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2:10 PM ET, April 10, 2024

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The Guardian:
Arizona Republicans denounce revived 1864 abortion ban in sudden reversal  —  As the party struggles to talk about abortion, response marks fastest and strongest rebuke of bans since the fall of Roe  —  Hours after Arizona's supreme court declared on Tuesday that a 160-year-old abortion ban …
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox News buries court decision implementing a near-total abortion ban in Arizona  —  None of the network's evening “opinion” shows mentioned it at all  —  RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM HARRISON RAY & TYLER MONROE  —  Fox News' evening “opinion” hosts completely ignored Tuesday's ruling …
Washington Post:
‘Catastrophic,’ ‘a shock’: Arizona's abortion ruling threatens to upend 2024 races  —  State Supreme Court rules a near-total ban from 1864 can go into effect in a battleground state that could play an outsize role in the presidential election and help determine which party controls the U.S. Senate next year
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Trump says Arizona abortion ruling went too far  —  The former president predicted that Arizona's governor and others “are going to bring it back into reason.”  —  Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Arizona's Supreme Court went too far in ruling the state's 160-year-old near-total abortion ban can be enforced.
Discussion: Politico and The Guardian
Brenna Gauchat / Arizona Republic:
Arizona lawmaker leads prayer circle on state seal at Capitol building, sparking backlash
Discussion: HuffPost, Copper Courier and USA Today
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Welcome to 1864  —  When the Supreme Court decided Dobbs, it opened up Pandora's Box …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
The Arizona Supreme Court just upended Trump's gambit on abortion
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
A Civil War-era abortion ban will soon control lives in Arizona — for now
Eliza Collins / Wall Street Journal:
Why Arizona Will Be Ground Zero for the 2024 Abortion Fight
Discussion: Fox News
Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
Donald Trump's first criminal trial is nearly here — and he's already starting to melt down  —  Trump is very worried about his election interference case for good reason  —  There's been some talk lately about Donald Trump's light campaign schedule compared to President Joe Biden …
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Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying in civil fraud case  —  Allen Weisselberg, a retired executive in Donald Trump's real estate empire, was sentenced on Wednesday to five months in jail for lying under oath during his testimony in the civil fraud lawsuit brought …
New York Times:
Trump's Ex-Finance Chief Is Sentenced to 5 Months in Rikers for Perjury  —  Allen H. Weisselberg admitted that he had lied about helping Donald J. Trump inflate his net worth to win favorable loan terms.  —  Allen H. Weisselberg, Donald J. Trump's longtime financial lieutenant …
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Cornel West announces Melina Abdullah as VP pick … - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is also mounting an independent presidential bid, announced his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, last month. … He announced in October that he was running as an independent.  — West's campaign said he's …
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Brittany Gibson / Politico:
Cornel West chooses Black Lives Matter activist Melina Abdullah as his vice president
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Axios:
RFK Jr. sounds like Trump as he courts MAGA voters … - Kennedy is now drawing fire from Trump and other conservatives who once hailed Kennedy's campaign. … - “This is a humanitarian crisis because of the understanding across the globe that we now have an open border here,” …
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Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Klain on Biden: He is focused too much on bridges  —  The former chief of staff praised the president's accomplishments.  But he also wondered whether he had the right focus.  —  Former White House chief of staff Ron Klain openly questioned President Joe Biden's political strategy Tuesday night …
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KABE-LP:
Biden on Univision: the president talks about immigration, Mexico, Israel and the risks to democracy
NBC News:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis privately tells donors he plans to fundraise for Trump  —  DeSantis made his comments in remarks to allies at a private donor retreat last weekend.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told donors and supporters at a private retreat last weekend that he plans to help raise money …
Discussion: New York Times
Politico:
Siding with special counsel, Cannon agrees to keep witness identities secret  —  Despite sharp words for prosecutors, the Trump-appointed judge in the classified documents case said they presented evidence to justify the sealing.  —  The judge handling the classified documents case …
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Politico:
Tied California House race heading to a recount  —  A spokesperson for one of the tied candidates blasted the recount request as “a page right out of Trump's political playbook.”  —  SACRAMENTO, California — Officials in Santa Clara County are gearing up for a recount in the wild race …
Justin Garcia / Tampa Bay Times:
Missing Florida GOP leader trashed hotel room while family searched for him  —  After George Riley Jr. was kicked out of a Kissimmee hotel and later found by Osceola County sheriff's deputies, he apologizes. … While family and friends distributed posters of a missing Republican Party …
Davidrlurie / Public Notice:
Trump's deeply misogynist lie about moms killing babies  —  It reveals a fear of women's empowerment he shares with the Christian right. … On Monday, Donald Trump released a video announcing his much heralded abortion “policy.”  The statement was typically garbled, deliberately vague, and chock full of absurd assertions.
Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
Nuclear deal in tatters, Iran edges close to weapons capability  —  Six years after the Trump administration withdrew from the Iran nuclear accord, Tehran is rapidly accumulating enriched uranium, some of it very close to weapons grade.  Experts fear that a bomb could be a short dash away.
Discussion: The Sun
Mike Cason / al.com:
Joe Biden campaign responds to Wes Allen; says president will be on ballot in all 50 states  —  President Joe Biden's campaign has responded to Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen's letter that notified the Democratic Party that its national convention will be too late to get its presidential nominee …
Andrew Kerr / Washington Free Beacon:
Justice Department Uncovers ‘Inconsistencies’ in Fani Willis's Use of Federal Grant Funds  —  President Joe Biden's Justice Department has uncovered “inconsistencies” in Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis's use of federal grant funds, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.
Discussion: acecomments.mu.nu
Amrita Khalid / The Verge:
Consumers will finally see FCC-mandated ‘nutrition labels’ for most broadband plans … Starting on Wednesday, all but the smallest ISPs will be required to publish broadband “nutrition labels” on all of their plans, the regulator announced.  The FCC's intention behind the labels …
NBC News:
House Republicans are in chaos again, fighting over a key surveillance tool  —  The House GOP is working to reauthorize FISA Section 702, a spying power that the White House says is key to national security.  But some conservatives and Donald Trump oppose it.
Hyung-Jin Kim / Associated Press:
Exit polls suggest a big win by South Korea's liberal opposition parties in parliamentary election  —  (AP Video/Yong Jun Chang and Yong-ho Kim)  —  South Koreans prepare to vote for new 300-member parliament, AP explains  —  South Korea's liberal opposition parties were expected to win …
J.J. Abrams / CNN:
Congress must let Ukraine win, say Barbra Streisand, Sean Penn, Imagine Dragons, Timothy Snyder and other luminaries  —  Opinion by more than 35 artists, activists, scholars and others … CNN —  Together we call upon Congress to do the right thing.  —  Ukrainians are fighting for their existence.
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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New York Times:
Capitol Police Hire Special Prosecutors to Handle Rise in Threats Against Congress
Discussion: NBC News
Reuters:
German police arrest Iraqi couple suspected of genocide for enslaving Yazidi girls
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
PG A.M.: Shuttered GOP outreach center now home to shop selling sex toys
Discussion: Raw Story
Naomi Nix / Washington Post:
Hundreds of groups urge Big Tech CEOs to step up fight against AI-fueled lies
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Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
Minority Rule Is Threatening American Democracy Like Never Before
Discussion: CNN
 Earlier Items: 
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
America's moment of truth on Ukraine
Matthew Choi / The Texas Tribune:
As Senate race heats up, Ted Cruz pitches himself as the better bipartisan
Discussion: Fox News
NBC News:
Biden's strategy to reach tuned-out voters: Content over crowds
Discussion: CBS News
Phil Stewart / Reuters:
US has no evidence of unfolding genocide in Gaza: Pentagon
Michael Phillis / Associated Press:
Biden administration imposes first-ever national drinking water limits on toxic PFAS
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Trump's ‘Virtues’ and Other Fairy Tales
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
 

 
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