'Under Trump, we had a bad experience.' Now Beijing is preparing for a potential Trump return and for drama to ramp up. Of the issues: Trade War 2.0, Taiwan, and yes, 'reverse Nixon.' Much will depend on who would be in Trump’s inner circle. 🧵 wsj.com/world/china/tr… via The Wall Street Journal

Not a vote I ever thought I’d make when I joined the ⁦IAPE TNG/CWA 1096⁩ board. But come on. We need a fair contract. We need to not drag it out. Let’s resolve this! Solidarity.

The Tragic Pregnancy Stories Filling the Abortion Campaign Airwaves

Catherine Lucey talks to the women working with the Biden campaign to make abortion a top election issue:

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NEW: The Biden administration is reversing course on its plan to ban menthol cigarettes, Jennifer Maloney and Liz Essley Whyte report:

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Head of Office of Personnel Management Kiran Ahuja is resigning. She has been in the job slightly less than three years. Here's the eyebrow-raiser: She is the longest serving head of the agency, which was established in 1978.
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*ERDOGAN POSTPONES MAY 9 VISIT TO WHITE HOUSE: OFFICIAL

Scoop from Andrew Restuccia Nick Timiraos and Alex Leary: Donald Trump’s allies are quietly drafting proposals that would attempt to erode the Federal Reserve’s independence if the former president wins a second term wsj.com/economy/centra…

Several people who have spoken with Trump about the Fed said he wants someone in charge of the central bank who will, in effect, treat him as an ex officio member of the central bank’s rate-setting committee.

⁦Andrew Restuccia⁩ ⁦Alex Leary⁩ wsj.com/economy/centra…

New from me, a quick explainer on what today’s overturning of the New York Weinstein verdict means—for his case, and for the ongoing Trump “catch and kill” hush money trial: newyorker.com/news/news-desk…

Horrifying example of how AI can ruin lives.

Charges: The school's former athletic director used AI to lead the public to believe the principal 'made racist and antisemitic comments behind closed doors.'
via 𝐾𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝐺𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑡ℎ & Justin Fenton
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'Technically, 'I didn’t write a single regulation,' Hutt said. 'I dictated.' The 89-year-old lawyer doesn’t know how to type. His secretary takes occasional dictation, he said, and he is, reluctantly, learning how to use dictation software.'

Liz Essley Whyte

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NEW: Mitch McConnell in an interview with ⁦Siobhan Hughes⁩ and ⁦Lindsay Wise⁩ says he wants to pump up military spending to guard against new challenges from China, Russia and Iran. wsj.com/politics/polic…

The front page of today’s Wall Street Journal.

Free Evan now

“Fawn Borden, in Arkansas, taught a dog named Roxy how to play Uno with those who come in for interviews.”

Great a-hed from Corinne Ramey

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So proud to announce that our @wsj documentary Shadow Men has been nominated for a Peabody. Proud of this piece and to work with this incredible team. peabodyawards.com/award-profile/…

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is in custody on espionage charges, makes a heart-shaped gesture behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing in Moscow, Russia, April 23, 2024. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva

Women are less likely to die when treated by female doctors, study suggests nbcnews.com/health/health-… via @nbcnews

Evan Gershkovich in court again today. Still buoyant after over a year in a Russian jail.

Journalism is not a crime. #FreeEvan #IStandWithEvan

New Marine One still has lawn landing woes : bloomberg.com/news/articles/…