New, on the Pennsylvania Senate race:

This G.O.P. Senate Candidate Says He Grew Up on a Family Farm. Not Exactly. nytimes.com/2024/04/19/us/…

Harvard says it's removed human skin from binding of 19th century book (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/c790d5…

President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is raising gobs of cash. And it has an election-year strategy that, in a nutshell, aims to spend more — and spend faster.

It’s also becoming clear how much Biden will need that cash. w/ Brian Slodysko apnews.com/article/biden-…

‘The whole bridge just fell down.’ The final minutes before the Key Bridge collapsed
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My nose filled with the sweet, sweet smell of chocolate every night I parked for a 12pm-8am overnight crime shift at Chicago Sun-Times

For Republicans eager to retake the Senate, Ohio is an opportunity to pick up a seat. But there’s anxiety in the GOP that the Trump-backed candidate could be linked to an old adult website profile. Bernie Moreno’s campaign says it was a prank by an intern. apnews.com/article/ohio-s…

How clean is the dirt on Hunter Biden? A key Republican source is charged with lying to the FBI apnews.com/article/hunter…

A deep look at what Alexander Smirnov — the FBI informant now charged with feeding fictions about the Bidens — was up to in decade before his indictment, based on extensive review of records and interviews. W/⁦Brian Slodysko⁩ ⁦Anthony McCartney⁩ apnews.com/article/113c11…

NEW: Who is Alexander Smirnov, a key source for the GOP's impeachment investigation?

An The Associated Press review presents a businessman with a string of shell companies, who ran with accused fraudsters and boasted of his ties to the FBI while ripping off acquaintances apnews.com/article/hunter…

McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job

From the inimitable ⁦Michael Tackett⁩ apnews.com/article/ba478d…

Ahead head of a major address, Nikki Haley tells The Associated Press that she will not leave the Republican primary election even if she is blown out on Saturday. She vowed to stay in the fight against Donald Trump at least until after Super Tuesday -- if not longer.

Trump's pick to lead the RNC is facing skepticism from some Republicans apnews.com/article/republ…

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Wayne Kramer, co-founder of revolutionary rock band the MC5, dead at 75 (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/90d285…

Who are No Labels’ donors? Democratic groups file complaints in an attempt to find out apnews.com/article/no-lab…