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4:50 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: NBC News, Raw Story, PoliticusUSA and Quartz
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: Variety, Raw Story and Quartz
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 … - 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 …
CBS News:
U.S. issues travel warning for Israel with Iran expected to attack any moment and fear Gaza war could spread
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The New Great-Power Politics  —  How an emerging alliance is shaping the world.
Discussion: Roll Call
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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Politico:
House finally passes surveillance bill after three stumbles
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
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
Lauren Peller / ABC News:
House passes FISA reauthorization bill after previous GOP setback
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
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
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:
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Discussion: 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
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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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
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 …
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
 
 
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J.T. Young / Washington Examiner:
Biden's poor polling may be as good as it gets for him
Discussion: Fox News and The Guardian
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
NBC News:
Man on terror watchlist was released by Border Patrol
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Bloomberg:
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