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New York Times:
Trump Wins CPAC Straw Poll, but Only 68 Percent Want Him to Run Again — The Conservative Political Action Conference, made up largely of far-right Trump supporters, held two 2024 presidential straw polls. Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida won one that did not include Mr. Trump.
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David Siders / Politico:
Trump's baseless election claims march GOP into ‘policy wasteland’ — Ronald Reagan, the president who reinvigorated the Republican Party, promoted the GOP as the “party of new ideas” on his way to a landslide reelection in 1984. — In the post-Donald Trump era, judging by the fare inside …
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David Siders / Politico:
Trump teases 2024 run in CPAC remarks attacking Biden, Republican critics — Donald Trump laced into his successor on Sunday, excoriating Joe Biden for what he called “the most disastrous first month of any president in modern history” and suggesting he may run again in 2024.
John Harwood / CNN:
White evangelicals' dominance of the GOP has turned it into the party of resistance
White evangelicals' dominance of the GOP has turned it into the party of resistance
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Albert Hunt / The Hill:
CPAC, all-in for Trump, is not what it used to be
CPAC, all-in for Trump, is not what it used to be
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The Moderate Voice
Steve Inskeep / NPR:
Why Republicans Are Moving To Fix Elections That Weren't Broken
Why Republicans Are Moving To Fix Elections That Weren't Broken
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Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Trump wins CPAC straw poll with 55 percent
Trump wins CPAC straw poll with 55 percent
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New York Times:
Trump's Republican Hit List at CPAC Is a Warning Shot to His Party
Trump's Republican Hit List at CPAC Is a Warning Shot to His Party
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Carly Roman / Washington Examiner:
Trump vows to CPAC crowd not to start a new party
Trump vows to CPAC crowd not to start a new party
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Cassidy: Trump won't be GOP nominee in 2024
Cassidy: Trump won't be GOP nominee in 2024
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Rick Scott: GOP is ‘voters’ party,' not Trump's
Rick Scott: GOP is ‘voters’ party,' not Trump's
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Trump to speak at CPAC in first major address since leaving office, as GOP searches for path forward
Trump to speak at CPAC in first major address since leaving office, as GOP searches for path forward
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Allies of Rep. Adam Kinzinger launch super PAC to support Republicans who have bucked Trump
Allies of Rep. Adam Kinzinger launch super PAC to support Republicans who have bucked Trump
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The Hill
Dana Rubinstein / New York Times:
Cuomo Attacked Over His Plan for Review of Sex Harassment Claims — Democratic leaders in Albany questioned the impartiality of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's choice to lead the inquiry, while others called for his immediate resignation. — Hours after a second woman came forward to accuse …
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Josefa Velasquez / THE CITY:
Cuomo Sexual Harassment Claims Follow Years of Public Warning Signs — and Anti-Misconduct Training He Mandated — Even as the governor advocated a Women's Equality Act that promised to “ban” workplace sexual harassment, female Albany reporters and employees heard a very different message.
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Andrew Cuomo's survival in office looks doubtful
Andrew Cuomo's survival in office looks doubtful
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
New York AG says Cuomo statement is not sufficient for independent investigation
New York AG says Cuomo statement is not sufficient for independent investigation
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Arya Hodjat / The Daily Beast:
Cuomo Says He's Sorry His ‘Playful’ Banter Was ‘Misinterpreted’ by Harassment Accusers
Cuomo Says He's Sorry His ‘Playful’ Banter Was ‘Misinterpreted’ by Harassment Accusers
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Neera Tanden's confirmation fight is the first morality play of post-Trump Washington — All the fighting must be exhausting, really. — The fights over her reputation, over how she ran her liberal think tank. The battles with journalists who published her stolen emails.
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New York Times
Just Security:
Litigation Tracker: Pending Criminal and Civil Cases Against Donald Trump — On both the criminal and civil litigation fronts, former President Donald Trump faces a bevy of lawsuits and investigations, with more cases likely to follow. Some are civil suits stemming from his pre-presidential business dealings.
Alex Marquardt / CNN:
Three names mysteriously removed from Khashoggi intelligence report after initial publication — U.S. intel report: Saudi Crown Prince approved operation to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi — (CNN)Shortly after the US intelligence community published its long-awaited report on Friday afternoon …
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Zachary Petrizzo / Mediaite:
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Gets MUTED During Live Interview at CPAC as He Spews Vaccine Conspiracy Theories — The conservative pro-Trump YouTube channel Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN) cut off MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell during an interview at the Conservative Political Action Conference …
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Crooks and Liars
Natalie Wong / South China Morning Post:
47 Hong Kong opposition activists charged with conspiring to subvert state power — Suspects, aged 23 to 64, including scholar Benny Tai, denied bail and will appear in court on Monday The primary last July was aimed at narrowing the field of candidates deemed most likely to help the bloc score …
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Senior Democrats abandon backup plan on $15 per hour minimum wage hike — Lawmakers are backing off a Plan B to raise pay for workers through tax penalties on corporations — Senior Democrats are abandoning a backup plan to increase the minimum wage through a corporate tax penalty …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate mulls changes to $1.9 trillion coronavirus bill
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
CPAC Speaker Angela Stanton King Promotes QAnon From Stage — Speaker Angela Stanton King called for an investigation into QAnon's baseless allegations of child sexual abuse and cannibalism. — A speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) promoted the QAnon conspiracy theory …
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Forget ‘Succession.’ You Can Watch ‘90 Day Fiancé’ for 100 Hours Straight. — Discovery's new app has taken off largely because viewers love watching people fix houses, tour diners and bicker about their relationships. — “Ninety Day Fiancé” is, on some Sunday nights, the most-watched show on television.
Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez / KQED:
After Leading School Closures, Berkeley Teachers' Union President Spotted Dropping Daughter Off at In-Person Preschool … Parent groups are crying “hypocrisy” after a video surfaced showing the president of the Berkeley teachers union dropping off his two-year-old daughter at an in-person preschool.
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
4 Minutes With Jill Biden Grieving with the First Family. — She died just as I arrived at the wrong hospital. It was Wednesday afternoon, February 24, and the First Lady, Jill Biden, was making her first official trip outside Washington to tour the labs of the Massey Cancer Center at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.
Washington Post:
Two of Biden's top DOJ nominees are subjected to baseless smear campaigns — Opinion by Editorial Board — VANITA GUPTA is among the nation's most esteemed civil rights lawyers, revered by liberals for her decades of effective, levelheaded advocacy, and by many of the nation's biggest police …
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Arelis Hernández / Washington Post:
The power is back, but millions of Texans wonder what it will take to fully recover — and who will help them — AUSTIN — The plumbing in Marilu Leyva's mobile home looks as if it was mangled by a monster, and it no longer delivers water. The damage to Hussein Kamel's power-washing equipment …