'Studies show Latinos are exposed to arsenic in their drinking water at higher rates than any other racial or ethnic group, even when controlling for socioeconomic factors. Similarly, Black Americans are disproportionately impacted by lead contamination' washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/04…

I was struck by this quote from ⁦Speaker Mike Johnson⁩ yesterday. Until yesterday, he had yet to make a case for Ukraine aid. And then he unfurled this.

New: RFK Jr. campaign says Kennedy will be on the Michigan ballot, nominated by the Natural Law Party, a mostly dissolved party still operating in Michigan with the platform of supporting “Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs.” They previously nominated Nader in 2008.

RFK Jr. responding to his family members endorsing Biden today ⬇️ washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Smart brevity at its best axios.com/local/richmond…

Kennedy family members will endorse Biden at Philadelphia event
By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
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An investigative expose of the biggest corruption scandal in US military history - guaranteed to make you howl, scream, laugh and snort your coffee. Coming 5/14

'Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr. (D-Newark) remains unconscious after suffering a heart attack on April 6, indicating that the congressman’s medical condition is substantially more severe than had been initially revealed.' newjerseyglobe.com/congress/donal…

News: The trump campaign is asking downballot Republican candidates for 5% of the proceeds for every fundraising appeal they send out that uses Trump’s name, image and likeness politico.com/news/2024/04/1…

Fascinating stuff

SCOOP: The Chinese Embassy has been quietly lobbying Congress against the legislation that would force ByteDance to sell TikTok politico.com/news/2024/04/1…

Shanahan now saying covid vaccines killed people seems to be a significant escalation in anti-vaccine rhetoric from her — but it's not entirely clear when/how she came to these beliefs. She hasn't spoken about this in the two podcast interviews she's done since joining RFK Jr.

After we fact checked her tweet, RFK Jr. VP pick Nicole Shanahan shared another post late last night citing a study that attributed 28 deaths to vaccines without proof and suggests the covid vaccines that saved lives should be regulated like cribs.

Trump was asked whether he thought the jurors selected today for his criminal hush money trial could be fair: 'I’ll let you know after, after the trial, depending on what happens.'

ok wow I have wanted a reporter to write about this for YEARS theverge.com/c/24070570/int…

Scoop —

Nicole Shanahan put $2 million more into the RFK campaign at the end of last month, I’m told.

More to come, too.

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Senator Menendez, Charged in Bribery Scheme, May Blame His Wife - Tracey Tully and I report. nytimes.com/2024/04/16/nyr…