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2:55 PM ET, March 5, 2023

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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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Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost:
N.H. Governor Thinks Trump Will Lose 2024 GOP Nomination: ‘Just Not Going To Happen’  —  Gov. Chris Sununu, who might run himself, said he expects his fellow Republicans will choose someone other than the ex-president as the party's nominee.  —  New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said on Sunday …
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.
Associated Press:
Trump pitches a sequel, but shies away from attacking rivals
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Pete Buttigieg starts to rethink how he does his job in wake of Ohio train disaster  —  Pete Buttigieg admits he got it wrong on the Ohio train derailment response.  —  But while the criticism is fair, he says, the critics are mostly not.  —  “It's really rich to see some of these folks …
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The Hill:   Transportation post has become political nightmare for Buttigieg
Michael R. Bloomberg / New York Times:
Israel Is Courting Disaster  —  In more than 20 years of public life, I have steadfastly supported Israel and its people in both word and deed, including by building medical facilities there, co-founding a leadership center, supporting its innovative local programs and funding other good causes.
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Washington Post:
Florida bills would ban gender studies, transgender pronouns, tenure perks  —  A raft of laws proposed by the GOP majority would transform how Florida educates children  —  Florida legislators have proposed a spate of new laws that would reshape K-12 and higher education in the state …
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Josh Marcus / The Independent:
Florida Republicans propose ‘fascist’ bill to remove trans kids from parents' custody
Discussion: Florida Politics and Insider
Kyle Hopkins / ProPublica:
Alaska Says It's Now Legal “in Some Instances” to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Individuals  —  On the advice of the state's attorney general, Alaska's civil rights agency quietly deleted language promising equal protections for LGBTQ Alaskans against most categories of discrimination, and it began refusing to investigate complaints.
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Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Larry Hogan, former Maryland governor and Trump critic, won't run for president
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Larry Hogan Says He Will Not Run for President
Discussion: Washington Post and CBS News
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 …
Esme Stallard / BBC:
Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks  —  Nations have reached a historic agreement to protect the world's oceans following 10 years of negotiations.  —  The High Seas Treaty aims to place 30% of the seas into protected areas by 2030, to safeguard and recuperate marine nature.
Yaniv Kubovich / Haaretz:
Elite Israeli Reserve Air Force Pilots Refuse to Serve as Long as Netanyahu's Constitutional Coup Continues  —  Squadron 69 is one of the air forces' most elite units.  The squadron operates advanced F-15 Thunderbird aircraft that serve as the Israeli military's long-range attack arm …
NBC News:
Two Ukrainian pilots are in the U.S. for training assessment on attack aircraft, including F-16s  —  Two Ukrainian pilots are currently in the United States undergoing an assessment to determine how long it could take to train them to fly attack aircraft, including F-16 fighter jets …
Dan Christensen / Florida Bulldog:
Despite criminal pardon, ex-Trump campaign manager Manafort agrees to pay big to settle civil penalties  —  Former Trump campaign manager and Palm Beach Gardens resident Paul Manafort has agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle federal charges that he failed to disclose foreign bank accounts he used to funnel …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert / Insider:
Facebook and Google are handing over user data to help police prosecute abortion seekers  — Police make requests for social media user data to aid prosecution after a crime has been committed.  — Sometimes, the crime is abortion and social apps are turning over user chat logs and search history.
CNN:
Jill Biden says the idea of a competency test for elderly politicians is ‘ridiculous’  —  First lady Jill Biden pushed back on concerns about President Joe Biden's age and dismissed a proposal by Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley for politicians over age 75 to take a mental competency test.
Discussion: Bloomberg, Mediaite and Breitbart
Sam Sokol / Haaretz:
Haaretz-UCLA Conference |  'These Are Not Judicial Reforms.  We're in a Battle for the Soul of Israel'  —  Former Israeli foreign and justice minister Tzipi Livni: If Netanyahu's judicial coup succeeds, Israeli democracy will be in grave danger ■ Ukraine's ambassador …
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 …
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Democratic socialists swept out of power in Nevada  —  Nevada Democrats have ousted a slate of democratic socialists who took over the state party two years ago, ending a troubled reign marked by divisions and infighting.  —  Judith Whitmer was booted from her position as chair in a Saturday vote …
Discussion: LewRockwell and The Hill
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Riley Snyder / The Nevada Independent:
Monroe-Moreno elected NV Dems chair, ousts democratic socialist incumbent
Discussion: The Hill and KLAS
 
 
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Robert Salonga / Mercury News:
Authorities: Man bombed PG&E transformers in South San Jose
Discussion: CBS News
Stephen Neukam / The Hill:
Williamson accuses DNC of ‘rigging’ the primary system for Biden
Kevin Johnson / USA Today:
FBI gun seizure orders from people who fail background checks hit historic rates
Discussion: Fox News and Breitbart
Luke McGee / CNN:
Turkey is blocking NATO's expansion. It could backfire and hand Putin a propaganda coup
Discussion: The Guardian and The Sun
 Earlier Items: 
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Democrats vow fierce fight if GOP cuts Medicaid
Discussion: Political Wire
Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Fact-Checking Trump's Speech at CPAC
Corey Kilgannon / New York Times:
Remember Pamela Smart? ‘To Die For’ Convict Now Seeks Mercy.
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
CPAC Speaker Calls for Transgenderism to Be ‘Eradicated’
Judy Heumann:
The World Mourns the Passing of Judy Heumann, Disability Rights Activist
Discussion: WTOP News, NPR and The Hill
Steven Beschloss / America, America:
How Has Fox News Infected Your World?
Discussion: Breitbart
Nicky Robertson / CNN:
Texas GOP censures Republican congressman for ‘lack of fidelity’ to party principles and priorities
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

 
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