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Gothamist reports: The NYPD plans to test metal detectors equipped with artificial intelligence technology in subway stations in a move to keep guns out of New York City’s transit system, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Tuesday. “This is our Sputnik moment,” Adams said at a news conference at Fulton Transit Center in Lower Manhattan. “Like when Kennedy said we’re going …

Law & Crime reports: When Rudy Giuliani defamed two poll workers with bunk allegations of election fraud in 2020, it triggered a wave of threats so acute, one of the workers was forced to flee her longtime home in Georgia. Now, the ally to former President Donald Trump — and his co-defendant in the racketeering case in Fulton County — …

Raw Story reports: Donald Trump’s legal team Friday unveiled a letter to the judge in the ex-president’s hush money case, seeking to fight expansion of the established gag order — and “taking a swipe” at the jurist’s daughter once again. Trump, who recently caused a stir when he lashed out at the judge’s daughter on social media and included her …

Charleston’s CBS affiliate reports: Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would eliminate vaccination requirements for children in virtual, private and parochial schools. The governor had until midnight to take action on House Bill 5105, which would eliminate those requirements or let parents opt out. Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV), who is running against Justice in the U.S. …

Media Matters reports: On March 28, America’s Future — a group run by Michael Flynn and his family which has become increasingly tied to QAnon, with multiple QAnon figures including Liz Crokin being involved with the organization — hosted Mike Smith at Mar-a-Lago to screen both his film Out of Shadows and his sequel, Into the Light. The film Out …

Mediaite reports: The Michigan Republican Party used the word “colored” to describe Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D) in a social media post on Thursday while also calling him a communist. Rather than wait for an investigation into the incident to uncover the cause of the bridge collapse, right-wing social media accounts immediately suggested the blame should be placed on diversity, …

The Washington Post reports: Former President Donald Trump and other defendants accused of illegally trying to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia on Friday submitted a formal application to appeal a judge’s ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case. Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee earlier this month found that there was not a …

Politico reports: It’s one of the lingering mysteries of the Jan. 6 investigation: Did Donald Trump briefly put Jeffrey Clark — a top ally in his bid to subvert the 2020 election — in charge of the entire Justice Department? Investigators have long known that Trump considered elevating Clark to the role of attorney general during the chaotic weeks that …

Axios reports: After just nine months, the Arizona Republican Party’s new headquarters is about to become its old headquarters. The building on Central Avenue across from Park Central mall has major financial and logistical downsides that could have hindered the party in an election year, chair Gina Swoboda tells Axios. The party’s leadership voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to sell the …

The Texas Tribune reports: Texas’ top campaign finance watchdog gave initial approval last week to a proposal that would require social media users to disclose if they are being paid to share or create political advertisements. The Texas Ethics Commission’s action comes just months after The Texas Tribune reported that a secretive and politically-connected company, called Influenceable LLC, paid internet …