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6:40 AM ET, March 19, 2024

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Timothy Noah / New Republic:
Is Donald Trump About to Go Bankrupt? … Debt is becoming a major campaign issue in 2024.  I don't mean the national debt, which today stands at 99 percent of gross domestic product and which, the Congressional Budget Office projects, will total 116 percent of GDP 10 years from now.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Rules Out Vivek Ramaswamy as Running Mate as He Eyes New Team  — Former president eyeing loyalty, ideological agreement in pick  — Trump team aiming for smooth transition should he win election  —  Donald Trump has ruled out Vivek Ramaswamy as his running mate and is instead eyeing …
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Says Jews Who Support Democrats ‘Hate Israel’ and ‘Their Religion’  —  The comments, on a conservative radio program, echo an antisemitic trope and escalate claims he made as president that were widely criticized.  —  Former president Donald J. Trump accused Jewish voters of hating …
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
Context collapse  —  On Saturday, Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Ohio.  Before he began, an announcer instructed the crowd to rise in tribute to the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on January 6, and Trump himself stood and saluted the national anthem as recorded by the “J6 Prison Choir.”
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Behind Trump's campaign cash crunch: Small-dollar donor fatigue, major donor hesitation  — Former President Donald Trump is facing two major fundraising problems: A shortage of big money interest and a drop in small-dollar donor support.  — The drop in Trump's small-dollar contributors …
Discussion: Raw Story, RedState, The Hill and Truthout
Luc Cohen / Reuters:
Trump loses bid to block Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels testimony at hush money trial
Ben Protess / New York Times:
Trump Spurned by 30 Companies as He Seeks Bond in $454 Million Judgment
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Majority in US reject Trump's immunity claim, including half of Republicans
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Mike Pence Should Be the Biggest Story of the 2024 Campaign
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Liz Cheney fires back at Trump on Jan. 6: 'Lying in all caps doesn't make it true'
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
‘Bloodbath’ aside, Trump's violent rhetoric is unambiguous
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Pence's refusal to back Trump points to a larger problem
Discussion: Wonkette and HuffPost
Charles Sykes / The Daily Beast:
Trump's ‘Bloodbath’ Rant Is Disgusting in Any Context
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Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
Supreme Court says Trump White House official Peter Navarro must begin prison sentence  —  Navarro, who refused to cooperate with the Jan. 6 committee, wanted to remain free while he appealed his contempt of Congress conviction.  —  WASHINGTON − Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro …
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Supreme Court refuses to delay prison time for Trump aide Peter Navarro  —  Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Monday refused to delay prison time for Peter Navarro, a former senior aide to President Donald Trump, as he appeals his conviction for refusing to testify before Congress …
Politico:
Navarro's bid to stave off jail sentence denied at Supreme Court  —  His sentence is set to begin Tuesday.  —  Peter Navarro, a former trade adviser in Donald Trump's White House, appears to be heading to jail.  —  Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday turned down Navarro's emergency motion …
Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
Trump seeks appeal of Georgia prosecutor disqualification ruling
Discussion: HuffPost, Breitbart, Raw Story and WAGA-TV
The Detroit News:
Pro-Trump lawyer arrested on bench warrant in Washington, D.C.  —  Stefanie Lambert, a Michigan lawyer who has championed dubious claims of election fraud, was arrested in Washington, D.C., Monday afternoon because of a bench warrant, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service.
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
US Supreme Court justices, judges face new rules for disclosing free trips  —  U.S. Supreme Court justices and federal judges can no longer avoid disclosing the value of travel-related gifts they receive by classifying such free trips as “reimbursements” on their financial disclosure forms under new regulations now in effect.
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Tuberville says GOP leadership should have vetted claims in Katie Britt's speech  —  Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said GOP leadership should have more carefully reviewed the claims in Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.)'s response to President Biden's State of the Union address as she faces criticism …
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Ohio 2024 GOP Poll: Moreno 38%, Dolan 29%, LaRose 12%  —  Home Polls Ohio 2024 GOP Poll: Moreno 38%, Dolan 29%, LaRose 12%  —  The final Emerson College Polling Ohio Republican Primary poll, fielded Sunday-Monday before the Tuesday election, finds 38% of likely voters support Bernie Moreno, 29% Matt Dolan, and 12% Frank LaRose.
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Moreno leads Ohio GOP Senate primary by 9 points ahead of election: Survey
Discussion: Power Line and USA Today
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Congressional leaders strike deal on Homeland Security funding ahead of shutdown deadline  —  Congressional leaders have struck a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the remainder of fiscal year 2024, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill …
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Arizona Lawmaker Shares On State Senate Floor Why She Plans To Get An Abortion  —  “The safest and most appropriate treatment for me — and the treatment that I choose — is abortion,” state Sen. Eva Burch (D) said on the Arizona Senate floor.  —  LOADING  —  An Arizona lawmaker shared …
Discussion: Arizona Mirror and The Daily Beast
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted  —  The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products.
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Over 450 Jewish Creatives and Professionals Denounce Jonathan Glazer's ‘Zone of Interest’ Oscars Speech in Open Letter (EXCLUSIVE) … The list of co-signees provided to Variety Monday morning covers a broad swath of the industry including actors (Debra Messing, Tovah Feldshuh), executives …
Stacey Barchenger / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes bipartisan housing bill, citing ‘unclear outcomes’  —  Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a controversial housing bill that won bipartisan support in the Legislature, saying the measure would put Arizona “at the center of a housing reform experiment with unclear outcomes.”
Jordan Boyd / The Federalist:
Justice Jackson Complains First Amendment Is ‘Hamstringing’ Feds' Censorship Efforts  —  Free speech is on trial at the Supreme Court, and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is no fan of the First Amendment.  —  Free speech is on trial at the Supreme Court, but Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson is no fan of the First Amendment.
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Washington Post:
Supreme Court likely to reject limits on White House social media contacts
 
 
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Sopan Deb / New York Times:
Supreme Court Lets Public Office Ban Stand for ‘Cowboys for Trump’ Founder
United States Capitol Police:
USCP Starts Body Worn Camera Pilot Program
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Associated Press:
Lawsuit accuses NYC Mayor Eric Adams of sexually assaulting a woman in a vacant lot in 1993
HotAir:
It's a Bloodbath (Hoax) Out There!
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Alito extends order barring Texas from detaining migrants under SB4 immigration law for now
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Noah Keate / Politico:
Barack Obama drops in for a cuppa with UK PM Rishi Sunak
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
On Fox News, Steve Doocy has become the unexpected voice of dissent
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Max Tani / Semafor:
‘Very few have balls’: How American news lost its nerve
Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
A Suspicious Pattern Alarming the Ukrainian Military
Discussion: Euromaidan Press and Balloon Juice
 

 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Authentic Brands licenses Sports Illustrated's publishing rights to The Players' Tribune owner Minute Media for 10 years, with plans to keep the print edition

Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTuber MrBeast announces a deal with Prime Video for Beast Games, a reality-competition show with 1,000 contestants, promising the winner a $5M cash prize

 
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