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12:30 PM ET, March 12, 2023

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Associated Press:
Pence says Trump ‘endangered my family’ on Jan. 6  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday harshly criticized former President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, widening the rift between the two men as they prepare to battle over the Republican nomination in next year's election.
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Pence says ‘history will hold Donald Trump accountable’ for Jan. 6th  —  ‘Make no mistake about it, what happened that day was a disgrace,’ the former vice president said at Washington's annual Gridiron Dinner  —  In a speech Saturday night, former vice president Mike Pence delivered …
Washington Post:
A Trump veteran at Fox struggled to balance election lies with the network's interests  —  Documents show Fox VP Raj Shah privately derided the White House's narrative of a stolen election.  But he also pushed back on efforts to dispute the claims.  —  As Rudy Giuliani railed about voter fraud …
Isobel van Hagen / Insider:
Former Vice President Mike Pence openly mocked Donald Trump with a series of pointed jokes ridiculing his former boss  — Mike Pence mocked Donald Trump at the annual Gridiron Dinner on Saturday.  — The former vice president joked about Trump's ego and the numerous subpoenas his associates are facing.
Discussion: CNN
CNN:
Pence says ‘history will hold Donald Trump accountable’ for January 6  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence made his most blistering comments yet about former President Donald Trump's role in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol during remarks Saturday evening at the annual Gridiron Club Dinner in Washington, DC.
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:   Fox's P.R. Woes May Not Directly Translate to Legal Ones
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Hannah Levintova / Mother Jones:
Long Before Silicon Valley Bank's Collapse, Its CEO Helped Kill Tougher Oversight of Banks Like His
Washington Post:
Judge in abortion-pill lawsuit schedules hearing but delays announcing it  —  Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk wanted to minimize protests and threats in connection with the closely-watched case, people familiar with the plan said  —  The Texas judge who could undo government approval of a key abortion drug …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
CBS News:
Transcript: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on “Face the Nation,” March 12, 2023  —  The following is a transcript of an interview with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that aired on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, March 12, 2023.  —  MARGARET BRENNAN: Mark Strassmann, thank you.
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CNN:
Democratic leaders want the party to stop its Kamala Harris pile-on ahead of 2024  —  Elizabeth Warren has called twice to apologize.  Over a month later, Kamala Harris hasn't called back.  —  In a local Boston radio interview in late January, Warren was enthusiastic about President Joe Biden running …
Lou Paskalis / Lou Paskalis on LinkedIn:
Recent revelations emanating from the Dominion Voting Systems defamation lawsuit against Fox Corporation are very troubling and present a moral hazzard for advertisers.  —  1) FOX “news” repeatedly dissemenated false information mischaracterizing the results of the 2020 Presidential election.
Dan Primack / Axios:
Silicon Valley Bank paid out bonuses hours before seizure  —  Silicon Valley Bank on Friday paid out annual bonuses to eligible U.S. employees, just hours before the bank was seized by the U.S. government, Axios has learned from multiple sources. … That date ultimately coincided …
Karl Ritter / Associated Press:
Russian advance stalls in Ukraine's Bakhmut, think tank says  —  Russia's advance seems to have stalled in Moscow's campaign to capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a leading think tank said in an assessment of the longest ground battle of the war.
Ed Whelan / National Review:
Stanford President and Law-School Dean Apologize to Judge Duncan  —  I'm pleased to break the news that Stanford president Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Stanford law school dean Jenny Martinez have issued a joint letter of apology to Judge Kyle Duncan for the violations of university policies on speech that disrupted his talk on Thursday:
Katie Hawkinson / The Daily Beast:
Biden Dumps Trump Air Force One Design, Unveils New Paint Job  —  OUT WITH THE OLD...  Who knew the politics of aircraft paint could be so dramatic?  In an announcement Friday, the secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs detailed President Joe Biden's new creative vision for Air Force One.
Politico:
‘Little fissures’: The U.S.-Ukraine war unity is slowly cracking apart  —  The United States and Ukraine have largely been in lockstep since President Joe Biden's administration pledged support for “as long as it takes” in resisting Moscow's relentless invasion.
Discussion: CBS News
Parisa Hafezi / Reuters:
Iran says it agrees prisoner swap with US, Washington denies claim  —  Iran and the United States have reached an agreement to exchange prisoners, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told state TV on Sunday, but Washington denied it as a “false” claim by Tehran.
Alayna Treene / CNN:
As Trump embarks on 2024 journey, some longtime allies go their own way  —  As Donald Trump's onetime campaign manager and a New Hampshire resident, Corey Lewandowski has been by the former president's side for many of his trips to the Granite State.  But when Trump traveled to the state in late January …
Ellen Knickmeyer / Associated Press:
Saudi Arabia's golf case threatens to spill kingdom secrets  —  Officials who oversee Saudi Arabia's tens of billions of dollars in U.S. investments haven't been shy about flaunting their ties with top American business and political figures, down to wearing MAGA caps as they swing golf clubs alongside former President Donald Trump.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:
Gun reform coming in Michigan after 2nd school mass shooting  —  Armed with two handguns and dozens of rounds of ammunition, 43-year-old Anthony McRae open fired on the Michigan State University campus on the night of Feb. 13, killing three students and wounding five more.
Shawna Chen / Axios:
FBI: Michigan man threatened to “kill anyone who tries to take my guns”  —  A Michigan man has been arrested and charged with illegally possessing firearms after repeatedly threatening to kill President Biden, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), FBI agents and LGBTQ people.
Washington Post:
McCarthy and Jeffries want the House to work.  So they started with each other.  —  The speaker and Democratic leader have reached a truce, of sorts, but future fiscal showdowns and the scars of Jan. 6 still loom  —  Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is known for his calm demeanor …
 
 
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New York Times:
In World Cup Run-Up, Qatar Pressed U.N. Agency Not to Investigate Abuses
Discussion: Politico
CNN:
BBC's flagship soccer show boycotted over Gary Lineker impartiality row
Helena Kelly / Daily Mail:
Woke head of ‘risk assessment’ at Silicon Valley Bank ‘prioritized’ LGBT initiatives - including organizing a month-long Pride campaign - before bank lost BILLIONS and collapsed
David Remnick / New Yorker:
What We Talk About When We Talk About Trans Rights
Andrew Jeong / Washington Post:
South Korea proposes 69-hour workweek, up from an already long 52
Emily Schmall / New York Times:
Stripping Confederate Ties, the U.S. Navy Renames Two Vessels
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The Guardian:
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Niharika Mandhana / Wall Street Journal:
How Beijing Boxed America Out of the South China Sea
Discussion: News Forensics
Politico:
Judge denies media access to records in Mar-a-Lago grand jury fight
Discussion: Axios and The Hill
Caleb Newton / Bipartisan Report:
Public Approval Of Biden Rockets To Highest This Year As Democrats Prevail
Discussion: Rasmussen Reports
Associated Press:
Syria hopes Iran-Saudi agreement will ease regional tension
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
House GOP's budget could hurt the party in key Senate races
 

 
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

CBS News:
Greg Gumbel, a CBS Sports anchor and commentator who covered the NFL and college basketball for more than 20 years, died at 78 of cancer

Youkyung Lee / Bloomberg:
Shares of South Korean entertainment companies related to Squid Game drop 20%+ following a less-than-perfect debut for the new season of the series on Netflix

 
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