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New York Times:
Trump Says He Would Stay in 2024 Race if Indicted — Donald Trump says he “wouldn't even think about” dropping out of the race for the White House if he's indicted. The former president has increasingly used his campaign as a cudgel against investigators.
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Laura Jedeed / New Republic:
The Sad, Desolate Scenes of CPAC 2023 — “It's so great to see everyone here, and it's so great to see a packed house, too!” — It is approximately 11:15 AM in Washington DC, and investigative reporter Sara Carter is lying. The house is never crowded this early on the first day of CPAC …
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Washington Times, The Hill, The Mahablog, ABC News and Mediaite
New York Times:
Eyeing DeSantis, Trump Readies for a Long Primary Battle — Donald Trump will be basking in affection from activists at CPAC on Saturday. But his campaign is preparing for an ugly, protracted primary fight for the nomination. — OXON HILL, Md. — Inside the MAGA-clad corridors …
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Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
At CPAC, A Call For Trans People To Be ‘Eradicated’ Gets Big Cheers — The conservative movement's annual confab was creepily obsessed with trans kids and showcased the GOP's alarming and intensifying anti-trans rhetoric. — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Thousands of conservatives …
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David Smith / The Guardian:
‘I am your retribution’: Trump rules supreme at CPAC as he relaunches bid for White House — Former president claims Biden is leading America into ‘oblivion’ and that he could end the war between Russia and Ukraine — Donald Trump turned back the clock to the darkest elements of his presidency …
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Trump Promises to Continue Presidential Campaign if Indicted, Then Delivers a Snoozy CPAC Speech — “I wouldn't even think of leaving,” Trump said when asked whether he would drop out of the presidential race if he is charged criminally … “I wouldn't even think of leaving [the race],” Trump responded.
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Associated Press:
Trump pitches a sequel, but shies away from attacking rivals — Former President Donald Trump cast himself Saturday as the only Republican candidate who can build on his White House legacy but shied away from directly critiquing his potential rivals, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump easily wins CPAC straw poll — Former President Donald Trump easily won the Conservative Political Action Conference's (CPAC) closely watched straw poll on Saturday, notching a symbolic win among the Republican grassroots as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024.
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump To His Followers: ‘I Am Your Retribution’ — OXON HILL, Md. — Donald Trump returned to a Conservative Political Action Conference recast in his image Saturday, capping a three-day agenda heavy with adoration for the coup-attempting former president but considerably less-well attended …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Inside the Panic at Fox News After the 2020 Election — “If we hadn't called Arizona,” said Suzanne Scott, the network's chief executive, according to a recording reviewed by The New York Times, “our ratings would have been bigger.” — WASHINGTON — A little more than a week …
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Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg:
Fox News Is Trapped by Its Own Zealotry
Fox News Is Trapped by Its Own Zealotry
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WDTN-TV:
Residents told to shelter in place after Norfolk Southern train derails in Springfield — Editor's Note: The intersection of the road closed has been corrected. We apologize for the error. — SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WDTN) — A Norfolk Southern train derailed in Clark County on Saturday …
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Riley Snyder / The Nevada Independent:
Monroe-Moreno elected NV Dems chair, ousts democratic socialist incumbent — Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Monroe (D-Las Vegas) was elected chair of the Nevada State Democratic Party Saturday, ousting incumbent chair Judith Whitmer in a vote of 314-99 — a rebuke of Whitmer's leadership ahead …
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Democratic socialists swept out of power in Nevada
Democratic socialists swept out of power in Nevada
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LewRockwell, The Hill and The Daily Beast
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
CPAC Speaker Calls for Transgenderism to Be ‘Eradicated’ — “For the good of society... transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely,” far-right conservative Michael Knowles said, drawing raucous applause … During his speech on Saturday, Knowles told the crowd …
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Katie Hawkinson / The Daily Beast:
Michael Knowles Says Transgenderism Must Be ‘Eradicated’ at CPAC
Michael Knowles Says Transgenderism Must Be ‘Eradicated’ at CPAC
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Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Fact-Checking Trump's Speech at CPAC — The former president made inaccurate claims about the murder rate in New York, the withdrawal from Afghanistan and windmills at a conservative conference. — WASHINGTON — Former President Donald J. Trump revived familiar falsehoods and returned …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Asks Judge to Block Pence's Testimony to Grand Jury — The former president's lawyers cited executive privilege, a tactic they have used with other ex-Trump aides. — Former President Donald J. Trump has filed a motion asking a federal judge to prevent his former vice president …
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Judy Heumann:
The World Mourns the Passing of Judy Heumann, Disability Rights Activist — Judith “Judy” Heumann (1947-2023) — Judith “Judy” Heumann—widely regarded as “the mother” of the disability rights movement—passed away in Washington, D.C. on the afternoon of March 4, 2023.
Bar Peleg / Haaretz:
‘Good Evening, Anarchists and Terrorists’ | Record Number of Israelis Protest Against Netanyahu's Judicial Coup — Despite the force used by police against protesters on Wednesday, up to 150,000 people arrived to the central Tel Aviv demonstration ■ Police use water cannons against Tel Aviv protesters who blocked highway
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Josh Breiner / Haaretz:
Israeli Pro-democracy Protests Enter Ninth Week as Police Ramp Up Forces in Tel Aviv
Israeli Pro-democracy Protests Enter Ninth Week as Police Ramp Up Forces in Tel Aviv
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WTOP News and The Times of Israel
Steven Beschloss / America, America:
How Has Fox News Infected Your World? — You have a chat with a friend, a family member, a neighbor, a co-worker, maybe a guy sitting next to you at a bar. You hear their love for Donald Trump and their hatred for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. You learn they think Biden should be impeached …
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Former Trump Adviser Kellyanne Conway and George Conway Are Planning to Divorce — The political odd couple had bewildered Washington when Ms. Conway was serving as an adviser to President Donald J. Trump and her husband was one of his fiercest critics. — WASHINGTON — Kellyanne Conway …