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9:15 AM ET, April 26, 2023

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Rolling Stone:
Fox Has a Secret ‘Oppo File’ to Keep Tucker Carlson in Check, Sources Say  —  Eight sources tell Rolling Stone that the network's top brass has been stockpiling information on the departing primetime host … When Fox announced Carlson's departure on Monday, the network presented the separation as amiable.
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Wall Street Journal:
Tucker Carlson's Vulgar, Offensive Messages About Colleagues Helped Seal His Fate at Fox News  —  Prime-time host called senior executive the c-word in redacted missive; network grew wary of further embarrassment from possible disclosure  —  Several weeks ago, as Fox News lawyers prepared …
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Tucker Carlson's Prayer Talk May Have Led to Fox News Ouster: “That Stuff Freaks Rupert Out”  —  Fox Corp. chair Rupert Murdoch is said to have balked at Carlson's remarks in a Friday night speech, driving another theory about the prime-time star's abrupt exit.  “He doesn't like all the spiritual talk,” said a source.
Lara Seligman / Politico:
‘Good riddance’: Pentagon officials cheer Tucker Carlson's ouster  —  The former Fox host ridiculed top DoD leaders over Biden-era policies.  —  From maternity flight suits to diversity policies to Ukraine aid, the military was a favorite punching bag for Tucker Carlson.
American Prospect:
The Smuggest Man On Air  —  Tucker Carlson has left Fox News, just days after the network settled a historic defamation lawsuit with electronic voting machine maker Dominion over its promotion of lies about the 2020 election.  The lawsuit surfaced contrasting private and public comments made by Carlson …
Phil Boas / Arizona Republic:
Tucker Carlson had to go because he was having way too much fun at others' expense
Discussion: Breitbart and CNN
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Where can Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon go now?
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The analyst who saw through 2022's red mirage has a prediction for Biden 2024  —  Throughout the 2022 elections, Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg offered up a counterintuitive diagnosis: Confident GOP predictions of a “red wave” weren't just wrong, they were designed to deenergize Democratic voters with “negative sentiment.”
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Inside Biden's strategy to repair Harris' image
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Biden's campaign launch is immediately overshadowed by other events — and his team loves it
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Sen. Bernie Sanders says he's endorsing Biden for reelection
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Biden's balance sheet: Weak numbers, but in Donald Trump, a valuable foil
Washington Post:
Audio of Cruz's talk with Fox host sheds light on plan to challenge 2020 results  —  Sen. Ted Cruz advocated the creation of a congressionally appointed electoral commission ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol to make a credible assessment of unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
‘Damning’ new J6 recording: Ted Cruz discusses how to force a reassessment of Biden's win  —  MSNBC's Ari Melber on Tuesday said that he had acquired a “damning” new recording of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) discussing how to potentially overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Mastermind of Kabul airport massacre killed by Taliban, U.S. says  —  An ISIS suicide bomber killed dozens of Afghans and 13 U.S. troops during the Biden administration's evacuation of Afghanistan in 2021  —  The suspected mastermind of a gruesome suicide bombing during the United States' pullout …
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Associated Press:
Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport
Matt Seyler / ABC News:
Taliban kills suspected ‘mastermind’ of bombing that killed 13 US troops, officials say
The Intercept:
Clarence Thomas Billionaire Benefactor Harlan Crow Bought Citizenship in Island Tax Haven … In partnership with  —  Harlan Crow, the billionaire GOP donor who paid for luxury travel on his private jet and yacht for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, was a dual citizen of the U.S …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The real reason for the Supreme Court's corruption crisis
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Chief Justice Roberts declines Senate panel's request to testify on Supreme Court ethics
Reuters:
Exclusive: Peter Thiel, Republican megadonor, won't fund candidates in 2024 - sources  —  Tech billionaire and Republican megadonor Peter Thiel, an early backer of former President Donald Trump who later broke with him, has told associates he is not planning to donate to any political candidates in 2024 …
Kylie Cheung / Jezebel:
Woman with Cancerous Pregnancy Was Told to Wait in Parking Lot Until She Was ‘Crashing’  —  “We can't touch you unless you're crashing in front of us or your blood pressure goes so high that you're fixing to have a heart attack,” she says she was told.  —  Jaci Statton, a 25-year-old mother …
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Selena Simmons-Duffin / NPR:
In Oklahoma, a woman was told to wait until she's ‘crashing’ for abortion care
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and KFOR-TV
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
The Washington gambler  —  Sean McElwee, a young Democratic insider with friends in high places, bet on himself in the post-Trump era.  But that wasn't all he was betting on. … It was poker night at Sean McElwee's Logan Circle bachelor pad.  In the living room, a big‐ …
J.D. Morris / San Francisco Chronicle:
S.F. repeals its boycott of 30 states that passed conservative laws.  Here's why  —  San Francisco will no longer boycott 30 states that passed conservative laws after city officials determined that the restrictions were too costly and had little impact other than adding more bureaucracy.
Shirin Ghaffary / Vox:
Elon's blue check disaster is getting worse  —  Celebrities are refusing to pay, and the trolls keep trolling.  —  Elon Musk's decision to strip certain users of their legacy verification check marks — one of the biggest changes he's made as the new owner and CEO of Twitter — is off to a chaotic start.
Discussion: New York Times
GOV.UK:
Microsoft / Activision deal prevented to protect innovation and choice in cloud gaming  —  The CMA has prevented Microsoft's proposed purchase of Activision over concerns the deal would alter the future of the fast-growing cloud gaming market, leading to reduced innovation and less choice for UK gamers over the years to come.
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
McCarthy runs into a wall of corn … - It only takes five GOP “no” votes to tank the bill.  — The group includes all four Iowa House Republicans, plus at least four more members from the corn belt, Axios has learned.  — McCarthy is meeting with this group on Tuesday evening …
Christopher Miller / Financial Times:
Xi Jinping holds long-awaited call with Volodymyr Zelenskyy  —  Ukrainian leader says conversation with China's president was ‘long and meaningful’  —  Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday he had held “a long and meaningful phone call with [Chinese] President Xi Jinping” …
NPR:
Chief Justice Roberts declines to testify before Senate panel  —  Chief Justice John Roberts has declined an invitation from Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to testify before the panel, calling such testimony by chief justices “exceedingly rare.”
New York Times:
Montana House Cancels Session Amid Standoff With Transgender Lawmaker  —  Republicans have refused to let Representative Zooey Zephyr speak until she apologizes for comments made during a House debate.  Several of her supporters were arrested during a protest.
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
E. Jean Carroll v. Donald Trump: Trials are unpredictable, but here's the roadmap for this one  —  As a trial begins in writer E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit against former president Donald Trump, the United States contemplates the startling possibility that a federal jury may declare …
The Lever:
Thomas Helped Kill Eviction Ban Threatening Benefactor's Business  —  Harlan Crow's company said tenant protections threatened its profits.  Thomas twice voted to end them while Crow lavished him with gifts.  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas voted to end federal tenant protections …
David Gilbert / VICE:
A Far-Right Moms Group Is Terrorizing Schools in the Name of Protecting Kids  —  Moms for Liberty has targeted teachers, administrators, parents, and school board members, orchestrating harassment campaigns that have left people fearing for their safety—and in some cases, their lives.  —  David Gilbert
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge tosses Devin Nunes suit over Esquire article  —  The litigation focused on a 2018 article about a family dairy farm.  —  A federal judge has thrown out libel suits former Rep. Devin Nunes and his relatives filed over a 2018 Esquire article alleging that a dairy farm owned by Nunes' family members hired undocumented workers.
 
 
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Michael R. Gordon / Wall Street Journal:
U.S., South Korea Pledge Cooperation on Potential Use of Nuclear Arms
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
‘Immense And Needless Suffering’: Idaho's Abortion Ban Is Creating A Crisis Of Care
Discussion: Idaho Capital Sun and Raw Story
Associated Press:
German government doubles 2023 growth forecast to 0.4%
Discussion: Bloomberg and Financial Times
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Watchdog group requests criminal investigation of Tennessee Speaker Cameron Sexton
Discussion: WBIR-TV
Kenneth Chang / New York Times:
Japanese Moon Landing Is Uncertain After Losing Signal Spacecraft
Jordan Fischer / wusa9.com:
In closing arguments, Proud Boys say ‘lying’ witness — also a Proud Boy — can't be trusted
Discussion: Politico, NBC News and Associated Press
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Military Times:
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Tom McArthur / BBC:
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