News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland announced an arrest was made in connection with the highly classified Ukraine war documents leak.
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 13, 2023
The FBI took the 21-year-old suspect, a Massachusetts Air Force National guardsman, into custody Thursday afternoon. https://t.co/Gr2kHcgyIm pic.twitter.com/SRme5mboKS
Poland PM questions commitment of France and Germany on Ukraine https://t.co/nVR8ByqUnq
— Axios (@axios) April 13, 2023
Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is in failing health because of a new suspected poisoning and is back in a punishment cell after a few days in regular confinement, a spokeswoman said Thursday. https://t.co/iPXoE5PWVz
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 13, 2023
A Capitol Police officer who tried to help a Jan. 6 rioter avoid detection from law enforcement was sentenced to 120 days of home incarceration for obstructing justice. https://t.co/8JAuwu3Caj
— POLITICO (@politico) April 13, 2023
The federal judge overseeing the trial of five Proud Boys members who are accused of plotting to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, denied a mistrial motion after jurors reported being followed and confronted in public https://t.co/VQ78vxYT4u
— CNN (@CNN) April 13, 2023
U.S. weekly jobless claims increase as labor market slows https://t.co/LUmc1p65uf pic.twitter.com/zk0zK4zPbg
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 13, 2023
The White House said a proposed rule would allow DACA recipients to qualify for Medicaid and coverage under the Affordable Care Act. https://t.co/eUNYqkSSFK
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 13, 2023
A D.C. appeals court refuses to decide whether former President Trump can be shielded from the first of two defamation lawsuits by a writer who alleges he raped her nearly three decades ago. https://t.co/VjzfrlUPfl
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 13, 2023
BREAKING: The Justice Department will take the fight over the abortion pill mifepristone to the Supreme Court after an appeals court ruling that would restrict access. https://t.co/z5c1e5BtN4
— ABC News (@ABC) April 13, 2023
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says he'll return to the Senate on Monday following his absence as he recovered from a fall https://t.co/kaUIOm4gnZ
— CNN (@CNN) April 13, 2023
A spokesperson for Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he will ask the Senate next week to allow another Democratic senator to temporarily fill Sen. Dianne Feinstein's place on the Judiciary Committee. https://t.co/K66Re88XLI
— ABC News (@ABC) April 13, 2023
JUST IN: PBS leaving Twitter after NPR departure https://t.co/TpabsmnMwZ pic.twitter.com/hqlnSb9Xme
— The Hill (@thehill) April 13, 2023
