Speaker Mike Johnson's appearance at Trump's felony trial marks a remarkable moment in US politics (apnews.com)
Biden administration plans $1bn arms shipment to Israel (www.bbc.com)
DOJ requests judge order Steve Bannon to begin prison sentence (abcnews.go.com)
Prosecutors requested the judge overseeing ex-Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon's criminal contempt of Congress case to order he begin his four-month prison sentence.
Blinken sings and plays guitar in Kyiv night club | AP News (apnews.com)
Biden repeats false claim that inflation was at 9% when he took office after being called out last week | Fox News (www.foxnews.com)
Small US businesses fear TikTok ban after it turbocharged sales | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
What’s the Inflation Rate Under Biden vs 7 Previous Presidents? – MishTalk (mishtalk.com)
Broad Public Support for Legal Abortion Persists 2 Years After Dobbs (www.pewresearch.org)
U.S. bans Russian uranium imports, key to nuclear fuel supply (www.washingtonpost.com)
President Biden signed a bill banning Russian uranium imports, a move aimed at punishing Moscow for its war in Ukraine and boosting the U.S. nuclear industry.
Trump: ‘Hannibal Lecter is a wonderful man’ (thehill.com)
More migrant demonization from the fascist
Trump ally Steve Bannon loses appeal of conviction for defying Jan. 6 probe (www.reuters.com)
It looks like he may soon (finally) be heading to serve his sentence. The three-judge panel gave him until May 17, 2024 to petition for an en banc review before the entire US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, but this is unlikely to succeed. The next stop is evidently the Supreme Court, where Chief Justice Roberts...
Trump’s Plans for the Fed Would Revive 1970s-Style Inflation (www.project-syndicate.org)
Donald Trump Is Short on Cash—and Selling Laws to Anyone Who Will Pay (newrepublic.com)
Early data shows positive job growth in distressed US counties as new federal policies take effect (www.brookings.edu)
RFK Jr. says he had parasitic brain worm, undisclosed memory loss (www.washingtonpost.com)
Trump documents trial start delayed indefinitely, judge orders (www.reuters.com)
Pro-Palestinian protesters retake MIT encampment (thehill.com)
Biden’s Incomplete Industrial Policy (www.foreignaffairs.com)
Do Friends Let Friends Go Nuclear? (www.lawfaremedia.org)
Anti-UAW Media in Alabama Is Owned by Influential GOP Consultant With Corporate Ties (truthout.org)
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More than 16K pounds of ground beef sold at Walmart recalled for potential E. coli contamination (abcnews.go.com)
Cargill Meat Solutions recalled over 16,000 pounds of raw ground beef that was sold in 9 states at Walmart stores.
United Methodist Church votes to divest from Israel bonds (mondoweiss.net)
House passes GOP antisemitism bill amid college unrest (abcnews.go.com)
The bill passed 320-91. In addition to the bill, GOP Representatives supported the deployment of the National Guard to stop the protests.
*BONUS* Episode: When Angela Met Matt... (open.spotify.com)
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