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Friday, April 12, 2024
BY JULIA CLAIRE & CROOKED MEDIA

- [Sean Hannity]([link removed]), laughing his head off that someone would hold Trump responsible for a thing he is directly responsible for. 

The Biden campaign has clearly seen [Trump’s polling numbers]([link removed]), because it’s all hands on deck in the sprint to November. 

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[President Biden is preparing an offensive sweep through all-important Pennsylvania next week]([link removed]), where he will hammer home his plans to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans and corporations to contrast disgraced former president Donald Trump’s free-for-all giveaway to the wealthy that stemmed from his 2017 tax cuts. 

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The Pennsylvania-palooza will kick off on Tuesday with the president delivering a major address in his hometown of Scranton, PA. He’ll then travel to Pittsburgh on Wednesday, and speak at a campaign event in Philadelphia on Thursday. The Biden campaign is making a forceful pitch to working-class voters just a few weeks after Trump told a room full of wealthy donors that extending his 2017 tax cuts would be a priority if he’s elected to a second term. Since those cuts, [average Americans continue to struggle financially]([link removed]) while [billionaires have doubled their wealth]([link removed].). 

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[Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Tucson on Friday]([link removed]), having been deployed there by the White House after the Arizona State Supreme Court ruled to reinstate a near-total ban on abortion from 1864. Republicans in the state’s legislature have blocked Democratic attempts to repeal the ban. The Biden campaign is (rightly) going all-in to hold disgraced former president Donald Trump responsible for the Arizona ban and its genesis: the 2022 Dobbs decision that ended the federally-protected right to abortion. [“Donald Trump is the architect of this health care crisis," Harris said]([link removed]). “And that's not a fact he hides. In fact, he brags about it.”

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It’s likely to be a bumpy road to the November election.

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Perhaps the most prominent obstacle to President Biden regaining the coalition that delivered the White House to him in 2020 is one his campaign has yet to meaningfully address: [that the progressive flank of the Democratic Party has coalesced around opposition to Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war]([link removed]). In response to the October 7 Hamas attacks that killed 1,200 Israelis, Israel has conducted a relentless military campaign in Gaza that has reduced much of the enclave to rubble, with [over 33,000 people killed]([link removed]) according to the Gaza Health Ministry. 

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The “uncommitted” movement of voters who cast protest votes in recent Democratic primaries to send a message to the White House has yielded staggering results. In some states like Wisconsin, [protest votes eclipsed Biden’s margin of victory in 2020]([link removed]). This is not a case of a few far-left activists; it’s a pool of voters large enough to determine the November election. It’s a chorus of labor activists, leaders of prominent Black churches, young voters mobilizing their peers and sending millions of calls and letters to Congress, and [increasingly]([link removed]), rank-and-file Democratic voters. 

So, President Biden, if you’re reading this (obviously we know you are) please figure it out before election day! 

In a historic and detrimental decision on Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the state must adhere to a law from the 1860s that bans abortion - including in cases of rape and incest. It may feel like we’re traveling back in time, but if you’d rather wear a t-shirt than a chastity belt, pick one up from Crooked’s NO TRESPASSING collection. Support nationwide abortion freedom and show those judges where they can stick their gavels while you’re at it. A portion of proceeds will go to Vote Save America’s Fuck Bans: The Fight Back Fund which currently supports abortion rights organizations across Arizona, Nevada, and Florida. Head to [crooked.com/store]([link removed]) to shop now. Quick, before we go back in time to before online shopping was invented.

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As aid to Kyiv remains held up in Congress, [Russia continues its advance on the battlefield in the eastern part of Ukraine]([link removed]). The Kremlin has seized new territory and is intensifying attacks to capture towns in the Donetsk region. Ukraine’s air defense capabilities are rapidly dwindling, exposing a significant vulnerability as Russian missiles and drones have relentlessly hit targets like critical infrastructure. The largest power plant outside of Kyiv was destroyed on Thursday, further stoking fears that Ukraine might be running out of missiles to fend off Russian airstrikes. Ukrainian military officials have described the status of their operation as dire for months due to shortages of both weapons and soldiers amid a new Russian offensive. In recent months, an [unprecedented number of foreign officials—including from Japan, the United Kingdom, and Italy—have visited Washington to appeal to congressional Republicans]([link removed]) in the hopes that they might approve more military aid to Ukraine. Because the Congressional GOP is firmly in Donald Trump’s pocket, he is the deciding factor. On Friday, Trump signaled an openness to Republicans approving additional aid to Ukraine, but said during a joint press conference with GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson that he wants European countries to “step up” and give money as well. We would like for Trump to “step up” and never be seen or heard from again.

[Gov. Glenn Younkin (R-VA) signed a bill this week closing a loophole that had allowed minors to marry if they were emancipated]([link removed]), making Virginia the first state in the South to ban child marriage. In four states—California, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Mississippi—there is no minimum age for marriage at all. 

[GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson went to Mar-a-Lago on Friday to kiss the ring of disgraced former president Donald Trump, and the two held a joint press conference on “election integrity”]([link removed]) and promoted a bill that would ban undocumented Americans voting, something that is already illegal and also does not happen.

[A new ruling from Argentina’s highest court holds Iran responsible for a fatal 1994 attack against the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires]([link removed]), and called the event a “crime against humanity.” The decision opens the door for victims to seek justice. 

A January 6 defendant appealed his case all the way to the Supreme Court. [If the Court’s conservative majority sides with him, convictions of hundreds of insurrectionists could be thrown out.]([link removed]) 

After a nine-month investigation, [European Union drug regulators found no link between diabetes and weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic and suicidal thoughts.]([link removed]) 

According to a new Pew Research poll, [6 out of 10 American Catholics say abortion should be legal in all or most cases]([link removed]). Peace be with you, pro-choice Catholics!

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[The head of the FDA on Thursday suggested that lawmakers pass legislation that would force food manufacturers to test their products for lead]([link removed]), particularly those being imported from overseas. Big day for “Wait, we weren’t already doing that?!” news. 

[After numerous failed attempts by his lawyers to delay the proceedings, jury selection begins on Monday for Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial]([link removed]) stemming from the hush money payment paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in 2016. Trump says he intends to testify. Hooooo doggy! 

[President Biden cancelled another $7.4 billion in student loan debt on Friday]([link removed]), which will benefit around 277,000 borrowers. 

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