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9:15 PM ET, April 16, 2024

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Washington Post:
Momentum builds to oust Johnson from House speakership  —  One right-wing member called on the speaker to resign, which Johnson rejected  —  Two far-right members are now threatening to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson just as the embattled Republican leader has introduced a complex plan intended …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats warn Mike Johnson: Don't play us on foreign aid … - “There is no circumstance that we could support anything that does not include humanitarian aid,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) told Axios. … - The fourth bill is expected to include national security-related …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Economy Is Awesome and Here's Why That's Bad for Biden 🙄  —  Oops, he did it again: Here's Frank Runyeon reporting from the courtroom on Day 2 of Donald Trump's first criminal trial: … Once again, the universe has done Trump a favor.  If video was allowed in the courtroom …
CNN:
Mike Johnson says he won't resign amid right-wing backlash over foreign aid to Ukraine
CNN:
Johnson makes his long-awaited move on Ukraine as House plans to vote on separate aid packages
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
First Republican publicly backs Greene effort to oust Speaker Johnson
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Tom Cotton Doubles Down on Calls for Mob Violence Against Protesters  —  HE WENT TO LAW SCHOOL?  —  The Arkansas Republican seems confused about laws against assault and battery.  —  A day after encouraging members of the public to “take matters into their own hands” to deal with peaceful protesters …
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NBC Bay Area:
Protesters arrested after shutting down Golden Gate Bridge for hours
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Why Trump's Trial is a Big Political Problem  —  Pundits are underestimating the potential impact of a candidate getting  —  Not to sound overdramatic, but yesterday is a day that will go down in political history.  For the first time, a former President is the defendant in a criminal trial …
Discussion: The Guardian and PJ Media
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
The reality of being a criminal defendant on trial finally dawned on Trump. He didn't take it well.
Associated Press:
Only 1 in 3 US adults think Trump acted illegally in New York hush money case, AP-NORC poll shows
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:   Former GOP insider: Trump has “reprogrammed a generation” to fight against democracy
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court's Conservatives Just Took Direct Aim at Jack Smith's Trump Indictment.  Will They Go Through With It?  —  Will the Supreme Court jeopardize the prosecution of more than 350 defendants involved with Jan. 6, including Donald Trump, by gutting the federal statute that prohibits their unlawful conduct?
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Using Obstruction Law to Charge Jan. 6 Rioters
CNN:
Pro-Trump network OAN and Smartmatic settle 2020 election defamation case  —  Voting technology company Smartmatic and the far-right network One America News said Tuesday that they had settled a defamation lawsuit stemming from the outlet's lies about the 2020 election.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR suspends veteran editor as it grapples with his public criticism  —  NPR has formally punished Uri Berliner, the senior editor who publicly argued a week ago that the network had “lost America's trust” by approaching news stories with a rigidly progressive mindset.
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Zach Everson / Forbes:
Legal Defense Fund For Trump Allies Has Spent $478,000 This Year But Next To Nothing On Attorneys' Fees  —  The Patriot Legal Defense Fund, which launched in July 2023 to defray the legal expenses of Trump's allies, submitted its quarterly filing to the IRS on Tuesday.
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Interior Said to Reject Industrial Road Through Alaskan Wilderness  —  The Biden administration is expected to deny permission for a mining company to build a 211-mile industrial road through fragile Alaskan wilderness, handing a victory to environmentalists in an election year when the president wants …
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Adam Federman / Politico:   Biden set to block Ambler mining road in Alaska wilderness
Axios:
Romney open to voting with Democrats to dismiss Mayorkas impeachment … But at the same time, I think the Senate should give a chance for debate, even if it's limited to two hours," Romney said.  — “So if there's a motion just to table without any discussion, that's something I would oppose.
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ABC News:
Historic impeachment articles against Alejandro Mayorkas sent to Senate, but will there be a full trial?
New York Times:
Live Updates: Six Jurors Chosen for Trump Criminal Trial  —  The six were selected after lawyers picked through past social media postings about Donald J. Trump and argued over whether they reflected bias.  —  Here's what to know as Trump's criminal trial continues.
The Guardian:
‘Water is more valuable than oil’: the corporation cashing in on America's drought  —  In an unprecedented deal, a private company purchased land in a tiny Arizona town - and sold its water rights to a suburb 200 miles away.  Local residents fear the agreement has 'opened Pandora's box'
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Rob Schneider's Comedy at GOP Event So Odious He Was Booted Offstage: Report  —  COMEDY BITES  —  Turns out even Republicans can no longer stomach Rob Schneider's comedy.  According to a new report in Politico, the Saturday Night Live alum, Adam Sandler chum, and all-around red-pilled bum performed …
Discussion: Vanity Fair, The Hill, Variety and TMZ.com
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Why Biden Should Not Debate Trump  —  The networks want their show, but to give the challenger equal status on a TV stage would be a dire normalization of his attempted coup.  —  A consortium of television networks yesterday released a joint statement inviting President Joe Biden …
Discussion: Twitchy and Althouse
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Joey Garrison / USA Today:
With Trump in court, Biden begins campaign blitz in highly contested Pennsylvania
John Raby / Associated Press:
Federal appeals court overturns West Virginia transgender sports ban  —  A federal appeals court has overturned a West Virginia transgender sports ban, finding that the law violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools.
 
 
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Reese Gorman / The Daily Beast:
Trump Forced to Skip Big-Money House GOP Fundraiser Thanks to NY Trial
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
House resolution condemning ‘From the River to the Sea’ chant as antisemitic passes with 44 opposed
Discussion: The Hill
Summer Ballentine / Associated Press:
Draft report says Missouri's House speaker stymied ethics investigation into his spending
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Trumpism is officially the new fourth branch of government
Christopher Beam / The Atlantic:
Welcome to Pricing Hell
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Doug Sosnik / New York Times:
Why Biden Has a Narrower Path to the Presidency Than Trump, in 11 Maps
Discussion: CBS News and USA Today
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Number of homicides plummets in major U.S. cities
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and The Hill
David Ingram / NBC News:
Verified pro-Nazi X accounts flourish under Elon Musk
Discussion: Quartz, The Post Millennial and Twitchy
 

 
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