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5:20 PM ET, April 2, 2023

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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. said to have more evidence of possible Trump obstruction at Mar-a-Lago  —  Ex-staffer's emails, texts are guiding investigators, who increasingly suspect Trump went through boxes after subpoena  —  Justice Department and FBI investigators have amassed fresh evidence pointing …
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Maggie Haberman on Donald Trump  —  We talk with a Trump reporter to prepare you for the week when he will likely be arrested.  —  Donald Trump is expected to fly to New York this week from his home in Florida to be arrested.  For now, the specific charges are unknown because the indictment is under seal …
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New York Times:
2 Pro-Impeachment Senators Question Motives Behind Trump Indictment  —  Joe Manchin, a Democrat, and Bill Cassidy, a Republican, both voted to convict Donald Trump after Jan. 6.  They expressed concern on Sunday that the criminal case against him is political.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:   Indictment secrecy repeats pattern of past efforts targeting Trump
BBC:
Cafe explosion in St Petersburg kills military blogger  —  An explosion in a St Petersburg cafe has killed prominent Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, Russia's Interior Ministry has confirmed.  —  At least 16 people were injured in the Street Bar Cafe explosion, police say.
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New York Times:
Influential Russian Military Blogger Is Killed in St. Petersburg Bombing  —  Vladlen Tatarsky represented a radical wing of pro-invasion bloggers and activists who backed Moscow's war but also criticized what they saw as the flaws in the Russian Army.  —  An influential Russian military blogger …
Alisa Wiersema / ABC News:
ABC News exclusive: Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces 2024 presidential run  —  He says that Trump should drop out of the race given his recent indictment.  —  Speaking to ABC News' Jonathan Karl, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announces his plan to run for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Asa Hutchinson announces presidential bid, says Trump should withdraw from race  —  “I am going to be running,” the former Arkansas governor said.  —  Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is running for president in 2024, he said Sunday.  —  “I am going to be running.
Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
Hutchinson launches GOP 2024 bid, calls on Trump to drop out
Rolling Stone:
Trump's Team Blasts His Lawyer as ‘Dumb’ ‘Loudmouth’  —  Joe Tacopina “pisses off others with his antics, but he's a blunt object that Donald Trump wants, apparently,” one source says … But his lawyers are already fighting — with themselves.  —  Days after the former president's indictment …
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Twitter strikes New York Times' verified badge on Elon Musk's orders  —  The Times and other news organizations say they won't pay for the icon, which is designed to protect against impersonation  —  Twitter removed the “verified” badge from the New York Times' main account on Sunday …
Benjamin Wittes / Dog Shirt Daily:
My Twitter Account Has Been Suspended  —  Elon Musk protects the russian embassy against an April Fools joke  —  Good Evening.  —  I decided when I woke up this morning and saw PwnAllTheThings having fun impersonating the Russian foreign ministry on Twitter that my Twitter account might not survive this April Fools Day.
Discussion: TMZ.com and CNN
Jane Pauley / CBS News:
Sen. John Fetterman on depression, recovery, and “making up any lost time”  —  At six foot eight, Sen. John Fetterman is still a formidable man, despite two serious assaults on his health in less than a year: he suffered a stroke last May, and after a private struggle for years …
Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Blinken Calls on Russian Counterpart to Release Evan Gershkovich  —  U.S. Secretary of State tells Sergei Lavrov that the continued detention of the correspondent is unacceptable  —  WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed his Russian counterpart for the release …
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Paul Kirby / BBC:
Sanna Marin defeated by Finland's conservatives in tight race  —  Finnish conservative leader Petteri Orpo has won a nail-biting three-way election race, defeating Prime Minister Sanna Marin's centre left.  —  “We got the biggest mandate,” said the leader of the National Coalition Party …
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
No Labels group raises alarms with third-party presidential preparations  —  It has money, name-brand political backers and declines to describe either President Biden or Donald Trump as acceptable candidates  —  Former senator Joe Lieberman knows better than most the impact third-party bids can have on presidential elections.
Discussion: NBC News
New York Times:
Venice Is Saved!  Woe Is Venice.  —  In the middle of the night, as the tide rose, winds whipped and waves grew, an engineer in a command center on an artificial island on the rim of the Venice lagoon clicked an arrow on his screen reading, “Lift.”  —  Deep underwater, at the four mouths …
Discussion: Eschaton
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Run on Abortion, Even for Offices With Little Say on the Issue  —  Seizing on a powerful motivator for their party, Democratic candidates for municipal offices have put Republicans on their heels.  “I'm running for mayor, I'm not debating abortion,” one said.
Discussion: Althouse
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Andrew DeMillo / Associated Press:
Trans people face rhetoric, disinformation after shooting
Discussion: HuffPost
Ayanna Alexander / Associated Press:
Voters with disabilities often overlooked in voting battles
Mikhail Shishkin / The Guardian:
‘My country has fallen out of time’: Russian author Mikhail Shishkin's letter to an unknown Ukrainian
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
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Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Starbucks fired the employee responsible for igniting the Starbucks Workers United union campaign
Discussion: CNN
Brandi Buchman / emptywheel:
Pride before the fall? Testimony from witnesses in seditious conspiracy trial leaves weaknesses in defense wide open
Discussion: Alternet.org and New York Times
 

 
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