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4:55 PM ET, February 28, 2023

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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Loses It Over Murdoch's Admission About Fox Hosts Endorsing Big Lie  —  ‘KILLING HIS CASE’  —  Donald Trump is furious with his former ally Rupert Murdoch after the media mogul made astonishing admissions that some of his Fox News hosts “endorsed” lies that the 2020 election had been “stolen.”
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The other way Rupert Murdoch tried to tip the scales for Trump  —  Donald Trump couldn't have asked for much more from Fox News over the course of the 2020 presidential election — or, really, over the course of his presidency.  From start to finish, Fox News-viewing Republicans …
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
Paul Ryan, Fox News, and the Future of the GOP  —  My conversation with the former speaker.  —  David French (quite accurately) calls it “one of the worst media scandals of my lifetime.”  And, indeed, Monday was a helluva day for Fox News, and a certain member of its corporate board.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Feds Inadvertently Reveal They're Looking Into Trump's Shady ‘Recount’ Campaign
Discussion: Raw Story
Tom Porter / Insider:
A Murdoch advisor said the ‘booze’ had got to Giuliani following his ‘unhinged’ rants about the 2020 election
Discussion: Raw Story and Hackwhackers
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Rupert Murdoch says Fox stars ‘endorsed’ lies about 2020. He chose not to stop them
Politico:
Supreme Court appears skeptical of Biden's student debt relief plan  —  President Joe Biden's plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans seems to be in danger based on oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Tuesday.  —  A majority of justices appeared dubious …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Conservative Supreme Court justices seem skeptical of Biden's student loan forgiveness plan
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court weighs Biden student loan plan worth billions
Politico:
Biden to tap Julie Su as next Labor secretary  —  President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he would nominate Julie Su to be his next Labor secretary, moving swiftly to fill a coming vacancy within his cabinet.  —  “It is my honor to nominate Julie Su to be our country's next Secretary of Labor,” Biden said in a statement.
Discussion: NPR, NBC News and Washington Examiner
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The White House:
President Biden Nominates Julie Su for Secretary of the Department of Labor
Associated Press:
Biden to nominate Julie Su as next US labor secretary
Politico:
House GOP moving to let Jan. 6 defendants access Capitol security footage  —  House Republicans are moving to provide defendants in Jan. 6-related cases access to thousands of hours of internal Capitol security footage, a move that could influence many of the ongoing prosecutions stemming from 2021's violent attack.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: Jonathan Capehart quits WaPo editorial board, leaving no people of color  —  Jonathan Capehart quit the Washington Post editorial board after a dispute over an editorial about 2024 politics, leaving the paper with an all-white editorial board, Axios has learned.
Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
Tennessee governor appears to have dressed in drag, an art form he wants to restrict  —  By the time Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee confirmed Monday that he would sign a recently passed bill criminalizing drag performances in public and in front of children, a photo that appears to show him dressed …
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Beth Reinhard / Washington Post:
As CPAC's head faces sexual assault claim, other leadership concerns emerge  —  Matt Schlapp, who runs the Conservative Political Action Conference, has been backed by prominent Republicans but some staffers complain of a ‘toxic’ culture  —  For nearly a decade, Matt Schlapp has captained …
Mother Jones:
Another Santos Scandal?  He Diverted Voter Registration Money to a GOP-Allied Gay Rights Site  —  Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.  —  During Rep. George Santos' second run for a congressional seat on Long Island …
Juliana Kim / NPR:
Cartoonists say a rebuke of ‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams is long overdue  —  Cartoonists across the country are applauding editors and publishers for condemning Scott Adams, the creator of the comic strip Dilbert, after his recent tirade against Black Americans.
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Exposed: Fox's Pander-for-Profit Business Model  —  The Dominion lawsuit reveals how the network truckles for ratings.  —  Fox News loves to project bravado, but the Dominion Voting Systems defamation lawsuit shows how deeply threatened the network is by flimsy, fringe competitors …
Danielle Allen / Washington Post:
The House was supposed to grow with population.  It didn't.  Let's fix that.  —  What if we increased the size of the House?  —  Given that most of us are pretty frustrated with Congress, this might sound crazy.  But growing the House of Representatives is the key to unlocking …
Associated Press:
Justice Jackson writes 1st Supreme Court majority opinion  —  Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has written her first majority opinion for the Supreme Court.  The opinion released Tuesday in a dispute between states over unclaimed money is one of roughly a half dozen she is expected to write …
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
NYC Mayor Adams dismisses separation of church and state principle, declares himself ‘a servant of God’  —  Mayor Adams dismissed the notion that there should be a separation between church and state in U.S. society on Tuesday, drawing ire from fellow Democrats who contended that line …
Discussion: Gothamist and PIX11
Olivia Rubin / ABC News:
Judge overseeing Trump Georgia grand jury speaks after foreperson's controversial interviews  —  The jurors “can talk about” their final report, the judge told ABC News.  —  After the foreperson of the Fulton County, Georgia, grand jury  —  investigating former President Donald Trump
Mack Lamoureux / VICE:
Smith and Wesson Forced to Clarify It's Not Advertising With the Proud Boys  —  The gun manufacturer came under fire for tweeting out a photo of a man wearing a black T-shirt with the letters “PB” in yellow.  —  Mack Lamoureux  —  Gun manufacturer Smith and Wesson is under fire for promoting …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Underrecognized: Extremist murders are usually from right-wing actors  —  Even before the attack at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, even further back than the Trump administration, federal authorities have been fretting about the threat of violence committed by domestic extremists.
Emily Heil / Washington Post:
The Bidens ordered the same dish at a restaurant.  Who does that?  —  Where and what presidents eat is an enduring fascination.  We love to scrutinize former president Donald Trump's ketchup-doused steaks or the Obamas' penchant for culinary hot spots.  —  And so when President Biden and his wife …
Susie Blann / Associated Press:
Flurry of drone strikes hits Russia as TV, radio are hacked  —  1 of 2  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered officials to tighten control of the border with Ukraine after a spate of drone attacks that Russian authorities blamed on Kyiv delivered a new challenge to Moscow …
Maryam Afshang / BBC:
Iran investigates poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls with toxic gas  —  Almost 700 girls have been poisoned by toxic gas in Iran since November, in what many believe is a deliberate attempt to force their schools to shut.  —  No girls have died, but dozens have suffered respiratory problems, nausea, dizziness and fatigue.
Center for Strategic and International Studies:
Ukrainian Innovation in a War of Attrition … The Prussian general and military theorist Carl von Clausewitz wrote that war is filled with unpredictability and that “in war more than anywhere else in the world things happen differently to what we had expected.”
Discussion: The Hill and New York Times
Jon Victor / The Information:
Fighting ‘Woke AI,’ Musk Recruits Team to Develop OpenAI Rival  —  Elon Musk has approached artificial intelligence researchers in recent weeks about forming a new research lab to develop an alternative to ChatGPT, the high-profile chatbot made by the startup OpenAI, according to two people …
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Calling the Police: Lightfoot Needs A Lifeline  —  CHICAGO — In grave danger of becoming the first Chicago mayor defeated in 40 years, Lori Lightfoot stood before an audience of mostly her fellow Black women at a union hall here Saturday and issued a warning about the left-wing challenger who's threatening …
Ayana Archie / NPR:
People who think they're attractive are less likely to wear masks, a study shows  —  People are less likely to wear masks to prevent COVID-19 if they see themselves as good-looking, according to a study published earlier this year.  —  Researchers asked 1,030 participants to self-evaluate …
Discussion: Fortune
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
National Poll: 71% of Democratic Voters Think Biden Should Be 2024 Nominee  —  Home Polls National Poll: 71% of Democratic Voters Think Biden Should Be 2024 Nominee  —  Trump Maintains Lead While DeSantis Makes Inroads In the Midwest & with Hispanics in GOP Primary
 
 
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Sheldon Krause / Lansing State Journal:
Tom Barrett will run again for Congress in 2024; several Democrats still considering
David Edwards / Alternet.org:
'That's weaponization': Dem smacks down Jim Jordan for ignoring Trump DOJ corruption
Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Neb. lawmaker brings state Legislature to a halt to stop transgender care ban
Discussion: Breitbart and Political Wire
NBC News:
Democrats push to end security exemption on Capitol Hill as Republicans demand the right to carry guns
Discussion: Bloomberg and Insider
 Earlier Items: 
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pa. has its own ‘East Palestine.’ It's not a train.
Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
America Is Trying to Electrify. There Aren't Enough Electricians.
Anil Dash:
The tech tycoon martyrdom charade
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Mike DeForest / WKMG:
DeSantis ‘review’ of public records can add months of delays, newly uncovered log reveals
Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
The conservative battle against ‘woke’ banks is backfiring
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
National World, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, gets a £56.2M buyout offer from shareholder Media Concierge, a 40% premium to its Nov. 21 stock price

Max Goldbart / Deadline:
The English Premier League ends its content partnership with IMG and plans to bring content production and distribution in-house in 2026

 
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