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11:50 PM ET, March 2, 2023

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Sam Sachs / WFLA-TV:
Florida bill would require bloggers who write about governor to register with the state  —  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Sen. Jason Brodeur (R-Lake Mary) wants bloggers who write about Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, and other members of the Florida executive cabinet …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:   Florida Republican wants any blogger writing about Ron DeSantis to ‘register with the state’
New York Times:
G.O.P. Witnesses, Paid by Trump Ally, Embraced Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theories  —  Democrats said a trio of witnesses billed as “whistle-blowers” provided no evidence of wrongdoing, espoused false claims about the Capitol riot and were compensated by an ally of former President Donald J. Trump.
Discussion: Raw Story and Dog Shirt Daily
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Trump can be sued by police over Jan. 6 riot, Justice Department says  —  Two U.S. Capitol Police officers and 11 Democratic House members are seeking to hold Donald Trump liable for injuries they suffered during the riot.  —  Former president Donald Trump can be held liable in court …
CNN:
Jim Jordan's first FBI whistleblowers face scrutiny from skeptical Democrats  —  In his quest to prove the federal government has been “weaponized” against conservatives, Republican House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has touted the allegations of what he claims are “dozens” …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Rolling Stone:
Inside Jim Jordan's Disastrous Search for a ‘Deep State’ Whistleblower
Discussion: Raw Story
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Trump And Jan. 6 Prisoners Collaborate On New Song Called ‘Justice For All’
Discussion: Raw Story and Rolling Stone
Jacqueline Thomsen / Reuters:
US Justice Dept seeks rejection of Trump immunity claim in Jan. 6 lawsuits
Associated Press:
Justice Dept: Trump can be sued by police for Jan. 6 actions
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Justice Department pushes back on Trump's sweeping claims of presidential immunity for January 6 speech
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Biden team enlists top Democrats in early bid for campaign unity  —  ‘Advisory board’ of party stars asked to speak and travel on president's behalf, in part to minimize potential for dissent  —  President Biden's team is moving quickly to build a “national advisory board” …
Discussion: Political Wire
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The Hill:
House Democrats blindsided as Biden changes tune on DC crime bill
Washington Post:
Biden says he would sign GOP-led resolution blocking D.C. crime bill
Associated Press:
Alex Murdaugh convicted of murder in shootings of wife, son  —  1 of 18  —  Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murder Thursday in the shooting deaths of his wife and son in a case that chronicled the unraveling of a powerful Southern family with tales of privilege, greed and addiction.
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Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
Jury reaches verdict in Alex Murdaugh double murder trial
Discussion: RedState, CBS News and NPR
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Murdaugh trial juror removed for improper discussions outside courtroom
House Committee on Ethics:
Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez  —  Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement:
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Zach Everson / Forbes:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Likely Violated Ethics Laws With Met Gala Appearance, Says House Ethics Office  —  The House Office of Congressional Ethics found “substantial reason to believe” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) “may have accepted impermissible gifts associated with her attendance …
Dan Barry / New York Times:
Once the World's Largest, a Hotel Goes ‘Poof!’  Before Our Eyes  —  The Hotel Pennsylvania in Manhattan was a virtual city within a city.  But in the end, nothing could save it.  —  Bit by bit, floor by floor, the building that once rose 22 stories over Penn Station is shrinking before the city's very eyes.
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Walgreens won't distribute abortion pills in some states where they remain legal  —  The nation's second-largest pharmacy chain confirmed Thursday that it will not dispense abortion pills in several states where they remain legal — acting out of an abundance of caution amid a shifting policy landscape …
Shira Stein / San Francisco Chronicle:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein is hospitalized in San Francisco amid ongoing health matter  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein is receiving treatment for shingles in a San Francisco hospital, her spokesperson told The Chronicle Thursday.  —  Feinstein was diagnosed with the virus in late February and is expected to make a full recovery.
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Fox News:
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein hospitalized in San Francisco … Sen. Feinstein thanks Sen. Graham for ‘one of the best set of hearings’  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is receiving treatment for shingles in a California hospital, Fox News Digital has confirmed.
College Park, MD:
City Statement on Mayor Wojahn's Resignation  —  Statement on Mayor Wojahn's Resignation  —  College Park, MD, March 2, 2023 - Last night, after business hours, Mayor Patrick L. Wojahn submitted his letter of resignation as Mayor of the City of College Park, effective immediately on March 2.
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Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
The Useful Idiots Fueling the Right-Wing Transphobia Panic  —  Today on TAP: Prominent center-left journalists were swindled by obvious nonsense about a St. Louis gender clinic.  —  A child holds trans pride flags at a gathering on the steps of the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson to protest House Bill 1125 …
Vivek Saxena / American Wire News:
Teacher with prosthetic Z-cups placed on leave from class, accused of dressing like a man outside work  —  Kayla Lemieux, the biological male high school teacher who became famous for strutting around school dressed as a woman with z-size prosthetic breasts, has reportedly been placed on leave from Oakville Trafalgar High School.
Discussion: Toronto Sun and New York Post
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Hamed Aleaziz / Los Angeles Times:
News Analysis: Biden's new asylum proposal could affect the border forever  —  U.S. immigration politics have shifted on their axis over the last 10 days.  —  Former President Trump and his administration spent years arguing that people who cross the border without permission should not be able …
Discussion: Tangle, USA Today and PolitiFact
Jessie Opoien / The Cap Times:
Trump lawyer returned to conduct committee by Wisconsin Supreme Court  —  In an ideologically split decision, the state Supreme Court voted Thursday to reappoint James Troupis, the lawyer who represented former President Donald Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin …
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Mitchell Schmidt / Wisconsin State Journal:
Trump attorney reappointed to state Supreme Court judicial conduct advisory committee
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
As Tennessee, others target drag shows, many wonder: Why?  —  1 of 4  —  “If I hadn't been a girl, I'd have been a drag queen.”  Dolly Parton has uttered those words famously and often.  But if she really were a drag queen, one of Tennessee's most famous daughters would likely …
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Scott Dance / Washington Post:
EPA orders testing for highly toxic dioxins at Ohio derailment site  —  The agency ordered rail company Norfolk Southern to test the Ohio derailment area for dioxins, a dangerous and persistent class of pollutants  —  After weeks of questions about contamination associated with a train derailment …
Karen Freifeld / Reuters:
Americans arrested for allegedly sending aviation technology to Russia - US official  —  Two Americans were arrested in Kansas City for allegedly sending U.S. aviation technology to Russia in violation of U.S. export controls, U.S. Commerce Department official Matthew Axelrod said on Thursday.
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Murray Waas / Rule of Law:
EXCLUSIVE: After he left office, Donald Trump ordered his chief of staff to leak classified information to the press about an FBI agent and other adversaries.  Experts believe that may be a felony.  —  Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Getty  —  Earlier stories on the Russia papers: Part 2, Part 1.
New York Times:
House Ethics Committee Opens Inquiry Into George Santos  —  The House Ethics Committee unanimously voted to authorize an investigation into whether Mr. Santos broke various laws or engaged in sexual misconduct.  —  The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday that it had opened an investigation …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Finally, Democrats appear ready to wage war on Fox News  —  For years, Democrats have been deeply conflicted about Fox News.  At times, they've shunned the network as an irredeemable source of disinformation, boycotting it or banning it from covering Democratic presidential primary debates.
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Hasan Minhaj Quits Twitter ‘Hellscape’ Live on ‘Daily Show’  —  “What happened to the mass exodus when Elon took over?” the guest host asked before deciding to lead the charge himself.  —  In his 2022 Netflix special The King's Jester, comedian Hasan Minhaj confessed that the pursuit …
Discussion: Fox News
 
 
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Big Cities Are Ungovernable
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Josephine Lee / The Texas Observer:
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WHM 2023: Iran's women have not yet been defeated
Discussion: TIME and Voice of America
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Ron DeSantis makes his Iowa caucuses debut with stops March 10 in Des Moines, Davenport
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Texas GOP Bill Gives Tax Cuts to Heterosexual Parents
Discussion: Texas Scorecard and New Republic
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court signals it could side-step ruling in major elections case
Associated Press:
Cindy McCain to head U.N. World Food Program
 Earlier Items: 
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
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Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
How Gisele Fetterman became the right wing's favorite super villain
Discussion: Fox News, RedState and FOX News Radio
Lane Brown / Vulture:
Bad Projection Is Ruining the Movie Theater Experience
Discussion: Kansas Reflector
Kory Grow / Rolling Stone:
Why Did Spotify Have an Official ‘Hitler Radio’ Playlist?
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Please Lie to Me, Tucker