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7:35 AM ET, April 1, 2023

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Washington Post:
Trump lashes out against New York judge who will hear his criminal case  —  New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan also presided over prosecutions of the Trump Organization and CFO Allen Weisselberg  —  Former president Donald Trump is quite familiar with New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan …
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New York Times:
How Alvin Bragg Resurrected the Case Against Donald Trump
Associated Press:
Trump Faces At Least 1 Felony Charge In Manhattan Case: Report
Washington Post:
Preparations underway for Trump's arraignment in N.Y. court on Tuesday
David Gilbert / VICE:
The Far Right Is Calling For Bloody ‘Civil War’ After Trump's Indictment
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘Smash some windows’: Lindsey Graham makes bizarre suggestions for Trump in face of indictment
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
‘Squealing like a pig’: Paul Begala flattens conservatives whining that Trump indictment is ‘political’
New York Times:
Fox News Suffers Major Setback in Its Defamation Case  —  The judge said the case would still need to proceed to trial, for a jury to weigh whether Fox News spread false claims about Dominion Voting Systems, and to determine any damages.  —  Fox News suffered a significant setback on Friday …
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Washington Post:
Judge undercuts key Fox News defense as he sends Dominion suit to trial  —  In a $1.6 billion defamation case, a ‘disastrous’ ruling for Fox will send it in front of a jury with key questions already settled in an election-technology company's favor  —  A judge undercut key arguments …
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Judge refuses to dismiss the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against Fox News  —  The case will now head to trial in mid-April.  —  A judge denied granting summary judgment to Fox News in its attempt to get Dominion Voting System's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit thrown out Friday, meaning the case will go to trial in mid-April.
Hope King / Axios:
More Twitter chaos on the way  —  Blue checks that we've come to associate with authenticity, trustworthiness and prominence on Twitter are set to disappear tomorrow from accounts that won't pay for the badges. … - For the past 14 of Twitter's 17 years of existence, the badge has served as a sieve …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: White House won't pay for Twitter verification  —  The White House will not pay to have its staff's official Twitter profiles continue to be verified, according to guidance issued to staffers via an email obtained by Axios. … Verification, combined with the designated Twitter profiles …
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
News organizations reject Elon Musk's demand of paying to keep checkmarks on Twitter  —  New York CNN —  News organizations have a message for Elon Musk: We are not going to pay you for checkmarks on Twitter.  —  The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, BuzzFeed …
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Judge Temporarily Blocks Tennessee Law That Restricts Drag Performances  —  A federal judge put a hold on the law hours before it was to take effect, saying there were legitimate questions about whether it violated the First Amendment.  —  NASHVILLE — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked …
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Phil Helsel / NBC News:
Federal judge temporarily halts Tennessee's ‘drag ban’ law
Discussion: WKRN-TV
Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Federal judge blocks Tennessee officials from enforcing law restricting drag
Discussion: WTOP News and MyNorthwest.com
US Department of Justice:
Social Media Influencer Douglass Mackey Convicted of Election Interference in 2016 Presidential Race  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York  —  Defendant Attempted to Suppress Vote Through Social Media Disinformation Campaign
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Washington Post:
Trump supporter found guilty in 2016 Twitter scheme to undermine Hillary Clinton  —  Douglass Mackey, a supporter of former president Donald Trump who used Twitter to disseminate false information to redirect would-be voters of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election …
Wall Street Journal:
Evan Gershkovich Loved Russia, the Country That Turned on Him  —  The Wall Street Journal correspondent, whose parents fled the Soviet Union, made Moscow a second home.  He was detained by the FSB and charged with espionage, an allegation the Journal vehemently denies.  —  The cellphone was no longer pinging.
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David Sivak / Washington Examiner:
Fetterman discharged from Walter Reed, depression now in remission
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Tensions Flare Inside NPR After Staff Layoffs and Town Halls  —  Welcome back to Thursday and to Soundbite.  This week we're looking at the scene inside NPR since the organization's layoffs last week.  As always, if you have something to share, reach me through email, and if you haven't yet subscribed …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
GOP Strategist and Epstein Fanboy Convicted of Teen Sex Trafficking  —  Anton Lazzaro, a Ferrari-driving operative who boasted of his connections to Trump, sexually abused high school girls who he plied with alcohol, prosecutors said.  —  Anton Lazzaro, a wannabe playboy on Instagram who used …
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Manchin steps up criticism of Biden administration as 2024 decision looms  —  Democrats face a brutal Senate map next year, and Manchin's West Virginia seat is a top target for Republicans  —  Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) is back in a familiar posture — keeping Democrats in suspense.
New York Times:
'Thousands of Dollars for Something I Didn't Do'  —  Because of a bad facial recognition match and other hidden technology, Randal Reid spent nearly a week in jail, falsely accused of stealing purses in a state he said he had never even visited.  —  On the Friday afternoon after Thanksgiving …
Discussion: TechCrunch
WinRed:
PRESIDENT TRUMP RAISES OVER $4 MILLION IN 24 HOURS AFTER INDICTMENT IN ALVIN BRAGG WITCH HUNT  —  Over 25% of Donations Came from First-Time Donors to the Trump Campaign  —  Mar-a-Lago, FL - President Donald J. Trump raised over $4 million in the 24 hours following Manhattan District Attorney …
 
 
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Noah Kirsch / The Daily Beast:
Controversial Australian Billionaire Clive Palmer Sues Government for $200 Billion
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Matt Sepic / MPR News:
Jury finds ex-GOP operative Lazzaro guilty in federal sex trafficking case
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Bloomberg:
Social Security Insolvency Seen Coming a Year Earlier Than Before
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