:
Fox News nixed a documentary on how Trump lost the 2020 election, book says
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Sabrina Eaton / Plain Dealer:
President Joe Biden endorses U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown's re-election bid
Discussion: Common Dreams and The Hill
CDC:
U.S. Case of Human Avian Influenza A(H5) Virus Reported
Alisha Ebrahimji / CNN:
Texas high school policy banning braided or twisted hair has stopped a teen from attending school, his mom says
Discussion: The Root and Click2Houston.com
Nick Allen / Telegraph:
Volodymyr Zelensky refused to be evacuated from Kyiv as Russian hitmen parachuted into capital
Discussion: Wired, The Hill and Insider
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Inside the House Freedom Caucus' identity crisis