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2:00 PM ET, April 8, 2024

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Politico:
Anti-abortion groups rally behind Trump despite their disappointment  —  “We are deeply disappointed in President Trump's position,” said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.  —  Anti-abortion rights groups are dismayed with Donald Trump for failing to endorse a national ban.
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ABC News:
Trump says abortion should be a states' rights issue, Republicans ‘must also win elections’  —  Trump said what individual states decide “must be the law of the land.”  —  After months of dodging questions about his abortion position, former president Donald Trump rejected calls to endorse …
SBA Pro-Life America:
Leading Pro-Life Group Responds to President Trump on Abortion
Washington Post:
Trump says abortion should be left to states, declines to endorse national limit
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump says he'll announce his position on abortion Monday, a key moment in the presidential race
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Jamie Dimon on Ukraine: Staying on sidelines not an option  —  JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, a key voice in U.S. business and finance circles, said the U.S. cannot stand on the sidelines in Ukraine's fight against Russia, pushing back on calls from some in the GOP to pull back from the war.
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Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
Speaker Johnson's job is on the line as the House returns
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and Politico
Politico:
Playbook: GOP privacy hawks vs. GOP security hawks
Discussion: The Hill
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's $175 Million Bond Is Even Shadier Than It Looks  —  BOILERPLATE  —  New information shows that the insurance company that swooped in and bailed out Trump with a $175 million bond isn't on a list of vetted companies—and wrote a bizarre contract.
New York Times:
Trump to Sue Judge in Last-Ditch Attempt to Avert Manhattan Trial  —  Donald J. Trump's lawyers indicated they would file an action asking an appeals court to delay the first prosecution of a former president.  The move is unlikely to succeed.  —  Donald J. Trump, a week away from standing trial …
The White House:
President Joe Biden Outlines New Plans to Deliver Student Debt Relief to Over 30 Million Americans Under the Biden-Harris Administration  —  Today, Biden-Harris Administration leaders will fan out across the country as President Biden announces his Administration's new plans to cancel student debt for tens of millions of Americans.
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NBC News:
Biden to announce new plans to provide student debt relief for millions  —  More than 30 million Americans would benefit from the plans in combination with other actions the administration has taken, the White House said.  —  President Joe Biden on Monday is expected to announce revised plans …
Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Biden announces new student debt relief plan for millions of borrowers
USA Today:
Biden promises student loan relief as early as this fall through new plan
Kate Plummer / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Fundraiser May Have Broken the Law  —  A fundraising event hosted by a charitable organization and linked to Donald Trump may have broken the law if it explicitly benefited his campaign, as an IRS rule bars charities from endorsing candidates for elections.
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump's RNC takeover triggers strife and staff exits as purge partly backfires  —  Presumptive Republican nominee installed allies to run party but loyalty tests have led to weakening of certain areas, including data  —  Donald Trump's allies installed to run the Republican National Committee …
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
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Rachel Dobkin / Newsweek:
Trump's RNC Chair Includes Ukraine in List of US Adversaries
Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian:
House intelligence chair says Republicans are ‘absolutely’ repeating Russian propaganda  —  Mike Turner, the Ohio Republican, echoes a similar claim made recently by another rightwing American lawmaker  —  Mike Turner, the chairperson of the US House intelligence committee …
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press.vatican.va:
Traduzione in lingua inglese  —  Declaration “Dignitas Infinita”  —  on Human Dignity Presentation  —  During the Congresso of 15 March 2019, the then-Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith decided to commence “the drafting of a text highlighting the indispensable nature of the dignity …
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Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
Vatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignity
CNN:
RFK Jr.'s New York state director says her ‘No. 1 priority’ is preventing a Biden victory  —  A New York-based campaign official for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pitching Republican voters to support his independent presidential bid by arguing that Kennedy will help Donald Trump defeat Joe Biden if he's on the ballot in New York.
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Politico:
San Francisco's sticky stolen-goods dilemma  —  THE BUZZ: IN PLAIN SIGHT — Each day in San Francisco, vendors line busy city streets with a plethora of fully packaged items: shampoo, mouth wash, multi-vitamins, deodorant and laundry detergent.  —  Mayor London Breed calls it …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Men punching random women in NYC: A desperate last gasp of the male rage fueling MAGA  —  Random NYC attacks are an extreme manifestation of men feeling entitled to women's time and attention  —  Men are punching random women on the streets of New York City.
Nick Mourtoupalas / Washington Post:
Trump's Cabinet was in flux.  Biden's has barely changed.  —  Former president Donald Trump saw more turnover in his Cabinet than any other recent president, and it's not close.  President Biden, on the other hand, has had relatively little change in his administration's top roles so far.
David Gilbert / Wired:
Inside the Election Denial Groups Planning to Disrupt November  —  Groups like True the Vote and Michael Flynn's America Project want to mobilize thousands of Trump supporters by pushing baseless claims about election fraud—and are rolling out new technology to fast-track their efforts.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
EV Ownership Ticks Up, but Fewer Nonowners Want to Buy One
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Michael Lee / Fox News:
‘Death to America,’ ‘Death to Israel’ chants pour out of Muslim protesters in Michigan on last day of Ramadan
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Democrats eye 2025 comeback for Congress' diversity office
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Biden lawyer, former Trump admin officials urge Insurrection Act reform
Discussion: New York Times
Meghan Blonder / Washington Free Beacon:
As a Principal, Jamaal Bowman Objected to Teaching About ‘White’ Figures Like George Washington, Honoring Cop-Killers Instead
Ryan Tarinelli / Roll Call:
Senate Democrats look to close judicial confirmation gap
 Earlier Items: 
Andrew Solender / Axios:
A “wonkish” professor is Democrats' big draw in the 2024 campaign
NBC News:
Livestreams and video playbacks: Democrats go all in on an unfiltered Trump
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Judge Cannon's ticking time bomb jury instructions
Discussion: New York Magazine
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Cruz's corrupt bargain
Discussion: Politico and CNN
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Scoop: Trump, GOP plot 2025 criminal probe of Bidens
Discussion: Alternet.org, The Guardian and RedState
 

 
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Disney, Fox, and WBD unveil the name of their sports streaming venture: Venu Sports, whose debut is planned for fall 2024

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