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7:50 AM ET, April 12, 2023

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New York Times:
Bragg Sues Jim Jordan in Move to Block Interference in Trump Case  —  Mr. Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, had subpoenaed a former prosecutor who worked on the Manhattan district attorney's investigation into former President Donald J. Trump.  —  The Manhattan district attorney …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Manhattan DA sues Rep. Jim Jordan to block GOP inquiry into Trump case
Molly Jong-Fast / Vanity Fair:
Between the Tennessee Three, Abortion, and Trump, the GOP Just Loves Losing  —  The GOP turned three Tennessee Democrats into celebrities, the unpopular antiabortion crackdown is still in full force, and the party is rallying around an indicted Donald Trump.  What politically disastrous decision will Republicans make next?
Discussion: New York Times
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
How Tennessee Became the Poster State for Political Meltdown  —  The Volunteer State was long defined by its unique culture.  Then came toxic redistricting, poisoned social media, parties polarized on race and other pathologies.  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Standing in the sun outside Tennessee's …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Politico:
Republicans facing a reckoning later this week
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
Hannah Hartig / Pew Research Center:
By more than two-to-one, Americans say medication abortion should be legal in their state  —  With the future of abortion pills in legal jeopardy, more Americans say medication abortion should be legal than illegal in their state, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Discussion: New York Post and Political Wire
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Republicans Are Silent On The Abortion Pill Ruling, Despite Confirming The Judge Behind It  —  GOP senators voted for the Trump-appointed judge knowing he was rabidly anti-abortion.  But none would tell HuffPost if they're happy about his court order.  —  Democrats are all but banging pots …
New York Times:
Abortion Pill Ruling: Read Annotated Excerpts From F.D.A. Case
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Fox Producer: There Are Secret Rudy Giuliani Recordings About Dominion  —  In an amended legal complaint, Abby Grossberg said that Fox News failed to provide Dominion with several audio recordings she made featuring Giuliani and other Trump allies.  —  Abby Grossberg, the former Tucker …
Discussion: Insider, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Judge Limits Fox's Options for Defense in Dominion Trial  —  A Delaware judge said Fox News could not argue newsworthiness to defend airing false claims, and limited how Dominion Voting Systems could reference the Jan. 6 attack.  —  WILMINGTON, Del. — A judge ruled on Tuesday that Fox News …
Kate Lý Johnston / Heartland Signal:
Missouri House Republicans vote to defund libraries  —  Missouri House Republicans voted to defund all of the state's public libraries, in a proposed $45.6 billion state budget that will soon move to a vote in the GOP-controlled state Senate.  —  The Missouri House debated for over eight hours …
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Brandon Gage / Raw Story:
Missouri House Republicans vote to defund public libraries: report
Discussion: Missouri Independent
Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
SC Sen. Tim Scott takes another White House step: Launching 2024 exploratory committee  —  Tim Scott, the South Carolina senator who has built a national profile pushing a message of hope and unity in a divisive Republican Party, is taking his biggest step so far toward running for president in 2024, The Post and Courier has learned.
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Washington Post:
Republican Sen. Tim Scott launches presidential exploratory committee  —  The move signals in the strongest terms yet his intent to enter the 2024 race  —  Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the only Black Republican in the Senate, on Wednesday announced he is launching a presidential exploratory committee …
Discussion: Fox News, Associated Press and Politico
Timothy Puko / Washington Post:
Biden to remake U.S. auto industry with toughest emissions limits ever  —  Proposed rules could lead to 67% of all car and truck sales to be EVs by 2032, EPA says, but some automakers are wary of the timeline.  —  As part of his fight against climate change, President Biden is attempting …
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Associated Press:
EPA pollution limits aim to boost US electric vehicle sales
Radley Balko / The Watch:
The smearing of Garrett Foster  —  The far right justifies political violence by villainizing a decent man  —  Last week, an Austin, Texas, jury convicted Daniel Perry for the murder of Garrett Foster.  In the summer of 2020, Perry ran a red light, then drove into a crowd of people protesting the murder of George Floyd.
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Andrea Marks / Rolling Stone:
'He Didn't Deserve It': Widow of Murdered BLM Protester Speaks Out
BBC:
Ukraine war: Leak shows Western special forces on the ground  —  The UK is among a number of countries with military special forces operating inside Ukraine, according to one of dozens of documents leaked online.  —  It confirms what has been the subject of quiet speculation for over a year.
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NBC News:
Ukraine agents pursued attacks inside Belarus and Russia, leaked U.S. docs say
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
Matt Young / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Asks to Delay His Rape Trial After Hush-Money Drama  —  Lawyers for the former president wrote a letter to the judge in the E. Jean Carroll case, pleading for a cooling-off period after the media frenzy over his recent arrest.  —  Donald Trump has asked a United States District Court judge …
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump says criminal conviction wouldn't stop him from running for president
Christopher Flavelle / New York Times:
Biden Administration Proposes Evenly Cutting Water Allotments From Colorado River  —  As the river shrinks, the Biden administration is getting ready to impose, for the first time, reductions in water supplies to states.  —  WASHINGTON — After months of fruitless negotiations between …
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NBC News:
White House proposes equal cuts for states that depend on Colorado River
Matt Welch / Reason:
Democrats Choose to Advertise Failures of Single-Party Democratic Rule by Holding the 2024 DNC in Chicago  —  After a century of Democratic mismanagement, Chicago is hemorrhaging population, catastrophically underfunding massive pension promises, and taxing the bejeebus out of its crime-scarred residents.
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Anti-'Groomer' Republican Accused of ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ With Intern  —  Texas Rep. Bryan Slaton called all-ages drag shows “grooming events” that “sexualize” children.  An official complaint alleges he had an “inappropriate relationship” with a young intern.
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Texas county weighs closing local library after federal judge orders banned books returned to circulation  —  The Llano County commissioners scheduled a special meeting Thursday where they will discuss whether to “continue or cease operations” at the library.
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
‘Free Speech’ Twitter Is Now Globally Blocking Posts Critical Of The Modi Government  —  A few weeks ago we wrote about how Elon Musk's Twitter was now blocking tweets in India at the request of the government.  As we noted, there's a lot of important history here.
Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
Leaked Social Media Pics From Bud Light Ad Exec Who Slammed ‘Fratty’ Culture Seem Pretty Fratty  —  The vice president of marketing at Bud Light, who recently said the company needs to update its “fratty” image and “out-of-touch humor,” can be seen partaking in the same behavior she seemed …
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham meets with Saudi crown prince, reversing past criticism  —  In the wake of the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Graham said he would never visit Saudi Arabia as long as the crown prince was in power.  —  Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), who once promised a …
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
New York Times:
Legal Abortions Fell by 6 Percent in the Six Months After Dobbs, New Data Shows  —  While clinics in some states expanded capacity, bans prevented thousands from getting legal abortions, a major new survey of abortion providers finds.  —  The number of legal abortions in the United States decreased …
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight
Associated Press:
Taiwan's ruling party taps VP as presidential candidate  —  Taiwan's pro-independence ruling Democratic Progressive Party nominated Vice President Lai Ching-te as its candidate in the 2024 presidential election, two days after China concluded large-scale wargames around the self-governed island.
Discussion: Bloomberg, Focus Taiwan and Japan Times
Kylie Cheung / Jezebel:
Dianne Feinstein Is MIA, and Her Absence Is Holding Up Judicial Confirmations  —  The 89-year-old senator has missed 60 votes of the 82 taken in 2023, at a critical time for Biden to be getting judges confirmed.  She needs to resign right now.  At what is clearly a critical time for confirming …
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Sarah Sanders asks state board applicants to name what they admire about her most while applying for job  —  Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is asking applicants to serve on state boards and commissions to write explanations of what they admire about her leadership most, reported the Arkansas Times on Tuesday.
Tampa Bay Times:
Names of Florida Governor's Mansion guests would be shielded under this bill  —  The Senate sponsor said the bill is meant to shield guests visiting for non-governmental purposes.  —  By News Service of Florida  —  TALLAHASSEE — The names of certain guests at the Governor's Mansion …
 
 
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Most Americans Are Not Completely Sold on Electric Vehicles
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Iowa House GOP bill to require in-person caucusing, endangering Democrats' mail-in plans
Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
EXCLUSIVE: Former Cassidy Hutchinson Attorney Sues House Of Representatives Over J6 Smears
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
The Jan. 6 problem inside a pro-democracy organization
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
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“How to Blow Up a Pipeline” Movie Poses Terror Threat, Kansas City Intel Agency Claims
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