.Geoff Duncan in Atlanta Journal-Constitution op-ed says he's going to vote for Biden: 'Unlike Trump, I’ve belonged to the GOP my entire life. This November, I am voting for a decent person I disagree with on policy over a criminal defendant without a moral compass.'
ajc.com/opinion/geoff-…

Justice Merchan to Trump:

'Defendant is hereby put on notice that if appropriate and warranted, future violations of its lawful orders will be punishable by incarceration.'

Read the latest contempt order here nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/pre…

BREAKING: Netanyahu's Cabinet votes to close Al Jazeera offices in Israel apnews.com/article/israel…

Trump just said at his rally that he did, in fact, ask his Secret Service driver on Jan. 6 to take him to the Capitol.

'I sat in the back. And you know what I did say? 'I’d like to go down there.' ... They said 'Sir, it’s better if you don’t.'

Newsom statement on violence at UCLA

NEWS: MTG will call up her motion to vacate the speakership NEXT WEEK, she announces at presser.

It is expected to fail w/ help from Democrats.

NEWS:

In his written order holding Trump in contempt, a Manhattan judge warns the former president that 'an incarceratory punishment' could follow for further violations.

Also: Trump must take down the nine posts by 2:15 p.m.

Ruling nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/pre…

“…I ask him, Don’t you see why many Americans see such talk of dictatorship as contrary to our most cherished principles?

Trump says no.

Quite the opposite, he insists. “I think a lot of people like it.”” time.com/6972021/donald…

AXIOS: “.. Average household wealth for those under 40 in the U.S. is up 49% from its pre-pandemic level ..” 🇺🇸

Axios Emily Peck American Progress
axios.com/newsletters/ax…

In other news, former Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) says he voted for Nikki Haley in Tuesday's primary, he'll prob write her name in in November and says 'there is a non-trivial, significant minority of Republicans' in PA who won't vote for Trump. inquirer.com/politics/elect…

Umm. David Pecker testifies that he had a joint call with Hope Hicks and Sarah Huckabee Sanders — taxpayer funded WH officials, at the time — about whether Karen McDougal’s contract should be extended. 'Both of them said that they thought it was a good idea,' Pecker said.

For the record, Trump's attorney John Sauer argues before the Supreme Court that depending on the circumstances, assassinating a political rival could be considered an official act.

Front page for the ages.

Our coverage of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war has received a Peabody Awards nomination.

Congratulations to Leila Molana-Allen, amna, Geoff Bennett, @JohnYangTV, @NickSchifrin, @LBarronLopez and so many others who contributed to this reporting. bit.ly/4d9Kz1U

“Johnson attributed his turnabout in part to the intelligence briefings he received, a striking assertion from a leader of a party that has embraced former President Donald J. Trump’s deep mistrust of the intelligence community” nytimes.com/2024/04/21/us/…

Jeffries says - ''I did not speak directly to Mike Johnson about the numbers necessary because it was pretty obvious to us given the growing number of pro-Putin Republicans in the GOP particularly in the House that this was going to require substantial Democratic participation.'

Fox News host Jesse Watters on Tuesday broadcast extensive biographical details about Juror No. 2 -- her neighborhood, occupation, education, marital and family status, and what industry her fiance works in.

He concluded by saying, 'I'm not so sure about Juror No. 2.'

He…