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Biden admin outlines plan to cut vital water supplies in western states

Fox News The Biden administration proposed actions Tuesday that would significantly reduce water supplies in seven western states amid severe drought conditions that stretch back decades. The Department of the Interior (DOI) released a draft proposal that highlighted two potential actions it could take to combat the Colorado River Basin’s deteriorating water levels. The two…

’72 Seasons’ by Metallica Review: Heavy-Metal Monotony

Wall Street Journal The rock band returns with a lengthy album that has all the expected speed and thrashing riffs, but it takes few chances. https://www.wsj.com/articles/72-seasons-by-metallica-review-heavy-metal-monotony-f7a288ca

Hungary Sees U.S. Among Top Three Adversaries, Purported Leaked Document Says

Wall Street Journal The document, part of a larger trove of leaked papers, cites a CIA assessment of the depth of the Washington-Budapest rift. https://www.wsj.com/articles/hungary-sees-u-s-among-top-three-adversaries-purported-leaked-document-says-4287805b

New Pressure to End Old Senate Practice After Mississippi Judicial Pick Is Blocked

New York Times Democrats had made leeway on advancing judicial picks in red states, but an objection from a Mississippi Republican has intensified calls to strip senators of effective veto power over nominees from their states. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/us/politics/senate-biden-judicial-picks.html

Vivek Ramaswamy blasts ‘federal bureaucracy’ after FBI Catholic church revelations: ‘Shut it down’

Fox News FIRST ON FOX: Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy blasted a “toxic” federal bureaucracy after it was revealed the FBI planned to develop sources in Catholic churches. Ramaswamy said the only answer left is to “shut it down.” Ramaswamy, one of four announced GOP candidates for president in 2024, reacted to documents published by…

Leaders in Congress Given Classified Records Found at Homes of Biden and Trump

New York Times The administration began providing the Gang of Eight — the congressional leaders with the highest-level security clearances — access to the records last week. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/us/politics/congress-trump-biden-classified-documents.html

Digital Archive Aims to Preserve a Threatened Russian Independent Media

Wall Street Journal Partnership between PEN America, Bard College comes as WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich remains imprisoned in Russia. https://www.wsj.com/articles/digital-archive-aims-to-preserve-a-threatened-russian-independent-media-91a661f0

Head-to-head polls show Trump weakness vs. Biden, underwater approval

Fox News As the highly anticipated 2024 presidential race kicks off, several recent polls indicate President Joe Biden has a higher approval rating than former President Donald Trump as he faces criminal charges. The polls show that even as Trump has risen in GOP primary polls, he still remains unpopular among the broader voting public. …

Vol. 36, No. 3: Journo Jargon

Wall Street Journal The latest Wall Street Journal editing bulletin advises that some jargon we use internally shouldn’t slip into public view. https://www.wsj.com/articles/vol-36-no-3-journo-jargon-c62b8b8a

France’s Macron Renews Call for a Sovereign Europe Less Reliant on Foreign Powers

Wall Street Journal The French president called on Europe to forge its own sovereignty in an address that risks heightening trans-Atlantic tensions after he said Europe shouldn’t be pulled into tensions between the U.S. and China over Taiwan. https://www.wsj.com/articles/frances-macron-renews-call-for-a-sovereign-europe-less-reliant-on-foreign-powers-1f8160e0