Opposition leaders continue to be arrested or summonsed by the court as sub-national elections are in May.

Samdech Thipadei HUN MANET
has not released a single political prisoner.

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House lawmakers will try to advance a two-year spy powers extension this week after an intraparty blowup over privacy concerns. Erik Wasson, Roxana Tiron and I report @bgov: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

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Congrats to my brilliant spouse David Kihara on his promotion to national editor at POLITICO!

JEFFRIES tells Erik Wasson “all options should be on the table in terms of executive action” to address the southern border.

“If it becomes clear that the legislative Avenue has been closed off by Republicans preferring partisan political stunts.”

BORDER: Hakeem Jeffries says Biden executive border action option 'should be on the table' if legislation truly isn't possible. Says secure border must also be humane

FISA: Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats will not help pass a FISA rule even if it is for a standalone bill

SCOOP w/ David Jackson: MIKE JOHNSON and DONALD TRUMP will propose a bill on election integrity aimed at preventing non-citizens from voting to 'elevate the issue' at their joint event in Mar-a-Lago on Friday, according to a person familiar with the plans.

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Montgomery County Police are investigating a burglary at the Wat Thai Washington, D.C. Buddhist temple, where a safe with approximately $20,000 in donations was stolen. Montgomery County Department of Police sourceofthespring.news/T5N8Dn

Ronald Goldman would be 55 years old. Nicole Brown Simpson would be 64.

US Senator Bob Menendez’s bribery trial will continue in May as planned even though his wife’s case will be delayed due to medical issues. trib.al/QsMfwrF

I got my dream job today as editor-in-chief of my dream newsroom. I couldn’t be more excited or grateful for the opportunity. Axios, let’s go! 🚀

Back in the day when print mattered, The Washington Post ran a rare 'EXTRA' edition when OJ was acquitted. No one knew at the time, but it would be the Post's last-ever extra edition.

Speaker Johnson and MTG are talking on the floor ahead of Japanese PM Fumio Kishida's address

RALPH NORMAN confirms that Republicans are considering changing the FISA expiration date to two years so they can reform it under a Trump administration. Added things were still fluid.

Rules committee will meet sometime this afternoon.

O.J. Simpson -- one of the most infamous high-profile Americans of all time -- is dead after a cancer battle. tmz.me/QQtcRWU

The family of OJ Simpson announces his passing

ARMED ROBBERY IN BROAD DAYLIGHT WITH RIFLES--- New Jersey Ave and N St NW.

3 guys in a silver BMW armed with two rifles (maybe AKs) and a handgun were just involved in a street robbery here.

This may be the silver BMW 320i that was 'jacked on April 8.

#DCCrime #ShawDC …

🚨 Had to do a slight redesign of the cover for my upcoming book on The Stone Pony because...

Bruce @Springsteen penned the foreward!

Pre-order 'I Don't Want to Go Home' here: bookshop.org/p/books/i-don-…