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1:55 PM ET, March 9, 2023

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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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Quentin Young / Colorado Newsline:
Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis censured in Colorado for false election claims  —  Jenna Ellis, the Colorado attorney who was former President Donald Trump's senior legal advisor as he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss, has been censured by a Colorado judge for misconduct.
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Ex-Trump attorney admits statements about 2020 election were false and is censured by judge
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Biden's Budget Would Cut Deficits by $3 Trillion Over 10 Years, Raise Taxes on Businesses  —  Proposal will kick off talks on government spending with Republicans  —  WASHINGTON—President Biden will outline a plan to reduce federal budget deficits by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade …
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Caitlin Emma / Politico:
Biden dumps budget onus on House Republicans in debuting $1.7T plan  —  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 …
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Topic Biden Keeps Dodging  —  President Joe Biden is following a strategy of asymmetrical warfare as the 2024 presidential race takes shape.  —  Through the early maneuvering, the leading Republican candidates, particularly former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis …
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Biden zeroing in on candidates to be his 2024 campaign manager
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Insider
Bloomberg:
Biden to Urge 25% Billionaire Tax, Big Levies on Rich Investors
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Biden lays down first marker in fiscal talks with McCarthy
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 …
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo is front and center in Dominion's defamation suit  —  How do you solve a problem like Maria Bartiromo?  —  Fox News executives may be asking themselves that question as she emerges as a central figure in Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6-billion defamation suit against the conservative news network.
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
The Tucker Carlson Schtick Melts Away
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.
Washington Post:
Mitch McConnell suffers concussion in fall, will remain hospitalized  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is being treated for a concussion after falling Wednesday evening, and is expected to remain hospitalized “for a few days,” a spokesperson announced Thursday afternoon.
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ABC News:
Mitch McConnell ‘being treated for a concussion’ after fall at DC hotel
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Thank you, Kevin McCarthy and Tucker Carlson  —  Certain political leaders inspire grudging respect or even fear from their opponents, but let's face it: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is not among them.  His latest political gambit, a ham-handed attempt to rewrite the history …
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!”
NBC News:
Republicans launch an investigation into the Jan. 6 committee that examined the riot  —  WASHINGTON — A Republican-controlled House committee launched an inquiry Wednesday into the Democratic-controlled Jan. 6 committee, which a staff member said will review whether pertinent information …
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NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioters trashed a GOP senator's office, and he hasn't acknowledged it
Discussion: Raw Story
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: Washington Examiner
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 …
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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.
Discussion: National Review and Higher Ed Dive
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 and UPI
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Oscars Reject Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's Bid to Appear on Telecast (EXCLUSIVE) … For the past year, Volodymyr Zelensky has been greeted with open arms by awards shows, film festivals and even the New York Stock Exchange.  But when it comes to landing airtime on the most coveted telecast …
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.”
Telegraph:
Matt Hancock Covid memoirs censored over Wuhan lab leak comments  —  Ex-health secretary warned to steer clear of China criticism by government officials after he said Beijing's explanation 'just doesn't fly'  —  Matt Hancock was censored by the Cabinet Office over his concerns …
Discussion: Breitbart and Power Line
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New York Times:
Newly Empowered Michigan Democrats Move on Labor, Gay Rights and Guns  —  Despite Republican objections, the Michigan House of Representatives voted to repeal a right-to-work law, codify L.G.B.T.Q. rights and expand gun background checks.  —  LANSING, Mich. — Democrats in Michigan pressed ahead …
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Wall Street Journal:
Saudi Arabia Seeks U.S. Security Pledges, Nuclear Help for Peace With Israel  —  Agreement could upend Middle East geopolitics but faces daunting obstacles  —  Saudi Arabia is asking the U.S. to provide security guarantees and help to develop its civilian nuclear program as Washington tries …
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Dafna Linzer abruptly steps down as Politico's executive editor  —  The award-winning journalist had clashed with another top executive amid a new corporate owner's plans for global expansion.  —  Dafna Linzer is leaving her role as executive editor of Politico a year after she took the job.
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 …
Discussion: Commentary Magazine
Andrew Cain / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Cuccinelli announces PAC to back DeSantis for president  —  Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who served as a top immigration official in the Trump administration, announced Thursday that he has formed a PAC to urge Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president in 2024.
The White House:
FACT SHEET: The President's Budget Cuts the Deficit by Nearly $3 Trillion Over 10 Years  —  President Biden believes that investing in America, growing the economy from the bottom up and middle out, lowering costs for families, and reforming our tax code to reward work and not wealth are economic and fiscal imperatives.
Discussion: CNN
Greg Woodfield / Daily Mail:
Cocaine cowboys: American man killed in Mexico border kidnap was jailed in 2015 for ‘drugs manufacture’ - while the other three ALL have lengthy drug raps  — Four U.S. citizens kidnapped by the Gulf Cartel - Latavia McGee, Eric Williams, Zindell Brown and Shaeed Woodard - had lengthy rap sheets
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 …
Julia Rock / The Lever:
Rail-Lobbyist-Turned-Senator Could Block Safety Bill  —  In 2004, a registered lobbyist for a railroad corporation got himself elected to the U.S. Senate, and then he promptly helped his former client become eligible for billions in cheap federal loans in the wake of the company's hazmat train derailment.
Discussion: NPR, Politico and Common Dreams
 
 
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Ron Kampeas / Jerusalem Post:
Democrats urge Biden to use diplomatic tools to stop Israeli judicial reform
Discussion: Breitbart
David Sharp / Associated Press:
Maine motorists appeal to keep naughty vanity license plates
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
House Republicans defend Musk from FTC's ‘harassment campaign’
Dave Collins / Associated Press:
Alex Jones would get $520,000 salary under bankruptcy plan
Sarah D. Wire / Los Angeles Times:
Are the feds ignoring Trump allies multi-state effort to access election systems? Experts raise alarms for 2024
Discussion: Raw Story and The Guardian
Brad Miller / American Prospect:
The Government Does a Bad Job Assessing Toxic Exposures
Washington Post:
Video offers rare glimpse of police enforcing Arizona's election laws
Discussion: Kansas Reflector
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
Special Counsel Set to Ask Judge to Reject Trump's Privilege Claims in Mar-a-Lago Probe
Discussion: CNN
Associated Press:
California governor halts $54m contract with Walgreens: 'We're done'
Bloomberg:
Putin Is Losing His Ex-Soviet Backyard
Discussion: Associated Press
Robyn Dixon / Washington Post:
To see Russia's secret antiwar art: Meet at a bus stop. At dark. Phones off.
Discussion: Althouse
Justin Kanew / THE TENNESSEE HOLLER:
Anti-LGBTQ Tennessee Lt. Gov. McNally Comments On Racy Instagram Pics of Young Gay Male
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Disney said Disney+ Q4 ARPU in the US and Canada, down 1% QoQ to $7.70, was affected partly by new wholesale arrangements with some distributors

Liam Scott / Voice of America:
Reporters Without Borders sues X in France for “complicity in disseminating false information”, after X failed to block a fake video with RSF's logo

Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge:
Fake AI albums targeting real artists are flooding Spotify to profit from royalty fraud, abusing a distribution process effectively based on the honor system
 
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