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The cable news industry is reeling in the wake of departures by Fox News host Tucker Carlson and CNN anchor Don Lemon on Monday from their respective news organizations.

Fox News and Carlson parted ways in a decision that was “mutually agreed” upon by the network and Fox’s former top-rated prime-time host, according to the network.

Carlson, whose show “Tucker Carlson Tonight” averaged 3 million viewers each night, concluded what would be his last show on the network on Friday evening, telling his viewers, “We’ll be back on Monday.” 

Reaction on the right: Carlson’s departure has sparked outcry among Republicans and conservative critics.

Donald Trump Jr. slammed the network for the decision, explaining on “The Charlie Kirk Show” that Carlson’s departure “changes everything.”

Former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly called it a “terrible move” for Fox.

Shares of Fox Corporation dropped Monday afternoon after the news broke.

The Hill’s Dominick Mastrangelo writes here about how the move deals a blow to Fox.

Separately: Lemon announced Monday that he was fired from CNN, where he co-anchored “CNN This Morning” with Kaitlan Collins and Poppy Harlow. Lemon said in a statement posted to Twitter that he was “stunned.”

The former anchor has faced a tumultuous period at the network, especially after his past remarks about GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley and women’s ages prompted outcry and a temporary suspension from his show.

Haley celebrated the news of his firing on Twitter on Monday afternoon.

Former President Trump also posted his excitement about the news, calling Lemon the “dumbest man on television” in a social media post.

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• President Biden announced Monday that his domestic policy adviser, Susan Rice, will step down from her position.
  
  

• Jury selection for the trial of a man accused of killing 11 people at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue began on Monday, more than four years after the shooting. Here’s what you should know about the trial. 
  
  

• California Democrats called on House leaders urging them to help bring a disaster recovery package to the House floor for their state after it was pummeled by severe storms this past winter.

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President Biden told reporters Monday that his much-anticipated launch for reelection will be coming “soon,” amid reports that an announcement could come as quickly as Tuesday.

“I told you I’m planning on running. I’ll let you know real soon,” the president told reporters when asked about his reelection plans.

The president has been teasing his announcement for his reelection campaign over recent weeks, telling reporters in Ireland earlier this month that his launch will be “relatively soon.”

Multiple outlets reported that Biden will make his official bid for the White House again on Tuesday, which would mark the four-year anniversary of Biden launching his 2020 campaign.  

However, a source close to the administration told The Hill the launch may come next week. 

Read more about Biden’s comments here

Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) asked Harlan Crow, a GOP mega-donor, to hand over a list of flights and other gifts he reportedly gave to Justice Clarence Thomas over the past 20 years.  

“The secrecy surrounding your dealings with Justice Thomas is simply unacceptable,” Wyden wrote in the letter to Crow. “The American public deserves a full accounting of the full of extent of your largesse towards Justice Thomas, including whether these gifts complied with all relevant federal tax and ethics laws.” 

A ProPublica report published earlier this month said Crow paid for Thomas to join him on multiple vacations and to take trips on his private jet and yacht. Those trips were reportedly undisclosed by Thomas, who is now facing increased scrutiny from Democrats.

Wyden asked the mega-donor to provide an itemized list of every flight Thomas took on Crow’s jet, every visit on Crow’s yacht and a detailed list of his federal gift tax returns. The Democrat asked for an answer by May 8.  

Read more about Wyden’s letter here

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White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner headliner Roy Wood Jr. said he’ll need to “throw out the whole damn script” ahead of Saturday’s event in the wake of Carlson’s and Lemon’s exits. Read more

President Biden said that he would veto a House resolution that would end his administration’s moratorium on solar panel component tariffs that he says is necessary in transition the U.S. to renewable energy. Read more

The Biden administration held 21 pop-up vaccine sites across 21 cities on Saturday for its first “Nationwide Vaccination Day,” an effort by the White House to boost vaccination rates in Black communities. Read more

“The Supreme Court’s slippery slope” — Tara D. Sonenshine, a professor of public diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University (Read here) 

“America’s long-term fiscal sustainability challenge” — Vivekanand Jayakuma, an associate professor of economics at the University of Tampa (Read here) 

561 days until the presidential election. 

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3:30 p.m. / A Senate Appropriations subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine budget estimates for the U.S. Capitol Police and Senate Sergeant at Arms for fiscal year 2024.

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