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By Kurt Heine TOP STORIES   Monday, April 5 VOTER SUPPRESSION IS GOING TO COST GOP MONEY Corporate activism is pushing back on Republican efforts to restrict voting, but a watchdog group's report shows what voting advocates are up against: State lawmakers across the U.S. who are pushing for voter suppression and backing ex-President Donald Trump's election lies reaped more than $50 million in corporate campaign donations in recent years. [AP] Meanwhile, Democrats in Congress are pushing in the other direction with the For the People Act -- a voting rights expansion that bears the heavy influence of the late Rep. John Lewis. TRUMP CAMPAIGN SCAM MAXED OUT RETIREE CREDIT CARDS Donald Trump's flailing campaign tricked small-dollar donors into signing up to give repeated donations, sometimes weekly, that maxed out credit cards and plunged many into deep financial trouble. Millions had to be refunded, but the scheme allowed the campaign an interest-free loan. [HuffPost]   GAETZ IS HISTORY The political career of grandstanding GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz is probably doomed amid a federal sex-trafficking investigation and reports of frat boy behavior in Congress. A lot of Republicans, familiar with Gaetz's bragging about sexual conquests with nude pictures, have been waiting for Gaetz to step in it. His book, published last year, praises Trump for ending the "family man" tradition at the White House and making it a good time to be a "fun-loving" politician. And he got turned into a punchline on "SNL." [The Guardian]   FLA ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER UNFOLDS Hundreds of homes south of Tampa, Florida, have been evacuated and 345 inmates at a county jail were being moved as authorities scrambled to pump millions of gallons of polluted wastewater into Tampa Bay before a retaining wall collapses, potentially unleashing a 20-foot wall of water. The wastewater, stored for decades, holds remnants of phosphate mining and may spark algae blooms and harm marine life, environmentalists said. [HuffPost] People are being turned away at vaccine centers after being asked to show documents they shouldn't need to provide, or to pay for something that's supposed to be free. The pandemic could set women back a whole generation. What to eat before and after your vaccine to lessen side effects. What the new CDC advice on vaccinated travel means to you. Is this the fourth wave? Get the latest coronavirus updates on our dedicated page WHAT'S BREWING   IT'S NOT JUST VOTING. REPUBLICANS ARE TARGETING TRANS KIDS. Legislatures in dozens of GOP-controlled states are considering bills targeting transgender teenagers, amplifying hateful dog whistles and putting vulnerable kids at risk. Bills in at least 17 states would limit access to health care for young transgender Americans, and 28 more have bills excluding trans kids from school sports, HuffPost's Nick Visser reports. [HuffPost]    MITT ROMNEY: A 'PROFILE IN COURAGE' FOR DEFYING A PARTY OF COWARDS The Kennedy presidential library's annual Profile in Courage Award goes to Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), who has come full circle from GOP scion and presidential nominee to outcast for refusing to bow to Trump's lies. HuffPost's Jonathan Cohn shows what being a principled Republican is like with a fringe movement in control. [HuffPost]   MARCH MADNESS CLIMAXES Stanford beat Arizona by 1 point in the women's NCAA championship last night. The two best teams in men's college basketball, Gonzaga and Baylor, clash tonight. [AP]   BIDEN'S INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN IS A LOT MORE THAN HIGHWAYS President Joe Biden's vast Build Back Better infrastructure plan includes dramatic increases in support for home and community-based services, which will help the elderly, disabled people and kids. It's not a token gesture, either -- home care proposals envision $400 million in new spending, nearly a quarter of the $2 trillion package. [HuffPost]   MAJOR BIDEN NEEDS TIME TO ADJUST, DOG EXPERTS SAY The president's 3-year-old German shepherd is a good dog and can overcome his struggle with new people and a new environment with time and attention, dog experts say. Major has distinguished himself during Biden's presidency by biting two aides and is implicated in a White House poop. [HuffPost]   THE BEST OF THE REST  The fall of Armie Hammer: A family saga of sex, drugs, money and betrayal. The murder Chicago didn't want to solve. Pete Buttigieg wants to sell you a bridge. The year of the billionaire. The search for a national park ranger who was lost and never found. BEFORE YOU GO QAnon Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, stripped of committee assignments for promoting conspiracy theories, has turned to authoring outlandish legislation. Trump toady Lindsey Graham is suddenly an AR-15 kind of guy. The SAG Awards hand a big win to "The Trial of the Chicago 7." And all four of the SAG film acting categories went to people of color. Rapper DMX suffered a heart attack triggered by a drug overdose and was hospitalized on life support. "Other than that, Happy Easter!" Somebody's in a rage and can't tweet. I'm a Black mother and educator. Here's why I let my kids read racist books. 15 amazing photos from the past week that HuffPost editors don't want you to miss. These tweets from parents are sure to crack you up. Country star Eric Church posed for the cover of Billboard magazine getting his coronavirus shot. Sean Spicer accidentally on mute could be the weirdest interview of 2021. 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