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10:30 AM ET, April 11, 2024

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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Self-Immolation of the AZ GOP  —  Inflation is still running a little hot, according to the Department of Labor.  Overall inflation was at 3.5 percent year-over-year, with more stable “core” inflation at 3.8 percent.  While it's moving in the right direction, it's not returning …
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Dani Anguiano / The Guardian:
‘Shame!  Shame!’:  Arizona Republican leaders block effort to repeal abortion ban  —  Democrats stymied after state supreme court rules that 1864 law with no exceptions for rape or incest can go into effect  —  Arizona's state Republican leadership halted an effort by Democrats on Wednesday …
Laurie Roberts / Arizona Republic:
Abortion ruling is a full-on disaster for Arizona Republicans  —  Opinion: With the return of an 1864 abortion ban, Republicans now face a five-alarm fire that could consume their grip on Arizona.  If you are Trump or Kari Lake, you are freaking out right now.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Arizona Republicans condemn their own abortion policy  —  On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court issued a bombshell decision banning virtually all abortions in the state.  The majority found that since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a near-total ban from 1864 — before Arizona was a state — was back in effect.
Jack Healy / New York Times:
Arizona Republicans Thwart Attempts to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
Brent D. Griffiths / Business Insider:
Trump can't escape the firestorm over abortion rights — just like Joe Biden hoped
Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
Matt Gaetz Is Winning … Usually, you need about 10 minutes to walk from the Rayburn House Office Building to the House Chamber.  But if you're running from a reporter, it'll only take you five.  —  When Matt Gaetz spotted me outside his office door one afternoon early last November …
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Politico:
Playbook: Why Trump is Johnson's best friend right now  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  JUST POSTED — “Matt Gaetz Is Winning,” by The Atlantic's Elaine Godfrey: Rep. MATT GAETZ (R-Fla.) “is a creature of our time: versed in the art …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
McCarthy says Gaetz ousted him to stop ethics complaint over sex scandal  —  Former House speaker says Matt Gaetz led charge to remove him to quash allegations Florida representative ‘slept with a 17-year-old’  —  The far-right Florida Republican Matt Gaetz forced Kevin McCarthy …
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
US will require background checks for gun shows and online firearm sales  —  ‘Historic’ action by justice department closes ‘doggone dangerous’ loophole in Biden administration's fight against gun violence  —  The sale of firearms on the internet and at gun shows in the US will in future …
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New York Times:
Biden Administration Approves Expansion of Background Checks on Gun Sales  —  The new rule, which is likely to face legal challenges, is an attempt to regulate a fast-growing shadow market of weapons that has fueled gun violence.  —  The Biden administration has approved the broadest expansion …
BBC:
Truong My Lan: Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death for $44bn fraud  —  Truong My Lan is accused of looting one of Vietnam's largest banks over a period of 11 years  —  It was the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen.
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Florida 2024 Poll: Plurality Plan to Vote “Yes” on Abortion Protection Ballot Measure  —  A new Emerson College Polling survey in Florida finds 42% of voters plan to vote yes on the November ballot measure that will provide a constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability, 32% are unsure, and 25% will vote no.
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
GOP Reps Have a Familiar Strategy for Trump Trial: What About Hunter Biden?  —  STORM HUNTERS  —  As Trump starts his first criminal trial, GOP allies are laying the groundwork for a potential foil to the central hush money issue.  Surprise—it's Hunter Biden again.
Discussion: Raw Story
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April Rubin / Axios:
U.S. voters take Trump's hush money charges seriously: Poll
Discussion: Reuters and The Hill
CNN:
RNC under Lara Trump spreads ‘massive fraud’ claims about 2020 election  —  The Republican National Committee last week sent out a scripted call to voters' phones on behalf of new co-chair Lara Trump saying Democrats committed “massive fraud” in the 2020 election.
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Dan Hopkins / ABC News:
The less you vote, the more you back Trump
Discussion: Reason
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Before He Died in Prison, Aleksei Navalny Wrote a Memoir.  It's Coming This Fall.  —  In the book, Navalny tells his story in his own words, chronicling his life, his rise as an opposition leader, and the attempts on his life.  —  During the years leading up to his death in a Russian prison …
Discussion: Reuters and KTAR.com
Wall Street Journal:
Biden Loses Support Among Black Men, WSJ Poll Finds  —  New survey of seven battleground states also shows some Black women are weighing other options
Discussion: HotAir and The Hill
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
The GOP Is the Party of Putin  —  The Russians' takeover of the Republican party is arguably the most successful influence operation in history.  —  “RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA HAS MADE ITS WAY into the United States, unfortunately, and it's infected a good chunk of my party's base.”
Discussion: CNN and Breitbart
US Department of Justice:
Alabama Man Charged with Detonating an Explosive Device Outside of Alabama Attorney General's Office  —  For Immediate Release  —  An Alabama man was indicted for his alleged role in detonating an explosive device in downtown Montgomery, Alabama.  —  On April 10, law enforcement arrested …
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Police Report: Trump County Chair Threatened To Rape Boss's Wife, Then Kill Him  —  Jonathan Stone, a former New Hampshire police officer, has been a part of Trump's campaign since 2016, when he gave Trump an inscribed AR-15 assault rifle.  —  LOADING  —  One of Donald Trump's county campaign chairs …
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
How Biden's campaign plans to pummel Trump on abortion  —  The reelect is going to spend the next half year publicizing the testimonials of those affected by harsh new state abortion laws.  —  Joe Biden's campaign plans to hammer Donald Trump for his role in erasing abortion rights largely …
 
 
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