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Will this be Donald Trump’s moment of reckoning?

SNEED: It may also be time for name games, impersonations and reckless maneuvering

Chicago Sun-Times

Census Bureau’s inaccurate population estimates create ‘misleading narrative’ about Illinois

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has been trying to force the Census Bureau to retool its population estimates because they have been so awfully inaccurate going back years and years.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trump says whatever he wants, but a judge can tell him to stop

Donald Trump went on a social media tear leading up to his indictment this week, attacking the hush money probe he’s charged in and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, warning of “death & destruction” and issuing a call to action: “PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!”

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Trump to plead not guilty during historic hush money arraignment, no matter the charges

NEW YORK — New York City on Friday was bracing for chaos to descend on lower Manhattan ahead of Donald Trump’s historic arraignment in Manhattan criminal court — where the former president plans to deny he’s a criminal.

Tribune News Service

Illinois Republicans do an about-face on mail-in voting: ‘We have to play to win under the existing rules’

CHICAGO — As another election approaches, the Illinois Republican Party and its allies are facing a conundrum — urging followers to cast ballots by mail while trying not to alienate followers of former President Donald Trump, who continues to insist that mail-in votes are “automatically corrupt.”

Chicago Tribune

Trump, now indicted, attacks hush money case Judge Juan Merchan: ‘HATES ME’

NEW YORK — The now-indicted former President Donald Trump on Friday attacked as “vicious” the Manhattan judge who will be presiding over his trial in the Stormy Daniels hush money case.

Tribune News Service

GOP donor convicted in Minnesota sex trafficking trial

A formerly well-connected Republican donor has been convicted of recruiting teenage girls for sex

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Expert: Indictment won't help Trump

The spectacle of a criminal trial in state or federal court would have a dramatic effect on a presidential campaign

Salon

Guilty verdict for pro-Trump troll who tried to trick voters out of casting Hillary Clinton ballots in 2016

NEW YORK — A federal jury on Friday convicted pro-Trump troll Douglass Mackey of plotting to trick voters out of casting a ballot during the 2016 presidential election.

Tribune News Service

Florida House votes to expand 'Don't Say Gay' law

Florida could expand what critics call the “Don’t Say Gay” law that limits discussions of gender identity and sexual orientation in public schools

The Independent UK

GOP messaging guru Frank Luntz has a warning for Alvin Bragg over Trump indictment

Veteran pollster tells Andrew Feinberg that prosecutors need to start fighting their battle against the former president in the arena of public relations

The Independent UK

Biden blames ‘MAGA extremists’ for advancing ‘hateful and extreme’ law targeting trans children

President Joe Biden on Friday criticized some extreme right-wing lawmakers for advancing a record number of bills restricting the rights of transgender people — particularly trans youth — in legislatures across the country.

Tribune News Service

Some ‘Biden district’ Republicans hedge on Trump indictment

WASHINGTON — The indictment of former President Donald Trump drew an array of reactions from lawmakers in battleground districts: Some lashed out at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, some expressed confidence in the legal process and some simply kept quiet.

Tribune News Service

‘A lot to celebrate’: Kentucky governor signs medical marijuana, sports betting into law

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed two “historic” pieces of legislation into law Friday, paving the way for both medical marijuana and sports betting to be legalized in the commonwealth.

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Trump's online supporters remain muted after his indictment

Donald Trump's supporters on far-right social media platforms appear less enthusiastic about coming to the former president's aid. They're wary of ending in the same place of Jan. 6 rioters.

Reason

Douglass Mackey Convicted for Vote-by-Tweet Meme

Here's the E.D.N.Y. U.S. Attorney's Office press release: Douglass Mackey, also known as "Ricky Vaughn," was convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn of the charge of Conspiracy Against Rights stemming from his scheme to deprive individuals of their constitutional right to vote. The verdict followed a one-week trial…

Salon

Expert: Charges show Trump not a "king"

Trump was just another example of a president acting as if he was king by just another name

Ballotpedia

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of March 27-March 31.

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The Independent UK

Manhattan DA’s office reprimands House GOP for ‘interference’ in Trump case

Alvin Bragg’s office rejects ‘baseless and inflammatory allegations’ Trump allies that indictment is political witch hunt

Chicago Sun-Times

Picture Chicago: This week’s 13 can’t miss Sun-Times photos

Cubs fans flocked to Wrigley Field for Opening Day 2023, protesters rallied against a proposed rate hike for Peoples Gas, and more in our best photos of the last week.

The Independent UK

Eric Trump mocked for linking pharmacies’ shoplifting precautions to his father’s indictment

The former president’s son was lambasted on Twitter

The Independent UK

AOC blasts ‘bigot’ Libs of TikTok creator after she corners congresswoman in selfie ambush

‘NYC doesn’t play with bigots and transphobes and neither do I,’ New York progressive says

Daily Mirror

Nine key players in Trump indictment saga - porn star, Playboy model and jailed lawyer

Donald Trump was at the centre of a grand jury investigation that led to a criminal indictment after porn star Stormy Daniels was paid $130,000 in the final weeks of his 2016 presidential campaign

The Conversation

Trump's indictment stretches US legal system in new ways – a former prosecutor explains 4 key points to understand

When former President Donald Trump turns himself over to authorities in New York on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, and is arraigned, the charges on which a Manhattan grand jury indicted him will likely be made public.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Could Trump indictment hurt his 2024 chances — or help? What polls have found

Former President Donald Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on Thursday, making him the first current or former U.S. president to ever be indicted, and throwing a curve ball into his third White House bid.

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