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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

China food security: why counterfeit seeds are stalling innovation in the agricultural sector

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s government is calling for a biotechnology breakthrough in the agricultural industry and stepping up efforts to weed out counterfeit seeds that are holding back innovation. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3216670/china-food-security-why-counterfeit-seeds-are-stalling-innovation-agricultural-sector?utm_source=rss_feed

Leak of classified US documents may have come from CIA — Fox News

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The television channel reported that most of the documents that are circulating on the Internet are part of the Pentagon’s briefings that are delivered electronically on secure iPads to up to 5,000 people https://tass.com/world/1602855

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…

Crimean Tatar woman who refused Russian passport, held in Russian detention centre

Pravda Ukraine Leniie Umerova, Crimean Tatar who tried to get from Kyiv to occupied Crimea to visit her sick father, has been detained by Russian authorities for more than four months. Leniie’s brother says the reason for detention is that she does not have a Russian passport. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/11/7397463/

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. …

Positions of Russian troops improved in Ugledar, Maryinka directions — DPR head

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Denis Pushilin, minor improvements in the positions of Russian forces are reported in the Ugledar direction and serious improvements – in the Avdeyevka direction https://tass.com/defense/1602849

Another Reason for CNN to Avoid San Francisco

Wall Street Journal More bad news arrives after the ill-fated reporting trip. https://www.wsj.com/articles/another-reason-for-cnn-to-avoid-san-francisco-dca3cfe0