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Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News:
‘Heavily armed’ man targeted Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and other Jewish officials, FBI and AG say  —  Michigan's Attorney General Dana Nessel was targeted last month by a “heavily armed” man who threatened injury and death to Jewish members of the state's government, she said Thursday morning.
Discussion: Political Wire
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CNN:
Michigan AG says she was among those targeted in threat to kill Jewish members of state government  —  A Michigan man allegedly threatened on social media to kill Jewish members of the Michigan government, the FBI said, and state Attorney General Dana Nessel says she was among those targeted.
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.
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Fox News election fraud revelations could take down the network's embattled chief  —  New York CNN —  Who will Rupert Murdoch exile from the Fox kingdom?  —  The Fox Corporation chairman is facing an ever-deepening scandal that threatens to cause considerable financial and reputational damage …
CNN:
US condemns Israel far right minister's call for Palestinian town ‘to be erased’  —  Israel's far-right finance minister's call for a Palestinian town “to be erased” was harshly condemned by US State Department spokesperson Ned Price on Wednesday, who described the comments as “repugnant” and “irresponsible.”
Discussion: Informed Comment
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Lori Ann LaRocco / CNBC:
Rail unions tell Biden officials that workers have fallen ill at Norfolk Southern derailment site  — The presidents of U.S. railroad unions told Biden administration officials that rail workers have fallen ill at the Norfolk Southern derailment site in East Palestine, Ohio, in a push for more train safety.
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Washington Post:
Republicans seize on train derailment to go after Buttigieg
Rich Lowry / Politico:
Republicans Can't Wait for Trump to Implode  —  Donald Trump has had a terrible couple of months — and still leads national polls for the Republican nomination handily.  —  Almost everything that he's done lately — really, everything since he's left office — should redound to his discredit …
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Politico:   Trump's loosening grip on GOP defines early 2024 campaign
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
March 1, 2023  —  Drugmaker Eli Lilly announced today that it will cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month, bringing costs for people with private insurance and those without insurance who sign up for Lilly's copay assistance program into line with the $35 cap for Medicare recipients Congress imposed …
Jarrett Renshaw / Reuters:
Biden seeks $1.6 bln to tackle COVID relief fraud ahead of Republican probes  —  President Joe Biden plans to ask Congress to provide $1.6 billion in new funding to tackle fraud tied to U.S. pandemic relief programs and help victims of identity theft, the White House said.
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The FBI Desperately Wants to Let Trump Off the Hook  —  He just won't allow it.  —  The way conservatives tell it, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is a hive of anti-Trump villainy, filled with agents looking for any excuse to hound the former president with investigative witch hunts.
New York Times:
Kellyanne Conway Meets With Prosecutors as Trump Inquiry Escalates  —  The Manhattan district attorney's office is scrutinizing the former president's role in the hush money payment to a porn star.  —  Kellyanne Conway, who managed the final months of Donald J. Trump's 2016 campaign …
Tim Rogers / D Magazine:
Dallas Morning News Fires Reporter for Calling Mayor ‘Bruh’ on Twitter  —  Meghan Mangrum moved to Dallas to cover education.  —  Meghan Mangrum moved to Dallas last summer to cover education as part of the Dallas Morning News' Education Lab.  She'd previously worked the education beat …
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Texas congressman who backed gun-control bill faces GOP censure vote  —  Rep. Tony Gonzales cast the vote in the last Congress after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, which is part of his district.  —  Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Tex.) is facing a censure vote this weekend …
Discussion: San Antonio Report
Washington Post:
Starbucks committed ‘egregious’ violations in battling union, judge rules  —  The administrative law judge's order requires the company to stop a long list of behaviors and reinstate workers who began a nationwide union drive  —  By Jacob Bogage and Lauren Kaori Gurley
Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Merrick Garland Is a Huge Taylor Swift Fan  —  The Attorney General routinely works her lyrics into conversations and legal arguments.  'My favorite song is “Shake It Off.”  - Copy Link  —  1x  —  WASHINGTON - At a Congressional hearing on Wednesday, senators grilled Attorney General Merrick Garland …
Discussion: Semafor
Colleen Schrappen / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Parents push back on allegations against St. Louis transgender center.  'I'm baffled.'  —  ST. LOUIS — Explosive allegations made public last month about a St. Louis clinic that treats transgender children have flung parents into a vortex of emotions: shock, confusion, anger, fear.
Discussion: Eschaton and HotAir
Matt Young / The Daily Beast:
Clashes as Charlie Kirk Speaks at California University  —  ‘FASCISTS OFF CAMPUS’  —  Scores of students were seen protesting outside the University of California Wednesday night ahead of an appearance by far-right youth leader Charlie Kirk, who appeared at the university for his Live Free Tour.
Discussion: Raw Story and Rumble
Bloomberg:
Billionaire Deripaska Warns Russia May Run Out of Money in 2024  —  Billionaire Oleg Deripaska said Russia could find its coffers empty already next year and needs investment from “friendly” countries to break the hold of sanctions on the economy.  —  “There will be no money already next year …
Discussion: The Guardian
NBC News:
Blinken and Lavrov meet on G-20 sidelines in first meeting between top diplomats since Ukraine war began  —  Blinken urged Russia to reverse President Vladimir Putin's decision to suspend New START, a key nuclear arms control treaty between the world's two largest nuclear powers
Discussion: Politico, Forbes, Bloomberg, NPR, CBS News and TASS
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CNN:
‘Have not heard of him’: George Santos has a new campaign treasurer but questions persist  —  More than a week after embattled Rep. George Santos named his new campaign treasurer, questions persist over the identity of the person who has filled that role and the campaign's filings with federal regulators.
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
Gromer Jeffers Jr / Dallas Morning News:
Dallas GOP dinner featuring Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis closed to media  —  The Reagan Day Dinner, the local party's annual fundraiser, is usually open to reporters.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' “fireside chat” at Saturday's Dallas County Republican Party's Reagan Day Dinner will occur behind closed doors.
Semafor:
“Non-Person” Donald Trump faces “soft ban” at Fox  —  Donald Trump, who once dominated the Fox News broadcasts, is now running into a brick wall with what four members of his circle say is a “soft ban” from the top of the conservative news channel, as it rolls out the red carpet to even the low-profile rival candidates.
Discussion: HotAir, 19FortyFive and Memex 1.1
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Christopher Wray is getting away with doing a lousy job  —  The MAGA right thinks FBI Director Christopher A. Wray is some sort of patsy for Democrats.  But the problem is not that Wray, a Trump appointee, is showing favoritism to a Democratic administration.
Discussion: UPI
Talia Richman / Dallas Morning News:
How a Texas girl scared of school shootings was punished  —  After a Lewisville ISD girl overheard a boy say, “Don't come to school tomorrow,” she ended up threatened with suspension.  —  The 13-year-old girl was in gym class when she said she heard a boy tell another classmate, “Don't come to school tomorrow.”
Washington Post:
Here's why Biden's new cyber strategy is notable … Welcome to The Cybersecurity 202!  What a busy Wednesday it was.  You'll see what I mean very soon.  Just scroll on down.  —  Reading this online?  Sign up for The Cybersecurity 202 to get scoops and sharp analysis in your inbox each morning.
Donna Brazile / New York Times:
Give Kamala Harris the Credit She Is Due  —  Vice President Kamala Harris occupies an office that can be the butt of jokes and criticism.  The only duties of the vice president spelled out in the Constitution are to cast tiebreaking votes in the Senate and to become president if the office becomes vacant.
Isaac Grafstein / The Free Press:
The Rise of the Right-Wing Peacenik  —  ‘I realized that my own side was led by a bunch of incompetents and ideologues who had taken our country down a path of destruction.  And for what?’  —  Once upon a time, Congressman Ron DeSantis strongly supported arming Ukraine against Russia.
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Would a large GOP presidential field help Trump?  Not necessarily.  —  The consensus among political elites holds that a large, divided GOP presidential field would help former president Donald Trump.  That view is likely wrong.  —  The common wisdom goes something like this: In 2016 …
CNN:
Senate votes to overturn Biden administration retirement investment rule Republicans decry as ‘woke’  —  The Senate passed a politically charged resolution on Wednesday to overturn a Biden administration retirement investment rule that allows managers of retirement funds to consider the impact …
Thomas Meaney / New York Times:
America Is In Over Its Head  —  The greatest blunder President Vladimir Putin may have made so far in Ukraine is giving the West the impression that Russia could lose the war.  The early Russian strike on Kyiv stumbled and failed.  The Russian behemoth seemed not nearly as formidable as it had been made out to be.
Discussion: Breitbart and Bloomberg
Tobias Burns / The Hill:
Ticketmaster, PayPal, eBay are hassling customers to report sales even though the IRS says they don't have to  —  People are being told they need to provide their Social Security numbers to online platforms and cash transfer app companies for the sales of things like clothes and concert tickets over $600 …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
German party rejects punishment for ex-leader's Russia links  —  Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder won't be sanctioned by his political party because of his ties with Russian state-owned companies, local media reported Thursday.  The dpa news agency and others cited a decision …
Discussion: Politico and Financial Times
 
 
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Tim Young / American Greatness:
Another Get-Trump Witch Hunt in Georgia
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Georgia Poll Workers Pick Up Where Jan. 6 Committee Left Off
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Biden overreached on student loans. But the court shouldn't stop him.
Discussion: National Review
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Marjorie Taylor Greene falsely claims Biden administration is responsible for Michigan brothers' fentanyl deaths during Trump administration
CNN:
Japan births fall to record low as population crisis deepens
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Financial Times:
Chinese brokerages pressured to end overseas investing services
Jacob Savage / Tablet Magazine:
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David Gilbert / VICE:
The GOP Is Weaponizing LibsOfTikTok's Anti-'Woke' Hate
David Thomas / Reuters:
Washington lawyer Tom Goldstein leaves Supreme Court practice, law firm
Annie Nova / CNBC:
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