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ProPublica:
Billionaire Harlan Crow Bought Property From Clarence Thomas.  The Justice Didn't Disclose the Deal.  —  In 2014, one of Texas billionaire Harlan Crow's companies purchased a string of properties on a quiet residential street in Savannah, Georgia.  It wasn't a marquee acquisition …
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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Justice Thomas Failed to Report Real Estate Deal With Texas Billionaire  —  An investigation by ProPublica revealed a deal worth more than $100,000 between the real estate magnate and the justice.  —  WASHINGTON — Justice Clarence Thomas did not disclose that he had sold a string of properties …
Shirin Ali / Slate:
Clarence Thomas' Mom Definitely Still Lives in the House the Billionaire Bought
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
Sarah Jones / PoliticusUSA:   Unfit: Clarence Thomas Hid Real Estate Deal with GOP Billionaire
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Clarence Thomas' Family Got $133K from Nazi-Obsessed Billionaire
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
F.B.I. Arrests National Guardsman in Leak of Classified Documents  —  Authorities say Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, posted sensitive materials in an online chat group.  —  NORTH DIGHTON, Mass. — The F.B.I. arrested a 21-year-old member …
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New York Times:
Leaked Documents Live Updates: Leader of Online Group Where Secrets Appeared Is Air National Guardsman  —  Federal investigators are searching for the person who shared classified U.S. intelligence revealing government secrets about the Ukraine war, but they have not identified a suspect.  —  Pinned
Washington Post:
He's from a patriotic family — and allegedly leaked U.S. secrets  —  Online, the suspect in the breach of dozens of classified documents took on a persona seemingly at odds with his military career.  —  As a newly minted member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard returned home from training …
CNN:
FBI arrests suspect in connection with intelligence leaks  —  A member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard was arrested by the FBI on Thursday in connection with the leaking of classified documents that have been posted online, according to a US official familiar with the matter.
Reuters:
U.S. Air National Guardsman suspected of leaking intel to be arrested Thursday
Washington Post:
Suspected leaker of top secret Pentagon documents identified
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:   AP source: Investigators narrow suspect pool in leak probe
Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
Ron DeSantis May Fall Into His Own Abortion Trap  —  Ron DeSantis sought the six-week Florida abortion ban now headed to his desk.  But can a candidate seek the presidency with such a radical and unpopular position? … Republican megadonors are pleading with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis …
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Florida's Legislature passes a 6-week abortion ban
Arek Sarkissian / Politico:
Meet the Florida Republicans who oppose the 6-week abortion ban
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The 5th Circuit uncorks a travesty on abortion pill case  —  Do not be confused by headlines that a federal appeals court has allowed the abortion drug mifepristone to remain available.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit's action is a defeat for the rule of law, for scientific expertise and for reproductive health.
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Washington Post:
U.S. to ask Supreme Court to restore full access to abortion pill
Politico:
Where Democrats go from here on Feinstein's perilous absence  —  The senior California senator greenlit a temporary replacement for her Judiciary Committee seat as she recovers from shingles, but filling it requires Republican buy-in.  —  Amid growing doubts that she will ever return to Washington …
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NBC News:
Republicans want to make it difficult for Senate to replace Feinstein on key panel  —  At Feinstein's request, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he'll seek to temporarily swap her out of the Judiciary Committee.  But such a move requires GOP consent.
Houston Chronicle:
Daniel Perry, convicted of murder, wrote of wanting to kill protesters, Muslims, Black people, new court docs show  —  Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate  —  Daniel Perry, who was recently convicted of murdering a Black Lives Matter protester and is making national headlines in the wake …
Joe Eskenazi / Mission Local:
Arrest made in SF killing of Bob Lee — tech exec's alleged killer also worked in tech  —  Mission Local is informed that the San Francisco Police Department early this morning made an arrest in the April 4 killing of tech executive Bob Lee, Mission Local is told that San Francisco police …
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CNN:
Trump appeared for deposition in high-stakes civil lawsuit threatening the fate of his business empire
New York Times:
Dan Snyder Agrees to Sell Washington Commanders for $6 Billion  —  The N.F.L. team is on track to be sold to a group led by Josh Harris for a record figure, as investigations into sexual harassment claims and the team's finances mount.  —  Daniel Snyder, the owner of the scandal-plagued …
CNN:
Former Trump intel official testifies in Mar-a-Lago classified documents probe  —  Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell testified Thursday before a grand jury investigating Donald Trump's handling of classified documents.  —  CNN identified Grenell as he was departing the courthouse in Washington, DC.
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Romance novel cover model who dragged Capitol officer on Jan. 6 sentenced 3 years in prison  —  Logan Barnhart, a Trump fan who dragged a Capitol Police officer down the stairs and attacked officers in the western tunnel, was identified by online sleuths.  —  WASHINGTON — A former bodybuilder …
Discussion: Fox News
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Tennessee House Speaker secretly bought $600,000 home in Nashville  —  Tennessee Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) secretly bought a home in Nashville for nearly $600,000 in September 2021 through an anonymous trust, Popular Information has learned.  The revelation raises serious new questions …
Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Appeals court declines to rule if Trump was acting in official capacity when he allegedly defamed E. Jean Carroll  —  Trump has argued that the DOJ should be substituted as the defendant.  —  The D.C. Court of Appeals has declined to answer whether then-President Donald Trump was acting within the
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Raw Story
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Miami Herald:
‘What are you waiting for?’:  DeSantis' 2024 supporters worry he's launching too late  —  Ron DeSantis' critics have spent weeks knocking his national political rollout, attacking his operation's slow-motion pace and raising doubts about whether he's already fallen irrevocably behind Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential primary.
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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
DeSantis pleads with Florida Congress members to stop endorsing Trump
David Brooks / New York Times:
Why People Are Fleeing Blue Cities for Red States  —  There are a lot of us in the Northeastern media who properly spend a lot of time slamming the Republican Party for what a mess it's become.  I have only one question: If we're right, why are so many people leaving blue states so they can live in red ones?
Discussion: The Atlantic
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Joe Biden Is the Favorite for 2024  —  Republicans need to recognize that Biden is still getting away with it — just as he always has.  —  I know, I know, I know.  Don't shout at me.  I don't want it to be true, either.  But, on balance, I think it is fair to say that Joe Biden …
Reuters:
Russia's Navalny has mystery ailment which may be slow poisoning, spokeswoman says  —  Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition politician, is grappling with severe stomach pain in jail that could be some sort of slow acting poison, his spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Missouri rule severely limiting trans care applies to people of all ages, AG's office acknowledges  —  Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's office acknowledged on Thursday evening that its new regulation severely limiting gender-affirming medical care due to its almost insurmountable requirements applies to people of all ages.
Discussion: Default, Insider and Fox News
Stuart Stevens / Resolute Square:
The Court That McConnell Built: The Erosion Of Ethics, Justice, And Public Trust  —  Respect for the Supreme Court is at an all-time low, and rightfully so.  Stuart Stevens believes that Gen Z has the power, ethics, and drive to restore the Court to a state worthy of Americans' trust.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows $6 billion student loan debt settlement  —  The justices declined to intervene over a class-action settlement that could lead to the cancellation of more than 200,000 loans based on claims that colleges misled students.  —  WASHINGTON — A settlement that will allow thousands …
Ryan Saavedra / The Daily Wire:
New Details Emerge Over ‘Mistake’ That Led To Bud Light's Paid Marketing Engagement With Trans Influencer  —  New details have emerged over what allegedly happened inside Anheuser Busch earlier this Spring that led to a highly controversial transgender influencer landing a paid marketing engagement …
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Trump Is Forever  —  How to ruin your day with this one weird trick.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Fatalism  —  Republicans have talked themselves into believing that 2024 is absolutely, positively, the last time they'll have to deal with Donald Trump.  Yesterday Benjy Sarlin brought the room …
Kiera Butler / Mother Jones:
How MAGA Conspiracies Infected Autism Groups  —  By any measure, Stephanie Seneff is an accomplished scientist.  A senior researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, she's been a leader in the emerging field of computer response to human speech.
Discussion: Alternet.org
 
 
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NBC News:
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Bolts:
Minnesota's Keith Ellison Thwarts a Reform Prosecutor He Endorsed
Discussion: The Intercept
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Nutrition Science's Most Preposterous Result
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ProPublica:
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Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Nazi-admiring Jan. 6 rioter sentenced to 3 years in separate weapons case
Politico:
Biden wants to coax Americans into electric cars. These 3 groups have other ideas.
Discussion: Heatmap News, Slate and Carscoops
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
The Dangerous Rise of ‘Front-Yard Politics’
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
The most shocking intel leak reveals new Chinese military advances
Discussion: LifeSite
Philip Oltermann / The Guardian:
'I'm all for climate change': Axel Springer CEO faces heat over leaked messages
Amanda Y. Su / The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard Affiliates Slam Ken Griffin Donation, Citing Support for DeSantis
Discussion: The Boston Globe
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