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7:50 AM ET, April 2, 2023

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Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
Post-indictment poll: Trump surges to largest-ever lead over DeSantis  —  But the latest Yahoo News/YouGov survey also shows that most Americans don't think Trump should be allowed to serve as president again if convicted.  —  Read full article  —  President of the United States from 2017 to 2021
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Trump and Fox News, Twin Titans of Politics, Hit With Back-to-Back Rebukes  —  Donald Trump's criminal indictment and Fox News's civil trial have nothing in common, but, combined, they delivered a rare reckoning for two forces that have transformed politics.
New York Times:
Trump's G.O.P. Rivals, Shielding Him, Reveal Their 2024 Predicament  —  Many of Donald Trump's potential opponents snapped into line behind him, showing just how hard it may be to persuade Republican voters to choose an alternative.  —  Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida took a measured dig …
Victor Swezey / The Daily Beast:
WATCH: One Trump Lawyer Shades Another on Live TV  —  FRIENDLY FIRE  —  Facing an array of legal challenges from New York to Washington and Georgia, the least former President Donald Trump could ask for is to have his own defense lawyers on the same page.  That clearly wasn't the case on Saturday …
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Jeb Bush questions Trump indictment, says jury should be ‘the voters’  —  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who ran for president in 2016, questioned the indictment that the Manhattan grand jury issued against former President Trump on Thursday, saying the jury in deciding the case should be “the voters.”
CNN:
Judge orders books removed from Texas public libraries due to LGBTQ and racial content must be returned within 24 hours  —  A federal judge in Texas ruled that at least 12 books removed from public libraries by Llano County officials, many because of their LGBTQ and racial content …
Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Starbucks fired the employee responsible for igniting the Starbucks Workers United union campaign  — Starbucks fired Alexis Rizzo, the employee responsible for igniting the Starbucks Workers United union campaign, CNBC confirmed.  — Rizzo worked as a shift supervisor at Starbucks …
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Journalist Detained by Russia Was Reporting Stories That ‘Needed to Be Told’  —  Evan Gershkovich, who works for The Wall Street Journal, knew the risks of reporting in Russia but felt a deep connection to the country, his friends said.  —  The reporting job in Moscow had everything Evan Gershkovich …
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Fox News:
Wall Street Journal reporter imprisoned in Russia hailed by colleagues for charisma, courage
Discussion: ABC News and Alternet.org
Brandi Buchman / emptywheel:
Pride before the fall?  Testimony from witnesses in seditious conspiracy trial leaves weaknesses in defense wide open  —  From emptywheel: Thanks to the generosity of emptywheel readers we have funded Brandi's coverage for the rest of the trial.  If you'd like to show your further appreciation …
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Inside the F.B.I.'s Jan. 6 Investigation of the Proud Boys
Discussion: Alternet.org
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: Political Wire
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.
Daniel De / The Hill:
One in four college applicants avoids entire states for political reasons  —  A new survey, drawing notice in academia, shows that 1 in 4 applicants decided against applying to a college this year solely because of the politics in its state.  —  The finding, long rumored in college admissions circles …
Tami Luhby / CNN:
These 5 states will be the first to kick residents off Medicaid starting in April  —  Millions of Americans are at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage in coming months, but residents in Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, New Hampshire and South Dakota will be the first to bear the brunt of the terminations.
Tim Meads / The Daily Wire:
Has The White House Even Said The Word ‘Christian’ Since The Nashville School Shooting?  —  The Biden administration's response to the horrific Christian school shooting on Monday has been pretty odd.  Notably, unlike other attacks on religious or ethnic groups, it does not appear that any member …
Discussion: American Action News
 
 
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John Psaropoulos / Al Jazeera:
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Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
Federal judge strikes down Minnesota law banning 18-20-year-olds from obtaining gun permits
Marci L. Bowers / New York Times:
What Decades of Providing Trans Health Care Have Taught Me
Discussion: Althouse
David Gutman / The Seattle Times:
Federal judge allows ICE charter deportation flights to resume at Boeing Field
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Examiner
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Jonathan Freedland / The Guardian:
Netanyahu is leading a coup against his own country. But the threat is not only to Israel
Discussion: Fox News
Washington Post:
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Mark Follman / Mother Jones:
How a Weapon of War Has Worsened the Mass Shootings Epidemic
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
 

 
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New York Times:
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