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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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Vanity Fair, The Western Journal and The Gateway Pundit
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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
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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PJ Media, ABC News, The Daily Signal, Human Events and PBS NewsHour
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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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story, Relativization, Mother Jones, RedState and Advocate
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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Politico, Raw Story, Washington Times, Washington Examiner, The Post Millennial, The Guardian and CBS News
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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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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The Hill, Agence France-Presse, Washington Post, New York Daily News, Mediaite, RedState, The Post Millennial and Just The News
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump easily wins CPAC straw poll
Trump easily wins CPAC straw poll
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Semafor, Fox News, The Guardian, Breitbart, Washington Times, HuffPost, Mediaite, Washington Examiner, Night Light, Just The News, New York Post, Political Wire and Washington Post
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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Oregonian, Fortune, Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality, Let's Fix This Country and Politico, more at Mediagazer »
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
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 …
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The Guardian
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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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 …
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.
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Democrats vow fierce fight if GOP cuts Medicaid — House Democrats are vowing a fierce fight over Medicaid as Republicans eye plans to curb spending for the low-income health care program in the name of deficit reduction. — Joining President Biden, the Democrats are warning that Medicaid cuts …
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Political Wire
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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Al Jazeera, Reuters and The Times of Israel
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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 …