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New York Times:
Prosecutors Signal Criminal Charges for Trump Are Likely  —  The former president was told that he could appear before a Manhattan grand jury next week if he wishes to testify, a strong indication that an indictment could soon follow.  —  The Manhattan district attorney's office recently signaled …
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Washington Post:
New York prosecutors offer Trump a chance to testify before grand jury
Discussion: CNN
Dan Mangan / CNBC:   New York prosecutors indicate Trump criminal charges likely, report says
Jacqueline Sweet / Politico:
George Santos masterminded 2017 ATM fraud, former roommate tells feds  —  NEW YORK - Rep. George Santos orchestrated a 2017 credit card skimming operation in Seattle, the man who was convicted of the fraud and deported to Brazil said in a sworn declaration submitted to federal authorities Wednesday.
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
The scale of local news destruction in Gannett's markets is astonishing  —  Gannett, America's largest newspaper chain, should wake up each morning thankful for the existence of No. 2 Alden Global Capital.  —  After all, who could ask for a better point of comparison?
Chris Stokel-Walker / The i Paper:
'It's a pressure cooker': Inside the chaos of Elon Musk's Twitter  —  EXCLUSIVE"There are no guidelines.  There's no respect.  There's absolutely zero transparency.  It's awful," staff at Twitter told i as the dramatic instability at the social media company grows each day
Discussion: Washington Post
Politico:
Biden sticks it to Republicans with his budget proposal  —  President Joe Biden's third budget and likely campaign blueprint — if and when he announces a reelection run — proposes tax hikes on the wealthiest Americans and corporations, the most funding ever for the military and $3 trillion in deficit-slashing policies over a decade.
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Topic Biden Keeps Dodging
Discussion: The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
Biden's Budget Would Cut Deficits by $3 Trillion Over 10 Years, Raise Taxes on Businesses
Marty Schladen / Ohio Capital Journal:
Former Ohio speaker, GOP chair both found guilty of racketeering  —  Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder gives the thumbs up as he enters the courthouse where he is expected to testify Wednesday, March 1, 2023.  Photo from WEWS.  —  CINCINNATI — After more than nine hours of deliberation …
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The Columbus Dispatch:
Ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, former Ohio GOP leader Matt Borges found guilty
Discussion: Plain Dealer and Election Law Blog
Alfredo Peña / Associated Press:
Apology letter found after US citizens killed in Mexico  —  A letter claiming to be from the Mexican drug cartel blamed for abducting four Americans and killing two of them condemned the violence and said the gang turned over to authorities its own members who were responsible.
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New York Times:
Five Men Found in Mexico With a Note Saying They Attacked Americans  —  The note, which was purportedly written by a powerful drug cartel, apologized for the attack last week that left three people dead, and offered up the men it said were to blame.  —  MEXICO CITY — Five men …
Discussion: Fox News, ABC7, NewsNation and USA Today
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Former Trump lawyer admits post-election misrepresentations  —  One of Donald Trump's high-profile lawyers pushed his post-election lies.  She's now acknowledged that many of her claims simply weren't true.  —  As recently as 2016, Jenna Ellis was not a Donald Trump admirer.
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Alec Karam / The Daily Beast:
Mitch McConnell Concussed by Fall, Will Remain in Hospital for Days  —  ON THE MEND  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has a concussion and will remain in the hospital for a few days, his communications director said Thursday afternoon.  The GOP leader “is grateful …
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Washington Post:
Mitch McConnell suffers concussion in fall, will remain hospitalized
Washington Post:
Catholic group spent millions on app data that tracked gay priests  —  A group of philanthropists poured money into a Denver nonprofit that obtained dating and hookup app data and shared it with bishops around the country, a Post investigation has found  —  A group of conservative Colorado Catholics …
ProPublica:
Inside the “Private and Confidential” Conservative Group That Promises to “Crush Liberal Dominance”  —  A few months ago, Leonard Leo laid out his next audacious project.  Ever since the longtime Federalist Society leader helped create a conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court …
Sammy Roth / Los Angeles Times:
How white and affluent drivers are polluting the air breathed by L.A.'s people of color  —  This story originally published in Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment.  Sign up here to get it in your inbox.  —  Like many Angelenos, I spend a lot of time behind the wheel of my car.
Discussion: HotAir, Twitchy and Human Events
Kristine Parks / New York Post:
Colin Kaepernick accuses white adoptive parents of ‘problematic’ upbringing, perpetuating racism  —  Former NFL quarterback Colin Kapernick accused his adoptive parents of “perpetuating racism” in an interview that aired Thursday.  —  Kaepernick talked about coming to terms with his racial identity …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump publishing private letters from Oprah, other celebrities  —  Former President Trump, in a new book, plans to reveal 150 private letters sent to him — including one from Oprah Winfrey in 2000 in which she says: “Too bad we're not running for office.  What a team!”
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump can't help but show off his letters from Kim Jong Un in his new book
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Details in a lawsuit against Texas's abortion ban shock the conscience  —  Five pregnant women and two doctors filed suit in Texas this week claiming that the state's six-week abortion ban violates the state constitution's due process and equal protection guarantees.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Vandal who painted ‘groomer’ on libraries had disturbing evidence of child sex abuse in apartment: police  —  A former Maryland school librarian who spray-painted “groomer” on public libraries during Pride Week has been arrested on child pornography charges.
Discussion: WTOP News and The Daily Caller
Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college  —  When he looked to the future, Grayson Hart always saw a college degree.  He was a good student at a good high school.  He wanted to be an actor, or maybe a teacher.  Growing up, he believed college was the only route to a good job, stability and a happy life.
Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk Is Planning a Texas Utopia—His Own Town  —  The entrepreneur is laying plans for a new community outside Austin next to Boring and SpaceX facilities, dubbed Snailbrook  —  AUSTIN, Texas—Elon Musk is planning to build his own town on part of thousands of acres of newly purchased pasture …
Discussion: Forbes, Fortune and Louder With Crowder
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Spill’ of classified info derails Proud Boys trial  —  Federal prosecutors inadvertently disclosed likely classified material to Proud Boys defense attorneys, Justice Department officials indicated Thursday, a snafu that has derailed — for at least a full day — the most important trial to emerge from the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
Norfolk Southern train derails in Alabama hours before CEO testifies before Congress  —  Thirty cars derailed Thursday around 6:45 a.m. in Calhoun County, Alabama.  There were no reports of a hazardous leak.  —  A Norfolk Southern train derailed Thursday in Calhoun County, Alabama …
David Moye / HuffPost:
Rep. Eric Swalwell Expertly Calls Out Rep. Jim Jordan's Jan. 6 Hypocrisy  —  During a discussion about subpoena compliance, the Democratic congressman pointed out that Jordan previously ignored the ones issued to him.  —  Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) called out the hypocrisy of Rep. Jim Jordan …
Matthew Desmond / New York Times:
Why Poverty Persists in America  —  A Pulitzer Prize-winning sociologist offers a new explanation for an intractable problem.  —  In the past 50 years, scientists have mapped the entire human genome and eradicated smallpox.  Here in the United States, infant-mortality rates and deaths …
Caitlin Gibson / Washington Post:
The fear and fury of these Florida parents  —  The state has introduced new laws that affect nearly every stage of parenting.  Some families are choosing between fight and flight.  —  One afternoon a few weeks ago, Alicea Hotchkiss's 14-year-old son, Eli, came home from his high school …
Discussion: CNN and Washington Examiner
Alexander Burns / Politico:
A Startling Document Predicted Jan. 6.  Democrats Are Missing Its Other Warnings.  —  Weeks before the 2020 election, a secret 87-page document outlined in matter-of-fact language the threat posed by Donald Trump's still-to-come campaign of election denial.
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Internal text reveals Tucker Carlson reads the work of a Holocaust denier at a white nationalist hub  —  Fox News host Tucker Carlson shared the work of David Cole, a Holocaust denier who writes for a white nationalist hub that carries headlines like “The Trouble with Blacks” and “Our De Facto Antiwhite Apartheid.”
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
TikTok hires Biden-connected firm as it finds itself under D.C.'s microscope  —  TikTok, the wildly popular Chinese-owned social media app, has hired top Biden-connected consulting firm SKDK as it faces increasing scrutiny in Washington, according to two people, including one with direct knowledge of the hire.
Politico:
Vallas dissed Biden and Obama in Chicago  —  A year before he became one of two Democrats left standing in the race for Chicago mayor, Paul Vallas went on a conservative radio show and mocked the last two Democratic presidents.  —  Appearing on Chicago's Morning Answer (AM 560) program …
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Cloistered at Walter Reed, Fetterman Runs His Senate Operation From Afar  —  A dozen miles from the Capitol, the first-term Democrat from Pennsylvania is keeping up with his work while being treated for severe clinical depression.  —  WASHINGTON — In a cheerfully decorated common room …
Keith Humphreys / Washington Post:
The Hispanic experience in jail looks more like the White one now  —  Keith Humphreys, a professor of psychiatry at Stanford University, served as senior policy adviser in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy in the Obama administration.  —  Many politicians …
Discussion: The Atlantic
 
 
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