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6:30 PM ET, April 12, 2024

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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Republicans fume over “messaging” votes … - Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) said he is moving his “focus to the presidential election.”  — “I think it's fair to say we've been frustrated for the past several months,” Nehls said.  — “This place is dysfunctional, unfortunately,” he added.
Discussion: MSNBC and Business Insider
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Politico:
House finally passes surveillance bill after three stumbles
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
House GOP bridges divide to reauthorize controversial surveillance bill
New York Times:
House Passes 2-Year Surveillance Law Extension Without Warrant Requirement
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans furious over Trump trying to derail FISA bill
NBC News:
House votes to renew FISA spying tool after earlier Republican revolt
Lauren Peller / ABC News:
House passes FISA reauthorization bill after previous GOP setback
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump tries to boost support for Truth Social as DJT stock tanks … Donald Trump on Friday urged his followers to support his social media app Truth Social, as its parent company's stock continues to sink lower.  —  Trump in a post on that app said he believes Truth Social embodies the political …
Discussion: The Guardian and New Republic
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Marjorie Taylor Greene won't say what happened to her Trump Media stock … US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) speaks alongside former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump at a campaign event in Rome, Georgia, on March 9, 2024.  —  A media company with ties …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump Media shares end week down nearly 20%, losing billions in market cap … The price of Trump Media closed trading Friday down nearly 20% for the week.  —  DJT shares, which dropped by more than 8% within the first hour of trading Friday, eked out a slight gain by the end of the day.
Discussion: CNN, Variety, Quartz and Raw Story
Ruxandra Iordache / CNBC:
The West urges China to intervene with Iran amid fears of a direct attack on Israel … Iranians attend a funeral procession in Tehran, held for seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike in Syria.  —  Western diplomats have mounted pressure on China to prevent Iran …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The New Great-Power Politics  —  How an emerging alliance is shaping the world.  —  The Houthis, the Iran-backed militia that controls much of Yemen, have disrupted the global economy by firing on commercial ships traveling through the Red Sea.  But the Houthis have made some exceptions …
Discussion: Roll Call
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Iran warns U.S. to stay out of fight with Israel or face attack on troops … - The Iranian supreme leader has threatened “punishment” for Israel but through private channels Iran has signaled it would be limited.  — Israel and the U.S. think an Iranian attack would include …
Wall Street Journal:
Iranian Attack Expected on Israel in Next Two Days
CBS News:
U.S. issues travel warning for Israel with Iran expected to attack any moment and fear Gaza war could spread
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Michael Cohen on the Trump Trial: Prepare To Be Surprised  —  Trump's former attorney on the hush money trial, how he's preparing for life as the key witness and who he expects Trump will choose as a 2024 running mate.  —  Michael Cohen may be the only person standing between Donald Trump and jail.
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Tight security planned for Trump hush money trial
Discussion: USA Today
Alex Finley / New Republic:
Russia Is Buying Politicians in Europe.  Is It Happening Here Too?  —  Democrats for years have warned about Russian influence in the Republican Party under Donald Trump.  But now even some prominent GOP members of Congress are sounding the alarm.  —  “I think Russian propaganda …
Discussion: Politico
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Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Washington Post:
Biden administration cancels another $7.4 billion in student loans  —  The president is wiping away the loan balances of 277,000 Americans through a mix of existing forgiveness programs  —  Days after heralding its latest student debt forgiveness plan, the Biden administration …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Bond's Cayman Connection ‘Stinks to High Heaven’  —  ISLAND TIME  —  The company that saved Donald Trump with a $175 million bank fraud bond is playing an insurance game that has experts questioning whether New York will ever see the money. … When the questionably leveraged company …
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
Misty Severi / Washington Examiner:
Pence's second act: Former VP will teach about Christianity in public institutions at Pennsylvania college  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence has found his first official job since dropping out of the 2024 Republican presidential primaries, and will be teaching at a private college in Pennsylvania.
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Grove City College:
College announces Faith & Public Life center, Pence fellowship
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump tells Arizona Legislature to act after GOP blocks bills to repeal 1864 abortion ban  —  Former President Trump on Friday urged Arizona lawmakers to act “as fast as possible” to adjust the state's abortion policy after a state Supreme Court ruling upheld an 1864 law and made performing the procedure a felony.
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Alejandra Borunda / NPR:
Florida blocks heat protections for workers right before summer  —  Florida Governor Ron DeStantis has signed a law that prevents cities or counties from creating protections for workers who labor in the state's often extreme and dangerous heat.  —  Two million people in Florida …
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Republicans remain terrible at picking Senate candidates  —  PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers.  If you aren't one, please click the button to support our independent journalism.  —  🐘 Subscribe to Public Notice 🐘
Discussion: DCCC and Montana Free Press
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Washington Post:
GOP Senate candidate in Montana builds campaign on once-secret Navy exploits
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Sarah Bregel / The Daily Beast:
‘The Golden Bachelor’ Divorce Has Killed My Belief in Love  —  Did Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist just dismantle the whole point “The Golden Bachelor” tried to prove?  —  Like the rest of groggily caffeinating America, this morning I woke up to the wild news that Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist …
Massy Arts / Pluralistic:
No, “convenience” isn't the problem (permalink)  —  Using Amazon, or Twitter, or Facebook, or Google, or Doordash, or Uber doesn't make you lazy.  Platform capitalism isn't enshittifying because you made the wrong shopping choices.  —  Remember, the reason these corporations were able …
 
 
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden warns of ‘extreme voices’ targeting Black Americans at National Action Network Convention
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Billionaire Leonard Leo rejects Senate subpoena over supreme court gifts
Politico:
How one NY GOP critic of Santos hopes to keep him off the House floor
Discussion: New Republic
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Republicans Flee D.C., Responsibility
Zac Anderson / USA Today:
‘Unprecedented’ and ‘stunning’ number of Trump administration alums oppose his reelection
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: DNC covered Biden legal bills in special counsel probe
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