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12:20 AM ET, April 25, 2023

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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Tucker Carlson departs Fox News, pushed out by Rupert Murdoch  —  Tucker Carlson is leaving Fox News.  —  The network announced the departure of its top-rated and most provocative conservative prime-time host Monday with no explanation.  His last show was Friday.
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Rupert Murdoch's Management Grows Erratic  —  Tucker Carlson's abrupt firing is a tectonic moment in American media and a crisis for the far right.  —  But it's also the latest in a series of abrupt, erratic decisions that have left 92-year-old, Rupert Murdoch's media empire …
Discussion: Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Brian Stelter / Vanity Fair:
Why Tucker Carlson's Exit From Fox News Looks Like an Execution  —  The biggest star in cable news didn't get to give a proper goodbye from his prime-time perch.  But will Carlson go quietly into the night?  —  The last time Tucker Carlson texted me, it was about a Twitter rumor that new management at CNN might toss me overboard.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Raw Story
New York Times:
Tucker Carlson Ouster Is a Surprise in Trump World, Too  —  The announcement came less than a week after the network agreed to pay $787.5 million in a defamation lawsuit in which Mr. Carlson's show, one of the highest rated on Fox, figured prominently.  He was said to be surprised by the move.
Rolling Stone:
Fox News Staffers Celebrate Tucker Carlson's Departure: ‘Pure Joy’  —  “I fear management will replace him with someone who is just like him, so there probably won't be any real change,” a producer warned of the shocking split  —  FOX NEWS AND Tucker Carlson have parted ways.
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson is leaving Fox News  —  The bombastic host received the largest audience on the conservative network.  —  In a shocking announcement on Monday morning, the Fox News Channel announced that prime-time host Tucker Carlson is leaving the network.
Wall Street Journal:
Tucker Carlson Is Leaving Fox News  —  Network to rely on rotation of hosts until successor is named for 8 p.m. slot  —  Fox News parted ways with prime-time host Tucker Carlson, a surprising move that comes after he made disparaging remarks about colleagues at the network that were disclosed during …
Semafor:
Tucker Carlson has left Fox News
Joan Walsh / The Nation:
Don't Let the Door Hit You in the Ass, Tucker Carlson!
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Mediaite and The Hill
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Tucker Carlson out at Fox News
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
13 Terrible Things Tucker Carlson Said That DIDN'T Get Him Fired
Discussion: Advocate and E&E News
Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
Will Tucker Carlson Become Alex Jones?
Discussion: HuffPost
Bailey Lipschultz / Bloomberg:
Tucker Carlson's Fox News Exit Wipes Out $690 Million in Value
Discussion: Forbes, Mediaite, Raw Story and The Hill
Glenn Beck / Media Matters for America:
Tucker Carlson's ouster “is a suicidal move for Fox”
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Trump probe: DA urges law enforcement to prep for indictments this summer  —  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Monday said she would announce this summer whether former President Donald Trump and his allies would be charged with crimes related to alleged interference in Georgia's 2020 election.
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New York Times:
Don Lemon Ousted From CNN in Move That Left Him ‘Stunned’  —  Mr. Lemon, one of the network's most recognizable stars, had been under scrutiny since an uproar over on-air remarks he made about women and aging in February.  —  Don Lemon is out at CNN.  —  In an announcement that Mr. Lemon said left him …
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Vivek Ramaswamy: Carlson would be ‘good addition’ to GOP presidential field
Trisha Ahmed / Associated Press:
North Dakota governor signs 6-week abortion ban into law  —  North Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed an abortion ban at six weeks of pregnancy — even in cases of rape or incest — into law on Monday.  —  “This bill clarifies and refines existing state law …
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Ava Sasani / New York Times:
North Dakota Governor Signs Near-Total Abortion Ban
Discussion: Jezebel
New York Times:
The College Board Will Change Its A.P. African American Studies Course  —  The course had run into criticism from scholars, who accused the board of omitting key concepts and bending to political pressure from Gov. Ron DeSantis.  —  The College Board said on Monday that it would revise …
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Mitra Assadi / College Board Newsroom:
AP African American Studies Scholars to Make Changes to Course
Discussion: Associated Press
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Clarence Thomas's Billionaire Friend Did Have Business Before the Supreme Court  —  Justice Clarence Thomas said he was advised he didn't have to disclose private jet flights and luxury vacations paid for by billionaire Harlan Crow because, although a close friend, Crow “did not have business before the court.”
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Wyden asks Texas billionaire for detailed accounting of gifts to Clarence Thomas
Arek Sarkissian / Politico:
Florida surgeon general altered key findings in study on Covid-19 vaccine safety  —  Joseph Ladapo defended the move, saying revisions are a normal part of assessing such analysis.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo personally altered a state-driven study …
New York Times:
Trump Endorsed by Senator Daines of Montana, a Key Republican Fund-Raiser  —  Steve Daines of Montana, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, cited the former president's accomplishments on issues like immigration.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump has secured …
Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
SpaceX Starship explosion spread particulate matter for miles  — Researchers are scrambling to assess health and environmental impacts of SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy test flight last week, which spread particulate matter far beyond the expected debris field.
Discussion: Quartz
Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
Trump let trans beauty queen compete in Miss Universe, in a potential 2024 GOP primary liability  —  Trump overturned rules at his own Miss Universe organization to allow transgender contestant in 2012  —  Before declaring Sunday that “God created two genders, male and female,” …
Discussion: New York Post and Raw Story
 
 
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US Department of Justice:
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Discussion: Fox News
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Schumer announces Senate will vote on the Equal Rights Amendment this week
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Discussion: LifeNews.com and The Daily Caller
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