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4:05 PM ET, April 12, 2024

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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, NBC News and Quartz
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump Media shares drop below $30, company sheds more than half of market cap since trading debut … The price of Trump Media shares fell below $30 in early trading Friday morning, which is more than $40 lower than what its shares first sold for when the social media company began public trading on March 26.
Discussion: Quartz and Raw Story
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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James Romoser / Politico:
How Donald Trump Gets Special Treatment in the Legal System  —  The former president rails against a “two-tiered system of justice.”  But he's the one benefiting from it.  —  A firebrand politician named Donald is about to stand trial.  Just a few days before jury selection, he goes on TV to slam the charges as baseless and biased.
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Tight security planned for Trump hush money trial
Discussion: USA Today
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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Wall Street Journal:
Iranian Attack Expected on Israel in Next Two Days  —  Israel is preparing for an imminent direct attack from Iran; Tehran yet to decide, says person briefed on the matter  —  TEL AVIV—Israel is preparing for a direct attack from Iran on southern or northern Israel as soon as Friday or Saturday …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Iran warns U.S. to stay out of fight with Israel or face attack on troops
CBS News:
U.S. issues travel warning for Israel with Iran expected to attack any moment and fear Gaza war could spread
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House advances revised FISA bill after floor revolt, teeing up final vote  —  The House advanced a bill Friday to reauthorize the U.S.'s warrantless surveillance authority, opening the measure up for debate two days after a band of conservatives blocked a previous version of the legislation from moving forward.
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Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
House GOP bridges divide to reauthorize controversial surveillance bill
NBC News:
House votes to renew FISA spying tool after earlier Republican revolt
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans furious over Trump trying to derail FISA bill
New York Times:
House Passes 2-Year Surveillance Law Extension Without Warrant Requirement
Lauren Peller / ABC News:
House passes FISA reauthorization bill after previous GOP setback
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
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: Montana Free Press
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Washington Post:
GOP Senate candidate in Montana builds campaign on once-secret Navy exploits
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
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 …
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 …
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Billionaire Leonard Leo rejects Senate subpoena over supreme court gifts  —  Progressive groups hail long-brewed move against influential donor but protest lack of summons for Harlan Crow  —  The big-money rightwing donor Leonard Leo said he would not comply with a subpoena issued …
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Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
Leo rejects Senate subpoena from panel probing gifts to Supreme Court justices
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Examiner
Sammy Turner / KHOU-TV:
Texas DPS to give update on 18-wheeler that crashed into Brenham office |  Coming up at 2:45  —  At least six people were injured, according to Senator Lois Kolkhorst.  —  BRENHAM, Texas — Multiple people suffered what were described as “serious injuries” Friday when a commercial vehicle crashed …
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: DNC covered Biden legal bills in special counsel probe … - In January 2023, special counsel Robert Hur began investigating Biden's handling of classified documents after papers from Biden's vice presidency were found at his office and home.  — From July 2023 to February 2024 …
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: Reuters, The Guardian and Politico
Reuters:
US says China is boosting Russia's war machine in Ukraine  —  China is supporting Russia's war effort in Ukraine by helping Moscow ramp up its defense production through large amounts of machine tools, microelectronics, drone and cruise missile technology, senior U.S. officials said on Friday.
 
 
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Republicans Flee D.C., Responsibility
J.T. Young / Washington Examiner:
Biden's poor polling may be as good as it gets for him
Discussion: Fox News and The Guardian
 Earlier Items: 
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden campaign unveils ‘MAGA Mike’ video linking Johnson, Trump on abortion
Discussion: New York Times and The Guardian
Zac Anderson / USA Today:
‘Unprecedented’ and ‘stunning’ number of Trump administration alums oppose his reelection
Berkeley Lovelace Jr / NBC News:
Covid vaccines not linked to fatal heart problems in young people, CDC finds
Discussion: Quartz and Orlando Sentinel
NBC News:
Man on terror watchlist was released by Border Patrol
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The Hollywood Reporter:
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