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10:55 PM ET, April 18, 2023

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New York Times:
Live Updates: Fox News Settles Defamation Suit, Averting Trial  —  Fox News reached a last-minute settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, which accused Fox News of pushing conspiracies that harmed the company.  —  Pinned  —  The settlement averts what would have been a landmark trial.
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Reuters:
Fox settles Dominion defamation lawsuit for $787.5 million, avoiding trial  —  Fox Corp (FOXA.O) and Fox News on Tuesday settled a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million, averting a high-profile trial putting one of the world's top media companies in the crosshairs …
Bill O'Reilly / No Spin News:
Special Message: Fox News Settlement  —  Big energy in liberal media corridors as Fox News is punished for foolish coverage of the 2020 election.  FNC will pay almost $800 million to the Dominion Voting Machine company and has admitted some of its programs misled viewers, and some Fox personnel knew that was happening in real-time.
Clare Malone / New Yorker:
The Stunning End of Dominion's Case Against Fox News  —  The voting-machine company has agreed to a seven-hundred-million-dollar settlement in its defamation suit against Rupert Murdoch's cable news network.  —  A little before 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Judge Eric Davis uttered six words that brought …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Fox investors seek records in possible step toward suing directors  —  Fox Corp shareholders are demanding company records that may show whether directors and executives properly oversaw Fox News' coverage of former President Donald Trump's election-rigging claims, sources told Reuters …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The big hole in the Dominion-Fox News settlement  —  When news of a possible settlement between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News surfaced on Sunday night, pleas from concerned citizens popped up on social media: Don't settle this lawsuit, Dominion.  Put all the evidence before a jury.
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Fox News settles Dominion defamation lawsuit
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Why Fox News had to settle the Dominion suit
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:   Fox News settlement is the best result for everybody
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Another Texas Election Official Quits After Threats From Trump Supporters
Discussion: Raw Story and Bloomberg
CNBC:
Fox to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million to settle election defamation lawsuit
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Fake Georgia Electors Are Now Ratting on Each Other  —  The fake GOP electors Trump recruited in Georgia are now turning on each other, according to new court documents.  —  The fake GOP electors in Georgia that former President Donald Trump recruited as part of his failed attempt …
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New York Times:
Atlanta Prosecutor Seeks Removal of Lawyer in Trump Case  —  The lawyer represents 10 Georgia Republicans who were part of a plan to reverse the results of the 2020 presidential election and keep Donald J. Trump in power.  —  The lead prosecutor investigating election interference …
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and Bloomberg
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton prosecutors offered immunity deals to some GOP electors
Discussion: Washington Post
US Department of Justice:
U.S. Citizens and Russian Intelligence Officers Charged with Conspiring to Use U.S. Citizens as Illegal Agents of the Russian Government  —  Defendants Sought to Sow Discord, Spread Pro-Russia Propaganda and Interfere in Elections Within the United States  —  A federal grand jury in Tampa …
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:   U.S. charges four Americans with aiding Kremlin efforts
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Alleged U.S. Cult Members Accused of Working for Russian Spies
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
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Washington Post:
Complaints about Justice Thomas's disclosures sent to judicial committee  —  Allegations from congressional Democrats that Justice Clarence Thomas likely violated federal ethics laws in his dealings with a Republican donor have been sent to a committee of federal judges responsible for …
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NBC News:
Senate Democrats eye a hearing on Clarence Thomas as Republicans shrug off gift revelations
Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Grand jury indicts torch carriers in 2017 Charlottesville rally  —  At least three men who marched with blazing tiki torches at the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville are now facing criminal charges, according to indictments unsealed this week.  —  A grand jury in Virginia indicted …
New York Times:
DeSantis Meets With Republicans on Capitol Hill, to a Lukewarm Response  —  Ron DeSantis has not managed much momentum from his party in Congress, where he served before becoming Florida's governor.  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Tuesday made a rare return trip to Washington …
Greg Woodfield / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Prominent DeSantis ally who shot himself dead last year was under investigation for using sold out Taylor Swift tickets to lure teen to his office and show him her breasts - then trying to buy family's silence  — Kent Stermon, 50, of Jacksonville, was facing allegations …
Matt Stevens / New York Times:
Ex-Member of Menudo Says He Was Raped by Father of the Menendez Brothers  —  The allegation, made in a forthcoming docuseries, resembles the claims of abuse by the brothers, who were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents.  —  It was a gripping case that was one of the first to draw …
Sarah Motter / WIBW-TV:
Topeka man brought down in Walmart after allegedly exposing himself to teen  —  TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Topeka man is behind bars he allegedly exposed himself to a teen and was brought down in a local Walmart.  —  The Topeka Police Department tells 13 NEWS that around 9 p.m. on Monday …
Discussion: Forbes
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
Poll: Trump's big post-indictment bounce is fading fast  —  The former president's lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the Republican primary has shrunk 10 points since late March.  —  Former President Donald Trump got a big bounce among Republican primary voters after his indictment …
Discussion: Washington Post
Associated Press:
Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fence  —  A curious toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White House intruders after he squeezed through the metal fencing on the north side of the executive mansion.  U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump's Lawyers Just Made a Big Mistake  —  Their plan is to discredit Michael Cohen.  Instead, they're undermining their own client's case.  —  Washington, DC, Bureau Chief  —  Last week, when Donald Trump filed a $500 million civil lawsuit in federal court against his former lawyer …
Hell Gate:
Who Taught House Republicans to Cynically Fearmonger About Crime in NYC Like That?  —  The House Judiciary Committee came to town yesterday to hold a “field hearing” in a federal building in Lower Manhattan.  On the agenda of the Republican-controlled body was Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Discussion: Breitbart, Balloon Juice and The Hill
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Proud Boy who helped ignite Capitol breach tells jury he got “caught up” in Jan. 6 chaos  —  Dominic Pezzola took the witness stand as the Proud Boys trial nears its conclusion.  He and four others face charges of seditious conspiracy.  —  Dominic Pezzola, the Proud Boy who helped fuel …
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Cheese-eating rat’: Defense lawyers seethe after DOJ pushes witness to identify more Jan. 6 perpetrators
Discussion: Raw Story and BizPac Review
Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
Russian Court Upholds WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich's Detention  —  Journalist to remain in pretrial detention at Moscow's Lefortovo prison  —  A Moscow court upheld the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich at the prison where he has been held since his arrest last month.
Willy Staley / New York Times:
What Was Twitter, Anyway?  —  Whether the platform is dying or not, it's time to reckon with how exactly it broke our brains.  —  The trouble began, as it usually does, when I saw something funny on my computer.  It was the middle of the morning on a Wednesday, a few years back …
Sara Higdon / The Post Millennial:
Outdoor retailer REI closing sole Portland store amid rampant theft  —  The store “had its highest number of break-ins and thefts in two decades, despite actions to provide extra security”  —  In an email to its members on Monday REI Co-op announced it will be closing its store in Portland's Pearl District.
Barbara Ortutay / Associated Press:
Twitter removes policy against deadnaming transgender people  —  Twitter has quietly removed a policy against the “targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals,” raising concerns that the Elon Musk-owned platform is becoming less safe for marginalized groups.
Reuters:
Alleged leaker Teixeira's unit ordered to halt intelligence mission, Air Force says  —  The U.S. Air Force's 102nd Intelligence Wing, which the alleged leaker of classified information belonged to, has been ordered to halt its intelligence mission as the service's inspector general carries …
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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